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Murkowski calls Trump veto of defense bill a ‘disservice’ to military; Sullivan will vote to override the veto Published December 24, 2020 Share on Facebook Print article Alaska’s U.S. senators do not support President Donald Trump’s veto of the massive 2021 defense bill that the congressional delegation supported and praised earlier this month, according to statements Thursday. Both the U.S. House and Senate approved the $740 billion measure with veto-proof majorities, with Rep. ...

Print article Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation on Wednesday agreed to spend up to $20 million to buy leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain in an effort to support future oil exploration and drilling there. The seven-member board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority unanimously granted the corporation’s director permission to bid following 90 minutes of public comments, a two-hour private meeting and a final 30-minute publ...

Alaska, senator murkowski, raise some issues with this approach, and fundamentally there could be some blowback, because ultimately the notion is there will be a trial. people think a trial is going to be a fair proceeding, and the notion of the fact finders, you know, coordinating with one side or the other, you know, does look sort of unappealing. but i do think senator mcconnell believes that his caucus, and ultimately his constituents, will back that sort of approach. >> and that theyll prev...

Earlier. >> it is not a criminal trial. the senate is not really a jury, it is both jury and judge. the chief justice is not the judge, he is the presiding officer. there are no standards of proof. there are no rules of evidence. and every senator unless we pass a new rule by 51 votes in the senate is entitled to approach it his own way. i think that many positions by many senators are calcified. i can only speak for me. im going to keep an open mind, i want to be fair to both sides. >> not all ...

I can only speak for me. i want to keep an open mind. i want to be fair to both sides. >> we should also mention that senator murkowski has said shes disturbed by mcconnells total commitment to the white house. should there be a concern on the part of republicans? its not a major divide, but there is some division. >> i dont see any problem with that. certainly as senator kennedy said this morning, murkowski has her opinion on how she would like this to go forward, schumer has his opinion, pelos...

There is no exoneration or freak out lauren for google her, but she worked for kelly ayotte acquittal. >> and charlie, the issue of calling the witnesses, and this is the sticking point, right? the former senator from new do you think that the democrats are going to get their way? hampshire, and she tried to take will there be witnesses? a stance against donald trump compromise, or limited and say that she would vote for the republican, but not endorse witnesses? is that possible? >> well, it tu...

Senators are going to, you know, check their partisan identity at the door, so to speak. he went on to note every democratic senator in 98 voted not to remove president clinton. eve every demonstrate in 1868 voted not to remove andrew johnson. but to move forward without hearing from the key players that this could set a dangerous precedent. lets listen to what he said. >> the idea that republicans in the senate from an institutional precedent they are setting is okay we wont let anybody testify...

When it comes what to do here. do you think there are other republicans that have the same concerns that ron talked about? >> yeah, definitely could be. we havent heard them speak up so far. we should note where senator murkowski goes susan collins often goes with her. not 100% but they do tend to vote as a bloc at times. i think there will be other resenators, maybe old time institutionist like lamar alexander who is retiring who might want to take a look at this. are we giving up too much arti...

Im going to acquit. >> i think youre going to have again the opposite. because you saw already the senator from alaska and some others who are looking at the camera of history also and theyre concerned -- i think it is the republicans that you ought to look at that may want to reconsider on what is taking place with this process. >> do you see democrats or republicans in the senate really expressing concern in that respect? >> no. and i think the idea that republicans might come on board to this...

Senators to go to constituents and say they looked at the evidence. it is something he will look at. as jeff said, he has to look what what has a majority in his caucus, what he can pass with 51 votes. there are moderates, such as senator murkowski, who voiced displeasure with him coordinating with the white house. he has to think about what he can can pass with his majority and what will protect his majority in the upcoming elections in 2020. >> this is a viable option. that he could muster 51 ...