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“The war against terrorism is one we must win.”
“I think that the ability to export our abundant resources of LNG is good for us and quite honestly helps with the balance-of-trade issue. Japan would love to see LNG coming from its friend and closest ally, the United States.”
“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.”
“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.”
“A lot of the basic research that helped us figure out fracking came from the federal government.”
“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?”
“I will be sent back to Washington, D.C., with the grace of God and all the Alaskan voters out there because all Alaskans have asked me to go back and continue my service.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history.”
“I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job.”
“I'm working for my state first.”
“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.”
“The more traditional fuel sources we have relied on as a nation - coal, oil, and natural gas - I'm hoping they can allow us the financial springboard to move to the next generation of energy sources: renewables and alternatives.”
“Any efforts or opportunity to expand the civil bonds and rights to anyone that wants to build a stable, happy household should be promoted.”
“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'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.”
“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'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?'”