Chair's Press

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, top Democrats in both the House and the Senate introduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act to protect students from dangerous seclusion and restraint discipline practices in school. The bill is sponsored by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA),...

Senator Murray sends letters to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, and Secretary of HHS Alex Azar reminding them of their duty to preserve all records under the Federal Records Act   Senator Murray: “In light of the upcoming transition from President Donald Trump’s administration to...

Murray: “Today the difference between the outgoing Trump Administration and the incoming Biden Administration on health care—the path the American people rejected and the future they chose—is on full display.”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health,...

Murray: “President-elect Biden is showing he takes this crisis seriously and is prepared to do the hard work necessary to keep our country safe and chart a course out of this pandemic.”   Murray: “The virus is now surging, and we face a very tough road ahead, but as I and others have made clear, we know what we need to...

Murray presses VP Pence on report that Administration officials tried to pressure CDC to approve baseless statement saying hotels were best way to protect migrant children from COVID-19   Murray has launched the Save Our Science Political Interference Tracker, and introduced the STOP Act as she pushes to fight political meddling...

8.2 million federal student loan borrowers currently cannot access critical relief made available by the CARES Act, including a freeze on all payments, interest, and collections   In a letter, Murray and 33 Senate Democrats urge DeVos to use her existing authority to make sure these struggling borrowers don’t fall through the...

Lawyers have been unable to identify parents of 545 children separated by the Trump Administration in 2017   Murray: “Because of the Administration’s calculated cruelty, 545 children have not seen their parents since 2017—and have no idea if or when they will ever see them again.”   (Washington, D.C.)...

Senator Murray writes to VP Pence following latest reports of Trump Administration officials overruling and undermining CDC experts   Murray has introduced the STOP Act, legislation to provide accountability and transparency to address political interference in the COVID-19 response   Murray als0 recently launched the Save Our Science...

Data released from the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) show high rates of sexual harassment and assault and seclusion and restraint in K-12 schools   Senator Murray: “This data is a reminder of how much work still must be done to protect students—especially Black students, students of...

In a letter, Senators urge the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to collect and report COVID-19 data in congregate care facilities—including assisted living facilities, institutions for people with disabilities, group homes, and mental health facilities   Senators: “Despite the high risk of contracting COVID-19 for older...

Senator Murray launched the Save Our Science Political Interference Tracker   Murray has introduced the STOP Act to provide transparency and accountability to address the Trump Administration’s repeated efforts to interference in the work of experts and scientists   Senator Murray: “The pattern here is unmistakable and...

On a call, Senator Murray encourages 230 disability advocates to keep up the fight against the Republicans’ rushed SCOTUS nomination   Senator Murray highlights how Republicans’ singular focus on confirming another far-right nominee to the Supreme Court would impact people with disabilities’ access to health...

Sens. Murray and Brown, Reps. Scott and Waters led a letter criticizing DOL proposal to undermine fiduciaries’ ability to support their clients’ best interests through proxy voting   Members: “This proposal does the opposite of protecting retirees—it decreases the value of retirement plans’ investments by...

SCOTUS nominee Judge Barrett: “It’s time to put an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade”   Senator Murray: “Not if women and men across the county have anything to say about it.”   (Washington, D.C.) –  Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education,...

Senator Murray introduces Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act   Bill would establish a dedicated $4.5 billion fund to build and maintain nation’s public health infrastructure at every level   Senator Murray: “Public health infrastructure saves lives—and the better funded and prepared our public health system is...

Senator Murray: “This report is a call to action. We can—and must—do better.”   Senator Murray releases new report that outlines how the U.S. health system has failed communities of color and offers recommendations for how to address continuing inequality and racism   (Washington, D.C.) –Today, Senator...

Murray calls out President Trump, Senate Republicans for rushing SCOTUS nominee ahead of Nov. 10th arguments on partisan health care lawsuit, while failing to act on serious COVID-19 relief   (Washington, D.C.) –  Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)...

(Washington, D.C.) –  Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for funding the Department of Labor, introduced the Worker...

Senator Murray votes to confirm Jocelyn Samuels, a champion of workers’ rights, to the EEOC   Senator Murray votes against Republican EEOC nominees Andrea Lucas and Keith Sonderling, cites their long records of fighting for corporations instead of workers   Murray: “As the coronavirus continues to impact workplaces across the...

Murray details missteps of Trump Administration’s failed COVID-19 response as death toll tops 200,000   Trump Administration has repeatedly downplayed the crisis while undermining and overruling experts at public health agencies on the frontlines of the nation’s response   Murray introduced the STOP Act yesterday, legislation...