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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are escalating their full-scale, no-holds-barred assault on veterans–and putting the health care and benefits they have earned in grave danger.

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Mar 4, 2025

One of the most shameful acts that I've ever seen on this floor.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

If he tries to privatize Social Security, it will be a catastrophe for seniors.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

As we speak Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies are stealing the American dream away from working families.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

I cannot stand by and accept what I call a power grab CR that would help Elon take a chainsaw to programs that families rely on.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

Trump lied all night long, but I was deeply alarmed by just how many times Trump lied about Social Security in particular.

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Mar 4, 2025

This was beyond the pale. It went on and on, disrupting the entire evening so I felt it had to be responded to.

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Mar 4, 2025

This isn’t a political stunt. It truly is about standing for the integrity of the institution.

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Mar 4, 2025

one of the most shameful acts that I've ever seen on this floor.

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Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Mar 4, 2025

This is about the House of Representatives, Congress and respecting the rules of decorum that we have.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

Right now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are attacking workers, including mass firing people by the tens of thousands.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

I think it reinforces … that Congress has authorization to appropriate money, and that people rely on that authorization for those programs, and that when you do the work, you should get paid when it’s been authorized.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 4, 2025

It's flat-out immoral and a breach of the sacred commitment we make to our veterans to take care of them when they return home.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 3, 2025

We need a Secretary of Education who will put students first, not billionaires, who will stand up for our students—every single one of them—even if it means standing up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 3, 2025

I got my start in politics as a mom in tennis shoes fighting to protect a preschool program, and I still wear that label proudly. I am a former preschool teacher. I am also a former community college educator, and I am also a former school…

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Mar 3, 2025

Congress should not pass a full-year CR that would cede immense discretion and authority to President Trump, Elon Musk, and Russ Vought.

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John Miller
@johnmiller· WA· Mar 2, 2025

I think writing that letter to the staff, which was a worried staff, a nervous staff, I'd even say a frightened staff of agents and analysts worried about whether they were going to be fired, whether their careers were derailed was his way…

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