Lisa Murkowski: “I appreciate that the Budget Control Act puts us in a very difficult spot.”

Where there’s opportunities to put certain guardrails in our spending bills — there are tools, there are mechanisms — we have to be diligent to it.

This is an individual that is not only qualified for this position, he is ready to hit the ground running as a U.S. District Court judge.

Alaska is a cornerstone of American defense; investments like this from the Coast Guard are critical as we work to improve infrastructure on bases across the state to maintain our national security.

I would expect this from terrorists and dictators, but not here in America.