Chair's Press

***WATCH SENATOR MURRAY’S ROUNDTABLE HERE*** ICYMI: Senator Murray, Democrats Pushed Biden for “Bold Action” to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America – MORE HERE Senator Murray: “Make no mistake: Democrats are not backing down from this fight. And I’m doing everything in my power to fight...

Following push from Senator Murray, Secretaries of Health, Labor, and Treasury send out warning to companies about failing to provide birth control coverage required by law   (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement...

Murray, Dems to President Joe Biden: “You have the power to fight back and lead a national response to this devastating decision, so we call on you to take every step available to your Administration, across federal agencies, to help women access abortions and other reproductive health care, and to protect those who will face the harshest...

HELP Committee will hold July 13th hearing on abortion and reproductive health care following Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe and end the right to an abortion   (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced she will hold a HELP Committee hearing...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns Roe v. Wade and ends the right to abortion. “Today, Republicans...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), introduced a resolution celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX—the landmark statute...

Senator Murray:  “This step will save lives, and save countless kids from nicotine addiction.”   2 million youth reported using e-cigarettes in 2021   (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on the...

Over half of House Democratic Caucus sends letter urging Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi to include Murray-Kaine child care plan in reconciliation package   127 House Members: Murray-Kaine proposal “will provide children and working families with critical support to access quality, affordable child care and give child care providers...

Senator Murray:  “After so many years of survivors being silenced and campus sexual assault being brushed under the rug, this new proposed Title IX rule is long overdue progress in the fight to end the epidemic of campus sexual assault.”   (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health,...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ranking Member of the LHHS Subcommittee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and...

Senator Murray: “No one is untouched by this Supreme Court’s decision—or Republicans’ increasingly extreme policies here in Congress and in states across the country. Especially when we know that Republicans are already pushing for a nationwide abortion ban. This fight isn’t over. Far from it.”...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate Finance Committee’s markup of its retirement security package, the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. Last week, the HELP Committee passed...

Murray praises bipartisan deal to cap insulin at $35 a month for patients    Senator Murray:  “This is life and death for patients. So let’s get this done, save families some money, and most importantly save lives.”   (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health,...

Senator Murray: “I want parents to know this—I am in your corner fighting for you and your kids.”   ***WATCH SENATOR MURRAY’S OPENING REMARKS HERE***   (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing...

Senators Introduce Fair Warning Act on 34th Anniversary of the Late Senator Howard Metzenbaum’s WARN Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, to honor the 34th anniversary of U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum’s (D-OH) introduction of the WARN Act, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...

***WATCH SENATOR MURRAY’S OPENING REMARKS HERE***   (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing on the federal COVID response and the urgent need to pass emergency COVID funding amid threats of new COVID variants and a...

***WATCH FULL PRESS CONFERENCE***    (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), led a press conference reiterating their call to President Biden to immediately issue an executive order to defend...

With the Extremist Supreme Court Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade, the Need to Protect Location and Health Data is More Crucial than Ever    Data Privacy Expert: Health and Location Data Protection Act “would fill one of the largest protection gaps in U.S. privacy law”   Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Patty Murray...

Key FDA bill includes steps from Murray, Casey, Burr, and others to ensure accountability from FDA and formula manufacturers   Murray: “Families need accountability from FDA and formula manufactures, and they desperately need formula—and I am pushing to get them both at every opportunity I can.”    (Washington, DC)...

Sweeping FDA legislation negotiated by Senator Murray includes requirement to make drug importation from Canada a reality and lower drug costs for patients   Senator Murray: “People across Washington state have been calling for Congress to get this done so they can afford the drugs they need— it’s my job to make their voices...