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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) used her leverage to make Alaska-friendly changes to the GOP's tax and Medicaid bill

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R- Alaska ) was the 50th vote in the Senate on Tuesday .

Murkowski made changes to the bill to make Medicaid and SNAP cuts less severe in Alaska .

The bill's biggest Medicaid cut results from “work requirements” limiting benefits to nondisabled adults who can’t prove they’re working, volunteering or enrolled in school.