Lisa Murkowski
76:29 - 77:27
"the window isn't open forever, and I hate to, I hate to go from high to just kind of the tempering with realism, but we know that the pendulum always swings, so we've got to do everything that we can to complete favorable rulemakings, to get the federal permits that we need, to beat back the inevitable lawsuits that come our way, and really get things moving into construction."
“the window isn't open forever, and I hate to, I hate to go from high to just kind of the tempering with realism, but we know that the pendulum always swings, so we've got to do everything that we can to complete favorable rulemakings, to get the federal permits that we need, to beat back the inevitable lawsuits that come our way, and really get things moving into construction.”
- Speaker
- Lisa Murkowski
- Timestamp
- 76:29 – 77:27
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
And I think I just want to leave you with 4 quick points here today that are perhaps less project-specific The first one is that Alaska's renaissance is really real. We know we've had some tough years, but there is some real momentum under the Midnight Sun right now, and we're seeing good projects that are creating good jobs for Alaskans. They're, they're, they're going to help diversify our economy. And given all that's going on, that's just a really good feel. Number 2, though, The window isn't open forever, and I hate to, I hate to go from high to just kind of the tempering with realism, but we know that the pendulum always swings, so we've got to do everything that we can to complete favorable rulemakings, to get the federal permits that we need, to beat back the inevitable lawsuits that come our way, and really get things moving into construction.
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