Senator Patty Murray
@murray.senate.gov
U.S. Senator, Washington state | Senate Appropriations Vice Chair | Working every day to help people and solve problems
In the midst of a 40+ day Republican shutdown with major flight delays and being short 3,000 air traffic controllers, our INSANE President is ENCOURAGING ATCs to quit heading into the holiday season.
Trump is taking a wrecking ball to our air safety infrastructure.
Trump is taking a wrecking ball to our air safety infrastructure.
Trump to air traffic controllers: "For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK"
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In the midst of a 40+ day Republican shutdown with major flight delays and being short 3,000 air traffic controllers, our INSANE President is ENCOURAGING ATCs to quit heading into the holiday season.
Trump is taking a wrecking ball to our air safety infrastructure.
Trump is taking a wrecking ball to our air safety infrastructure.
Trump is offering a pardon to any criminal who tried to help him steal an election.
The most corrupt administration in history and Republicans won’t say a peep.
The most corrupt administration in history and Republicans won’t say a peep.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in bid to overturn 2020 election
The pardons may be largely symbolic as none of the people listed were convicted of federal crimes, which the presidential pardon covers.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Trump is offering a pardon to any criminal who tried to help him steal an election.
The most corrupt administration in history and Republicans won’t say a peep.
The most corrupt administration in history and Republicans won’t say a peep.
Yet again another federal court affirms that Donald Trump must get SNAP benefits out.
It is beyond sick and cruel for this President to quite literally sue in order to keep children and seniors hungry.
It is beyond sick and cruel for this President to quite literally sue in order to keep children and seniors hungry.
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yet again another federal court affirms that Donald Trump must get SNAP benefits out.
It is beyond sick and cruel for this President to quite literally sue in order to keep children and seniors hungry.
It is beyond sick and cruel for this President to quite literally sue in order to keep children and seniors hungry.
I voted NO. As long as there is still any time left to reverse the MAGA health care hike, I believe we should do everything we can to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
Senator Murray Statement on Government Funding Vote: “The Fight for Health Care Does Not End Tonight—This is the MAGA Health Care Hike” | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I voted NO. As long as there is still any time left to reverse the MAGA health care hike, I believe we should do everything we can to force Republicans to the negotiating table.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
The fight for health care does not end tonight.
In the dead of night, the Trump administration ordered states to stop issuing SNAP benefits.
This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless.
This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless.
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In the dead of night, the Trump administration ordered states to stop issuing SNAP benefits.
This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless.
This president will stop at nothing to take food out of the mouths of hungry kids across America. Soulless.
From clothing to coffee to consoles, the Trump tariffs have made EVERYTHING more expensive.
Republicans in Congress can join us to stop these tariffs. If you want to end these taxes on Americans, make your voice heard!
Republicans in Congress can join us to stop these tariffs. If you want to end these taxes on Americans, make your voice heard!
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
From clothing to coffee to consoles, the Trump tariffs have made EVERYTHING more expensive.
Republicans in Congress can join us to stop these tariffs. If you want to end these taxes on Americans, make your voice heard!
Republicans in Congress can join us to stop these tariffs. If you want to end these taxes on Americans, make your voice heard!
Grocery prices are skyrocketing.
Coffee is up 15%.
Ground beef is up 14%.
Bananas are up 8%.
All thanks to Trump and his stupid tariffs.
Coffee is up 15%.
Ground beef is up 14%.
Bananas are up 8%.
All thanks to Trump and his stupid tariffs.
Fact check: Trump falsely claims it’s only beef, but dozens of groceries have gotten more expensive this year | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency.
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Grocery prices are skyrocketing.
Coffee is up 15%.
Ground beef is up 14%.
Bananas are up 8%.
All thanks to Trump and his stupid tariffs.
Coffee is up 15%.
Ground beef is up 14%.
Bananas are up 8%.
All thanks to Trump and his stupid tariffs.
A government run by the crooks for the crooks.
The most corrupt President in American history.
The most corrupt President in American history.
Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker and his aide, who were convicted on federal corruption charges
Glen Casada, a Republican, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after being convicted on 17 charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A government run by the crooks for the crooks.
The most corrupt President in American history.
