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Note: The following news releases include topics that affect the entire state such as homeland security, northern border, pipeline safety, and economy.

News Releases

11/16/2009
Murray Helps Bring Streamlined Disability Benefits Program to Fort Lewis

11/13/2009
PHOTO: Announcing the Opening of the Sound Transit Light Rail link to Sea-Tac Airport

11/10/2009
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray - Tahoma Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony

11/5/2009
Northwest Straits Conservation Funding Passes Full Senate

11/5/2009
Funding for Pierce County Sheriff's Office Passes Full Senate

11/5/2009
Pierce County Gang Prevention Funding Passes Full Senate

11/5/2009
Seattle and King County Gang Prevention Funding Passes Full Senate

10/29/2009
Cowlitz County and Puyallup Water Infrastructure Improvements Included in Final Version of Spending Bill

10/27/2009
Murray Announces $35M in Smart Grid Recovery Funding to Create Jobs, Reduce Energy Costs

10/20/2009
Coast Guard Funding that Will Support Hundreds of Washington State Jobs Included in Final Version of Senate Bill

10/15/2009
Clean Energy Research on Algae Biofuels Included in Final Version of Spending Bill

10/15/2009
Washington State Army Corps Projects Included in Final Version of Senate Spending Bill

10/15/2009
PHOTO: Senator Murray Meets with 2010 Washington State Principals of the Year

10/2/2009
Murray Announces Federal Grants to Help Small Businesses Raise Capital, Create Jobs

9/23/2009
Murray Announces Washington State Port Security Recovery Funding

9/23/2009
Murray Announces Recovery Funding for Local Fire Stations

9/21/2009
Murray Applauds Clean-Energy Transportation Recovery Funding for Snohomish County, Wenatchee, Vancouver

9/17/2009
King County Community Priorities, Transportation Projects Pass Full Senate

9/17/2009
Bremerton Community Center Funding Passes Full Senate

9/17/2009
Tacoma Intermodal Transit Center, Key Pierce County Transportation Priorities Pass Full Senate

9/17/2009
Snohomish County Community Priorities, Broadway Bridge Replacement Funds Pass Full Senate

9/16/2009
Western WA Congressional Delegation Calls on Army Corps to Move Quickly on Howard Hanson Dam Fix

9/11/2009
WHIDBEY: Murray and Larsen Help Secure Major Victory for Military Personnel, Military Retirees, and their Families at Whidbey General Hospital

9/3/2009
Senator Murray Announces $10 Million in Recovery Funding for Seattle Public Housing Improvement Project

8/19/2009
Murray Announces over $7M of Recovery Funding for 10 Washington State Small Shipyards

8/4/2009
Senator Murray's Statement on NOAA Decision to Move Marine Operations Center

7/29/2009
Murray Secures Funding for Community Priorities, Job Creation in King County

7/29/2009
Murray Secures Funds for Bremerton Community Center, Key Kitsap County Priorities

7/29/2009
Murray Secures Funding for Tacoma Intermodal Transit Center, Key Pierce County Transportation Priorities

7/29/2009
Murray Secures Funding for Broadway Bridge Replacement, Key Snohomish County Community Priorities

7/17/2009
Senator Murray Announces $2 Million for Bellingham, Snohomish County Mass-Transit

7/17/2009
Sound Transit: Murray Describes Long Effort to Bring Light Rail to Puget Sound as Central Link Service Kicks-Off

7/15/2009
Murray Muscles Ferry Money

7/8/2009
Senator Murray's Northwest Straits Conservation Bill Moves through Key Senate Committee

7/6/2009
FT. LEWIS: Murray Includes $2 Million to Build First-of-its-Kind Women and Children's Facility at Madigan Army Medical Center in Critical Spending Bill

7/6/2009
PHOTO: Helping to Kick Off Sound Transit Service in Seattle

6/24/2009
Senator Murray Announces Release of $1.7 Million for Auburn Inter-Modal Connector

6/24/2009
Senator Murray Announces $1,000,000 to Fight Gangs and Youth Violence in Seattle and King County

6/18/2009
Senator Murray Includes Coast Guard Funding that Will Support Hundreds of Washington State Jobs in Senate Spending Bill

