Do not start now. Not when we are working, at this very moment, in a bipartisan way to pass our spending bills.
Patty Murray
The Public Record
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.
For us to be able to work in a bipartisan way effectively, that requires us to work with each other. To not just write bipartisan funding bills—but to defend them from partisan cuts sought by the president and the OMB director.
I am concerned because this committee, it feels like, has all but abandoned its serious oversight of this crisis.
I really do hope that Dr. Monarez will defy my expectations. I hope she will stand up for science and put public health first.
Every day that this funding is held up is a day that school districts are forced to worry about whether they'll have to cut back on afterschool programs or lay off teachers instead of worrying about how to make sure our kids can succeed.
Trump and OMB director Russ Vought need to stop sabotaging our students' futures and get these resources out the door.
Every day that this funding is held up is a day that school districts are forced to worry about whether they'll have to cut back on afterschool programs or lay off teachers instead of worrying about how to make sure our kids can succeed.
Kicking millions off healthcare, blowing up the national debt by trillions, and devastating generational economic harms—all being written into law on the fly.
It will take another step toward enacting Republicans’ plan for a backdoor nationwide abortion ban. How does it do this? By defunding Planned Parenthood.
This is a long-sought goal of anti-choice extremists — no surprise, it is overwhelmingly unpopular with the American people.
The Supreme Court just gave the green light for Republican-led states to defund Planned Parenthood, which will have disastrous consequences for women across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood centers for basic health care ― often…
part of Republicans’ plan to institute a backdoor nationwide abortion ban by making abortion care inaccessible for everyone, everywhere.
this provision would have sent a major shock wave through our health care system and ripped away access to abortion care for countless women, despite our state ’s laws protecting abortion rights.
Healthcare isn't just a special privilege Trump gets to dole out to veterans who agree with the president—it's a moral obligation our country owes to every single man and woman who serves in uniform.
It's disgusting that this policy was ever allowed to go into effect, and I will not let it fly under the radar.
Those sorts of actions, and that sort of rhetoric from the president, should stop every one of us cold.
Trump wants Congress to vote to cut off public radio broadcasts our constituents count on for weather forecasts, emergency alerts, and updates on what's going on in their community—and force layoffs at local TV stations.
Over the past few months, this administration has fired and pushed out nearly 5,000 critical employees across NIH.
It’s telling that President Trump has chosen to release his budget on a Friday night with no fanfare whatsoever.
serious questions about what exactly this administration is seeking to hide from the committees—and the American people.
Your lack of transparency shows disdain for the right of the public to understand how taxpayer dollars are being spent and for the rule of law.
demonstrated an inability to effectively and efficiently manage public resources.
We need to see the 'real version' of HHS' spend plan, and we need to see actual funding amounts—not asterisks—for these vital programs.





