Patty Murray

I really believe there is a better way to give access to people that are uninsured.

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.

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…

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

Not getting that done would be catastrophic for our economy, so I hope we can do this in a straightforward, bipartisan way.

I look forward to working with you on a bipartisan product for all of us to support.

Our strength here at home and across the world isn't just measured by the strength of our military.

We have a responsibility to work in a timely way to write funding bills that will build a stronger economy.

I am really glad to join you as we kick off this subcommittee hearing on President Biden's budget request.

We have a really important responsibility to get our funding bills passed in a timely and bipartisan way, and the clock is ticking if we want to keep things on track.

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 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.

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

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

Salmon is a way of life in my home State.

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

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.

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

We are weaker and less competitive in the world as well when we fail to prevent and respond to those disasters.

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.

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.