Patty Murray
Patty Murray
Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murrayis the senior United States Senator from Washington and a member of the Democratic Party. Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female senator. Re-elected in 1998, 2004 and 2010, Murray has announced that she will seek a fifth term in 2016...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 October 1950
CityBothell, WA
CountryUnited States of America
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My kids are number one for me and my husband, making sure that our family is safe and secure, ... Balancing that, making sure I get to my daughter's plays; making sure I take the time to see my son, who comes for dinner often, so it's not hard; making sure I'm there for my husband for what he needs in his life.
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Lynne Cheney has been a strong proponent of vouchers, that would mean only a few kids would get access to education, a good education in this country,
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Kids need something in this town to do,
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When my kids were in preschool, I was part of a carpooling group. One mother sometimes showed up with bruises on her body. She always had an excuse. Then one morning, she didn't show up. Later, I learned she'd fled a violent marriage. I've always thought, If only I'd known, maybe I could have helped.
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Violence is a problem we all want to solve. I want to make sure that kids learn to deal with anger by learning how to talk with people to solve problems. Here in the United States Senate I want to make sure we have safe schools, safe neighborhoods and good things for kids to do after school!
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I want to make sure that all kids get a good education and enjoy what they learn
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It's short-term so it won't create mountains of debt that will burden our children,
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The biggest donor gets to name the park,
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I'm outraged, disgusted, furious; I'm running out of words to express how upset I am,
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It will improve the city's economy and reduce congestion.
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The Republicans can send the nation into turmoil, but we will not come to any agreement that does not include new revenue - and not just token new revenue. It is their choice.
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I'll be at the table, as I've been, willing to talk to any Republican who says, 'Look, my country is more important, this pile of bills is not going to go away, the challenges that we have is not going to disappear, we need to cross that divide.' I'm ready. I'm waiting.
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I get the, you know, 'In my generation, we all had victory gardens, we all participated in this country's success.' It's that kind of sentiment that I hear from everybody, that we're all in this together.
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People are really worried about their jobs. That's what everybody talks to me about today.