Mark Begich actually said...

"the real threat to salmon is actually environmental destruction"

"we do not want to reverse this trend because of another market."

"GE fish is a dangerous short cut that provides only a few modest benefits alongside a host of potential risks."

"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.'"