Article snippet: After Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was just one of two Republican senators to vote against proceeding to debate on a health care bill on Tuesday, she received a phone call from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke voicing President Donald Trump’s displeasure about her vote. The call, first reported by the Alaska News Dispatch, was confirmed by Murkowski’s office to ABC News. “This was a difficult conversation,” Murkowski later said in an interview with MSNBC. “What I told the president, what I have told the president since he was elected, was I'm here to help the people of my state.” The Interior Department did not respond to multiple requests for comment from ABC News. The Alaska News Dispatch report also alleged that Zinke placed a call to Alaska’s other senator, Dan Sullivan, and expressed the same message about Murkowski’s vote. Sen. Sullivan’s office did not respond to ABC News’ request for comment. Murkowski is the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which oversees the Interior Department and its funding. Just this morning, the committee announced it would be postponing a meeting to consider nominees to both the Interior and Energy Departments. When asked about the call at today’s press briefing, incoming White House press secretary Sarah Sanders deflected questions on the subject. “I’m not going to speak about conversations between Cabinet members and other individuals that I wasn’t a part of and haven't had a chance to tal... Link to the full article to read more