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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums*******BREAKING******* Lisa Murkowski will vote no on Betsy DeVos
One more and she's out
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*******BREAKING******* Lisa Murkowski will vote no on Betsy DeVos (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2017
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)1. LINKS? ( I never asked that before.. LOL!! )
other threads say she just MAY NOT vote yes..
I hope you are right...
bravenak
(34,648 posts)4. She said no
bravenak
(34,648 posts)2. Lisa is a moderate
Many Denocrats up here vote for her every cycle to prevent a Tea Party nutjob. It is how she won that historic write in campaign. I hope she joins us in blocking more picks. Alaska depends heavily on public schools and government funding.
VMA131Marine
(4,149 posts)3. It should mean she's out.
She shouldn't even get a vote to confirm since even invoking the nuclear option wouldn't end a filibuster.
cilla4progress
(24,766 posts)5. So far Collins and Murkowski,
yes? Both Rs
MADem
(135,425 posts)6. Susan Collins has said NO to DeVos as well. nt
still_one
(92,394 posts)7. Thank you Senator Murkowski. That is truly a courageous thing for her to do
old guy
(3,283 posts)8. Still need one more.
Then you have Heitkamp, Manchin, and Warner there to bail her out...sigh.