WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Patty Murray, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the release of President Trump's fiscal year 2027 budget request (https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-resources/budget/), which proposes $0 in funding for the Howard Hanson Dam.
"I'm not surprised one bit that the most corrupt president in American history still wants to punish Washington state by trying to defund the Howard Hanson Dam. This project is our first line of defense against catastrophic flooding-it proved its worth just months ago during historic, devastating floods in our state. I told the president: don't mess with our water and d...