Patty Murray

President Trump signing Executive orders on his very first day in office that is going to have a devastating impact on America's health and economic security

The very first action out of the box has been the budget reconciliation to allow Republicans to repeal apparently fairly soon the healthcare

We cannot repair the roof while the President and Republicans are burning the house down

The Affordable Care Act has provided millions with health coverage.

I expect you to stand up and remind the President, when he makes these broad, wide-range executive actions, that veterans have to be thought about in that process.

Can you assure me that as VA Secretary under this administration that when pressed by President Trump to carry out an unconstitutional act, such as denying medical services and benefits, or making a hiring decision based on race…

I believe what Republicans and President Trump are doing is un-American and unconstitutional.

I have been assured that the VA will implement this consistent with the intent of that law.

I believe the problems at VA are not always about money, but about the need for strong leadership.

I do not believe that you can cut $10.5 trillion without having serious impact, as Senator Sanders talks to us about all the time, on Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security.

I am very proud of the work that we have been able to do to reach across the aisle.

I do think the failure to pay taxes just kind of underlines the need for all committees to require tax reforms.

I do not see a similar willingness to do that in your background.

I just still am outraged at the comments that were recorded by President Trump where he was bragging about kissing and groping and having sex with women without their consent.

I have serious concerns with your nomination.

I want to thank Senator Warren and Senator Stabenow for putting this together.

When it comes to covering pre-existing conditions, he has indicated that he thought that was, 'a terrible idea.'

We would certainly welcome the opportunity to see that plan, we do welcome it.

If confirmed by the Senate, the Secretary has tremendous power. His or her decisions in office will affect all of us.

Your health care repeal bill and your budget proposal to cut a trillion dollars from Medicaid would disproportionately hurt women of color.

His harmful, misguided, and flatly erroneous ideology categorically dismisses LGBTQ equality, the needs of our families, and the impact of marginalization and discrimination on healthcare outcomes.

We object in the strongest terms to your decision to allow only a single 5-minute round of questions from committee members.

No co-pay birth control is an essential tool helping women like me with endometriosis who otherwise would have to live with chronic pain.

Birth control is an essential part of women's health care, and if you are confirmed, I will be holding you accountable for that.

We cannot afford a Secretary like Representative Tom Price, whose anti-equality voting record and harmful rhetoric foster stigma and fear of LGBTQ people.