Press Releases

Senator Murray: “As we continue building on that progress and working to tackle rising costs, it is critical we ensure no one is losing opportunities or hard-earned wages to discrimination, harassment, wage theft, or otherwise being cheated by their employer. That is why the Committee should move quickly to advance these important nominees to...

***WATCH: Senator Murray remarks on Republicans’ introduction of national abortion ban***   (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 Senate Republicans’ introduction of a federal ban on...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, introduced a resolution that would prevent a disastrous rail worker strike if contract negotiations are not soon...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), led 18 of her colleagues in commenting on the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX rule. In the letter, the Senators commend the Department’s efforts to ensure survivors can seek...

Lawsuit championed by far-right Republican organization founded by Stephen Miller threatens to rip away coverage of HIV prevention medication, birth control, STI screenings, and other preventive health care   Murray: “The American people do not think employers and partisan politics should decide what health care you can receive—not...

Following SCOTUS’ disastrous Dobbs decision, roughly half of women veterans in the U.S. live in states that have or are likely to ban abortion   In July, Hirono & Warren led Murray, Duckworth, colleagues in calling on VA to begin offering abortion services   ***Video of the Senators’ Press Conference is Available...

The number of participants in employer-sponsored benefit plans covered by ERISA protections has tripled since it was first signed into law   Senator Murray: “Employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits are a financial cornerstone for over a hundred million families across our country, and at a time when so many people are...

Senator Murray: “For the first time ever, the Veterans Health Administration will finally be able to provide abortion care to ensure none of our veterans or their eligible dependents will have to face medical emergencies—or stay pregnant after a rape or incest—simply because Republican politicians think they know what’s best...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released the following statement on the announcement that American students’ test scores have plummeted over the last two years: “Lockdowns and fear caused the biggest ever drop on the Nation’s Report Card for...

Late Wednesday, a federal judge blocked enforcement of Idaho’s extreme abortion ban in medical emergencies as rest of law takes effect today    (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on President Biden’s announcement that he intends to cancel broad swaths of federal student loan debt, transferring more than $300 billion of debt onto American taxpayers: “President...

  Murray previously pressed for details from HHS on monkeypox response efforts as well   Senator Murray: “It is critical we act quickly to get on top of this outbreak, utilizing essential tools, including vaccines. I expect this to be of the upmost priority for ASPR, and to see improved vaccine procurement and distribution...

 Senator Murray: “Tonight, tens of millions of borrowers across the country who’ve been saddled with student debt can sleep easier knowing their balances will finally go down—and millions will see their debt wiped entirely.”    (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), alongside U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-Md.-03), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05), and...

Senators applaud critical forward progress, outline further steps to strengthen proposed regulations     (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), led 22 of her colleagues in commenting on the Department of Education’s...

  ICYMI: Republican Senator Blocks Bill to Protect Right to Travel   ICYMI: Republican Senator Blocks Commonsense Family Planning Bill   ICYMI: Republican Senator Blocks Bill Codifying Right to Contraception   ICYMI: Republican Senator Blocks Bill to Protect Doctors Providing Legal Abortions   (Washington,...

***WATCH: Senator Murray delivers floor remarks on Inflation Reduction Act***    (Washington, DC) — Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the measures included in the Inflation Reduction Act to extend the health care tax...

***WATCH: Senator Murray delivers floor remarks on Inflation Reduction Act***    (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 Inflation Reduction Act’s historic provisions that will lower...

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP),  to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to again demand details on the agency’s plan to combat and contain monkeypox.  In the 22 days since Senator Burr sent his first...

The Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act would remove barriers and strengthen access to reproductive care for people with disabilities    (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced...