Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I was in Houston last week at CERAWeek, which is the big oil and gas summit really in the country."

"You do recognize that Coast Guard's role, their mission truly has expanded dramatically as we are seeing greater activity within the Arctic region."

"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."