Lisa Murkowski plans to seek ranking member post on Senate Appropriations Committee after Susan Collins' election loss
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) intends to seek the ranking member position on the Senate Appropriations Committee, her office confirmed. The move follows the defeat of current Chair Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in last week's midterm elections. Democrats are set to take control of the Senate and its committees in the next Congress.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Both outlets report the same confirmation and the same succession logic; they differ only in depth, with one adding a possible challenge from Sen. Jerry Moran and Murkowski's own remarks on a broken process that the other omits.
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“Murkowski plans to seek top GOP spot on Senate Appropriations Committee”
“Lisa Murkowski seeks to replace Susan Collins as top Republican on Senate Appropriations Committee”
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Murkowski could face competition from Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) for the top Republican spot
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