Mary Landrieu: “This misguided 'cut at any cost' approach has forced this year's reduction in the budget request for the Coast Guard.”

We waited for 6 months after the final report was done. So the final report has been done. It has been 6 years. It is clearly in America's interests. We have labor unions, business organizations-- the Association of Petroleum Institute…

Thank you for continuing your focus on this, because the work is not done, and there are billions and billions of dollars of projects that could be built.

There is a lot of room to avoid duplication.

I rise to say a word about my dear friend Mark Begich and to add some words on behalf of him. We saw, when he presented himself in his final remarks to this body, his compassion, his heart, and his emotions were clear in relation to his…