Quotes from Lisa Murkowski

Scott McAdams is a nice guy, but I don't know that most Alaskans believe that he's electable.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

We still have billions of barrels in Alaska that sit untapped. There are abundant reserves offshore in the lower 48.

Our hunting areas are the grocery store.

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

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.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

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'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.

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.