Patty Murray actually said...

"The idea of a sustainable or livable community sometimes doesn't resonate in some of our smaller or rural communities."

"I was really happy to see your announcement in January that the Department is now going to consider other important factors in addition to cost effectiveness when it is evaluating new transit projects..."

"We know that many people want to retire in the communities where they have raised their children."

"I feel very strongly that our Washington State farmers and our families should not be punished for a diplomatic dispute they had nothing to do with."