Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I think we recognize that it is not just some decision in senior year of high school that a young man or woman decides, 'I am done with this. I am out of here.'"

"We are, by virtue of Alaska, and we have opportunities, when it comes to a leadership role, in collaboration on research, on environmental issues, on issues as they relate to commerce."

"I strongly support his nomination, as I have said."

"I commend you for agreeing to undertake the challenge."