"I look for your commitment, if confirmed, which I fully expect will happen here, to work closely with each of us."
"I feel very strongly that we have to enhance our domestic oil and gas production."
"I truly appreciate all that you are poised to do, and what you have done in the past."
"We've got to end North Korea as a proliferator, there is certainly reason to believe that North Korea has been involved with Syrian efforts."
"We are, by virtue of Alaska, and we have opportunities, when it comes to a leadership role, in collaboration on research, on environmental issues, on issues as they relate to commerce."
"Our Arctic policy is about 15 years stale."
"But you know here, you know, in an effort to keep the score low, we want to keep it at a short window which doesn't help in the investment community."
"What are we going to do about a Medicare system that is failing our seniors in many areas when they can't get in to see anyone?"
"Enacting a national renewable portfolio standard would also provide a degree of certainty."
"What we need to do is provide for greater certainty through longer terms or longer extensions."
"We hope that this hearing contributes to that effort."