Frank Murkowski Quotations

When we had $10 a barrel a year ago, it was the market that was making the determination, ... To blame 'big oil' on profiteering is a little misleading ... the market is setting the price, not U.S. 'big oil.'

While we don't know whether the hard drives are lost, it gravely concerns me that they have even been displaced. If they can't keep track of this kind of information, it raises serious concerns about overall security.

Any increase in oil production will just go to meet increased demand that has already taken place, ... Thus, any increase will not result in significant price reductions to consumers ... at best it will just keep them from continuing to spiral out of sight.

I guess we can all conclude we've lost a giant in the sense of the contribution he made to our state, ... He was a philosopher, a guide, a pilot, a poet, a visionary. ... His contribution is evident when every Alaskan receives a Permanent Fund dividend.

We've got a veto threat but we've also got a responsibility to the American taxpayer,

These new programs and incentives will help us to, first, find, develop, deliver and conserve our domestic energy resources. The goal in doing so: We will reduce our reliance on foreign sources of oil to less than 50 percent by 2010 to protect our energy security. And yes - ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Reserve) will be a part of the legislation,

In the event California cannot repay generators for this power, the federal government is going to have to meet that obligation, because this was an order of the federal government,

The dividend is vitally important to the dreams and needs of Alaskans and the economic vitality of the state,

Balance is the key in my opinion at the Department of Interior, and I think that Ms. Norton will provide that balance,

Let us hope the hard drives are found. We don't need another crisis at our nuclear weapons laboratory.