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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
We need to have an icebreaker. We haven't stepped forward with the resources necessary or the manpower or the assets.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski calls for increased resources for the Coast Guard to address Arctic challenges.

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