Mark Begich actually said...

If we are competing against the L.A.s and the Chicagos and the Seattles, we will not win that battle for dollars.

Begich highlights the funding challenges rural areas face compared to urban centers.

01/06/2011

More Mark Begich Quotes

We need to think of the ocean as this engine that is actually driving back into the economy.

This committee is focused on trying to elevate the issues of our oceans at a much different level than has been done in the past.

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.