Patty Murray actually said...

"The firings last week were utterly callous and dangerous."

"Rather than trying to make college more affordable or helping to improve our kids' outcomes, Trump is letting far-right extremists inject politics into the classroom at every turn."

"I hope no parent, student, or teacher is intimidated by these threats—this former preschool teacher certainly is not."

"Republicans tell you they want to empower local communities and that states, schools, and parents know best, and again and again use top-down threats to achieve their culture war agenda."