Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"In my time in the United States Senate, I can honestly say that there is no other colleague in the Senate that has more of a commitment and a passion to our Coast Guard than you, perhaps maybe me."

"Madam Chairman, they are essentially mapping an area that has not been mapped since Captain Cook was sailing these shores in the 1800s."

"As Senator Landrieu has mentioned, we can utilize these for fisheries enforcement, as you're out over incredible open areas."

"I appreciate the need, the desire, to get our new vessels on, but, again, I'm worried about the gaps, where we have ships that are decommissioned without that replacement vessel on-site in the water."