Mark Begich actually said...

"For Alaska, it's a $2 billion industry with about 40,000 people employed in it in this last year."

"I think nationally almost 100,000 jobs this last year in 2011 were added in the tourism industry, which is a good thing."

"the tourism industry, especially with our foreign travelers, is not just about the economic opportunity."

"We have supported a national climate service. We think there's value in coordinating and centralizing this information and disseminating it."