Patty Murray

We need a whole of government approach here and let's be clear whole of government includes this subcommittee.

It's critical funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses in our communities.

I look forward to working with you and Vice Chair Collins and all the members of this subcommittee as we return to regular order and work to find common ground to build a strong, competitive economy for families across our country.

I want to ask some questions. You are talking about having a vaccine accessible to the uninsured.

My final question really is about the COVID-19 vaccine trials that excluded pregnant populations.

But we are talking about a vaccine that taxpayers invested $12 billion in, a vaccine that was once $15, and now you are planning, of course, to price it at $130, despite the fact that it just costs about $3 to make.

Well, thank you very much, Chair Van Hollen and Ranking Member Hagerty.

We want to return to regular order, a goal I know that both you and the Ranking Member share.

I do expect from you a detailed plan about how the IRS is intending to use IRA money.

The full faith and credit of the United States, that is to pay our bills on time like every families expected to, is not something that should ever be held hostage to score cheap political points at the expense of working people in this…

House Republicans just voted to slash vital support for our Tribes. Their default on America Act would gut funding for Tribal law enforcement, education, and health care programs.

These programs are too important to shortchange, and this moment is too critical to let partisan infighting hold our communities and our country back.

If we expect other nations to trust us, to live up to our global commitments, we have to keep our promises right here at home too.

House Republicans last week voted for very deep across-the-board cuts to discretionary spending over the next 10 years.

The House budget cuts on PFAS, on lead, on chemical detection in this country would significantly set us back.

We need to get ahead of this now to protect the native crab populations.

Salmon is a way of life in my home State.

Protecting and restoring salmon habitat and increasing salmon runs is key to our state's strength and its future.

We have to keep in mind defense spending isn't the only way that we protect our nation.

We have a responsibility to work in a timely fashion, in a bipartisan way, to pass these funding bills that keep our families safe and our nation strong and competitive.

Our national parks are national treasures, bringing in tourists and dollars from around the world to local communities.

We have to make sure our nation lives up to its commitment to our tribes, providing the necessary Federal support and honoring our commitment to their sovereignty.

I want to ask some questions. You are talking about having a vaccine accessible to the uninsured.

What I am concerned about is people hear $130, and they just don't get it because they think it is expensive.

My final question really is about the COVID-19 vaccine trials that excluded pregnant populations.