Murray: Coming out of
this speech tonight, I remain committed to fighting back as hard as I
can against President Trump’s attempts to hurt families and communities
in Washington state and across the country.
Senator Murray’s guest to
the address, Marci Owens, is a strong advocate in WA for greater access
to affordable health care & the protection of LGBTQ rights—LINK
Senator Murray with Marci Owens and Danni Askini, also an LGBTQ activist, in the Capitol prior to attending the joint address.
For more photos and content from this evening, please check Senator Murray’s twitter page.
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator
Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement after President
Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.
“President Trump has been in office for just
over a month, and he has already broken the promises he’s made to put
workers and the middle class first while doing exactly what he said he
would do to divide our country, cause chaos and dysfunction across our
government and in our communities, and help millionaires and
billionaires like himself. The speech President Trump gave tonight was a
clear indication that he plans to continue making empty promises while
doubling down on policies and a budget that would hurt families,
students, the economy, and our national security.
“I was proud to bring my constituent Marci
Owens as my guest to the speech tonight. Marci fought for health care
reform after her mom passed away, she stood next to President Obama when
the ACA was signed into law, and she has continued to advocate for
affordable health care as well as transgender rights. She is one of the
many people in Washington state and across the country who are being
targeted and hurt by President Trump’s divisive and harmful agenda, and
she is someone I am proud to fight for and make sure has a voice here in
Washington, D.C. She, and millions of others across the country, are
standing up, speaking out, and fighting back--and I am proud to have her
by my side.
“I am disappointed, but hardly surprised,
that President Trump continues to demonize immigrants and refugees and
pander to his extreme right-wing base. I will keep standing up and
speaking out against un-American and unconstitutional policies to ban
Muslims and tear apart immigrant families that do nothing to truly keep
us safe or help us fight terrorists.
“Coming out of this speech tonight, I remain
committed to fighting back as hard as I can against President Trump’s
attempts to hurt families and communities in Washington state and across
the country. Democrats, Republicans, and independents across this
country want their elected officials to be working together to grow our
economy and help the middle class—and I am going to keep working with
anyone willing to stand with me to fight back against President Trump's
hateful and damaging policies and get that done.”
Marci Owens, 17, joined Senator Murray to
highlight the devastating impact of President Trump and Republicans’
reckless plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, as well as to denounce
recent actions targeting transgender students. Senator Murray also asked
Danni Askini to join as one of the founders and the current Executive
Director of Gender Justice League and Trans Pride Seattle.
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