The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Staff Reports
Posted: Monday, January 01, 2018 12:28 PM
President Trump Slams Sen. Lisa Murkowski For Defection On Tuesday Procedural Vote On Obama Care
“Senator @LisaMurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!” Trump tweeted early Wednesday.
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Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!
Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, were the only two Republicans to vote “no” to move forward with debate on Tuesday. The bill narrowly cleared the procedural hurdle.
Collins and Murkowski have been among the moderate Senate Republicans concerned about possible Medicaid cuts in a full ObamaCare overhaul. Both senators sent Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., separate letters last week opposing the Senate’s effort to pass legislation to repeal ObamaCare without new legislation in place.
The president’s tweet only addressed his disappointment in Murkowski, and did not mention Collins.