It was a make-or-break moment for Senator Lisa Murkowski as the Senate wrestled with Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a title so obnoxiously on-brand it practically screams “do not read the fine print.”
From the start, Murkowski tried to play the adult in the room, fighting to shield Alaska’s fragile healthcare and food assistance lifelines. Roughly one-third of her state relies on Medicaid, and SNAP (food stamps) isn’t a luxury in a place where groceries cost as much as a car payment.
