Lisa Murkowski Quotes
We fail to boost our offshore production at our own expense.
Murkowski, Lisa. "Floor Remarks on Offshore Drilling." Congressional Record, Government Printing Office, 14 Feb. 2012.
in managing and developing American military strength
When Bulgaria transformed from a Communist nation to a free market, competitive economy, most of the Bulgarian businessmen assumed that the competition was to get a favored position with the government and have the government then interfere with their competitors or some other government organized advantage for them as opposed to better products, better prices, better marketing. Ironically, there are still a few areas where the modern American system is much like Bulgaria was. Local telephone and electric monopolies are two of the worst.
1st Earl of Strafford. Although Strafford was a terrible ruler of Ireland and was hated by most, he did stimulate the development of the linen trade for which Ireland later became so famous. Most rulers of the time were not that interested in economic development, but he was. Holland and France were then the leaders in producing fine linen. Globalization was even then a factor in international trade. Strafford took advantage of the fertile lands of Ireland, and the abundant supply of cheap labor to import the finest Dutch seed and have Ireland plant thousands of acres of linen flax. He invested his own money also in order to get the industry started, and although the first production were viewed as cheap imitations of Dutch and French linen, soon the creativity and industry of the Irish produced an even better product and Ireland became the world leader of linen production.
Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States Senator for Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. Murkowski is the second-most senior Republican woman in the Senate, after Susan Collins of Maine. Like Collins, Murkowski is often described as one of the most moderate Republicans in the Senate and a crucial swing vote.
