Lisa Murkowski: “this is, obviously, an issue that generates a lot of passion. We have seen that on the floor this evening. It has…”

“this is, obviously, an issue that generates a lot of passion. We have seen that on the floor this evening. It has generated a lot of facts and figures. I would caution people to look critically at the facts. Make sure they add up. We have heard discussion from a couple of different individuals tonight about the amount of oil that is out there. And is it a 6-month supply? And, if so, we surely should not open up ANWR. As was pointed out by my fellow Senator from Alaska, that is assuming there is no other source produced domestically or used domestically. It is an overt effort to skew the facts to one side's advantage. In a debate such as this, it is critical that we know that our facts are sound, that our science is sound. So I ask people not to be swayed by the emotion. Caribou are beautiful animals, but I can tell you, we are caring for the caribou, our caribou are doing fine, our caribou are multiplying at a wondrous rate, and they are doing it around the areas of development. So it is important to try to show the rest of the country what ANWR is. But keep in mind, these little, tiny brief snapshots of a flowered field, with beautiful mountains in the background, are not where the 1002 area is that we are intending to drill. We are intending to drill an area that is the size of the Pinehurst Golf Resort in North Carolina, in an area that looks like the Moon. I appreciate the hour.…”