Senator Patty Murray questioned RFK Jr. during his HHS nomination hearing, pressing him on past statements about vaccines, allegations of misconduct, and his approach to public health policy. She expressed concern that his confirmation could spread misinformation,
Among those pardoned by Trump were 169 people who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers, according to Sen. Patty Murray's office.
At a press conference, Senator Patty Murray continued to criticize the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze federal funding, calling it illegal and harmful. She highlighted the chaos caused by withheld funds for housing,
A federal judge put a temporary hold on the White House directive as Washington and 21 other states filed a lawsuit.
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Trump’s budget office has rescinded his proposed freeze on large swathes of federal aid, capping off a whirlwind 48 hours in which the president’s push to rein in spending sowed chaos across levels of government that administration officials were left scrambling to contain.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, following the White House's withdrawal of an order to pause federal spending.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is slamming the Trump administration’s order pausing all federal grants and loans as a “brazen and illegal move” that would have devastating consequences for universities, cities, schools and other institutions.
The symbolic resolution would only have condemned pardons for the most violent rioters, but Republicans have mostly moved on from criticizing the Capitol riot.
Sen. Patty Murray, who chaired the Energy-Water Subcommittee for much of the last Congress, will remain that panel's top Democrat.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) will ask the Senate for “unanimous consent” to adopt the resolution this week. A single senator can block the request.
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.