Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"The other thing I learned in my most recent meeting with Bud Crippley from Alaska was that in fact there will be no surveys that will be conducted in Alaska this year."

"I would commend that to you for your review."

"I understand where the politics is on this."

"I know that it's a tricky issue in terms of Federal revenues going here and then, you know, what to use to support the Federal Government."