Patty Murray - U.S. Senator from Washington State

11/20/2009
Murray Urges Senate Colleagues to Work Together To Pass Health Insurance Reform

11/19/2009
VETERANS: Critical Murray Bill Supporting Women Veterans Passes Full Senate

11/19/2009
As Economy Displaces More Families, Sens. Murray and Franken Introduce Bills to Help Homeless and Foster Children Succeed in School

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Murray Urges Senate Colleagues to Work Together To Pass Health Insurance Reform

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Important Information on Purchasing Flood Insurance

Floodsmart.gov
King County Emergency Management

Post-9/11 GI Benefit Now Available

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landmark new benefit.

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Your Voice is Needed!

Help Reform Our Broken Health Care System

Senator Murray launched a website to help Washington state residents lend their voice to the effort to reform health care in America. The site is a place where Washingtonians can share their stories about our broken health care system and where they can stay updated with the latest news on health care reform efforts.

Senator Murray believes that 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 Washington state and the nation standing up and demanding it. That’s why she is asking Washington state residents to add their voice to this debate by signing up and/or sharing their health care stories at her new site.

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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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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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Senators call for weather, river-monitoring resources at Howard Hanson Dam

U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Congressmen Dave Reichert and Adam Smith have called on the Departments of Commerce and Interior to provide critical weather forecasting and river monitoring resources from the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to address the flood threat posed by structural damage to the Howard Hanson Dam, in a letter sent yesterday afternoon.

- Kent Reporter - October 21, 2009

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Unemployment benefits could be extended

Unemployment benefits could end soon, leaving those receiving the benefits without any source of income unless a new bill is passed. U.S. Senator Patty Murray gave a speech today to try and get more support for unemployed people in Washington. The senator says it's time to address a real kitchen table issue for families all across the country, and for those in Washington who could have no where else to turn if their benefits run out by the end of the year.

- KNDO TV - October 20, 2009

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Washington gets $2.9 million USDA grant

Sen. Patty Murray says Washington will receive $2.9 million in federal aid to promote and market the state's specialty crops.

– Seattle Times - October 15, 2009

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