Lisa Murkowski actually said...

I want a country that is strong, and a country can only be strong if we are energy independent.

We are not asking to develop all of the 1002 Area, but instead we are asking for 2,000 acres.

We will not harm the caribou who move through the area; we will not harm the polar bears.

It is important to put this in context in terms of the areas that we are talking about.