12/09/2009
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"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."
"We are an Arctic Nation."
"The United States must prepare now to realize and act on the significant opportunities and address the changing needs in the Arctic."
"Reducing investments in education is not the way to close the achievement gap or stimulate reform."