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.
Ferries are, just, a critical part of transportation systems in my home State.
I wanted to ask you what you've been able to do, within your current authority that you have, to make sure transit systems are safe without that legislation.
I know there are a lot of projects across the country that need this funding.
The jobs created from these projects are critical to Clark County, where unemployment has now topped 14 percent.
This subcommittee's job is to provide the oversight and resources to make sure that HUD can effectively fulfill its responsibilities.
If we're not able to find a path forward with Mexico on this issue, these tariffs are going to send American jobs north to Canada.
Positive train control is an important new technology that will help, we believe, and prevent some of these train-to-train collisions and derailments.





