Patty Murray: “I am very proud to be in the Senate today to support the Senator from Hawaii, Senator Akaka, in offering this amendment…”

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.

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…

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.

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