4/29/2009
PHOTO: Improving Our Ferry Systems

4/10/2009
PHOTO: Fighting for Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion

3/23/2009
Murray, Larsen Introduce Legislation to Renew and Expand Conservation Efforts in the Northwest Straits

3/18/2009
Senator Murray Questions Commander of Madigan on Efforts to Care for Children and Families at Senate Hearing

3/10/2009
UPDATE: KING COUNTY Murray Helps Pass Legislation that Includes Millions for King County, Bill to Be Signed by President Obama

3/10/2009
UPDATE: OLYMPIA Murray Helps Pass Legislation that Includes Millions for Olympia, Bill to Be Signed by President Obama

3/10/2009
UPDATE: SNOHOMISH COUNTY - Murray Helps Pass Legislation that Includes Millions for Snohomish County, Bill to Be Signed by President Obama

3/10/2009
UPDATE: PIERCE COUNTY - Murray Helps Pass Legislation that Includes Millions for Pierce County, Bill to Be Signed by President Obama

3/6/2009
PHOTO: Breaking Ground on Sound Transit's U-Link Extension

2/23/2009
Senator Murray Delivers Hundreds of Millions for King County in 2009 Federal Spending Bill

2/23/2009
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Olympia in 2009 Spending Bill

2/23/2009
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Olympic Peninsula in 2009 Spending Bill

2/23/2009
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Pierce County Housing, Transportation, and Law Enforcement Projects in Yearly Spending Bill

2/23/2009
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Snohomish County Housing, Community Development, and Transportation Projects

2/20/2009
PHOTO: Groundbreaking for Naval Station Everett's Fleet Regional Readiness Center

2/20/2009
Senator Murray Announces $29 Million Icebreaker Contract for Seattle Shipyard

1/22/2009
Flooding: Murray, Washington Congressional Delegation Urge President Obama to Quickly Approve Governor's Request for Federal Assistance

1/9/2009
PHOTO: Touring the Flood Damaged Regions

1/7/2009
Senator Murray Sponsors Major Anti-Gang Legislation as Washington State Faces Rising Tide of Gang Violence

9/30/2008
Senator Murray Announces Grant to Help Build New Rail Connection in Tacoma

9/5/2008
TRANSPORTATION: Senator Murray Announces Over $14 Million in Transportation Funding for 520 Bridge Congestion Relief, Washington State Ferries

9/5/2008
Murray Applauds Grant to Reinstate Air Service Between Moses Lake and Seattle

7/31/2008
Murray, Larsen Introduce Legislation to Renew and Expand Conservation Efforts in the Northwest Straits

7/25/2008
Senator Murray Announces $295,000 in Homeland Security Grants for Local Nonprofits Deemed High Risk for Terrorist Attacks

7/17/2008
Senator Murray Works to Increase Veterans Budget by More Than $3 Billion

7/15/2008
Murray Announces Funding to Aid Washington State Homeless Veterans

7/10/2008
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Snohomish County Transportation and Housing Projects

7/10/2008
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Pierce County Transportation and Housing Projects

7/8/2008
Senator Murray Includes $2.2 Million for Flood Control Projects in Areas Devastated by December 2007 Flooding

6/26/2008
King County: Senator Murray Includes $4.65 Million for King County Health Care, Workforce, and Education Projects in Senate Spending Bill

6/20/2008
Senator Murray Announces $500,000 to Fight Gangs in Pierce County

6/20/2008
Pierce County: Murray Includes $1.2 Million to Establish a National Meth Center in Pierce County

6/19/2008
Northwest Straits: Murray Provides $1.6 Million for Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative

5/30/2008
PHOTO: Celebrating the New Wild Sky Wilderness Area

5/8/2008
President Signs Wild Sky into Law

5/7/2008
Murray Announces Over $64 Million for WA's Flood Damaged Roads in Senate Emergency Supplemental Bill

4/29/2008
Wild Sky Passes House, Final Stop before President's Desk

4/18/2008
Senators Murray and Cantwell on NBA Board of Governors Vote to Allow Sonics Move

4/16/2008
Washington Senators to NBA: Delay Vote

3/21/2008
Senator Murray Pleased by Announcement to Build Veterans Health Clinic in South Puget Sound Region

2/21/2008
PHOTO: Senator Murray Receives a Briefing on How HAZMAT Equipment is Deployed in the Field

2/21/2008
PHOTO: Senator Murray Addresses the Crowd at a Homeless Veterans Roundtable in Seattle

2/20/2008
PHOTO: Touring Storm Damage in Thurston County

2/13/2008
Murray Questions VA Secretary about "Unacceptable" Budget

12/17/2007
Murray Makes King County Projects a Priority in Federal Spending Bill

12/17/2007
Murray Makes Pierce County Projects a Priority in Federal Spending Bill

12/17/2007
Murray Makes Olympia Projects a Priority in Federal Spending Bill

12/17/2007
Murray Makes Snohomish County Projects a Priority in Federal Spending Bill

12/17/2007
Murray Makes Island County Projects a Priority in Federal Spending Bill

12/17/2007
Murray Makes Kitsap County Projects a Priority in Federal Spending Bill

9/30/2007
Senator Murray Announces Over $500,000 in Homeland Security Grants for Local Nonprofits Deemed High Risk for Terrorist Attacks

9/12/2007
Murray Includes $50 Million in Job-Creating Defense Contracts for Washington State

9/7/2007
Murray, Cantwell Introduce Bill to Provide Millions for Puget Sound Conservation Planning

7/19/2007
Murray Announces $35 million to Repair Storm Damaged Roads

7/18/2007
Murray Adds $125,000 to Establish the Puget Sound Regional Economic Development Council Initiative

7/12/2007
King County: Murray Adds $131.7 Million for Transportation, Housing and Community Development Priorities in King County

7/12/2007
Senator Murray Secures $500,000 for Lacey I-5 Interchange Project

7/12/2007
Kitsap: Murray Adds $2.65 Million for Transportation and Community Development Priorities in Kitsap County

7/12/2007
Tacoma: Murray Adds $10.6 Million for Transportation, Housing, and Community Development Priorities in Pierce County

7/12/2007
Snohomish County: Senator Murray Adds $6.95 Million for Transportation and Community Investments in Snohomish County

7/10/2007
Senator Murray Advances $30 Million for Sound Transit's University Link Extension

6/29/2007
Murray Provides $800,000 to Establish a National Meth Center in Pierce County

6/29/2007
Senator Murray Provides $450,000 for Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative

6/29/2007
Murray Provides $500,000 for Pierce County Emergency Communications Network

6/28/2007
Murray Provides $400,000 for East King County Regional Public Safety Communications (NORCOM) 911 Center

6/26/2007
Senator Murray Provides $5 Million in Funding for Water Restoration Projects in Puget Sound and Green and Duwamish Rivers

6/26/2007
Murray Secures $3.55 Million to Help Pierce County Convert Landfill Emissions into Energy

6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides $500,000 to Help the Uninsured Avoid Excessive Medical Bills in Olympia Area

6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides $1.2 Million for Seattle Community Health Education and Training Center

6/21/2007
Murray Provides $1.5 Million for Cutting Edge Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment Center in Seattle

6/21/2007
Murray Provides $1,000,000 for Seattle Area Educational Initiatives

6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides Funding for "Airport University" Jobs Skills Program at SeaTac

6/21/2007
Murray Provides $1 Million for Child Care Resource and Referral Network in Tacoma

6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides $3 Million for National Park and Forest Service Conservation Efforts

6/20/2007
5 Pacific Mountain Counties Win $5 Million to Transform the Regional Economy and Build a Skilled, Innovative Workforce

6/15/2007
PHOTO: Getting Answers on the Safety of our VA Facility

6/13/2007
Military: Senator Murray Strengthens Washington State Military Installations and Delivers Major Investment for Naval Station Everett

6/13/2007
EVERETT: Senator Murray Advances New $11 Million Training Center for Naval Station Everett

6/13/2007
Senator Murray Announces $6 Million More for Port of Tacoma Radiation Detection Center Operations

