Lisa Murkowski Quotes
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What could be more important to the pursuit of happiness than the right to choose your spouse without asking a Washington politician for permission?
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I have nice watches. I don't set them.
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America's neighbors are not drilling for fun or for sport; they've chosen to proceed to create new jobs, generate new revenues, and increase the energy supply and prosperity of their citizens.
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I'm working for my state first.
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A lot of the basic research that helped us figure out fracking came from the federal government.
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I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less.
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It's much more powerful to say I'm working to reduce spending, deal with our nation's deficit, push back on the federal government, and give specifics for that rather than just say, 'I'm a conservative.'
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How we move forward with a level of R&D support that will be meaningful allows us to really build on and enhance our energy opportunities in this country.
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What I look at is, do you represent the values of the state of Alaska? Do you represent the people here in terms of what it is that they need, they hope for, what they hope for their future? And Joe Miller simply does not represent that.
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Seniority actually means something in the Senate.
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For eight years, I've served on the Indian Affairs committee, two years as the ranking member. I've been on that committee since Day One. I will stay on the committee for as long as I'm in the Senate because of my commitment to making a difference for Alaska Natives.
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I wish that I could tell you that I have a season ski pass, but I have had to give that up since I've been in the Senate.
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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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So much of what we do addresses the issues that are associated with climate change, whether it's working to reduce emissions, whether it's working to nail down our renewables, whether it's ensuring great efficiency in accessing all of our energy sources.
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In order to represent the state, you've got to be in the state.
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I look at what we have - our traditional natural resource base - as helping move us to that cleaner, more diverse energy supply.
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I think there are a lot of outside interests that would like to see Sarah Palin in some form of elected office. Most in Alaska recognize our former governor is really not involved in or engaged in the state anymore, that she's moved to other interests.
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We can write the book on how to run a successful write-in campaign for the United States Senate.
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Any efforts or opportunity to expand the civil bonds and rights to anyone that wants to build a stable, happy household should be promoted.
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I am not here as my party's nominee. I am unique among the 100 senators in that regard.
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I want to support John Boehner in any way that I can, but we need to be pragmatic.
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Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.
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We can sit between active drilling operations in neighboring countries, complaining that it's too risky to develop our own resources while the world around us does exactly that.
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I'm not - I'm not going to define people by labels: who's a real Republican, who's not a real Republican.