Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Friday held forth on the floor of the Senate to talk about how Congress must stop President Donald Trump, who is trying to correct a trade imbalance. He raised the tariffs on China to 145%, and has a big negotiations going on with much of the world right now as he attempts to restart manufacturing in the United States, and stop the use of slave labor in China.
“To say that this has been a dizzying week in Washington, DC is probably an understatement,” she said.
“I think it’s time for Congress to reassert itself. We owe that to those that we represent, as well as to this institution, for the long-term good of the nation,” Murkowski wrote on X.
Those she represents voted for Trump by 13.1% in 2024. His net approval rating, according to Morning Consult polling, is net positive in 31 states. In Alaska, his net approval rating is +9, even with him restoring the name of Mount McKinley.
Earlier this week, Murkowski and three other Republicans wrote a letter in defense of the so-called “clean energy tax credits” in the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, a climate change law, urging her colleagues in the Republican majority to not repeal them.
She is the de facto leader of the anti-Trump Republicans in a state where she is out of step with the majority of voters.
Here are her remarks on April 10, pushing back on anything Trump may try to do to fix the structural imbalance of the economy:
Murkowski is in Anchorage this weekend, speaking on Saturday evening to a small breakaway group of Republicans who support her.
The only power that needs to be taken away is Murkowski’s. She misrepresents Alaska.
Maybe it’s time for Congress to take control away from Senator Murkowski. I don’t know of a legal way other than to vote her out with the dysfunctional voting system we have in place. What a sorry excuse for a senator for this state. It seems she bucks everything the President is doing to restore this State and Country.
I wonder if Lisa would find it appealing and/or appropriate if ‘we the people and constituents’ did something similar, take senatorial control away from her? Maybe(???), she should just accurately read the room (ie: Alaskans) and get on the Trump Train, working hard for Alaska and Alaskan’s just like NB3 and Sully!
Can’t support you anymore Lisa. The last straw
Lisa drank a bad batch of Kool Aid somewhere along the way in her overly-long political career. She is such an embarrassment to Alaska.😔
She should be voted out as soon as possible .she does not represent the majority of Americans and yes Alaskans
Hey that’s a great idea, Lisa. You do understand the consequences of what you are saying?
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I’ll forward your ideas to POTUS for you. ENJOY GITMO
It is WAY PAST time for Murkowski to GO‼️
She is correct that congress should make the rules. That is how you get permanent change. Trump’s executive orders need to be set in law by congress or the next president will just undo everything and it is a very chaotic way to govern. Companies can’t risk making a plan on policy that could change drastically again in a week, month year or when a new president is elected. Economies work better in total with known policies than wild swings in policy. Just because Trump changed a requirement doesn’t mean we can have wash machines that actually work again because companies would spend years retooling only to risk the next president undoing it all. Murkowski is of course not doing any of this out of principal but Alaska should elect people who do. I had hopes for Begich but early action is not promising.
Nancy and I have encouraged Lisa to be more photogenic during her congressional speeches.
Eyes popping out of her sockets only exacerbates
her Trump Derangement Syndrome. We raised her as a strict Catholic girl, but she resists our parenting every step of the way. Why can’t she just look more like Kelly Tshabaka who went to Harvard Law and passed the bar exam on her first attempt?
Typical for a member of the swamp who doesn’t live in the real world, much less understand economics or the real meaning of “fair trade.”
The princess has finally made a sensible statement, “I think it’s time for Congress to reassert itself.”
Although many decades late, the current GOP controlled Congress does need to assert its’ authority and rapidly pass a plethora of legislation to vacate thousands of accumulated spending categories, and solidify the intent of dozens of Trumps’ EOs.
Not likely at all, freshman Begich hasn’t even co sponsored the elimination of the Education Department. We need federal law to end the thousands of illegal state laws and ordinances restricting 2nd Amendment rights for example.
If the GOP was a serious party they would have a full slate of bills prepared to pass immediately.
Odds are, they will continue to fiddle while America burns for the next 2 years and insure Congress reverts to the Democrats, as they have done during several cycles over my lifetime.
The GOP are similar to ankle biting miniature poodles, incessantly yapping and biting ankles but useless against threats.
