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Patty Murray: “We owe it to our colleagues, and our communities, and most of all, our constituents, to put forward the shared…”

On the recordMay 16, 2023
We owe it to our colleagues, and our communities, and most of all, our constituents, to put forward the shared priorities of this chamber in a slate of bipartisan spending bills.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray calls for bipartisan cooperation in crafting spending bills reflecting shared priorities.

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