Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

I don't buy into this, 'Oh, poor us. We've got tough budget problems.'

I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job.

The war against terrorism is one we must win.

We need to face it, as a nation we have a reliance on petroleum.

We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that.

Mitt Romney understands the importance of Alaska as a leader in our country's energy production and I look forward to working with him on such an important economic and national security matter.

There are many outsiders that actively try to halt every natural resource development project in Alaska. Many of these same people have never even been to Alaska, yet they claim to know what's best for us.

Whether it was his ability to turn around the Massachusetts economy or turn around businesses in the private sector, Mitt Romney has demonstrated the leadership that we need in the White House to get the country on the right track.