{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murray.senate.gov/murray-calls-out-republicans-failure-to-defend-funding-for-families-congress-power-of-the-purse/", "Murray Calls Out Republicans\u2019 Failure to Defend Funding for Families & Congress\u2019 Power of the Purse", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "WA", "Patty Murray", "M001111", "www.murray.senate.gov", "murray", "https://www.murray.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "ICYMI: Murray Slams Trump for Illegal Impoundment\n\n***WATCH: Senator Murray\u2019s full remarks***\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Senate Democratic leadership press conference, calling out Republican inaction to prevent President Trump\u2019s illegal attempt to cut funding for lifesaving health research, education programs, and more through a \u201cpocket rescission.\u201d\n\nSenator Murray\u2019s remarks, as delivered, are below:\n\n\u201cIf Republicans are ready to grow a spine and help us rein in Trump on pocket rescissions\u2014great, it\u2019s way past time. I am not holding my breath.\n\n\u201cEven though I\u2019ve heard what some Republicans said recently about opposing Trump\u2019s move to steal taxpayer dollars, I\u2019ve also seen what they did about this threat over the past two years, which is nothing.\n\n\u201cWhen Russ Vought made it plain-as-day he would try illegal pocket recissions, every Senate Republican voted to confirm him. When his nominee for deputy director said pocket rescissions were still on the table\u2014many months after Trump issued one\u2014every Senate Republican voted to confirm him.\n\n\u201cAnd when Democrats fought for language time and again to stop this exact thing\u2014including in the recent CR negotiations, weeks ago\u2014Republicans said no.\n\n\u201cFirst, Republicans voted to confirm the arsonist\u2014a man openly hostile to Congress and our power of the purse. Then, they refused to take away his matches. And now, they are surprised the house is burning? You know what? You don\u2019t get to be surprised when the arsonist you confirmed to run America\u2019s budget starts fires.\n\n\u201cEspecially when we keep seeing this kind of push from Trump to give him more power and rip up our bipartisan agreements with partisan rescissions. It seems like every time Trump says \u2018stoop,\u2019 the only response most Republicans can muster is: \u2018How low?\u2019\n\n\u201cTrump uses tariffs to slap one of the largest tax increases on Americans ever\u2014and Republicans do nothing. Trump calls for the largest health care cuts in our history\u2014and Republicans move heaven and earth to get it done. Trump nominates an anti-vaxxer to lead the health department\u2014and even Republican lawmakers who are doctors are afraid to step out of line to stop him.Trump starts a war with Iran\u2014something he literally campaigned against\u2014and Republicans champion his one-and-a-half trillion-dollar war budget.\n\n\u201cMaybe Republicans are confused\u2014but when we talk about checks and balances, it is not about blank checks for Trump\u2019s wars, it is not about balancing his tax cuts for billionaires with health care cuts on families. It is about stopping a president who is out-of-control\u2014and sorely out-of-touch with the American people.\n\n\u201cAnd I really can\u2019t drive that part home enough, because Trump proves just how out-of-touch he is every time he opens his mouth.\n\n\u201cTrump says groceries are \u2018old fashioned,\u2019 and affordability is a \u2018scam.\u2019 Trump says his favorite word is \u2018tariffs,\u2019 and that he loves inflation. Trump says families can spend less on dolls, and more on gas. Trump says we can\u2019t afford child care, but wars can be fought forever. He says he doesn\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation at all.\n\n\u201cWell, yeah. No kidding. Now if you are Trump\u2019s family\u2014or one of his billionaire buddies who are cashing in on the corruption\u2014Trump\u2019s economy is probably working great.\n\n\u201cBut working families are hurting today, and they are sick of waiting for Republicans to take their heads out of the sand and notice.\n\n\u201cSo let me ask, how does Trump stealing taxpayer dollars for life-saving health care, research, or housing, help make life more affordable? 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