Murkowski: Senate had duty to approve spending bill, avoid government shutdown

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)
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday touted the Senate’s passing of a spending bill, avoiding a possible government shutdown.
The $1 trillion omnibus appropriations legislation would keep the government running until September. It passed the Senate 79-18.
Murkowski is a member of the Appropriations Committee and chair