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Enough of the violent rhetoric

By Lisa McIntire on 08/12/2010 @ 07:00 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, Dino Rossi, Tea Party, WA-Sen, Sarah Palin

You know that old saying, you’re only as good as the company you keep? Well, yet again, Dino Rossi, who’s trying to unseat Sen. Patty Murray, is associating with some pretty appalling characters. At a business round-table in Spokane, a woman upset with a pro-union bill exclaimed about Patty, “She ought to be shot. Murray and (Sen. Maria) Cantwell ought to be shot.” This violent, outrageous remark is not the first to be directed toward Patty.

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There for us when we need them

By Hilary on 08/11/2010 @ 07:41 PM

Tags: 2010 Elections, Debbie Halvorson, Suzanne Kosmas, Dina Titus, Patty Murray, Chellie Pingree

This week, members of the House returned to Washington for a special session to cast key votes ensuring critical funding for their home states. Democrats stood up for the heroes of our communities: teachers, firefighters, police officers, and many more civil servants.

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An ally for what?

By Hilary on 08/10/2010 @ 11:31 AM

Tags: Patty Murray, 2010 Elections, WA-Sen, GOP Opponents

It seems that the lines are being drawn in Washington state's Senate race. Republican challenger Dino Rossi is trying to take advantage of the harsh political climate to unseat one of our heroes -- Sen. Patty Murray.

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Outrageous Attack on Sen. Patty Murray

By Emily on 07/13/2010 @ 04:09 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, WA-Sen, 2010 Elections, GOP Opponents

Right-wing special interest groups have already started a vicious attack campaign against Sen. Patty Murray, complete with misleading TV ads costing over $750,000 that start airing today up and down Washington state. Patty got into politics to prove to people that a "mom in tennis shoes" could actually make a difference. Now, a group of Bush-era Republicans called the American Action Network are trying to bludgeon Patty with those very words -- watch this infuriating ad for yourself to see what she's up against.

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Politico: Palin "steps into big leagues"

By Hilary on 07/12/2010 @ 05:38 PM

Tags: Sarah Palin, GOP Opponents, 2010 Elections, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, Roxanne Conlin

We are seeing the ripple effect of Sarah Palin's influence in races where EMILY's List women and Democratic candidates are fighting hard to win seats in November. Over the weekend, Palin's operatives filed a financial report indicating that in the past three months, she has raised more money than in any other quarter since forming SarahPAC in January 2009 and has already given $87,500 to her endorsed candidates.

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GOPer Rossi: We are sinners. Seriously.

By Hilary on 06/30/2010 @ 04:15 PM

Tags: Are You Kidding Me?!, WA-Sen, GOP Opponents, Patty Murray

Yesterday during an interview with Hotline OnCall, Dino Rossi - Republican challenger to EL Sen. Patty Murray - told the reporters that he doesn't mind he is getting into the race late. Rossi says, "In the old adage, there are saints and sinners and those who can be saved. The saints are with us, the sinners are not. And the ones that can be saved are the ones we will be talking to."

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Murray, Slaughter introduce bill to educate women, health care providers on emergency contraception

By Emily on 06/23/2010 @ 11:02 AM

Tags: Patty Murray, Louise Slaughter, Choice, Women's Rights

This week, Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter re-introduced legislation to create an awareness and education campaign to ensure women and health care providers have information about emergency contraception. They've worked together previously on similar bills and hope the current Congress will move forward with the legislation.

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Right-wing group names Missouri, Washington among top Senate targets

By Emily on 06/18/2010 @ 11:32 AM

Tags: Robin Carnahan, Patty Murray, 2010 Elections, US Senate, GOP Opponents

We're months away from November, but the right-wing special interests are already piling on in top races around the country.

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A Horse of a Different Color in WA-Sen

By Jen Bluestein Lamb on 06/04/2010 @ 02:39 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, WA-Sen, GOP Opponents, US Senate, 2010 Elections

Every cycle has a race that really comes down to work horse vs. a show horse -- and 2010 is no exception. In the show-horse role this year, perennial -- or should we say perpetual? -- candidate Dino Rossi. You all remember Dino from his two unsuccessful bids for the Governor's office – and especially the nasty and misleading attacks he launched against our own Governor Christine Gregoire.

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Murray needs immediate help to fight back against GOP's Rossi in WA-Sen

By Emily on 05/26/2010 @ 12:46 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, WA-Sen, GOP Opponents, 2010 Elections

Washington state Republican Dino Rossi just announced a challenge to Sen. Patty Murray, who's been standing up for American women and families since we helped elect her in 1992, the "Year of the Woman."

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Murray faces death threats after health care vote

By Emily on 04/07/2010 @ 06:46 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, GOP Opponents

The right wing's latest attacks are downright deadly.

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Health care heroes and the road ahead

By Emily on 03/22/2010 @ 05:10 PM

Tags: Women's rights, 2010 Elections, Health care, Mary Jo Kilroy, Betsy Markey, Suzanne Kosmas, Dina Titus, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Louise Slaughter, Patty Murray, Barbara Mikulski

As Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said last night, being a woman will no longer be a pre-existing condition in America!

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Wise Women: Women at the health care summit

By Emily on 02/26/2010 @ 04:15 PM

Tags: Louise Slaughter, Health Care, Patty Murray, Kathleen Sebelius, Nancy Pelosi

They might be few, but they sure are mighty.

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Tea Party Activist Calls for the Hanging of Senator Patty Murray?!

By Emily on 02/22/2010 @ 05:46 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, Opponents, Multimedia

While excitement fueled by hate and anger tend to run high at rallies hosted by tea-partiers, we were shocked when we heard about this comment from a participant in a tea party rally in Washington state last week calling for the hanging of Senator Patty Murray.

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Klobuchar, Murray promote job training for veterans

By Emily on 11/16/2009 @ 04:40 PM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray, US Senate

“When our soldiers sign up for service, there isn’t a waiting line and there shouldn’t be a waiting line when they come home and need a job."

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Murray introduces literacy bill in Senate

By Emily on 11/09/2009 @ 03:09 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, US Senate

Sen. Patty Murray (WA) doesn't just talk about the need for improved public education; she's taking action to see that it happens.

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Murray to lead China, U.S. parliamentary group

By Emily on 10/23/2009 @ 04:29 PM

Tags: Patty Murray, US Senate

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.

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Politico: Women senators paving the way

By Emily on 10/09/2009 @ 05:40 PM

Tags: US Senate, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay Hagan

Blazing the trail. Breaking new ground. Making history.

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Democratic women senators unite behind health care reform

By Emily on 10/09/2009 @ 03:16 PM

Tags: Health Care, US Senate, Amy Klobuchar, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay Hagan, Debbie Stabenow, Barbara Boxer, Barbara Mikulski, Kirsten Gillibrand, Patty Murray

At EMILY's List, we believe that electing women to office is critical for creating a more representative, progressive democracy. And with women at the table, our issues are a top priority.

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Senate Democratic women unite behind Sotomayor

By Emily on 08/06/2009 @ 02:05 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Debbie Stabenow, Jeanne Shaheen, Patty Murray

We already knew that the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be historic, but I love hearing it articulated by the women we helped elect to the Senate.

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