Mark Begich actually said...

Can you imagine if we were to spend half as much as we spend on exploring space, if we spent on oceans, where we would be today?

it is an investment. It is not an expenditure, it is an investment.

I have additional questions, but, because of time, I will need to submit them for the record.

I urge the continued and expanded risk-mitigating measures like the Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act that you are proposing, S...