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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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Jul 16, 2025

Do not start now. Not when we are working, at this very moment, in a bipartisan way to pass our spending bills.

huffpost.com
Jul 10, 2025

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.

commondreams.org
Jul 9, 2025

I am concerned because this committee, it feels like, has all but abandoned its serious oversight of this crisis.

cnn.com
Jul 9, 2025

I really do hope that Dr. Monarez will defy my expectations. I hope she will stand up for science and put public health first.

cnn.com
Jul 7, 2025

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.

newsweek.com
Jul 7, 2025

Trump and OMB director Russ Vought need to stop sabotaging our students' futures and get these resources out the door.

newsweek.com
Jul 2, 2025

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.

cbsnews.com
Jul 1, 2025

Kicking millions off healthcare, blowing up the national debt by trillions, and devastating generational economic harms—all being written into law on the fly.

commondreams.org
Jun 30, 2025

It will take another step toward enacting Republicans’ plan for a backdoor nationwide abortion ban. How does it do this? By defunding Planned Parenthood.

thehill.com
Jun 30, 2025

This is a long-sought goal of anti-choice extremists — no surprise, it is overwhelmingly unpopular with the American people.

thehill.com
Jun 26, 2025

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…

huffpost.com
Jun 26, 2025

part of Republicans’ plan to institute a backdoor nationwide abortion ban by making abortion care inaccessible for everyone, everywhere.

truthout.org
Jun 26, 2025

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.

truthout.org
Jun 20, 2025

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.

commondreams.org
Jun 20, 2025

It's disgusting that this policy was ever allowed to go into effect, and I will not let it fly under the radar.

commondreams.org
Jun 13, 2025

Those sorts of actions, and that sort of rhetoric from the president, should stop every one of us cold.

nbcnews.com
Jun 13, 2025

You are deploying the American military to police the American people.

nbcnews.com
Jun 12, 2025

I have never come this close to having tears in my eyes.

cbsnews.com
Jun 12, 2025

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.

cbsnews.com
Jun 10, 2025

Over the past few months, this administration has fired and pushed out nearly 5,000 critical employees across NIH.

cnn.com
Jun 2, 2025

It’s telling that President Trump has chosen to release his budget on a Friday night with no fanfare whatsoever.

msnbc.com
May 27, 2025

serious questions about what exactly this administration is seeking to hide from the committees—and the American people.

commondreams.org
May 27, 2025

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.

commondreams.org
May 27, 2025

demonstrated an inability to effectively and efficiently manage public resources.

commondreams.org
May 27, 2025

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.

commondreams.org

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