Mike Gallagher actually said...

"I fear we risk losing our dominance as an Arctic state if we don't take more aggressive action."

"So, to have a presence there most of the year, all year around, just projects U.S. national interests and projects our sovereignty over that area."

"The 5 years of advance appropriations is essential for us to be able to re-fleet the entire network."

"We don't want to follow the California model in the country, and we really don't want to impose that sort of one-size-fits-all bureaucratic, centrally planned approach to infrastructure."