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The Economy
News Releases
12/13/2008
Murray Calls HUD Secretary Nominee "Uniquely Qualified" to Address the Nation's Housing Crisis
12/11/2008
Senator Murray's Statement on the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act
12/4/2008
Murray Calls For Immediate Confirmation of Watchdog for Financial Rescue Plan
11/24/2008
Murray Statement on President-Elect Obama’s Economic Team
11/20/2008
Murray Works to Extend Unemployment Assistance, Provide Help to Struggling Families
11/19/2008
AUDIO: Murray Discusses Economic Stimulus and Consumer Confidence with Top Economists
11/18/2008
Senator Murray Re-Elected to Democratic Leadership Team
11/13/2008
Murray Calls for 'Employment' Stimulus
10/8/2008
PHOTO: Meeting with Students at the North Olympic Peninsula Skill Center
10/8/2008
PHOTO: Listening to a Recent Graduate of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center
10/8/2008
PHOTO: Students Share Their Work at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center
10/1/2008
Murray Statement On Senate Vote On Economic Rescue Plan
9/26/2008
Senator Murray's Statement on Purchase of WaMu by J.P. Morgan
9/23/2008
Murray Statement on Administration Bailout Plan
9/10/2008
Murray Helps Pass Bill to Fix Highway Trust Fund
9/9/2008
Murray Urges Republicans to Join Democrats to Help Avoid Crisis in Highway Trust Fund
9/8/2008
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND: When Democrats Sounded Alarm, Republicans Pressed Snooze
7/25/2008
Murray Applauds Key Senate Vote for Housing Package to Help Struggling Homeowners
7/24/2008
Murray Applauds Sound Transit Board Vote
7/15/2008
Murray Speaks Out Against Bush Drilling Expansion Plan
6/10/2008
PHOTO: Discussing the Democratic Bill to Reverse the President's Oil-Friendly Policies
4/30/2008
Murray Calls for Energy Policy that Favors Middle Class Families Not Big Oil Companies
4/25/2008
Murray Announces WA State to Receive Over $1.5 Million in Small Shipyard Grants
4/18/2008
Senator Murray's Statement on Bush's Nomination of Steve Preston as Secretary of HUD
4/16/2008
Washington Senators to NBA: Delay Vote
4/10/2008
Senator Murray Presses Top Army Corps of Engineers Official about Centralia Flood Control Project
4/4/2008
Murray, Schumer Pledge To Revisit Housing Amendment Adding $100 Million For Mortgage Counseling
3/31/2008
Senator Murray on the Resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson
3/31/2008
Murray Urges President Bush, Republicans to Support Foreclosure Prevention Act
3/24/2008
PHOTO: Listening to Southwest Washington Residents Affected by the Mortgage Crisis
2/26/2008
Murray Announces $130 Million in Grants That Will Support Families Facing Foreclosure
2/7/2008
Murray Helps Pass Economic Relief for Struggling Families
2/6/2008
Murray: Republicans Block Help for Families Struggling in Economic Hard Times
2/1/2008
Murray Statement on Department of Labor Jobs Report
1/31/2008
Murray Calls For Financial Jumpstart, Long-term Economic Planning
12/14/2007
Murray Helps Pass Bill that Gives More Washingtonians Access to Safe and Affordable Mortgages
11/28/2007
PHOTO: Getting Young People the Skills They Need to Keep our State Strong
11/15/2007
Senate Democrats Discuss Efforts To Address Nation's Subprime Housing Crisis
11/8/2007
Murray: Senate Votes to Override the President's Veto of the Water Resources Development Act
10/25/2007
Murray to President: Don't Veto America's Future
9/10/2007
Murray Adds $1 Billion to Repair Deficient Bridges Across the Nation
7/18/2007
Murray Adds $125,000 to Establish the Puget Sound Regional Economic Development Council Initiative
6/8/2007
Murray Announces $1,000,000 Grant for Port of Whitman County Business Air Center
6/5/2007
PHOTO: Broadway Crossing in Seattle Wins National Recognition
6/5/2007
PHOTO: Genesee Apartments in Seattle Wins National Recognition
5/3/2007
Housing: Murray Chairs Hearing to Examine HUD Budget for 2008
4/25/2007
Senator Murray Works to Make America's Workers and Economy More Competitive
4/6/2007
Senator Murray Spotlights Collaboration to Address Housing Affordability in Puget Sound Region
3/20/2007
