‘A Slap in the Face’: Sen. Patty Murray Slams Proposed $400M Hanford Budget Cut

‘A slap in the face’: Sen. Patty Murray slams proposed $400M Hanford budget cut

The Trump administration proposed a $400 million cut to the Hanford nuclear site budget, drawing the ire of several Washington representatives, including Senator Patty Murray.

'A slap in the face': Patty Murray slams proposed $400M Hanford budget cut

The Trump administration proposed a $400 million cut to the Hanford nuclear site budget, drawing the ire of several Washington representatives, including Senator Patty Murray. The Hanford Site, located in Benton County, produced plutonium for nuclear weapons from WWII through the Cold War. It shut down in 1987 and is now considered the largest and most complex radioactive cleanup site in the U.S., according to The Columbia Riverkeeper. The site …

Murray dubs Trump budget ‘slap in the face’ to Hanford

(Page 1) Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)  vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, says the Donald Trump administration’s fiscal 2027 nuclear cleanup budget