Senator Patty Murray
@murray.senate.gov
U.S. Senator, Washington state | Senate Appropriations Vice Chair | Working every day to help people and solve problems
Trump has made 10,000 times his salary after just ONE year in office. How? Selling access to the White House to the highest bidder.
Spread the word: Our crook of a President is corrupt to his core and will stop at nothing to line his own pockets.
Spread the word: Our crook of a President is corrupt to his core and will stop at nothing to line his own pockets.
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Trump has made 10,000 times his salary after just ONE year in office. How? Selling access to the White House to the highest bidder.
Spread the word: Our crook of a President is corrupt to his core and will stop at nothing to line his own pockets.
Spread the word: Our crook of a President is corrupt to his core and will stop at nothing to line his own pockets.
This President is selling out our national security to the highest bidder, and it couldn't be more obvious.
Will this Republican Congress use its majority to open even ONE investigation into this staggering corruption?
There MUST be oversight and accountability.
Will this Republican Congress use its majority to open even ONE investigation into this staggering corruption?
There MUST be oversight and accountability.
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This President is selling out our national security to the highest bidder, and it couldn't be more obvious.
Will this Republican Congress use its majority to open even ONE investigation into this staggering corruption?
There MUST be oversight and accountability.
Will this Republican Congress use its majority to open even ONE investigation into this staggering corruption?
There MUST be oversight and accountability.
Kristi Noem's cruel mismanagement of DHS facilities is putting people's lives in danger.
There are CHILDREN in this facility. If there are any Republicans who care about basic oversight, we need serious investigations into the conditions of DHS detention centers EVERYWHERE.
There are CHILDREN in this facility. If there are any Republicans who care about basic oversight, we need serious investigations into the conditions of DHS detention centers EVERYWHERE.
2 measles infections confirmed at Texas facility where 5-year-old detained in Minnesota was held
DHS said state health officials reported the infections to federal immigration authorities Saturday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Kristi Noem's cruel mismanagement of DHS facilities is putting people's lives in danger.
There are CHILDREN in this facility. If there are any Republicans who care about basic oversight, we need serious investigations into the conditions of DHS detention centers EVERYWHERE.
There are CHILDREN in this facility. If there are any Republicans who care about basic oversight, we need serious investigations into the conditions of DHS detention centers EVERYWHERE.
It should be crystal clear to anyone with eyes and ears that Trump is DETERMINED to subvert free and fair elections in America.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
It should be crystal clear to anyone with eyes and ears that Trump is DETERMINED to subvert free and fair elections in America.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
Mind you—that's 5,300 references to Trump in the Epstein files THAT WE KNOW ABOUT.
And most of the released files have been poorly redacted, often with no rhyme or reason.
Trump promised to release the files, so release them—ALL of them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
And most of the released files have been poorly redacted, often with no rhyme or reason.
Trump promised to release the files, so release them—ALL of them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Mind you—that's 5,300 references to Trump in the Epstein files THAT WE KNOW ABOUT.
And most of the released files have been poorly redacted, often with no rhyme or reason.
Trump promised to release the files, so release them—ALL of them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
And most of the released files have been poorly redacted, often with no rhyme or reason.
Trump promised to release the files, so release them—ALL of them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
WATCH: Trump’s VA Secretary confirms his VA abortion ban blocks veterans from getting abortion care in practically ANY circumstance—even rape.
This is outrageous. Women veterans should not be forced to suffer under a Trump abortion ban.
This is outrageous. Women veterans should not be forced to suffer under a Trump abortion ban.
February 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
WATCH: Trump’s VA Secretary confirms his VA abortion ban blocks veterans from getting abortion care in practically ANY circumstance—even rape.
This is outrageous. Women veterans should not be forced to suffer under a Trump abortion ban.
This is outrageous. Women veterans should not be forced to suffer under a Trump abortion ban.
Trump wanted to slash funding for medical research by 40%. The funding bill the Senate just passed said: absolutely not.
Not only did we reject Trump's funding cuts – Democrats secured nearly half a billion dollars MORE in funding for critical biomedical research.
