Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"There is a very real concern that it is going to make it impossible or exceptionally difficult for the Coast Guard to meet its already very challenging mission that it faces in Alaska."

"I am greatly concerned about the decommissioning of this cutter and the negative impacts that we could potentially see on the safety and security, particularly within our commercial fishing industry."

"You have clearly a resource gap that will impact our ability to provide for the level of service necessary and impact the economy there."

"I would like to have a discussion with you on that or whoever that you should designate because we do want to make sure that these vessels that have been identified as the replacement, again, are goin..."