Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"The hope is that we can reach agreement on the contours of the exchange in the coming year."

"Thank you Mr. Chairman. Appreciate the opportunity to be back at work here on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and to kick off our hearings with the Chief of the Forest Service."

"We can all look at steps along the way when it comes to a required Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and how long the process takes."

"I hope that we can even find greater areas of how we can be working together to grow Alaska's role in our nation's economy or energy or mineral security, while also cherishing and protecting our lands..."