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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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Mar 24, 2009

Despite the real progress that we have made in staffing up the VA, a lot more needs to be done.

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Mar 24, 2009

And is that going to apply for security measures related to the Post-9/11 GI Bill?

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Mar 24, 2009

I am eager to learn more about the VA's plans to leverage the power of IT to improve the quality and timeliness of our benefits delivery because our veterans deserve no less.

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Mar 24, 2009

It is a great program, and I want to commend you for doing that.

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Mar 17, 2009

No one said it was going to be easy.

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Mar 17, 2009

The Army's deployment schedule and adequate care of both soldiers and their families is very important to me.

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Mar 17, 2009

Which means other things would be left off the table?

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Mar 17, 2009

So am I for big-time Youth Challenge? Absolutely.

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Mar 17, 2009

I will work with you to make sure we have what we need within the budget process on that.

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Mar 17, 2009

It is really important to me that our airmen have everything they need to fight our wars overseas, both today and in the future.

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Mar 17, 2009

I really think it goes a long ways toward ensuring that all our servicemembers and their eligible family members have access to and get the best medical care possible.

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Mar 17, 2009

And we do not have the budget capacity for that?

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Mar 17, 2009

While the surgeons general aren't responsible for the enforcement of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, it seems to me that they might be concerned about prosecutions of people who have severe mental distress while serving or after…

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Mar 17, 2009

In December, I sent a letter to the National Guard Bureau signed by all the members of the Washington State Congressional delegation requested to have HAMMER training center be named the western regional training center for National Guard…

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Mar 17, 2009

I encourage all of you as well, to make sure that those policies are implemented, so that no one fears coming forward.

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Mar 17, 2009

Extending TRICARE service to cover the 'gray area' between retirement from the reserves and the start of retirement health benefits would improve our ability to care for reserve members and their families.

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Mar 17, 2009

this is a great opportunity for DOD and VA to help execute President Obama's vision for electronic health records in the United States

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Mar 17, 2009

I stand ready to help you do whatever we need to do there to make sure we are ready for that as well.

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Mar 17, 2009

We all want fair and transparent competition. Everybody's saying that and I think that's clear.

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Mar 17, 2009

It is a great program, and I want to commend you for doing that.

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Mar 17, 2009

Could you get back to me on that? It was one of our huge questions 1 year ago; making sure that people were registered and we were tracking them.

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Mar 17, 2009

The Marine Corps deems the end strength of the Reserve Component is adequate.

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Mar 17, 2009

I really commend you. I think you have made a lot of progress with that, and it is so important...

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Mar 17, 2009

They are very important. They support the 336th Training Group and Air Force Survival School.

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Mar 17, 2009

I thought we were all going to go to the same system.

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