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1/21/2009
Murray, Boxer, DeGette, Slaughter Lead Letter to Obama Asking New Administration to Rescind Bush HHS Rule

1/15/2009
Senator Murray's Statement on Washington State Priorities in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

12/15/2008
Murray Hails Nomination of Chu to Lead America's Energy Future, Discusses Responsibility to Cleanup Past Energy Projects

11/25/2008
Murray, Hastings Call on Washington State and Federal Agencies to Come Back to the Table on Hanford Cleanup

11/19/2008
Senator Murray Helps Launch Investigation into Compensation Program for Ill Hanford Workers

8/25/2008
Murray Commends Secretary Kempthorne's Decision to Designate Hanford's B Reactor as a National Historic

8/22/2008
Murray Outlines Strong Support for B Reactor Historic Landmark Designation in Letter to Interior Secretary

7/31/2008
Murray, Larsen Introduce Legislation to Renew and Expand Conservation Efforts in the Northwest Straits

7/24/2008
Murray Applauds Sound Transit Board Vote

7/22/2008
Senator Murray Applauds National Park System Advisory Board's Decision to Designate B Reactor for Landmark Status

7/15/2008
Murray Speaks Out Against Bush Drilling Expansion Plan

7/15/2008
Murray, Hastings Press DOE for Answers on Hanford Mission Support Contract

7/15/2008
Murray Urges National Historic Landmark Designation for B Reactor

7/11/2008
Columbia Basin: Senator Murray Delivers Millions to Address Region's Water Issues

7/8/2008
Murray Delivers Billions for Tri-Cities Priorities in Critical Senate Spending Bill

6/25/2008
Senator Patty Murray's Statement on the Supreme Court's Exxon Valdez Damages Decision

6/19/2008
Senator Murray Includes $90 Million for Pacific Salmon Restoration in Senate Spending Bill

6/19/2008
Northwest Straits: Murray Provides $1.6 Million for Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative

6/13/2008
Murray Leads Effort to Block Bush Attempt to Eliminate Salmon Disaster Funding

6/6/2008
Senator Patty Murray Statement on Obstruction of Climate Change Legislation in U.S. Senate

5/30/2008
PHOTO: Celebrating the New Wild Sky Wilderness Area

5/8/2008
President Signs Wild Sky into Law

4/29/2008
Wild Sky Passes House, Final Stop before President's Desk

4/10/2008
Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Passes Senate

3/14/2008
Murray: Senate-Passed Budget Invests in Americans' Real Priorities

3/5/2008
Murray Cantwell Applaud Additional Funding for DOE Environmental Management Program and Hanford Cleanup

2/4/2008
BUDGET: Murray on Cuts to Washington State Priorities in Bush Budget

12/21/2007
Murray Applauds Retailers for Pulling Asbestos Contaminated Toy

12/13/2007
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on Senate Passage of the Energy Bill

12/11/2007
Senator Murray Introduces Legislation to Fund Green Energy Programs on College Campuses in Washington State and Nationwide

12/4/2007
Senator Murray's Statement on Flood Damage in Washington State

11/8/2007
Murray: Senate Votes to Override the President's Veto of the Water Resources Development Act

10/4/2007
Murray's Asbestos Ban Passes Senate

10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray, Isakson, Boxer Celebrate Senate Passage of Asbestos Bill

10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Adds United States to the List of Nations that Ban Asbestos

9/7/2007
Murray, Cantwell Introduce Bill to Provide Millions for Puget Sound Conservation Planning

7/12/2007
Tri-Cities: Murray Adds $2.9 Million for Transportation and Community Development Priorities in Benton and Franklin Counties

7/6/2007
Asbestos: Senator Murray Announces Progress on Her Asbestos Bill at Press Conference with Doctors, Patient, Advocates

6/29/2007
Senator Murray Provides $90 Million in Federal Funding for Salmon Recovery

6/28/2007
PORT ANGELES: Murray Provides $500,000 for Salmon Restoration in the Lower Elwha River

6/28/2007
Northwest Straits: Murray Provides $1.7 Million for Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative

6/26/2007
Senator Murray Secures Millions in Funding to Help Washington State Water Projects

6/26/2007
Senator Murray Provides $5 Million in Funding for Water Restoration Projects in Puget Sound and Green and Duwamish Rivers

6/26/2007
Murray Secures $3.55 Million to Help Pierce County Convert Landfill Emissions into Energy

6/26/2007
Murray Secures over $1.96 Billion for Hanford Cleanup Priorities

6/21/2007
Murray Secures $850,000 for Vancouver National Historic Reserve Visitor Center

6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides $1 Million to Help Eradicate Spartina Grass at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

6/21/2007
TRIBES: Murray Secures $2.4 million to Help Tribes Manage Natural Resources and Enforce Laws at Lake Roosevelt

6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides $3 Million for National Park and Forest Service Conservation Efforts

6/14/2007
Senate Dems Show That Energy Efficient U.S. Families Spend $1,600 Less On Utilities And Gasoline, Bolster Case For Senate Energy Bill

6/13/2007
TRI-CITIES: Murray Advances $15 Million to Help PNNL Relocate 300 Area Facilities

6/12/2007
Murray Testifies about the Need to Ban Asbestos in the U.S.

6/12/2007
PHOTO: Fighting to Ban Asbestos in America

6/12/2007
PHOTO: Murray Shows Brake Pads Still Made with Asbestos

5/23/2007
Senator Murray's Wild Sky Legislation Passes Critical Hurdle, Now Heads for a Final Vote

4/17/2007
Murray Applauds House Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation

4/10/2007
At Murray's Urging, Architect of the Capitol Pulls Out All Workers from Asbestos Infested Tunnels

3/22/2007
Murray Puts $22.6 Million in Senate Bill to Repair Storm-Damaged Levees throughout Washington State

3/21/2007
Murray Helps to Secure $2.5 Million for Historic Lewis and Clark Station Camp Site

3/21/2007
Murray Presses DOE Official on Hanford Concerns

3/21/2007
PHOTO: Questioning DOE official in Charge of 300 Area Replacement

3/20/2007
Senator Murray Demands Answers on Worker Safety Violations and Asbestos Exposure in Capitol Hill Tunnels

3/7/2007
Wild Sky Takes Another Step on Path to Passage

3/1/2007
ASBESTOS: Murray Re-Launches Effort to Ban Asbestos with Bill Introduction, Hearing

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - John Thayer

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Sue Vento

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Asbestos on Capitol Hill

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Barry Castleman

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Harvey Pass

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Richard Wilson

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Honoring George "Fred" Biekkola and Brian Harvey

2/7/2007
Murray, Larsen Re-Introduce Wild Sky Legislation

1/9/2007
Senator Murray Discusses Her Priorities for the 110th Congress

1/9/2007
PHOTO: Murray Sets Forth Agenda to Help Washingtonians in the Upcoming Congress

1/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Outlines Priorities for the 110th Congress

11/9/2006
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Democratic Victory in the U.S. Senate

11/1/2006
Environment: "We're All in This Together," Murray Tells Conservation Leaders

10/26/2006
FEMA Gives Final Green Light to Grays Harbor Biodiesel Plant; Construction Now Set to Begin

8/18/2006
PHOTO: Supporting Alternative Energy

8/18/2006
PHOTO: Helping the Habitat of Willapa Bay

8/16/2006
PHOTO: Working to Complete the Sam Chastain Waterfront Trail

8/15/2006
PHOTO: Discussing Efforts to Secure Funding for Columbia River Jetty Repair

8/1/2006
Statement by Senator Murray on the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (S.3711)

7/13/2006
Senators Murray, Cantwell Fund Washington state Priorities in Senate Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill

7/13/2006
Murray, Cantwell Secure $90 Million for Pacific Salmon Recovery Efforts and Disaster Assistance

7/13/2006
Murray Secures Funding for Northwest Straits Commission

6/27/2006
Hanford: Senators Murray and Cantwell Secure Full Funding for Vit Plant in FY 2007 Subcommittee Budget

6/23/2006
Murkowski-Murray Lead Senate Effort to Urge ExxonMobil to Resolve Exxon Valdez Spill Settlement

6/21/2006
Murray Joins Female Democratic Colleagues to Call for Change in Congressional Priorities

5/11/2006
Asbestos: Senator Murray Asks New OMB Nominee to Look into Delays on Safety Warnings for Brake Mechanics

5/5/2006
Interior Endorses National Park Designation for Bainbridge Memorial

3/2/2006
Murray: Delegation Efforts Pay Off for Puget Sound

2/14/2006
Murray Votes Against Moving Forward with Flawed Asbestos Legislation

2/3/2006
Senator Murray Questions Whether New OSHA Nominee Will Aggressively Protect Americans from Deadly Asbestos

12/7/2005
Senator Murray Applauds Progress on Hanford Reach Visitors Center

11/9/2005
Murray Announces $36 Million for PNNL

11/8/2005
Senator Murray Secures Millions for Washington Priorities in House-Senate Conference Report on Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations

11/7/2005
Murray Disappointed by Cuts to Hanford Cleanup

9/13/2005
Murray Joins Senate Colleagues in Condemning New Administration Mercury Rules

9/8/2005
PHOTO: Helping the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

9/6/2005
Senator Murray Addresses the Hurricane Katrina Recovery in a Senate Floor Speech

8/4/2005
Murray Supports Family Foresters at Meeting in Lewis County

7/29/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Hastings Secure Funds for Hanford Reach Visitors Center

7/29/2005
Murray Statement on Energy Bill

7/26/2005
Senate Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill

6/21/2005
Murray Secures $1.4 Million for Northwest Straits Commission

6/21/2005
Murray Announces Funding for Salmon Recovery in Senate Bill

6/15/2005
Senator Murray Secures $600,000 to Study Skagit River Flood Control

6/14/2005
Murray Boosts Funding for Hanford in Senate Bill

6/14/2005
Senator Murray Secures Over $2 Million for Ports of Chinook and Ilwaco

6/14/2005
Murray Secures $6 Million for Salmon Recovery in the Puget Sound Region

6/9/2005
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Clean Drinking Water in Clark County

6/9/2005
Murray Secures Millions to Control Spartina Grass in Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

6/9/2005
Murray Announces Over $2 Million for Hanford Reach Visitor Center in Senate Bill

6/9/2005
Murray Secures $250,000 for Beach Watchers Program

5/17/2005
Mount St. Helens: Senator Murray Speaks on the 25th Anniversary of the May 18, 1980 Eruption

5/17/2005
PHOTO: Mount St. Helens: The 25th Anniversary of the May 18, 1980 Eruption

4/22/2005
Statement of Senator Patty Murray on Earth Day

4/21/2005
HANFORD: Murray Warns White House Has Put Tri-Party Agreement at Risk

4/5/2005
Murray Applauds Fines on Evergreen Shipping

2/16/2005
Wild Sky Passes Key Senate Committee

2/8/2005
As Senate Considers Class Actions Reform, Murray Renews Call to Protect Asbestos Victims, Ban Use of Deadly Material

2/8/2005
PHOTO: Protecting Asbestos Victims

2/7/2005
Murray, Cantwell Denounce Cuts to Hanford Cleanup

1/31/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Hastings, Renew Push for Ice Age Flood Trail

1/25/2005
Murray Renews Effort to Create Wild Sky Wilderness

1/11/2005
Murray Statement on Proposed Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation

1/7/2005
Murray Calls Bush Asbestos Plan Inadequate, Urges President to Support Ban on Asbestos

10/6/2004
House Republicans Say "No" to Murray's Bipartisan Forestry Conservation Bond Measure

10/1/2004
Senator Murray Announces $750,000 in Funding for Sounder Commuter Rail between Seattle and Everett

9/21/2004
Murray Announces $1.5 Million More for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

9/14/2004
Murray Secures $3.4 Million to Complete I-90/Plum Creek Land Acquisition

9/14/2004
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

9/14/2004
Murray Secures $1.4 Million for Spartina Grass Control in Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

9/2/2004
Statement by Senator Murray on King County and Hancock Timber Resource Group's Agreement to Conserve Forest Land

8/19/2004
Murray Celebrates Progress Cleaning up Hanford Nuclear Facility

8/13/2004
Murray Applauds Bush Administration Support of Channel Deepening

6/5/2004
Murray Celebrates Success of Northwest Straits Commission in Cleaning Up Puget Sound and Empowering Citizens to Restore the Environment

5/27/2004
Murray Announces Delivery of Clean-Air, Hybrid Bus Fleet to King County

5/27/2004
PHOTO: Working for Clean Air Transportation Alternatives

4/22/2004
Murray Votes 'No' on Inadequate and Unfair Asbestos Bill

4/21/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on Asbestos Legislation

4/21/2004
PHOTO: Standing Up for Victims of Asbestos Exposure

4/21/2004
Earth Day Statement by Senator Patty Murray

4/20/2004
PHOTO: Working to Fund the Columbia River Improvement Project

4/20/2004
PHOTO: Murray Questions Army Corps of Engineers Over WA Priorities

4/20/2004
Murray Questions Army Corps Officials Over Green / Duwamish Restoration Project

4/20/2004
Murray Stands Up for Columbia River Channel Deepening

4/17/2004
PHOTO: Protecting the Columbia River Estuary

3/31/2004
PHOTO: Friend of the Outdoor Industry

3/25/2004
Murray, Senators, Doctors, and Victims Urge Congress to Protect Americans from Deadly Asbestos

3/24/2004
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos Now!

3/15/2004
Senator Murray Delivers Keynote Address at Snohomish County Conservation Celebration, Voices Support for Preservation of Washington's Natural Treasures

3/4/2004
Murray to Congress: Ban Asbestos Now

1/22/2004
Senate Vote Delivers Funding for Pritchard Park

1/22/2004
Murray Secures Economic Development, Environmental and Public Safety Funding for Washington in Omnibus

1/21/2004
PHOTO: Plans for Olympic Sculpture Park on Elliot Bay

12/15/2003
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at Dedication of the Inland Northwest Natural Resources Research Center

12/15/2003
PHOTO: Working to Improve Higher Education

11/24/2003
Senate Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill

11/21/2003
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Energy Bill

11/5/2003
Murray to EPA: Don't Withdraw Asbestos Guidance for Mechanics

11/5/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Southwest Washington in Senate Appropriations Bill

11/3/2003
Murray Announces Funding for Washington State Land Acquisition and Conservation Priorities in FINAL Interior Appropriations Bill

10/30/2003
Statement by Senator Patty Murray In Support of McCain/Lieberman Climate Change Legislation

10/30/2003
Murray and Dicks Announce Funding for Washington State Land Acquisition and Conservation Priorities in Interior Appropriations Bill

10/30/2003
Murray Fights to Protect Old Growth Forests

10/29/2003
$500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study Coming to Eastern Washington

9/24/2003
Murray Secures $4.5 Million in Senate Spending Bill for Washington State Tribal Programs

9/23/2003
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray In Support of Reid Competitive Sourcing Amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill

9/23/2003
Murray Secures $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Spending Bill

9/23/2003
Murray Secures Nearly $9 Million for Washington State Land Acquisition and Conservation Priorities in Senate-Passed Bill

9/17/2003
Cleaning Up Hanford: Murray Announces Over $2 Billion in Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill

9/17/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Southwest Washington in Senate Appropriations Bill

9/17/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on House Passage of Community Forestry Legislation

9/12/2003
Murray Addresses Canadian Asbestos Conference

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funds for Central Washington Community, Environmental, Economic Development Initiatives

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Community and Environmental Initiatives

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funds for Eastern Washington Community, Environmental, Economic Development and Public Safety Initiatives

8/15/2003
Murray Speaks at Groundbreaking of Interurban Trail in Shoreline

7/23/2003
Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Clears Senate Committee

7/18/2003
Murray Outraged That EPA Won’t Fund Spokane River Superfund Cleanup

7/16/2003
Cleaning Up Hanford: Murray Announces Over $2 Billion in Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill

7/15/2003
Murray, Cantwell Announce $389,000 for Lewis County’s Family Forest Habitat Conservation Plan

7/11/2003
Senate Interior Appropriations Bill Includes $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study

7/10/2003
Murray Announces Nearly $9 Million for Washington State Land Acquisition and Conservation Priorities in Senate Bill

7/1/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Innovative and Environment Friendly Commuting Options

6/30/2003
PHOTO: Working With Walla Walla Watershed Alliance

6/24/2003
Murray Applauds Audubon Society’s Invasive Species Campaign

6/24/2003
Murray, Cantwell Introduce "Collaborative Forest Health Act"

6/17/2003
PHOTO: Murray Hears from an Asbestos Expert

6/11/2003
Murray Votes to Prevent Oil and Gas Exploration off Washington's Coast

6/4/2003
PHOTO: Libby Resident Calls for Ban on Asbestos

6/4/2003
U.S. Forest Service: President Bush Would Sign Wild Sky Wilderness

6/4/2003
PHOTO: Children Played In This Rock Pile, Which Contained Asbestos

6/4/2003
PHOTO: It’s Time To Ban Asbestos

6/4/2003
PHOTO: Murray Works to Create Wild Sky Wilderness Area

6/2/2003
PHOTO: These Brake Pads Contain Deadly Asbestos

6/2/2003
PHOTO: Asbestos Victim Tells Reporters, “I should be dead now.”