PHOTO: Meeting with Housing Leader Andrew Lofton
3/20/2007
PHOTO: Meeting with Housing Leader Christina Pegg
3/20/2007
PHOTO: Meeting with Housing Leader Renée Rooker
2/1/2007
Senator Murray's Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage
1/24/2007
Senator Murray Works to Raise the Minimum Wage and Fights Attacks on Working Families
1/24/2007
PHOTO: Fighting for Working Families
10/26/2006
PHOTO: Senator Murray with TRIDEC President and CEO Carl F. Adrian
10/26/2006
PHOTO: Meeting with the Tri-City Economic Development Council (TRIDEC)
10/26/2006
PHOTO: Celebrating the Kennewick Water Treatment Plant Improvement Project
9/27/2006
PHOTO: Politics Over Progress at HUD
7/25/2006
Murray Says Bill Could Cost Washington Millions in Lost Revenue
7/20/2006
Sen. Murray Secures $140 Million for PUGET SOUND Transportation and Economic Development Priorities
7/20/2006
Sen. Murray Secures Over $6 Million for OLYMPIC Transportation and Economic Development Priorities
7/18/2006
Senator Murray's Statement on the TTHUD Subcommittee Bill
6/21/2006
Senator Murray: Raising the Minimum Wage is the "Right Thing to Do for Workers and Our Economy"
6/8/2006
Statement by Senator Murray on the Estate Tax
5/15/2006
Murray Response to President’s Immigration Address
5/11/2006
Murray: Republican Tax Plan Leaves Working Families Behind
5/10/2006
Senator Tells HUD Secretary that Political Message on Contracts was "Grossly Unprofessional"
4/11/2006
PHOTO: Saving Community Development in Kitsap
4/10/2006
PHOTO: Park-and-Ride Groundbreaking in Mercer Island
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
3/15/2006
Republicans Say "No" to Affordable Housing and Community Development
3/14/2006
PHOTO: Fighting for Housing and Community Development
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
12/12/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Phase 1 Completion of Kent Station
12/6/2005
Senator Murray Announces Funding to Expand the Port of Olympia and Boost Economic Growth
12/5/2005
PHOTO: SW Washington – Economic Growth and Traffic Relief
12/5/2005
Vancouver Celebrates Economic Development and Traffic Relief at Port of Vancouver
11/18/2005
Murray Secures Over $133 million for PUGET SOUND Transportation and Economic Development Priorities
11/7/2005
Murray Secures Millions for Columbia River Channel Deepening, Jetty Repair, and Shallow-Water Ports
10/17/2005
Senator Murray Works to Invest in America as Senate Debates 2006 Transportation-Treasury Bill
9/1/2005
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on Emergency Funding for Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief
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
7/28/2005
Victory for Viaduct Funding
7/19/2005
Murray Secures Economic Development Funding for Puget Sound Projects
6/14/2005
Murray Secures Millions for Navigation on the Columbia River
3/9/2005
Senator Murray Floor Speech on the First Introduced Republican Social Security Privatization Plan
3/2/2005
Murray Addresses the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
3/2/2005
PHOTO: Murray Meets with Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
2/16/2005
PHOTO: Murray Makes the Case Against Bush's Social Security Privatization Plan
2/14/2005
PHOTO: Fighting to Prevent Massive Debt for Future Generations
11/20/2004
Murray Secures Millions for Critical Washington State Priorities
10/11/2004
Murray Announces Tax Relief for Middle Class, Job Growth Incentives for Washington state Businesses
9/23/2004
Senate Passes Murray Research and Development Tax Credit Extension
9/21/2004
Murray Secures More Than $2 Million for Economic Development Projects
9/21/2004
Murray Secures $750,000 for Port of Walla Walla Construction of Water Project Near Burbank
9/9/2004
Senator Murray Statement in Support of Sales Tax Deductibility for Washington State Citizens
9/9/2004
Great Start: Murray Secures More Than $113 Million in First Round of Transportation Funding
8/27/2004
Murray Announces More than $27 Million in Grants
to Help Ease Commute in Puget Sound Region
8/23/2004
Senator Murray Discusses Transportation at Statewide Conference
8/13/2004
