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" We do not have the transportation infrastructure that all you in the lower 48 have. We don't have energy grids that tie us in. "

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

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

" Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance. "

" One thing that Alaskans clearly appreciate is seniority. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I look at my cell phone to see what time it is where I am, and then you behave accordingly. If people are eating, it must be time to eat. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've supported the repeal of ObamaCare. "

" 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. "

" When you think about the children, one of the things that I'm quite concerned about - and I've heard it expressed by others - is trying to find how we can build better accountability, work to provide a level of education that prepares our children for the future. "

" I believe it is important that Title X organizations continue to receive funding. "

" I'm not - I'm not going to define people by labels: who's a real Republican, who's not a real Republican. "

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

" It doesn't make sense to argue about how much global warming is caused by man - whether it's 5 percent or 50 percent. "

" Imagine that foreign development is not done to our standards and a spill occurs. Neither geology nor ocean currents will respect our national boundaries. "

" 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. "

" I don't pass the Tea Party's purity test. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "