Trade

The Challenge

"Washington state is the most trade dependent state in the country. International trade matters

Senator Murray joins city officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Auburn's Third Street Grade Separation Project. (More Trade Photos)

tremendously to each and every region of my state and to every sector of our economy. Trade matters to my state in good and bad economic times. We are an export state. We have a trade surplus. We are also a port state and a gateway to Asia and the world. My constituents benefit from trade at every point. We grow the commodities. We move containers and cargo from ships to rail to destinations throughout the country. We manufacture, build, design, develop, finance and insure goods and services traded globally each and every day. Trade jobs – estimated to be one in three jobs in Washington state – are good family wage jobs in my state."

--Senator Patty Murray

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Recent News Releases

10/24/2008
Senator Murray Delivers Major Speech on Financial Crisis, Trade Policy, and Meeting the Challenges of the Global Economy

9/10/2008
Murray Statement on Pentagon's Decision to Cancel Tanker Contract

8/22/2008
Murray: More Time Needed for Tanker Bids

8/6/2008
Murray Statement on Pentagon Tanker Announcement

7/30/2008
Murray Calls on Pentagon to take GAO's Findings Seriously, Provide Fair and Transparent New Competition