Honorable Mark Begich
United States Senator, Alaska, Democrat
Senator Begich was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008. He served as the Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, from 2003 to 2008 and in the Anchorage Assembly from 1988 to 1998. He sits on the Science,Commerce, and Transportation Committee; the Armed Services Committee; and the Veterans Affairs Committee. The following statement was released by the office of Senator Mark Begich on April 30, 2010. Having suffered the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Alaskans know first-hand the trauma and cost of tragedies such as the ongoing oil well blowout. Our thoughts are with residents of the Gulf Coast as they deal…
