Mark Begich actually said...

"I think a part of our role should be to assist to make sure their standards equal."

"I'd make that as a formal request of the Committee, that you could respond to that."

"When the well was capped, the people of the Gulf Coast and people across the country... were finally able to breathe a collective sigh of relief."

"Yet, capping the Macondo well was not the end of this tragedy."