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.
Jun 17, 2009
Conversations are great. Passing legislation is hard. I just want to make sure we're all committed to getting the Highway Trust Fund fixed by August.
Jun 17, 2009
We need to fix the Highway Trust Fund to make good on those commitments that are now already out there.
Jun 17, 2009
Well as part of that we're very acutely aware in my State and several other States about the ability of our ferry system to get people off of roads.
Jun 17, 2009
I don't believe that mandate will be a success unless the airlines themselves see the benefit of investing in ADSB.
Jun 17, 2009
OK. Well we hope to be able to mark up our bill fairly soon after the July recess.
Jun 17, 2009
Those reforms are important. They affect future decisions about transportation projects.
Jun 17, 2009
If we don't make good on our promise than we're going to throw our States into a financial crisis.
Jun 10, 2009
I'm very concerned about these men and women who are coming home and don't have a job, and where we've left them.
Jun 10, 2009
I'm very concerned about this, and I know it's impacting my State and a number of other States, and as a result we're working on this legislation.
Jun 10, 2009
You should know that every one from the veterans to the community members, all the Spokane VA employees, to their medical center director, Sharon Hellman: they've all been working very, very hard to make those games a success.
Jun 10, 2009
I really dislike the idea of you get this service at this place, and that service at this place.
Jun 10, 2009
President Obama signed the HEARTH Act, homeless reauthorization bill, into law.
Jun 10, 2009
So we need to know what the specific amounts for this year, as we are allocating for a yearlong appropriation bill, what the benefits are, and what kind of flexibility you are asking for.
Jun 10, 2009
I could not agree more with the chair that with flexibility must come accountability.
Jun 10, 2009
What we do not want people to have is the promise of vouchers for a budget that in the future we cannot sustain.
Jun 10, 2009
I have long raised concerns about the solvency of the FHA's MMI Fund and I want to make sure that our Nation's taxpayers are not exposed to the elevated risk of re-default of these already troubled mortgages.
Jun 10, 2009
I thank you for backing the permanent supportive housing approach that was included in the recently enacted HEARTH Act.
Jun 10, 2009
Today, as our Nation deals with the housing crisis and an economic recession, this discussion takes on an added importance.
Jun 10, 2009
We want to see the idea of supportive housing really which this subcommittee has pushed for a long time.
Jun 10, 2009
But I do need to signal to you some major challenges with the transformation initiative proposal that you put forth.
Jun 10, 2009
Section 8 tenant-based rental, a critical tool for a lot of our families today.
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