Mark Begich actually said...

the government shutdown was totally unnecessary and inflicted needless economic damage on families and businesses across this country.

Begich criticized the government shutdown for causing economic harm.

01/29/2014

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm just testing. Can you hear me okay, sir?

The question is whether the U.S. will set the bar for doing it right by using strong science and data.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

It's not about necessarily one port or one super port. It's about kind of a sequence of resources available.