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Murray to lead China, U.S. parliamentary group
By Emily on 10/23/2009 @ 04:29 PM
Our women in the Senate have been on the forefront of many issues in the news lately, particularly health care reform. Of course, they're also leading the way in other top Senate jobs, including foreign relations. We were excited to learn this week that EMILY's List alum Sen. Patty Murray (WA) has been named chair of this year's United States-China Inter-Parliamentary Group.
Patty will lead a group of 12 senators in their annual meeting with representatives of the Congress of the People’s Republic of China. The parties are set to discuss common problems in the interest of relations between the United States and China.
In 2006, Patty traveled to Beijing and Guilin as part of the U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary delegation.
“What I've seen time and again in working with China is that relationships matter. I believe we must have an open door and acknowledge that there are going to be disagreements and conflicts but that the way to resolve them is through discussion and engagement,” Murray said.
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