Lisa Murkowski

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.

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

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

I think it's Congress not doing their job.

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

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.

Horrible and not the America I know

Not the America I know

It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know.

It is shocking at every level. It's not the America I know.

It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level.

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.

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.

Oh, I’ll give you a list.

The public media system is an invaluable resource that saves lives in Alaska.

It's about $170 billion in savings that could be had if we were to eliminate that.

It's going to be a little bit different if you're out in a rural area where you don't have the opportunity for jobs unless you move into the city.