Murkowski, Trump and Congress

Murkowski urges Congress to "stand up" to Trump if he withholds funding
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Wednesday urged her colleagues in Congress to reassert their constitutional authority and stand up to President Trump if he withholds funding approved by lawmakers through his mass firings of federal workers or severe cuts to federal agencies.
Murkowski encourages tribes to stand their ground with the Trump administration
At the National Congress of American Indians winter summit in Washington D.C., Sen. Lisa Murkowski acknowledged that it's a difficult time for tribes, as they adjust to a new administration.
'We have to stand up': Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration
In a telephonic town hall Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said that the recent mass firing of probationary federal employees violated the law and lacked "respect and dignity" toward the workers who have lost their jobs,
Murkowski: Trump’s mass firings ‘do more harm than good’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) argued that while she agrees with President Trump’s administration goal to downsize the federal government, the current mass firings of workers across several
Murkowski calls on fellow Republicans to stand up to Trump
Lisa Murkowski criticized President Trump Wednesday night for dismissing thousands of federal employees and she said Congress needs to call him out when he violates his constitutional limits. “If the president,
Republican Sen. Murkowski raises concerns about Trump firings
Lawmakers are raising concerns about the Trump administration's growing federal layoffs. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska discusses its impact on her constituents and CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
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Murkowski, Begich host telephone town halls to address constituent concerns
Nick Begich both attempted to address constituent concerns this week in a series of telephone town halls. The forums came ...
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she intends to vote for RFK Jr. as U.S. health secretary
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday said she intends to vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the federal ...
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Federal firings hit U.S. Forest Service in Alaska, with at least 30 jobs cut on Thursday
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that potentially over 100 federal Alaska jobs were cut and called the approach ...
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‘In Alaska, It’s Denali’: Murkowski pushes bill to rename mountain, again
The battle over what to call North America’s highest peak has entered the U.S. Senate as Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) ...
Bucking Trump order, GOP Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan push to change Mount McKinley's name back to Denali
GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska push proposal to rename Mount McKinley, Denali, after President Donald ...
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'In Alaska, It's Denali,' Says Murkowski Introducing Legislation To Preserve The Mountain's Name
Senator Lisa Murkowski has introduced a bill to formally change the name of North America's highest peak back to Denali ...