Not only did we reject Trump's funding cuts – Democrats secured nearly half a billion dollars MORE in funding for critical biomedical research.
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Trump wanted to slash funding for medical research by 40%. The funding bill the Senate just passed said: absolutely not.
Not only did we reject Trump's funding cuts – Democrats secured nearly half a billion dollars MORE in funding for critical biomedical research.
Not only did we reject Trump's funding cuts – Democrats secured nearly half a billion dollars MORE in funding for critical biomedical research.
Important to hear from @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social this week about what's happening in Minneapolis. Any city could just as easily be next.
But the power belongs to the people, NOT Trump. I'll be using my voice and vote to press for real restraints and accountability for ICE and Border Patrol.
But the power belongs to the people, NOT Trump. I'll be using my voice and vote to press for real restraints and accountability for ICE and Border Patrol.
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Important to hear from @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social this week about what's happening in Minneapolis. Any city could just as easily be next.
But the power belongs to the people, NOT Trump. I'll be using my voice and vote to press for real restraints and accountability for ICE and Border Patrol.
But the power belongs to the people, NOT Trump. I'll be using my voice and vote to press for real restraints and accountability for ICE and Border Patrol.
There is NO reason this should be happening in the richest country in the world.
Republicans knew their inaction would mean Americans paying an arm and a leg for basic health care—and after lining billionaires’ pockets, they CHOSE to make your health care more expensive.
Republicans knew their inaction would mean Americans paying an arm and a leg for basic health care—and after lining billionaires’ pockets, they CHOSE to make your health care more expensive.
Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans
Monthly health-insurance bills are rocketing higher for middle-income earners who rely on Obamacare
www.wsj.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
There is NO reason this should be happening in the richest country in the world.
Republicans knew their inaction would mean Americans paying an arm and a leg for basic health care—and after lining billionaires’ pockets, they CHOSE to make your health care more expensive.
Republicans knew their inaction would mean Americans paying an arm and a leg for basic health care—and after lining billionaires’ pockets, they CHOSE to make your health care more expensive.
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti shock the conscience.
They demand action. Accountability. Justice.
Democrats are insisting that happens.
They demand action. Accountability. Justice.
Democrats are insisting that happens.
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti shock the conscience.
They demand action. Accountability. Justice.
Democrats are insisting that happens.
They demand action. Accountability. Justice.
Democrats are insisting that happens.
I keep my promises—President Trump’s budget is in the trash, and an entirely new one is headed to his desk, waiting to be signed into law.
In the end, it was Congress and this former preschool teacher—NOT Trump—who had the final say on how we spend taxpayer dollars.
In the end, it was Congress and this former preschool teacher—NOT Trump—who had the final say on how we spend taxpayer dollars.
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I keep my promises—President Trump’s budget is in the trash, and an entirely new one is headed to his desk, waiting to be signed into law.
In the end, it was Congress and this former preschool teacher—NOT Trump—who had the final say on how we spend taxpayer dollars.
In the end, it was Congress and this former preschool teacher—NOT Trump—who had the final say on how we spend taxpayer dollars.
I said I’d rip up Trump's budget & write a new one—and that's what we did.
The Senate passed 5 funding bills that reject Trump's catastrophic cuts while splitting off the DHS bill.
I fought hard to protect funding families count on—from housing to cancer research.
The Senate passed 5 funding bills that reject Trump's catastrophic cuts while splitting off the DHS bill.
I fought hard to protect funding families count on—from housing to cancer research.
January 30, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I said I’d rip up Trump's budget & write a new one—and that's what we did.
The Senate passed 5 funding bills that reject Trump's catastrophic cuts while splitting off the DHS bill.
I fought hard to protect funding families count on—from housing to cancer research.
The Senate passed 5 funding bills that reject Trump's catastrophic cuts while splitting off the DHS bill.
I fought hard to protect funding families count on—from housing to cancer research.
There's some stiff competition, but this might take the cake for the most blatant form of SHEER CORRUPTION and self-enrichment we've seen from this crook of a President.
Know anyone who still supports Trump? Do they support giving him $10 BILLION in taxpayer dollars??
