"it is an investment. It is not an expenditure, it is an investment."
"It is very interesting."
"They can be cool."
"This committee is focused on trying to elevate the issues of our oceans at a much different level than has been done in the past."
"I am concerned about some of these cuts and what they may impact, marine science in the future."
"But when you look at the data points of where we are internationally when it comes to STEM education--science, technology, engineering, and math--we are so far down on the scale of where we could be."
"We need to think of the ocean as this engine that is actually driving back into the economy."
"the reauthorization of the FOARAM Act is imperative to guide the legacy we will want to leave."
"It is not because they were looking it for it. It is because we are talking about it."
"I have additional questions, but, because of time, I will need to submit them for the record."
"I hope that my experience with the Alaska Ocean Observing System illustrates the potential and the proven success of this innovative approach."