Mary Landrieu actually said...

We don't believe that a robust research program can answer every concern we've heard voiced about OCS development and shipping by residents ...

the only reason that we were able, in my opinion... to secure that convention is because the pollock stocks collapsed

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.