On the recordMarch 12, 2025
"The choice between a shutdown and letting the GOP bill pass has always been a false choice," Murray said. "Democrats did not have an ounce of input into writing this bill."
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Murray criticized the lack of bipartisan input in the Republican funding bill, calling the situation a false choice.
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