05/10/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"The Arctic needs a Coast Guard presence, and we wholeheartedly support the efforts, the good efforts, of Admiral Allen and his group."
"Such vast upside potential carries with it, I believe, a responsibility to use world-class standards and safeguards."
"we do not want to repeat what happened in the Bering Sea donut hole in the high Arctic"
"the United States is going to have to take a leadership role in shaping policy up there"