President Donald Trump’s demand that the “one big, beautiful bill” needs to be on his desk by July 4th will set the public against the Republican Party, according to GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK).
Her remarks were made to The Guardian’s Chris Stein, who reported that the bill iwas taking up “much of the Senate’s focus right now.”
“It’s all about making sure that we’ve got the best policy, not for Republicans, not for Democrats, but the best policy for the people in this country,” Murkowski said. “And if we take the time to do that and deliver that, not necessarily tie ourselves to an arbitrary date to just get there as quickly as we can, but so that we can actually deliver good policy, I think then that’s rewarded by the voters when they feel that you did the work of the people.”
The legislation is a hallmark of the Trump administration. It is looking to lower taxes and cut government spending. However, the cut in spending is set to affect millions of Americans with changes to many social safety nets like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The bill is also set to cut clean energy tax credits, which were created under the Biden administration. The outlet claims Murkowski views this cut as a threat to her state.
According to the Guardian, “In April, [Murkowski] was one of four Republican senators to sign a letter opposing the 'full-scale repeal' of the tax credits.”
The outlet asked how she would vote on the bill, but she declined to say.
The Guardian paraphrased their conversation, writing, “The peril, she said, was passing an imperfect bill that sets the public against the GOP – and leads to them losing their congressional majorities in next year’s midterm elections.”