Patty Murray actually said...

"I feel very optimistic that there's a lot more that we agree on than we disagree on with respect to that goal."

"We've heard from really great witnesses who have laid out some really good ideas for helping us to move forward and engaged in productive negotiations."

"I think this is the way things ought to go. This is the work that we should be doing here in the Senate, Democrats and Republicans coming together focused on common ground and working to find results ..."

"The idea that you can slap together a bill with a couple of people in Washington and not have hearings and not have the benefit of outside-of-Washington expertise is really misguided."