Recent News About Patty Murray
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Chair Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup
ICYMI: Summary of the Legislative Branch Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill – READ HERE
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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
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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
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Legislative Branch, Commerce-justice-science, and Financial Services Bills
Committee unanimously approves Legislative Branch bill in 29-0 vote
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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
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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.”
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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
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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
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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***
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Senator Murray Hosts Jdrf Children’s Congress
Approximately 165 Children’s Congress delegates from all 50 states and five countries attended the hearing.
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Senator Murray on New Biden Admin Rule to Lower Child Care Costs for Families
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.
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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
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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
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Senator Murray on Supreme Court Blocking Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan: “a Devastating Setback for Tens of Millions of Hardworking Student Borrowers”
On June 30, 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 the Supreme Court’s decision blocking President Biden’s student debt relief plan for borrowers in Washington state and all across the country.
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Senator Murray on Supreme Court Rolling Back Affirmative Action College Admissions Programs at Harvard and Unc
On June 29, 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 the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina—which curtails the use of race-conscious college admissions.
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Senator Murray Announces Nearly $14 Million in Federal Funding for Mt. Adams and Kittitas County Forest Conservation Efforts
Funding comes largely from Inflation Reduction Act, landmark climate legislation Senator Murray helped pass — MORE HERE
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Pride Month Roundup: Senator Murray Speaks Out Against Attacks on Trans Americans, Introduces Equality Act, Ban on “conversion Therapy,” Pride Month Resolution, and Other Legislation to Guarantee Lgbtq+ Americans Equal Rights
On Senate Floor, Senator Murray Condemns Far-Right Attacks on Transgender Kids
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Murray Statement on National Wildland Firefighter Day
On July 2, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on National Wildland Firefighter Day.
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Murray, Cantwell Announce More Than $59 Million for Clean Energy Bus Grants to Washington State Transit Agencies
On June 28, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced $59,027,499 in clean-energy-related grants for transit authorities in King, Skagit, Island, Grays Harbor, Grant, and Whatcom Counties.
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Murray, Wyden, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Americans With Disabilities to Work Without Worry
Bipartisan bill ensures Americans with disabilities will not lose Social Security benefits for working