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Patty Murray

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Patty Lynn Murray is a United States Senator from Washington, serving since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership positions in the Senate, including serving as the Senate's first female President pro tempore. Throughout her tenure, Murray has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and women's rights, advocating for policies that support working families and promote economic growth.

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  1. My state, where it is often dark earlier than 4pm in the winter, has made it abundantly clear we want permanent Daylight Saving Time.29 sources2026scdailygazette.com
  2. Trump is trying to destroy Head Start—and he's hoping you won't notice.23 sources2026commondreams.org
  3. My amendment is very simple — it asks one thing: Tell Congress and the public what these interagency agreements actually cost taxpayers.18 sources2026nebraskaexaminer.com
  4. If you’re proud of this deal, show us the price tag.18 sources2026nebraskaexaminer.com
  5. Unfortunately, this hearing has done exceptionally little to justify the president’s request or to instill confidence that this administration has an exit plan or a strategy to end the war.17 sources2026dailymontanan.com
  6. In fact, we are considerably less safe. Our stockpiles have been depleted and it will take years of production to fully replenish them no matter how much money is thrown at this problem.16 sources2026dailymontanan.com
Aug 8, 2026

I am very confident we’re going to win in Michigan.

foxnews.com
Aug 8, 2026

This rule is not final. There is a public comment period. I want parents to weigh in.

lujan.senate.gov
Aug 7, 2026

Trump is coming after America’s kids. That is so unacceptable.

lujan.senate.gov
Aug 7, 2026

Trump is trying to destroy Head Start—and he's hoping you won't notice.

commondreams.org
Aug 7, 2026

Your child’s safety should not depend on their zip code. That has been the entire point of Head Start since 1965.

lujan.senate.gov
Aug 7, 2026

From Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Fairchild Air Force Base and everywhere in between Tribal Nations—like Yakama, Suquamish, and many more—do critical work to support military installations in Washington state and throughout the country…

lankford.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

Senators who vote for Blanche are voting for an Attorney General who will attack abortion rights in EVERY state.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Aug 5, 2026

This corrupt policy would allow Trump to hold even more federal grants hostage.

reason.com
Aug 4, 2026

This bill includes important extensions and language that House Republicans' CR did not, and it rejects Trump's frivolous war spending wish list.

cbsnews.com
Aug 3, 2026

The proposed rule would systematically politicize federal funding and allow Trump officials to cancel grants at any time for any reason.

mainemorningstar.com
Aug 3, 2026

It’s good that we were able to produce a much-improved CR to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown that no one wants.

commondreams.org
Aug 3, 2026

Republicans rejected killing the proposed rule outright.

rollcall.com
Aug 3, 2026

I’m going to keep fighting to put a stop to it once and for all.

abcnews.com
Aug 3, 2026

Importantly, we closed the loophole in House Republicans' CR that would have allowed the Trump administration to transfer funding provided for other programs to Border Patrol, which desperately needs reform, not more money.

commondreams.org
Jul 31, 2026

Pete Hegseth has denigrated the role of women in the military in ways that are completely detached from the reality of the meaningful contributions of women servicemembers.

hirono.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

My amendment is very simple — it asks one thing: Tell Congress and the public what these interagency agreements actually cost taxpayers.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 24, 2026

The Trump administration is attempting a transparent end run around the Constitution and Congress by appointing Pete Serrano to a position he is not qualified to hold after the Eastern District declined to extend his tenure as U.S…

talkingpointsmemo.com
Jul 24, 2026

Republicans are not pro-family and they won’t lift a finger to help families get IVF—the Texas Republican Party just recently made banning IVF a part of their official party platform," said Murray.

duckworth.senate.gov
Jul 23, 2026

[Trump] has told us over 40 times now that a deal is near, and the war will be over soon. But now, he’s asking for $70 billion more, and for us to just trust him it’ll work out fine.

huffpost.com
Jul 22, 2026

That is absolutely outrageous. We have provided billions of dollars to this Defense Department. The fact is that Hegseth has not managed it well, and this administration has taken us into a war that has no strategy. It has no…

npr.org
Jul 22, 2026

If the supplemental bill came to us tomorrow, I'd be absolutely a no.

npr.org
Jul 22, 2026

Absolutely not. The - I mean, Hegseth's go-to - in fact, many of the Cabinet members' go-to responses if they don't have a good response, blame Biden. Look, Biden did not get us into this war. Trump and Hegseth started this war, and they…

npr.org

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