Lisa Murkowski actually said...

I believe natural gas is an important part of the overall energy mix for this country.

We have many small communities that feel that perhaps they have been discriminated or the treatment is just not on a level playing field.

Most of our small villages don't qualify for the assistance under the program because they don't meet the cost-benefit criteria.

We need to have our own contingency plan because we don't have the availability of the neighbors around us.