Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"It is just more than just shale up north. It is about having infrastructure to accommodate a reality, a daunting reality that--it is almost as if a new ocean has been discovered at the top of the glob..."

"I have alerted him to the fact that most of my questions this afternoon are going to relate to the Coast Guard budget."

"Hopefully we will be able to get this ultimately enacted."

"We cannot continue with business as usual. The cost to the taxpayers and the public do not match."