What It Took to Get Lisa Murkowski’s Vote

Murkowski’s vote uncertain as GOP wrangles support for budget megabill

The U.S. Capitol. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) The U.S. Senate is voting on amendments and negotiating behind the scenes Monday, trying to get enough Republican votes for the megabill containing tax cuts and many of President Trump’s priorities. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is one of several Republican holdouts. Republican leaders added special carveouts for Alaska to try to win her support. But on Sunday the Senate parliamentarian determined that at…

Murkowski Releases Statement on War Powers Resolution Vote - Alaska Native News

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after her vote on Senate Joint Resolution 59. “Thursday, Congress received a detailed briefing on last weekend’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities from CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs Chairman General […] The post Murkowski Releases Statement on War Po…

What It Took to Get Lisa Murkowski’s Vote

American Prospect: “The federal share of payment for Medicaid would be increased for ‘the state with the highest separate poverty guideline.’ That happens to be Alaska. Their share would increase 25 percent above that of a typical state.” “Other programs bundle together benefits for ‘noncontiguous states,’ referring to Alaska and Hawaii. That includes an exemption from work requirements for SNAP, an increase in Medicare reimbursement rates to se…