Lisa Murkowski: “I believe that efficiency is part of an all-of-the-above energy plan, and this is an important first step that we are…”

Alaska is a cornerstone of American defense; investments like this from the Coast Guard are critical as we work to improve infrastructure on bases across the state to maintain our national security.

This is an individual that is not only qualified for this position, he is ready to hit the ground running as a U.S. District Court judge.

Where there’s opportunities to put certain guardrails in our spending bills — there are tools, there are mechanisms — we have to be diligent to it.

I join Alaskans in condolences as we learn of the plane crash in Cape Newenham today.