Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"The National Forests were established for two reasons at the turn of the 20th Century; watershed protection and timber production."

"If this is going to be precedent, it would be helpful to know that there is a set of criteria that doesn't allow for such discretion, again to an unelected official."

"I have always been a strong advocate of multiple use. But sometimes, I feel that, particularly when it comes to the Tongass, it's every other use except timber harvest."

"I think it's a mistake for Congress to basically seed its authority to determine what's in the public interest to folks in the administration and agencies that are not elected."