WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8.4 million in federal funds for Seattle to support the region's transportation needs as it hosts the FIFA World Cup this summer. President Trump requested no funds to help local communities meet the demands of hosting the World Cup in his budget request to Congress; however, Senator Murray worked with her colleagues on both sides of the aisle to set aside more than $100 million to help meet the transportation challenges associated with hosting the World Cup-the funding bill Murray helped author and negotiate was signed into law by President Trump on February 3, ...