The Public Record
Patty Lynn Murray is a United States Senator from Washington, serving since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership positions in the Senate, including serving as the Senate's first female President pro tempore. Throughout her tenure, Murray has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and women's rights, advocating for policies that support working families and promote economic growth.
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.
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…
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.
I rise today to join my colleagues in urging all of our colleagues to vote against Russ Vought's nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget. The Senate should not vote to confirm as the head of OMB or to any important role, for…
We should not entrust someone to implement our laws who has made clear that he will not follow the law.
For medical researchers and their families who are counting on cures, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The…
over the last few days, the American people have felt the painful consequences of Trump's disastrous funding freeze. Seniors who count on Meals on Wheels have wondered whether they would have dinner this week. Head Start teachers in red…
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.
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…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 42
as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 42, my resolution condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers, which was…
I am deeply frustrated that is the response we got today. We cannot agree on something as simple as standing by the officers who keep this building safe, officers every one of us walks by every day? There are officers standing outside the…
we are a week into the Trump administration, and it can be summed up in one word: lawlessness. Trump is showing every day, with nearly every action, that he has zero regard for the laws of this country--from pardoning en masse violent…
I realize that some Republicans were hoping we would cut this process short, but I have no problem coming to the floor and having a lengthy discussion about Mr. Hegseth's nomination to be Defense Secretary. I am eager to talk about it. The…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Justice). Without objection, it is so ordered.
earlier this week, we lost a friend and a champion for reproductive rights: Cecile Richards. She helped countless women and changed the conversation around women's health and abortion. And I know, if she were here, she would say: The fight…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 46, as…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Washington. Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. BARRASSO: The following…
families are looking to us to solve problems. They are looking at us to lower prices. They are looking for help getting food on the table or getting childcare or getting their prescriptions filled. But what they are seeing instead, today…
I suggest the absence of a quorum. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. (Mr. BUDD assumed the Chair.)
Politicians like Patty Murray
