Democrats say Murkowski sinks bill with riders

File photo: Liz Ruskin/APRNU.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, through her  assignment on the Appropriations Committee, is charged with writing a bill that funds the Interior Department and a wide swath of the federal government. It is a major opportunity to direct money to agencies important to Alaska. The committee passed her bill today, but a Democratic leader says it’s unlikely to see the full Senate.
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Murkowski, in a phone call with reporters, ticked off the agencies