Patty Murray

Today's hearing marks another important step as we work to return to regular order and pass in a timely bipartisan way our funding bills to keep our families safe, our economy strong, and our Nation competitive with adversaries like China.

I negotiated and passed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 which Senator Collins, who just left, was a critical part of.

I will submit for the record several questions, since I do have to get over for a vote.

I have been pushing very hard to pass my Child Care for Working Families Act, because we do need in this country, bold change and bold investments to end that crisis nationwide.

We cannot keep up with our competitors, like China, if we let critical investments, like military construction, fall behind.

This is the first time and I'm very excited that you now have the authority to regulate this.

I negotiated and passed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 which Senator Collins, who just left, was a critical part of.

I will submit for the record several questions, since I do have to get over for a vote.

I have been pushing very hard to pass my Child Care for Working Families Act, because we do need in this country, bold change and bold investments to end that crisis nationwide.

Climate change is an urgent national security threat, and if we want to keep our Nation ready for anything, we have to make sure our bases are resilient in the face of climate disasters.

As the daughter of a World War II veteran, this work is personal to me.

We have to make sure we are meeting their needs and keeping our promises to them.

We cannot keep up with our competitors, like China, if we let critical investments, like military construction, fall behind.

I'm very proud that Democrats were able to pass steps in the Inflation Reduction Act to help working families by lowering costs and leveling the playing field.

You don't get to ignore the law just because you're rich.

Everyday Americans, they should not be stuck footing the bill for billionaires who can pay lawyers to run circles around the IRS.

The full faith and credit of the United States should never be held hostage to score political points, period.

We need to make sure we are doing the same if we want to stay ahead of our adversaries.

It is so important that we return to regular order and work to pass our funding bills in a timely, bipartisan way.

If we are going to keep pace with our adversaries like China, and others; that means our investments have to keep pace too.

Do you think the Trump tax cuts are working as promised?

I'm very proud that Democrats were able to pass steps in the Inflation Reduction Act to help working families by lowering costs and leveling the playing field.

You don't get to ignore the law just because you're rich.

Everyday Americans, they should not be stuck footing the bill for billionaires who can pay lawyers to run circles around the IRS.

The Trump tax bill was chocked full of freebies and handouts for those at the top...