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Patty Murray: “Speaker Johnson's slush fund continuing resolution empowers President Trump and Elon Musk to pick winners and losers…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2025
Speaker Johnson's slush fund continuing resolution empowers President Trump and Elon Musk to pick winners and losers with taxpayer dollars.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray criticizes the Republican funding resolution for benefiting Trump and Musk at the expense of families.

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