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On the recordJuly 1, 2025
Kicking millions off healthcare, blowing up the national debt by trillions, and devastating generational economic harms—all being written into law on the fly.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray condemned the rapid legislative process and its negative impacts.

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