Report: Interior Secretary Threatens Alaskan Interests After Murkowski Votes ‘No’ On Health Care Debate
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was one of the two Republicans to vote against Tuesday’s GOP’s effort to open debate on health care legislation, and it appears the Trump administration is interested in retaliating.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was one of the two Republicans to vote against Tuesday’s GOP’s effort to open debate on health care legislation, and it appears the Trump administration is interested in retaliating.
The Alaska Dispatch News reported, by Wednesday, “each of Alaska's two Republican senators had received a phone call from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke letting them know the vote had put Alaska's future with the administration in jeopardy.”
Those calls were made not long after President Trump tweeted, “Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!”
The Alaska Dispatch News also reports, “Efforts and issues on the line include nominations of Alaskans to Interior posts…and future opportunities to drill…among other regulatory issues that are a priority…”
Murkowski was unavailable for comment, but she had made it clear on Tuesday why she voted against the Republican health care measure, notes Politico.
She said in a statement, “I voted ‘no’ today to give the Senate another chance to take this to the committee process. I still believe that’s the best route, but we now have this debate on the open floor. We all recognize that we have much work to do to address the healthcare concerns of this country.”
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was one of the two Republicans to vote against Tuesday’s GOP’s effort to open debate on health care legislation, and it appears the Trump administration is interested in retaliating.
The Alaska Dispatch News reported, by Wednesday, “each of Alaska's two Republican senators had received a phone call from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke letting them know the vote had put Alaska's future with the administration in jeopardy.”
Those calls were made not long after President Trump tweeted, “Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!”
The Alaska Dispatch News also reports, “Efforts and issues on the line include nominations of Alaskans to Interior posts…and future opportunities to drill…among other regulatory issues that are a priority…”
Murkowski was unavailable for comment, but she had made it clear on Tuesday why she voted against the Republican health care measure, notes Politico.
She said in a statement, “I voted ‘no’ today to give the Senate another chance to take this to the committee process. I still believe that’s the best route, but we now have this debate on the open floor. We all recognize that we have much work to do to address the healthcare concerns of this country.”
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