0:54
Lisa Murkowski
101:47 - 102:42
"We will keep the hearing record open for the next 24 hours, but we would like to get these submitted by the end of business tomorrow so that we can do what the committee needs to do next, which is hopefully move you to a markup."
“We will keep the hearing record open for the next 24 hours, but we would like to get these submitted by the end of business tomorrow so that we can do what the committee needs to do next, which is hopefully move you to a markup.”
- Speaker
- Lisa Murkowski
- Timestamp
- 101:47 – 102:42
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
There is a great deal of effort that will be required, but it is something that is required. So a big, big part of your challenge there. Well, I think you've gotten a wide range of questions this morning from members of the committee. We will keep the hearing record open for the next 24 hours, but we would like to get these submitted by the end of business tomorrow so that we can do what the committee needs to do next, which is hopefully move you to a markup. So I appreciate the honest and direct responses that you have given to folks, and with regards to any questions for the record that will follow, that we would expect a level of the same.
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