Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray: "Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress"
US Senate Appropriations Committee
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
"Today, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request—U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, underscored in how Republicans passing the package would devastate local public radio and TV stations nationwide, gut investments Congress has made to support longstanding bipartisan foreign policy objectives, and undermine the bipartisan annual appropriations process."