Patty Murray actually said...

"Cutting this funding is a backdoor evisceration of the core programs you claim to prize."

"The budget request before us today is downright offensive."

"I am extremely disappointed with the Administration's decision to eliminate the Geographic Programs and funding for Puget Sound."

"Transition is an important part of a soldier's career, perhaps the most important because the transition stage shapes the soldier's re-entry into the civilian community."