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Senator Murray Grills Hegseth on State of Iran War, Refuses to Write Trump a Blank Check to Fund Iran War

***WATCH and READ: Senator Murray’s opening remarks*** ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s full questioning*** Washington, D.C. — Today—at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump’s supplemental funding request for the Iran war, more Pentagon funding, and other requests—U.S. Senator Patty Murray […]

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Senate Committee Unanimously Passes Cantwell’s ‘Hurricane Hunter’ Bill To Gather Better Storm Data For Coastal Communities

Bill would codify NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter mission in federal law & authorize $2.5 billion for acquisition of up to nine aircraft; Hurricane Hunter aircraft gather crucial data about atmospheric rivers, like the system that dumped […]

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Wyden, Senate Democrats Call for Independent Investigation Into Political Interference in IRS Audits Following Departure of Top Trump Tax Official

Letter from Senate Finance Committee Democrats and Leader Schumer to Treasury Inspector General Underscores Need for Firewall Between Political Appointees and Federal Tax Audits Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron […]

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Wyden Introduces Bill to Reassert Congressional Authority Over International Trade to Put Workers and Employers First, Not Presidential Cronies and Politically Connected Special Interests 

The Congressional Trade Powers Act Puts Trade Policy Closer to the American People, Ensures New Transparency and Ends Decades of Executive Branch Overreach on Trade Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., […]