{"id":1935,"date":"2012-02-24T08:40:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T17:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2012-03-30T09:52:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T17:52:56","slug":"senator-lisa-murkowski-addresses-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=1935","title":{"rendered":"Senator Lisa Murkowski Addresses Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski addressed a joint session of the State Legislature yesterday.\u00a0 I had the pleasure of escorting Senator Murkowski into the House Chamber.<br \/>\n\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Murkowski-Address-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Murkowski\" src=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Murkowski-Address-1-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senator Murkowski spoke on several issues of importance to Alaska and our nation.\u00a0 She emphasized the need to bring new oil production online, referring to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline as our state\u2019s \u201clifeline.\u201d\u00a0 Additionally, she expressed frustration that the U.S. Senate has not passed the bill that the U.S. House did earlier this month to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil exploration.\u00a0 I strongly agree with her.\u00a0 Opening of ANWR is too important to our state and nation to ignore any longer.\u00a0 Senator Murkowski also shares my concerns regarding the unacceptable high costs of energy in our state and voiced support for an increased role for the United States and Alaska in the Arctic.\u00a0 The Alaska Northern Waters Task Force, of which I serve as Vice-Chairman, recently published its <a href=\"http:\/\/housemajority.org\/coms\/index.php?c=104\" target=\"_blank\">findings<\/a> calling for a greater role for our state in Arctic issues.\u00a0 This session I&#8217;ve sponsored <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.state.ak.us\/basis\/get_bill.asp?session=27&amp;bill=scr+22&amp;submit=Display+Bill\" target=\"_blank\">legislation<\/a> to continue the Legislature\u2019s work advancing on Alaska\u2019s interest in the Arctic by creating a commission to develop a strategic Arctic policy for the State of Alaska.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nI enjoyed seeing Senator Murkowski again in Juneau, and talking with her and her staff on issues of importance to our state.\u00a0 Coordination and communication between our state\u2019s congressional delegation and the Legislature is critical to advance our state\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch video of Senator Murkowski\u2019s address <a href=\"http:\/\/gavelalaska.org\/media\/?media_id=JFLS120223A\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 And you can listen to the press conference that followed her address <a href=\"http:\/\/gavelalaska.org\/media\/?media_id=SLMP120223A\" 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