Patty Murray demands White House stop airing taxpayer-funded Trump adWASHINGTON – Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, the top Democrat on the Senate committee responsible for federal spending, demanded Thursday that the White House stop airing a taxpayer-funded TV ad promoting President Donald Trump.Spokane Spokesman-Review14d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyPatty Murraytaxpayer funded trump ad controversy
Patty Murray pushes back as Pete Hegseth asks Congress for more Iran war fundingWASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked a Senate panel on Tuesday for more than $87 billion for costs related to the war with Iran, but a senator from Washington state with power over federal spending signaled that Democrats won’t support the Trump administration’s request for additional money.Spokane Spokesman-Review3mo agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyPatty Murrayiran war funding request