02/28/2013
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"The United States must prepare now to realize and act on the significant opportunities and address the changing needs in the Arctic."
"That equates to about 90 billion barrels of oil and about 44 billion barrels of natural gas liquids."
"The Coast Guard will forever be in my heart and in the hearts of my Louisiana constituents in light of its heroic efforts following Hurricane Katrina."
"I do hope that as we leave this field hearing this morning, not only Senator Landrieu gets a little bit deeper appreciation of the role that the Coast Guard is playing."