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Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We need someone to lead the Department of Interior who will put people & the environment first, ahead of the corporations & special interests that view our public lands & natural resources not as something to be preserved, but solely to be used for profit." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "It's clear that @BetsyDeVosED is more interested in pandering to the NRA than listening to the students, parents, and teachers she is supposed to serve." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Right in the middle of the holidays, and looking ahead to the new year, people with pre-existing conditions are once again wondering whether the protections they rely on to afford coverage will stay in place." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "If @BetsyDeVosED truly wants to provide relief to the hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers who were cheated out of their education, she MUST: - stop letting for-profit colleges off the hook - fully implement the borrower defense rule Our students deserve better." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I will never get to remember my college graduation day without remembering that I had to share the stage with the man who raped me." - Jess Davidson @BetsyDeVosED's #TitleIX rules will sweep sexual assault under the rug--we should be protecting students, not schools. #HandsOffIX" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must continue to shine a light on the devastating epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in our communities. I'm urging our colleagues in the House to pass the #SavannasAct. #MMIWG" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "By reforming sentencing for low-level non-violent offenders, moving toward rehabilitation for people convicted of crimes involving drug use, & other important reforms in the #FirstStepAct, we can take an initial step to truly keeping our communities safe." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "This was a good first step, but @BetsyDeVosED has a lot of work to do to help students like Joseph White who were cheated by predatory for-profit colleges and are still struggling to pay back their loans." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "From rolling back protections for our US monuments, to advancing a foreign mining project in WA state, Mr. Zinke was anything but a Theodore Roosevelt-like leader on conservation. We need someone at Interior who will put the environment first." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We need someone to lead the Department of Interior who will put people & the environment first, ahead of the corporations & special interests that view our public lands & natural resources not as something to be preserved, but solely to be used for profit." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We need someone to lead the Department of Interior who will put people & the environment first, ahead of the corporations & special interests that view our public lands & natural resources not as something to be preserved, but solely to be used for profit." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Despite all of the evidence and basic common sense, @BetsyDeVosED is trying to make the case that it's not weapons of war in schools that make students unsafe, but rather the true danger is schools' attempts to fight racism and protect students' privacy. This is mind-boggling." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Senator Murray Statement on School Safety Commission: "It is insulting to students, parents, and teachers that Secretary DeVos wasted this opportunity" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The tragic loss of life and injuries caused by last December's train derailment resonated with people from #DuPont, Washington to Washington, DC because no family or community should have to experience that type of heartbreak and horror." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - DeGette Leads Democratic House Colleagues in Opposition to EPA Proposal to Weaken Methane Standards Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Last week, President Trump said he would be "proud" to shut the government down over his wasteful border wall and would take the blame for it--but I'm hoping that Republicans decide to work with us to fund our government and avoid a completely unnecessary #TrumpShutdown." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "According to @CDCgov, nearly 40,000 people in the United States died by guns last year--marking the highest number of gun deaths in decades. We must keep fighting for common sense reforms--not next year, not next decade--but now. #EndGunViolence" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "This is a good first step, but it's not good enough. Secretary @BetsyDeVosED must abandon her attempts to rollback the borrower defense rule and start providing relief to the more than 100,000 borrowers who were cheated out of their education and savings." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Make no mistake, @usedgov's move to discharge the loans for about 15,000 borrowers was good--but not good enough. I urge Sec. @BetsyDeVosED to stop padding the pockets of for-profit colleges and provide relief to students who were cheated out of their education and savings." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "This latest GOP health care threat makes it even more important that they join Democrats to stop this ruling from hurting families. I'm going to keep calling on them to work with us to stop this ruling, lower costs, & repair all the damage President Trump's sabotage has caused." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Tens of millions of people are worried once again about the future of their health care. Now is the time for every Republican who claimed in November to support pre-existing conditions protections & affordable health care to drop the politics and show they mean it." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "We have an opportunity now to take an important first step toward improving a criminal justice system that often stacks the deck against low-income Americans, people suffering from addiction & communities of color with the #FirstStepAct--I hope we take it." