. >> lisa murkowski was the keynote speaker in a discussion on national security focusing on the u.s. presence in the world oceans. she also talked about off shosh drilling. this is hosted by the university of virginia. it is about 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, if i could have your attention. we are particularly honored to have as our conference keynote speaker today senator lisa murkowski, the first alaskan born nor to serve the state and only the sixth united states senator from alaska. she's the senior republican member of the senate energy and natural resources committee and also serves on the senate appropriations committee, health education labor and pensions committee and the senate indian affairs committee. she was elected by her fellow republican senators to serve as the vice chair of the senate republican conference for the 111th congress. she has a b.a. in economics from majority and law degree from willamette university. as one who has been to alaska many times, particularly during the law of the sea negotiations since as the senator knows it has approximately half

senator lisa murkowski will be the keynote speaker. she's the ranking member of the senate energy committee. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> we continue to remain outside the legal agreement to to the efforts of the opposition who argue ratification would harm americans interest treat these arguments are simply not true. a careful review and the plain text of the treaty make this clear. critics argue we do not need this because we enjoy the protection and benefits under customary law. this argument ignores serious risk. in 1983, president reagan said the united states would act in accordance with the use of the ocean. navigational freedoms were recognized by other states. we have asserted our navigational rights based on customary usage. it reflects the current customs and practices of navigation. as they alter their conduct and seek to change the law of the seas, we are at a disadvantage. to prevent excessive claims, we only have two options -- diploma

with people in alaska that one of the greatest treasures of the state is this senator, senator lisa murkowski, who has done so much for alaska and for the country. please join me in welcoming senator murkowski. [applause] >> thank you, john, for your kind remarks. and it is an honor, a delight, to be with all of you. i recognize some friends out there. when i have an opportunity to speak on the issue of the arctic, i don't know, are you all called arctic groupies yet or not? i'm not sure. but it couldn't be a better gathering. it really is my pleasure to be able to address you today at the 34th annual center for oceans law and policy conference. i commend you most certainly for putting together a very, very impressive conference and some great speakers that you have in front of us. now, as all of us in this particular room are aware, the united states is an arctic nation because of alaska. and i appreciate the very kind words you've said about my remarkable state. we're very possessive about what goes on in alaska as alaskans, but we do recognize that because of our 49th state, it does put th

we are particularly honored to have as our conrence keynote speaker today senator lisa murkowski, theirst askan-born senator to serve the state and only the sixth united states senator from alaska. she is the senior republican member of the senate energy and natural resources committee and also serves on the senate appropriations commth, the health, education and labor and pensions committee and the senate indy affairs committee. she was elected by her fellows to serve in the republican congress for the 111th congress. she holds a b.a. in economics from georgetown and a law degree from will meth university. as one who -- wilamette university. as the senator knows, it has approximately half of the entire continental shelf of the united states, i'm an enormous fan of alaska. you cannot possibly go to alaska without coming a way with a feeling that this is the most butiful place on planet earth. and i know from my conversations with people in alaska that one of the greatest treasures of the state is this senator, senator lisa murkowski, who has done so much for alaska and for t country.

then remarks on sea law and offshore drilling by alaska senator lisa murkowski. tomorrow on "washington journal," christian signs monitor pete spots talks about the spill in the gulf of mexico. james gattuso offers his thoughts on how to fix fannie mae and freddie mac. and bill shore, founder and executor of share our strength looks at hunger in america. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> in some ways, every class gives us a sense of what the country is thinking. >> terrence samuel looks behind the institution of the u.s. senate, the upper house 0 sunday on c-span's "q & a." >> now an event with daniel benjamin. topics i collude the attempted terrorist attacks on christmas day and times square. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us this afternoon. today's speaker is ambassador dan benjamin, who i am very proud to say has been a friend for a long time, and we are all better off for him having returned to government as a taxpayer. i am pleased. dan is the state department's coordinator for counterterrorism. prior to that he was a se

we ended up with those in louisiana and jeff bingaman, lisa murkowski, and senator white house from rhode island. we came here to see firsthand what was happening. i have come away with a new feeling about bp. bp, in my mind, it no longer stands for british petroleum, it stands for beyond patients. people had been waiting 34 days for british petroleum to cap this well and stop the damage that is happening across the gulf of mexico. . . that is what is wrong with this situation. we never should have been where we are today. the in ministers and look continue to put pressure on bp -- the administration will continue to put pressure on bp to do what they should. bp is who should foot the bill here for their mistake and they're accident, and the damage they have caused. it is my honor to introduce my colleague and friend, senator mary landrieu. >> senator durbin is going to be a strong ally to all of us in louisiana and the gulf coast as we fight for justice and fairness in this situation. secretary salazar has been an extraordinary leader. secretary napolitano, as the commander of this situa