Lisa Murkowski
212:24 - 212:32
“We're going to hear some encouraging news from the Department of Energy with regards to grants.”
- Speaker
- Lisa Murkowski
- Timestamp
- 212:24 – 212:32
- Transcript
- Facebook video 1634061471462801
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
But again, what is happening, what is happening in your communities, what is happening, the impact to you and your families is not right. And I recognize that even when prices eventually go back down, which they will, that many, many of you, many of us in Alaska are still going to be paying far more for our energy than most of the rest of the country. So there is so much that we need to do in this space. We can push for greater federal assistance, and you know that I do that, whether it's LIHEAP or weatherization. We're going to hear some encouraging news from the Department of Energy with regards to grants.
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