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· 14h · on MSN
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.
· 15h · on MSN
Republican Senator tells House not to vote on bill she just voted for
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.
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