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  1. “These are bills that reject the devastating #cuts #Trump demanded in his deeply unserious #budget he sent to #Congress about a year ago,” said Sen #PattyMurray of Washington, the top #Democrat on the #Appropriations Cmte. “When just about every secretary came before our Appropriations Committee to advocate for those Trump #funding cuts, I made clear to them I planned to rip up his budget & write a new one — & that is exactly what we are doing.”

    #law

  2. On Monday, #BillCassidy, who heads the US #Senate Cmte on #Health, #Education, #Labor & Pensions, called for the meeting to be delayed, saying it should not take place with a relatively small panel & without a #CDC director in place.

    #PattyMurray, a senior member & fmr chair of the HELP Cmte, has also called for the fired panel members to be reinstated or the meeting be delayed until new members are appropriately vetted.

    #Trump #RFKJr #AI #HHS #science #medicine #idiocracy #kakistocracy

  3. Both #Republican US Senator #BillCassidy of Louisiana & #Democratic US Senator #PattyMurray of Washington said the June 25 & 26 meeting should be postponed.

    The summary of the presentation suggested that there are enough thimerosal-free #flu #vaccines & that all #pregnant #women, #infants & #children should receive only those shots. It was not clear if the new advisory panel would be asked to vote on such a move.

    #Trump #RFKJr #AI #HHS #science #medicine #idiocracy #kakistocracy

  4. In a social media post, Sen #PattyMurray, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of #education & #appropriations #law."

    The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of #SpecialEducation & Rehabilitative Services, &, as w/the federal #StudentLoan portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of #children w/ #disabilities could be moved legally w/o a vote of #Congress.

    #kakistocracy #USpol #Trump #RFKJr #Musk #DOGE #regulation #kleptocracy #corruption

  5. @samlitzinger

    My current boilerplate:

    So #ChuckSchumer has -- what's the word I need to choose carefully here? -- capitulated

    I knew he would

    The #DemocraticParty is old and senile and preparing their Golden Parachutes to gently glide down into the Golden Years of their retirements

    They've all got what they want

    America can go suck eggs

    Then: I've called #PattyMurray and #MariaCantwell repeatedly and got nothing but voicemail after long waits

    Last time *I* replied to one of Patty Murray's fund raising emails it was immediately bounced back to *me* with a "User Unknown" error

    This, me replying *to* Murray's email list, from an email address I've had since 1998

    The Democrats don't want to hear from Americans

    The Democrats have checked out and left us all on our own

    #ContinuingResolution #CR

  6. @samlitzinger

    My current boilerplate:

    So #ChuckSchumer has -- what's the word I need to choose carefully here? -- capitulated

    I knew he would

    The #DemocraticParty is old and senile and preparing their Golden Parachutes to gently glide down into the Golden Years of their retirements

    They've all got what they want

    America can go suck eggs

    Then: I've called #PattyMurray and #MariaCantwell repeatedly and got nothing but voicemail after long waits

    Last time *I* replied to one of Patty Murray's fund raising emails it was immediately bounced back to *me* with a "User Unknown" error

    This, me replying *to* Murray's email list, from an email address I've had since 1998

    The Democrats don't want to hear from Americans

    The Democrats have checked out and left us all on our own

    #ContinuingResolution #CR

  7. @samlitzinger

    My current boilerplate:

    So #ChuckSchumer has -- what's the word I need to choose carefully here? -- capitulated

    I knew he would

    The #DemocraticParty is old and senile and preparing their Golden Parachutes to gently glide down into the Golden Years of their retirements

    They've all got what they want

    America can go suck eggs

    Then: I've called #PattyMurray and #MariaCantwell repeatedly and got nothing but voicemail after long waits

    Last time *I* replied to one of Patty Murray's fund raising emails it was immediately bounced back to *me* with a "User Unknown" error

    This, me replying *to* Murray's email list, from an email address I've had since 1998

