In the end, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill, a budget and priorities package crafted by Republicans. Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote. All Democrats voted against the bill, along with Republican Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine.
Lasting about 28 hours, it was the longest vote-a-rama in Senate history. The bill, being a reconciliation bill, only required a simple majority.
The bill contains the largest tax cut for middle-class and working-class families. There will be no tax on tips or overtime hours worked. There’s a massive investment in border security and removing illegal criminal aliens.
The bill extends the Trump tax cuts from his first administration, doubles the child tax credit to $2,000 from $1,000, doubles the standard deduction, creates the 20% small business deduction, and doubles the death tax exemption.
“The Senate’s passage of HR1 marks a turning point for energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. By streamlining permitting and unlocking access to our vast oil, gas, and critical mineral reserves, this bill gives Alaska the tools to power America while creating high-paying jobs for our communities. It’s a win for national security, a win for our state’s economy, and a win for every family struggling with high energy costs,” said Brett Huber, of Power the Future.
Nagruk Harcharek, president of the Voice of Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) sent a statement of support:
“The Senate’s vote to advance the One Big Beautiful Bill Act included provisions that will restore the opportunity to have local control and self-determination in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). The reconciliation bill offers opportunities to strengthen our economy, invest in our communities, and uphold our Indigenous culture. Today’s development reaffirms that Alaska’s North Slope – which the North Slope Iñupiat have stewarded for thousands of years – is vital to our nation. Going forward, it is imperative that federal and congressional decisionmakers engage regularly and often with our regional and local elected leaders to ensure that our Indigenous perspective is included in the policymaking process. Through cooperation, we can drive forward lasting progress for America and the North Slope Iñupiat.”
Reportedly, Murkowski won concessions for rural hospitals, doubling the amount from $25 billion to $50 billion.
The bill must return to the House of Representatives for a final agreement on changes made in the Senate.
President Trump, in advance of the final votes, wrote that the OBBB, as it is known, “gives the largest Tax Cuts and Border Security ever, Jobs by the Millions, Military/Vets increases, and so much more,” and warned that failure to pass the bill would result in a “whopping 68% Tax increase, the largest in history!!!”
Before the bill passed, Sen. Chuck Schumer was successful in a motion to remove the name “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” from the bill’s title.
This story will be updated.
No wonder Musk is pissed! Wasted a bunch of his own time finding all kinds of waste fraud and abuse and Senators like Murkowski pack a bunch of it right back into this bill.
There is a reason why Musk left his position trying to make the government more efficient to focus on landing humans on Mars. It is easier to send people to Mars.
LISA BE A LADY ONCE IN YOUR MISERABLE LIFE & RESIGN TODAY IMMEDIATELY WE THE PEOPLE COME TO MAGA IN THE NAME OF JESUS. YOUR SO EXPOSED TO ALL RESIGN
Vote on principles – yes, I can be bought off, those are my principles.
The problem with voting on principles is Princess doesn’t have any.
She should put up a sign vote for sale to highest bidder.
If we ever do have a Constitutional Convention, we need to amend it to let us recall worthless opportunists in the Senate.
Blah blah blah Lisa is “so concerned” but caved and voted for it. There is nothing left except partisanship.
AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THIS.