Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"We don't want to be sitting in the--if something horrible happens, we don't want to be sitting in a situation where we are held off from using a tool in the toolbox because we haven't done the backgro..."

"We believe that it is time to revisit that and to shorten the lease terms to further incentivize prompt development of oil and gas resources."

"Of course, as we are trying to advance oil and gas exploration offshore and we look to the proposals and the plans that are out there, I think this is one of those areas that we need to know and under..."

"I am hopeful that this is just a start and that the administration will also quickly issue permits to projects that are stalled all across the country right now."