Patty Murray actually said...

"the United States has always been a global leader in biomedical research and innovation."

"sequestration really threatens that leadership."

"Puget Sound recovery and restoration is critical to my State, to the Pacific Northwest region, and to the country as a whole."

"The long-term practice of fire-borrowing is unsustainable and I support the equitable treatment of wildland fire disasters with other forms of natural disaster funding."