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Critical of GOP on jobs, Murkowski a thorn in McConnell’s side
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jan 21, 2011 11:35am |
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| Author | Alexander Bolton |
| News Date | Friday, January 21, 2011 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) has leveled a stinging criticism at fellow Republicans by charging they are not focusing enough on job creation.
In Washington, where “jobs” has become the principal buzzword in partisan political arguments, Murkowski’s charge hurled back at her own side hurts, indeed.
Murkowski said GOP leaders have been spending too much time and effort on a “messaging” battle with Democrats over repealing healthcare reform when the issue most voters care about is high unemployment.
“I don’t believe that there are votes sufficient in the Senate to repeal healthcare reform,” Murkowski said Thursday in an interview with an Alaskan television station. “We’re in this situation where there is some messaging going on.
“The real question is how much time we in Congress spend on this messaging,” Murkowski said. “I don’t think that’s what the American public wants us to do…. I don’t think what people want is kind of the messaging that’s going on.” |
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