Mark Begich actually said...

"The current strategy gives the Nation a critical hedge beyond the program of record to respond to unforeseen threats, both in terms of capability and capacity for Homeland defense."

"There are a lot of pieces of legislation floating now to try to figure out how do we deal with this from a defense perspective and a national security perspective."

"I think they are going to be short on how many they will need based on replacement."

"The military supports the effort to get the Law of the Sea Treaty resolved."