{"id":2612981,"date":"2026-06-10T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lisa-murkowski-vying-to-replace-bill-cassidy-on-senate-health-panel\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:41:38","slug":"lisa-murkowski-vying-to-replace-bill-cassidy-on-senate-health-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lisa-murkowski-vying-to-replace-bill-cassidy-on-senate-health-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Murkowski vying to replace Bill Cassidy on Senate health panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flisa-murkowski-vying-to-replace-bill-cassidy-on-senate-health-panel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612981&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she is interested in chairing the Senate health committee (HELP) next year if Republicans keep their Senate majority in 2027, especially as Sen. Bill Cassidy is set to leave the role after losing his Louisiana primary. She acknowledged that chairmanships typically go to the most senior member,but noted others-including Sens. Rand Paul and Susan Collins, who are ahead of her-would need to make choices about whether they give up their current committee leadership.  <\/p>\n<p>Paul has not indicated support yet for the HELP chair. Collins would face conflicts because she chairs Appropriations and may also be uncertain about returning to the Senate given her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-dem-senators-want-biden-to-reinstate-houthi-foreign-terror-designation-after-praising-its-removal-as-welcome\/\" title=\"Dem ...ators now urge Biden to restore Houthi foreign terror designation, despite previously welcoming its removal\">upcoming reelection bid<\/a> in Maine. Murkowski\u2019s main potential competition is Sen. Roger Marshall, who is slightly less senior and, like her, has expressed interest. The article also contrasts their likely political approaches: Marshall is a physician and an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while Murkowski aligns more closely with Cassidy, who has been critical of Kennedy\u2019s views, including his vaccine skepticism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lisa-murkowski\/\">Lisa Murkowski<\/a> (R-AK) expressed interest in running the Senate health committee chaired by Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA) next year, adding to the number of Republicans vying for the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cassidy\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571020\/cassidy-loses-reelection-campaign\/\">loss in his Louisiana primary last month<\/a> means that Republicans will need to choose another person to serve in his place, and Murkowski\u2019s seniority on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betsy-mccaughey-the-january-6-committee-travesty\/\" title=\"Betsy McCaughey: The January 6 ... Travesty\">committee puts<\/a> her in contention for that gavel if the GOP retains its Senate majority in 2027.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4601751\/republicans-trump-settlement-fund-fallout\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans grapple with fresh Trump settlement fund fallout<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4600772\/senate-gop-house-third-reconciliation-bill-really-not-option\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate GOP cool to House push for third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-infighting-consumes-democrats\/\" title=\"Border Infighting Consumes Democrats\">party-line budget bill<\/a>: \u2018Really not an option\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4599998\/gop-antsy-over-pulte-as-democrats-vow-fisa-revolt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP grows antsy over Trump intel pick as Democrats vow spy powers revolt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I am most senior, I would certainly welcome the opportunity,\u201d Murkowski told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chairmanships are ordinarily awarded based on seniority, and two other Republicans, Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Susan Collins (R-ME), have served there longer. Both already run separate committees, however, and cannot hold two gavels at a time under conference rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am relatively senior on the committee, but there are other individuals in front of me,\u201d Murkowski said. \u201cAs you know, it\u2019s all a question of what they would do with their selections, and whether they keep their current committees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, is it something that you think about? Yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul is, so far, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DISivak\/status\/2056490481714872600?s=20\">noncommittal<\/a> on whether he wants to chair the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. He leads the Senate panel that deals with homeland security and governmental affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins, for her part, would have to give up a plum post chairing the Senate Appropriations Committee to take over for Cassidy. There\u2019s also a question over whether she will return next year as she runs for a sixth term in Maine, a top battleground state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the time being, Murkowski\u2019s interest in the HELP post pits her against Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), who has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously expressed interest<\/a>. Marshall is just below Murkowski in terms of seniority.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4597401\/how-thune-overcame-trump-roadblock-fund-ice\/\"><strong>HOW THUNE OVERCAME A TRUMP-SIZED ROADBLOCK TO FUNDING ICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two have vastly different backgrounds and would likely take the panel in different directions politically. Marshall, a doctor by trade, is an outspoken ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murkowski, meanwhile, is ideologically closer to Cassidy, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-mull-pentagon-funding-battle-over-woke-policies\/\" title=\"House ... Mull Pentagon Funding Battle Over Woke Policies\">grown increasingly critical<\/a> of Kennedy and his vaccine skepticism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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