Mark Begich actually said...

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

"Even--you don't spend a half million dollars just because people bring up an issue and you want to just do it."

"As I speak, the Food and Drug Administration is considering a landmark decision: whether to allow the first genetically engineered animal to be produced and sold for human consumption."

"the ability to have sustainable food supplies in a broader sense is a national security issue"