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Republican Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday that despite voting in favor of the sweeping tax and spending package, she wants the House to return the "One Big Beautiful Bill" to the Senate for further work.

"My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we're not there yet," Murkowski told reporters today.

Murkowski's vote was pivotal in the Senate's razor-thin 51–50 passage of the bill. The Alaska senator had been the focus of intense lobbying by GOP leaders, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, to secure her support amid concerns over Medicaid cuts and food assistance reductions. The bill now heads to the House, where its future remains uncertain.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone ask her point blank why she voted for it then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Someone said she didn't know that they removed the whaling tax exemption she had them add in. But like, she can't be that dumb/unobservant, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

So she was completely fine with everything else, it’s only because of one small exemption that she thinks people shouldn’t vote for it… riiiight.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How does that two faced piece of shit keep getting elected

[–] [email protected] 19 points 23 hours ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

it's so far past hickville that even banjo players paddle faster.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Luisianans like "damn, thankfully I don't live in THAT shit hole.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Not that Louisiana is any better, lol.

At least Alaska has a good excuse (distance. Travel difficulties, etc.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

No, it's basically the same, but in a different climate.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Lived near Juneau and they fucking hated her waffling ass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Just like most red states, where there tends to be one or two areas/cities that are very blue.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago

That's the Alaskan version of Austin TX.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, and it's a wonderful place, but it's politics are weird.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Oh it's absolutely gorgeous. But the people are so remote, and undereducated and just mostly unaffected by what happens in the lower 48. I'll stop short of calling them stupid because that's just life in extremely remote places. It's a different world.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago

To drive her point home, as penance, she should immolate herself on the steps of the US House. Until she does that, ignore her like the liar she is.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 23 hours ago

Not quite as loony as McConnell filibustering his own bill, but it's close.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Is she going to try and pull off the triple lundy of cognitive dissonance? Feign disappointment in the House after they pass something she voted for and explicitly had a hand in the final language of? If this were a swimming competition the GOP would be checking for the gigantic cajones she must have. Always been far more impressed with her over collins (and ol’ mittens) in whatever you call that awful thing they do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

stupid fucking cunt