Lisa murkowski is the deep state’s best friend, she is Alaska’s worst enemy.
She is earning the money that she has been paid over the years…
I am confident she will get taken out in the Primary.
How come Murkowski didn’t bring this up under the Biden Administration? She let him cancel student debt which a President shouldn’t do and didn’t file this bill. Biden spent money not authorized by Congress for certain acts and didn’t file this bill. Biden spent more money than he was authorized by Congress and didn’t file this bill. Biden extended the tariffs by Trump and didn’t file this bill.
No, only because it’s Trump. Thank God for the 3 extra Republican votes to cancel out Murkowski, Collins and now Mitch. Nothing would get done otherwise.
Murkowski, You do not do ANYTHING for the people you represent!! You do what YOU want no matter how important it is to those you are SUPPOSE to represent! You should turn Democrat because that is the way you vote!!
It’s time for this RINO to go away. She hasn’t fairly represented Alaskans.
Daddy’s nepotism was a historically bad decision. Thankfully, I’ve never voted for her — either in a primary or a general election. It’s time to correct this mistake.
Murkowski couldn’t pass the Bar Exam four times. What makes Alaskans, or the rest of the country, think she possesses the economic and business skills to deal with international trade imbalances, tariff adjustments, and economic management. After all, Murkowski does come from a questionable background. She is a really DUMB woman! Not just Alaskans, but all Americans know this. I have friends in almost every state. They all tell me that Lisa needs to be let go in Alaska. RCV is her ONLY saving grace……a long with all of her Democrat supporters.
Murkowski subsists on the criminal dark money entanglement she exploits with BSNC, Kawerak and other ‘native’ mining companies that IDENTIFY as noble inupiat champions for the underserved communities with whom they refuse to share their ill-gotten gains from grift and shady government contract outlays from biden/obama EPA outlays laundered by USAID.
The legitimate native tribal population remain impoverished so they can be exploited again and again. Much like child trafficking victims at the SW border. Murkowski knows that DOGE is about to expose her criminal partnership with the #TribesWhoBribe; and this is her last-ditch effort to avoid her fate. Quite pitiful and shameful.
Lisa is UNFIT FOR OFFICE.
I know the time for something, and it doesn’t involve President Trump.
It seems this nag has struggled to beat a mule to the corn bag too many times. Time for the pasture.
Cheers, Johnson-Ketchikan
Let’s recap the China Tariff status
The stable genius hit them with a 145% tariff
China hit the genius back with their own 125% Tariff.
The genius ask for but never got a call from Xi & backed out removing most tariffs
China kept their tariff on ALL American goods
Is this the art of the deal?
Just before the 2 minute mark, she carries on about Congress ceding it’s responsibilities/authority to the Executive Branch.
In the past few years, we have gone through an exquisite sort of HELL with the Judicial Branch walking all over Congress’ authority. She never pitched a fit about that on the floor of the Senate, and still hasn’t. This is merely another episode of Old Stinky virtue signaling her garbage wrapped up nicely to confound the feeble minded.
ITS NOT WORKING ANYMORE, LISA.
You obviously have no shame. You, your father and other RINOs have ruined America with your liberal policies!
You defend ILLEGALs, encourage their entry into the USA, supporting them through medicaid, unemployment insurance, welfare and medical expenses with OUR tax dollars! You send OUR USA jobs to China! You and your father’s actions are TREASONOUS! It’s taking someone like TRUMP to FIX all YOUR SCREWED UP ACTIONS!
You, your father and other RINOS and Democrats that support these ANTI AMERICAN actions should receive the due penalty for TREASON!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad to see this worthless individual trying to be important again. She needs to be removed from office at all costs.
Her journey to the Dark, swampy, Deep State side is almost complete. It is sad to see a person I once knew become such a tool for the entrenched, fashionable and downright evil forces in our nation.
Yeah, we never heard a peep out of her complaining about whoever was running the country the last four years. Rest assured she’s still answering to them.
Blah blah blah. When do we get to vote you GONE! Unfortunately not soon enough. Nice picture of you too, NOT.
It really seems to be time for the AK GOP to step up and recall this woman for failure to actually represent the majority of Alaskans. She is failing miserabley with her selfish hatred of a man that is doing exactly what he campaigned on and what the voters agreed they wanted when voting for him.
