Honorable Lisa Murkowski
United States Senator, Alaska, Republican
Senator Murkowski has served in the U.S. Senate since 2002, when she was appointed by her father, Governor Frank Murkowski (R), to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation. She served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002. She sits on the following committees: Appropriations; Energy and Natural Resources, where she is the Ranking Minority Member; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Indian Affairs. The following is from the March 27, 2012, Senate floor debate on S. 2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act. I wish to speak on the legislation that is before us. This…
