Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"You have clearly a resource gap that will impact our ability to provide for the level of service necessary and impact the economy there."

"I am greatly concerned about the decommissioning of this cutter and the negative impacts that we could potentially see on the safety and security, particularly within our commercial fishing industry."

"There is a very real concern that it is going to make it impossible or exceptionally difficult for the Coast Guard to meet its already very challenging mission that it faces in Alaska."

"I appreciate that, and I think we are looking very carefully at what you have been able to actually spend down and where that has gone."