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" I think Alaskans expect me to think, to think about them and do the right thing for them. "

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" I was advised by my assistant that the women of the Senate don't do potlucks. To which I responded, 'Of course we do.' "

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" I'm working for my state first. "

" People think that every day we pass monumental legislation. Oftentimes, the most important thing that you have done that day is help a family with a visa. "

" The thought of losing Ted Stevens, a man who was known to business and community leaders, Native chiefs and everyday Alaskans as Uncle Ted, is too difficult to fathom. He truly was the greatest of the Greatest Generation. "

" I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. "

" 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. "

" I was returned to the Senate by the people of Alaska, and I have an obligation to all of them - it's not an obligation to my party; it's an obligation to Alaskans. "

" I've got two young sons who, when I ask them and their friends how they feel about gay marriage, kinda give me one of those looks like, 'Gosh, Mom, why are you even asking that question?' "

" I did not believe and I do not believe that Planned Parenthood should be defunded. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" We fail to boost our offshore production at our own expense. "

" We need to face it, as a nation we have a reliance on petroleum. "

" 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. "

" What I am delivering to Alaska is a future that holds hope and opportunity for jobs, for people in this state. "

" I am still a Republican. I have not changed that. "

" Seniority actually means something in the Senate. "

" You shouldn't say, 'Well, we cannot go there,' before we even had the conversation. "

" 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. "

" I'm a firm believer that if you put together a good product that is just good policy, that is embraced by both sides so that it is seen as politically advantageous to the Republicans or Democrats, that even in this very polarized partisan world that you can advance legislation. I have to believe that, or I wouldn't want to get up every morning. "

" In order to represent the state, you've got to be in the state. "

" It is fundamentally important in our system of government that every American be given the opportunity to vote, regardless of who they are, where they live, and what their race or national origin may be. "

" 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. "

" I do believe that Planned Parenthood provides vital services to those in need and disagree with its funding cuts contained in the H.R. 1 package. "

" Statutory authority to improve fuel economy has existed for 35 years at the Transportation Department, and it still exists today. "

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" 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. "

" I am working for Alaska's best interests. "