Know anyone who still supports Trump? Do they support giving him $10 BILLION in taxpayer dollars??
Trump sues IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over leaked tax records
The president argued in the lawsuit that the agencies failed to prevent a former contractor from leaking his tax returns from nearly a decade ago to news outlets.
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 PM
There's some stiff competition, but this might take the cake for the most blatant form of SHEER CORRUPTION and self-enrichment we've seen from this crook of a President.
Know anyone who still supports Trump? Do they support giving him $10 BILLION in taxpayer dollars??
Know anyone who still supports Trump? Do they support giving him $10 BILLION in taxpayer dollars??
I want to make it abundantly clear: UNLIKE Donald Trump, I want to make it cheap and easy to build housing so the cost of housing comes DOWN and MORE people can afford to buy a home.
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I want to make it abundantly clear: UNLIKE Donald Trump, I want to make it cheap and easy to build housing so the cost of housing comes DOWN and MORE people can afford to buy a home.
"We're not with the activists we're just reporting on them."
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"We're not with the activists we're just reporting on them."
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
Are you kidding me? People can barely afford rent, much less a mortgage. And the President is outright saying he doesn't care if families can purchase their own home.
Americans deserve a Congress and a President who pass laws to lower costs and HELP families buy a home.
Americans deserve a Congress and a President who pass laws to lower costs and HELP families buy a home.
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Are you kidding me? People can barely afford rent, much less a mortgage. And the President is outright saying he doesn't care if families can purchase their own home.
Americans deserve a Congress and a President who pass laws to lower costs and HELP families buy a home.
Americans deserve a Congress and a President who pass laws to lower costs and HELP families buy a home.
I voted NO on taking up the funding package before the Senate.
Funding for DHS must be split off so we can keep working on common-sense reforms that all Americans support.
Talks are happening to do that—and that's good. But we need a real deal locked in first.
Funding for DHS must be split off so we can keep working on common-sense reforms that all Americans support.
Talks are happening to do that—and that's good. But we need a real deal locked in first.
January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I voted NO on taking up the funding package before the Senate.
Funding for DHS must be split off so we can keep working on common-sense reforms that all Americans support.
Talks are happening to do that—and that's good. But we need a real deal locked in first.
Funding for DHS must be split off so we can keep working on common-sense reforms that all Americans support.
Talks are happening to do that—and that's good. But we need a real deal locked in first.
"The sweetest person you can imagine."
That's how a veteran patient described Alex Pretti - the man we all saw federal agents murder in broad daylight.
Trump's VA Secretary initially responded by blaming that horrific killing on Minnesota officials. VA workers deserve better.
That's how a veteran patient described Alex Pretti - the man we all saw federal agents murder in broad daylight.
Trump's VA Secretary initially responded by blaming that horrific killing on Minnesota officials. VA workers deserve better.
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
"The sweetest person you can imagine."
That's how a veteran patient described Alex Pretti - the man we all saw federal agents murder in broad daylight.
Trump's VA Secretary initially responded by blaming that horrific killing on Minnesota officials. VA workers deserve better.
That's how a veteran patient described Alex Pretti - the man we all saw federal agents murder in broad daylight.
Trump's VA Secretary initially responded by blaming that horrific killing on Minnesota officials. VA workers deserve better.
Republicans gave ICE a blank check, funding untrained federal agents who've been attacking, detaining, & even killing Americans.
Republicans have talked for years about government overreach—well, here it is.
Now's the time for senators to prove they care about the Constitution.
Republicans have talked for years about government overreach—well, here it is.
Now's the time for senators to prove they care about the Constitution.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Republicans gave ICE a blank check, funding untrained federal agents who've been attacking, detaining, & even killing Americans.
Republicans have talked for years about government overreach—well, here it is.
Now's the time for senators to prove they care about the Constitution.
Republicans have talked for years about government overreach—well, here it is.
Now's the time for senators to prove they care about the Constitution.
The brutal killing of Alex Pretti was an inflection point for this country. We are saying ENOUGH.
Republicans need to work with us on serious reforms. It's what the vast majority of Americans want and what many Republicans are calling for as well. The time is now.
