Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"Smart grid is the future and the program in Boulder demonstrates daily how much potential this technology has."

"We don't need to be withholding stimulus moneys, at this point in time, in making certain that those standards and protocols are in place first, and then the money comes."

"There is a great deal of funding--Federal funding out there now for NIST for implementation of the smart grid."

"I do hope that we will be aggressive, and we will be aggressive before things are put in place."