WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, visited the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) to hear how the $1 million she secured in Congressionally Directed Spending will support their helpline for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) seniors, which offers crucial assistance to seniors when English may not be their first language, and helps support access to health care services and other programs. Senator Murray met with NAPCA President and CEO, Clayton Fong, and had a roundtable discussion with the workers who staff the helpline and the seniors they serve. Senator Murray has be...