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans can can listen to the people the represent and work with us to fund the government & avoid a completely unnecessary crisis--or they can end this year with more gridlock and dysfunction. The choice is theirs." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A lot of good people are fighting to ensure that nothing about your care will change. But all of this should be a reminder that Republicans will never stop trying to undo all that." - @BarackObama Together, we have to keep fighting to #ProtectOurCare." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Ahead of One Year Anniversary of Fatal Train Derailment near DuPont, Senator Murray Remembers Victims and Continues Push for Strengthened Investments in Critical Train Safety Technology Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Last week the Senate made it clear to President Trump and his administration that they must uphold American values around the world and make clear that this egregious violation of human rights will not be tolerated." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 16, 2018 Tweet - "1/ I know how much so many of you care about women and all workers' ability to fight back against sexual harassment on the job and stand up for their rights--so I wanted to make sure you knew about a real threat to those rights this week..." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Climate change is real, it's happening, and will continue if we do not #ActOnClimate." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Early childhood teachers and caregivers do some of the most important work to help our children learn, grow, and thrive. They should be paid what they deserve. #ChildCare4All" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Sec. Zinke's legacy at Interior will be known for scandal after scandal & selling out to special interests. I'm glad he's leaving--and I hope President Trump bows to public pressure & nominates someone who will put people & the environment ahead of corporations & special interests" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Senator Murray Statement on Secretary Ryan Zinke's Resignation from the U.S. Department of the Interior Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Congressional Progressive Caucus & Tri-Caucus Urge Republican Leadership to Oppose Additional Border Wall Funding, Send Values-Based Message to the American People Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Senior House Democrats Send Letter to DHS Inspector General Demanding Answers in Tragedy of 7-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Customs and Border Protection Custody Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - House Democrats Demand Answers from Trump Administration Following Death of 7-Year Old Child in CBP Custody Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "From dreaming of becoming an astronaut, to flying 200 miles above Earth in the International Space Station, Spokane native @AstroAnnimal is truly an inspiration to women and girls in Washington state and across the nation." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to Donald Trump - Help Keystone XL Pipeline Get Completed Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Cantwell, Murray Call on Federal Government to Include Firefighters in Studies on Health Effects of Exposure to PFAS Sen. Maria Cantwell
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "The @FCC's backward decision to roll back internet protections for consumers and repeal #NetNeutrality is as shameful and wrong today as it was last December. Keep fighting and making your voices heard to #SaveTheInternet." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be clear: this blatantly partisan legal threat shows it's time for every single Republican who claimed this November they care about pre-ex and affordable health care, to prove it by showing leadership, dropping the partisan politics & ensuring people aren't hurt." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Reminder: this partisan legal threat ruling doesn't change the fact that if you need health care, you can enroll tomorrow. Don't let Republican political games get in the way of signing up for coverage." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Our vote to strengthen protections in Congress against harassment was long overdue and an important first step--but there is much more work ahead here and nationwide to make sure that every worker is safe, respected, and treated equally." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Thanks to Republicans' nonstop effort to jeopardize health care in our country, tens of millions of people are worried once again about what the future holds for their health care coverage." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "For us in the Pacific Northwest, climate change is personal. We must continue to #ActOnClimate and fight for our environment." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats are going to keep fighting to protect care for every patient and family in our country." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "ICYMI: President Trump said he would be proud to shut down the government if he can't get billions of taxpayer dollars for his wasteful wall--and that he would take the blame if he did. There is absolutely no reason for a #TrumpShutdown--and it's up to Republicans to stop it." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Senator Murray: "Blatantly Partisan" Republican Legal Threat Once Again Jeopardizes Pre-Ex Protections; Families' Health Care Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Six years later, my heart still breaks for the families of the children & staff at #SandyHook Elementary. Across the country we have seen gun violence devastate too many communities. We must keep fighting for common sense policies to address the gun violence epidemic nationwide." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "On Mount Rainier, snow is the main driver of plant behavior. If there is snow, plants cannot photosynthesize. If they cannot photosynthesize, they cannot grow." We can no longer turn a blind eye to climate change. We must protect our cherished mountains & plants. #ActOnClimate" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 13, 2018 Kilmer, DelBene Bill to Improve Timber Innovation Passes House, Expected to Become Law Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
