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" I don't pass the Tea Party's purity test. "
Lisa Murkowski
Pass
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" If there is one belief that unifies most Alaskans - our true north - it is less government and more freedom. We don't want the government in our pockets or our bedrooms; we certainly don't need it in our families. "
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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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" 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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" Think about how our country was built. The greatness came from our diversity; the greatness came from individuals with different perspectives coming together. "
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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 did not believe and I do not believe that Planned Parenthood should be defunded. "
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Planned
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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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Hope
You
" I don't buy into this, 'Oh, poor us. We've got tough budget problems.' "
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Got
" There are times when you need to pitch a fit and other times when you need to apply Catholic guilt, and it's just figuring out which is the most appropriate approach and then implementing it. "
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Just
Most
" We fail to boost our offshore production at our own expense. "
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Fail
Our
Own
" There are many outsiders that actively try to halt every natural resource development project in Alaska. Many of these same people have never even been to Alaska, yet they claim to know what's best for us. "
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Try
Know
People
" 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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Back
Powerful
" I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less. "
Lisa Murkowski
Commitment
Society
Marriage
" To most Alaskans, Clinton is remembered as being the one individual who has shut Alaska down by vetoing ANWR when we successfully moved it through the Congress. "
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Alaska
Congress
Down
" You shouldn't say, 'Well, we cannot go there,' before we even had the conversation. "
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Well
Conversation
You
" I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job. "
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Like
Got
How
" Like the majority of Alaskans, I supported a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, but my thinking has evolved as America has witnessed a clear cultural shift. "
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Thinking
Woman
Man
" The more traditional fuel sources we have relied on as a nation - coal, oil, and natural gas - I'm hoping they can allow us the financial springboard to move to the next generation of energy sources: renewables and alternatives. "
Lisa Murkowski
Nation
Energy
Financial
" Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance. "
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Freedom
Self-Reliance
Strength
" A lot of the basic research that helped us figure out fracking came from the federal government. "
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Out
Basic
Us
" I don't fit neatly into anybody's political boxes, and I think that sometimes disturbs people. But I don't think most Alaskans fit neatly into the Republican box or the Democratic box. They don't think of themselves that way. "
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Think
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" I will do everything, everything in my power, for as long as I am here, to enable the people of King Cove to receive proper emergency access that the rest of us take for granted. "
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Rest
" We owe it to ourselves to keep healthy this marvelous world we've been given. "
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Been
Given
Owe
" 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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Complaining
World
Us
" I'm working for my state first. "
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Working
First
State
" We still have billions of barrels in Alaska that sit untapped. There are abundant reserves offshore in the lower 48. "
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" Alaskans deserve a fighter in the United States Senate who will always stand up for Alaska, who understands our great potential, who has the experience, respect and seniority to accomplish that. I am that senator. "
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" Scott McAdams is a nice guy, but I don't know that most Alaskans believe that he's electable. "
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Nice Guy
Nice
" In order to represent the state, you've got to be in the state. "
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Got
Order
Represent