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" 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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" Alaskans need some certainty and clarity over how the Pebble Partnership intends to proceed. I understand the complexity of a project like this, and I appreciate the investments that have been made in Alaska already. But a reliable timeline has been missing, and I hope that the companies will provide one soon. "

Lisa Murkowski

Clarity

Partnership

Appreciate

" You've got to move us to these technologies that allow us to get to the clean-energy source. If we can't work to reduce the cost, you're not going to see them implemented unless there is a path of unlimited subsidies, and that's not doable, either. We can kick-start the research process, but we have to do that from a position of economic strength. "

" I have voted in support of efforts in the Senate to enact a Constitutional amendment that would have limited marriage to one man and one woman only. "

" I'm not afraid to spend money on the R&D that's really going to move us to a cleaner energy source that I think is so much the answer to the issues of environmental responsibility and climate change. "

" 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. "

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

" One thing that Alaskans clearly appreciate is seniority. "

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

" 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. "

" I still wear my write-in wristband. It used to be plastic, but my husband turned it into gold. "

" What could be more important to the pursuit of happiness than the right to choose your spouse without asking a Washington politician for permission? "

" I'm all about accessing our resources; I'm all about those jobs. But I want to make sure I'm not expensing one for the other. "

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

" I will be sent back to Washington, D.C., with the grace of God and all the Alaskan voters out there because all Alaskans have asked me to go back and continue my service. "

Lisa Murkowski

God

Grace

" I've supported the repeal of ObamaCare. "

" Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance. "

" 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. "

Lisa Murkowski

Complaining

World

" The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history. "

" 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?' "

Lisa Murkowski

You

Friends

" 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. "

" Keep in mind, our demographics of our state, how it breaks down in terms of political affiliation: over half the people in this state chose not to align themselves with any party at all. "

" I'm working for my state first. "

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

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

Lisa Murkowski

Think

Do The Right Thing

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" I'm not a quitter - never have been. "

" I believe marriages should be legally defined as between one man and one woman. "

" I've been working to make sure that we've got adequate transportation. I've been working to make sure that we can afford energy within our villages and in our communities. "