Iraq

On October 9, 2002, after several weeks of careful consideration, Senator Murray delivered a lengthy address

Senator Murray Meets with WA State Guardsmen at Camp Arifjan. _____________________

on the Senate floor, outlining her opposition to S.J.Res.46, a resolution authorizing the President to take unilateral action against Iraq, because it effectively ended Congress’ role in the process. 
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Although, Senator Murray was opposed to the resolution, she has supported our U.S. troops throughout, and worked hard to make sure our commitment to our troops and their families is as great as their commitment to our country.

Senator Murray will continue working to ensure that our troops, who continue to be under attack everyday, have the resources and equipment necessary to protect themselves and complete their mission successfully. Murray will also keep pressing the Administration to come up with a plan to bring our troops home as soon as possible.

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News Releases

5/7/2008
Tankers: Murray Asks Pentagon Why they Didn't Pick the Safest Possible Tankers for the American Warfighter

5/7/2008
Tankers: Washington, Kansas Senators Question Joint Chiefs on Why the Safest Tanker for the American Warfighter Was Not Chosen

5/1/2008
Murray Applauds Pentagon Move to Reduce Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Care

4/22/2008
Murray Calls for Resignation of VA's Top Mental Health Official

3/18/2008
Senator Murray's Statement on the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War

2/4/2008
Murray Statement on Bush Budget

12/14/2007
Victory: Wounded Warriors Passes Senate

12/6/2007
Murray: New VA Secretary Must Fight for Best Interests of Veterans

11/14/2007
Senator Murray Responds to Shocking CBS News Report in Speech on the Senate Floor

11/8/2007
PHOTO: Murray and Menendez Join Physicians for Social Responsibility as They Unveil Shocking Report

10/30/2007
Murray Statement on Nomination of Dr. James Peake to Head VA

10/1/2007
Senator Murray Passes Amendment to Get Disability Benefits to National Guard and Reserve Members Quicker

9/26/2007
Runaround for Veterans Unacceptable, Murray Says

9/26/2007
Murray Challenges Defense Secretary at Hearing on Additional $189 Billion for Iraq

9/19/2007
Murray Speaks Out to Give Troops More Time at Home

9/10/2007
Murray Statement on Petraeus Testimony

7/25/2007
PHOTO: Murray Says President Bush Must Implement Dole-Shalala Report to Help Veterans

7/25/2007
PHOTO: Passing the Wounded Warriors Bill

7/18/2007
After All-Night Session, Senate Republicans Block Vote to Redeploy Troops in Iraq

7/12/2007
Senators Murray, Obama, Bond, Boxer, Mccaskill Introduce Amendment To Temporarily Cease Military Personality Disorder Discharges

7/12/2007
PHOTO: Passing the Wounded Warrior Bill

7/11/2007
Murray Outraged that Senate Republicans Put Politics Above Our Troops

7/10/2007
IRAQ: Senator Murray Speaks in Favor of Strengthening Military Readiness

5/24/2007
Murray to Vote for Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill that Provides Funding for Troops in Harm's Way, Veterans, Farmers, Katrina Relief, and Port Security

5/16/2007
IRAQ: Murray Works to Redeploy Troops, Target Al Qaeda, and Rebuild America's Military

5/9/2007
Senator Murray Presses Defense Secretary on Training Iraqi Forces, Political Benchmarks, and Mental Health Care

5/9/2007
PHOTO: Working to Expand Benefits for Veterans - Criticizing Bonuses Paid to Top VA Officials

5/9/2007
PHOTO: Pressing Defense Secretary for Answers

5/1/2007
Senator Murray's Statement on Bush's Veto of the Supplemental Appropriations Bill

4/26/2007
Murray Statement on Senate Passage of Emergency Supplemental Bill to Fund our Troops, Veterans and Homeland Needs

4/25/2007
PHOTO: Senator Calls on President Bush to Finally Listen to the American People and Military Experts

4/25/2007
IRAQ: Senator Murray Delivers Major Speech on Iraq

4/25/2007
Murray Hears Heartbreaking Stories of VA Mental Health Care Failures at Senate Hearing

