Lisa Murkowski: “But you do anticipate--I am assuming you have done some kind of a cost analysis...”

This is an individual that is not only qualified for this position, he is ready to hit the ground running as a U.S. District Court judge.

I would expect this from terrorists and dictators, but not here in America.

Where there’s opportunities to put certain guardrails in our spending bills — there are tools, there are mechanisms — we have to be diligent to it.

Alaska is a cornerstone of American defense; investments like this from the Coast Guard are critical as we work to improve infrastructure on bases across the state to maintain our national security.