Chair's Press

Murray calls for urgent action, transparency following deadline for manufacturers of e-cigarettes and other deemed tobacco products to file marketing applications with FDA   Murray: “Now that this important and long-delayed deadline has finally arrived, we must hold the Trump Administration accountable to acting with the urgency that the...

At HELP hearing on vaccines, Murray calls for public health experts to explain how they will resist political interference from President Trump   Murray spelled out steps FDA and CDC should take to be transparent about the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines   Murray continued pushing for comprehensive, national vaccines...

Murray: “We'll know Senate Republicans are serious about COVID-19 relief when they stop insisting on harmful policies that have zero chance of becoming law and zero ability to meet our communities' deep needs. Until then, they’re still wasting time people don’t have.”   (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty...

Murray: “Especially when it comes to the disparities that harm so many students of color, students with disabilities and students whose families have low incomes, we’ve got to have data that shows us where we’re falling short so we can better support those students.”   Murray: “But let me be clear—if...

Murray and Schumer: “After so many examples of political interference at FDA and CDC over the past few weeks, we shouldn’t let several more weeks pass before we get answers. We are losing valuable time to prevent costly mistakes.”   Senators vow to keep pressing FDA and CDC about political interference   (Washington,...

Following recent reports of political interference at FDA and CDC, Murray presses for commitment to ensure vaccine review is rigorous, transparent, and science-driven   Senator Murray warns FDA Commissioner against rushing COVID-19 vaccine after he suggested FDA could issue an emergency use authorization before Phase III clinical trials are...

Murray, Schumer, and colleagues write to Secretary Azar condemning the Trump Administration’s continued political interference in COVID-19 response   Democrats: “More than ever, public trust in our core public health agencies must be fiercely protected.”   Over the past week, President Trump has undermined FDA with...

New Government Accountability Office report looks at barriers women face in obtaining paperwork required to divide pensions or retirement accounts following a divorce   Murray wrote to GAO  in 2018 urging them to look at the process for obtaining Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)   While more than a third of adults over 50...

Murray demands briefing from Trump Administration regarding move to stop FDA from regulating laboratory-developed tests   Trump Administration’s move stops FDA from regulating tests designed, manufactured, and used within a single facility, such as hospitals, or academic and clinical laboratories   Decision risks reliability of...

Murray: “The American public needs to have absolutely no doubt FDA is basing its decisions on science, not the President’s conspiracy theories.”   To ensure public confidence, Murray urges transparency and scientific rigor from FDA in review of treatments and vaccines for safety and efficacy   (Washington, D.C.)...

Updated report shows stalled progress in collecting demographic data   Report shows small increase in cases reporting racial data, small decrease in cases reporting ethnic data, and no change in cases reporting both   Senator Murray: “While this virus is still surging, the Trump Administration’s efforts on testing, tracing,...

  Members: “These proposals would move the nation backwards by reinstating a broken status quo that allows financial advisors to evade their fiduciary duties and denying retirement savers meaningful remedies when they have been harmed.”   WASHINGTON – Yesterday, in a letter to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, Senate...

Senators make clear CDC should lead vaccine distribution given its decades of expertise CDC annually distributes over 80 million vaccine doses across the country   Senators: “Our nation’s ability to beat this pandemic relies on the successful distribution and widespread administration of safe and effective...

In remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Murray called for Republicans to end their months-long delay and pass meaningful relief for students, families and workers, including her Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act (CCCERA)   Senator Murray: “My question to Republican leaders is why, when things are already so hard, are you...

Letter details how proposed rule ignores the evidence about the value of investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, and contradicts the Administration’s own recent actions   Despite Labor Department’s baseless assertions to the contrary, evidence shows ESG investments have outperformed traditional...

Murray: “Republicans’ latest response plan does nothing to address the fact that millions of people have already lost their health coverage and are worried about how they can afford the care they need during this crisis.”   (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health,...

Senator Murray votes to confirm Lauren McFerran to the NLRB and votes against Republican nominee Marvin Kaplan   Senator Murray: “Workers right now are dealing with unprecedented challenges and are making great personal sacrifices to keep the country running during this crisis. And the nominees under consideration today for the National...

Murray: “Republicans’ proposal, which is woefully inadequate on funding and is silent on the need for a serious testing plan, simply isn’t going to fix things.”   Murray: “We absolutely cannot settle for the status quo here, we need to demand a serious change of course from the Trump Administration before this...

Senate Republican proposal dramatically underfunds child care   Senator Murray: “With nearly half of our country’s child care providers at risk of permanent closure and parents across the country in need of quality, affordable child care in order to return to work, a massive investment in our child care sector is absolutely...

Murray: “This proposal still falls far short of what we need to do to ensure we develop and produce at scale a safe, effective vaccine that is cost free for all and widely and equitably distributed and administered—which is the only way we are going to end this crisis.”   Murray: “We need to take action to make sure the...