Lisa Murkowski

So my proposal to allow for purchasing across State lines is one avenue.

I've been working on legislation that would allow parents and grandparents in my State and any other State to purchase child-only policies across State lines.

I take it you don't retract your statement.

Even though the administrator has said that there are no proven cases where the fracking process itself has affected water?

But do you agree, or do you stand by your statement that there is a nasty track record of creating a toxic chemical soup that pollutes ground water?

I believe natural gas is an important part of the overall energy mix for this country.

In a State like Alaska... the agencies... can slow down, they can impede, they can kill opportunities.

I believe myself to be an open-minded person, a good listener.

It's not just the hydro projects. American Rivers has listed the Bristol Bay watershed as the No. 2 most endangered river system.

I think it's something that, again, we look at. All hydropower does not look like the Hoover Dam.

One of the great benefits from lake tap hydro and why it works so well in a State like mine--we've got very high alpine lakes.

In Alaska, we've got a lot of lake tap hydropower generation. Would you support providing tax credits and Federal incentives for lake tap hydro projects?

I am told--and this is from a letter that we received from nearly 40 members of the House that had expressed some concern about your nomination.

I'm told it's nearly every--and I don't know what 'nearly' is.

Would that mean that you would recuse yourself from any oversight or any involvement with any of these hydro projects?

I want to follow up with a comment that you just made in response to Senator Wyden about recusing yourself.

It's my understanding that the IEA numbers that were out on Wednesday showed that our U.S. oil inventories rose 2.3 million barrels last week, which is above where they should be for this time of year, possibly a signal that the demand is…

It was very important that it was an international response.

If you are confirmed, you're going to have primary responsibility over the SPR. I wonder if you could just describe very briefly your view, your philosophy toward the SPR and, specifically, whether or not it is appropriate to use the SPR…

I am pleased to support Mr. McConnell's nomination to be Assistant Secretary of Energy.

I appreciate both of you and your willingness to stand before this committee as you seek to serve your country.

Most of our small villages don't qualify for the assistance under the program because they don't meet the cost-benefit criteria.

I brought up the flooding that had affected Crooked Creek and Red Devil, which are both Alaska Native villages in Western Alaska.

We need to have our own contingency plan because we don't have the availability of the neighbors around us.

I would like to do that, because I do think it is important.