WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Lawmakers across the country had their eyes on Washington D.C. as President Donald Trump delivered an address to Congress, discussing his actions so far and his agenda as he dives deeper into his second term. Eastern Washington's newly elected Congressman Michael Baumgartner shared his thoughts with KREM 2 after the address.
Murray said she would instead meet with constituents she said had been harmed by Trump's mass firings of federal workers.
President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department.
U.S. Senator Patty Murray will not attend Trump’s joint Congressional address, citing significant concerns over the administration's actions.
Green reportedly kept yelling at Trump, “You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!” The Houston-area congressman, 77, also waved his cane in the direction of the president. Speaker Mike Johnson warned Green to stop several times—before ordering the sergeant of arms to remove him from the chamber.
U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, called the Trump administration’s plan a breach of the commitment the country makes to take care of service members.
During her remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Patty Murray blasted the Trump Administration. Murray stated Donald Trump and Elon Musk are "positively smug about their own ignorance."
House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30 avoiding a government shutdown.
House Speaker Mike Johnson formally unveiled plans on Saturday for a government funding stopgap through September 30 — a measure intended to stave off a potential March 14 shutdown and buy time for Donald Trump and GOP leaders to steer key pieces of the president’s agenda through Congress this summer.
Former President Joe Biden received a very positive response from 51 percent of viewers on his first address to Congress, while Barack Obama received 68 percent, and George W. Brush received 66 percent.
MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend torched liberal lawmakers for silently flipping paddles that read missives directed at Trump while the president prattled on about endless falsehoods: “False,” “Musk Steals,” “Save Medicaid,” the signs read.
President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education ... Trump’s move does not sit well with Washington U.S. Senator Patty Murray, who began her political career as an elected member ...