Mark Begich

I cannot stress enough, I have seen projects turn from good projects to excellent projects because of the client involvement.

Let me ask you personally. Do you think that is something that we should strive to do?

OK, I think that will specifically answer the questions that we are all asking around this topic.

Thank you very much for your testimony.

Do you honestly think that $22-23,000 is adequate for us to have people flying planes?

We made a commitment, at the FAA's Call to Action on Monday, to enter into a science-based study to determine whether or not they are currently appropriate or not.

I'll be looking at this from two perspectives. One is United States Senator, but also someone who lost a family member, my father, in a plane crash.

I wanted one job. And one job was doing the safety of the community.

I just want to reemphasize the importance of that but also hear your support again on the record of how important E-Rate is.

I am very interested in it as you proceed as the chair of the FCC.

I think you are going to be an incredible Chair.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I appreciate your comments in your statement about climate change and that future resources are really going to be needed.

I believe that the $50 million that was in the budget amendment is a good start.

I know one item, the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund, which I think my colleagues from the western States are aware of--at one point was zeroed out.

I think the words you used were improve management, overfishing, and other elements.

I do have to leave at 11:30 a.m. So we are going to submit some questions in writing also.

I want to make sure that your policy that you're going to implement--not look at, but you're going to implement--is that percentage that is not taken into--as a full recommendation, you're going to respond, in some way that the NTSB can…

It might surprise you that there are major carriers who start pilots at that number.

Because, otherwise, they shouldn't make the recommendations, if they're not going to be implemented.

I have--you know, from Alaska's perspective, you know, it is, you know, the small plane capital of the world.

I just--I struggle with this, because I know, in our State, we passed--and I don't want the regionals to start to call me after I make this comment, so regionals who are represented in the audience, please don't call me----

Could you give me an update in response to this question on 8(a)s: what is your percentage of hit on that.

I would be very curious of how you use that and the advantage or disadvantage.

If I caught your word right, it is 40 percent obligated.