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7 highlights from Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's interview with "CBS Sunday Morning"

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Lisa Murkowski tells Norah O'Donnell that she's navigated President Trump 's Washington by staying focused on constituents in her home state of Alaska .

Murkowski is a key vote in determining whether Republicans ' "big, beautiful bill" passes the Senate .

She says she has "significant reservations" about how cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, or food stamps, will impact Alaskans .

Murkowski voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the secretary of health and human services.

Murkowski says she doesn't get any do-overs on her vote for Kennedy .

She says she is aware her effectiveness in Congress is linked to her relationships with the White House .

She was the only Republican who voted against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court .

Murkowski says Alaskans ' fear about federal cuts "is real" Murkowski clarified comments she made to a crowd of nonprofit workers in Anchorage back in April .

The senator also addressed her previous comments that she sometimes feels anxious about using her voice because "retaliation is real".