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Nov 5 ยท After the midterms, Rep. Jason Crow says the Iran war has to end, Sen. Lisa Murkowski says voters want help with energy bills, and Sen. Ashley Moody says Republicans must look at why they lost
C-SPAN: Sen. @lisamurkowski (R-AK) on election results: "I did not expect that we would lose a majority in the Senate...it did catch me by surprise."
Grade A (100/100). Sen. Lisa Murkowski says voters want Congress to help with energy bills and stop partisan warfare
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Splits: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says voters want Congress to help with energy bills and stop partisan warfare
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