When you're to provide for a level of tourism, when you can't take the tourists who are coming off the cruise ship out to do a quick floatplane trip, land in one of the lakes in Misty Fjords or Traitors Cove, it's kind of tough.
Lisa Murkowski: “When you're to provide for a level of tourism, when you can't take the tourists who are coming off the cruise ship out…”
On the recordMay 21, 2013
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Murkowski highlights challenges faced by tourism operators in Alaska.
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