Statement by Senator Murray on President Bush's Meeting with Boeing Workers
8/11/2004
Murray Calls on President to Support Channel Deepening During Visit to Pacific Northwest
7/21/2004
Murray Announces $61.9 Million Federal Commitment for SeaTac's Third Runway
7/15/2004
PHOTO: Saving American Aerospace Jobs
7/7/2004
Senator Murray Helps Celebrate New Telecommunications Technology in Forks
7/7/2004
PHOTO: Celebrating New Telecommunications Technology in Forks
7/1/2004
Murray Improves Transportation Safety and Freight Mobility for the Kent and Green River Valley
7/1/2004
Murray Helps Snohomish County Train Workers and Support Economic Growth
6/30/2004
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in King County
6/30/2004
PHOTO: Working to End the Affordable Housing Crisis in Washington State
6/27/2004
PHOTO: Murray Hosts Washington Wine Summit
6/13/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at Sound Transit Check Presentation
6/4/2004
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in Cowlitz County
5/28/2004
Remarks by Senator Murray at Lynnwood Transit Center
5/28/2004
PHOTO: Improving Transportation and Creating Jobs in Snohomish County
5/19/2004
PHOTO: Raising the Profile of the Airbus Issue
4/29/2004
Murray Supports Compromise to Extend Internet Access Taxes Moratorium for Another Four Years
4/6/2004
PHOTO: Murray Recognized by National Associations of Maritime Organizations
4/5/2004
Murray Statement on the President’s Job Training Proposal
3/24/2004
Murray Statement on Microsoft Ruling
3/20/2004
PHOTO: Murray Recognized for Her Work for Port of Chinook
3/20/2004
Murray Honored for Saving Hundreds of Jobs in Southwest Washington
3/3/2004
Murray Leads Fight to Keep American Jobs Here at Home
3/3/2004
Senator Murray’s Winning Amendment Means JOBS
for Washington Workers
3/2/2004
Murray Announces $1.9 Million for King County Park-and-Ride Lot
2/25/2004
Tax Cuts vs. Social Security
2/12/2004
Murray Secures Record Ferry Funding, Triples Funding to $720 Million over Six Years
2/11/2004
PHOTO: Speaking with Tribal Leaders
2/11/2004
Senator Murray Stands Up for Tribes in the New Budget
1/23/2004
Murray Secures Agriculture Research Funding in Omnibus Appropriations Measure
1/22/2004
Murray Secures a Record $245 Million
for Washington State's Transportation Priorities
1/22/2004
Murray Secures Workforce Training Funding in Omnibus Appropriations Measure
1/22/2004
Murray Shepherds Washington State Funding Through Senate
1/21/2004
Senator Murray's Response to President Bush's State of the Union Address
1/21/2004
PHOTO: Plans for Olympic Sculpture Park on Elliot Bay
1/20/2004
Murray Will Work to Pass Bill That Funds WA Priorities
12/16/2003
Murray Applauds Washington’s Selection to Build the 7E7 Dreamliner
12/3/2003
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at
Washington Public Ports Association Annual Meeting
11/17/2003
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on GAO Study of Administration Delays on Worker Training Grants
11/17/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on Senate Passage of Workforce Investment Act
11/13/2003
Murray Secures a Record $245 Million for Washington State's Transportation Priorities
11/12/2003
PHOTO: Murray Secures $245 Million for WA State Transportation
11/11/2003
Senators Ask Secretary Rumsfeld To Nix Plans To Close Commissaries, Base Schools
11/8/2003
Statement by Senator Murray
Sound Transit Link Light Rail Groundbreaking
11/5/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Southwest Washington in Senate Appropriations Bill
10/30/2003
Murray Helps Win Committee Passage of Pension Fix
10/29/2003
Murray Introduces Bill to Extend Unemployment Assistance
10/29/2003
PHOTO: We Must Pass The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act
10/29/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray Introducing The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act
10/24/2003
Murray Secures a Record $243 Million for Washington State's Transportation Priorities in Senate Bill
10/24/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on the Signing of Sound Transit’s Full Funding Grant Agreement