What part of the failing trade imbalance that the U.S. has dealt with around the globe for years from self serving reps like Murkowski that have allowed this country to be stripped of our manufacturing, good jobs here for Americans does she not understand?
Or is it time to investigate / audit Murkowski and find out what globalist have bought and paid for her where she feels totally justified in allowing the destruction of the middle class and this country while enriching herself?
She needs to go. AK GOP do your job, recall her and investigate exactly why it is she is hell bent on destroying our country, and our state.
What she owes to the people she represents is to resign. Today. Not a peep when her guy, Biden, inflicted policies that hurt Alaska and caused inflation. She has no ideas. Just hate. If she did have concern, she would be getting to the bottom of why young men who went to school in Anchorage now have to be supported by the city of Anchorage. She would be getting to the bottom of why Anchorage, and Alaska, has become a place of liberal misery.
“A small group of Republicans who support her.”
Very small. There are far more democrats who support her.
Lisa, please leave our party. You’re not welcome!
Everything in Alaska is turning to “you know what”!
I’ve voted every time for her to be relieved from her position… I figure the deep state is pulling for her….
Come on Alaska!
Its time for the Alaska Republican party to take Murcowski on a one way halibut trip.
Enjoyed your comment! I and family enjoyed halibut charters over the years. Best wishes!
It is good to know most of the state does not agree with Senator Murkowski. My question is why in all these years she has been in office, she and Congress have done absolutely nothing about the fraud now being found in our government or the tariffs that have crippled our economy. Most of us see it as Congress Republicans not doing their job, because if they had President Trump would not be doing what he is doing now.
The days of grassroots Republicans ignoring her and others not doing their jobs is over.
I wish we could recall her. She does not represent her constituents
as he attempts to restart manufacturing in the United States, and stop the use of slave labor in China.
And that’s a bad thing?
She’s correct. Congress has power of the purse, not the president.
I’m guessing she is one of those receiving benefits from USAID and wants to go back to the old ways of stealing our tax money for their own pockets. We need to throw her out of office.
Where was this when Biden was running havoc over the economy? The military? Our civil rights?
Please Princess, don’t try to pass yourself off as concerned now.
If you want to take control from Trump, run for POTUS. Your legislative coop isn’t gonna fly.
Or is a junta more your style?
Who are these breakaway group of republicans with Murkowski (obvious suffering TDS).
U.S. Contitution: The President’s powers include enforcing laws, commanding the military, and vetoing legislation. Further authorities of President see: ‘https://libguides.law.widener.edu/potus-power
Congress has the power to make laws, declare war, and confirm presidential appointments. unconstitutional. Further authorities of Congress see: ‘https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-8/
Nothing there about taking control away from the President via Congressional action in the way Murkowski must be thinking about. Could you call this the beginnings of an illegal uprising or dare I say an “insurrection” by Lisa Murkowski?
Cmon man, time to get rid of murkowski, yes?
It’s time for Alaska to reassert it self and rid Murkowski from her senate seat.
This woman is delusional. She has lost her ability to reason, due to her emotional instability concerning President Trump. She needs to go.
Who are those “small breakaway group” of Republicans?
Yundt one of them?
NeoCons.
UniParty.
The worst.
What you OWE to the American people is honesty and integrity of which you have neither. Alaskans in general don’t like you. The only reason your are still in office is rank choice. You cheated to stay in office.
Someone needs to reign in Murkowski and vote her @$$ out of the Senate. Ahe’s not even a RINO! She is a Democrat running as a Republican who only got reelected by Rank Choice voting!
The Princess has a bad case of TDS.
Lisa has nothing to do in DC but to display her TDS and keep adding to her pension fund.
Maybe paper ballots, hand counted on the DAY of election(on camera w/2 witnesses from both parties), Real ID or US Passport, controlled chain of custody etc. would help send Lisa the message she needs to hear.
YOUR FIRED!
