Lisa Murkowski Professions : United States Senator Born : May 22, 1957 Browse All Authors Top 30 quotes by Lisa Murkowski Growing up in a small Alaska town, domestic violence was that dirty little secret nobody talked about. We must start talking about it. For too long, we have been providing protection to the wrong people. Lisa Murkowski alaska growing-up dirty I'm excited about what I have to offer. Not only a little bit of youth, but a different perspective as a woman. Lisa Murkowski perspective different littles Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance Lisa Murkowski self-reliance absolute-freedom self I do believe that our climate is changing. I don't agree that all the changes are necessarily due solely to human activity. Lisa Murkowski agree climate believe Planning is the essence of good management and when it comes to health care we must allow states to plan for future needs. We need to cement this federal commitment to Alaskans so the state has the assurance that money vital for providing Medicaid health care will not just dry up and disappear. Lisa Murkowski dry-up essence commitment The war against terrorism is one we must win. Lisa Murkowski terrorism winning war 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. Lisa Murkowski alaska trying people 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. Lisa Murkowski alaska leader country From 2002-2008, Planned Parenthood received $342 million in federal taxpayer money through Title X funding alone. With these funds, Planned Parenthood has provided women throughout the U.S. with important family planning and contraceptive services as well as screening for breast and cervical cancers for low-income women. Lisa Murkowski alone women family money I have nice watches. I don't set them. Lisa Murkowski them set nice watches We need to face it, as a nation we have a reliance on petroleum. Lisa Murkowski nation face need petroleum I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Lisa Murkowski god happiness life believe I look at my cell phone to see what time it is where I am, and then you behave accordingly. If people are eating, it must be time to eat. Lisa Murkowski i-am you time people The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history. Lisa Murkowski end ugly voting history 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. Lisa Murkowski leadership white house country What people unfortunately relate to when they think of Alaska oil was when the Exxon Valdez went aground because of a captain that was drunk. But when you look to how we have been safely producing and moving Alaska's oil for decades, it is a track record that is enviable. Lisa Murkowski look you drunk people 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? Lisa Murkowski you marriage love death 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. Lisa Murkowski day you family people I think it's fair to say that women have a different level of intuitiveness that allows them to perhaps handle situations a little bit different. Lisa Murkowski say think women different I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job. Lisa Murkowski how never job like Similar Authors Dan Coats united-states-senator Angus King united-states-senator Amy Klobuchar united-states-senator Bob Menendez united-states-senator Bob Corker united-states-senator Bob Casey, Jr. united-states-senator All Authors
