WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, sent a letter (https://www.murray.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/PFAS-Letter-July-2026-final.pdf) to Assistant Secretary of Defense Dale R. Marks expressing her concern over recent reports (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/07/26/toxic-pfas-cleanup-forever-chemicals-delays-military-bases-map-data/91026055007/) that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is delaying its planned investigations and remediation efforts for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals."
In her letter, Senator Murray expressed concern about t...