Audio/Video Gallery
Patty
Murray
In Her Own
Words...
Full Interview - Audio
| Video
(25 minutes)
Selected Excerpts by Issue:
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On the Floor,
In Committee, Around
Washington State
September 27, 2006 - Iraq/Veterans: Senator Murray
delivers floor speech on how the Bush Administration's failures on veterans
care and Iraq war planning demand congressional oversight.
Video
| Text
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September 8, 2006 - GreenLane/Port Security: Senator
Murray introduces the GreenLane Bill for Senate consideration.
Video
| Text
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June 6, 2006 - Iraq/Veterans: Senator Murray delivers
an impassioned speech about the Senate debating the Marriage Protection
Amendment instead of focusing on the priorities of Iraq and veterans
healthcare.
Video
| Text
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May 9, 2006 - Healthcare: - Senator Murray today spoke
out against the Republican sponsored "Health Insurance Marketplace
Modernization and Affordability Act" (S. 1955) on the floor of
the United States Senate.
Video
| Text
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April 26, 2006 - Veterans: In a fight for veterans
on the Senate floor, Senator Murray and Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)
won passage of an amendment adding $430 million to the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA).
Video
| Text
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April 5, 2006 - GreenLane/Port Security: Today at
a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee,
Senator Murray urged Congress to pass the Murray-Collins GreenLane Maritime
Cargo Security Act (S.2459).
Video
| Text
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March 30, 2006 - Immigration: Senator Murray today
took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to share her perspective and priorities
on immigration reform.
Video
| Text
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March 14, 2006 - Housing: Senator Murray spoke to
local housing officials from across the country at a meeting of the
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
Audio | Photo
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February 28, 2006 - Homeland Security: Senator Murray
questions DHS Secretary Chertoff about the FY07 budget.
Video
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February 28, 2006 - Veterans: Hearing on the legislative
priorities and views of the Disabled Veterans of America.
Video
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February 28, 2006 - Budget: Senator Murray delivers
a floor speech on the misguided priorities of the President's budget
for FY2007.
Video
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February 7, 2006 - Budget: Senator Murray questions
OMB Director Bolten on the President's budget request for 2007.
Video
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February 7, 2006 - Budget: Senator Murray delivers
a major floor speech on the President's budget for FY2007.
Video
| Text
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February 2, 2006 - Medicare Prescription Drugs: Murray
speaks on the floor in favor of the Bingaman/Rockefeller/Murray amendment
to try and fix the flawed Medicare Prescription Drug law that went into
effect on January 1, 2006.
Video
| Text
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February 2, 2006 - Veterans: Hearing - The Jobs for
Veterans Act Three Years Later: Are Vets Employment Programs Working
for Veterans
Video
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January 31, 2006 - Asbestos: Senator Murray questions
whether new OSHA nominee will aggressively protect Americans from deadly
asbestos.
Video
| Text
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January 25, 2006 - Homeland Security: Senator Murray
presses Bush administration to delay passport requirement and work with
Whatcom businesses to ensure secure, efficient border.
Text | Video
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January 25, 2006 - Supreme Court: Senator Murray explains
her decision to vote no on Judge Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Video
| Text
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December 15, 2005: Budget Cuts: Senator Murray warns
an across the board budget cut will hurt aviation safety, transportation
and housing.
Video
| Text
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November 2, 2005 - Medicare/Prescription Drugs: Senator
Murray urges the Senate to ensure that 6.4 million low-income and disabled
Americans get an extra six months to transition into the new Medicare
prescription drug program.
Video
| Text
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October 26, 2005 - Medicare: Murray offers an amendment
to provide $2 billion in emergency funding for states to provide “stop
gap” drug coverage for low income seniors and the disabled currently
receiving assistance from Medicaid, State Drug Assistance Programs or
AIDS drug assistance programs.
Video
| Text
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September 28, 2005 - Supreme Court: Murray announces
her vote in favor of Judge John Roberts to be the 17th Chief Justice
of the United States.
Video
| Text
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September 12, 2005 - Supreme Court: Murray addresses
the importance of the Supreme Court nomination process.
