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Patty Murray

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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.

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Jan 17, 2017

His harmful, misguided, and flatly erroneous ideology categorically dismisses LGBTQ equality, the needs of our families, and the impact of marginalization and discrimination on healthcare outcomes.

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Jan 17, 2017

Well, Congressman Chris Collins, who sits on President-elect Trump's transition team, is both an investor and a board member of the company.

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Jan 17, 2017

we remain deeply disappointed in last night where Democrats were blocked from asking more than one round of questions on Betsy DeVos

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Jan 17, 2017

No co-pay birth control is an essential tool helping women like me with endometriosis who otherwise would have to live with chronic pain.

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Jan 17, 2017

Your bill would repeal dependent coverage available to young adults up to age 26. That is correct, right?

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Jan 17, 2017

Nominations of such importance require more than a 'check the box' hearing.

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Jan 17, 2017

Well, if you're telling me he gave you information about a company, you were offered shares in the company at prices not available to the public, you bought those shares, is that not a stock tip?

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Jan 16, 2017

What you're asking me to do is to treat Ms. DeVos differently than we treated President Obama's two Education Secretaries, and I'm not going to do that.

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Jan 16, 2017

I take that as not being willing to commit to not privatizing public schools or cutting money from education.

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Jan 16, 2017

Do you believe that the mission of the Department of Education should be to strengthen public education for all of our students?

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Jan 16, 2017

I'd like to call at least for a second hearing for this nominee.

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Jan 16, 2017

I am hopeful that you have learned more about it since then and are prepared to address it seriously.

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Jan 16, 2017

I was not aware those were rules.

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Jan 16, 2017

We are committed to advancing a nominee for the Secretary of Education who will continue the progress we have made to improve outcomes for these children.

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Jan 16, 2017

If this behavior, kissing and touching women and girls without their consent, happened in a school, would you consider it a sexual assault?

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Jan 16, 2017

We owe it to the people we represent to make sure every nominee is not only qualified for the position...

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Jan 16, 2017

I have a particular passion for early learning, and I want to hear where you stand on how the Federal Government can help ensure that every child is prepared for success in kindergarten.

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Jan 16, 2017

I'm really disappointed that you have preemptively cutoff our members from asking questions. It really is unprecedented.

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Jan 16, 2017

Ms. DeVos is reported to have described her work as a way to 'advance God's kingdom.'

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Jan 16, 2017

If you are confirmed, I want to know if you believe it's appropriate for you and your family to continue to use its wealth to pressure State, local, and Federal candidates to support your agenda.

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Jan 16, 2017

I hope that as we get through this, you will consider doing that.

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Jan 16, 2017

I refuse to accept that, and I'm going to continue to hold the incoming administration to the highest ethical standards.

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Jan 16, 2017

I am going to want to know more about how you will enforce critical civil rights laws.

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Jan 16, 2017

I take accusations of this type of behavior very seriously.

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