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| | Patty Murray supports [[bank]] [[bailout|bailouts]], [[cap and trade]], [[taxation|tax]] increases and [[ObamaCare]]. She votes almost always with [[Nancy Pelosi]], and supports both Pelosi and [[Barack Obama|Obama's]] political agenda. Patty Murray has voted with the majority of her Democratic colleagues ninety-six percent of the time during her appointment as a member of [[Congress]].<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m001111/</ref> According to the VoteMatch quiz, Murray is a hard-core [[liberal]].<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Patty_Murray.htm Patty Murray on the Issues], OnTheIssues.org</ref> | | Patty Murray supports [[bank]] [[bailout|bailouts]], [[cap and trade]], [[taxation|tax]] increases and [[ObamaCare]]. She votes almost always with [[Nancy Pelosi]], and supports both Pelosi and [[Barack Obama|Obama's]] political agenda. Patty Murray has voted with the majority of her Democratic colleagues ninety-six percent of the time during her appointment as a member of [[Congress]].<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m001111/</ref> According to the VoteMatch quiz, Murray is a hard-core [[liberal]].<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Patty_Murray.htm Patty Murray on the Issues], OnTheIssues.org</ref> |
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| − | In 2002, Murray praised [[Osama Bin Laden]] in front of a group of high school students.<ref>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/100835_murray20.shtml</ref> | + | In 2002, Murray praised [[Osama Bin Laden]] in front of a group of high school students.<ref>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/100835_murray20.shtml</ref><ref>Past comments from Washington Democrat Patty Murray coming back to haunt her. [http://video.foxnews.com/v/4354339/senator-praised-bin-laden-after-911/ Senator Praised Bin Laden After 9/11], [[Sean Hannity]] on ''[[Fox News]]'', September 29, 2010.</ref> |
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| | Patty Murray is the most senior Senator from Washington, having served since 1992. The self-described "mom in tennis shoes" scored an upset victory during the 1992 "Year of the Woman," and has been re-elected easily ever since, even as she has faced consistently strong opposition. During her three terms, she has compiled a [[Progressive|progressively]] [[Liberal|liberal]] voting record, policies which have led to Washington states $1.34 [[trillion]] budget deficit and 8.9 percent [[unemployment rate]].<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/wa/washington_senate_rossi_vs_murray-1183.html</ref><ref>Q13 FOX News Online. [http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-09152010-waunemploymentrate,0,4380747.story?track=rss State Unemployment Rate Holding Steady], September 15, 2010.</ref> | | Patty Murray is the most senior Senator from Washington, having served since 1992. The self-described "mom in tennis shoes" scored an upset victory during the 1992 "Year of the Woman," and has been re-elected easily ever since, even as she has faced consistently strong opposition. During her three terms, she has compiled a [[Progressive|progressively]] [[Liberal|liberal]] voting record, policies which have led to Washington states $1.34 [[trillion]] budget deficit and 8.9 percent [[unemployment rate]].<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/wa/washington_senate_rossi_vs_murray-1183.html</ref><ref>Q13 FOX News Online. [http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-09152010-waunemploymentrate,0,4380747.story?track=rss State Unemployment Rate Holding Steady], September 15, 2010.</ref> |
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| − | During a September 10, 2010, editorial interview with the ''Seattle Times'', Patty Murray debated [[Dino Rossi]] on number of important political issues.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpages/editorialopinion/webcastsenate2010.html Editorial board endorsement interview: Senate 2010], ''The Seattle Times'', September 10, 2010.</ref>
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