4/23/2007
Statement of Senator Patty Murray on the Supplemental Conference

4/19/2007
Senators Urge GAO to Study the Military's Mental Health Care

4/12/2007
Senator Murray Calls for Veterans Budget that Meets The Real Needs

4/12/2007
At Historic Joint Hearing, Murray Stands Up For Service Members Being "Low-Balled" by Disability Rating System; Calls "Wal-Mart Greeter Standard" Unacceptable

4/12/2007
PHOTO: Murray Stands Up For Service Members Being "Low-Balled" by Disability Rating System at Historic Joint Hearing

4/12/2007
TBI - Murray Gets Key Support from VA Secretary to Begin Tracking Traumatic Brain Injury on the Battlefield

4/11/2007
Senator Murray Takes Concerns of WA State National Guard Members to Chief of National Guard

4/11/2007
Senator Murray's Statement on the Extension of Army Tours

3/29/2007
Murray Helps Pass Supplemental Spending Bill that Demands a Change of Course in Iraq, Meets Needs of America's Troops and Veterans

3/29/2007
PHOTO: Senate Votes to Begin Redeployment from Iraq

3/27/2007
Washington State Soldier Faced Serious Problems with PTSD Treatment and Care for Brain Injury, Mother Testifies at Hearing with Senator Murray

3/22/2007
IRAQ: Murray Votes to Change Course in Iraq and Ensure America's Troops Have What They Need

3/17/2007
Senator Murray Calls for Change in Iraq in National Radio Address

3/15/2007
IRAQ: Senator Murray Pushes Resolution to Fully Support America's Troops and Veterans

3/14/2007
Murray Asks VA Secretary for Results of Internal Audit

3/13/2007
PHOTO: Murray Assails Administration's Response to Walter Reed

3/13/2007
Senator Murray's Senate Floor Remarks on Administration's Response to Walter Reed

3/7/2007
Senator Murray Takes Fort Lewis Problems Straight to Army's Top Medical Leader in Contentious Hearing

3/7/2007
PHOTO: Questioning Army Surgeon General Kiley About Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis

3/7/2007
PHOTO: Army Surgeon General Kiley Responds to Senator Murray's Questions

3/6/2007
Senator Murray Spearheads HEROES Effort to Address Bush Administration's Failures to Care for Our Troops

3/2/2007
MURRAY: We Cannot Trust the Bush Administration to Take Care of Our Troops

3/2/2007
MURRAY: Firings Not Enough, Troops Need Plan for Improved Care

2/28/2007
PHOTO: Speaking Out on Caring for Our Troops

2/28/2007
IRAQ: Senator Murray Speaks Out on Caring for Our Troops and Treating Traumatic Brain Injury

2/27/2007
PHOTO: Iraq - Standing Up for Fort Lewis and for Injured Veterans

2/27/2007
Senator Murray Questions Defense Secretary on Fort Lewis Stryker Brigades, Traumatic Brain Injury and Veterans Mental Healthcare

2/26/2007
Murray Responds to Damning Report on Inadequate Mental Healthcare for Service Members and Veterans

2/23/2007
Murray Commends Secretary Gates' First Step in Walter Reed Investigation, Vows to Remain Vigilant in Oversight Process

2/20/2007
Senators Demand Investigation of Deplorable Conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

2/17/2007
IRAQ: Murray Says Republican Obstruction on Iraq Defies America's Interests

2/14/2007
Murray Votes for Joint Funding Resolution that Invests in Critical National Priorities

2/6/2007
IRAQ: Senator Murray Speaks Out Against the Surge and Urges Republicans to Stop Blocking Debate on the Iraq War

2/6/2007
PHOTO: Speaking Out Against the Surge

1/23/2007
VETERANS: Murray Presses VA and Pentagon to Deliver a Seamless Transition for Returning Veterans

1/23/2007
Statement of Senator Patty Murray on the President's State of the Union Address

1/18/2007
Senator Murray Stands with Veterans in Opposing Escalation of War

1/18/2007
PHOTO: Senator Murray Stands with Our Veterans

1/11/2007
Senator Murray's Response to President Bush's Address on Iraq

1/11/2007
PHOTO: Working on the Budget

1/10/2007
PHOTO: Speaking Out on Iraq

1/10/2007
Senator Murray Named to Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

