Central WA News - U.S. Senator Patty Murray

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Senator Murray talks with Pete Garza at the Apple Packing Warehouse in Yakima.

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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

9/29/2006
Murray's $2 Million for PNNL Headed to the President for his Signature

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

7/20/2006
Sen. Murray Secures $4.2 Million for CENTRAL Washington Transportation and Economic Development Priorities

7/20/2006
Murray Secures $550,000 for CENTRAL Washington Healthcare and Workforce Development Programs

7/20/2006
Murray Secures $500,000 for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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

6/27/2006
Hanford: Senators Murray and Cantwell Secure Full Funding for Vit Plant in FY 2007 Subcommittee Budget

12/7/2005
PHOTO: Supporting Jobs and Science in the Tri-Cities

12/7/2005
Senator Murray Applauds Progress on Hanford Reach Visitors Center

11/18/2005
Murray Secures $4.5 million for CENTRAL Washington Transportation and Agriculture Priorities

9/30/2005
Murray Sends Letter to Walla Walla Local Advisory Panel

9/29/2005
Statement of Senator Patty Murray on Sam Volpentest

8/2/2005
Senator Murray Announces New Funding for Farmworker Housing at Celebration in Yakima County

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Washington State Farmworker Housing Trust Board

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Touring a Buena Nueva Home

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Juan Aguilar

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - WA State House Speaker Frank Chopp

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - State Representative Phyllis Kenney

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Mike Gempler

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Eric Nicholson

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Mario Villanueva

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Maria Aguiar

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Isabel Suarez

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Ruthanna Rebman

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Our Progress on Farmworker Housing - Children Present Drawings of Their Homes

8/2/2005
Senator Murray Joins Richland Residents to Celebrate Transportation & Quality of Life Project

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Improving Quality of Life in the Tri-Cities

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Improving Quality of Life in the Tri-Cities - Soundwall Name Plate in Richland

8/2/2005
PHOTO: Improving Quality of Life in the Tri-Cities - Beginning the Soundwall Second Phase

7/29/2005
Murray, Cantwell Announce $ 4.25 million in for the 4th Congressional District’s Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill

7/29/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Hastings Secure Funds for Hanford Reach Visitors Center

6/14/2005
Murray Boosts Funding for Hanford in Senate Bill

6/9/2005
Murray Announces Over $2 Million for Hanford Reach Visitor Center in Senate Bill

3/10/2005
Senator Murray Fights Bush Administration Cuts to Hanford Nuclear Cleanup

3/10/2005
PHOTO: Murray Fights Cuts to Hanford Clean Up

9/21/2004
Murray Secures More Than $2 Million for Economic Development Projects

8/19/2004
Murray Celebrates Progress Cleaning up Hanford Nuclear Facility

6/27/2004
Senator Murray's Wine Summit - Opening Remarks

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

5/24/2004
Senator Murray Applauds Latino Students for Academic Excellence

5/24/2004
Senadora Murray Felicita a Estudiantes Latinos por Excelencia Académica

4/22/2004
Murray Stands Up for Underserved Veterans, Places Hold on Administration Nominee

3/16/2004
Murray Announces Additional Trade Adjustment Assistance for Laid-Off Yakima Workers

3/9/2004
Murray Warns that the President’s Budget will Force Moses Lake, Ephrata to Pay for Essential Air Service

2/13/2004
Murray, Cantwell, Baird Applaud Decision to Save Vancouver Veterans Facility

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

1/5/2004
Celebrating the Work of Hope Home - Helping Teen Parents

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

11/19/2003
Murray Announces Victories for Washington State Veterans

11/17/2003
Murray Works to Improve Veterans' Health Care in North Central Washington

10/1/2003
Murray Announces Funding for Community Technology Centers

9/23/2003
Murray Secures Nearly $9 Million for Washington State Land Acquisition and Conservation Priorities in Senate-Passed Bill

9/17/2003
Cleaning Up Hanford: Murray Announces Over $2 Billion in Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill

9/16/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on the Hanford Nuclear Cleanup and the Army Corps of Engineers

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funds for Central Washington Community, Environmental, Economic Development Initiatives

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

8/29/2003
Murray Applauds $3.5 Million Federal Loan for Port of Quincy

8/4/2003
PHOTO: Innovative Job Training Programs in Moses Lake

8/4/2003
PHOTO: Working for the Multi-Modal Project in Port of Quincy

8/4/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray on Quincy Multi-Modal Project

