Lisa Murkowski actually said...

A lot of us believe that our offshore production could and should be higher than it is today.

A lot of us are concerned that the offshore regulatory system has too often held projects back.

Offshore oil and gas production, of course, is an issue of national importance, not merely a topic for the coastal states that support it.

a chance for our country to diversify our fuel mix and break our dependence on foreign oil-and achieve energy independence from OPEC imports...