Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I think Senator Coburn's statistics were really quite straightforward and, I think, very compelling."

"He is raising legitimate questions about how the Park Service is going to be able to properly care for our national parks."

"Here's a chance to meet one of the country's economic needs and, in the years ahead, with a specific timetable, really get the Government out of the helium business."

"I really do hope that this is the beginning of a very constructive dialog that allows us to address, in a meaningful way, the maintenance backlog of our wonderful national parks."