Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I think one of the beautiful examples that we have with Newtok is it is a community that has taken initiative."

"Today Alaskans join me in stating that our state--and our nation--must not be idle and passive; that we must not drift; that we must choose our destiny and work hard, as well, to achieve it."

"We can no longer assume that the threat from the north to our oil production fields is not real."

"We need to fund a new Coast Guard duty station or port on Alaska's coast between Nome and Barrow to meet the new challenges of the Arctic."