Frank Murkowski
Frank Murkowski
Frank Hughes Murkowskiis an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth Governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 March 1933
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
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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,
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Let us hope the hard drives are found. We don't need another crisis at our nuclear weapons laboratory.
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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.
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The NRC is an expert, independent, nonpartisan body whose standards are based on solid research, consistent with the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences, ... I believe the industry has a very legitimate long-term concern over having to abide by EPA standards that are politically driven and not scientifically based.
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Each side has made its position on the issues clear during the months of negotiations, ... I have delivered a fair contract proposal to the producers. Now is the time for a decision.
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it's more of a political problem than a waste problem.
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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.'
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We've got a veto threat but we've also got a responsibility to the American taxpayer,
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We still have time, in my opinion, ... But it's premature to make any predictions until we have a contractual result.
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The question is, How do you separate the needy from those who just want a $2,000 handout,
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Balance is the key in my opinion at the Department of Interior, and I think that Ms. Norton will provide that balance,
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Alaska's gas has been stranded because the economics weren't there to support development, ... But now that's changed.
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The Republic of China of Taiwan is in need of resources and has to look at the markets of the world, ... We have the technology and the capability, but we don't have the markets here in Alaska.