
Senator Patty Murray sends message to Obama ahead of speech
President Barack Obama plans to announce Wednesday night the withdrawal of more than 30,000 troops from Afghanistan by the November 2012 election, hastening the end

President Barack Obama plans to announce Wednesday night the withdrawal of more than 30,000 troops from Afghanistan by the November 2012 election, hastening the end

Speaking hours before President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called for a “sizable and sustained reduction in troop levels” while stressing

Watch Senator Murray’s speech here (Senator Murray begins at 2:09:35). (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke on the Senate floor

(Washington, D.C.) — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement after President Obama announced his timeline for a troop drawdown in Afghanistan.

Most of the testimony on defense spending yesterday at the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing in D.C. focused on Barack Obama’s planned 2012 Afghanistan drawdown,