Alaska senator unfazed by Trump tweet
The
"Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the
Murkowski defended her vote. She repeatedly has expressed concerns about deep Medicaid cuts in the
"You know I am comfortable with the decision that I made yesterday in working to advance
"I don't' really follow Twitter that much," she added.
Before this week's vote, Murkowski said she made it clear to Trump that her first commitment was to Alaskans.
"There may be pressures that come at me from, whether it's the president or others, there may be those who say, 'As a Republican, you need to stand with the president without question," she said last week. "But my commitment is to try to do the best that I can for the people that I work for."
Murkowski, 60, is in her fourth term representing the nation's largest state and she chairs the powerful
"The senator has lied numerous times to Alaskans about where she stands on repeal. This is nothing new to her constituents, as she has done the same on the question of life, homosexual marriage, and many other issues," Miller said in an email to The Associated Press. "Murkowski is a poster child for all that is wrong with America's corrupt political system, and remains an embarrassment to the
However, he said another challenge to Murkowski in 2022 seems "unlikely," citing what he calls voting irregularities in the state.
"She normally doesn't disappoint. She normally votes with the
Marvin, an independent who lives in a small southeast
"I think that takes a lot of courage, and I think we should all be grateful for her boldness," she said.
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