Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"It is my hope that these comments... will illuminate the crisis that has unfolded in our communities and ecosystems."

"It is so important that your connection to this resource be shared in a way that people from Washington, D.C. and other parts of the Country may not be able to quickly grasp."

"What good is the federal trust responsibility if the results in the loss of our fish, our communities, our culture, our lives?"

"We can never thank enough those who have stood to defend us and our Country's freedoms."