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Jan. 11, 2018 Tweet - "We can provide needed health coverage & care for 9 million kids, AND save $6 billion. Only thing stopping us is the delay from Republicans. We must act now." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 11, 2018 Tweet - "There are 60,000 children in WA who are insured through CHIP. Nine million families nationwide rely on it to help address the health needs of their children. Yet, it has taken over 102 days, & counting, to restore it. There is no excuse for this inaction. #SaveCHIP" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "As a former preschool teacher, I know just how important it is to have quality educators and caregivers in early learning programs and pay them fairly." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "By pushing partisan tax reform last year @GOP put massive corporations and the wealthiest ahead of making sure children and families have the health care they need. #ExtendCHIP" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Cantwell, Gardner Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Firefighting Technology Sen. Maria Cantwell
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "REMINDER: 9 million children have the health care they need covered through CHIP, and this Republican-led Congress let it run out of funding 102 days ago." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Today I shared the story of Stella, a 5-year-old in WA born with spina bifida. She needs 5 catheters a day, new leg braces, multiple MRI scans a year. She is one of 60k WA kids who rely on CHIP for needed health care. Congress must #SaveCHIP for our families." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "The GOP tax plan will cost 1000x more than it would to fund CHIP for 9 million children nationwide, and it's clearer than ever where Republicans' priorities lie." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Ripping parents & their kids apart won't build the border wall or bring back jobs, but it will weaken our communities--another reason it beyond time to pass the #DreamAct." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Another day since President Trump rescinded DACA, another day filled with broken promises to the young men & women who came to this country through no fault of their own. We must--must--pass the #DreamAct. Quickly." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Since Trump's inauguration, the agency overseeing workplace health and safety has lost 40 inspectors. They haven't replaced a single one. This is absolutely reckless. It is unacceptable to undermine worker safety like this." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Young people who came to this country as children aren't the only ones who benefit from DACA--so do our communities and our economy. We must pass the #DreamAct now." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Letter to Katherine Lugar, President and CEO of American Hotel and Lodging Association - Protect Guests from Warrantless Immigration Sweeps Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 In Light of Motel 6 Revelations, Jayapal and Gallego Call for Standards to Protect Guests from Warrantless Immigration Sweeps Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on The Opioid Crisis: An Examination of How We Got Here and How We Move Forward Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has so far run @HHSGov with one goal: imposing its harmful ideology on patients, women, & families--and I have serious doubts President Trump' nominee to lead it, Mr. Azar, is willing to stand up and put the needs of patients and families first." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "From going to college to starting a new business, DACA has helped thousands of young men & women realize their dreams & make invaluable contributions to our communities. Ending DACA isn't just morally bankrupt--it's a bad investment in our future. #DreamActNow" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Jayapal Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Deport 200,000 Salvadorans Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "I have not been persuaded that Mr. Azar has any real solutions to lower drug prices for patients--and as a former pharmaceutical executive, that he would fairly execute any significant effort to do so." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Young men & women who came to the US as children are only asking to remain in the only country they've known as home. Surely, in this great land of opportunity, we can come together to figure out how to make this work." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Continued uncertainty on for a long term CHIP solution has already done a lot of harm for families, and I'm hopeful Republicans are finally ready to work with us to get this done." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "It speaks volumes that this Republican-controlled Congress spent the last months of 2017 giving tax breaks to massive corporations and the wealthiest instead of taking care of the health needs of children and families." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Against Sessions' Efforts To Block Byrne-JAG Funds From American Cities Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans' decision to kick the can down the road on DACA is just as unacceptable as President Trump's abrupt decision to end the program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people to come out of the shadows. We can't go back on our promise. #DreamActNow" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Too many have already suffered from President Trump's brash, partisan decision to end DACA--we must come together & fix this now." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Good perspective from @washingtonpost--holding the futures of thousands of young people hostage in order to advance a partisan agenda is not only cruel, but goes against everything we stand for as a nation." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "Our friends, co-workers, & loved ones are counting on Congress to come together & allow these young people who are American in every way but on paper to stay in the only home they've known--it is past time to pass the #DreamAct & end this cruel uncertainty." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "…the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program cannot & should not be the mechanism by which the United States' immigration system is refurbished." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2018 Tweet - "Unfortunately Republicans spent a year punting on critical issues, so lots to do before 1/19 including: - Reauthorize CHIP funding - Pass the Dream Act - Undo President Trump's sabotage & lower health care costs… …the list could go on, but we only have so many characters." