Mark Begich actually said...

"I think this--for us at least, and for the Senate--to have a review of this issue and the process, which is now becoming really a part of the equation."

"the reason you've had 16 months of public deliberation on this, at least the information, is because back in August, September of last year, some of us said, 'Pause.'"

"I'm just saying that if you were sure about the ability to have sterile eggs you're not going to continue to ask for more research."

"I am supportive of the concept for holding-at-bay the potential long-term ecological and genetic hazards posed by genetically engineered Atlantic salmon."