6/5/2007
Housing: Senator Murray Helps Honor Two Outstanding Seattle Low-Income Housing Properties at Capitol Hill Ceremony

5/25/2007
Senator Murray's Statement on the Passing of Norm Maleng

5/16/2007
Senator Murray Helps Pass Bill to Protect and Improve Washington State's Water Resources

5/11/2007
Senator Murray Celebrates Port of Tacoma Intermodal Radiation Test Center

5/11/2007
PHOTO: Helping Tacoma Lead the Way on High-Tech Security Advances

4/17/2007
Murray Applauds House Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation

4/16/2007
Murray Congratulates Seattle P-I, Seattle Times on Agreement

4/6/2007
Senator Murray Spotlights Collaboration to Address Housing Affordability in Puget Sound Region

4/6/2007
PHOTO: Finding Collaborative Solutions to Puget Sound Crisis

3/20/2007
PHOTO: Meeting with Housing Leader Andrew Lofton

3/12/2007
Murray Announces $19 Million to Ensure Flight Safety at Sea-Tac's Third Runway

3/7/2007
Wild Sky Takes Another Step on Path to Passage

2/7/2007
VA Vet Center Coming to Everett

12/11/2006
Veterans: Senator Murray Applauds Announcement of Fisher House in Seattle

12/11/2006
Workforce Development: Senator Murray Announces Over $4 Million in Grants for WA Community College Job Training Programs

12/9/2006
Congress Authorizes $38 million to Build New Veterans Nursing Home in Tacoma to Replace Unsafe, Earthquake-Damaged Facility

11/22/2006
Flooding: Senators Murray and Cantwell Urge FEMA Director to Quickly Approve Governor’s Request for Federal Assistance

9/22/2006
PHOTO: Murray Helps Break Ground on Airport Light Rail Connection

8/17/2006
PHOTO: Improving Efforts to Help Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

8/16/2006
Murray Statement on Container Scare at the Port of Seattle

8/16/2006
PHOTO: Working to Complete the Sam Chastain Waterfront Trail

7/28/2006
Statement by Senator Murray on Seattle Shootings

7/20/2006
Sen. Murray Secures $140 Million for PUGET SOUND Transportation and Economic Development Priorities

7/20/2006
VETERANS: Murray Secures $38 million to Build New Veterans Nursing Home in Tacoma to Replace Unsafe, Earthquake-Damaged Facility

7/20/2006
Senator Murray Secures $2.6 million for SEATTLE area Health, Education & Job Training Programs

4/11/2006
PHOTO: Saving Community Development in Kitsap

4/10/2006
PHOTO: Park-and-Ride Groundbreaking in Mercer Island

3/30/2006
Murray Statement on Hearst/Seattle Times Agreement

3/21/2006
Senator Murray and Community Leaders Rally Against Cuts to Community Development Block Grants

3/21/2006
PHOTO: Community & Housing Groups Stand Together to Fight Budget Cuts

3/2/2006
Murray: Delegation Efforts Pay Off for Puget Sound

1/19/2006
PHOTO: Supporting Children’s Hospital

1/18/2006
PHOTO: Murray Celebrates Commencement of Light Rail Tunneling Under Beacon Hill

1/18/2006
PHOTO: Sound Transit Tunneling Begins Under Beacon Hill

12/18/2005
Senator Murray Sees Affordable Housing Progress in Tacoma

12/12/2005
Senator Murray Celebrates Completion of Arlington 172nd Street Overpass

12/12/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Phase 1 Completion of Kent Station

12/8/2005
Senator Murray Secures $500,000 to help Low-Income Families in Kitsap County

11/18/2005
Murray Secures Over $133 million for PUGET SOUND Transportation and Economic Development Priorities

11/7/2005
Murray Announces Victory in Fight to Keep Ballard Locks Open

11/4/2005
Murray Announces Critical Federal Support for Light Rail

10/7/2005
Senators Murray, Cantwell Announce $113.5 million in Job-Creating Defense Contracts For Washington State Companies

9/1/2005
Murray Announces Over $5 million DOT Grant for Noise Mitigation at Sea-Tac Airport

9/1/2005
Murray Announces Nearly $2 million DOT Grant For Transit Center in Burien

8/5/2005
PHOTO: Visiting the Community Health Center of Snohomish County

8/5/2005
PHOTO: Visiting the Community Health Center of Snohomish County - Dr. Tom Tocher

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Mayor Bozeman Talks about the Potential of Water Transportation

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Secretary MacDonald Talks About How Increased Federal Support will Help Local Ferries.

