Lisa Murkowski

I think there are some other factors there.

I have expressed a concern about tapping into the SPR in order to reduce the price of gas just temporarily.

To look back at Abraham Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War, who had the courage to set aside the lands that became Yosemite National Park or to look at Teddy Roosevelt.

We need to address this.

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline is the main economic artery of my State and a major asset to our Nation's energy security and independence.

I worked hard to address this problem. We got legislation passed in 2004 to help accelerate it.

I also have to question these large increases when other longstanding obligations languish.

We both share a common interest in ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.

We have a lot of commonality, and I look forward to working with you.

It is indeed a pleasure to be working with you on this subcommittee.

I look forward to working with you.

Does it make a difference? I mean, recognizing that our domestic production is down, I understand that production will fall 13 percent in 2011 primarily because of the decreased activity in the Gulf of Mexico.

I would like to ask my initial question about a decision that came out Friday of last week.

Senator Collins and I actually led an effort, a letter that was signed by some 50 Senators a few years ago, where we restored some of the funding for LWCF.

It is slamming on the brakes. In fact, at the rate that the lands selected in Alaska... we do not finish this until the year 2075.

And I cannot imagine what you are going through in terms of this kind of a reorganization...

The GAO came out with its list of agencies and programs that are at high risk of waste, fraud, and abuse, and one of the programs that was at the top of the list was the management of Federal oil and gas leases.

The conservation outdoor activities here in the United States alone produce about 6.5 million jobs a year.

I look forward to your leadership in helping us get there.

These deteriorating schools are part of a larger problem with the school system that consistently lags far behind our traditional schools.

I am very troubled by some of the proposed policy provisions in the budget request.

I'm concerned that as we try to ramp up and truly build out our nuclear industry, the trained workforce is not timed right.

Relating to nuclear workers: we talk a lot about an aging workforce.

So do we have an idea--just even in the ballpark--of how much we anticipate the final tally will be when the government finally takes title of the spent fuel?

I think we're all waiting for it. Concerned though, of course, that as we wait these liabilities continue to mount and to accrue.