"it is an investment. It is not an expenditure, it is an investment."
"It is very interesting."
"We sometimes undervalue our oceans or our lack of understanding."
"I urge the continued and expanded risk-mitigating measures like the Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act that you are proposing, Senator, as well as the ICOOS Reauthorization Act."
"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."
"Can you imagine if we were to spend half as much as we spend on exploring space, if we spent on oceans, where we would be today?"
"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."
"icebreakers are sorely lacking as well as Coast Guard cutters, aircraft hangars, crew quarters, communication capabilities, deepwater ports and other infrastructure."
"Is that enough?"
"We have been on the forefront of telehealth and many different avenues from health care to mental health."