Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

What people unfortunately relate to when they think of Alaska oil was when the Exxon Valdez went aground because of a captain that was drunk. But when you look to how we have been safely producing and moving Alaska's oil for decades, it is a track record that is enviable.

I don't fit neatly into anybody's political boxes, and I think that sometimes disturbs people. But I don't think most Alaskans fit neatly into the Republican box or the Democratic box. They don't think of themselves that way.

We have so many issues in this country to focus on that worry us, that I question why there is such focus on the simple right of people to love whom they will.

Alaskans need some certainty and clarity over how the Pebble Partnership intends to proceed. I understand the complexity of a project like this, and I appreciate the investments that have been made in Alaska already. But a reliable timeline has been missing, and I hope that the companies will provide one soon.

I was advised by my assistant that the women of the Senate don't do potlucks. To which I responded, 'Of course we do.'

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history.

I am still a Republican. I have not changed that.

I'm not - I'm not going to define people by labels: who's a real Republican, who's not a real Republican.