Mark Begich actually said...

What we see unfolding is a slow-motion environmental disaster that will far exceed any single pollution event to hit the west coast of North...

Thank you, Chairman Cardin, and also the other members that are here for holding this hearing today.

Since it was created in 1934 the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been one of the most successful conservation tools in history.

I will not belabor it more than that, to say the response was not as thoughtful as I thought it would be.