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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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Mar 4, 2025

Cannot stand by and accept what she called a power grab CR that would help Elon take a chainsaw to programs that families rely on.

cbsnews.com
Mar 4, 2025

I am deeply concerned about the funding there and the research that has been stopped.

nbcnews.com
Mar 4, 2025

Right now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are attacking workers, including mass firing people by the tens of thousands.

commondreams.org
Mar 4, 2025

Cannot stand by and accept a power grab CR that would help Elon take a chainsaw to programs that families rely on.

cbsnews.com
Mar 3, 2025

We need a Secretary of Education who will put students first, not billionaires, who will stand up for our students—every single one of them—even if it means standing up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

motherjones.com
Mar 3, 2025

Congress should not pass a full-year CR that would cede immense discretion and authority to President Trump, Elon Musk, and Russ Vought.

cnn.com
Mar 2, 2025

Get loud and tell Elon Musk to keep his hands OFF social security.

newsweek.com
Mar 2, 2025

Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme. It's a promise that every American pays into so they can retire with dignity.

newsweek.com
Mar 2, 2025

I think the White House anomaly requests are completely inadequate.

nbcnews.com
Mar 1, 2025

Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme it's a promise that every American pays into so they can retire with dignity.

newsweek.com
Feb 26, 2025

If they want our votes, they need to work with us.

cbsnews.com
Feb 25, 2025

That is the absolute bare minimum, and it is frankly not asking a whole lot.

nbcnews.com
Feb 25, 2025

If they want our votes, they need to work with us.

nbcnews.com
Feb 24, 2025

But Republicans are the majority in the House and in the Senate. If they want our votes, they need to work with us.

cbsnews.com
Feb 24, 2025

If they want our votes, they need to work with us.

cbsnews.com
Feb 20, 2025

The Trump administration is working to destroy medical research as we know it with an illegal, unrealistic cap on the NIH reimbursement rate for indirect costs. It means cancer researchers laid off, lifesaving clinical trials canceled, and…

govinfo.gov
Feb 20, 2025

Senior scientists and the center's acting director were fired by the Trump administration.

msnbc.com
Feb 20, 2025

Better get ready for a late night and a long morning.

cbsnews.com
Feb 20, 2025

Senior scientists and the center's acting director were fired by the Trump administration.

msnbc.com
Feb 20, 2025

That would mean: cancer researchers laid off, lifesaving clinical trials cancelled, and more.

commondreams.org
Feb 20, 2025

The Trump administration is working to destroy medical research as we know it.

commondreams.org
Feb 19, 2025

Why on earth should we believe that, particularly when he is saying the exact opposite, loudly and repeatedly for everyone to see?

truthout.org
Feb 18, 2025

As an original author of the PRO Act, I'm glad to see Representative Chavez-DeRemer is a co-sponsor of the bill I wrote with Representative Scott.

newsweek.com
Feb 17, 2025

The resolution is pro-billionaire, anti-middle class.

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