On the recordMay 27, 2021
To be making a decision for the short-term political gain at the expense of understanding and acknowledging what was in front of us on January 6th. I think we need to look at that critically.
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Senator Murkowski criticized her colleagues for prioritizing short-term political gain over the need to understand the events of January 6th.
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