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In It to Win It

(11,205 posts)
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 07:58 PM Jul 20

Sen. Murkowski, feeling 'cheated' by Trump actions against wind and solar, says she'll go to bat for Alaska projects

Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she feels “cheated” after she won a concession in the recently passed tax and spending law to protect wind and solar projects, only to see the president and his administration issue recent orders that she said seem designed to quickly quash such projects.

“I feel cheated,” she said in an interview Friday. “I feel like we made a deal and then hours later, a deal was made to somebody else.”

Murkowski said there were plenty of wins for Alaska in the megabill signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4. Those include a new royalty sharing mechanism that in eight years is meant to start giving Alaska lots of revenue from oil production on federal lands.

While the megabill took steps to cut support for solar and wind projects, Murkowski managed to negotiate a measure to protect a 12-month window for the projects to receive tax credits, despite efforts by some Republicans to immediately eliminate them.

It was several years less than the tax-credit window allowed under the Inflation Reduction Act, approved by Democrats under former President Joe Biden in 2022.

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2025/07/18/sen-murkowski-feeling-cheated-by-trump-actions-against-wind-and-solar-says-shell-go-to-bat-for-alaska-projects/
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Sen. Murkowski, feeling 'cheated' by Trump actions against wind and solar, says she'll go to bat for Alaska projects (Original Post) In It to Win It Jul 20 OP
She demands to be treated like a victim senseandsensibility Jul 20 #1
*sits back as a leopard eats Murkowski's face* sakabatou Jul 20 #2
You mean the well-known liars mercuryblues Jul 20 #3
Go away, Lisa. Wednesdays Jul 20 #4
Fek you, lisa UpInArms Jul 20 #5
When taking a bribe sarisataka Jul 20 #6
Where is that tiny violin thing? enough Jul 20 #7
She sold her soul to the devil. Emile Jul 20 #8
She cannot take responsibility, she has to blame others. Irish_Dem Jul 20 #9
I didn't think there were leopards in Alaska. Ocelot II Jul 20 #10
What a clown. Scrivener7 Jul 20 #11
Serial liar, Trump lied. Whoda thunkit? oasis Jul 20 #12
She already struck out, now hit the showers Johonny Jul 20 #13
Republicans sure don't mind selling out their constituents do they? dem4decades Jul 20 #14

Wednesdays

(20,591 posts)
4. Go away, Lisa.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 08:03 PM
Jul 20

Just go away. You teased us with a trial balloon about caucusing with the Democrats, but you showed your true colors when voting for TSF's Big, Ugly Bill.

UpInArms

(53,182 posts)
5. Fek you, lisa
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 08:03 PM
Jul 20

Go sit in the corner with Josh Hawley



There are no take backsies…

You voted for this shit

oasis

(52,571 posts)
12. Serial liar, Trump lied. Whoda thunkit?
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 08:48 PM
Jul 20

Murk’s playing her constituents just as she was played.

Johonny

(24,253 posts)
13. She already struck out, now hit the showers
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 08:52 PM
Jul 20

Because it's game over for this loser of a senator.

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