Mark Begich actually said...

"I know that Senator Murkowski has been a great lead on this before I even got here, on this issue to keep it moving."

"So if you can keep that in mind in your budget, I know you have a proposal and in 9 months the study might be completed."

"the detail would be helpful for both Senator Nelson and myself"

"I would argue--and I was hoping Senator Nelson would stay. I'd say yes, we still need to do Arctic development and oil and gas development offshore, if done the right way."