7/17/2003
Murray Secures $7 Million for HAMMER in Senate Appropriations bill

7/17/2003
Murray Announces $560,000 to Aid Washington State Firefighters

7/16/2003
Cleaning Up Hanford: Murray Announces Over $2 Billion in Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill

7/15/2003
Murray Announces $48,000 for the City of Richland to Help Sustain and Create Jobs

6/5/2003
Murray Announces Transportation Funding for I-82/SR-240 Interchange

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

5/8/2003
Murray Introduces Moses Lake Native, Annette Sandberg, At Senate Confirmation Hearing

2/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Meets with Port of Benton Commissioners

2/13/2003
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Central Washington Priorities in Omnibus Conference Report

1/29/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray meets with the Yakama Tribal Council to discuss the BPA budget for the Fish and Wildlife program.

1/23/2003
Murray, Cantwell Secure Increased Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill

1/23/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray meets with Greg Hughes, Exec. Dir., of the Hanford Reach National Monument

7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Central Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives

7/22/2002
Murray Secures Increased Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill

4/18/2002
Murray Grills Administration Over Cuts to Hanford Cleanup

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

3/27/2002
PHOTO: Honoring a Meals on Wheels Volunteer

3/27/2002
PHOTO: Supporting Washington's Seniors

3/27/2002
PHOTO: Opening a New National Guard Facility in Yakima

3/6/2002
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on Hanford Agreement

2/5/2002
Murray Questions Budget Director on Hanford Cleanup Cuts- TRANSCRIPT

2/5/2002
Murray Grills O.M.B. Director Daniels on Hanford Cleanup

12/19/2001
Murray Announces Record Increase in Hanford Monument Budget

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

8/9/2001
PHOTO: Sen. Murray tours the Apple Packing Warehouse in Yakima

7/6/2001
Murray Announces $1.2 million for Rural Healthcare

6/28/2001
Murray Secures Funds for Columbia Valley

4/17/2001
Senator Patty Murray Hires Mary McBride as Central Washington Regional Representative

3/27/2001
Murray Announces $2.8 million HUD Loan to Keep Jobs in Kennewick

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

8/8/2000
Murray Announces Funding to Help Farmworkers

6/20/2000
Statement of U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 4(d) Rule

6/16/2000
Remarks by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) on Protecting the Hanford Reach and Recovering Wild Salmon Runs

6/9/2000
Senator Murray Applauds Hanford Reach Designation

5/13/2000
Murray Applauds Administration Recommendation for the Hanford Reach

4/13/2000
Remarks by Senator Murray Introducing the Apple Orchard Diversification Act (S.2442)

6/9/1999
Murray Secures $28 Million for Yakima Training Center

3/9/1999
Murray Announces Grant to Build Affordable Housing in Yakima

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Local News: Patty in Central WA

DOE to put new safety regulations in place for Hanford workers

"Until now, contractors around the country got to set their own rules for worker health and safety, with inadequate oversight and enforcement," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., in a statement. "Now all DOE contractors will have to follow the same standards."

- Tri-City Herald - February 3, 2006

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Murray resets focus on future for vit project

After four months of wrangling with the Department of Energy for money for Hanford's vitrification plant in fiscal year 2006, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray has moved on to fighting for money for fiscal 2007.

- Tri-City Herald - December 8, 2005

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Big hit expected for vit plant budget

No budget number will be available until today, but Murray said the budget could drop from $690 million for fiscal year 2005 to $526 million or less for the next fiscal year.

She blamed the Department of Energy for the expected cut, saying it failed to make a strong case for the Waste Treatment Plant under construction at the nuclear reservation.

- Tri-City Herald - October 27, 2005

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Hanford budget cutbacks criticized

Congress is slashing more than $100 million from the budget for a plant to clean up the most dangerous radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation, a move that threatens deadlines for cleaning up the mess, Sen. Patty Murray said Wednesday.

- The Seattle Times - October 27, 2005

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Richland sound wall shows effort pays off

Murray said the constant insistence by city groups is what helped get the wall built so quickly. It took a few years, but that's fast in the world of transportation funding, she said.

- Tri-City Herald - August 16, 2005

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