Lisa Murkowski actually said...

Right now the Arctic is not a hot spot, and I think we all would agree, we want to keep it from becoming so.

I think we recognize we are seeing regional competition, we are seeing a level of activity in the region from those that--who would have eve...

I believe the requests made in the defense spending document are inadequate to maintain serious regional competition from the United States ...

China's investments in the Arctic have gone from $150B in 2012 to over $300B today.