The President & the richest man in the world are recklessly attacking medical research—with researchers being laid off, studies being canceled, & kids now unable to get the lifesaving treatment they need. It’s absolutely heartless & will have devastating consequences for us all.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Washington
Patty Murray
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Voting Record — 830
Yes25%
No69%
Present0%
Not Voting6%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Patty Murray
U.S. SenatorDemocratWashington
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20 recent posts · 35 sponsored · 167 cosponsored
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Trump & Elon are putting lifesaving research on life support with a massive funding cut based on an uninformed and illegal whim.
Every Senate Democrat is joining me in demanding HHS stop the political games and allow researchers to keep up their important work, uninterrupted.
I hope every student, parent, and teacher will join me in getting out two simple messages as loudly as possible.
First, this policy is dangerous and must be IMMEDIATELY REVERSED.
Second, vaccines are SAFE and EFFECTIVE. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Two billionaires who have zero concept of what the federal workforce does are breaking the American government—decimating essential services and leaving all of us worse off. Millions of Americans rely on the services: health care, food safety, lifesaving research, and more.
Federal laws prohibit ANY president from telling schools & colleges what to teach. Parents want local schools to have the funding they need so their kids can get a great education—they DON'T want Trump & Elon to impose their deranged culture war onto our kids. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
These mass firings will set our country back but we are not powerless. We can all stand up for a government that works for middle-class families & working people—not just billionaires who will never need to call about their Social Security or file a disability claim at VA. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump is attacking the Affordable Care Act again. This outright health care sabotage will make it harder for people to find and sign up for the affordable coverage they need.
This fact-free, anti-vaccine policy from Trump is straight-out pro-sickness—telling every school in America to pick between funding to keep teachers on the job and keeping students safe. NO WAY!
This former Shoreline school board member is NOT sitting by quietly. SPEAK OUT!
Trump orders end in federal funding for any schools that require Covid vaccines
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump is laying off hundreds @bonnevillepower.bsky.social who literally keep the lights on. We're talking about electricians & engineers, to dispatchers, to lineworkers, to cybersecurity experts.
Ratepayers support BPA—NOT federal funding. This is putting our energy grid at serious risk!
Trump is indiscriminately firing workers at the Hanford NUCLEAR cleanup site.
For Elon & DOGE who have NO CONCEPT of what these workers do: trying to run Hanford with a skeleton crew is a recipe for DISASTER that could have irreversible impacts.
I'm hearing that right now, Trump is firing researchers at VA.
Trump & Elon need to reverse course on this IMMEDIATELY—this across-the-board firing threatens to decimate so much of the lifesaving research our veterans depend on: suicide prevention, burn pit exposure, and more.
Farmers are on the verge of bankruptcy because Trump & Elon are illegally blocking federal investments that are LAW.
Trump is threatening a massive trade war that would crush farmers.
Brooke Rollins will not stand up to Trump's illegal power grab—I voted NO.
Musk and his DOGE staffers have already been given access to student's personal data—& it has potential to be abused.
I asked Linda McMahon, Trump's Ed Secretary nominee, if she will stand up to the lawlessness we've seen & protect students' private information. Watch.
Our Education Secretary needs to be focused on helping students learn and following the law—not just taking orders from Elon Musk.
I pressed Trump's nominee, Linda McMahon, on if she'll follow the law or if she believes Elon Musk should just decide how much funding our public schools get.
The Every Student Succeeds Act is one of the main K-12 laws to help states improve schools for our kids.
It is stunning to me that Linda McMahon wants to lead the Department of Education but couldn’t name EVEN ONE part of this basic federal education law she would focus on.
It’s disqualifying.
I tried to pass an amendment in the Budget Committee to reverse Trump’s illegal & arbitrary NIH cuts. We’re talking a MASSIVE cut that will end lifesaving cancer research & more.
No Republican spoke against it during debate (I wonder why), but every Republican voted NO.
Senate Republicans just confirmed RFK Jr. to lead HHS & put YOUR family's health care at risk.
An anti-vax conspiracist who knows nothing about essential programs people rely on just became the most powerful health official.
I’m sure most Senators understand the danger in confirming RFK Jr.
But here's the thing: conscience is a muscle. Courage is a muscle. The less you use them, the more they fade away.
If you do not draw a line somewhere, you will cross every line you could ever imagine.
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Voting History830 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
830 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Bill Passed (87-9, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (87-9, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (21-75) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (15-81) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (14-81) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (45-50) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (42-53) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (44-51) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (44-51, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-43) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-41) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-39) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-41) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-38) |
| 2025-07-30 | S.J. Res. 34 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 34 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (24-73) |
| 2025-07-30 | S.J. Res. 41 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (27-70) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-49) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-44) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-47) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-39) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-48) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-47) |
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