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'You Know It's a Terrible Bill': Murkowski Helps GOP Gut Safety Net After 'Bribe' Shields Her State (www.commondreams.org)
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the deciding vote to pass Republicans' massive social safety net cuts through the Senate. She said she didn't like the bill, but voted for it anyway after getting Alaska exempted from some of its worst harms.

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[–] theotherbelow@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I believe they dropped the bribe last minute and she still voted yes.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] theotherbelow@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 day ago

Maybe to people who have lost their minds and most of their political will "its the thought that counts"