Patty Murray

VA to Ease Access to Stress Disability for Military Veterans

AP| Health

… benefits they are entitled to. "We will change the culture," Shinseki said. "I will assure you of that." Sen . Patty Murray , D-Wash., called it a significant shift in policy. "Before, and for a long time, I've been fighting many …

Story|10/19/2009

Rural Air Subsidy Costs Spiral

AP| Politics

… It's a program that is very popular for communities that have very few ways to get in and out of," said Sen . Patty Murray , D-Wash., who chairs the Appropriations Committee's transportation subcommittee. Flights out of Lebanon …

Story|07/31/2009

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… Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic Conference Vice Chairman Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Conference Secretary Patty Murray (D-Wash.), you were falsely accused of creating an arbitrary August deadline for finishing work on a health care bill. One senior Democrat apparently told the assembled media …

Blogs|07/30/2009

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… right away. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said, "I'm getting on the shuttle tonight" back to his home state. Sen . Patty Murray , D-WA, said she has confidence that "the airlines are taking all the necessary precautions," and that she …

Blogs|04/30/2009

New Air Force tanker competition slated for summer

By STEPHEN MANNING| AP| Business

… the company's industrial base of Washington state and Kansas also are mobilizing after Gates' announcement. Sen . Patty Murray , D-Wash., spoke with Air Force Secretary Michael Donley Monday to say she hoped the new competition would be …

Story|04/07/2009

Gov't considers propping up federal loan program

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… don't want to wake up to learn that Congress has taken steps that leave the taxpayer holding the bag," said Sen . Patty Murray , D-Wash. "That is exactly what could happen if the FHA is pushed to buy loans that could go bad soon or down …

Story|04/02/2009

Senate GOP Freshman Scores Major Budget Victory

FOXNews.com| Politics

… Johanns, but more than half did not heed her call. Twenty-six Democrats supported the amendment, including Sen . Patty Murray , D-Wash., a member of leadership, the Senate's most senior Democratic, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va …

Story|04/01/2009

Senate approves former Wash. governor for Commerce

By MATTHEW DALY| AP| Politics

… contracts and Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire changed his mind about working for the Democratic president. Sen . Patty Murray , D-Wash., said that while most people think the job of commerce secretary is simply to represent U.S. business …

Story|03/24/2009

Obama budget's on chopping block in Congress

By ANDREW TAYLOR| AP| Politics

… perhaps 6 percent. But he's running into opposition from other powerful Democrats like Sens. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and Patty Murray of Washington. In the House, moderate "Blue Dog" Democrats are pressing for even deeper cuts. Obama's also is taking …

Story|03/23/2009

Locke Gets Friendly Questions at Senate Confirmation Hearing - First 100 Days of Presidency -

AP| Politics

… questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday for his nomination as commerce secretary. He was introduced by Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington. The former two-term Democratic governor must be approved by the full Senate before joining …

Story|03/18/2009