I think U.S. sovereignty is something we hold and protect very dearly, and I don't believe we would give that up.

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, how does the budget and the QDR budget reflect a move towards energy security?

Kodiak is a great investment that the military has made and we would encourage you to continue to look at that as an asset.

the amount of dwell time is critical for the long-term health of the military.

Can you walk me through the force restructuring?

Again to echo what I think you said to Senator Udall, we're on track?

I think 30 is the right number.

I want to underline my concern still because of the capacity and the amount of responsibility that our units have up there.

The U.N. Law of the Sea Treaty is something that is critical to give us a seat at the table.

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, has DOD taken any measures to preserve deployment capacity as a hedge against the increasing threat in the event more than 30 operational interceptors are required?

I rise today to support the Conrad-Gregg amendment. Our economic recovery and our Nation's long-term economic health are at risk. Americans are watching and waiting for Congress and the administration to do the right thing and not accept…

the President has an opportunity to pick who he would like to be part of his team, but his success and failure is on your shoulders.

I'm a believer that everything we do can always be better.

I wish you both the best in your new positions.

I appreciate you mentioning that.

I commemorate the launch of the 2010 Decennial Census in Noorvik, AK, and thank the U.S. Census bureau for the honor of kicking off this decade's census. Our State is honored to once again have this privilege. I am proud our country is…

So again, thank you for your willingness to, one, come up to Alaska.

Alaska presents some unique challenges.

We as a country have not solved the issues of interoperable communications nor establishing effective command and control at incident sites.

the President has his team, he appoints them. I'm looking forward to seeing you all serve.

the Federal Trade Commission should have more information from the States about what everyday consumers...the bread-and-butter concerns of everyday consumers

If you're not doing anything wrong, you never have to worry.

Literally we were in some cases 2 days away from people losing their capacity to have oxygen to live.

They did the first half which was fantastic. I mean, literally made a difference in people's lives overnight.

Our concern and my concern is that there are vacancies occurring.