Mark Begich

Yes, Senator, that is exactly right.

I hate to put you back on the spot here but you made a good point.

How much overstatement would you say? I mean is it double what you think it is; because I am going to drive to the next question which is further discussion of the accountability measures that you have in place or will have in place.

What is the long-term outlook that you would see in the HERO program in the sense that it is on a 5-year demonstration project; so what is next?

Mr. Chairman, I do not have any. I will look forward to the questions because Senator Tester told me to say that.

So, I guess I would urge you in your process of reevaluating your procedures that is part of it: that you make it clear that if you continually send poor records you are out, period.

I want to do the right thing for veterans.

You must engage them in the beginning of the process, not after.

I will guarantee you, it's one reason, as a former mayor, we ensured our payment to--our police officers and firefighters were very well paid.

I'm confident we're doing what you're suggesting.

What I want to see is what those differences are.

I'm a very visual person, so I like to see flow charts.

I guarantee you, they're separate entities, so if you go bankrupt, they may not go bankrupt.

I lost my father when I was 10 in a plane, a smaller plane. He was never found.

I'm assuming, if Delta can, of course the competitor can do the same thing.

I think that's part of the equation here.

I want to make sure, as I tell folks, that the Commerce Secretary and Deputy Secretary are really going to be fishermen.

When you look at the fishing industry, which has about 58,000 people employed, we provide 62 percent of all the natural-caught fish in the country.

I know there are, I think, six climate service centers, or climate centers, around the country--none in Alaska.

But, from a policymaker standpoint, we don't see that.

I think that this climate service needs to also work on helping the public understand climate change is happening.

The money drives the show.

I think you both said, through your testimony, that you agree with the idea of a national climate service.

What do you need to get to the level to--I think to follow up again with Senator Tester--get ahead of the game?

This system has been plagued with problems for far too long.