Murkowski set to be top Republican on Senate Appropriations Committee

Sen. Lisa Murkowski plans to become the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee in the next Congress, an aide said Monday.

The Alaska Republican will seek to replace current Chair Sen. Susan Collins of Maine as the top Republican on the powerful panel after Collins lost her bid for reelection, Joseph Plesha, a spokesperson for Murkowski, told POLITICO…(Read full story

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