Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"In my time in the United States Senate, I can honestly say that there is no other colleague in the Senate that has more of a commitment and a passion to our Coast Guard than you, perhaps maybe me."

"As Senator Landrieu has mentioned, we can utilize these for fisheries enforcement, as you're out over incredible open areas."

"I appreciate the need, the desire, to get our new vessels on, but, again, I'm worried about the gaps, where we have ships that are decommissioned without that replacement vessel on-site in the water."

"It is appropriate that we note it is not only the commercial shipping traffic."