Lisa Murkowski

This is crazy talk. When people get frustrated with their government, it is because of situations just like this.

For crying out loud, this is a small, one lane, gravel, non-commercial use road.

I do not understand how those in the Department can just sit back and say this is okay or this is acceptable.

How can the Federal Government be denying these people living in a very remote part of America something that we would absolutely take for granted in any other part of America?

It is such a simple thing, yet it has risen to a level where it is not just about King Cove, it is the principle of the matter.

For gosh sakes, can't we please just finally get this resolved?

I think it is important that we figure out a way that the public is listened to, that there is a process, that stakeholder engagement is not only encouraged, but that it is heard.

The Roadless Rule in Alaska has devastated our state's timber industry.

These bills today start to turn this around.

I strongly urge the Committee to act on this.

Not having information that detects whether they are causing or could cause immediate impact--we need the science to help guide us here.

I strongly support a bill that I have co-sponsored...to help warn the public against avoidable harm from volcanic activity.

I strongly oppose anything that would prohibit or restrict the President's ability to designate national monuments using the Antiquities Act.

I strongly urge the agencies to use their authority to protect these headwaters and this particular area.

What this package will do will help facilitate production in the NPRA, the non-wilderness portion of ANWR and our offshore Arctic and that will work to refill our Trans-Alaska Pipeline, help to reduce our state's budget crisis and fulfill…

This measure is not included as part of my Alaska Economic Development and Access Act because it is not an economic development issue for me. It is a life safety issue.

Our highway bill. This has been a collaboration that has been recognized in the Senate. I think sometimes we joke that sometimes we have some polar opposites in the Senate on certain issues, but when there is a desire and a will to create…

I thank and acknowledge the work of the Senator from California, as well as the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, not only on this WRDA bill but on previous matters relating to our water, resources, and our…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:05 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 15, 2016, at 11:30 a.m…

I've raised it to you, and I would ask for your due consideration, either that Alaska be exempt as other States that are similarly situated or, again, redrafting.

I think we would all recognize that increasing diversity in our schools is a worthy goal.

So we would ask you to move on that very quickly.

Will you approve the State's waiver?

But then wouldn't we be left out of funding opportunities?

We have taken public comments on it, and we are taking the next step today because I think we recognize we face some serious challenges.