Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"We put it in there as mandatory funding this year, it shows the importance, the understanding of the importance of this program, especially in these current economic times, about how we need to be abl..."

"Can you give me any indication at this point in time that you think you have that administrative authority?"

"So if in fact this is actually helped you, is there a reason that you didn't request extension of this authority in the budget this year?"

"I truly appreciate that you've maintained this critical program while keeping the overall budget request below last year's level."