For Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the One Big Beautiful Bill is a hot potato she just tossed to the House. Now, she has called on House Republicans to send the “One Big Beautiful Bill” back to the Senate for further refinement because it’s not ready. This, even though Murkowski cast one of the decisive votes in favor of the sweeping Trump budget and priorities package.
“My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we’re not there yet,” Murkowski told reporters Tuesday, after the Senate passed the bill in dramatic fashion, ending a 28-hour vote-a-rama.
The legislation narrowly cleared the Senate with Murkowski emerging as a pivotal holdout whose support tipped the balance to a 50-50 split. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. Murkowski’s decision came after last-minute negotiations secured her a provision doubling grant funding to rural hospitals, which will pour money into rural Alaska.
But despite helping pass the bill, Murkowski now says the package still needs work and is urging her colleagues in the House to reject it in its current form and send it back.
Adding to the political firestorm, former Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola weighed in on social media Tuesday, posting a sharp critique of her “former colleagues,” accusing them of being bought by billionaires. Though Peltola didn’t name names, her post was widely interpreted as a jab at both Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan, Alaska’s two sitting senators.
The irony wasn’t lost on political observers: Peltola’s own 2024 congressional campaigns was among the most well-funded in Alaska history, with millions in support from out-of-state donors and progressive PACs. Despite the backing of billionaires like Reid Hoffman, Michael Bloomberg, and Dustin Moskovitz, she lost her re-election bid in 2024 to Republican Nick Begich III. Adding to the irony is that Murkowski was a supporter of Peltola when she first ran for office, and Murkowski opposed Begich. Her support was more private in 2024, but still detectable. Now, Peltola has tuned on her.
Peltola yet another useless tool that was funded by billionaires, And Murkowski will never get anything right.
Peltola, who?
Exactly! She’s a has-been and should be ignored!
Exactly , Peltola who ! She’s got a cushy DC job now and probably making more money in swamp than she ever would in the bush .
The Medicare funding these lefties are all crowing about are being cut from illegal aliens . Yes folks the Biden crew was using your tax payer funded health care for millions of illegals .
Still waiting to hear what Peltola actually accomplished in her two years of grifting in the House of Representatives. Besides enriching herself, did she do anything besides hide in bathroom from hard votes.
Didn’t No Show Peltola claim credit for getting Willow approved? Like she, and she alone, was the one successful getting the job done. I wish that all of the media would completely stop doing any reporting on her. I don’t care anything about her. Even bad publicity is still publicity and keeps her in the news.
Girl boss fatigue
Feminism Fatigue.
You know if the republicans played this right they could box in Lisa enough that she would want to retire. If you think about it, it’s very possible. Right now she has even dems upset with her
What did Peltola accomplish it her 2 year vacation?
What has Murkowski accomplished besides becoming a war criminal?
It’s ironic that Princess Lisa is loathe to carry this hot potato of a bill, when she was more than happy to carry water for the former Potato-In-Chief.
Peltola…? Oh…, her — the footnote of Alaska’s politicians.
Polenta: a corny mush, lacking any strong identity of its own.
As always, Murkowski loves the spotlight. It’s the only way she can get attention by the nation. She can’t get attention for doing anything else.
Peltola pissed away an incredible opportunity. She was Alaska’s representative. She could have wisely championed Alaska issues and parlayed that into a lifetime of service for her constituents. Instead, she carried the mantle for every leftist lunatic cause that she could in her pathetic two years. She has zero room to jab at anyone, except herself. As the saying goes, “the dog barks, but the caravan moves on.”
Yep and if you lay with dogs , you’re gonna get fleas !
This is a well written and thoughtful comment. Thanks for posting!
It must be exhausting to be on every side of an issue at once.
Murkowski’s “bait and switch” game at the front and doing as much damage as she can influence to do.
Well, this is just the way it is. This is just the way it is.
Murkowski and Peltola are the two commie women from Alaska, locked in a strange two party arrangement, to turn Alaska into a socialist-ruled state. A US Senator and governor hopeful. The new woke Alaska. Controlled by leftist women. That’s the deal. Alaska is going left while most of the rest of the country is getting bouyed to the right under Trump.
Girl fight!
Mary and Lisa who ?
Hay Suzanne you know how you get people to forget other people?? You quit talking about them. How about a 30 day no mention Murkowski or peltola. People’s memories are short.
Murkowski is an embarrassment who needs to be primaried in her next election. Trump needs to go full bore on her to send her home. Imagine that she advocates sending the bill back to the Senate so she can attempt to get federal funding for Planned Parenthood murder factories.
She has no home to return to. She will be an outcast in Alaska.
Murkowski:
She likes the middle of the aisle. No real friends.
But… .enemies on both sides. She is SUCH a slow learner.
Thank GOD a the BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL passed!! Murkowski and Peltola need to get the h/// out of Alaska!
Peltola is a has been.
Mary Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden smell? Hypocrisy reigns supreme, Mary!
Lisa, thanks for your HARD WORK, lifting a pen, or was it pushing a green yes button on OBBB? I do approve of this vote anyway.
2008 yes vote on TARP….remember? I still have your form letter response to my objection to TARP where you told me I was simply incorrect and your wisdom would save me. Lisa, you and Mary are very similar and other than rarely appreciating your votes as on the OBBB, you are a good Democrat.