Patty Murray

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

It really starts, as you well know, with making sure that everyone has a roof over their head.

I think it's really important that everybody recognize that we have a housing and a homelessness crisis not only in my state but across the country.

Families back in my home state of Washington and across the country are counting on us to work together.

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 just want a commitment that you are going to make sure the public understands that there is a way to get this if you are uninsured, correct?

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

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

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…

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

Not getting that done would be catastrophic for our economy, so I hope we can do this in a straightforward, bipartisan way, as we have many times under both Republican and Democratic leadership.

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

Our strength here at home and across the world isn't just measured by the strength of our military, it is measured by our diplomacy, our influence abroad, and our strategic investments.

We have a responsibility to work in a timely way to write funding bills that will build a stronger economy, make our communities safer, and ensure we stay ahead of our global competitors.

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.

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

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.

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

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, and truly return to regular order for the first time in years.

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

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.