5/27/2003
PHOTO: Protecting Clean Water in Eastern Washington

5/19/2003
EPA Panel Backs Murray Asbestos Ban

5/1/2003
New Coast Guard Report Shows Decline in Traditional Missions

5/1/2003
PHOTO: Murray speaks with National Wildlife Federation Board Member Ed Clark who is shown with "Skyler" the Bald Eagle.

4/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Visits Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.

4/24/2003
PHOTO: Murray Named "Honorary Friend"

4/9/2003
Murray Announces Senate Passage of Community Forestry Bill

3/19/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray Supporting an Amendment to Strike ANWR from the Budget Resolution

2/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Meets with Port of Benton Commissioners

2/19/2003
Murray, Larsen Restart the Clock for Wild Sky Wilderness

2/14/2003
Murray Announces $28 million for Washington State Tribal Programs

2/13/2003
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Southwest Washington Priorities in Omnibus Conference Report

2/6/2003
PHOTO: Murray Receives National Parks Conservation Association Award

2/6/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray meets with Linda Goodman, the Regional Forester for Region 6 of the U.S. Forest Service

2/4/2003
Murray Welcomes Interior Secretary Norton to Washington State

1/23/2003
Murray Protects Northwest Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill

1/23/2003
Murray Protects Southwest Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill

1/23/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray meets with Greg Hughes, Exec. Dir., of the Hanford Reach National Monument

1/22/2003
Senator Murray Opposes Weakening Clean Air Rules

1/16/2003
Despite Cuts, Murray Protects $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

11/15/2002
Murray and Baird Announce Authorization for Maritime Fire and Safety Association

10/3/2002
Wild Sky Wilderness One Step Closer to Law

9/26/2002
Murray Calls on President Bush to Restore "Polluter Pays" Superfund Fees

9/12/2002
“Wild Sky” Wilderness Bill Clears House Hurdle

9/11/2002
Murray Applauds Progress on Coeur d’Alene Basin Clean-Up Effort

8/16/2002
Murray Works to Save Southeast Washington Parks

8/15/2002
PHOTO: Model Watershed Project Works for Fish

7/30/2002
Wilderness Bill: Murray Urges Congressional Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation at Senate Hearing

7/30/2002
PHOTO: Urging Passage of the Wild Sky Wilderness

7/30/2002
PHOTO: Murray Urges Congressional Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation at Senate Hearing

7/26/2002
Murray Secures $1.6 Million for Oil Spill Prevention in Strait of Juan de Fuca

7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Northwest Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives

7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Eastern Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives

7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding For Southwestern Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives

7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Clark County Transportation Priorities

7/22/2002
Murray Secures Increased Funding for Hanford Cleanup in Senate Bill

7/16/2002
Murray Announces $1.2 Million for Northwest Straits Funding in Senate Appropriations Bill

7/16/2002
Senator Murray Announces $34 Million for Salmon and Conservation Funding

7/9/2002
Statement on the Senate Yucca Mountain Vote

6/28/2002
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

6/27/2002
Murray Announces Over $57 Million for Washington State Priorities in Senate Interior Committee Spending Bill

6/27/2002
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

6/18/2002
Murray Forestry Bill Moves Forward

6/13/2002
Murray Disappointed by EPA's Clean Air Rollback

6/10/2002
Murray Supports Funding for Groundfish Buyback Program

5/29/2002
Senator Murray Unveils Wild Sky Wilderness Bill

5/29/2002
PHOTO: Protecting Washington's Wilderness

5/28/2002
PHOTO: A Car that Runs on Bio-Diesel

5/10/2002
Tribal Forestry Amendments Removed from Final Farm Bill

4/22/2002
Earth Day Statement by Senator Patty Murray

4/18/2002
Murray Helps Defeat Arctic Drilling

4/17/2002
Senator Murray Speaks Against Drilling in ANWR and Outlines Concerns with the Senate Energy Bill

