Lisa Murkowski quotes

As printed Aug 11

“Last week, I raised this issue with Secretary McMahon, and I’m pleased she agreed to expedite the obligation of the funds for the Alaska Native Education Program grants that Congress appropriated earlier this year,”

on Murkowski securing a pledge to speed up $41.3M in Alaska Native education grants

ICT News Sen. Lisa Murkowski pushes for release of $41.3M in delayed federal grants for Alaska Native education ›

As printed Aug 1

“We cannot lose sight of the fact that at the end of the day, we’re talking about children, whether it’s children with special needs, whether it’s children in our elementary schools, whether it’s our Native students — making sure that we don’t lose that focus,”

Breitbart News Senate Committee Votes to Block Part of Trump Admin’s Effort to Dismantle Department of Education ›

As printed Jul 27

“true prospectivity can only emerge as leaseholders move forward under a federal administration willing to work with them,”

on Alaska's push to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge

ICT News With industry wary of Arctic Refuge, Alaska’s own government plans a lonely quest for oil ›

As printed Jun 25

“If he chooses to hold up his own agenda because he wants action on the SAVE Act, that's — I guess — his call. It is not helpful to him. It's not helpful to the country, and it's not moving the needle,”

on Trump pushing GOP senators on the SAVE Act voting legislation

Politics - CBSNews.com Trump has testy meeting with GOP senators, telling Cassidy to sit down ›

As printed Aug 9

“I am also keenly aware that the Department’s nearly $2-billion dollar slush fund – which likely would have rewarded January 6 protesters – is only off the table because this nomination is pending and the Senate has leverage. Once we vote, that will end, and there is no telling what the future holds,”

on the Senate confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general

The Guardian Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general ›

As printed Aug 10

“The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration,”

Fox News ›

As printed Aug 10

“sweeping immunity protections granted to the president.”

Truthout ›

As printed Aug 8

“Once we vote, that will end, and there is no telling what the future holds”

on losing Senate leverage over Trump's proposed $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund

PBS NewsHour WATCH: Sen. Cassidy says he'll vote to confirm Todd Blanche for attorney general ›

As printed Aug 8

“the politicization—even weaponization”

on her reason for opposing Blanche's confirmation as attorney general

The Bulwark Blanche on the Bubble ›

As printed Aug 8

“the “politicization” and “even weaponization” of the Justice Department “did not start with this administration but has accelerated during it””

on her reason for opposing Blanche's confirmation as attorney general

The Federalist Today In Republicans Being Useless: Murkowski Tries (But Fails) To Sink Blanche Confirmation ›

As printed Aug 8

“I hope Mr. Blanche is able to achieve that, if confirmed, but I simply do not have confidence that will be the case.”

PBS NewsHour Blanche's attorney general confirmation is in doubt as GOP Sen. Murkowski opposes his nomination ›

As printed Aug 8

“The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration. I hope Mr. Blanche is able to achieve that, if confirmed, but I simply do not have confidence that will be the case,”

NBC News Sen. Bill Cassidy, a critical Republican holdout, backs Todd Blanche for attorney general ›