Begich Shares Thoughts on Arctic Legislation

On August 3, 2009, Senator Mark Begich used his maiden speech on the Senate floor to recognize the 50th anniversary of Alaska statehood and to recognize the critical role the Arctic will play in the nation's commerce, foreign policy, and energy independence over the next 50 years. During this speech, he introduced a legislative package of seven bills designed to plan and prepare for the challenges in America's Arctic.

In this video, Senator Begich reflects on the introduction of the legislation and answers questions on:

-The personal meaning of introducing legislation during the 50th anniversary of statehood.
-The impetus for the introduction of the Inuvikput package.
-What the next steps for the bills are.
-His support for the adoption of the Law of the Sea Treaty.
-Progress of OCS development.
-The prospects of Senator Begich's proposal to establish an Arctic desk at the National Institutes of Health.

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[kbuckland]

Begich is a freshman hot air baboon trying to make himself look relevant in DC so he sucks up to the liberal likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.

Hey Begich -- we don't want your Obamacare!

[Neitzluber]

As I said, gimme your e-mail so I can laugh in 3 years when the dollar is still strong, I can call you a conspiracy kook and laugh my ass off.

[sugarpuddin88]

Neitz

Do you have proof of your strong dollar?

Or you hold onto your delusion & fantasy like a child holds onto his security blanket?

[Neitzluber]

Give me your e-mail so I can e-mail you in 3 years and LAUGH at you when the dollar remains strong.

You HATE America and you wish the dollar collapsed.

[sugarpuddin88]

America bankrupt:

102 trillion for SS & medicare

25 trillion for TARP & bailouts

53 trillion plundered from other trusts

Every single American man, woman & child owes over $600K in FED Gov debt

The US dollar will collapse within the next 1 to 2 years

Check out Rockefeller & Senate Bills 773 & 778 attempting to end American access to the Internet

Americans lost all but no. 3 of their Bill of Rights; Geithner has been wrong about everything for 15 straight years!

[sugarpuddin88]

The former head of the federal agency that guarantees the pensions of 44 million Americans invoked his Fifth Amendment rights at a Senate hearing, refusing to discuss his contacts with Wall Street firms bidding for business

Professor Elizabeth Warren who is supposed to look into TARP says she has no idea where the first 350 Billion dollars went - And they won't tell her, (she said it on the Bill Mahers show)

Is this not as bad as the old USSR as far as corruption