Patty Murray

I think these are really shortsighted.

We should ensure funding is available for smaller and rural communities where there is local support and committed funding for these needs.

It is fundamentally unfair for the Federal Government to award grants to States, only then to take them away.

Keeping enough balances in HTF has been an ongoing problem now for 3 years.

Those are private contractors that get those jobs.

We need to ensure that funding is available for smaller communities and rural communities where there is local support and committed funding for meeting these needs.

Transportation is central to so much of the way our lives are organized.

We need to tackle the deficit and make sure our children and grandchildren aren't forced to bear the burden of overwhelming debt.

The Congress is continuing to debate that budget as millions of families and communities across the country wait anxiously to learn the fate of programs they depend upon.

I was deeply concerned that the House Republican budget would eliminate funding for the highly competitive TIGER Discretionary Grant program.

Senator Leahy joined me in this effort to help provide a level playing field for our States.

The House proposal was a highly politicized, slash-and-burn budget that would have eliminated the high-speed rail and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants programs.

As long as it's not gas tax or vehicle miles traveled.

Early childhood education is one of the most important investments we can make in a child's education.

Providing high-quality literacy programs for children across the country has always been a priority for me.

I am concerned that the Administration's budget does not similarly support our Nation's fragile trauma centers and systems.

This is a model program--it brings HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) together to use their resources more effectively to achieve results.

That's wrong. And it's just one example from a House Republican plan that focuses on short-term, slash-and-burn cuts.

I look forward to working with her to meet our Nation's transportation and housing needs.

It really is a model program, bringing together two big agencies, HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to use their resources effectively together.

It's about making hard choices to reduce the deficit--and putting in place much-needed reforms to hold ourselves to a high standard of performance.

She is a great partner, who works to get results and demonstrates dedication both to her State and to good policy.

We learned these lessons all too well during the housing boom and bust.

This budget reflects the Obama administration's recognition of the critical role the housing sector must play for the Nation to out-build, out-educate and out-innovate our competitors.

Unfortunately, the spending plan recently passed by House Republicans takes our country in the wrong direction.