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2018 Senator Murray Statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions Ending Common Sense Approach to Legalized Marijuana Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "If President Trump wanted to protect DREAMers & young people who unknowingly came to the US as children, he shouldn't have ended the DACA program--it's not too late to work w/ Democrats to honor our government's promise & make this right #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "There is no more time to waste kicking this can down the road. We must come together--quickly--to find a permanent solution that allows these brave young men & women to stay in the only home they've ever known." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "We must keep repeating this until they listen: Republicans shouldn't hold up children's health care in order to push through their partisan agenda." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "ICYMI: your daily reminder that it's been 93 DAYS since Republicans let funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expire. Our kids need more than a temporary fix--we must come together to restore full funding for CHIP now." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "We have a bipartisan path forward for the nearly 800,000 young people left in limbo right now with the #DreamAct. It's past time for Republican leadership to step up to address this Trump-inflicted mess." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "Reminder: This Republican-controlled Congress spent the last months of the year giving tax breaks to massive corporations and the wealthiest instead of taking care of the health needs of children and families. It's past time for a solution to fund CHIP." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 22, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Pass Vietnam Veterans Legislation Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 22, 2017 Smith statement on House Passage of the Continuing Resolution Rep. Adam Smith
Dec. 22, 2017 Reps. Emmer, Handel, Jayapal, Kuster, Wasserman Schultz, Walz Introduce the Abby Honold Act Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 22, 2017 Statement from Congressman Smith on passage of H.R. 1 Rep. Adam Smith
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "I'm heading to the Senate floor to call on my Republican colleagues to follow through on promise to fix DACA for the 800,000 young men & women whose lives are right now in limbo." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary, HHS, the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Treasury - Rescind Rule Denying Women Access to Birth Control Coverage Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rod J. Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - End Efforts to Undermine Special Counsel Robert S.Mueller III Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "This is no way to run the government and no way to treat people who are looking to Congress for solutions and I am going to do everything I can to make sure this Republican-controlled Congress does its job for our young people and families without any further delay." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - Congresswoman Susan Davis Joins in Expressing Support for Robert Mueller's Investigation of Trump Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "From health care to tax reform, some days it feels impossible to get the majority of Republicans on-board with policies that truly help the families we represent…." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "We may not be able to change the Trump Administration's hateful rhetoric or short-sighted policies overnight, but we can and should pass the DREAM Act as soon as possible." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Jayapal Statement on Passage of the GOP Continuing Resolution Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Date Title Politician
Jan. 11, 2018 Tweet - "We can provide needed health coverage & care for 9 million kids, AND save $6 billion. Only thing stopping us is the delay from Republicans. We must act now." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 11, 2018 Tweet - "There are 60,000 children in WA who are insured through CHIP. Nine million families nationwide rely on it to help address the health needs of their children. Yet, it has taken over 102 days, & counting, to restore it. There is no excuse for this inaction. #SaveCHIP" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "As a former preschool teacher, I know just how important it is to have quality educators and caregivers in early learning programs and pay them fairly." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "By pushing partisan tax reform last year @GOP put massive corporations and the wealthiest ahead of making sure children and families have the health care they need. #ExtendCHIP" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Cantwell, Gardner Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Firefighting Technology Sen.Maria Cantwell
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "REMINDER: 9 million children have the health care they need covered through CHIP, and this Republican-led Congress let it run out of funding 102 days ago." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Today I shared the story of Stella, a 5-year-old in WA born with spina bifida. She needs 5 catheters a day, new leg braces, multiple MRI scans a year. She is one of 60k WA kids who rely on CHIP for needed health care. Congress must #SaveCHIP for our families." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "The GOP tax plan will cost 1000x more than it would to fund CHIP for 9 million children nationwide, and it's clearer than ever where Republicans' priorities lie." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Ripping parents & their kids apart won't build the border wall or bring back jobs, but it will weaken our communities--another reason it beyond time to pass the #DreamAct." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Another day since President Trump rescinded DACA, another day filled with broken promises to the young men & women who came to this country through no fault of their own. We must--must--pass the #DreamAct. Quickly." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Since Trump's inauguration, the agency overseeing workplace health and safety has lost 40 inspectors. They haven't replaced a single one. This is absolutely reckless. It is unacceptable to undermine worker safety like this." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Young people who came to this country as children aren't the only ones who benefit from DACA--so do our communities and our economy. We must pass the #DreamAct now." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Letter to Katherine Lugar, President and CEO of American Hotel and Lodging Association - Protect Guests from Warrantless Immigration Sweeps Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 In Light of Motel 6 Revelations, Jayapal and Gallego Call for Standards to Protect Guests from Warrantless Immigration Sweeps Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on The Opioid Crisis: An Examination of How We Got Here and How We Move Forward Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has so far run @HHSGov with one goal: imposing its harmful ideology on patients, women, & families--and I have serious doubts President Trump' nominee to lead it, Mr. Azar, is willing to stand up and put the needs of patients and families first." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "From going to college to starting a new business, DACA has helped thousands of young men & women realize their dreams & make invaluable contributions to our communities. Ending DACA isn't just morally bankrupt--it's a bad investment in our future. #DreamActNow" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Jayapal Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Deport 200,000 Salvadorans Rep.Pramila Jayapal
