Press Releases

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter to each State education agency chief operating officer asking about steps being taken to comply with the Supreme Court’s Janus decision and protect the First Amendment rights of teachers who choose not to...

Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Minority oversight staff released an interim report titled, “An Analysis of the Origins of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The interim staff report summarizes a review to date of publicly available, open-source information related to the potential origin of SARS-CoV-2, the...

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on her continuing bipartisan oversight efforts into the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19, and her continuing commitment to improve our pandemic preparedness and...

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, which detail students’ math and reading performance in 2022.   “Getting our...

New White House data shows funding Murray secured in American Rescue Plan has now helped 200k child care providers serving 9.5 million kids nationwide   In WA state, child care funds have helped 6,150 child care providers stay afloat and serve 169k kids   Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the...

Following Supreme Court decision overturning Roe, Hirono led Senate colleagues in calling on DOD to protect servicemembers’ reproductive freedom   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senator Jeanne...

Senator Murray co-hosts workshop on Public Service Loan Forgiveness with Tacoma Urban League   ***WATCH: Senator Murray encourages public servants to pursue relief through PSLF***   Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), co-hosted...

Murray: “If you thought Republicans were done trying to repeal overwhelmingly popular health care policies that bring down costs—think again… Republicans’ health care proposals are the same as ever—higher costs for patients.”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA),...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh questioning the agency’s rule rescinding recognition of Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). In his letter, Senator Burr emphasized the...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf condemning FDA’s severely inadequate internal review and continued failure to answer for its role in the devastating infant formula...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, led 15 of their colleagues in commenting on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule...

According to NYT, Providence pressed employees to bill patients who qualified for free and discounted care, and even sent debt collectors after such patients   Murray: “Patients seeking care at Providence’s hospitals should not face these types of aggressive tactics at their most vulnerable...

Murray: “I’m glad we were able to confirm this highly qualified nominee to this important position overseeing employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits—a financial cornerstone for so many families in Washington state and across the country.”   Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA),...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Senate’s 72-25 vote to pass the continuing resolution.   “I’m glad I was able to work with my colleagues to pass this continuing resolution...

***WATCH: Senator Murray Joins Colleagues, Servicemembers, Veterans at Press Conference***   WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Republicans continue to push forward their proposal to ban abortion nationwide and attack the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) historic action to provide abortion care for veterans in certain...

U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the language they negotiated for passage this week reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) user fee programs and their commitment to...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Burr (R-NC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the language they negotiated for passage this week reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) user...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) publication of a final rule rescinding the Trump administration’s “Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announcement that President Biden’s illegal student loan debt cancelation scheme will cost taxpayers $400 billion: “Just last week, President...

The Pending Supreme Court Case Could Also Undermine Congress’s Spending Clause Authority WASHINGTON – On Friday, U.S Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), joined House and Senate leaders in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Health and...