The most corrupt President in American history.
It doesn't matter what the President wants to hear—we NEED to do more to make things more affordable.
He promised lower prices but has instead made everything more expensive. And now he just wants to avoid the topic altogether. Not going to happen.
He promised lower prices but has instead made everything more expensive. And now he just wants to avoid the topic altogether. Not going to happen.
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It doesn't matter what the President wants to hear—we NEED to do more to make things more affordable.
He promised lower prices but has instead made everything more expensive. And now he just wants to avoid the topic altogether. Not going to happen.
He promised lower prices but has instead made everything more expensive. And now he just wants to avoid the topic altogether. Not going to happen.
The best and quickest way to address the MAGA health care hike is a clean, one-year extension of the enhanced premium tax credits that is written into the CR Congress ultimately votes on to reopen the government.
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The best and quickest way to address the MAGA health care hike is a clean, one-year extension of the enhanced premium tax credits that is written into the CR Congress ultimately votes on to reopen the government.
BREAKING: After an appeals court denied Trump's effort to withhold SNAP funds for hungry families, the President is appealing YET AGAIN all the way to the Supreme Court.
It is stunning the lengths Donald Trump will go to in order to force children and seniors to go hungry.
It is stunning the lengths Donald Trump will go to in order to force children and seniors to go hungry.
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
BREAKING: After an appeals court denied Trump's effort to withhold SNAP funds for hungry families, the President is appealing YET AGAIN all the way to the Supreme Court.
It is stunning the lengths Donald Trump will go to in order to force children and seniors to go hungry.
It is stunning the lengths Donald Trump will go to in order to force children and seniors to go hungry.
Trump can shovel money at Argentina and Republicans can shovel money at billionaires, but there’s no time for working families? There are no funds for health care?
I cannot accept that.
I cannot accept that.
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump can shovel money at Argentina and Republicans can shovel money at billionaires, but there’s no time for working families? There are no funds for health care?
I cannot accept that.
I cannot accept that.
I am giving Republicans every opportunity in the world to DO THE RIGHT THING and work with Democrats to save the health care tax credits.
But Republicans have agency. I can’t force them to save health care for their own constituents.
But Republicans have agency. I can’t force them to save health care for their own constituents.
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I am giving Republicans every opportunity in the world to DO THE RIGHT THING and work with Democrats to save the health care tax credits.
But Republicans have agency. I can’t force them to save health care for their own constituents.
But Republicans have agency. I can’t force them to save health care for their own constituents.
Trump & his anti-abortion cronies are using debunked junk science to attack mifepristone and try to ban abortion nationwide.
A federal judge ruled last week that **existing** restrictions on mifepristone aren't justified—but the GOP are only doubling down. We won't let them win.
A federal judge ruled last week that **existing** restrictions on mifepristone aren't justified—but the GOP are only doubling down. We won't let them win.
Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Follow Court Order and Increase Abortion Pill Access
A federal court recently ruled that the Trump administration must reevaluate its current restrictions on abortion pills, calling them “burdensome” and “unwarranted.”
www.notus.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump & his anti-abortion cronies are using debunked junk science to attack mifepristone and try to ban abortion nationwide.
A federal judge ruled last week that **existing** restrictions on mifepristone aren't justified—but the GOP are only doubling down. We won't let them win.
A federal judge ruled last week that **existing** restrictions on mifepristone aren't justified—but the GOP are only doubling down. We won't let them win.
Spoken like a true billionaire.
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Spoken like a true billionaire.
I've been raising the alarm about the expiring tax credits for nearly 2 YEARS. Republicans have had all the time in the world to fix their MAGA health care hike.
There is no later anymore. Republicans already pushed us over the ACA tax credit cliff. The time to fix this is NOW.
There is no later anymore. Republicans already pushed us over the ACA tax credit cliff. The time to fix this is NOW.
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I've been raising the alarm about the expiring tax credits for nearly 2 YEARS. Republicans have had all the time in the world to fix their MAGA health care hike.
There is no later anymore. Republicans already pushed us over the ACA tax credit cliff. The time to fix this is NOW.
There is no later anymore. Republicans already pushed us over the ACA tax credit cliff. The time to fix this is NOW.
