Lisa Murkowski Quotes

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Lisa Murkowski

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 22, 1957

With the notion of marriage - an exclusive, emotional, binding 'til death do you part' tie - becoming more and more an exception to the rule given a rise in cohabitation and high rates of divorce, why should the federal government be telling adults who love one another that they cannot get married simply because they happen to be gay?

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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.

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

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We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that.

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I've supported the repeal of ObamaCare.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job.

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The war against terrorism is one we must win.

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I don't buy into this, 'Oh, poor us. We've got tough budget problems.'

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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.

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I am not one of those who wants Obama to fail. If he does well, that means the country's doing well.

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We don't have time as a nation to spend all of what we do blocking.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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