05/10/2010
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"A recent study sanctioned by the Coast Guard, named the 'High Latitude Study', calls for a minimum of three heavy polar icebreakers and a minimum of three medium polar icebreakers."
"I plussed-up the research budget of Homeland Security by $200 million. I feel very strongly in investing in research dollars."
"It may be shocking, Senator, to think about this, but 47,000 personnel and 7,000 vessels responded to that accident."
"The United States must prepare now to realize and act on the significant opportunities and address the changing needs in the Arctic."