Patty Murray actually said...

"To order the firing of employees without knowing that NNSA is responsible for maintaining a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile while also preventing, countering, and responding to a ..."

"We are alarmed about the thousands of probationary employee firings across the Department of Energy."

"Until such time as we are briefed on these developments, we will not know the damage to our country and the world as a result of these haphazard and thoughtless firings."

"We find it deeply troubling that the Department ... has sent a strong message that it does not view the oversight and safety of legacy nuclear weapons cleanup sites as a national security priority."