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Sen. Mark Begich's (D-Alaska) response to the State of the Union address: Send the president smoked salmon.

In a tweet on Friday, Begich said he sent President Obama some of Alaska's finest smoked salmon.

"After the president’s reference to salmon in the SOTU, I sent him the best. Alaska smoked salmon." Begich tweeted Friday.

During Tuesday's speech, Obama cited the government's jurisdiction over salmon as his favorite example of an area that needs reform.

"The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they’re in saltwater," Obama said during the speech. "I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked."