Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"We've got to strike the right balance between imposing a royalty and maintaining a role for mining in our economic recovery."

"MMS does not collect or have access to the data necessary to determine the amount of revenue that would be generated from a royalty."

"I believe hard rock mines on Federal lands should pay a royalty."

"There is no question that the time has come to modernize this statute and I support the enactment of comprehensive reforms to the Mining Law."