The decision process, Murkowski told reporters after the vote, had been “agonizing,” and she “struggled mightily with the impact on the most vulnerable in this country, when you look to Medicaid and SNAP.”
Murkowski describes her emotional struggle regarding the impact of the budget bill on vulnerable populations.
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I don’t think we’re going to be able to get a permanent extension; I don’t think that’s wise.
It is the people of Alaska that I worry about the most, especially when it comes to the potential loss of social safety net programs—Medicaid coverage and SNAP benefits—that our most vulnerable populations rely on.
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