Southeast Washington News

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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

10/15/2009
Columbia Basin Water Project Included in Final Version of Spending Bill

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

10/8/2009
WSU Agriculture Facility Wins Funding: Final Version of Senate Bill Includes Research Center

10/1/2009
Murray Announces School Safety Grant for Walla Walla

7/16/2009
Murray Applauds Senate Passage of Key Bill Authorizing Construction of Walla Walla VA Outpatient Clinic

7/9/2009
Senator Murray Announces $300,000 for Port of Clarkston Business Hub

6/24/2009
Senator Murray Announces Release of $2.6 Million for Tri-Cities-Walla Walla Highway Safety Improvements

2/23/2009
Senator Murray Delivers More Than $3 Million for Walla Walla Transportation Projects

11/20/2008
Senator Murray Helps Deliver Major Victory for Walla Walla Veterans

8/12/2008
Murray to VA: Time to Fund New Walla Walla Veterans Nursing Home is Now

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

7/10/2008
Senator Murray Delivers More Than $3 Million for Walla Walla Transportation Projects

2/19/2008
PHOTO: Senator Murray Leads Secretary Peake on a Walking Tour of the Walla Walla VAMC

6/13/2007
Senator Murray Urges VA to Fund Walla Walla VA Medical Center and to Support Effort to Provide Long-Term Care for Veterans on Site

6/8/2007
Murray Announces $600,000 Grant for Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport

6/8/2007
Murray Announces $1,000,000 Grant for Port of Whitman County Business Air Center

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

4/3/2007
PHOTO: Farm Bill Listening Session in Colfax

3/21/2007
PHOTO: Questioning DOE official in Charge of 300 Area Replacement

3/20/2007
PHOTO: Meeting with Housing Leader Renée Rooker

7/20/2006
PHOTO: Murray Questions VA Secretary on Walla Walla and NW Washington VA Clinics

7/20/2006
VETERANS: Murray Gets New Details from VA Secretary on Walla Walla and NW Washington VA Clinics

7/13/2006
Senator Murray Asks Veterans Secretary for Answers on Walla Walla Healthcare Announcement

10/20/2005
Senator Murray Announces Over $4.7 million in Community-Based Job Training Grants for Seattle and Pasco

3/8/2005
Murray Announces $1.8 million DOT Grant to Pullman/Moscow Airport

9/21/2004
Murray Secures $750,000 for Port of Walla Walla Construction of Water Project Near Burbank

9/9/2004
Murray Secures $250,000 to Help Walla Walla VA Task Force Ensure Facility's Future

7/20/2004
Murray Passes Legislation Protecting Veterans' Access to Healthcare

6/3/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on Cleaning Up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation

6/3/2004
Statement of Senator Murray on the Senate Vote on Reclassification of High-Level Nuclear Waste

5/7/2004
PHOTO: Walla Walla VA is Saved!

5/7/2004
Murray Moves Forward on Master Plan for Walla Walla VA Medical Center

4/28/2004
Murray Makes Personal Plea to President Bush to Save Walla Walla VA Medical Center on Eve of White House Meeting on CARES Commission Recommendations

4/12/2004
Murray Brings Veterans Hearing to Walla Walla in Ongoing Fight to Save VA Hospital

4/12/2004
PHOTO: Fighting for Veterans in Walla Walla

4/12/2004
PHOTO: Hearing from Veterans

2/13/2004
Senators Oppose Plan to Close Walla Walla VA Medical Center

12/19/2003
CARES Commission Agrees with Bush Administration Plan to Close Walla Walla VA Medical Center

12/19/2003
Murray and Cantwell Continue to Oppose Closure of Washington State VA Facilities

11/5/2003
Murray Announces Great News for Clarkston Center

9/22/2003
Murray Announces Good News for Clarkston Center

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Eastern Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Appropriations Bill

6/30/2003
PHOTO: Award Recognizing Commitment to Washington State's Transportation Infrastructure

6/30/2003
PHOTO: Meeting with Local Veterans

6/30/2003
PHOTO: Working With Walla Walla Watershed Alliance

6/30/2003
PHOTO: Highlighting the Importance of Ending Domestic Abuse

6/5/2003
Murray Announces Transportation Funding for Highway 12

1/23/2003
Murray Protects Eastern Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill

9/10/2002
Senate Passes Disaster Aid for Farmers & Ranchers

8/16/2002
Murray Works to Save Southeast Washington Parks

8/15/2002
PHOTO: Model Watershed Project Works for Fish

8/14/2002
PHOTO: Visiting the Chinook Winery

8/14/2002
PHOTO: Promoting Washington's Wine Region

4/18/2002
PHOTO: Murray Chairs Hearing on Hanford Cleanup

4/18/2002
PHOTO: Assistant Secretary Roberson Responds to Murray

4/18/2002
PHOTO: Murray Expresses Disapproval over Bush Budget

4/18/2002
PHOTO: Murray Congratulates Award Winners

11/8/2001
Murray Announces Over $3.7 Million for the Eastern Washington Region in VA-HUD Conference Report

7/17/2001
Murray Secures Critical Support for Washington Farmers

6/12/2001
U.S. Senator Patty Murray Introduces Bill to Help Washington's Apple Growers

10/19/2000
Senator Murray Announces Funding for the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area

5/4/1999
Murray Joins Daschle, Senate Democrats to Urge For Quick Passage of Emergency Agriculture Funds

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