Patty Murray

We want to make sure that once we come to an agreement, it can’t just be thrown out the window after it’s passed into law by a lawless Trump-Elon administration that is currently running things.

After a global pandemic that brought the world economy to a grinding halt and cost more than one million American lives, it’s unthinkable that [President Donald] Trump and [Elon] Musk want to pull funding that will force public and private…

This funding helps produce breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, prepare us for pandemics and other global health threats, and ensure the U.S. continues to be the global leader in biomedical research.

It’s unthinkable that [President Donald] Trump and [Elon] Musk want to pull funding that will force public and private labs across America to shutter.

We are pulling the fire alarm.

An extremist who has made clear he’ll ignore our nation’s laws, cut funding that helps people across the country & give Trump unprecedented & unconstitutional power.

Democrats are, as always, committed to responsibly funding the government, but it is extremely difficult to reach an agreement on toplines—much less full-year spending bills—when the president is illegally blocking vast chunks of approved…

We should not entrust someone to implement our laws who has made clear that he will not follow the law.

I am already hearing that DOGE may have barged into VA today.

We have several other colleagues who are going to come later to speak about this as well. I wanted to thank everyone who is here today. We want to make it very clear that we will not forget what happened on January 6. I don't care what…

It is a betrayal of the law enforcement that protected all of us that day and a dangerous endorsement of political violence, telling criminals that you can beat cops within an inch of their lives as long as it’s in service to Donald Trump.

The housing crisis is hitting everyone. I am from Washington state. I hear about it all the time.

I really believe this is an all hands on deck crisis that requires every level of government to step up.

To me, the bottom line is more affordable housing.

The housing crisis is hitting everyone. I am from Washington state. I hear about it all the time.

In Washington state, we face a shortage of almost 172,000 affordable homes.

I really believe this is an all hands on deck crisis that requires every level of government to step up and do their part.

The housing crisis is hitting everyone. I am from Washington state. I hear about it all the time.

Social Security is more than a lifeline. It really is a promise we make to the American people.

Social Security is more than a lifeline. It really is a promise we make to the American people.

Social Security is more than a lifeline. It really is a promise we make to the American people.

We have to deal with this issue, so I appreciate it.

Corporate greed is actually adding fuel to this fire, making it harder for childcare providers to stay in business.

Yet we continue to hear from our Republican friends that we should target IRS funding as part of the increasing deficit.

When it comes to our national budget, spending is just half of the equation. There is also revenue.