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Lisa Murkowski

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Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alaska, a position she has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, Murkowski has been a prominent figure in Alaskan and national politics, known for her moderate stance on various issues. She was first appointed to the Senate in 2002 and has since been elected multiple times, demonstrating a strong commitment to her constituents and the state of Alaska.

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May 6, 2014

The President's Executive Order (EO) 13636 on cybersecurity and its accompanying Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21 directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a voluntary cybersecurity framework in…

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Apr 30, 2014

Despite this long list of action items, NASA references only two Arctic-oriented projects in its fiscal year 2015 Budget Estimates document.

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Apr 30, 2014

Energy needs to be affordable. It needs to be accessible. It needs to be clean. It needs to be diverse. It needs to be secure.

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Apr 30, 2014

To hear, OK, we've got the pipeline capacity, but so much of this is an issue of timing.

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Apr 29, 2014

I am not sure we can hold on much longer.

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Apr 29, 2014

I am trying to look on the positive side.

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Apr 29, 2014

How are we going to get to the numbers that you are talking about? I mean, are they just numbers on paper?

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Apr 29, 2014

But opportunities are tied up because of red tape, whether it is policies coming out of the Federal Government or the impact of the roadless rule.

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Apr 29, 2014

I want to thank you, for the job you have done to repay those funds every 3 to 6 months later.

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Apr 29, 2014

Senator Murkowski, we do want to work with the committee on finding a solution for this.

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Apr 29, 2014

I do not think we are going to need any assistance with firefighting here in Washington, DC this morning.

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Apr 29, 2014

We do have to recognize that there are considerable missed opportunities and how we can address these policies to help even that playing field.

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Apr 29, 2014

I think it is absolutely critical that there be a renewable energy plan that not only incorporates our opportunity and potential for hydropower, but also the geothermal resources that we have there.

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Apr 29, 2014

I would hope that the Forest Service would defend the exemption in any subsequent proceedings.

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Apr 29, 2014

Every year, you and I have this conversation.

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Apr 29, 2014

I continue to strongly oppose FDA approval of genetically engineered salmon.

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Apr 29, 2014

Nearly nine years after passage of EPACT, we still have yet to see a tribe in the lower 48 assume regulatory powers over the energy development on tribal lands.

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Apr 29, 2014

I do find it somewhat disconcerting because, as we know, these issues of sexual assault and the allegations that are behind them have been going on for a long period of time.

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Apr 29, 2014

Well, I would appreciate your support of Sealaska. It was kind of a long and tortured process. I would like to see that through.

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Apr 29, 2014

Well, colleagues, figure that one out. Pretty danged expensive to build a hydro facility or do anything if you are operating completely by helicopter.

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Apr 29, 2014

I think that is very, very inconsistent with, again, this administration's push toward, movement towards renewables.

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Apr 29, 2014

We are very, very committed to working with Alaska Native governments and communities.

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Apr 29, 2014

I think we know that there is still more legal wrangling and procedure before the exemption will definitively apply on the Tongass.

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Apr 29, 2014

Despite repeated pledges from the Forest Service to increase timber harvest levels, we continue to steadily march towards losing what remains of that timber industry in southeast Alaska.

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Apr 29, 2014

Well, we thought we had resolved it. You and I both know, we thought we had resolved that back in 2003.

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