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Dick Hayes, Director of Kitsap County Transit

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Chris Endresen, chair of the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Revitalization

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Revitalization - Historic Building 50

8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Welcome Senator Murray

8/1/2005
Murray Announces $285 Million for Ferry Systems Nationwide at Seattle Ferry Terminal

8/1/2005
In Bremerton, Murray Announces Win for Ferries

8/1/2005
PHOTO: New Boost for Washington's Ferries - Seattle

7/28/2005
Victory for Viaduct Funding

7/28/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Inslee Announce $14.7 million in for the 1st Congressional District’s Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill

7/28/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Larsen Announce Over $52 million in for the 2nd Congressional District’s Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill

7/28/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Smith Announce Over $41 million for South Sound Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill

7/19/2005
Murray Secures Economic Development Funding for Puget Sound Projects

6/21/2005
Murray Secures $1.4 Million for Northwest Straits Commission

6/14/2005
Murray Saves Ballard Locks from Cutbacks

6/14/2005
Senator Murray Secures $1.5 Million for Study and Design of Elliot Bay Seawall Replacement

6/14/2005
Murray Secures $6 Million for Salmon Recovery in the Puget Sound Region

6/10/2005
Murray Announces $500,000 for City of Carnation

6/9/2005
Murray Secures $250,000 for Beach Watchers Program

5/16/2005
Murray Announces $14.7 Million in Grants To Ease South Sound Congestion

4/14/2005
Housing Secretary Promises Senator Murray that King County will Receive Funding Fix

4/14/2005
PHOTO: Murray Questions HUD Secretary About Section 8 Housing Funding Error in King County

3/8/2005
Murray Announces over $5 million in DOT Grants to Sea-Tac Airport

3/2/2005
Senator Murray Announces $16 million DHS Contract to Seattle Construction Firm

2/23/2005
Tacoma Youth Workforce/Scholarship Launch

2/16/2005
Wild Sky Passes Key Senate Committee

1/31/2005
Murray to Open New Office on the Eastside

1/25/2005
Murray Renews Effort to Create Wild Sky Wilderness

1/21/2005
PHOTO: Murray Visits Asian Counseling and Referral Service

12/21/2004
Murray, Transportation, Airport Officials Announce Agreement to Take Light Rail to SeaTac Airport

10/1/2004
Senator Murray Announces $750,000 in Funding for Sounder Commuter Rail between Seattle and Everett

9/14/2004
Murray Secures $3.4 Million to Complete I-90/Plum Creek Land Acquisition

9/2/2004
Statement by Senator Murray on King County and Hancock Timber Resource Group's Agreement to Conserve Forest Land

8/27/2004
Murray Announces More than $27 Million in Grants to Help Ease Commute in Puget Sound Region

7/21/2004
Murray Announces $61.9 Million Federal Commitment for SeaTac's Third Runway

7/1/2004
Murray Improves Transportation Safety and Freight Mobility for the Kent and Green River Valley

6/30/2004
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in King County

6/19/2004
Murray Joins African-American Leaders at Emancipation Celebration

6/13/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at Sound Transit Check Presentation

6/5/2004
Murray Celebrates Success of Northwest Straits Commission in Cleaning Up Puget Sound and Empowering Citizens to Restore the Environment

5/28/2004
Remarks by Senator Murray at Lynnwood Transit Center

5/28/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at the Kent Family Services Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

5/27/2004
Murray Announces Delivery of Clean-Air, Hybrid Bus Fleet to King County

5/27/2004
PHOTO: Working for Clean Air Transportation Alternatives

5/24/2004
PHOTO: Improvements for Sea-Tac International Airport

4/20/2004
PHOTO: Murray Questions Army Corps of Engineers Over WA Priorities

4/20/2004
Murray Questions Army Corps Officials Over Green / Duwamish Restoration Project

