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On the recordMay 6, 2013
I guess I need to hear from you that you would agree that it's not the State of Alaska's responsibility to clean up the Federal Government's mess.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes that Alaska shouldn't bear the cleanup costs for federal actions.

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