Lisa Murkowski

And yet basing them, whether it is a helicopter or otherwise, in an area where you do not have a hangar facility where you do not have runways that you need, where you do not have harbor for the boats, we are talking some pretty basic…

Well, we have had an opportunity to talk about the geographic reality that when you have got your assets located down in Kodiak and you need to move something up north somewhere around the Chukchi, that is a heck of a long haul.

We recognize that the existing infrastructure up north is limited at best and nonexistent in some cases.

We look forward to working with you on these issues and so many more.

I think one of the beautiful examples that we have with Newtok is it is a community that has taken initiative.

I was able to recently restore the reauthorization that is necessary for the Army Corps of Engineers.

I think we recognize that for purposes of just identifying that which we believe rightfully should be ours is important.

Today Alaskans join me in stating that our state--and our nation--must not be idle and passive; that we must not drift; that we must choose our destiny and work hard, as well, to achieve it.

I urge the Congress and the Federal Administration to continue the good work on Arctic policies and encourage the development of a National Arctic Doctrine that includes all stakeholders in the future of the Arctic.

I urge the Congress to support the ground-based missile defense system in Alaska and reconsider the proposal to scale back the placement of interceptors at Fort Greely.

We can no longer assume that the threat from the north to our oil production fields is not real.

The Federal law was not written with such hazards in mind and does not provide the mount the large-scale response these small communities need.

We need to fund a new Coast Guard duty station or port on Alaska's coast between Nome and Barrow to meet the new challenges of the Arctic.

Domestic energy supplies support national and homeland security.

The Arctic's abundant resources; human and natural, and our strategic location for national security demand our attention.

Alaska is America's Arctic--it's our home, our history, our heritage, and our future.

The Arctic literally needs to be put on the map.

I am urging the Congress to support the ground-based missile defense system in Alaska and reconsider the proposal to scale back the placement of interceptors at Fort Greely.

I am here to seek funding for a new Coast Guard duty station or port on Alaska's western or northern coast.

I am confident that together we can bring traditional, renewable, and alternative energy to market and increase Alaska's contribution to our Nation's energy independence for years to come.

Let us not be led down the easy path to invest America's foreign aid dollars in exploration abroad.

Alaska can play an even greater role in reducing the amount of oil and gas we import from abroad.

Alaska is America's Arctic. It is our home. It is our history, our heritage, and our future.

Alaska is America's Arctic energy breadbasket.

This marker in history forces us to reflect on history and the history of the indigenous people of our States.