‘Do I like this bill, no’: How did Republican get Murkovsky to say ‘yes’ on Trump’s megabil? world News

Alaska’s Republican Senator Lisa Murkovski made an important call on Tuesday, putting a vote for President Donald Trump’s mass-and-cost bill.For all of the night session, Senate Minority Whip John Thun was uncertain whether he could secure Murkovski’s support. Alaska Senator spent hours in public and private discussions, asked colleagues to soften the soft provisions that he said that the weakest residents of his state would be burdened.Finally Murkovski provided the 50th Republican “Yea”, which paves the way for breaking the tie for JD Vance and passing the measurement 51‑50. Three Republican-Men’s Susan Colins, Thom Tilis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentki joined all the Democrats in opposing the bill.“I advocated the interests of my kingdom, and I would not make any excuse to do so,” Mercowski asked reporters just after the vote. “Do I like this bill? No. But I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests.”After the Senate MP, his support was uncertain after reducing two attempts to promote Medicade payments for Alaska and Hawaii, saying that he violated the harmony rules. Another bid was also rejected in the early hours of Tuesday to increase Alaska’s medicine funding, causing another shock to the attempts.“I put my head up and made sure that the people of Alaska have not forgotten it,” Murkovsky said. “I think there is something that needs to be done, and I have not done. I am going to take a nap, though.”Murkovsky urged the leaders to accept the Senate text unchanged to the House instead of sending a bill to a conference committee. Nevertheless, the House has started preparing for a floor vote.The law will now be sent to the House for the final vote, and if approved, it will be sent to Trump to sign the law.