Chair's Press

Murray, Scott ask GAO to review target-date funds, a common default investment option for employer-sponsored retirement plans   Over $1.5 trillion is invested in target-date funds   Chairs: “The millions of families who trust their financial futures to target-date funds, need to know these programs are working as advertised and...

Murray and colleagues have repeatedly urged FDA to take action to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars   Murray: “This is an important step in the decades long fight against the public health menace of tobacco.”   Murray 2020 Health Equity Report: “Action to prohibit the use of flavors in little cigars and to...

At the hearing, Murray highlighted the importance of confirming Abruzzo and Nanda to help safeguard workers’ rights   Murray emphasized Jennifer Abruzzo’s decades of service at the NLRB and Seema Nanda’s record of defending workers against unfair hiring practices   Senator Murray: “Ms. Abruzzo and Ms. Nanda...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a Dear Colleague letter to announce the beginning of bipartisan discussions to consider how to better prepare the nation for future public health emergencies in light of the...

Murray chairs HELP hearing to shed light on how COVID-19 has exacerbated mental health and substance use disorder crises   Murray spoke about the shortage of mental health care workers, the potential for tools like telehealth to help people get care, and the importance of addressing root causes of stress, anxiety, depression, and...

Senator Murray: “In order to build back an economy that works for everyone, we need to ensure all students can get the education and skills they need succeed.”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following...

Senator Murray has long been a champion of paid leave, and re-introduced the FAMILY Act alongside Senator Gillibrand and Congresswoman DeLauro in February   Senator Murray: “It’s long past time this country establish a national family and medical leave program, and I’m grateful that President Biden recognizes just how...

American Families Plan modeled after Chair Murray and Scott’s Child Care for Working Families Act, which the members re-introduced last week   Child care plan would ensure high-quality, affordable child care for working families    (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health,...

The America’s College Promise Act creates federal-state partnerships to provide two years of tuition-free access to community or technical college programs that lead to a degree or industry-recognized credential   (Washington, D.C.) –U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)...

Murray underscores importance of ensuring quality, affordable child care for working families  Last week, Senator Murray re-introduced Child Care for Working Families Act Senator Murray: “If we are going to rebuild from this crisis stronger, and fairer … we can’t do it without child care for every working...

“…the United States has never meaningfully invested in architecting a high-quality, affordable early learning system to support all families. The Child Care for Working Families Act would break that precedent by making child care affordable for all families”   “[P]rovides a comprehensive solution to our child care...

Murray underscores need for transparency and continued global collaboration in biomedical research to make lifesaving discoveries for patients and families   Senator Murray: “Our ability to lead the world in biomedical research is directly tied to our ability to work with the world on biomedical research—but successful...

Child Care for Working Families Act would ensure access to high-quality, affordable child care for working families and improve wages for child care workers    (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congressman Robert C....

Deputy Secretary of Labor nominee Julie Su advanced out of committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-9   Deputy Secretary of Education nominee Cindy Marten advanced out of committee by a bipartisan vote of 14-8   Under Secretary of Education nominee James Kvaal advanced out of committee by a bipartisan vote of 19-3   Senator Murray:...

Murray highlights importance of boosting workforce programs and supporting working families who have been most impacted by the pandemic   Senator Murray: “We must provide workers with pathways to good jobs and support life-long learning opportunities. This is why our nation’s workforce programs are so...

 Senator Murray: “In the midst of the rise of anti-AAPI violence, the need for clear guidance to K-12 schools and institutions of higher education takes on a special urgency for students, staff, and community members from AAPI communities.” (Washington, D.C.)–Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health,...

Senator Murray: Every Senator “represents a state where about half the population is earning less than the other half because of their gender. That should be unacceptable regardless of whether you’re a Democrat or Republican and it should not be controversial or remotely partisan to try and end this injustice.”   Senator...

Senator Murray urged colleagues to support Kvaal’s nomination and build on the progress of the American Rescue Plan to support higher education students and work to make college more affordable and accessible   Senator Murray: “I have no doubt that when confirmed, Mr. Kvaal will fight for students, and against special...

Department issues first ever guidance on retirement cybersecurity one month after a GAO report requested by Murray, Scott, and Hassan recommended such action   As of 2018, 106 million people were participating in private sector employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plans with assets of nearly $6.3...

Senator Murray: “Since day one, I’ve fought against the Trump Administration’s disastrous Title X gag rule—which has made it harder, if not impossible, for millions of patients—in particular women of color and women with low incomes—to get critical health care.” Senator Murray: “I’m incredibly...