The Republican senator tried to explain why she advanced a far-right megabill despite serious reservations, but her reasoning doesn’t make sense.

Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski cast a pivotal vote in the Senate's passage of the president's sweeping tax cuts and spending reductions bill on Tuesday

NBC's Ryan Nobles asked Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski about her eventual "yes" vote for the "Big, Beautiful" bill. RYAN NOBLES, NBC: Senator Paul said that your vote was a bailout for Alaska at the expense of the rest of the country.