    The Democrats don't want to hear from Americans

    The Democrats have checked out and left us all on our own

    #ContinuingResolution #CR

  8. @Nonilex

    My current boilerplate:

    So #ChuckSchumer has -- what's the word I need to choose carefully here? -- capitulated

    I knew he would

    The #DemocraticParty is old and preparing their Golden Parachutes to gently glide down into the Golden Years of their retirements

    They've all got what they want

    America can go suck eggs

    Then: I've called #PattyMurray and #MariaCantwell repeatedly and got nothing but voicemail after long waits

    Last time *I* replied to one of Patty Murray's fund raising emails it was immediately bounced back to *me* with a "User Unknown" error

    This, me replying *to* Murray's email list, from an email address I've had since 1998

    The Democrats don't want to hear from Americans

    The Democrats have checked out and left us all on our own

    #ContinuingResolution #CR

  9. @ildiavolorosso

    My current boilerplate:

    So #ChuckSchumer has -- what's the word I need to choose carefully here? -- capitulated

    I knew he would

    The #DemocraticParty is old and preparing their Golden Parachutes to gently glide down into the Golden Years of their retirements

    They've all got what they want

    America can go suck eggs

    Then: I've called #PattyMurray and #MariaCantwell repeatedly and got nothing but voicemail after long waits

    Last time *I* replied to one of Patty Murray's fund raising emails it was immediately bounced back to *me* with a "User Unknown" error

    This, me replying *to* Murray's email list, from an email address I've had since 1998

    The Democrats don't want to hear from Americans

    The Democrats have checked out and left us all on our own

    #ContinuingResolution #CR

  10. @heidilifeldman

    My current boilerplate:

    So #ChuckSchumer has -- what's the word I need to choose carefully here? -- capitulated

    I knew he would

    The #DemocraticParty is old and preparing their Golden Parachutes to gently glide down into the Golden Years of their retirements

    They've all got what they want

    America can go suck eggs

    Then: I've called #PattyMurray and #MariaCantwell repeatedly and got nothing but voicemail after long waits

    Last time *I* replied to one of Patty Murray's fund raising emails it was immediately bounced back to *me* with a "User Unknown" error

    This, me replying *to* Murray's email list, from an email address I've had since 1998

    The Democrats don't want to hear from Americans

    The Democrats have checked out and left us all on our own

    #ContinuingResolution #CR

  11. @GottaLaff

    So #ChuckSchumer has -- what's the word I need to choose carefully here? -- capitulated

    I knew he would

    The #DemocraticParty is old and preparing their Golden Parachutes to gently glide down into the Golden Years of their retirements

    They've all got what they want

    America can go suck eggs

    Then: I've called #PattyMurray and #MariaCantwell repeatedly and got nothing but voicemail after long waits

    Last time *I* replied to one of Patty Murray's fund raising emails it was immediately bounced back to *me* with a "User Unknown" error

    This, me replying *to* Murray's email list, from an email address I've had since 1998

    The Democrats don't want to hear from Americans

    The Democrats have checked out and left us all on our own

    #ContinuingResolution #CR

  12. I sure expect and hope our Washington state attorney general, Nick Brown, joins this lawsuit to stop DOGE boys’ actions in hacking IRS, social security and Medicare/medicaid records to gain access to identities, banking accounts and other personal information of US residents.
    #NickBrown #AGOWA #PattyMurray #MariaCantwell #WashingtonState

    oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases

  13. I sure expect and hope our Washington state attorney general, Nick Brown, joins this lawsuit to stop DOGE boys’ actions in hacking IRS, social security and Medicare/medicaid records to gain access to identities, banking accounts and other personal information of US residents.
    #NickBrown #AGOWA #PattyMurray #MariaCantwell #WashingtonState

    oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases

  14. I sure expect and hope our Washington state attorney general, Nick Brown, joins this lawsuit to stop DOGE boys’ actions in hacking IRS, social security and Medicare/medicaid records to gain access to identities, banking accounts and other personal information of US residents.
    #NickBrown #AGOWA #PattyMurray #MariaCantwell #WashingtonState

    oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases

  15. I sure expect and hope our Washington state attorney general, Nick Brown, joins this lawsuit to stop DOGE boys’ actions in hacking IRS, social security and Medicare/medicaid records to gain access to identities, banking accounts and other personal information of US residents.
    #NickBrown #AGOWA #PattyMurray #MariaCantwell #WashingtonState

    oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases

  16. I sure expect and hope our Washington state attorney general, Nick Brown, joins this lawsuit to stop DOGE boys’ actions in hacking IRS, social security and Medicare/medicaid records to gain access to identities, banking accounts and other personal information of US residents.
    #NickBrown #AGOWA #PattyMurray #MariaCantwell #WashingtonState

    oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases

  17. The EO will disrupt #education & #healthcare programs, #housing assistance, #disaster relief & a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars.

    #Democrats immediately challenged #Trump's action as unlawful & dangerous.

    In a letter to #OMB, US Senator #PattyMurray & US Representative #RoseDeLauro, the top Democrats on the congressional #appropriation cmtes, said the order was "breathtaking, unprecedented, & will have devastating consequences across the country."

    #law

  18. @tusk81 #PattyMurray from #WA is one of the 14 co-sponsors of the ammendment to remove the trans health provision from the defense bill.

  19. Heading to the pre-trial hearing for pro-Palestinians activists accused of blocking traffic and abandoning their vehicles on I-5 earlier this year.

    Today's hearing is fairly procedural so not expecting many developments but I'll update if anything interesting happens.

    Read my otg reporting from the day of the I-5 protest below 👇🏿

    partyon.xyz/@nullagent/1117111

    #CourtSupport #CourtWatch #Seattle #FreePalestine #pattymurray

  20. $25M federal grant will help cross final major Eastrail hurdle: I-90

    From King County.

    King County has secured a $25 million federal RAISE grant to rehab an old railroad bridge over I-90 that had been one of the few major pieces still missing from the Eastrail route. The funds will also build and pave 1.7 miles of the trail in the I-90 area and “create safe connections” to the I-90 Trail that passes underneath the rail bridge. $25 million is about half of the total project cost, and the grant application notes that there is still a $10 million funding gap.

    With the NE 8th Street bridge open as of Sunday and the Wilburton Trestle and I-405 crossings already in construction, the I-90 crossing was the final remaining unfunded Eastrail gap between Renton and Woodinville. Once complete, this trail has the potential to rival the Burke-Gilman Trail in Seattle. It will revolutionize the role of biking and walking on the Eastside and reorient neighborhoods.

    Don’t expect to bike on the I-90 crossing in the near future, however. First, King County voters will need to approve the King County Parks levy renewal next year, which will provide necessary local funding. Then a nearby sewer project will use the trail right of way until 2027. After years of planning and dealing with encroachments, the grant application anticipated a 2031 opening. There’s gotta be a way to speed up that timeline.

    From the RAISE grant application.

    For the years between the Wilburton Trestle opening in 2026 and the I-90 crossing opening (hopefully sooner than 2031), people will be able to get through the area via 118th Ave SE (AKA Lake Washington Blvd SE). So it’s not like the trail will be unusable in the meantime, but the route won’t be as seamless and separated from traffic.

    The recent news that King County has officially allowed e-bikes on trails (a restriction many people did not know existed) is also pertinent because e-bike riders tend to ride longer distances more often. This trail will be coming online as more and more people buy e-bikes and are willing to bike longer distances for more trips. With connections to the Sammamish River and Burke-Gilman Trails to the north, the 520 and I-90 Trails in the middle, and the Lake Washington Loop, Cedar River Trail and Lake to Sound Trail to the south, the Eastrail will be the primary backbone of the region’s trail network.

