Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 16, 2013
It is critically, and I will emphasize that, critically important for us to enable the agency and its professional, non partisan employees, who report to the chairman as their CEO, to maintain its strong culture as an expert agency, free of undo political influence.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the importance of FERC's independence from political influence.

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