Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"Madam Chairman, if I just may add my thanks. We have a large contingent of Alaskans that have come back for this hearing."

"How much does it cost to get from your village to Anchorage?"

"Is it reasonable to suggest that we would basically pull up the ladder at this point and either deny entry to futures or to cut off those that are relatively new entrants into the programs and exclude..."

"I believe that the Indian 8(a) preferences are achieving important economic development objectives and are well worth preserving as a matter of Federal Indian policy."