Mark Begich actually said...

"I see this as a back door base realignment and closure without all the public process and the need."

"We have to deal with revenues. No one wants to talk about it. It scares everyone to death here."

"I think we are game to find those savings. But let us make sure they are sustainable savings, and that is how we look at this."

"Thank you for your service and for the Alaskans that are now starting to come back from Afghanistan."