Hunt interviewed about Alaskan Senator Murkowski

Assistant Professor Charlie Hunt was recently interviewed for Alaska Public Media about Senator Lisa Murkowski's unique position in Congress and how she may hold an important influence on policy decisions under the forthcoming Trump administration. The United States Senate "has been closely divided for 15 years", the article states, and despite Murkowski's affiliation with the Republican party, she was a strong influencing factor in rejecting legislation during Trump's first presidential term. Hunt cited the attempted repeal of the Affordable Care Act in 2017, when Murkowski was one of the deciding votes against the repeal.

The leverage Murkowski holds can gain her influence in many ways, the article mentioned, explaining one example after the rejected repeal of the Affordable Care Act where Trump's tax cut bill included an item "Murkowski had sought her whole political career."

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