WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:

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Murkowski: "It is hard right now. Every Alaskan is feeling it."

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Washington, DC- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the impacts the Iran conflict has had on energy markets and prices, particularly in rural Alaska.

Watch the speech here.

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