Press Releases

By: Michael Rose April 14 (BNA) -- Health-care workers experience workplace violence at a higher rate than workers in other industries, and the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration can take steps to help address the issue, according to a Government Accountability Office report released April 14. The report was...

In a letter to HHS and DOJ, Senators call for clear federal standards for treating survivors when they arrive at the hospital   GAO Report finds that many hospitals nationwide lack key supports for survivors of sexual assault   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Al Franken (D-MN), and Michael Bennet...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12 — Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) made the following statement today as Senate health committee-passed legislation to spur treatments and cures for the Zika virus heads to the president’s desk for signature following today’s passage in the House: “This legislation will help us take...

Sen. Lamar Alexander ripped into Education Secretary John King Jr. during a hearing on Tuesday, accusing the Obama administration of trying to unilaterally change key provisions of the nation’s new federal education law. Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate’s education committee, was particularly frustrated...

Across the country, women on average earn 79 cents for every dollar a man makes; in Washington state, women earn just 77 cents on the dollar compared to their male counterparts Murray: “No matter where they live, no matter their background, no matter what career they choose, on average, women earn less than their male colleagues – even...

Murray: “I expect the Department to use its full authority under the Every Student Succeeds Act to make sure every student has access to a quality education.”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered opening...

“I’ll use every power of Congress to make sure the law is implemented the way we wrote it, including our ability to use the appropriations process and to overturn such regulations once they are final.” WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12 – Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said there is already “disturbing...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has had his hands on a lot of bills, but he believes none has been as far-reaching as the one he's working on now. "I will probably never have a chance to work (again) on something this important as a U.S. senator," the Maryville Republican said. Alexander and the committee he chairs completed work last...

WASHINGTON, April 7 – The Senate today passed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016, bipartisan legislation sponsored by the chairman and top Democrat on the Senate health committee to support social and nutrition services – from home-delivered meals to senior centers – for nearly 12 million older...

WASHINGTON, April 6 – Below are the prepared remarks from Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) for today’s executive session: This is our third and final markup of legislation that is part of our innovation, or “cures,” agenda—that is, our effort to take advantage of this exciting time in science...

“The House has done its work. The president has proposed his initiatives. I am hopeful we can take this to the Senate floor soon and ensure the president’s Precision Medicine and cancer ‘moonshot’ initiatives and ideas in the ‘Cures’ bill can become reality this year. …Sometimes we get caught up in bill...

Murray highlights bipartisan legislation to better incorporate women, minority groups in clinical trials   Murray: “I’m very hopeful we can reach a bipartisan agreement that reflects the strong work done… and ensures that we invest in realizing the goals we’ve laid out.”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today,...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6 – Senate labor committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today made the following statement on the Labor Department’s release of its final rule to redefine and expand the term “fiduciary”: “I am carefully reviewing the final rule released by the Labor Department to ensure that it...

WASHINGTON, April 6 – Below are the prepared remarks from Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) for today’s executive session: This is our third and final markup of legislation that is part of our innovation, or “cures,” agenda—that is, our effort to take advantage of this exciting time in science...

Murray says investigation is “short on facts and long on politics” as House Republicans issue subpoenas to universities, labs   TODAY: Murray will lead Congressional Dems, Women’s Health Advocates in a tweetstorm—11AM to 1PM ET—in response   (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31 – The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate health committee released legislation to help the bright minds at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spend more time developing life-saving treatments and cures for America’s patients. “In two separate studies, the National Academies found...

Murray: “Students have enough to think about as they apply to college, and there’s no reason complicated financial aid forms should add to the list”   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee applauded the Department of...

Congress has passed a law to help keep hospitals and patients safe from these malicious attacks … Yesterday’s attack, which, unfortunately, is not unique, shows the need for HHS to implement the law with the urgency patients and hospitals deserve.” WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29 – The chairman of the Senate health...

(Washington, D.C.) – U. S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a split ruling in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association affirming the lower court decision that protected the ability of public...

Administration announcement comes as Murray hears from Washington state families, communities about opioid crisis   Murray to continue bipartisan work in Senate on legislation to prevent and treat opioid abuse   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U. S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...