American - Politician | May 22, 1957 -
I was advised by my assistant that the women of the Senate don't do potlucks. To which I responded, 'Of course we do.'
Lisa Murkowski
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We talk a lot in Congress about how we're going to encourage more development in renewables, and we put in place a subsidy that's good for two years. Then Congress argues and bickers over whether or not we're going to extend it. As a consequence, nothing happens because we've put so much uncertainty into the prospect of these subsidies.
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What people unfortunately relate to when they think of Alaska oil was when the Exxon Valdez went aground because of a captain that was drunk. But when you look to how we have been safely producing and moving Alaska's oil for decades, it is a track record that is enviable.
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I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job.
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The war against terrorism is one we must win.
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I don't buy into this, 'Oh, poor us. We've got tough budget problems.'
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We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that.
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Whether it was his ability to turn around the Massachusetts economy or turn around businesses in the private sector, Mitt Romney has demonstrated the leadership that we need in the White House to get the country on the right track.
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Mitt Romney understands the importance of Alaska as a leader in our country's energy production and I look forward to working with him on such an important economic and national security matter.
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I have nothing against President McKinley whatsoever, but I would rather have this peak be called by the name it has gone by for centuries by Alaskans than a man who never set foot in our state. This is the tallest mountain in North America, and we deserve to have this Alaskan landmark bear an Alaskan name.
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I am not one of those who wants Obama to fail. If he does well, that means the country's doing well.
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We don't have time as a nation to spend all of what we do blocking.
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