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Murray Slams Republicans Over Family Funding and Congress's Budget Power
Original: Murray Calls Out Republicans’ Failure to Defend Funding for Families & Congress’ Power of the Purse
Senator Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat and senior Appropriations Committee member, publicly criticized Republicans for failing to defend federal funding that supports families, and for ceding Congress's constitutional power of the purse. Her remarks frame the dispute as an institutional issue, arguing lawmakers of both parties should protect Congress's authority over federal spending rather than allow it to erode. The statement adds to ongoing partisan tensions over budget priorities in Washington.
Why now: Ongoing budget and appropriations fights in Congress have put family funding programs and spending authority at the center of partisan debate.
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- Murray Calls Out Republicans’ Failure to Defend Funding for Families & Congress’ Power of the Purse · Senator Patty Murray (.gov)
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