Mark Begich actually said...

"When we built our Constitution, we wanted to make sure we developed it for Alaskans; sustainable, long-term, generational."

"Seafood is always kind of like a second-class food product, it seems, in this country."

"This legislation would enable many of our people to maintain their subsistence way of life without facing burdensome fees that many cannot afford."

"We commend Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, and this Committee, for recent efforts to pass federal legislation targeted to resolve specific problems and to address region-specific challenges."