Patty Murray
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Patty Murray is a U.S. Senator known for her collaborative approach to governance and her commitment to addressing the needs of families and communities. This interview highlights her focus on building trust and finding common ground, particularly in challenging political environments.
“Hatch had told the president not to go forward with this policy, I think others. And I know that if they bring it up for a vote, that we will be able to permanently pass the policy. This is going to take leadership. You know what? Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell's problem is not the votes on this. It's the leadership.”
“Well, my dad worked for a bit, but not for very long, and the man who owned the story that he ran told them that he just wasn't capable of doing it anymore. So all of a sudden my family, when I was a teenager, and again, I'm one of the older kids in my family, my sister is thirteen years younger than I am, so we ranged a broad range.”
“We're also seeing a number of what were called bear counties where insurance companies were not offering. Again, uncertainty is most often named as the reason for that.”
“I think by anger is what I would say, that they just could not get away with this because it was. It was a put down to me that I couldn't make a difference because I was a mom in tennis shoes. But it was a put down to every single person in the state by saying you don't make a difference. You're not important.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 170 - Sen. Patty Murray
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