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ICYMI: Summary of the Legislative Branch Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill – READ HERE

Senator Murray Statement on Fda Approving Over-the-counter Birth Control, Pushes to Pass Landmark Affordability is Access Act

Senator Murray has led the charge in calling on FDA to follow the science and expert recommendations to put over-the-counter birth control on shelves, like it is in more than 100 other countries

Senator Murray Secures Nearly $100 Million in Funding for Key Wa Priorities Including National Archives and Local Small Business Programs in Draft Appropriations Bill

July 13, 2023 Senator Murray Secures Nearly $100 Million in Funding for Key WA Priorities Including National Archives and Local Small Business Programs in Draft Appropriations Bill Legislation includes $12 million for National Archives in Seattle, $80 million for repairs at Tacoma Union Station courthouse, and more than $7.2 million for programs to boost small businesses in WA; Bill also funds key national programs important to WA state commerce and Tribes

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Legislative Branch, Commerce-justice-science, and Financial Services Bills

Committee unanimously approves Legislative Branch bill in 29-0 vote

Senator Murray’s Wild Olympics Bill Receives Senate Subcommittee Hearing

ICYMI: Senator Murray Talks Wild Olympics with Local Leaders During Olympic National Forest Hike – MORE HERE

Senator Murray Outlines Democratic Efforts to Protect Social Security, Contrasts With Gop Efforts to Slash Benefits

Senator Murray: “It’s really important that discussions about Social Security focus on solutions that actually protect our seniors and ensure they receive the hard-earned benefits they worked decades to receive… cuts should be off the table.”

Senator Murray Secures Senate Confirmation of Tiffany Cartwright and Kymberly Evanson to Federal Bench in Washington State; All Vacancies in Western District of Wa Now Filled

With today’s vote, Senator Murray has secured the confirmation of 9 federal judges in Washington since Biden took office in 2021—all of whom were recommended by Senator Murray

Icymi: Senator Murray Reshapes Federal Bench in Western Wa, Fills All Vacancies at Breakneck Pace

Murray has worked meticulously since the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration to reshape federal bench in WA with qualified nominees who reflect the diversity of WA and our nation

At Senate Veterans’ Committee Hearing on Pending Legislation, Murray Speaks With Veteran Service Organizations on Her Ehr Reset Act and Veterans’ Long Term Care Bill

***VIDEO of Senator Murray’s at today’s hearing is HERE***

Dot Sec. Buttigieg, Cantwell Visit Port Orchard to Celebrate $9.4 Million Grant to Replace Aging Breakwater

Marina supports vital community services & economic activity for Port Orchard: emergency responders, Suquamish tribal fishing & Kitsap foot ferry rely on a functioning breakwater; Cantwell: “When you're talking about infrastructure, you’ve got to build infrastructure on the water”

Senator Murray Hosts Jdrf Children’s Congress

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

Approximately 165 Children’s Congress delegates from all 50 states and five countries attended the hearing.

Senator Murray on New Biden Admin Rule to Lower Child Care Costs for Families

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

On July 11, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on Vice President Harris’ announcement of a new Biden administration rule to strengthen the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program that helps serve 1.5 million kids and their families each month.

Senator Murray, Secretary Buttigieg Tour Mukilteo Ferry Terminal, Discuss Ferry Modernization and Efforts to Electrify Ferry Fleet

ICYMI: Senator Murray Announces $11.6 Million in Funding for Washington State Ferries

Senator Murray Celebrates $9.4 Million Raise Grant to Replace the Port Orchard Breakwater Alongside Secretary Buttigieg

ICYMI: Washington To Get Nearly $133 Million in Infrastructure Investments Through RAISE Grant Program Created by Murray, Most Awarded to WA State in History

DOT Sec. Buttigieg, Cantwell Visit Port Orchard to Celebrate $9.4 Million Grant to Replace Aging Breakwater

Marina supports vital community services & economic activity for Port Orchard: emergency responders, Suquamish tribal fishing & Kitsap foot ferry rely on a functioning breakwater; Cantwell: “When you're talking about infrastructure, you’ve got to build infrastructure on the water”

Space Industry, Education & Workforce Partners Gather for Washington State Space Summit With Sen. Cantwell and NASA Administrator