Sen. Murray Secures Key Investments for Transportation, Housing Programs in WA State in Senate Bill

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Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded Senate passage of a spending bill including several priorities she fought for that are important to Washington state. The bill passed the Senate 89 to 8 and now moves to the House, and includes funding for the innovative TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) competitive grant program Sen. Murray created in 2009 to support transportation infrastructure projects, and improves access to affordable housing, amongst other investments in critical transportation and housing programs.

"I'm proud to fight for investments to tackle the backlog of infrastructure projects in this country and to improve housing access for Washington state families in need," Senator Murray said. "Though I am very glad to see this bill pass out of the Senate with bipartisan support, there is far more work to be done, and I will be fighting to protect these provisions to help Washington state families and communities as they are considered by the House."

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