Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"It seems to me that the solution really here is to do what the Ramah decision laid out, which is to pay the tribes the full amount of their contract support costs."

"I guess I need to hear from you that you would agree that it's not the State of Alaska's responsibility to clean up the Federal Government's mess."

"I sense a strong commitment to safe and responsible development of the Arctic by the operators and by the regulators."

"the outcry from tribes from folks back home on this particular issue is really loud."