WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the first procedural vote on the bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) released on Sunday, which extends government funding through December 11.
Senator Murray's remarks, as delivered, are below:
"M. President, we have our work cut out for us as we work to fund the government for the coming fiscal year.
"As costs for our families go up and up and up, the president wants a $1.5 trillion war budget, and he wants to cut programs working people depend on to pay for it. No, no way.
"And as his disastrous war with Iran rages on, Trump is even...