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On the recordMarch 3, 2015
I think it is going to be important to make sure that we have a level of revenue sharing where those states, those coastal states, that host economic activity off their shores, their coast lines, are fairly compensated.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski advocates for fair compensation for coastal states from offshore economic activities.

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