WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, held a roundtable discussion with local housing providers and partners on the importance of lowering the cost of housing and the urgent need to address the homelessness crisis. Senator Murray highlighted how she secured an historic $7.2 billion increase (https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_thud_conference_bill_summary.pdf) for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), protected rental assistance and programs that tackle homelessness from drastic cuts by Trump, and secured millions of dollars for affordable housing projects across Seattle an...