Lisa Murkowski

We have gone through this battle many times... I believe that we are at that place that the Lieutenant Governor has reminded us...

If that were the case, we would not have had a public hearing for five hours, televised, for all the world to see.

The technology has changed. Our ability to access and understand the science and the data and the research that we know...

As an Alaskan, I am offended by that.

I would preserve because, as I've said before, I guarantee you we are all going to be gone in the future and it is going to be whether this great pristine place continues to give the next generation such a great, unbelievable look at what…

I want a country that is strong, and a country can only be strong if we are energy independent.

We are not asking to develop all of the 1002 Area, but instead we are asking for 2,000 acres.

We love our state. We respect the land. We would never risk its future for the sake of development.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.

We know full well that opening the 1002 Area is not an immediate cure.

We will not harm the caribou who move through the area; we will not harm the polar bears.

I think it is important to recognize that there are parts of ANWR that are designated as wilderness.

It is important to put this in context in terms of the areas that we are talking about.

The Committee will come to order.

Tax reform is a unique opportunity for Congress to promote tribal sovereignty, self-determination, and self-sufficiency.

I think it is important that we were able to incorporate that as part of the record because I do think it is not well understood that with ANCSA and the establishment of the corporations, you have those born pre-1971 and then you have the…

We talk a lot about the need and effort to make sure that indigenous Alaskans, under the land claims, see benefits that are multigenerational.

I do think this is an important piece of legislation that really works to ensure ANCSA is operating as intended.

We do not want to leave out our Indian or Alaska Native populations when it comes to taxes and tax reform.

Well, second, if a speaker is coming to campus, and the administration knows students will want to exercise their right to express disagreement, what should colleges do then?

You know, no one person has the market on free speech. It's a constitutional right.

It is not just Alaska. I know in South Dakota and Montana, we have big, wide open spaces.

We are going to work to restore that funding. It will stay in there.

Thank you all for your testimony.

I think we all want to be in that place where we have no more victims.