Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"The aid to Indians and Natives nationwide to help them develop the likely huge energy resources on their lands... has been not only underwhelming, but almost non-existent."

"I wish that I could tell you that every Alaskan who receives a Permanent Fund dividend understands and appreciates where that money has come from."

"Yet your dividend that goes to each household would be the same in Alaska as New York, and if I'm paying eight bucks a gallon in Alaska and I'm paying two bucks in New York----"

"As we look at the impact throughout the Nation and the regional disparities, to use your terminology, the discussion gets really important."