Patty Murray actually said...

The budget is not going to get any better, and we need to be able to show exactly what we are doing and why.

Murray stresses the urgency of demonstrating the value of their actions given budget constraints.

03/02/2011

More Patty Murray Quotes

So you don't see that as the sole responsibility is going to be them?

So I am assuming that one of the things you are looking at in proposals is, at the end of the day, does that community envision having lower...

So you will set that out up front, this is what we expect to see?

In some cases, the plans are a valued part of the process. But in others, they are largely ignored.