    This work also puts the onus on Seattle to invest in its part of the Lake Washington trail loop. The Seward Park Ave and Lake Washington Blvd sections in Seattle will be the only segments that are not friendly to riders of all ages and abilities.

    In addition to the I-90 crossing funding, Woodinville won a $5 million federal RAISE grant to plan its section of the rail corridor trail that could someday connect the Eastrail to the Centennial Trail in Snohomish County.

    The existing rail bridge. Photo from King County.Still from a King County video.

    More details from the King County press release:

    King County Executive Dow Constantine today thanked U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell for securing a $25 million federal grant administrated by the U.S. Department of Transportation that will help King County Parks close the final gap of the southern segment of Eastrail by crossing Interstate 90.

    King County Parks will use the funds to retrofit a steel bridge that spans 16 lanes of Interstate 90. It is the latest progress for Eastrail, an emerging 42-mile trail that will ultimately connect South and East King County communities to Snohomish County with a spur to Redmond. Executive Constantine and partners recently kicked off a project that will add the 1,000-foot-long Wilburton Trestle to the former rail corridor and on Sunday opened a new trail bridge that connects Eastrail to Sound Transit’s Wilburton Station.

    “Senator Murray and Senator Cantwell have delivered a victory for regional trails, climate, mobility, and opportunity,” said Executive Constantine. “The Biden administration appreciates that investing in regional trails creates and connects sustainable, healthy communities with new access to high-capacity transit – and that’s what we will achieve with the RAISE Grant.”

    The federal RAISE Grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, will cover nearly half the total project cost of $49 million, which will build 1.7 miles of new paved trail and create safe connections to the 20-mile Mountains to Sound Greenway trail. Closing the Eastrail gap will provide access to 16 miles of non-motorized trails north through Bellevue and 5 miles south to Renton.

    “This major federal investment will help King County close the Eastrail I-90 gap while building out a shared use path that everyone can enjoy,” said Senator Murray. “Every inch of progress so far has been thanks to the partnership of so many: nonprofits, local government, local businesses, and — now — the federal government. Expanding these kinds of trails does so much good for our quality of life while also connecting and strengthening local economies—being able to support these important projects is exactly why I created the RAISE grant program in the first place.”

    “The funds announced today are the final link connecting the north and south segments of this beautiful trail, giving Eastside residents a 42-mile pathway to walk and enjoy,” said Senator Cantwell.

    U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene and Adam Smith were also instrumental in advocating for this funding and delivering this grant for King County.

    Eastrail will provide direct connections to four of Sound Transit’s 2 Line stations and will be the north-south spine of Leafline, a Central Puget Sound regional trail network that connects King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties.

    “With the help of our federal partners, we’re making yet another stride in creating a region-wide, climate-friendly transportation network,” said King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci. “And the timing couldn’t be more fortuitous as we have just opened light rail on the Eastside and the Eastrail NE 8th Street Bridge, recently broken ground on the Wilburton Trestle and will now be able to start work to safely cross I-90, bringing our longtime vision for this 42-mile trail from Woodinville to Renton close to completion. Deepest thanks to the US Department of Transportation for seeing how valuable this trail is to our region and to Eastrail Partners for their help in securing this funding.”

    “Throughout my tenure as Co-Chair of the Eastrail Regional Advisory Council we’ve been working hard to close the final gap in the trail network, and with this monumental funding award from USDOT, we are finally able to realize our vision of an uninterrupted 42-mile trail system,” said King County Councilmember Sarah Perry. “This will allow us to continue to connect our vibrant communities across East King County and expand access to our regional parks and open spaces, including King County Conservation Futures acquisitions and partnership on the Mountains to Sound Greenway corridor.”

    The nonprofit group Eastrail Partners helps secure public and private funding for the regional trail, which is owned and managed by King County Parks, the cities of Kirkland, Redmond, and Woodinville, Snohomish County, Sound Transit, and Puget Sound Energy.