Date Title Politician
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We need someone to lead the Department of Interior who will put people & the environment first, ahead of the corporations & special interests that view our public lands & natural resources not as something to be preserved, but solely to be used for profit." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "It's clear that @BetsyDeVosED is more interested in pandering to the NRA than listening to the students, parents, and teachers she is supposed to serve." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Right in the middle of the holidays, and looking ahead to the new year, people with pre-existing conditions are once again wondering whether the protections they rely on to afford coverage will stay in place." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "If @BetsyDeVosED truly wants to provide relief to the hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers who were cheated out of their education, she MUST: - stop letting for-profit colleges off the hook - fully implement the borrower defense rule Our students deserve better." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I will never get to remember my college graduation day without remembering that I had to share the stage with the man who raped me." - Jess Davidson @BetsyDeVosED's #TitleIX rules will sweep sexual assault under the rug--we should be protecting students, not schools. #HandsOffIX" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must continue to shine a light on the devastating epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in our communities. I'm urging our colleagues in the House to pass the #SavannasAct. #MMIWG" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "By reforming sentencing for low-level non-violent offenders, moving toward rehabilitation for people convicted of crimes involving drug use, & other important reforms in the #FirstStepAct, we can take an initial step to truly keeping our communities safe." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "This was a good first step, but @BetsyDeVosED has a lot of work to do to help students like Joseph White who were cheated by predatory for-profit colleges and are still struggling to pay back their loans." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "From rolling back protections for our US monuments, to advancing a foreign mining project in WA state, Mr. Zinke was anything but a Theodore Roosevelt-like leader on conservation. We need someone at Interior who will put the environment first." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We need someone to lead the Department of Interior who will put people & the environment first, ahead of the corporations & special interests that view our public lands & natural resources not as something to be preserved, but solely to be used for profit." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We need someone to lead the Department of Interior who will put people & the environment first, ahead of the corporations & special interests that view our public lands & natural resources not as something to be preserved, but solely to be used for profit." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Despite all of the evidence and basic common sense, @BetsyDeVosED is trying to make the case that it's not weapons of war in schools that make students unsafe, but rather the true danger is schools' attempts to fight racism and protect students' privacy. This is mind-boggling." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Senator Murray Statement on School Safety Commission: "It is insulting to students, parents, and teachers that Secretary DeVos wasted this opportunity" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The tragic loss of life and injuries caused by last December's train derailment resonated with people from #DuPont, Washington to Washington, DC because no family or community should have to experience that type of heartbreak and horror." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - DeGette Leads Democratic House Colleagues in Opposition to EPA Proposal to Weaken Methane Standards Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Last week, President Trump said he would be "proud" to shut the government down over his wasteful border wall and would take the blame for it--but I'm hoping that Republicans decide to work with us to fund our government and avoid a completely unnecessary #TrumpShutdown." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "According to @CDCgov, nearly 40,000 people in the United States died by guns last year--marking the highest number of gun deaths in decades. We must keep fighting for common sense reforms--not next year, not next decade--but now. #EndGunViolence" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "This is a good first step, but it's not good enough. Secretary @BetsyDeVosED must abandon her attempts to rollback the borrower defense rule and start providing relief to the more than 100,000 borrowers who were cheated out of their education and savings." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Make no mistake, @usedgov's move to discharge the loans for about 15,000 borrowers was good--but not good enough. I urge Sec. @BetsyDeVosED to stop padding the pockets of for-profit colleges and provide relief to students who were cheated out of their education and savings." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "This latest GOP health care threat makes it even more important that they join Democrats to stop this ruling from hurting families. I'm going to keep calling on them to work with us to stop this ruling, lower costs, & repair all the damage President Trump's sabotage has caused." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Tens of millions of people are worried once again about the future of their health care. Now is the time for every Republican who claimed in November to support pre-existing conditions protections & affordable health care to drop the politics and show they mean it." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "We have an opportunity now to take an important first step toward improving a criminal justice system that often stacks the deck against low-income Americans, people suffering from addiction & communities of color with the #FirstStepAct--I hope we take it." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans can can listen to the people the represent and work with us to fund the government & avoid a completely unnecessary crisis--or they can end this year with more gridlock and dysfunction. The choice is theirs." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A lot of good people are fighting to ensure that nothing about your care will change. But all of this should be a reminder that Republicans will never stop trying to undo all that." - @BarackObama Together, we have to keep fighting to #ProtectOurCare." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 17, 2018 Ahead of One Year Anniversary of Fatal Train Derailment near DuPont, Senator Murray Remembers Victims and Continues Push for Strengthened Investments in Critical Train Safety Technology Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Last week the Senate made it clear to President Trump and his administration that they must uphold American values around the world and make clear that this egregious violation of human rights will not be tolerated." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 16, 2018 Tweet - "1/ I know how much so many of you care about women and all workers' ability to fight back against sexual harassment on the job and stand up for their rights--so I wanted to make sure you knew about a real threat to those rights this week..." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Climate change is real, it's happening, and will continue if we do not #ActOnClimate." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Early childhood teachers and caregivers do some of the most important work to help our children learn, grow, and thrive. They should be paid what they deserve. #ChildCare4All" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Sec. Zinke's legacy at Interior will be known for scandal after scandal & selling out to special interests. I'm glad he's leaving--and I hope President Trump bows to public pressure & nominates someone who will put people & the environment ahead of corporations & special interests" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 15, 2018 Senator Murray Statement on Secretary Ryan Zinke's Resignation from the U.S. Department of the Interior Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Congressional Progressive Caucus & Tri-Caucus Urge Republican Leadership to Oppose Additional Border Wall Funding, Send Values-Based Message to the American People Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Senior House Democrats Send Letter to DHS Inspector General Demanding Answers in Tragedy of 7-Year-Old Girl Who Died in Customs and Border Protection Custody Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - House Democrats Demand Answers from Trump Administration Following Death of 7-Year Old Child in CBP Custody Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "From dreaming of becoming an astronaut, to flying 200 miles above Earth in the International Space Station, Spokane native @AstroAnnimal is truly an inspiration to women and girls in Washington state and across the nation." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to Donald Trump - Help Keystone XL Pipeline Get Completed Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Cantwell, Murray Call on Federal Government to Include Firefighters in Studies on Health Effects of Exposure to PFAS Sen.Maria Cantwell
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "The @FCC's backward decision to roll back internet protections for consumers and repeal #NetNeutrality is as shameful and wrong today as it was last December. Keep fighting and making your voices heard to #SaveTheInternet." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be clear: this blatantly partisan legal threat shows it's time for every single Republican who claimed this November they care about pre-ex and affordable health care, to prove it by showing leadership, dropping the partisan politics & ensuring people aren't hurt." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Reminder: this partisan legal threat ruling doesn't change the fact that if you need health care, you can enroll tomorrow. Don't let Republican political games get in the way of signing up for coverage." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Our vote to strengthen protections in Congress against harassment was long overdue and an important first step--but there is much more work ahead here and nationwide to make sure that every worker is safe, respected, and treated equally." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Thanks to Republicans' nonstop effort to jeopardize health care in our country, tens of millions of people are worried once again about what the future holds for their health care coverage." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "For us in the Pacific Northwest, climate change is personal. We must continue to #ActOnClimate and fight for our environment." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats are going to keep fighting to protect care for every patient and family in our country." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "ICYMI: President Trump said he would be proud to shut down the government if he can't get billions of taxpayer dollars for his wasteful wall--and that he would take the blame if he did. There is absolutely no reason for a #TrumpShutdown--and it's up to Republicans to stop it." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Senator Murray: "Blatantly Partisan" Republican Legal Threat Once Again Jeopardizes Pre-Ex Protections; Families' Health Care Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Six years later, my heart still breaks for the families of the children & staff at #SandyHook Elementary. Across the country we have seen gun violence devastate too many communities. We must keep fighting for common sense policies to address the gun violence epidemic nationwide." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "On Mount Rainier, snow is the main driver of plant behavior. If there is snow, plants cannot photosynthesize. If they cannot photosynthesize, they cannot grow." We can no longer turn a blind eye to climate change. We must protect our cherished mountains & plants. #ActOnClimate" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 13, 2018 Kilmer, DelBene Bill to Improve Timber Innovation Passes House, Expected to Become Law Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
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