10/17/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on 757 Line Closure
10/17/2003
Statement from Sen. Patty Murray on the CBO Report on Tankers
10/6/2003
PHOTO: Murray Meets with Spokane Chamber of Commerce
10/2/2003
Murray Bill Will Help Train More US Workers
9/27/2003
Democratic Radio Address
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
9/17/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Southwest Washington in Senate Appropriations Bill
9/10/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on Supporting Hispanic Education
9/9/2003
Murray Speaks Out Against Effort to Deny Overtime Pay to 8 Million Americans
9/4/2003
Standing Up for Workers, Murray Fights to Increase Worker Training
9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Community and Environmental Initiatives
8/29/2003
Murray Applauds $3.5 Million Federal Loan for Port of Quincy
8/25/2003
Murray Announces that Dredging Efforts are to Begin at Port of Chinook
8/15/2003
PHOTO: Interurban Trail Ground Breaking
8/14/2003
PHOTO: Murray Takes Inaugural Ride on the Tacoma Link
8/14/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray on Job Training
8/13/2003
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in Southwest Washington
8/5/2003
PHOTO: Kitsap Tourism/Economic Development Roundtable
8/4/2003
PHOTO: Working for the Multi-Modal Project in Port of Quincy
7/30/2003
Murray Stands Up for Washington Electricity Ratepayers in Energy Bill
7/24/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on House Action on Sound Transit
7/16/2003
Murray Secures $5 million in Senate for Columbia River Channel Deepening
7/15/2003
Murray Announces $48,000 for the City of Richland to Help Sustain and Create Jobs
7/10/2003
Murray Offers Amendment to Extend Unemployment Benefits
7/2/2003
Statement of Sen. Murray on Vancouver Winning the 2010 Winter Olympics
6/30/2003
PHOTO: Award Recognizing Commitment to Washington State's Transportation Infrastructure
6/30/2003
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray
US Highway 12 Celebration in Walla Walla
6/24/2003
PHOTO: Speaking to Washington’s Biomedical Community
6/18/2003
Murray Stands Up for Workers During Consideration of Workforce Investment Act
6/5/2003
Statement by Sen. Murray on Senate Democratic
Victory on Child Tax Credit for Working Families
5/28/2003
Murray Statement on Bush Signing of Tax Cut
5/28/2003
Murray Announces Sounder Commuter Rail Service Between Everett and Seattle
5/23/2003
Boeing Tanker Deal Reached: Murray's Statement
5/23/2003
Murray's Statement on Tax Cut Vote
5/23/2003
PHOTO: Boeing Tanker Deal Means Strong Economy & Strong Defense
5/23/2003
PHOTO: Workers Cheer 767 Tanker Deal at Everett Plant
5/20/2003
PHOTO: Questioning Treasury Secretary John Snow
5/16/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on Boeing’s 7E7 Site Selection Announcement
5/16/2003
Murray’s Efforts Pay Off: Miller Brewery Workers Eligible for Unemployment Assistance
5/15/2003
Statement of Sen. Patty Murray on Senate Vote on State Aid
5/14/2003
PHOTO: Murray Works to Help Washington State During Budget Crisis
Floor Remarks | Summary of Murray Amendment
5/2/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on Unexpected Increase in Unemployment
4/15/2003
PHOTO: Newport and Pend Oreille Leaders Talk with Senator Murray
4/14/2003
PHOTO: Economic Development on San Juan Island
4/8/2003
Even As President Opposes Workers Aid, House Votes to Support Murray Airline Workers Amendment
4/4/2003
Murray Spearheads Bipartisan Letter to Bush to Urge for Workers Assistance
4/3/2003
Final Senate Appropriations Bill Retains Murray Airline Workers Amendment
4/2/2003
U.S. Companies, Workers in WTO Trade Dispute
3/31/2003
Murray Announces $145 Million Contract for Port
Orchard Company
3/26/2003
Murray Praises GAO Dismissal of Airbus Attempt to
Undermine Boeing 737 Lease
3/18/2003
Responding to Murray Inquiry, Commerce Department Disputes Airbus Claims
3/1/2003
Murray Delivers Democratic Radio Address on Economy
2/26/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Speaks with Port of Ilwaco Commissioner, Jim Stiebritz
2/26/2003
PHOTO: Senator Murray Meets with Port of Chelan County Deputy Director, Joyce Stewart