Republicans need to work with us on serious reforms. It's what the vast majority of Americans want and what many Republicans are calling for as well. The time is now.
January 28, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The brutal killing of Alex Pretti was an inflection point for this country. We are saying ENOUGH.
Republicans need to work with us on serious reforms. It's what the vast majority of Americans want and what many Republicans are calling for as well. The time is now.
Republicans need to work with us on serious reforms. It's what the vast majority of Americans want and what many Republicans are calling for as well. The time is now.
We all saw Alex Pretti, a lawful observer exercising his rights, murdered in cold blood by federal agents.
And we are all seeing this administration lie to our faces about it.
That cannot be how things work in this country.
And we are all seeing this administration lie to our faces about it.
That cannot be how things work in this country.
January 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We all saw Alex Pretti, a lawful observer exercising his rights, murdered in cold blood by federal agents.
And we are all seeing this administration lie to our faces about it.
That cannot be how things work in this country.
And we are all seeing this administration lie to our faces about it.
That cannot be how things work in this country.
This President is a shameful disgrace.
But I'm glad Rep. Omar is okay. While Trump incites this kind of behavior, it's important that the rest of us state clearly—over and over again—that political violence is NEVER acceptable.
In a democracy, we use our voice & our votes.
But I'm glad Rep. Omar is okay. While Trump incites this kind of behavior, it's important that the rest of us state clearly—over and over again—that political violence is NEVER acceptable.
In a democracy, we use our voice & our votes.
Trump continues to lie and incite violence against Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I think she's a fraud ... she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This President is a shameful disgrace.
But I'm glad Rep. Omar is okay. While Trump incites this kind of behavior, it's important that the rest of us state clearly—over and over again—that political violence is NEVER acceptable.
In a democracy, we use our voice & our votes.
But I'm glad Rep. Omar is okay. While Trump incites this kind of behavior, it's important that the rest of us state clearly—over and over again—that political violence is NEVER acceptable.
In a democracy, we use our voice & our votes.
Republicans’ refusal to extend the ACA tax credits pushed thousands in WA state off of their health care plans.
The same Republicans who said keeping health care costs from skyrocketing was too expensive didn’t bat an eye when they made tax breaks for billionaires permanent.
The same Republicans who said keeping health care costs from skyrocketing was too expensive didn’t bat an eye when they made tax breaks for billionaires permanent.
Concerns rise as thousands in WA cancel health insurance
New enrollment is down while active cancellations are up, according to preliminary data released by the state health insurance exchange.
www.seattletimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Republicans’ refusal to extend the ACA tax credits pushed thousands in WA state off of their health care plans.
The same Republicans who said keeping health care costs from skyrocketing was too expensive didn’t bat an eye when they made tax breaks for billionaires permanent.
The same Republicans who said keeping health care costs from skyrocketing was too expensive didn’t bat an eye when they made tax breaks for billionaires permanent.
For an administration so “focused” on rooting out fraud, Trump and his goons are awfully quiet about the massive fraud in Mississippi–or does it not count if it happens in a "red state"?
Mississippi Welfare-Fraud Trial Spotlights National Oversight Failures
A safety-net scandal totaling at least $77 million resembles one in Minnesota, according to a Republican auditor.
www.wsj.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 AM
For an administration so “focused” on rooting out fraud, Trump and his goons are awfully quiet about the massive fraud in Mississippi–or does it not count if it happens in a "red state"?
Democrats are ready to avert a GOP shutdown. But Republicans are threatening to block the 5 bills we all agree on. Why?
After people have been shot & killed in broad daylight, they're insisting ICE—which they admit has enough money—needs MORE money without any new strings attached.
After people have been shot & killed in broad daylight, they're insisting ICE—which they admit has enough money—needs MORE money without any new strings attached.
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Democrats are ready to avert a GOP shutdown. But Republicans are threatening to block the 5 bills we all agree on. Why?
After people have been shot & killed in broad daylight, they're insisting ICE—which they admit has enough money—needs MORE money without any new strings attached.
After people have been shot & killed in broad daylight, they're insisting ICE—which they admit has enough money—needs MORE money without any new strings attached.