Patty Murray

It's not fair and I don't think it's American.

They deserve to know that everyone else is as well.

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

This is such an important issue for those families, and for recruitment, in general, for keeping those talented people that we need in the military.

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

These conversations also serve as a reminder to all of us about how the investments and decisions we make here in DC, help strengthen our country, and protect our families.

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

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

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 take serious, our Nation's obligation to our Service members, veterans, and their families.

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.

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

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

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.

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

I'm really glad, Mr. Chairman, that President Biden has put forward a road map to help move us even closer to a tax system where everyone pays their fair share.

It's not fair and I don't think it's American. We really need to close the loopholes and make sure that the wealthy pay their fair share.

There really is no reason that an investor on Wall Street should be paying less in taxes than a firefighter in Spokane.

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

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

I believe this is the kind of innovation that we should be supporting.

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

Do you agree that it is workers who get to decide whether they want a union?