Patty Murray actually said...

"If we are going to keep pace with our adversaries like China, and others; that means our investments have to keep pace too."

"We need to make sure we are doing the same if we want to stay ahead of our adversaries."

"You don't get to ignore the law just because you're rich."

"It is so important that we return to regular order and work to pass our funding bills in a timely, bipartisan way."