2/13/2003
Murray Chosen Top Democrat on Employment, Safety and Training Subcommittee
2/6/2003
Murray Challenges Airbus Claims
1/28/2003
Senator Patty Murray's Response to President Bush's State of the Union Address
1/27/2003
Murray Discusses Funding for Kent Transportation Project
1/15/2003
Murray Applauds Major Step for Light Rail, Puget Sound
1/15/2003
Murray Addresses Washington's Economy and Stimulus Plans
1/7/2003
Senator Murray on the President’s Economic “Stimulus” Plan
1/7/2003
Unemployment Insurance Extension Passes the Senate
11/25/2002
Murray Salutes Boeing Workers in Sale of Boeing Spokane Plant
11/15/2002
Senate Passes Extension of Unemployment Insurance
10/23/2002
Washington Bases Will Benefit from Military Construction Law
9/25/2002
Sen. Murray Statement on Poverty Rate Increase
9/25/2002
Murray Introduces Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act
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
8/12/2002
PHOTO: Creating Jobs and Serving Small Business
8/12/2002
PHOTO: Creating Jobs and Serving Small Business
8/9/2002
PHOTO: Expanding Small Business and Technology
8/9/2002
PHOTO: Expanding Small Business and Technology
7/25/2002
Senator Murray On Senate Passage Of Accounting And Corporate Reform Legislation
7/19/2002
Murray Works for More Washington State Jobs in Shipbuilding and Commercial Fishing
7/15/2002
Murray Votes for Accounting Reform and Investor Protection
7/9/2002
Sen. Murray Responds to President Bush's Speech on Corporate Responsibility
6/11/2002
Murray on Permanent Repeal of the Estate Tax
5/28/2002
PHOTO: Fighting Poverty in Spokane
Transcript | Video
5/8/2002
Murray, Cantwell Call for Criminal Investigation of Enron Trading
4/16/2002
PHOTO: Zoellick Meets With Murray
4/3/2002
PHOTO: Bolstering Small Businesses in Washington State
3/26/2002
PHOTO: Murray Visits the Cowlitz County Economic Development Council
3/25/2002
PHOTO: Skagit County Roundtable
3/21/2002
Murray's Efforts Pay Off:
Kaiser Workers Eligible For Unemployment Assistance
2/6/2002
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on Economic Stimulus Package
1/29/2002
Senator Murray Responds to the State of the Union Address
1/16/2002
Murray Delivers Remarks at "Save Boeing Spokane" Rally
1/14/2002
PHOTO: Inside the Transit Center
12/13/2001
Patty Murray Gets Grants for Rural Telecom into Senate Farm Bill
11/30/2001
Murray and Colleagues Continue to Push for Sales Tax Holiday
11/30/2001
Murray and Colleagues Continue to Push for Sales Tax Holiday
11/16/2001
Statement from Sens. Patty Murray and Olympia Snowe on the National Sales Tax Holiday
11/15/2001
Murray Calls for Extension of Unemployment Benefits to Help Laid-Off Workers
11/14/2001
Murray Disappointed by Delay on Stimulus Package
10/31/2001
Sens. Murray & Snowe Introduce National Sales Tax Holiday
10/31/2001
Senators Murray & Snowe Announce National Sales Tax Holiday Proposal
10/19/2001
Help for Longview Aluminum Workers
10/4/2001
Senator Murray Responds to President's Worker Relief Proposal
10/3/2001
Murray Hosts Meeting with Chinese Delegation As China Signs Deal for 30 Boeing Planes
9/28/2001
Senator Murray Announces $1.5 Million to Ease Groundfish Crisis in Washington State
9/21/2001
Murray Cosponsors Aviation Worker Relief Package
9/21/2001
Murray Speaks on Senate Floor About Lack of Protection for Boeing and Other Workers Facing Layoffs
9/19/2001
Murray and Cantwell Fight for Federal Assistance To Help Boeing Workers Facing Layoffs
8/2/2001
Murray Announces Full Senate Approval of $1 Million for Bellingham Redevelopment in VA-HUD Bill
7/25/2001
Murray, Cantwell Applaud Committee Approval Of Apple Relief Payments
6/28/2001
Murray Secures Funds for Columbia Valley
6/14/2001
Murray Bill Gives Rural Areas Broadband Help
5/9/2001
Senator Murray Speaks Against the Budget Resolution
4/25/2001
Murray Applauds Passage of Brownfields Revitalization Bill
3/27/2001
Murray Announces $2.8 million HUD Loan to Keep Jobs in Kennewick
10/12/2000
Murray Secures $500,000 for El Centro de la Raza Community Center
5/23/2000
Murray Convenes Major Telecom Conference for Small and Rural Communities