Mark Begich actually said...

when I hear the word 'fair' system, usually that means, to be very frank with you, Alaska gets kind of left out

For Alaska, it's a $2 billion industry with about 40,000 people employed in it in this last year.

the tourism industry, especially with our foreign travelers, is not just about the economic opportunity.

I think nationally almost 100,000 jobs this last year in 2011 were added in the tourism industry, which is a good thing.