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Mark Begich: “We can fly to the moon, put things on Mars. We can go to the bottom of the ocean. We can drill 5,000 feet under the…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2013
We can fly to the moon, put things on Mars. We can go to the bottom of the ocean. We can drill 5,000 feet under the ocean floor, but when it rains in Washington, you can not get a plane off the ground.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Mark Begich humorously highlights the challenges of travel due to weather in Washington.

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