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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.

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

6/6/2008
Senator Patty Murray Statement on Obstruction of Climate Change Legislation in U.S. Senate

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 RenÊe 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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Local News: Patty in Southeast Washington

VA must show commitment to region by funding hospital

Last week, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., visited Walla Walla to meet with local veterans about the future of the VA hospital. "It really is critical that we make sure and have these services here for the veterans," Murray told the crowd of veterans who had gathered at the hospital to voice their concerns. "I hear your frustrations and your anger. You have my commitment on a footprint here in Walla Walla."

- Editorial Board of WW Union Bulletin - April 18, 2006

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Walla Walla is wise to do local study of VA hospital

The more that was learned about the plan - or perhaps that's lack of a plan - the more outraged we became. So, too, were many in Congress, including Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and former Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Spokane. As a result, the VA was forced to slow down the process and conduct further study. (Murray obtained the federal grant that funds the local study.)

WW Union Bulletin Editorial Board - August 11, 2005

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Murray standing firm on VA hospital need

Fortunately, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., continues as a faithful defender of the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She testified at a hearing in Walla Walla last week that it is "absolutely necessary" to keep the center open "to meet the diverse needs of this region's veterans population.

- Tri-City Herald - May 18, 2005

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VA panel: Forecast doesn't add up

An estimated 200 people attended Wednesday's meeting - either the morning session, afternoon session or the audio broadcast in the VA's chapel. Thirty-one people testified in front of the panel, including Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who through her role on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee helped to forestall implementation of the previous recommendation.

- Walla Walla Union Bulletin - May 6, 2005

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Panel to begin probe of VA

Among those reportedly planning to testify to the 11-member Local Advisory Panel is Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who played a major role in convincing the federal VA to further study Walla Walla's hospital and also securing $250,000 for an economic development study of the historic facilities.

- WW Union-Bulletin - April 30, 2005

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Spend more, not less, on our veterans

McMorris has been working with U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to ensure that Wainwright is maintained as a full-service hospital. 'I believe she has done a tremendous job already' in protecting the local hospital from cuts, McMorris said of Murray.

- WW Union-Bulletin Editorial Board- March 24, 2005

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