Video
| Text
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September 7, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina: Senator Murray
addresses the aftermath and recovery of Hurricane Katrina.
Video
| Text
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August 2, 2005 - Farmworker Housing: Senator Murray
updates residents of Buena Nueva and leaders about the progress on farmworker
housing.
Audio
| Text
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August 2, 2005 - Transportation: Senator Murray speaks
at the celebration of the soundwall completion along SR 240 between
Hanford and the Tri-Cities.
Audio
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August 1, 2005 - Transportation: Senator Murray joins
with local leaders to announce that she has doubled the federal funding
for ferry systems nationwide over the next five years.
Audio
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July 12, 2005 - Veterans: Murray speaks on the floor
in support of her amendment to provide $1.5 billion this year for veterans
health care. The amendment passed 95-0.
Text | Video
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June 23, 2005 - Veterans: Murray calls for emergency
supplemental to pay for veterans health care.
Text | Video
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May 17, 2005 - Environment: Senator Murray speaks
on the floor to mark the 25th anniversary of the day that Mount St.
Helens erupted.
Text | Video
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May 10, 2005 - Iraq/Veterans: Murray speaks on the
floor about her concerns with the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Bill.
Text | Video
More on Iraq & Veterans
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May 2, 2005 - Aerospace:– Senator Murray told
more than 2,000 airport leaders that the White House and Congress are
poised to scale back federal support for airports, modern air traffic
control equipment, and security infrastructure.
Text | Video
More on Aerospace
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April 28, 2005 - Budget: Senator Murray speaks on
the Senate floor to outline her concerns with the Republican budget
resolution, which sets spending priorities for Fiscal Year 2006.
Text | Video
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April 26, 2005 - Social Security & Washington Wine:
Senator Murray questions Treasury Secretary John Snow about Bush Administration
proposals to privatize Social Security, impose new fees on Washington’s
wine industry, and cut back on services that help taxpayers.
Text | Audio
More on Social Security and Washington
Wine
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April 20, 2005 - Port Security: Senator Murray questions
Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff about Northern Border and Port
& Cargo Security.
Text | Video
More on Port Security &
Homeland Security
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April 19, 2005 - Veterans: At a Veterans Affairs Committee
hearing, Murray hears testimony from Army Lt. John Fernandez and Army
PFC Tristan Wyatt. Lt. Fernandez lost both legs below the knee in a
friendly fire incident. PFC Wyatt had his right leg amputated above
the knee after he took shrapnel wounds in a fire fight.
Text | Video
More on Veterans
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April 12, 2005 - Veterans: Senator Murray fights on
the Senate floor to pass her amendment to increase VA health care funding.
Text | Video
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April 11, 2005 - Aerospace: Senator Murray speaks
on the Senate floor on a resolution that calls on European governments
to reject launch aid for Airbus and supports the President’s authority
to take any action necessary to protect American aerospace jobs. The
Senate passed the resolution by a vote of 96-0.
Text | Video
More on Aerospace
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March 22, 2005 - Iraq: Murray speaks from Baghdad
about visiting the troops and her trip to Iraq.
Video
- Press conference with international media. This is a brief statement
about her visit to Iraq.
Audio
- A conference call with WA state reporters. This is a longer and more
detailed discussion about her trip.
More on Senator Murray's day in Iraq
| More on her entire trip to the Middle East
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March 9, 2005 -Veterans: Murray speaks at a combined
hearing of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees to a panel
and audience of VFW members.
Video
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February 17, 2005 - Iraq: Senator Murray questions
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about the President's appeal for
broad discretionary authority over his latest supplemental request for
our mission in Iraq.
Video
More on Iraq
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February 16, 2005 - Veterans: Senator Murray questions
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about the president’s $82 billion
supplemental request that does not contain a single penny to care for
our soldiers when they return home.
Text | Video
More on Veterans
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February 16, 2005 - Social Security: Senator Murray
makes the case against Bush's Social Security privatization plan.
Video
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February 14, 2005 - Social Security: Senator Murray
speaks out about the massive new debt President Bush's Social Security
plan will heap on future generations.
Audio
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February 9, 2005 - Energy: Senator Murray questions
Josh Bolten, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
about the effects the Administration's budget plan would have on Washington
families and businesses.
Text | Audio
More on Energy
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February 8, 2005 - Asbestos: Senator Murray renews
call to protect Asbestos victims and ban use of the deadly material
Text | Video
More on Asbestos
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July 15, 2004 - Aerospace: Senator Murray details
her plan to save American aerospace jobs in a speech at the Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Text | Audio
More on Aerospace
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July 7, 2004 - Rural Telecom: Senator Murray participates
in a video conference and ribbon cutting with the West End Technology
Center in Forks, Washington.
Text | Video
More on Rural Telecom
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June 15, 2004 - Pipeline Safety: Senator Murray
speaks at a Commerce committee oversight hearing on pipeline safety.
Text | Audio
More on Pipeline Safety
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June 3, 2004 - Hanford Cleanup: Senator Murray speaks
on the Senate floor in favor of an amendment offered by Senator Cantwell.
Text | Video
More on Hanford Cleanup
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May 19, 2004 - Education: Senator Murray speaks on
the Senate floor about the state of education in America today.
Text | Video
More on Education
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May 19, 2004 - National Guard & Reserve: Senator
Murray calls for more support for the Guard and Reserve troops and their
families.
Text | Audio
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May 12, 2004 - Education/IDEA: Senator Murray introduces
her amendment to improve special education for disabled children who
frequently change schools.
Text | Video
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May 4, 2004 - Aerospace: Senator Murray delivered
a major policy speech about the future of the American aerospace industry
on the Senate floor
Text | Video
More on Aerospace
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April 21, 2004 - Asbestos: Senator Murray shares her
serious concerns with the asbestos liability bill before the Senate.
Text | Video
More on Asbestos
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March 24, 2004 - Asbestos: Senator Murray joined with
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn), two doctors, and
dozens of asbestos victims and family members to urge Congress to improve
the asbestos-liability bill that will be brought to the Senate floor
next month.
Text | Video
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March 15, 2004 - Port Security: Senator Murray joined
with port, security, and trade leaders at the Port of Tacoma celebrate
the arrival of the first container shipment tracked by Operation Safe
Commerce.
Text | Video
More on Port Security
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March 10, 2004 - Education: Senator Murray introduced
an amendment to the fiscal year 2005 budget to fully fund the No Child
Left Behind Act. The amendment, which provides $8.6 billion to help
schools meet the federal mandate that was passed two years ago, failed
on a 46-52 vote.
Amendment Intro: Text
| Video
Further Remarks on the Amendment: Video
More on Education
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March 9, 2004 - Transportation: Senator Murray questioned
Secretary Mineta at a hearing of the Senate’s Transportation,
Treasury and General Government Appropriations subcommittee. The hearing
examined the Administration’s transportation budget proposal for
Fiscal Year 2005. The Administration’s proposal is $45 billion
below the funding level that the Senate approved just last month in
the surface transportation reauthorization bill.
Opening Remarks: Text
| Video
First Q & A: Video
Second Q & A: Video
More on Transportation
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March 8, 2004 - Budget: Senator Murray spoke on the
Senate floor to outline her concerns with the Republican budget resolution,
which sets spending priorities for Fiscal Year 2005.
Text | Video
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March 3, 2004 - Jobs: Senator Murray introduced her
amendment to extend the Research and Development Tax Credit for 18 months
to help American workers. The Senate unanimously passed the amendment
by a vote of 93-0.
Statement | Video
- Floor Statement
Audio
- Murray's Reaction after Amendment Passage
More on Labor
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March 3, 2004 - Transportation: Today Senator Murray
spoke to more than 200 leaders of the Transport Workers Union at their
legislative conference in Washington, D.C.
Audio
More on Transportation
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February 25, 2004 - Homeland Security: Don’t
cut funding for emergency planning and first responders. That was the
message Senator Murray delivered today at a hearing where she questioned
Michael Brown, the Undersecretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response
at the Department of Homeland Security.
