Chair's Press

Senators highlight numerous steps taken by Secretary DeVos to roll back civil rights enforcement and protections for students   Senators: “You claim to support civil rights and oppose discrimination, but your actions belie your assurances.”   (Washington, D.C.) – Led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of...

Murrays slams new “continuous coverage” provision as a handout to insurance companies; “Making it harder for people who have gaps in coverage to get insured”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee,...

  ***WATCH SENATOR MURRAY’S REMARKS HERE***   Families’ costs would rise across the board: premiums, maternity care, mental health care, prescription drugs, and much more   CBO score confirms—Updated Republican bill worse than previous version   22 million people stand to lose coverage   Murray: “The...

  ***WATCH VIDEO HERE***   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Democrats on the Senate floor to blast Republicans for the secretive process in which they crafted their cruel Trumpcare plan and slammed Senate...

The Senators request that Secretary DeVos confirm that any new federal voucher program will ensure all schools provide full protections for students with disabilities   (Washington, D.C.) –Yesterday, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan...

Senator Thune to his constituents: “There’s been a lot written about this so-called working group and the small group of people meeting in secret, but those meetings are open to anybody”    Senate Republican leaders have refused to hold hearings or bipartisan meetings, blocked Democrats’ attempts to open up process...

Murray urges Senate Republicans to abandon “mean” Trumpcare bill, to listen to the millions of people whose lives are at risk if Trumpcare is passed   Murray: “This is a man who knows about mean—from making fun of a reporter with disabilities, to belittling our friend the junior Senator from Florida, to even impugning...

(Washington, D.C.) – Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s guidance to implement year-round Pell Grants. As ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee dealing with the U.S....

Murray, Democrats hold Senate floor to highlight Senate Republicans’ efforts to jam their version of Trumpcare through the Senate before patients and families can see it   Murray: Republican leaders are treating Trumpcare like President Trump’s tax returns—and not allowing it to see the light of day   Murray shares story...

WATCH VIDEO HERE   Senate Republican Trumpcare bill would put military children with disabilities at risk of losing coverage they rely on depending on where their families are transferred   Republicans are working on a secret Trumpcare bill behind closed doors that would raise costs for millions of people and end Medicaid as we know...

Recent reports suggest Secretary DeVos is considering delaying a rule that provides student debt relief to students defrauded by institutions, including Corinthian and ITT Tech   Senators cite concerns that Secretary DeVos is putting financial interests of for-profit colleges ahead of students who had been cheated and defrauded by predatory...

**WATCH VIDEO HERE**   Murray reminds Republicans: Health Committee held dozens of open bipartisan hearings and meetings before the Affordable Care Act was signed into law   GOP Chairman refuses request for a hearing on the secret bill, asks Senator Murray and other Democrats to focus on the hearing he has permitted   Murray:...

Over 150 Members of Congress highlight concerns surrounding Secretary DeVos’ decision to change the federal student loan servicing contract process   Members of Congress also cited concerns with Secretary DeVos’ decision to reward just one company with all federal student loans—a move that would hurt both borrowers and...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on comments made by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price during the Senate Finance Committee hearing about the President Trump and Secretary...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a floor speech highlighting the ways Trumpcare would raise health care costs, take coverage away from tens of millions of people, and create even more chaos in our health care system...

U.S. Department of Education announced hiring today of critic of current efforts to combat campus sexual assault, supports high burden of proof for survivors   Murray: “If there was ever a President who needed to take issues of sexual assault more seriously, it’s President Trump—and this is yet another indication his...

Yoest and Manning, political appointees at HHS, both have extreme, anti-women views and histories of spreading misinformation on women’s health   Murray: “In the first few months of the Trump Administration, we have seen an unprecedented assault on women’s access to basic health care services and on women’s reproductive...

(Washington, D.C.) –Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is now available for borrowers applying for and recertifying income-driven...

Murray cites concerns that Acosta is continuing pattern by Trump Administration to undermine worker protections   OSHA walkaround rule allows workers to request outside representatives to accompany OSHA investigators, helping better inspect unsafe workplace conditions   (Washington, D.C.) –Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking...

Murray cites concern that DeVos is putting her privatization agenda ahead of students’ best interests  DeVos spoke at pro-privatization summit hosted by American Federation for Children (AFC)  DeVos has extensive financial ties to AFC; signed ethics agreement recusing herself from matters related to AFC for one...