Tag: Lisa Murkowski

House Speaker Paul Ryan took off his jacket and rolled up his shirtsleeves last week to go through a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation defending the plan the House Freedom Caucus and a handful of conservative senators have instead dubbed "Obamacare lite." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan faces GOP unity test on Obamacare repeal

W. James Antle III · March 12, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio is one of four Republican senators who said Monday they do not support an early Obamacare replacement draft authored by House lawmakers because it does not go far enough to protect those enrolled in Medicaid. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Four GOP senators reject early House Obamacare replacement draft

Susan Ferrechio · March 6, 2017 10:12 pm

In announcing their opposition to Betsy DeVos' nomination to be secretary of education, Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins are caving to one of the most destructive special interest groups in politics: teachers unions. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Collins and Murkowski abandon conservatives for teachers unions

alice-stewart · February 5, 2017 12:00 am

Collins, Murkowski Say They Oppose Betsy DeVos

Tws Staff · February 1, 2017 8:19 pm

The Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmed former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to be secretary of energy and Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., to be interior secretary. (AP Photos)

Energy and Environment

Perry, Zinke nominations advance in the Senate

John Siciliano · January 31, 2017 3:52 pm

Chairman Norman Bay's resignation leaves the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with just two members. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Energy and Environment

Murkowski: Nation’s grid watchdog in crisis

John Siciliano · January 27, 2017 5:18 pm

"[Judge Neil] Gorsuch, I think, is a good guy," said Murkowski about one of Trump's leading SCOTUS candidates. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

National Security

Alaska senator praises one Supreme Court contender, but not the other

Joel Gehrke · January 25, 2017 4:28 pm

Energy advocate Perry hits green Dems’ wall

Energy and Environment

Energy advocate Perry hits green Dems’ wall

John Siciliano · January 19, 2017 4:07 pm

GOP hopes Trump Interior Department pick brings the ‘cavalry’ to fix Obama policies

Energy and Environment

GOP hopes Trump Interior Department pick brings the ‘cavalry’ to fix Obama policies

John Siciliano · January 17, 2017 8:13 pm

Five senators want to wait until March to give the Trump administration more time. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP senators seek to delay Obamacare repeal vote

Robert King · January 10, 2017 12:34 am

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich proposed on Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act was designed to crush the private sector healthcare industry and role out socialized medicine to Americans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Growing chorus of GOP senators could doom Obamacare repeal

Robert King · January 7, 2017 5:37 am

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chairwoman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the top Democrat on the panel, Maria Cantwell, want the energy bill to get passed this year. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Energy bill dead as GOP looks for better deal under Trump

John Siciliano · December 5, 2016 5:01 am