Lisa Murkowski

In Alaska, unfortunately, if a young person has been told that we don't have any services that we can provide to you, the care that they receive is outside.

We need a commercially available icebreaker up there soon, because we are not going to see our Polar Security Cutters for 3, 4 years and probably longer than that because they are going to be down in Antarctica.

We are nervous about all that is happening there. And I think you all probably would agree that we have reason to be nervous.

The Arctic is clearly recognized within the Department of Defense, within the Joint Force, as having a critical geostrategic importance

I think this puts us at a good place to actually, hopefully, get something done.

We need to urge them along on that report then.

We were able to put in place what I consider some common-sense mineral permitting reforms in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The Arctic is clearly recognized within the Department of Defense, within the Joint Force, as having a critical geostrategic importance

Thank you for your years of service and all you have provided us.

We were able to put in place what I consider some common-sense mineral permitting reforms in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

I think this puts us at a good place to actually, hopefully, get something done.

We need to urge them along on that report then.

The Arctic is clearly recognized within the Department of Defense, within the Joint Force, as having a critical geostrategic importance

Today is kind of a significant day. We're all looking at the southern border with regards to Title 42 and all the implication there.

We need to urge them along on that report then.

We were able to put in place what I consider some common-sense mineral permitting reforms in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

I think this puts us at a good place to actually, hopefully, get something done.

I would welcome the majority leader to stay and listen to my comments this evening because I am speaking about the Arctic, and as a Senator from New York, he could certainly appreciate the role that the Arctic plays.

I particularly enjoy sitting here in an energy committee room with the FERC Commissioners in front of us and having it be relatively calm.

Hydropower is about 20 percent of our state's electricity, on average, every year.

I really appreciate you recognizing that Alaska is not going to be at a disadvantage when it comes to Federal funding.

I find it inexcusable and astonishing that Hawaii and Alaska would not be included.

I think we would agree that that is not right, that is not reasonable.

I really appreciate you recognizing that Alaska is not going to be at a disadvantage when it comes to Federal funding.

I think we would agree that that is not right, that is not reasonable.