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U.S. SENATE

Patty Murray

DemocratWashingtonCurrently serving

Senate service began on Source

What they said 35

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

Campaign position · legislative priority · Original date not established

Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

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Murray is fighting to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which would let workers choose whether to join a union. She connects the proposal with fair wages, good benefits, and safe working conditions.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Increase housing supply with local communities

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Murray supports major federal action to increase housing supply in partnership with local communities. She says this approach is intended to bring down housing costs and address a driver of inflation.

Context: The passage does not specify the proposed federal action or how local partnerships would work.

Sources & original wording
That’s why Patty is focused on bringing down the housing costs through a major federal action to boost housing supply in partnership with local communities.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
Campaign position · legislative priority · Original date not established

Make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent

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Murray is fighting to make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent. She presents it as a middle-class tax cut and says it cut child poverty nearly in half.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Oppose the lawsuit threatening health care protections

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Murray calls for fighting a lawsuit brought by Republican governors and attorneys general and supported by President Trump. She warns that it could end protections for people with preexisting conditions and undermine health care for patients across the country.

Context: The passage does not specify what actions Murray would take to oppose the lawsuit.

After the election · legislative priority · Original date not established

Preserve Social Security and prevent benefit cuts

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Murray says Congress should begin discussions on preserving Social Security in a way that keeps the promise to seniors and prevents painful benefit cuts. She notes the program is projected to run short of funds in 2032 and says senators will have a role in deciding how to address the issue.

Context: She does not identify a specific financing or benefit policy.

After the election · commitment · Original date not established

Restore science-based public health policy

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Murray supports putting science back at the center of public health policy. She criticizes the health secretary’s approach to vaccines, disease outbreaks, food safety, and clinical research, and says a Democratic Congress will seek accountability for damage to public health.

Context: The remarks do not specify a particular public health law or program.

After the election · commitment · Original date not established

Continue federal investment in roads, bridges, ports, and airports

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Murray says Democrats will fight to maintain federal investment in roads, bridges, ports, and airports, which she describes as infrastructure people use every day. She frames this as an alternative to cutting those investments.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

After the election · commitment · Original date not established

Make child care more affordable and available

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Murray says she will press for a path toward quality, affordable child care for every family. She points to the difficulty parents face finding and affording care and providers face keeping facilities open, but does not specify a particular program or funding mechanism.

Context: The remarks state a goal and commitment to advocate, but do not identify a specific policy mechanism.

After the election · Original date not established

Pursue a public option and universal health coverage

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Murray supports creating a robust public health insurance option and pursuing universal coverage. She says Democrats will discuss these goals in the next Congress, after addressing immediate health care cuts.

Context: She identifies these as subjects for discussion, not as enacted policy or a detailed legislative plan.

After the election · Original date not established

Stop using AI to cut seniors off Medicare

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Murray opposes the administration’s plan to use artificial intelligence to remove seniors from Medicare benefits. She says Congress needs to stop that plan as part of reversing health care cuts.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.