Amid buzz on health bill, Murkowski keeps quiet

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters at a press availability following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
Two U.S. House committees are due to take up the new Republican health care bill Wednesday, to replace the Affordable Care Act.
When the bill gets to the Senate, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, could turn out to be a swing vote.
She has said she’s willing to break with her party to keep Medicaid expansion and funding f