Lisa Murkowski

Senator Murkowski and I feel very strongly about working on these issues in a bipartisan way.

I think that that's good news for the country. I think that that gives us opportunities.

I have stated many times that we're going through a, just kind of a reassessment, in terms of understanding our energy and our energy portfolio.

It's important to have an advocate who knows and understands what the potential can be for us.

I think it would be about an equal amount from the Rockies as well as from Canada.

I appreciate you saying that because it is an area that is somewhat overlooked.

What we've talked about, Senator Murkowski and I, from the very beginning, is we were going to make sure that consumers were front and center in this whole debate about the future of energy policy.

I want to make sure that our Loan Guarantee Program is right.

We would also expect then that you would keep this committee informed upon our request as the matter proceeds.

It's important that we honor our compacts.

Again, we do want to ensure that within the language of the statutes that there is no ambiguity.

I will stand to support each of you and appreciate your willingness to serve.

These are excellent jobs, great benefits and contribute to places where in many other ways they're not able to economically develop.

I think it would very helpful for purposes of just getting your sense of what factors the Congress should focus on in this debate about exports.

I am pleased that we have been able to schedule a markup to consider several military withdrawal bills. These withdrawals of our public lands are critical to support military readiness and can only be accomplished through Congressional…

The impact, I think we recognize, has been significant.

The fact that we are continuing to bring this up before members of the Administration I find very, very frustrating.

I made the case at that time with OMB that tribes should be treated like the other Federal health programs that we have for our seniors, for our veterans.

I feel like I am fighting the Administration.

I was told from our tribal health providers that they have gotten confirmation from OMB that IHS is going to be limited to a 2 percent sequestration cut in fiscal year 2014, if a sequestration proceeds under the BCA.

I think that the court laid it out very, very clearly. It said that full reimbursement will be provided.

What happens on January the 5th? I have an incident where I need my insurance. My insurance has been canceled.

The sun does not rise and set in Washington, DC, or on Eastern Standard Time.

So when a family finishes up dinner, does the dishes, puts the kids to bed in Alaska, 9 p.m. is 1 a.m.

If you like the plan you have, you can keep it without having to change a thing.