Press Releases

Senator Murray: “Washington state families cannot rely on foreign competitors to bring down prices, strengthen supply chains, provide U.S. workers good paying jobs, and build a brighter future for our country. We have to build it ourselves—which is why I am going to be pushing to make sure we … pass the strongest package we...

Murray: “My heart is with everyone missing someone they lost today.”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement as the U.S. marks the loss of a million people to COVID-19.   “My heart is with...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on today’s conference meeting for the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021:   “China poses a unique competitive threat to America’s economic security. The...

Senator Murray: “Every worker should have the right to form and join a union to demand better and their fair share of the economic growth they drive—and our tax code shouldn’t reward companies that pay consultants hundreds of dollars an hour to dissuade workers from exercising their right to...

***WATCH: SENATOR MURRAY FLOOR REMARKS***   (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 laying out a path forward after Senate Republicans blocked the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in a 49-51...

Senator Murray: “People across the country do not want to go back. They do not want politicians planning their families for them. They do not want politicians forcing people to stay pregnant. They do not want this to be the first generation of women with fewer rights than their mothers.”   ***WATCH: SENATOR MURRAY’S...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding accountability on the...

Senator Murray: “No worker should ever be cheated out of the hard-earned pay they have worked for—it’s as simple as that.”    (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro...

Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a nomination hearing for Kalpana Kotagal to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In his submitted statement for the record, Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) expressed his concern on Ms. Kotagal’s radical political ties,...

Senator Murray: “At every turn in her career, Ms. Kotagal has been a champion for workers denied the pay, dignity, and respect that are their right—and I have no doubt that, as a member of the EEOC, she will continue fighting to create better, fairer workplaces, and an economy that works for everyone.”   ***WATCH:...

Senator Murray: “This pandemic has been incredibly hard on people here in Washington state, especially our kids. … I’m going to keep working across the aisle and pushing to make sure our communities get the support they deserve, so our families can get the mental health care they need.”   ***PHOTOS OF THE EVENT...

Senator Murray: “I will not stop fighting, I will not stop speaking up—and doing everything I possibly can to get a bill to President Biden’s desk to protect the right to abortion.”   ***LISTEN: SENATOR MURRAY FIGHTS TO PROTECT RIGHT TO ABORTION *** ***PHOTOS OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE...

Murray leads fight against Republican efforts to end the right to abortion   Senate Democrats will force a vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act   Senator Murray: “[Republicans have] spent the last few days trying to distract everyone from the consequences of their unrelenting attacks on the right to abortion. Well...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Tina Smith (D-MN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, released a new report from the...

Senators: “We continue to hear from patients who are experiencing delays and denials for insurance coverage of birth control products .… Patients should not have to jump through burdensome hoops or pay extra just to get the birth control they need to stay healthy and plan a family on their own...

Senator Murray: “I am furious at the idea that Republicans are going to take us backward—that this will be the first generation of women with fewer rights than their mothers.”   ***WATCH: SENATOR MURRAY’S FULL REMARKS HERE***    (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. 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, issued the following statement on the recent reporting that the Supreme Court plans to strike down the abortion rights codified in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the draft majority...

(Seattle, WA) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on International Workers’ Day.    “Washington state’s workers—including immigrant workers—are the backbone of our economy. They are...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee issued the following statement in light of recent reporting on new developments regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) slow response to food safety issues at an Abbott infant formula...