1/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Outlines Priorities for the 110th Congress

12/6/2006
Senator Murray Comments on the Iraq Study Group's Report

12/6/2006
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Confirmation of Robert M. Gates as Defense Secretary

11/9/2006
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Democratic Victory in the U.S. Senate

9/29/2006
Veterans: Senator Murray Warns Again that the Bush Administration Has NO PLAN to Care for Iraq War Veterans; Calls for Senate Oversight

9/27/2006
Murray Says Bush Administration's Failures on Veterans Care and Iraq War Planning Demand Congressional Oversight

9/27/2006
PHOTO: Bush Administration Misled Congress on Veterans Care

9/27/2006
PHOTO: Murray Illustrates the Timeline of VA Deceptions

9/20/2006
Murray Calls for a Real Budget Based on Real Demands after GAO Report Reveals VA Failures

9/20/2006
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at a Veterans Press Conference

9/20/2006
PHOTO: Veterans: New Report Shows VA’s Failures

9/20/2006
Veterans: Murray Reveals Stunning GAO Report at Veterans Hearing with the American Legion

9/20/2006
PHOTO: Veterans Deserve Answers After Troubling GAO Report

9/6/2006
IRAQ: Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on Iraq and the Broader War on Terror

6/22/2006
Don't Raid Veterans Healthcare to Fund the VA's ID Theft Response: Murray/Byrd Pass Emergency Funding to Protect Veterans

6/21/2006
Senator Murray Calls on the President to Define Mission in Iraq

6/19/2006
Murray Introduces Emergency Funding for Veterans

6/16/2006
Murray Requests Hearing on VA Mental Health Services

6/15/2006
Statement by Senator Murray on Senate Passage of the Supplemental Emergency Spending Bill

6/12/2006
Senator Murray Discusses VA Data Theft "Disaster" and Unveils Legislation to Benefit Nation's Veterans

6/8/2006
Murray Statement on Death of Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

6/6/2006
IRAQ: Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on Iraq and Veterans (Senate Floor)

6/6/2006
PHOTO: Focusing on Our Soldiers and Veterans

5/26/2006
Murray Statement on Memorial Day

5/24/2006
VA Undersecretary Calls Mental Health Care “Virtually Inaccessible”

4/26/2006
Murray/Akaka Win Victory for Veterans

4/4/2006
Murray Statement on Supplemental Bill

3/14/2006
PHOTO: Veterans Deserve Better

3/14/2006
Senate Republicans Say ‘No’ to America’s Veterans

3/9/2006
Senator Murray Fights for Veterans, But Republicans Say No

12/15/2005
Murray Statement on Iraqi Elections

11/18/2005
Murray: Veterans’ Funding Could Lead to Shortfall

11/10/2005
Veterans' Day: Senator Murray Asks "Are We Keeping Our Promise?"

11/10/2005
PHOTO: Keeping our Promise to America’s Veterans

11/10/2005
Senator Murray Applauds VA's Reversal on PTSD Investigation

11/9/2005
Senator Murray and Veteran Leaders Say "Don't Shortchange America's Veterans" in Fiscal Year 2006 Veterans Healthcare Budget

11/7/2005
Murray says Pentagon WILL Pay Bonuses It Promised to Active Guard and Reserve Members

10/28/2005
Murray Statement on Indictments

10/7/2005
Murray Amendment Requires Defense Department to Improve Transition Assistance Program for Guard and Reserve

9/14/2005
PHOTO: Senator Meets USO Marine of the Year

8/4/2005
PHOTO: Longview Guard & Reserve Reintegration Roundtable - Welcome Senator Murray

8/4/2005
PHOTO: Longview Guard & Reserve Reintegration Roundtable

8/3/2005
PHOTO: Veterans Hearing – Listening to Washington's Veterans

8/3/2005
PHOTO: Veterans Hearing on Reintegration (Seattle) Panel 1 – State & Federal Officials

8/3/2005
PHOTO: Veterans Hearing on Reintegration (Seattle) Panel 2 – Returning Veterans

8/3/2005
PHOTO: Veterans Hearing on Reintegration (Seattle) Panel 3 – Veterans Advocates and Medical Staff

8/3/2005
PHOTO: Veterans Hearing – Thanking Staff Sergeant Romanelli

8/3/2005
PHOTO: Veterans Hearing – Talking with Veterans

8/3/2005
PHOTO: Veterans Hearing – Help Provide Resources to Guard Members who Run Small Businesses

8/3/2005
Senator Murray's Remarks at the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing - "Coming Home from Combat: Are Veterans Getting the Help They Need?"

