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

Army tries to ease way for disabled

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

...running at Fort Lewis by March 31. Two years ago, amid reports that veterans were waiting six months for processing, Sen. Patty Murray called the situation “absolutely unacceptable.” “People are waiting for their benefit checks to pay the rent and

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Thankful politicos would make for interesting conversation at holiday feast

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

...been a way to accept both cities’ payoff for placing our global headquarters in their downtowns. Maybe next time.” U.S. Sen. Patty Murray: “We’re less than a year from the 2010 election and the R’s have yet to find someone to run against me, a

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Army tries to ease way for disabled

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

Lobbying firm makes case for 2010

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Williams said that Mukilteo's waterfront situation was news to Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who he said responded, “I thought this was done awhile ago! ...

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Senator mccain gives AARP due recognition

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

There is another feature on this site that is consistent with most liberal sites supporting Health Care Reform, including the site of Senator Patty Murray's ...

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Bucking health-care reform myths

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...of national debt down the road for decades, but in this regard President Obama has outdone all the rest combined. And Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are helping him do it, to the eventual ruin of us all. Underlying value system is the unaddressed

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Disability wait should shrink

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...running at Fort Lewis by March 31. Two years ago, amid reports that veterans were waiting six months for processing, Sen. Patty Murray called the wait “absolutely unacceptable.” “People are waiting for their benefit checks to pay the rent and put

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Student health insurance now protected by Senate health-care bill

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

10, Jake Faleschini, president of GPSS, and Sarah Reyneveld, vice president of GPSS, sent a letter to Sen. Patty Murray and Cantwell regarding this issue. ...

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What the Numbers Mean

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell both voted 'Yea' on the sending the legislation to the senate floor for debate. The bill includes four Cantwell amendments: ...

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Fort Lewis: Wait for veterans' disability claims wait should shrink

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Bucking health-care reform myths

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

... regard President Obama has outdone all the rest combined. And Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are helping him do it, to the eventual ruin of us all.

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

The 60-39 vote went pretty much along party lines, and the state's senior member, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, put out this statement afterward: “The ...

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Tight Senate vote launches health care over hurdle

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

...moment, senators sat quietly in their seats, standing only when they were called upon to vote. Washington's Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell voted yes. Republican Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio missed the vote. In the final minutes of a d

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

The 60-39 vote went pretty much along party lines, and the state's senior member, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, put out this statement afterward: “The ...

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Notes From Washington | Bayh, health care reform, and a poll

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Karl Rove, political adviser to former President George W. Bush, was asked by Forbes and forbes.com to ...

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Senators near vote on health- care bill

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

...to begin on the measure. "If we do not pass this bill, health insurance premiums will continue to skyrocket," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a member of the Democratic leadership. "If we fail to act, health insurance companies will continue to deny pa

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2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Congressman Brian Baird (D-Washington), whose 3rd District covers Clark County, and Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) wrote BPA after ...

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San Francisco's health care a model during debate

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., center, listen as Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

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Murray Urges Senate Colleagues to Work Together To Pass Health Insurance Reform

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

(Washington, DC) – Today, US Senator Patty Murray made a speech on the floor of the Senate highlighting the benefits to Washington state families and small ...

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Pasco-area farmer eyes Senate run

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Clint Didier has said he plans to form a committee to look at running against incumbent Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., in the 2010 election. ...

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