
Murray Urges Support for a Balanced and Fair Sequester Replacement
Calls on Republicans to listen to their constituents and work with Democrats on a responsible alternative to across-the-board cuts

Calls on Republicans to listen to their constituents and work with Democrats on a responsible alternative to across-the-board cuts

Washington, D.C—Today, U.S Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Jack Lew

Fresh off the shellackingin the 2010 elections, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asked four senators to run the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and only one

Sequestration is scheduled to hit in just a few days and, unless Congress acts, deep automatic cuts will slash critical investments in national priorities like

Avoiding sequestration and solving our debt crisis requires a balanced approach, writes Sen. Patty Murray. Spending cuts alone aren’t enough and will mostly hurt the middle class. Revenue from the very wealthiest must be part of the solution.