Patty Murray

I plan to fight for this funding again.

We're going to fund this program, and I think we've got enough support in Congress to do that.

But what it does is, it doesn't allow that program to expand.

At a time when we know that prevention, that community-based models work the best, that the uninsured numbers are growing.

We are all in agreement that we face a serious public health threat that could cripple our health care system.

We need to find ways to make it happen and to fund these solutions at all levels.

I think we know that chronic disease that is caused by obesity and unhealthy lifestyles is costing us billions of dollars in this country.

There is no doubt the childcare is an issue that is very difficult for many families, and to provide all this support for every family is something that will be extremely difficult. We all acknowledge that. But there is a specific group of…

That is frustrating. I listened to the Senators from the other side say they want to do something about prevention. I hear them saying they have objection to specific concerns. I am willing to make a modification to my amendment to move it…

PNNL is a very valuable asset to the State of Washington and it's going to be an enduring asset to the Tri-Cities community after Hanford clean-up is completed.

I conclude by saying in my home State of Washington, 70,000 people have been laid off. They want this Senate to deal with unemployment insurance extension, which we need to do before we adjourn.

The time we are spending discussing our 98-percent confirmation rate could be used to address much more pressing issues. The majority is spending 30 hours to talk about four people who already have jobs. I think we should spend that time…

Thank you Senator Kohl for your support on this issue. This project is critical to the long-term health and viability of my State's wine grape growers and vintners.

I ask the Chairman, as you know, late last night a very important amendment regarding funding for Afghan women's programs previously authorized by the Afghanistan Freedom Act of 2002 was accepted in the House version of this bill. The…

I want to thank the Clark County Commissioners for letting us hold our field hearing here.

Recognizing Senator Hatfield who has contributed so much to this region.

I want to reiterate for all of you, that this record will remain open for 15 days.

I want to thank all of our witnesses for their testimony today.

I want to thank all of our witnesses today.

And grow your industry, that's our goal.

We stand ready to help America rebuild.

We have the highest unemployment in the Nation between the two States and Alaska.

We have many challenges. We'll be working with you on that.

Transportation is a critical part of that.

For every $1 billion spent on transportation over 47,000 new family wage jobs are created.