Lisa Murkowski

In many cases we have had Alaskans dying while waiting for their claims to be resolved.

I hope that the committee is beginning to understand the frustration I've experienced.

Processing 25 percent of claims in six months is about 156 claims a week.

The findings of the Hays Group further reinforce the need to move claims processing from the Department of Energy to the Department of Labor.

It's an insult to the Americans who worked in these plants.

Clearly, the Department of Energy had a substandard operation when it came to implementing this compensation program.

I offered an amendment in September with your colleague here Senator Murkowski co-sponsoring the amendment.

The people Congress wanted to help deserved so much better than they got.

I recently supported Senator Grassley's attempt to move administration of Part D from the DOE to the DOL.

That is correct. It is not just a small patch we are talking about. We have over 5 million acres of infested and dead timber standing there just waiting, as the Senator indicated, to crumble and act as fuel for any fire. It is as the…

That is correct. No areas where drilling is prohibited could be developed under this language.

This amendment would make both agreements part of the United States law, rather than subject to continued renewal agreements. Further, the amendment also authorizes the President to export oil to, or secure oil for, Israel pursuant to…

We have some statistics that, unfortunately, are off the charts when it comes to rates of alcoholism.

We need to work with our communities on that. We need to work to push the prevention issues.

I think that speaks a lot. And if you listen well to the concerns and are willing then to implement afterwards, I think we all win.

I do not know whether it is in the Administration's kind of spot light, if you will, to elevate this position as Director to perhaps an Assistant Secretary level, but perhaps you would be the first so named.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I repeat that this is a clean 6-month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.

My bill is a clean 6- month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.

The concept of a 90:10 split was within a range of discussions that happened in the industry committee.

I want to ask, really quickly, on this 10 percent, the undesignated shares.

What is important to Kodiak is to provide the ability for our plants to compete.

If I had to characterize my views on the proposed Bering Sea crab rationalization program at this moment, the appropriate word would be 'undecided.'

It is clear that a 'race for fish' is no longer the optimum strategy for management, if it ever was.

Change is needed. But how much? And what kind?