Patty Murray To Chair The Senate Budget Committee

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM



SAHIL KAPUR 10:28 AM EST, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is set to become the next chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, her office confirmed to TPM on Thursday.

"Senator Murray has confirmed that she expects to be the next chairman of the Senate Budget Committee," her spokesman Eli Zupnick said.

"She is going to use all of her committee and leadership positions to continue fighting for veterans, as she has done over her entire career. She plans to continue working to reduce the deficit and pay down the debt in a balanced way that is fair for seniors and the middle class and calls on the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share."

Murray, who chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee this cycle, was next in line to replace current Budget Chairman, Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), who did not seek re-election.

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[Mass]

1. Very happy to see that. She is a great Senator.

[The Blue Flower]

2. Terrific news

She's my senator!

[titanicdave]

4. Mine Too

we Washingtonians should be very prod of our "mom in tennis shoes"

[The Magistrate]

3. Good News, Sir

Nice to have someone from a solid Democratic state in charge of serious matters.

Put bluntly, it should be a rule of the caucus that chairmanships can go only to Senators from states which voted for the Democratic candidate for President in the most recent election.

[dsc]

5. I wondered what her prize would be

for her successful leading of the DSCC. Given her performance she should get to name her prize.

[JaneQPublic]

6. The "Mom in Tennis Shoes" does good! (nt)

[Auntie Bush]

7. Such good news...I like and trust Murry to do what's best for middle class and poor.

[madrchsod]

8. good! if she`s as good as my wife`s ability to...

run our household bills and her duties as the secretary- treasurer of her union then we`ll be in good shape!

[Jennicut]

9. Huge improvement over Conrad.

An actual solid Dem. And a great person.