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Pasco Reintegration Roundtable

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Pasco Reintegration Roundtable - MSG Gary Fletcher

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Active Duty Families Roundtable at Camp Murray - Major General Timothy Lowenberg

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Active Duty Families Roundtable at Camp Murray - Major General Scoggins

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Active Duty Families Roundtable at Camp Murray - Senior Master Sergeant Laura Clark

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Active Duty Families Roundtable at Camp Murray - Washington Guard Family Support Group

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Active Duty Families Roundtable at Camp Murray - SG Brian Rikstad

7/29/2005
Murray Declares Victory in Her Fight to Fund Veterans' Healthcare

7/25/2005
Murray Introduces Amendments to Aid Schools, Students Impacted by Military Action

7/19/2005
Murray Wins Strong Veterans Funding Boost for FY2006

7/12/2005
Murray Secures Senate Commitment to $1.5 billion in Emergency Funds for Veterans

7/12/2005
PHOTO: Senate Unanimously Passes Murray Amendment to Boost Funding for Veterans Health Care

7/12/2005
PHOTO: Murray Fights to Pass Her Amendment to Increase Funding for Veterans Health Care

7/6/2005
PHOTO: From the Battlefront to the Homefront

6/29/2005
Murray Declares Victory for America’s Veterans in Senate

6/28/2005
Statement by Senator Murray on President’s Speech to the Nation

6/27/2005
Murray Sends Letter to President Asking Him to Address VA Shortfall in Tuesday Address to Nation

6/23/2005
Murray Calls for Emergency Supplemental to Pay for Veterans’ Healthcare

6/23/2005
VA Announces $1 Billion Shortfall; Senator Murray Demands Immediate Action

6/23/2005
Timeline of Senator Murray’s Efforts to Pay for Veterans’ Health Care

6/9/2005
Murray Urges Senate to Improve Mental Health Care for Veterans

6/9/2005
PHOTO: Protecting Our Veterans

6/1/2005
Senator Murray Announces Plan to Help Schoolchildren of Military Personnel

6/1/2005
PHOTO: Murray Presents Purple Heart to Rory Dunn

6/1/2005
Senator Murray's Plan to Help Schoolchildren of Military Families

5/31/2005
PHOTO: Supporting Our Returning Veterans

5/31/2005
PHOTO: Murray Meets Captain Hamilton

5/30/2005
Senator Murray Honors America's Fallen Soldiers

5/26/2005
Murray Cosponsors Bill to Support Role of Women in Combat

5/10/2005
Senator Murray Supports Funding for America's Troops But is Troubled by Immigration Provisions and Lack of Veterans Funding in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill

5/10/2005
Murray Statement on Supplemental Aid for Iraq and Afghanistan

4/19/2005
Senator Murray Hears from Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans

4/12/2005
Murray Calls on Senate to Do the Right Thing: Pay for the Cost of Veterans’ Healthcare

4/12/2005
6 National Veterans Organizations Urge the Senate to Pass Senator Murray's Veterans Healthcare Amendment Today

4/12/2005
PHOTO: Fighting for Good Health Care All Veterans Deserve

4/12/2005
Senate Republicans Deny Veterans’ Health Care Emergency, Tell Veterans They Are Not a Priority

3/23/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 5 - Speaking With the Georgian Press

3/23/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 5 - Meeting with the Georgian Speaker of Parliament

3/22/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 4 - Flying Over Baghdad Into the Green Zone

3/22/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 4 - Meeting with General Casey

3/22/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 4 - Having Lunch with Washington State Marines

3/21/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 2 - Visiting Dome of the Rock

3/21/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 3 - Meeting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

3/21/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 3 - Meeting With WA State Guardsmen

