Murkowski to vote for House-passed government funding measure

Alaska’s US senators plan to support House funding resolution as shutdown deadline nears

The votes, planned for Tuesday night, will mark a shift from an earlier vote by Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

GOP Sen. Murkowski Now a ‘Yes’ on House Budget Measure

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, one of two Republicans to vote against the House-passed continuing resolution earlier this month, said she will now support it when it returns to the Senate floor on Tuesday. "We've got mere hours before the end of the fiscal year, and so I've got no options now," Murkowski said. The Hill reported that she previously proposed a framework to keep the government open that would extend the expiring Affordable Care Act…

Murkowski to vote for House-passed government funding measure

Lisa Murkowski, one of two Republican senators to vote against the House-passed CR earlier this month, said she will vote for it when it comes back to the floor Tuesday to avoid a government shutdown.