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Senator Murkowski Breaks Ranks, Opposes Trump’s SAVE Act

2/11/2026

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Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) became the first Republican to oppose the SAVE Act, an election bill backed by U.S. President Donald Trump that would require citizenship proof to vote.
She said colleagues backed election laws they opposed during the Biden administration.
Murkowski argued the SAVE Act would impose new federal requirements near Election Day.
The bill was introduced by Senator Mike Lee and has 48 GOP cosponsors.

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Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) became the first Republican to oppose the SAVE Act, an election bill backed by U.S. President Donald Trump that would require citizenship proof to vote.
She said colleagues backed election laws they opposed during the Biden administration.
Murkowski argued the SAVE Act would impose new federal requirements near Election Day.
The bill was introduced by Senator Mike Lee and has 48 GOP cosponsors.