It is actually time for Lisa Murkowski to just go away. Her views are totally guided by her long term pathological TDS. She is not sharp enough (3-attempts to pass the bar?!) to understand that America is at the precipice of ruin with a unsustainable $37 TRILLION debt. The choices are to either wake up one day with the economy crashed and people trying to spend wheel barrels of worthless dollars OR to take corrective action. Trump has chosen to do what it takes: use tariffs to gain fair trade, eliminate the numbing avalanche of regulations, gain energy dominance, close the borders, assert equal justice under the law and so forth. All this is way too much for Lisa to take in. The good news is that she is totally ineffective as a senator and that the Senate has a majority cushion so her vote is not that important.
Lisa’s book is coming out soon. The few that read it will surely be mesmerized by her self aggrandizement of her ‘service’ to her state while in the Senate. But she probably will not mention the shady schemes she had to resort to stay in office: a shady ‘write-in’ voting campaign and ‘rank choice voting’.
It is truly time to go, Lisa. You are tedious and are useless to deal with meaningful issues that are important to Alaskans.
Note to Princess Lisa: President Trump is doing exactly what 77 million of us voted for. Just pipe down and put a sock in it. No one cares (except for Dems) what you have to say.
She has CRAZY eyes!
How about sitting down and talking with Trump? Maybe extend an olive branch? Be part of a positive conversation.
A traitor to the party, a fraud and liar, and a total disgrace to Alaska. She can’t be gone soon enough.
Agreed 👍
Poster girl for TDS.
It’s time to take control away from Murkowski. We need a solid alternative to run against her. Is there someone in the making?
Lisa, you are supposedly a Republican. Your Republican supporters are in strong support of President Trump. Try voting and supporting Republican candidates and values. You are not the president, just a mean, meaningless left leaning RINO.
This nepo baby should shut up & thank god she was born a Murkowski.
We picked Trump
You were forced on us honey.
A bought and paid for establishment politician in the same mold as Biden. No different.
Why is it she always has a reactionary response to a Trump position.
Murky has had a couple of decades to correct the wrongs that has been plaguing our country. She has done nothing. Now that issues such as waste, fraud, imbalance trade, and illegals crossing the border to name a few, Murky speaks against these common sense changes. Not to mention Trump has made Alaskan resource development in his administration a priority. What’s does Murky do, spit in Trumps eye. Bug Eye obviously is on her last term in office. Once Mitch her big brother announced he was finally stepping down, Murky no longer had a Senate protector. Bug eye will go down as the worst Senator in Alaskan history by far. Her legacy will be one that will quickly be forgotten. Nothing of any importance will be named after this loser.
What is the AKGOP going to do about Murkowki? (crickets)
Is she taking about over throwing the government, isn’t that traitor?
Sad to know that she will be reelected. It’s also sad to know she is not representing the Alaska Republican party so please Murkowski just switch parties now.
The Princess wants globalism to continue: cheap labor making shoddy products while looting as much you can in the process. Culture, tradition, values and ethics replaced by transnational corporate profits.
The Princess is among the worst of us. Why would we ever give her power?
Retire. We all know why you guys are unable to make these changes. You would just study, talk, study, talk and twenty yrs go by again with nothing done.
Losing your kickbacks Lisa?
Might be useful to let Senate Leader Thune know that Murkowski doesn’t speak for patriotic Americans.
Where does Lisa spend her time??? She’s, I’ve been told,NOT living in Alaska!!! I dare her to actually move to the state she is trying to screw over!!! Come on Lisa, put your money where your mouth is and show your face! I dare you!!!
Still not believing that Lisa legitimately beat Tshibaka. I literally don’t know anyone who supports her.
Because you don’t know any liberals.
That’s who supports her.
USConstitution Article I responsibility for revenue needs to be restored before China, EU, Canada et al eat Trump’s lunch. The bond sell off spooked Trump and his support will end when 401k’s turn into 201k’s
Rush Limbaugh labeled Obama “a dictator” for his use of executive orders and decisions that intentionally went around the Congress. Now that the shoe on the other foot, what is it?
Tariffs are taxes on the American consumer. Trump has now imposed the biggest tax increase of all time. We have the minimum 10 percent tariff on all imports, and a variety of other tariffs he and Biden have imposed.
No president should have the power to unilaterally impose taxes on us, Murkowski is correct. These taxes are also massively damaging to our economy.
M, apparently you have no head for financials. You, along with the ghost of Dianne Feinstein need to pipe down and do some real research!