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Murray indicates “growing concern” in letters to manufacturers of medical scopes linked to antibiotic resistant infections across the country   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) wrote a letter to Karl Watanabe, President of Olympus...

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is demanding records from three medical-device makers tied to reports of “superbug” infections in the nation’s hospitals, including the manufacturer of scopes blamed for an outbreak at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. Murray sent letters Tuesday to Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Pentax Medical...

On Tuesday afternoon, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), announced the introduction of the Affordability IS Access Act, a bill that would build on the contraception coverage required in the Affordable Care Act by allowing FDA-approved birth control pills to be made available over the counter. “Anyone will tell you that when something is too...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education announcing critical debt relief for students impacted by the closure and bankruptcy of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. After documented findings of harmful...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), along with U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), led a bipartisan group of 53 Members...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a HELP Committee hearing on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Ensuring College Affordability. In her opening remarks, Murray highlighted how the high costs of college create challenges for students...

Legislation would help support children and families affected by trauma (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Children’s Recovery from Trauma Act, legislation that would help ensure our nation’s health care system is better prepared to provide support to children and...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the Department of Labor’s release of guidance on implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order.  “We should be doing everything we can to ensure...

Congress is working on rewriting the rules that determine how federal financial aid for college is distributed, and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, is playing a key role. On Tuesday, Murray spent an hour talking to three Washington college students about how financial aid has worked for them — and how it hasn’t. Murray is now the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)’s  announcement of an innovative new partnership to combat heart disease and improve heart...

Murray: “Our economy should work for all families and small business owners…Raising the minimum wage is an important part of that work.”   Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) joined a call with small business owners across the...

Washington, D.C. – Today Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s analysis of recent violations of the Servicemembers Civil...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a Committee hearing on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Exploring Institutional Risk-sharing. In her opening statement, Murray noted the importance of holding colleges and universities...

Murray introduces legislation to expand access to preschool and improve early learning opportunities (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee introduced the Strong Start for America’s Children Act, legislation that would expand...

Murray: “Freedom from discrimination is a requirement for making sure all Americans have the opportunity to work hard and succeed.” (Washington, D.C) – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a Committee hearing on oversight of the Equal...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of Head Start. “For fifty years, Head Start has helped young learners build their skills so they have the opportunity to learn,...

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on House passage of legislation that would severely restrict a woman’s constitutionally protected access to reproductive care.  “Today’s vote is more of the same...

The Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity when applying for credit (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) introduced the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (FDCA) of 2015, which would amend the...

Lawmakers in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate introduced legislation on Wednesday that would have the effect of barring discrimination against LGBT people in credit if signed into law. The bill, known as the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act, was re-introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) and in the U.S. Senate by Sen....