This will empower Elon to privatize VA by breaking it first.
These layoffs are going to mean longer processing times for disability claims & longer wait times for veterans to see a doctor.
They may also seriously threaten patient safety or lead to VA closures. apnews.com/article/vete...
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Washington
Patty Murray
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Yes25%
No69%
Present0%
Not Voting6%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Patty Murray
U.S. SenatorDemocratWashington
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The nominee for deputy budget director can't even say that the 2020 election wasn't rigged.
Denying these basic facts should be disqualifying for anyone wanting to work in government—let alone help manage our nation's budget.
Trump's nominee for deputy budget director seems open to the idea that our seniors who need help with Social Security should talk to chatbots instead of people.
And he could NOT promise Elon's staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration wouldn't stop seniors from getting their benefits.
Trump's nominee for deputy budget director could not say he would follow the LAW and implement Congress' government funding bills—YOUR taxpayer dollars—as directed.
WATCH:
The state of the union is that Trump fired cancer researchers and forest service rangers.
He's letting Elon Musk smash the Social Security Administration into pieces.
And he is pushing Congress to pass more tax giveaways for billionaires while destroying Medicaid.
Republicans are CLAPPING and CHEERING Trump's Tariffs.
Trump's Tariffs are a Trump TAX on YOU.
When prices skyrocket, remember that Republicans cheered for higher prices.
Trump is LYING about Social Security right now. Elon Musk called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme."
They are cutting staff drastically at Social Security to make it harder for seniors to get their benefits.
These corrupt billionaires need to keep their HANDS OFF Social Security!
Unsurprisingly Trump isn't living in reality. Trump has plunged our economy into a crisis entirely of his own making with tariffs that will unquestionably increase prices DRASTICALLY.
Trump's tariffs are Trump TAXES on consumers.
Ray is a 10 year U.S. Forest Service veteran at the Methow Valley Ranger District who was recently promoted to permanent staff.
Elon fired him for no reason.
Unjustified layoffs like Ray's will end in closed trails, unprotected lands, and less people to help in emergencies.
I spoke with Viva Farms' Michael Frazier about how Trump & Elon have frozen federal funding they are owed under LAW—putting their entire operation & their farms at risk.
Trump's illegal funding freeze and tariffs could seriously WIPE OUT an entire generation of family farms.
Today I spoke with Scott, a disabled vet who helped homeless veterans at the King County VA—until Elon fired him for no reason.
"I had fought through war, through cancer, & through every challenge life had thrown at me only to be cast aside by the very system I had believed in.”
In dropping this case, the Trump administration is sending a clear message that they do not care if pregnant women die—it’s that chillingly simple.
The Social Security Administration is already at its lowest level of staffing in 50 years. But Trump & Elon want to cut at least 7,000 MORE staff.
If you can't ever talk to an actual human being or schedule an in-person meeting to get help with your Social Security—THAT'S A BENEFIT CUT.
I want to make sure the government funding bills Congress drafts are written to help the people I represent—NOT Elon Musk’s bottom line.
It's tough to write laws that reflect reality when Elon shuts government programs on & off like a two-year-old with a light switch.
Well, it's Tuesday, and Trump has plunged the entire continent into a senseless trade war between close allies for no coherent reason.
Make no mistake: these tariffs are a Trump Tax on everything YOU purchase.
A true economic disaster—and it's genuinely all Trump's fault.
Before Trump, never in my lifetime did I think I’d see a President abandon an American ally to side with Vladimir Putin—a Russian dictator who paid the Taliban to kill American soldiers.
Aid to Ukraine isn’t charity, it’s an investment in our own national security interests.
Trump and Elon are decimating the Social Security Administration, and without adequate staff, there will be people who can’t get their benefits—period.
An unaccountable billionaire is going after Social Security. Senate Democrats are fighting back.
BREAKING: Senate Republicans just confirmed Linda McMahon as Education Secretary—another unqualified billionaire who doesn't understand the Department she's tasked with leading and who is ready to grab the hatchet and help Trump destroy the Department of Education altogether.
Instead of attending Trump's SOTU, I'm speaking with constituents of mine like Scott, a disabled veteran who worked at VA helping to house homeless veterans.
Elon fired Scott.
I'll be sharing his story along with many others.
The state of the union is that the President is spitting in the face of the law.
He is letting an unelected billionaire fire cancer researchers and wreck federal agencies like the Social Security Administration at will.
I won't be attending tomorrow's Joint Address.
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825 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (61-35) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (91-7, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-48) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-47) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-47) |
| 2025-07-21 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (44-43) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (46-36) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-34) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-31) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-43) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (51-48) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-51) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-50) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-07-15 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-07-15 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Motion to Discharge H.R. 4 | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-07-15 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-47) |
| 2025-07-15 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-46) |
| 2025-07-15 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-07-15 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-07-15 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (69-30) |
| 2025-07-14 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-28) |
| 2025-07-14 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (46-42) |
| 2025-07-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-45) |
| 2025-07-10 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43) |
| 2025-07-10 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45) |
| 2025-07-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-45) |
| 2025-07-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-46) |
| 2025-07-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-44) |
| 2025-07-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-43) |
| 2025-07-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
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