Republicans sent TRILLIONS of your taxpayer dollars straight to the pockets of billionaires earlier this year.
But now they've caused the longest shutdown in history because they want to let health care costs explode for average Americans.
But now they've caused the longest shutdown in history because they want to let health care costs explode for average Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Republicans sent TRILLIONS of your taxpayer dollars straight to the pockets of billionaires earlier this year.
But now they've caused the longest shutdown in history because they want to let health care costs explode for average Americans.
But now they've caused the longest shutdown in history because they want to let health care costs explode for average Americans.
President Trump is blocking 1.2 million veterans from getting the SNAP benefits they need so they don’t go hungry.
It's disgraceful—and we all need to speak out to make this administration get out the SNAP benefits people need and rely on.
It's disgraceful—and we all need to speak out to make this administration get out the SNAP benefits people need and rely on.
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
President Trump is blocking 1.2 million veterans from getting the SNAP benefits they need so they don’t go hungry.
It's disgraceful—and we all need to speak out to make this administration get out the SNAP benefits people need and rely on.
It's disgraceful—and we all need to speak out to make this administration get out the SNAP benefits people need and rely on.
I have never seen an American President so desperate to force children and seniors to go hungry.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I have never seen an American President so desperate to force children and seniors to go hungry.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.
This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.
My nana hat won't let me say what I'm really thinking, but here's what you miserable crooks need to hear:
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My nana hat won't let me say what I'm really thinking, but here's what you miserable crooks need to hear:
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
Get serious. Negotiate with Democrats. Reopen the government. Pay federal workers. Save health care.
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered Trump to get full SNAP benefits out by tomorrow.
The judge made clear Trump broke the law by *choosing* to force kids to go hungry for "political reasons."
"Children are immediately at risk of going hungry. This should never happen in America."
The judge made clear Trump broke the law by *choosing* to force kids to go hungry for "political reasons."
"Children are immediately at risk of going hungry. This should never happen in America."
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered Trump to get full SNAP benefits out by tomorrow.
The judge made clear Trump broke the law by *choosing* to force kids to go hungry for "political reasons."
"Children are immediately at risk of going hungry. This should never happen in America."
The judge made clear Trump broke the law by *choosing* to force kids to go hungry for "political reasons."
"Children are immediately at risk of going hungry. This should never happen in America."
Guy who’s never shopped at a grocery store or pumped his own gas.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Guy who’s never shopped at a grocery store or pumped his own gas.
Pretty big “error” to make, especially after Donald Trump outright said he would defy a court order and refuse to pay these benefits.
The crooks in the Trump administration are blocking SNAP benefits for kids, seniors, and veterans every way they can. It’s sick.
The crooks in the Trump administration are blocking SNAP benefits for kids, seniors, and veterans every way they can. It’s sick.
Trump to Raise Food Benefit Payments After Calculation ‘Error’
Officials at the Department of Agriculture, which administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, realized the “error” in their earlier calculations and “worked to issue new guidance and ta...
finance.yahoo.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Pretty big “error” to make, especially after Donald Trump outright said he would defy a court order and refuse to pay these benefits.
The crooks in the Trump administration are blocking SNAP benefits for kids, seniors, and veterans every way they can. It’s sick.
The crooks in the Trump administration are blocking SNAP benefits for kids, seniors, and veterans every way they can. It’s sick.
Massive health care cuts. Catastrophic tariffs raising the prices of everything.
A weaker economy and tougher job market for American workers.
This is unleashing the Golden Age?
A weaker economy and tougher job market for American workers.
This is unleashing the Golden Age?
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Massive health care cuts. Catastrophic tariffs raising the prices of everything.
A weaker economy and tougher job market for American workers.
This is unleashing the Golden Age?
A weaker economy and tougher job market for American workers.
This is unleashing the Golden Age?
Federal workers—including furloughed workers—are entitled to backpay after the shutdown ends. That is the LAW.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Federal workers—including furloughed workers—are entitled to backpay after the shutdown ends. That is the LAW.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.
Trump and his administration of crooks saying anything otherwise are LYING to try and scare and intimidate federal workers.