Text | Audio
More on Homeland Security
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February 25, 2004 - Homeland Security: Senator Murray
questioned Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge about his proposal
to shift the economic burden of securing our nation’s seaports
to the private sector.
Video
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February 12, 2004 - National Guard: Senator Murray
introduced the Guard and Reserve Enhanced Benefits Act of 2004
(S.2068), that would increase services and benefits to members
of the National Guard and Reserves when they are called to service.
Text | Video
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February 11, 2004 - Homeland Security/Port Security:
Today Senator Murray spoke at a press conference highlighting the inadequate
funding for port security in the administration's proposed homeland
security budget for 2005.
Text
| Video
More on Homeland Security
| Port Security
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February 10, 2004 - Homeland Security/Port Security:
Senator Murray questioned Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, about
the proposed homeland security budget for 2005 that eliminates or underfunds
new port security measures.
Video
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February 3, 2004 - Agriculture: Today,
U.S. Senator Patty Murray spoke with members of the Washington Farm
Bureau about agricultural issues in the United States Senate. She addressed
the group video during it’s annual Legislative Days meeting in
Olympia, Washington. Murray touched on a host of topics including product
labeling, foreign markets, agricultural research and Mad Cow disease.
Text | Video
More on Agriculture
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January 22, 2004 - Judicial Nomination: Today Senator
Murray spoke in support of Judge Ricardo Martinez at a hearing of the
Senate Judiciary Committee. Judge Martinez currently serves as a U.S.
Magistrate Judge in Seattle.
Text | Video
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December 3, 2003 - Washington's Ports:
Senator Murray spoke at the annual meeting of the WA Public Ports Association.
Text | Audio
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November 23, 2003 - Medicare/Prescription Drugs: Today,
Senator Murray spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to the Medicare
Prescription Drug Bill.
Text | Video
More on Medicare | Prescription
Drugs
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November 13, 2003 - Judicial Nominations: As the “manufactured
crisis” on judges continued, Senator Murray gave an additional
statement on the Senate floor.
Text | Video
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November 13, 2003 - Judicial Nominations: As the “manufactured
crisis” on judges entered its 18th hour, Senator Murray gave the
following statement on the Senate floor.
Text | Video
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November 11, 2003 - Veterans: Today - Veterans Day,
Senator Murray spoke on the Senate floor to honor our nation's veterans.
Text | Video
More on Veterans
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November 7, 2003 - Trade/Port Security: Senator Murray
addressed a Maritime Trade Summit in Seattle about port security, channel
deepening and mobility.
Text | Video
More on Trade | Port
Security
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October 30, 2003 - Domestic Violence/ SAFE Act: Senator
Murray spoke to reporters about the SAFE Act she introduced today.
Audio
More on Domestic Violence
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October 30, 2003 - Environment/Old Growth Forests: Today
Senator Murray introduced an amendment to the Healthy Forests bill to
better protect Old Growth Forests.
Text | Video
More on Environment
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October 30, 2003 - Environment/Climate Stewardship Act:
Today Sen. Patty Murray spoke on the Senate floor in support of the
bipartisan McCain-Lieberman climate change legislation. The bill would
reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.
Text | Video
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October 29, 2003 - Economy/Workers: Today on the Senate
floor, Senator Murray introduced a bill to extend unemployment benefits
to laid-off workers. The Senate is scheduled to adjourn for the year
in mid-November, but U.I. benefits will expire on December 31st. Murray
believes Congress must pass an extension before it leaves town for the
year.
Text | Video
More on Economy | Labor
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September 27, 2003 - Democratic Response to President Bush's
Weekly Address: Today Senator Murray delivered the response
to the President's weekly address.
Audio
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September 16, 2003 - FCC Ruling: Today, Senator Patty
Murray spoke in support of a bipartisan resolution that invalidates
the FCC order regarding media ownership.
Text | Video
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September 9, 2003 - Labor/Overtime Pay: Today, Senator
Murray spoke on the Senate floor to protect the overtime pay of millions
of Americans from a change being proposed by the Bush Administration.
