Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, also said she will vote against Blanche’s nomination, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., remains undecided.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, came out Friday against Donald Trump’s pick of Todd Blanche for attorney general, leaving the nomination hanging by a thread.
Murkowski joins fellow centrist Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to oppose the president’s choice. With Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., out indefinitely, and Democrats expected to vote no, a third GOP opponent would block the nomination for the powerful job.
Despite the “numerous constructive meetings” she’s had with Blanche, Murkowski said in a statement, “I will oppose his nomination.”
remember she was the so-called “moderate” republican who made waves criticizing trump and then voted for the bbb.
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oh, i should also mention, she tried to carve out a temporary exception to the cuts for alaska in the bill and it got thrown out but she still voted for it anyway.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-happened-right-before-the-senates-big-vote-on-trumps-big-bill