May 16, 2011
But the recent focus in the Congress on budget cuts has created a race to the bottom that will make it difficult to continue those investments.
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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May 16, 2011
Unfortunately, there are many unfilled requirements of the act that are of concern.
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 2 p.m., to…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 9 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 9 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oil and Gas Tax…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 9:15 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``Assessing the Situation in Libya.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER…
May 12, 2011
I come to the floor today to support the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act and to talk about the devastating effect that high prices at the pump are having on families in my home State of Washington. Middle-class families and small business…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Endangered Middle Class: Is the American Dream Slipping Out…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ten Years After 9/11: Is…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 12, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on clean air…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a…
May 12, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that Carol Bruce and Brian Solarz, with the Senate Ethics Committee, be granted the privilege of the floor during today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
May 11, 2011
today, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I am proud to introduce the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011. My colleagues, including Senators Murkowski, Leahy, Baucus, Rockefeller, Akaka, Boxer, Sanders, Brown of Ohio, Casey…
May 11, 2011
I totally am where you are. I am dealing with the immediacy of a budget that does not appear to be growing.
May 11, 2011
we do need to know from you what programs you will cut in order to deal with that cost increase
May 11, 2011
In following a lot of these news reports, the FAA announced it was pulling together this working group that will make recommendations about how new air traffic controllers are trained and placed into FAA facilities.
May 11, 2011
It is about sharing data and working more efficiently, a good long-term goal, and we support that.
May 11, 2011
Those are issues we are dealing with in every program here, and we are trying to be sober about what we can realistically do. So we will work with you.
May 11, 2011
Is there an objective test developed to give to air traffic controllers on assignment yet?
May 11, 2011
If more funds are needed for ERAM, will you be identifying which programs will be cut in order to make room for the cost increases on those?
May 11, 2011
I am very troubled by recent news reports that include stories about air traffic controllers falling asleep on duty.
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