Text | Video
More about Labor
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September 4, 2003 - Labor/Job Training: Today, Senator
Murray offered an amendment to increase funding by $801 million for
critically needed worker training and retraining under the Workforce
Investment Act.
Text | Video
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September 3, 2003 - Education: Today, during debate
of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, Senator Murray spoke
in favor of an amendment to increase funding for Title I by 6.15 billion
that would serve 6.2 million disadvantaged kids. This proposed increase
would help 2.1 million kids that would otherwise be left behind under
President Bush's budget for Title I.
Text | Video
More on Education
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July 31, 2003 - Health Care: Today, Senator Murray
spoke at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's 4th Annual Kids &
Families press conference.
Text | Video
More about Health Care
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July 30, 2003 - Energy: Today, U.S. Senator Patty
Murray (D-Wash) spoke in favor of an amendment to punish companies that
have been found to knowingly engage in electricity market manipulation,
tactics used by Enron and others during the 2001 energy crisis to hurt
Washington ratepayers. Murray spoke on the Senate floor in favor of
an amendment offered by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to the spending
Senate energy bill.
Text | Video
More about Energy
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July 23, 2003 – Homeland Security: Today, Senator
Murray offered an amendment to help local communities prepare for -
and respond to - emergencies. Murray’s amendment would provide
an additional $100 million for Emergency Management Planning Grants
to ensure that emergency planners across America have the resources
they need to respond to a terrorist attack or other disaster.
Text | Video
More about Homeland Security
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July 15, 2003 - Judges: Today, Senator Murray spoke
on the Senate floor in favor of the confirmation of Judge Lonny Suko
to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of
Washington state. Senator Murray, who worked with the Bush Administration
to select Lonny Suko for this position, also testified on his behalf
at a June 25th Senate Confirmation hearing
Text | Video
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July 10, 2003 - Economy/Workers: Today Senator Murray
introduced an amendment to extend unemployment benefits for workers
whose benefits are running out but who still can’t find a job.
Text | Video
More about Economy & Labor
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June 11, 2003 - Energy/Environment: Today, Senator
Murray spoke on the Senate Floor to urge passage of an amendment that
would protect Washington’s coast from oil and gas exploration.
Transcript | Video
More about Energy & Environment
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June 4, 2003 - Wild Sky: Today, Senator Murray spoke
at a Senate hearing on her Wild Sky Wilderness proposal.
Transcript | Video
More about Wild Sky
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June 4, 2003 - Asbestos: Today, Senator Murray called
for a ban on asbestos at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Transcript | Video
More about Asbestos
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June 3, 2003 - Asbestos: Today Senator Murray held
a press conference to outline her concerns about a proposed asbestos
liability trust fund.
Transcript | Video
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May 14, 2003 – Economy: Today Senator Murray
introduced an amendment to provide immediate fiscal relief for states
like Washington, which are struggling with massive deficits. Murray
amendment would also provide help for Medicaid.
Transcript | Video
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April 30, 2003 - Education: Today Senator Murray answered
questions from students from several schools around Washington State.
It was a great opportunity to connect with students in Washington State
from here in the U.S. Senate.
Video
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March 20, 2003 - Iraq: Today Senator Murray spoke
about the start of military action in Iraq.
Transcript | Video
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March 19, 2003 - Education: Today U.S. Senator Patty
Murray (D-Wash) offered an amendment to the budget resolution to fully-fund
the bipartisan "No Child Left Behind" law.
Transcript | Video
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March 19, 2003 - ANWR: As the Senate debated the
FY 2004 budget, Sen. Patty Murray spoke on the Senate floor this morning
to prevent drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Transcript | Video
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March 18, 2003 - Asbestos: Today, Senator Murray highlighted
the dangers of Asbestos at an abandoned home in Spokane.
Remarks by Senator Murray, Mr. Ralph
Busch, and Mr. Marv Sather
More about Asbestos
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March 17, 2003 - Budget: This afternoon, Sen. Murray
spoke on the Senate floor about the Budget Resolution that the new majority
has proposed for FY 2004. She called the proposal "reckless"
for pushing a large new tax cut, for cutting funds for education and
transportation, and for ignoring the costs of the looming conflict in
Iraq.
