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" 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. "

Lisa Murkowski

Path

Strength

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Think about how our country was built. The greatness came from our diversity; the greatness came from individuals with different perspectives coming together. "

" From 2002-2008, Planned Parenthood received $342 million in federal taxpayer money through Title X funding alone. With these funds, Planned Parenthood has provided women throughout the U.S. with important family planning and contraceptive services as well as screening for breast and cervical cancers for low-income women. "

" 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. "

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

Lisa Murkowski

I Am

Changed

" Whether it was his ability to turn around the Massachusetts economy or turn around businesses in the private sector, Mitt Romney has demonstrated the leadership that we need in the White House to get the country on the right track. "

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

" I look at what we have - our traditional natural resource base - as helping move us to that cleaner, more diverse energy supply. "

Lisa Murkowski

Natural

" 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 want to support John Boehner in any way that I can, but we need to be pragmatic. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Lisa Murkowski

Tie

Transportation

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

" We can write the book on how to run a successful write-in campaign for the United States Senate. "

" Our hunting areas are the grocery store. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "