Senator Murray Delivers Address to Washington State — How Trump Has Failed Working Americans
February 24, 2026. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered a virtual address to people in Washington state outlining exactly how President Trump has failed hardworking Americans—whether by passing the largest cuts to health care and SNAP in history or through his catastrophic economic policies that have driven up costs and pushed countless small businesses to the brink of closure, earlier this week, Murray announced she would not attend the State of the Union in person.
“While Trump is getting ready to ramble and lie his way through his state of the union, I am not going to stay home, and yell at my TV, and get angry,” said Senator Murray. “Though I am angry, I am going to roll up my sleeves, channel that frustration, and get to work. I’m fighting for an America where universal health care is a reality. Where everyone can afford the prescriptions they need. I’m fighting for child care every family can afford and count on. Tax breaks for the middle-class—teachers and firefighters—not billionaires. I want to build more affordable housing—not a new ballroom at the White House. I’m fighting for national paid leave. A national right to abortion care… This is just some of what I’m fighting for—a more hopeful future for America is possible when we all speak out and stand up for what we believe in. This is America and no matter what Trump wants you to believe, the power belongs to the people.”