Transcript | Video
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February 6, 2003 - Asbestos: Today, Senator Murray
asked why our government is not protecting homeowners and workers from
Zonolite insulation.
Transcript | Video
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January 22, 2003 - Healthcare: Murray offers amendment
to save local healthcare program. Today, Senator Murray offered an amendment
to improve access to healthcare for the uninsured by restoring $120
million for the Community Access Program (CAP).
Transcript
| Video
Update: Senator Murray’s amendment passed the
Senate unanimously and was signed into law by the President in February
2003. Details
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January 15, 2003 - Homeland Security: Today, Senator
Murray spoke on the Senate floor in favor of an amendment to increase
funding for Homeland Security.
Transcript
| Video
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January 15, 2003 - Economy: Today, Senator Murray
outlined the economic challenges facing Washington State and talked
about the best ways to stimulate our economy.
Transcript
| Video
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October 9, 2002 - Iraq: Today, Senator Murray voiced
her opposition to S.J.Res.46, which would authorize the use of force
in Iraq.
Text | Video
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July 22, 2002 - Prescription Drugs: Today, Senator
Murray addressed the Senate to speak in support of the Graham-Miller-Kennedy
bill, a prescription drug benefit plan that she is co-sponsoring. The
bill would enact a comprehensive and reliable drug benefit to seniors,
providing coverage for every prescription without any deductible or
coverage gap.
Text | Video
| More About Prescription Drugs
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July 11, 2002 - Port Security: Today, Senator Murray
joined with officials from the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA), the Coast Guard, Customs, and ports to unveil a cutting-edge
pilot project that will improve cargo security and expedite cargo efficiency
at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.
The new system will enable U.S. authorities to track the shipments
through their entry into the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma and on to their
final destination. It marks one of the first concrete measures taken
to improve port security in America.
Video
| More about Port Security
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June 20, 2002 - Asbestos: This morning, Senator Murray
testified at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics,
Risk, and Waste Management, which is part of the Environment and Public
Works Committee.
Video
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June 18, 2002 - Asbestos: Today, Senator Murray held
a press conference to introduce the Ban Asbestos in America Act, S.2641.
Video
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June 14, 2002- Medicare: This morning, Senator Murray
spoke on the Senate floor to outline her Medifair bill, which prescribes
sufficient reimbursement rates in all states. Currently, Washington
state ranks far behind the rest of the country in Medicare reimbursement
rates per beneficiary, causing physicians to leave and patients to suffer
from inadequate health care access.
Text | Video
| More about Medifair
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June 13, 2002 - Interior: Senator Murray questioned
Interior Secretary Gale Norton at a hearing of the Interior Appropriations
Subcommittee.
Murray gave opening comments about fire protection, Willapa Bay invasive
species funding, and the importance of consulting with tribes on trust
fund management.
Murray then questioned Sec. Norton about removing barriers at Icicle
Creek, Bush Administration cuts to tribal resource management programs,
law enforcement in Indian Country, and staffing for the new Colville
Confederated Tribes detention facility, which is scheduled to open in
Fall 2003 but lacks federal funding to hire staff.
Video
- Opening Comments | Video
- Q & A
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June 10, 2002 - Hate Crimes: Today, U.S. Senator
Patty Murray spoke on the Senate floor explaining her support for federal
hate crimes legislation. The bill, S. 625, would provide additional
tools to prosecute hate crimes, which are crimes motivated by a victim's
race, color, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin,
disability, or gender.
Text | Video
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May 28, 2002 - Fighting Poverty: Senator Murray spoke
at the “One Spokane Poverty Summit,” a two-day, community-wide
conference focused on fighting poverty and creating jobs in Spokane.
She shared her family’s experiences in a very personal address.
Transcript
| Video - Select your connection speed: Dial Up (28.8k
or 56k)
or DSL/Cable: (Small
file or Large
File)
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April 18, 2002 - Cleaning Up Hanford: Senator Murray
chaired a hearing on the Department of Energy's Environmental Management
of nuclear clean-up sites. Murray questioned Jesse Roberson (Assistant
Secretary, Office of Environmental Management) about work at the Hanford
Nuclear Reservation.
