Mark Begich actually said...

"This is a national issue that everybody has skin in the game on."

"I can tell you, when I said that--and I know Mayor Navarre was there when we were doing an incident press conference, and I said that."

"As a former mayor myself, I know firsthand how important it is to have personnel and resources to prevent and fight fires when they occur."

"Do we believe that we have good resources for their continued maintenance and upgrade?"