Lisa Murkowski

The new health care law actually increases premiums.

In other words, we are aiming at the wrong target.

The difference of opinion in the health care debate was about, What is the best way to reduce premiums so more Americans can afford it?

I believe that the coal industry and the utilities that depend on coal have a particular responsibility to make sure that if we are to move forward with continuing to use coal as part of our energy economy that we really are looking at the…

That is an important aspect of it. I appreciate you pointing it out.

Should CO2 that is clearly a valued commodity for enhanced oil recovery, should that be treated the same way as CO2 that would be sequestered?

I think this is one of the instances where when we do our homework correctly and we identify where those appropriate geologic deposits are, then the concerns that some may have, that would be unfounded because you have repositories that…

If we are going to get to that low-carbon future, clean energy future, we have to figure out how we make CCS a reality.

It is education. It is understanding that this is not a risky proposition, that we understand sequestration.

We are frustrated, but I would have to imagine that you all are doubly frustrated that it is not moving quicker.

I would like to thank Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Murkowski.

I mentioned in my opening comments about a project that is being considered in Alaska with utilizing the in situ gasification, where we can extract from the coal seams without digging a mine.

I have stated before that I would like to see us take this up, debate it on the floor, and move it to the President.

Mr. Chairman, I respect the fact that we have conflicting schedules.

Can you give me some parameters? You say that you will have these expenditures out there. How much are you looking to get out the door?

It doesn't look like anything is getting out the door.

So we have got the technologies now, but the technologies tomorrow may be changing is what you are saying.

Well, that was how you started at your opening statement.

I think that is an important consideration for us.

Are there any new projects that are on this list? And I really appreciate what you have just run down there because you were really able to give some definition there.

I think we realize that we are asking an awful lot from these professionals.

We can't keep our own here.

So then with the $21.6 million that you are now requesting, do you believe that this is going to be sufficient to carry you through 2014, or do you see that there is going to be a need for an additional request to help you bridge that?

Because essentially, here you have got a couple of years going forward now with these increased levels. Does that then not become your base?

Will these be permanent presences in these countries then?