Patty Murray actually said...

"We must continue investment in our existing hydro facilities to allow us to use those flexible resources to firm up intermittent renewable resources like wind and solar."

"I am concerned, however, that for the second year in a row the Water Program has been cut--by 25 percent this year."

"I really want to thank you and Assistant Secretary Darcy for coming out, visiting the dam and seeing first-hand how important this is to all the people in the Green River Valley below it."

"I worked very hard and was able to include $26.6 million in the Recovery Act for the Army Corps to complete the Columbia River Channel Deepening Project in Washington State."