    The City of Woodinville received $5 million in RAISE Grant funding to complete the design, planning, and permitting for its 2-mile segment of Eastrail.

    “This exceptional trail requires exceptional community support and partnership to complete,” said Katherine Hollis, Eastrail Partners Executive Director. “This RAISE grant funding for two Eastrail projects – planning funding for the Woodinville section of trail, and capital funding for the I-90 gap project – reflects the exemplary partnerships, enthusiasm, and support that Eastrail Partners has been honored to help build.”

    The Interstate 90 trail bridge project will be led by King County Parks, one of four divisions in the Department of Natural Resources and Parks.

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    #SEAbikes #Seattle

  21. A statement released by protest organizers indicates that Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell (and Starbucks, of course) were the targets of today's protest.

    📸 @[email protected]

    #CeaseFireNow #PattyMurray #MariaCantwell #I5 #PNW #WA

  22. The major message from tonight's demonstration was for WA's progressive senator Patty Murray to support a ceasefire.

    You can call on YOUR senator for a cease fire below!

    📸 @[email protected]

    ceasefiretoday.com/

    #Ceasefire #PattyMurray #Seattle #PNW

  23. Demonstrators posted a pretty awesome group photo.

    From what I've heard from friends who attended the Space Needle closed early around 4pm on Sunday and did not re-open.

    They say they will keep disrupting business as usual until Washington's liberal senator, Patty Murray, takes a stand in favor of a cease fire.

    📸 @[email protected]

    #Seattle #JewishVoicesForPeace #PNW #Protest #FreePalestine #CeaseFireNow #PattyMurray #WA

  24. A team of protesters have scaled part of the roof of the federal building and dropped a banner.

    A crowd of hundreds of local Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders stand blocking the entrance below.

    They are now entering the 2nd hour of blocking access to the building.

    #seattle #PattyMurray #PNW #Gaza

  25. 🚨 BREAKING

    Protesters in Seattle are currently blocking all entrances to the Federal Building where Senator Patty Murray's home office is located.

    So far business at the building has been shutdown for the day and police are being dispatched to disrupt protests.

    instagram.com/jvpseattle/

    #Seattle #PattyMurray #CeaseFireNow #Gaza #PNW

  26. Even in the #Senate, where Min Ldr #MitchMcConnell is a forceful advocate for #Ukraine #aid, some #Republicans are demanding additional $$ for #border #security in exchange for greenlighting Ukraine aid. (using human lives & #democracies as #transactional chits in #CultureWar #politics)

    “The reality is these issues are all connected, & …urgent. Our adversaries are cheering for #dysfunction. So let’s instead show them #unity,” Sen #Appropriations Cmte Chair #PattyMurray (D-WA) told lawmakers.

  27. They also spoke about making "dark" donations to political candidates, such as Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

    SBF at one point said that he made public donations to Dems and dark donations to Repubs for optics reasons, but it looks like the dark donations were cross-party

    #SBF #FTX #GuardingAgainstPandemics #PattyMurray

  28. They also spoke about making "dark" donations to political candidates, such as Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

    SBF at one point said that he made public donations to Dems and dark donations to Repubs for optics reasons, but it looks like the dark donations were cross-party

    #SBF #FTX #GuardingAgainstPandemics #PattyMurray

  29. They also spoke about making "dark" donations to political candidates, such as Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

    SBF at one point said that he made public donations to Dems and dark donations to Repubs for optics reasons, but it looks like the dark donations were cross-party

  30. They also spoke about making "dark" donations to political candidates, such as Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

    SBF at one point said that he made public donations to Dems and dark donations to Repubs for optics reasons, but it looks like the dark donations were cross-party

    #SBF #FTX #GuardingAgainstPandemics #PattyMurray

  31. They also spoke about making "dark" donations to political candidates, such as Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

    SBF at one point said that he made public donations to Dems and dark donations to Repubs for optics reasons, but it looks like the dark donations were cross-party

    #SBF #FTX #GuardingAgainstPandemics #PattyMurray