By THE ALASKA STORY
March 17, 2026 – US Sen. Lisa Murkowski is drawing a line against President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority, saying again on Tuesday that she will not support advancing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in the Senate.
According to reporting by Mediaite, Murkowski, long viewed as a key swing vote in a closely divided chamber, told reporters she would oppose moving the bill forward, dealing a potential setback to Trump’s legislative push. Congressman Nick Begich is a cosponsor of the bill.
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“I’m not prepared to go down this uncertain and ill defined path that we’re looking at,” Murkowski reportedly said of the SAVE Act debate in the Senate, according to Huffington Post.
The SAVE Act would require Americans to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, when registering to vote. It would also significantly curtail the use of mail-in voting, restricting it largely to military members and select hardship cases, in federal elections.
Trump has made clear the legislation is a top priority, applying pressure on Congress to act. In a recent social media post, he declared that passage of the bill should take precedence over all other legislative business and warned he would refuse to sign unrelated bills unless lawmakers deliver it to his desk.
“It must be done immediately,” Trump said, calling for strict voter ID requirements and an end to most mail-in ballots.
While voter ID laws and proof-of-citizenship requirements are broadly popular among GOP voters, Democrats believe it creates barriers for voters. Murkowski believes Alaska Natives would be disadvantaged because in her mind they are unable to get proper identification.
Her stance also reflects a familiar pattern: Murkowski has frequently broken with her party on high-profile issues, positioning herself as an opposition leader against Republican priorities.
3 thoughts on “Murkowski declares the SAVE America Act bad for Natives, dead in Senate”
The good Senator believes that Alaska Natives are incapable of doing something other Alaskans, other Americans, and people all over the world are capable of doing…getting an identification card. Why does the good Senator believe Alaskan Natives are incapable of achieving such an unremarkable act, does she think they are somehow inferior and unable to accomplish basic tasks?
So essentially according to Lisa, our ‘first settlers’ are simply too stupid to figure out how to obtain an identification. Never mind they all have either state or federal identification in order to drive, get on a plane, get medical care, buy alcohol or other controlled substances, etc. Evidently she must believe they are living in igloos, dining on seal, have never seen a plane, nor a doctor, nor ever attended school or driven a vehicle. What a gross insult, except it is all a lie, smoke and mirrors, gaslighting, and all about her abject fear of not keeping her ‘position’ . A disgrace.
The Princess loves corruption. It’s the only way she can win.