Mark Begich actually said...

"I think the word I heard--and I do not know if it was the word of the day--was devastating."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."

"This is the busiest wing in the northwest. It is an incredible, as you said, and important asset just because of where it is located and the value and the quantity of fuel."

"The National Guard is critical to our Nation's defense and our States, especially in Alaska."