Mary Landrieu actually said...

"America is a maritime nation and an Arctic nation. We must recognize this reality and act accordingly."

"We have all mentioned this in our opening statements, but I would like to give you an opportunity to take 1 minute to describe in even more detail for the subcommittee how the retreating Arctic ice wi..."

"There has to be a better way to do this, because we have to take that money out of the Coast Guard budget."

"These boats need to be seaworthy and have a very different mission, of course, than the Navy, but they have to be big and strong and able to maintain."