4/16/2002
PHOTO: Focusing on Pipeline Safety

4/3/2002
PHOTO: William Cannon Footpath Dedication

3/21/2002
Murray to Whitman: Don't Ignore Northwest Needs

3/13/2002
Statement on Senate's Retreat from Auto Efficiency Standards

3/5/2002
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on EPA's Order to Asarco

2/14/2002
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on President's "Voluntary" Climate Change Strategy

2/13/2002
Murray-Cantwell Tribal Forestry Amendments Adopted in Senate Farm Bill

1/16/2002
Statement by Senator Murray on Weyerhaeuser, Evergreen Forest Trust Effort to Conserve Forest Land

1/15/2002
PHOTO: Cleaning Up Polluted Water

12/19/2001
Murray Announces Record Increase in Hanford Monument Budget

12/18/2001
Murray-Cantwell Tribal Forestry Amendments Adopted in Senate Farm Bill

11/15/2001
Murray Announces Funding for Law Enforcement and Salmon Recovery in Senate Bill

11/13/2001
Senator Murray Announces $200,000 Funding Increase for Northwest Straits

11/13/2001
Murray and Dicks Announce Funding for Salmon Recovery in CJSJ Conference Report

11/9/2001
Murray Announces Over $6.5 Million for the Puget Sound Region in VA-HUD Conference Report

11/9/2001
Murray Announces Over $1.5 Million for Northwest Washington in VA-HUD Conference Report

11/8/2001
Murray Announces Full Senate Passage of $1 Million for the Port of Ridgefield in VA-HUD Bill

11/8/2001
Murray Announces Over $3.7 Million for the Eastern Washington Region in VA-HUD Conference Report

11/8/2001
Murray Announces Funds for Wahkiakum County Safe Drinking Water System

10/31/2001
Senator Murray Announces Funding for Shoalwater Bay Erosion Study

10/11/2001
Senator Murray Secures Nearly $8 Million for Preservation and Revitalization Projects in the Columbia Valley

10/10/2001
Murray Announces Nearly $41 Million for Washington State Priorities in Interior Appropriations Bill

9/13/2001
Senator Murray Announces 66 Percent Increase in Northwest Straits Funding in Appropriations Bill

8/2/2001
Senator Murray Announces Full Senate Passage of $1 Million for the Port of Ridgefield in VA-HUD Bill

8/2/2001
Murray Announces Full Senate Approval of $1 Million for Bellingham Redevelopment in VA-HUD Bill

7/11/2001
Murray Helps Prevent Oil and Gas Drilling in the Hanford Reach National Monument

6/28/2001
Senator Murray Secures Funding Increases for Washington state Tribes

6/28/2001
Murray Secures Funds for Columbia Valley

6/28/2001
Sen. Patty Murray Announces Over $54 million for Washington Salmon Recovery, Land Acquisition & Historic Reserves

6/1/2001
Murray Holds Hearing in Seattle to Improve Marine Safety and Environmental Protection

6/1/2001
Murray Holds Hearing in Seattle to Improve Marine Safety and Environmental Protection

5/23/2001
Murray Applauds Passage of Forest Conservation Legislation

5/18/2001
Oil Pollution Discovered in Washington Waters; Senator Patty Murray Demands That Shipping Company Cooperates With Investigation

5/3/2001
Murray and Dunn Introduce Community Forestry Bill

4/25/2001
Murray Applauds Passage of Brownfields Revitalization Bill

4/6/2001
Senate Passes Nelson-Murray Amendment to Protect America's Drinking Water from Arsenic

3/16/2001
Senator Murray Announces Funding to Help Washington Tribes Address Environmental Challenges

10/19/2000
Senator Murray Announces Funding for the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area

6/20/2000
Statement of U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 4(d) Rule

6/16/2000
Remarks by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) on Protecting the Hanford Reach and Recovering Wild Salmon Runs

6/9/2000
Senator Murray Applauds Hanford Reach Designation

5/13/2000
Murray Applauds Administration Recommendation for the Hanford Reach