Patty Murray - U.S. Senator from Washington State

6/30/2009
Senator Murray Announces $500 Million Now Available to Train Workers for Clean Energy Jobs

6/30/2009
Senator Murray Announces $16.5 Million in Waterway Conservation Recovery Funding

6/29/2009
Senator Murray Announces $26 Million for Washington State Health Centers in Recovery Funding

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A New Way to Repay Your Federal Student Loans

On July 1st, Washington State residents will be able to pay their students loans back using a new option that caps payments based on income.

CALCULATE whether you qualify.

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Your Voice is Needed!

Help Reform Our Broken Health Care System

I don’t need to tell you that our health care system is in crisis. You see it first hand in your pay checks, your premiums, your business costs and your ability to access the care you need when you need it.

And I am working in Congress to try and do something about it.

Making meaningful reform happen this year will take more than members of Congress – or even President Obama – calling for change. It will take Americans across our state and nation standing up and demanding it. That’s why I’m asking Washington state residents to add their voice to this debate by signing up and/or sharing your health care story.

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One-Stop Economic Resource Center

In an effort to help Washington state residents make informed financial decisions, access all of the help available to them, and to keep them informed on the very latest on economic recovery plans, Senator Murray has established this One-Stop Economic Resource Center.

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Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

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Funding Requests

An important part of my job as your U.S. Senator is to help Washington state communities and businesses get federal support for projects that will create jobs, get our economy moving and make a difference for Washington’s families.

My staff and I have taken a look at all of the project requests that have come in this year. We put a priority on those that have broad-based local support and will create jobs and generate economic growth.

We are facing tough economic times. Families are struggling. So while we work to bring federal funding home, I have made it a priority to also ensure that these projects have been well vetted and that we are using taxpayer money responsibly. That’s why I’m glad to post all of the projects that I am requesting funding for here on my Web site. I believe that the process should be transparent and that all of you should be able to see the requests I am making as your representative in Congress.

Now, budgets are tight on the federal level as well. So, just because I have requested funding for a project, it doesn’t mean that the money will come through.

I will continue to update this site with new requests I am making and with the projects that end up being funded.

Patty

FY10 Appropriation Requests (by subcommittee):

FY09 Overseas Contingency Operations Supplemental Bill

FY10 DoD Authorization Request

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VA expands health care eligibility for nondisabled

"This must be just the beginning and not the end of the road to opening the VA to every veteran who serves," Murray said in a statement

- Tri-City Herald - June 16, 2009

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Bellingham pipeline accident remembered with national proclamation

After the Bellingham accident, Murray, D-Wash., shepherded a bill through Congress that cracked down on pipeline operators, tightened safety standards, increased fines, hired more inspectors and required better training.

– The Seattle Times - June 11, 2009

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Bellevue firm puts stimulus money to work against climate change

The technology that Ramgen Power Systems is developing will help factories and power plants across the country reduce their emissions, and I am pleased this funding will be used to further their work," said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray

– The Seattle Times - May 31, 2009

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