Murray Highlights Stories of Washington State Families Impacted by Budget Cuts

U.S. Senator Patty Murray spoke on the Senate floor about the impacts of federal budget cuts across Washington state and her work making sure the voices of Washington state families are heard in the budget process. Specifically, Senator Murray shared the story of a veteran in Gig Harbor who is seeing hiring freezes, cutbacks, furloughs, and layoffs, and Head Start facilities in Seattle, Everett, and across the state that have been forced to close their doors. Senator Murray is leading the Senate side in a Budget Conference Committee that is charged with coming to a bipartisan deal by December 13th. Murray continued to stress the need for both sides to compromise and work toward a balanced approach to addressing our current budget challenges that takes into consideration the need to responsibly replace sequestration and invest in the middle-class and the resources that will help Washington state grow.