4/16/2004
Remarks by Senator Murray at the Grand Opening of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Public Health Sciences Building

3/19/2004
Murray Announces Grant of More than $10 Million to Port of Seattle for Noise Mitigation Measures at Sea-Tac

3/19/2004
Murray Announces $11.59 Million to Port of Seattle for New Runway Construction

3/17/2004
Senator Murray Speaks to Educators in Everett; Reiterates Call for Federal Government to Keep Promise to Fully Fund No Child Left Behind

3/15/2004
Senator Murray Celebrates Arrival of First Cargo Container Secured Through Operation Safe Commerce

3/15/2004
Statement from Senator Patty Murray on Boeing Tanker Development

3/15/2004
PHOTO: Murray Celebrates First Container Shipment Tracked by Operation Safe Commerce

3/2/2004
Murray Announces $1.9 Million for King County Park-and-Ride Lot

3/1/2004
Murray Announces $5.8 Million for Ryan White AIDS Grants

2/20/2004
PHOTO: Supporting the Squaxin Museum Library and Research Center

1/30/2004
PHOTO: Talking with Students in Olympia

1/29/2004
PHOTO: Standing Up for Seniors

1/22/2004
Senate Vote Delivers Funding for Pritchard Park

1/21/2004
PHOTO: Plans for Olympic Sculpture Park on Elliot Bay

1/21/2004
PHOTO: Meeting with Health Care Advocates for the Uninsured

1/9/2004
Remarks by Senator Murray at the Dedication of the Janet Sinegal Patient Care Center

1/9/2004
PHOTO: Supporting Military Families

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

1/6/2004
PHOTO: Helping Our High Schools

1/6/2004
PHOTO: Meeting with Educators

11/24/2003
Senate Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill

11/20/2003
Murray Statement on Boeing Decision to Locate 7E7 HQ in Everett

11/13/2003
Murray Announces $17.3 million in Homeland Security Funds

11/8/2003
Murray Honors Seattle NAACP's 90th Anniversary with Civil Rights Leaders at Mount Zion Baptist Church

11/8/2003
Statement by Senator Murray Sound Transit Link Light Rail Groundbreaking

11/5/2003
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Water and Salmon Recovery Projects in Puget Sound

10/24/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on the Signing of Sound Transit’s Full Funding Grant Agreement

10/22/2003
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on Istook Letter on FFGA

10/18/2003
PHOTO: Murray Recognizes YMCA Volunteers

10/14/2003
Nomination of Ricardo Martinez Sent to Senate, Murray Announces

10/7/2003
Murray Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for SR 519

9/29/2003
Murray Secures Funds for Operation Safe Commerce; Announces Release of Port Security Grants

9/25/2003
Murray Secures Important Defense Appropriations Funding

9/25/2003
Murray Announces $4.5 million for Naval Construction Project in Vancouver

9/25/2003
PHOTO: Meeting with Tribal Representatives

9/17/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on House Passage of Community Forestry Legislation

9/10/2003
Statement by Sen. Murray on House of Representatives Concerns with the Federal Transit Administration

9/9/2003
Murray Announces $2.5 Million for Lakewood Transit Center and Park-And-Ride Lot

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Community and Environmental Initiatives

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Transportation Priorities in Senate Appropriations Bill

9/3/2003
Murray Helps Secure $75 Million for Sound Transit

8/27/2003
Murray Announces $3.75 Million for Projects at SeaTac

8/15/2003
Murray Announces $2.5 million for Federal Way Transit Center

8/15/2003
Murray Speaks at Groundbreaking of Interurban Trail in Shoreline

8/15/2003
PHOTO: Talking to Seniors about Medicare and Social Security

8/15/2003
PHOTO: Interurban Trail Ground Breaking

8/14/2003
Murray Discusses Port Security at the Port of Tacoma

8/14/2003
PHOTO: Visiting Young Artists in Tacoma

8/14/2003
PHOTO: Talking to Teachers in Tacoma

8/14/2003
PHOTO: Touring Tacoma’s Arts Facilities

8/14/2003
PHOTO: Visiting a Summer Program for Kids at UW-Tacoma

8/14/2003
PHOTO: Murray Takes Inaugural Ride on the Tacoma Link

8/14/2003
PHOTO: Visiting Port of Tacoma

8/14/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray on Job Training

8/12/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Life Sciences Research Facility at UW

