Mark Begich actually said...

"If I can just interrupt before someone else answers, based on obviously the larger issue, which is the blowout and the spill, which is a whole different set of circumstances, is this something you thi..."

"Alaska and Hawaii are the only two states in the Nation that do not have approved state pipeline safety programs."

"People hate this when I bring this up at these meetings, but I used to be a mayor."

"I knew someone would take the bait."