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Senate Dems Push Back on Oil Reserve Plan
Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., sent a letter Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright demanding that the Department of Energy halt efforts to establish a regional emergency oil reserve on the West Coast until Congress authorizes such a move. Read More
Exclusive: West Coast emergency oil reserve sparks pushback from Senate Democrats
By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — A pair of Senate Democrats are calling for the Trump administration to abandon efforts to build a West Coast emergency oil reserve. In a letter dated Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Sens. Alex Padilla and Patty Murray warn that establishing a West Coast Strategic Petroleum Reserve this fiscal Read More
'Let Me Finish!': A Senator Was Naming Who's Really Getting Rich Off Trump's War When Hegseth Tried to Shut Her Up
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. Patty Murray delivered a blistering takedown of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, forcing him to Read More
Duffy turns tables on senators questioning road trip as Americans pay more
Sean Duffy clashed with Sens. Patty Murray and Kirsten Gillibrand over his "Great American Road Trip," as Democrats raised ethics concerns while Americans face high gas prices. Read More
Patty Murray rages against $1.8 billion 'slush fund' to pay Trump allies, while Washington Republicans voice cautious support
WASHINGTON – Sen. Patty Murray expressed outrage Tuesday after President Donald Trump sued the government he runs, then settled the lawsuit with his own Justice Department and created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who say they were mistreated by the federal government. Read More
Pete Hegseth cuts off Senator after she brings up 'Trump's ramblings'
During a Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Sen Patty Murray (D-WA) got under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s skin just moments after she took a potshot at Donald Trump.Murray’s line of questioning centered around the Pentagon seeking a $1.5 trillion in taxpayer money at a time when Americ... Read More
Murray, union leaders warn of layoffs under Trump proposed Hanford budget
For years Sen. Patty Murray has used her considerable clout in Congress to wring more money from fellow lawmakers for the cleanup of the Hanford nuclear site than requested in nearly every president’s budget proposal. Read More
With wealth inequality in spotlight, Patty Murray targets tax-dodging trusts over $50 million with new bill
WASHINGTON – New legislation from Sen. Patty Murray targets a legal loophole that lets the wealthiest Americans avoid paying taxes on money they pass down to their heirs, at a time when wealth inequality is at its highest point in decades and the federal budget deficit is nearly $2 trillion a year. Read More
LIE! Dem Senator Patty Murray Says 'I’ve Not Heard One Democrat Say Defund ICE' (VIDEO)
Democrat Senator Patty Murray of Washington state must have been living under a rock for the last two years because she recently stood before cameras and said with a straight face that she has "not heard one Democrat say defund ICE." It's just amazing how easily these people can lie. Read More
WATCH: Vought won't say how much Trump has spent on Iran war so far
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, declined to tell lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee in a hearing Thursday how much the federal government has spent on the Iran war so far. Watch the clip in the video player above. “We don't have that figures right now, I think in part because it's fluctuating on a day-in, day-out basis,” he told Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. READ MORE: Israel and Lebanon reach Read More
‘Historic corruption’: Trump allegedly promises White House staffers mass pardon
"Criminals should NOT be running the White House," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Read More
Trump allegedly promises White House staffers mass pardon: ‘Historic corruption,’ Democrat says
"Criminals should NOT be running the White House," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Read More
Trump wants Congress to slash social services and give him $1.5 trillion for the military, but Patty Murray stands in his way
WASHINGTON – In a speech at a private lunch Wednesday billed as a celebration of Easter, President Donald Trump told the White House budget chief he wants the federal government to spend money on the military, not social services like child care and health care, which he said states should pay for by raising taxes. Read More
Military Draft Fears Ignore Limits on Trump's Power
Senator Patty Murray and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clash over draft concerns, as constitutional limits clarify President Donald Trump cannot reinstate conscription alone. Read More
Murray, other WA Dems to skip State of Union; Baumgartner invites teac...
Sen. Patty Murray announced Thursday that she will deliver her own address to Washingtonians on Tuesday Read More
Community Transit shares updates during Sen. Murray roundtable
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., heard updates from the transit agency on electric buses, shuttle service and its new bus rapid transit line. Read More