Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]

E-nough!: NYC Letter: Trust Team Barry, Part XIX -- Stumping ...

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

But the proposal would be "dead on arrival" if it's sent to Congress, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, said. ... "I believe that veterans with service-connected injuries have already paid by putting their lives on the line," Murray

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Half Of New Vets Seek Disability, Obama Vows To Protect All Veterans

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

The Hill: Sen. Murray: Lawmakers 'Weren't Prepared' To Deal With Veterans' Issues Sen. Patty Murray, (D-Wash), chairwoman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs committee, on Sunday said lawmakers needed to better address ...

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Wounded Vets Wait too Long for Benefits: GAO

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

Which, according to Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), was pretty much the same thing the DoD and VA told her Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs last May. "Almost a year ago today, this Committee held a hearing on VA and ...

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Invisible wounds: U.S. vets seek disability at historic rate

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

“It is not acceptable,” Sen. Patty Murray, chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, told CNN. “It doesn't meet the guidelines of the VA. It doesn't meet what the country expects.” What's more, these new veterans have ...

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Fwd: The Hill's E-news: May 28, 2012 | Edward Campbell Media

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

Sen. Patty Murray, (D-Wash), chairwoman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs committee, on Sunday said lawmakers needed to better address the long-term funding needs of Iraq and Afghan war veterans over the coming ...

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Murray: Vets' benefits won't be cut in sequestration - POLITICO.com

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray said, "We believe veterans' benefits" won't be slashed as part of automatic cuts included in the debt ceiling sequestration deal, in an interview with CNN's Candy ...

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The Common Ills: Senator Patty Murray on efforts to hire veterans

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on the state of efforts to hire veterans. The speech focused on ...

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Nearly Half Of Iraq, Afghan War Vets Seek Medical Compensation ...

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

Sen. Murray: Lawmakers 'weren't prepared' to deal with veterans ...

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

Third Estate Sunday Review: Senator Patty Murray on hiring veterans

2012-05-27T01:00:00Z

US Senator Patty Murray led on the Hire Heroes Act (see our "Hiring Heroes Act of 2011" from last year) and is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Last week, her office noted. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...

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RealClearPolitics - Senator Patty Murray & DNC Chair Wasserman ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Senator Patty Murray & DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz on "State of the Union". By State of the Union. CROWLEY: We want to turn now to the head of the Democratic National Committee, Florida Congresswoman Debbie ...

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Why the silence on the Russian bikers? Maybe because of what ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

In the US, Senator Patty Murray is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Her office notes: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 24, 2012. CONTACT: Murray (202) 224-2834. Collins (202) 224-2523 ...

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Mock, Paper, Scissors » Blog Archive » The Sunday Talkies

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Peter Chiarelli (Ret.); Deficit Reduction SuperCommittee clusterfuck member Sen. Patty Murray (R-WA); Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America founder and executive director Paul Rieckhoff and the American Legion's Tim ...

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Daily Kos: Sunday Talk: Born-again stupidity

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

State of the Union: Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani (9/11); DNC Chairwiman Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Former Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli (Ret.); Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA); Tim Tetz (American ...

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows - KansasCity.com

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Richard Lugar, R-Ind.; Ed Gillespie, adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign; Robert Gibbs, adviser to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.</p><p>---</p><p>CNN's "State of the Union" - Sen. Pat

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True North - True North

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Sen. Patty Murray D-WA is another of the co-sponsors of this very intrusive Paycheck Fairness Act. She pays her female staffers 35.2% less than her male employees. Under the dictates of this act, Murray would have to prove her gender pay ...

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Sen. Murray's Memorial Day message: Send $$$ | Strange ...

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., in a pre-Memorial Day weekend e-mail to prospective donors, is asking them to pony up money to the Democrats “before you take off for the weekend.” It's one of four increasingly frantic appeals ...

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Senator "Do as I Say, Not as I - True North

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Senator offers 5 steps to hiring more vets - Marine Corps News ...

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

While laying out a five-point plan to get more veterans hired by private-sector businesses, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said employers' concerns about problems such as traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress ...

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Senate Dems pay female staffers less than male staffers – Patriot ...

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Senate Dems pay female staffers less than male staffers. Thursday, May 24, 2012. senator patty murray. Print Friendly. A group of Democratic female senators on Wednesday declared war on the so-called “gender pay gap,” urging their ...

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