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Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage ...
Alaska Republican senator stares down reporter after casting yes vote on Trump's tax bill
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski stared down a reporter in a tense exchange that quickly went viral on social media, ...
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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski urges House to reject Trump's tax bill despite voting for it
Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski cast a pivotal vote in the Senate's passage of the president's sweeping tax cuts and spending ...
‘Agonizing': How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill
Around 12 hours later, after she had convinced Senate leaders to change the bill to benefit her state and voted for the ...
Murkowski Casts Decisive Vote for G.O.P. Policy Bill, Making an ‘Agonizing’ Choice
The Alaska Republican, a frequent critic of the president who is often a swing vote, acknowledged the bill would harm ...
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Murkowski’s vote uncertain as GOP wrangles support for budget megabill
Republican leaders added special provisions to win over Alaska’s senior senator, but some did not pass muster with the Senate ...
GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski
Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) ...
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Last-minute effort to amend budget reconciliation bill to favor Alaska hits roadblocks
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan took to social media to blame Democrats for the removal of a provision that would have benefited ...