Mark Begich actually said...

I think a lot of times when we deal with these budgets, we have to understand that if we don't spend it now that nickel turns into a dollar ...

I always get nervous--no disrespect, Dr. Lubchenco--when administrators use the word soon.

we're doing some new initiatives. We could argue that new initiatives are important.

the legal catches by Russia on crab, for example, was probably, in the last 10 years, costs Alaska fishermen over a half a billion, $500 mil...