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Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
How Republicans Got Lisa Murkowski To Vote For The Tax Cut Bill
WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans had to make Alaska-friendly changes to their bill cutting taxes and Medicaid in order to win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). The Senate couldn’t have passed the so-called Big Beautiful Bill on Tuesday without Murkowski serving as the 50th vote and Vice President JD Vance providing the tiebreaker.
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Republican Senator tells House not to vote on bill she just voted for
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska convinced Senate leaders to change their massive tax and spending cuts package to benefit her state and eventually voted for the legislation, ensuring its passage.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) could have chosen to shrink the bill’s debt-ceiling increase to sway Rand Paul (R. Ky.), or adjust the Medicaid provisions to woo Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) and Collins. Instead, he gave more to Alaska—and it worked.
A local advocacy group gathered more than 2,700 signatures for each proposition within the city clerk's office’s extended deadline. A third to make in-person voting the default again in Juneau’s local elections failed to get enough signatures.
Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski toyed with the idea of caucusing with Democrats on Monday, saying it would be based
Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said she has “considered” the possibility of switching to the Senate Democratic caucus when asked about it, but she doesn’t see Democrats as being
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