3/20/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 2 - Visiting the Western Wall

3/20/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 2 - Meeting with Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres

3/19/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 1 - A View of the Old City

3/19/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 1 - Meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya

3/19/2005
PHOTO: Middle East Trip, Day 1 - Meeting with Palestinian Finance Minister

3/16/2005
Washington Veterans LOSE Healthcare Battle in U.S. Senate

3/16/2005
PHOTO: Murray Fights for Veterans Health Care

3/15/2005
Murray Amendment to Fully Fund Veterans’ Health Care

2/17/2005
PHOTO: Murray Questions Secretary Rice About Supplemental Request

2/16/2005
Murray to Rumsfeld: Caring for Veterans is a Cost of War

1/26/2005
Statement by Senator Murray on the Confirmation of Condoleezza Rice

1/25/2005
Murray to Protect Veterans’ Needs with Amendment to $80 Billion Supplemental

1/14/2005
Senator Murray Calls on President to Make Veterans’ Healthcare a Priority

12/9/2004
Statement of Senator Patty Murray on the Nomination of Jim Nicholson as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

6/18/2004
Murray Sends Letter to President Bush in Advance of Trip to Fort Lewis

6/17/2004
Victory for Guard and Reserve Families: Murray Gets Child Care Help into Defense Bill

6/17/2004
PHOTO: Victories for Guard & Reserves Families

6/15/2004
Murray Leads Effort to Reimburse Soldiers Who Paid for Body Armor

5/19/2004
Statement of Senator Murray on Providing Aid to Guard, Reservists and their Families

5/19/2004
PHOTO: Fighting for the Guard, Reservists and Their Families

4/28/2004
Murray Pays Tribute to First Coast Guardsman Killed in Iraq

2/12/2004
Murray Introduces Bill to Ease Burden on Guard/Reserve and Families

2/6/2004
Don’t Send Washington’s Troops to Iraq Without Life-Saving Body Armor, Murray Urges Defense Secretary

1/21/2004
Senator Murray's Response to President Bush's State of the Union Address

1/9/2004
PHOTO: Supporting Military Families

1/9/2004
PHOTO: Supporting the Washington National Guard

12/17/2003
Murray Congratulates Redmond Company on $3 Million Contract to Support American Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

12/17/2003
Murray Secures $3 Million to Help American Soldiers Detect Chemical and Biological Hazards on the Battlefield

12/14/2003
Statement on the Capture of Saddam Hussein

12/9/2003
Murray Honors Stryker Brigade’s Fallen Soldiers

11/20/2003
PHOTO: Murray Meets with Members of Aeromedical Evacuation Squad

10/31/2003
Murray Calls for Investigation of Australian Wheat Board Sales to Iraq

10/17/2003
Statement by Sen. Murray on the $87 Billion Supplemental for Iraq & Afghanistan

9/27/2003
Democratic Radio Address
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

9/24/2003
PHOTO: Senator Murray Questions Defense Secretary Rumsfeld about $87 Billion Supplemental Request

7/18/2003
Murray Speaks Out Against Reported Rapes in Iraq

5/6/2003
Murray Praises Crew at U.S.S. Lincoln Homecoming Celebration

5/6/2003
PHOTO: A Massive Homecoming for the U.S.S. Lincoln

5/1/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on End of Combat in Iraq

5/1/2003
Murray, Cantwell Honor the Crew of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln

4/4/2003
Kohl-Murray Amendment Restoring Emerson Wheat Trust Passes Senate

3/20/2003
Murray Votes for Resolution Honoring America's Troops - Remarks

3/19/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on the Start of Military Action in Iraq

3/17/2003
Senator Murray Responds to President Bush's Remarks on Iraq

2/6/2003
Senator Murray on Secretary Powell's Presentation to the United Nations

10/22/2002
Murray Salutes Vietnam Veterans at Moving Wall Ceremony

10/9/2002
After Great Deliberation, Murray Opposes Iraq Resolution

9/20/2002
Senator Murray's Response to the President’s Proposed Resolution on Iraq

9/12/2002
IRAQ: Murray on the President’s Speech to the United Nations

8/26/2002
Murray Urges Bush to Consult Congress Before Taking Action on Iraq