Lisa Murkowski: “The U.S. commitment to reconstruct the Alcan is only logical. The Alcan is an international highway from one part of the…”

“The U.S. commitment to reconstruct the Alcan is only logical. The Alcan is an international highway from one part of the United States to another. It is considered as a national defense highway, and it is of direct benefit not only to Alaska, but to the United States as a whole. This is not an Alaska issue, Madam President. This is a project undertaken by the United States Government--a project that benefits the country as a whole and which protects our strategic interests. More importantly, it is one which we should now complete.”