8/7/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray to the Mockingbird Society

8/5/2003
PHOTO: Kitsap Tourism/Economic Development Roundtable

7/30/2003
Standing Up for Veterans, Murray Secures Commitment to Save American Lake VA Medical Center

7/24/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on House Action on Sound Transit

7/23/2003
Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Clears Senate Committee

7/23/2003
PHOTO: Security at the Port of Tacoma

7/18/2003
Murray’s Standoff with Bush Administration Yields Millions for Puget Sound Ports

7/18/2003
Murray Announces Federal Funds for Sea-Tac Airport

7/17/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on the Sound Transit Board Vote on Alternative Funding

7/16/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Elliot Bay Seawall

7/15/2003
Murray Announces Nearly $900,000 for the Seattle King County Public Health Department for AIDS Treatment

7/11/2003
Bush Administration’s Federal Transit Administration Sends Full Funding Grant Agreement to Congress

7/9/2003
Murray Secures $30 Million More for Operation Safe Commerce in Senate Subcommittee Bill

7/1/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Innovative and Environment Friendly Commuting Options

6/27/2003
Murray: Help is on the way for Sea-Tac

6/26/2003
Murray Introduces Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act

6/25/2003
Murray Calls For Immediate Action to Reduce Wait Times at SeaTac

6/11/2003
Murray Wins Battle Over Port Security Funding

6/4/2003
PHOTO: Murray Works to Create Wild Sky Wilderness Area

5/28/2003
Murray Announces Sounder Commuter Rail Service Between Everett and Seattle

5/28/2003
Remarks at Groundbreaking of Everett's California Street Overpass

5/28/2003
PHOTO: Everett Gets Safer Roads with Less Traffic Congestion

5/28/2003
PHOTO: Murray Announces Sounder Commuter Rail Service Between Everett and Seattle

5/23/2003
Boeing Tanker Deal Reached: Murray's Statement

5/23/2003
PHOTO: Workers Cheer 767 Tanker Deal at Everett Plant

5/22/2003
Murray announces $9.5 million contract to rebuild Coast Guard Pier

5/16/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on Boeing’s 7E7 Site Selection Announcement

5/16/2003
Senator Murray to Secretary Ridge: Don’t Weaken Port Security in Seattle/Tacoma to Pay for the Administration’s Budget Mistakes

5/16/2003
Murray’s Efforts Pay Off: Miller Brewery Workers Eligible for Unemployment Assistance

5/14/2003
Senator Murray on Homeland Security, Port Security Grants for Seattle

5/8/2003
Transportation Secretary "Very Confident" About Sound Transit Revised FFGA

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

5/6/2003
PHOTO: Aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln, Murray Praises Returning Crew

4/29/2003
PHOTO: Students Present Murray with Civics Award

4/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray is briefed on the new air traffic control tower at Paine Field Airport in Everett.

4/8/2003
Murray Announces Homeland Security Funds for Seattle

3/31/2003
Murray Announces $145 Million Contract for Port Orchard Company

2/25/2003
PHOTO: Murray Meets with Sheriff Dave Reichert of King County

2/19/2003
Murray, Larsen Restart the Clock for Wild Sky Wilderness

2/13/2003
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Puget Sound Priorities in Omnibus Conference Report

2/5/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray meets with the FAST Corridor Coalition to discuss the reauthorization of TEA-21 & FY 2004 transportation appropriations.

2/3/2003
Remarks by Sen. Patty Murray on Sound Transit Federal Funding

2/3/2003
Murray Unveils First-in-the-Nation Port Security Demonstration

1/27/2003
Murray Discusses Funding for Kent Transportation Project

1/27/2003
PHOTO: Senator Murray Meets With Community Healthcare Leaders

1/24/2003
Murray Protects Puget Sound Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill

1/16/2003
Sound Transit to Get $50 Million From Federal Government

1/15/2003
Murray Applauds Major Step for Light Rail, Puget Sound

11/20/2002
Murray Pushes Memorial Study for Bainbridge Island Through Senate

10/24/2002
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in Western Washington

10/3/2002
Wild Sky Wilderness One Step Closer to Law

9/18/2002
Murray Announces $4.3 Million for King County Park-and-Ride Lot

9/12/2002
“Wild Sky” Wilderness Bill Clears House Hurdle

8/20/2002
Murray Applauds Major Step for Link Light Rail

8/18/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic Congestion

8/16/2002
PHOTO: Habitat for Humanity Groundbreaking

8/16/2002
PHOTO: Habitat for Humanity Groundbreaking in Bremerton

8/16/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic Congestion

8/9/2002
PHOTO: New Coast Guard Cutter Commissioning

8/8/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic and Promoting Safety and Trade

8/8/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic and Promoting Safety and Trade

8/8/2002
PHOTO: On the Job With Sound Transit Workers

7/30/2002
Wilderness Bill: Murray Urges Congressional Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation at Senate Hearing

7/30/2002
PHOTO: Urging Passage of the Wild Sky Wilderness

7/30/2002
PHOTO: Murray Urges Congressional Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation at Senate Hearing

7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Community and Environmental Initiatives

7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Transportation Priorities

7/24/2002
Murray Supports Northwest Washington's Transportation Priorities in Senate Bill

7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for North Puget Sound's Transportation Priorities

7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Kitsap County Transportation Priorities

7/24/2002
Murray Introduces Bill to End Unfair Tax for Puget Sound Ports

7/16/2002
Senator Murray Announces $34 Million for Salmon and Conservation Funding

7/16/2002
Murray Announces $1 Million for Seattle Police Department

7/11/2002
PHOTO: Murray Unveil's Nation's First Cargo Security Initiative

7/11/2002
PHOTO: Murray Unveil's Nation's First Cargo Security Initiative

7/3/2002
Murray Helps Commission Marine "SWAT Team" for Puget Sound Security

6/10/2002
Sen. Murray Announces $14 Million for Improvements at SeaTac

5/29/2002
Senator Murray Unveils Wild Sky Wilderness Bill

5/29/2002
PHOTO: Protecting Washington's Wilderness

5/8/2002
Murray Applauds Major Step for Link Light Rail

5/1/2002
PHOTO: Senator Murray meets with Virginia Cross, councilmember for the the Muckleshoot Tribe.

4/23/2002
PHOTO: Murray and Cantwell Meet with Washington state Olympians

4/3/2002
PHOTO: William Cannon Footpath Dedication

1/16/2002
Statement by Senator Murray on Weyerhaeuser, Evergreen Forest Trust Effort to Conserve Forest Land

1/14/2002
PHOTO: Women Business Leaders

1/14/2002
PHOTO: Inside the Transit Center

12/18/2001
PHOTO: Senator Murray meets with the Tulalips.

11/9/2001
Murray Announces Over $6.5 Million for the Puget Sound Region in VA-HUD Conference Report

10/23/2001
Federal Highway Transit Administration Agrees to Study I-90 Bridge Plan

9/25/2001
Sen. Murray Announces Over $4.6 Million for Noise Reduction in Communities Surrounding SeaTac

9/13/2001
Senator Murray Announces 66 Percent Increase in Northwest Straits Funding in Appropriations Bill

7/23/2001
Senator Patty Murray Announces Funding for Washington Firefighters

7/10/2001
Murray Announces $12.8 Million for Seattle Area Bridges

6/20/2001
Senator Murray Announces $950,000 for Seattle-Area Housing Project to Help Those with AIDS/HIV

5/30/2001
Remarks by U.S. Senator Patty Murray at a Health Care Forum in Thurston County

5/1/2001
Sen. Murray Announces $5 Million for Noise Reduction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

4/26/2001
U.S. Department of Transportation Committed to Sound Transit

4/20/2001
Senator Murray Honors SeaTac's Air Traffic Controllers

3/9/2001
Sen. Murray Announces $3.5 Million Grant to Repair Boeing Field

10/12/2000
Murray Secures $500,000 for El Centro de la Raza Community Center

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