Text | Video
| More about Hanford
Cleanup
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April 17, 2002 - ANWR: Senator Murray spoke on the
Senate floor to outline her concerns with the pending Energy Bill and
to detail her opposition to drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(ANWR).
Text | Video
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March 7, 2002 - Pipeline Safety: Murray Speaks in
favor of the Pipeline Safety Amendment.
Text | Video
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February 28, 2002 - Women's Health: Murray Speaks
at a Joint Senate hearing on mammograms.
Video
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February 6, 2002 - Health Care: Murray Draws on Family
Experience to Urge Support for Family Caregivers at Senate Hearing.
Text | Video
| More about Health Care
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February 5, 2002 - Hanford Cleanup: Senator Murray
fights for funding to cleanup the Hanford Nuclear facility.
President Bush's budget cut funding for the Hanford Nuclear cleanup.
Today, during a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Murray
questioned the President's budget director, Mitch Daniels.
Video
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January 24, 2002 - Laid-off Workers: Senator Murray
asks questions of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan at a hearing
of the Senate Budget Committee. Murray again called for extending healthcare
and unemployment benefits for laid-off workers.
Video
| More about Labor & Economy
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December 7, 2001 - Senator Murray speaks on the Senate
floor in favor of a program in the Defense funding bill to allow the
Air Force to lease refueling tankers from Boeing.
Text | Video
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November 15, 2001 - Laid-off Workers/Economy: At a
press conference today with her Senate colleagues, U.S. Senator Patty
Murray (D-Wash) highlighted the need for extending unemployment benefits
to help laid-off workers and to stimulate the economy. Yesterday, the
Democratic proposal to stimulate the economy (which included extending
benefits) was defeated on a party-line vote.
Text | Video
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November 5, 2001 - Stem Cell Research: At a HELP
Committee Hearing (Health, Education, Labor & Pensions), Senator
Murray questions Health and Human Services Secretary Thompson on the
impact the President's stem cell research proposal will have on medical
research.
Video
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August 2, 2001 - Social Security: At a Budget Committee
hearing, Senator Murray raises concerns about how privatizing Social
Security would affect women.
Video
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July 31, 2001 - Asbestos: Remarks
by Senator Murray on Asbestos Exposure and Workplace Safety
Video
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July 26, 2001 - Highway Safety: Remarks
by Senator Murray on Ensuring the Safety of Mexican Trucks
Video
| More on Transportation
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July 20, 2001 - Transportation:
Murray Introduces the Transportation Funding Bill to the Full Senate
Video
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July 11, 2001 - Hanford Reach: Murray
Prevents Drilling in the Hanford Reach
Video
| More on Hanford Reach
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June 27, 2001 - Patients' Rights: Murray Explains
How Patients' Rights Bill Would Affect Women
Video
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June 20, 2001 - Patients' Rights:
Murray Fights for Patients' Rights
Video
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June 7, 2001 - Olympians Support Murray Resolution
Video
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June 20, 2001 - Energy Crisis:
Murray Testifies on the Energy Crisis In Washington
Video
| More on Energy
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June 12, 2001 - Social Security: Murray
Fights To Protect Women During Social Security
Reform
Video
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June 12, 2001 - Education: Murray
Helps Defeat School Vouchers
Video
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May 30, 2001 - Health Care: Murray
Talks at Health Care Forum in Thurston County
Video
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May 15, 2001 - Education: GOP
Kills Successful Class Size Reduction Effort
Video
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May 9, 2001 - Budget: Murray
Speaks Against Partisan Budget Resolution
Video
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May 8, 2001- Education: Murray
Leads Senate Fight for Smaller Classes
Video
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May 2, 2001 - Education: Murray
Begins Senate Education Debate
Video
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April 28, 2001 - Murray Radio Address: Bush's First
100 Days
Audio
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April 20, 2001 - Children: Murray Does Public Service
Announcement for Children
Video