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "I have not been persuaded that Mr. Azar has any real solutions to lower drug prices for patients--and as a former pharmaceutical executive, that he would fairly execute any significant effort to do so." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Young men & women who came to the US as children are only asking to remain in the only country they've known as home. Surely, in this great land of opportunity, we can come together to figure out how to make this work." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Continued uncertainty on for a long term CHIP solution has already done a lot of harm for families, and I'm hopeful Republicans are finally ready to work with us to get this done." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "It speaks volumes that this Republican-controlled Congress spent the last months of 2017 giving tax breaks to massive corporations and the wealthiest instead of taking care of the health needs of children and families." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Against Sessions' Efforts To Block Byrne-JAG Funds From American Cities Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans' decision to kick the can down the road on DACA is just as unacceptable as President Trump's abrupt decision to end the program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people to come out of the shadows. We can't go back on our promise. #DreamActNow" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Too many have already suffered from President Trump's brash, partisan decision to end DACA--we must come together & fix this now." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Good perspective from @washingtonpost--holding the futures of thousands of young people hostage in order to advance a partisan agenda is not only cruel, but goes against everything we stand for as a nation." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "Our friends, co-workers, & loved ones are counting on Congress to come together & allow these young people who are American in every way but on paper to stay in the only home they've known--it is past time to pass the #DreamAct & end this cruel uncertainty." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "…the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program cannot & should not be the mechanism by which the United States' immigration system is refurbished." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2018 Tweet - "Unfortunately Republicans spent a year punting on critical issues, so lots to do before 1/19 including: - Reauthorize CHIP funding - Pass the Dream Act - Undo President Trump's sabotage & lower health care costs… …the list could go on, but we only have so many characters." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2018 Senator Murray Statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions Ending Common Sense Approach to Legalized Marijuana Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "If President Trump wanted to protect DREAMers & young people who unknowingly came to the US as children, he shouldn't have ended the DACA program--it's not too late to work w/ Democrats to honor our government's promise & make this right #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "There is no more time to waste kicking this can down the road. We must come together--quickly--to find a permanent solution that allows these brave young men & women to stay in the only home they've ever known." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "We must keep repeating this until they listen: Republicans shouldn't hold up children's health care in order to push through their partisan agenda." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "ICYMI: your daily reminder that it's been 93 DAYS since Republicans let funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expire. Our kids need more than a temporary fix--we must come together to restore full funding for CHIP now." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "We have a bipartisan path forward for the nearly 800,000 young people left in limbo right now with the #DreamAct. It's past time for Republican leadership to step up to address this Trump-inflicted mess." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "Reminder: This Republican-controlled Congress spent the last months of the year giving tax breaks to massive corporations and the wealthiest instead of taking care of the health needs of children and families. It's past time for a solution to fund CHIP." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 22, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Pass Vietnam Veterans Legislation Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 22, 2017 Smith statement on House Passage of the Continuing Resolution Rep.Adam Smith
Dec. 22, 2017 Reps. Emmer, Handel, Jayapal, Kuster, Wasserman Schultz, Walz Introduce the Abby Honold Act Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 22, 2017 Statement from Congressman Smith on passage of H.R. 1 Rep.Adam Smith
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "I'm heading to the Senate floor to call on my Republican colleagues to follow through on promise to fix DACA for the 800,000 young men & women whose lives are right now in limbo." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary, HHS, the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Treasury - Rescind Rule Denying Women Access to Birth Control Coverage Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rod J. Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - End Efforts to Undermine Special Counsel Robert S.Mueller III Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "This is no way to run the government and no way to treat people who are looking to Congress for solutions and I am going to do everything I can to make sure this Republican-controlled Congress does its job for our young people and families without any further delay." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - Congresswoman Susan Davis Joins in Expressing Support for Robert Mueller's Investigation of Trump Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "From health care to tax reform, some days it feels impossible to get the majority of Republicans on-board with policies that truly help the families we represent…." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "We may not be able to change the Trump Administration's hateful rhetoric or short-sighted policies overnight, but we can and should pass the DREAM Act as soon as possible." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Jayapal Statement on Passage of the GOP Continuing Resolution Rep.Pramila Jayapal
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