Overview

• Lisa Murkowski stated at an Anchorage summit that Republican lawmakers and constituents are 'all afraid' of retaliation from President Trump.
• She described her own anxiety about using her voice against Trump's policies, citing 'real' threats of political retribution.
• Murkowski criticized the Trump administration's use of executive orders, tariffs, and abrupt federal agency cuts as 'unlawful' and chaotic.
• The senator emphasized Congress's failure to maintain its constitutional role of checks and balances, urging her colleagues to reassert oversight responsibilities.
• Murkowski shared personal accounts of Alaskans affected by sudden job terminations under the Department of Government Efficiency, highlighting the human toll of rapid policy shifts.