I still have the same Republican values that I have long held. But my allegiance is not to the Republican Party. It's not to a party. It is to the people who returned me.

That fear is real, and so I can't tell them, 'Don't worry, don't be afraid.'

I never imagined the extreme possibility that it could be overturned completely.

I don't think that we should cede – we, the Congressional branch – should cede ground to anybody, not to the courts, not to the executive.

I realize that my job, number one, is to be effective for Alaska.

We have a role that is prescribed under Article I of the Constitution. We need to take that seriously.

I think it's Congress not doing their job.

My vote, my views, and so for me, it was the decision that I made.

We've got to do that. But doing it with the most vulnerable bearing the brunt of that is not the answer.

It absolutely reinforced that. It's a daily reminder of how I was returned to the United States Senate. It was not through the help or the assistance of the Republican Party; it was through the hope and the assistance and the persistence…

It's scary to be vulnerable and to share certain things.

So I've been pretty clear that when it comes to Medicaid, those cuts that would harm Alaskan beneficiaries, that's not something that I can take home, right?

We can do this only one senator—and one voter—at a time.

I want to offer hope. The traditional tools of American democracy do still function.

In a polarized Washington, Alaska's senior senator, Lisa Murkowski, is a moderate in a Republican Party dominated by President Trump.

I have not given anybody in the administration an absolute, this is my red line, right?

We need regular people who care about their communities and are willing to do the work, follow the rules, and think for themselves.

Not only would a large portion of Alaska communities lose their local programming, but warning systems for natural disasters, power outages, boil water advisories, and other alerts would be severely hampered.