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On the recordJuly 16, 2025
We’re lawmakers. We should be legislating. What we’re getting now is a direction from the White House and being told, ‘This is the priority. We want you to execute on it. We’ll be back with you with another round,’
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Senator Murkowski expresses her concerns about the White House's influence on legislative priorities.

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