| Dec. 16, 2021
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Tweet - "Patients need certainty that they can get essential health care, like an abortion, when they need it. But for patients in TX, MS, and states across the country that isn't the case. We can--and must--fix this by passing the Women's Health Protection Act."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 16, 2021
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Tweet - "Today @US_FDA is lifting some restrictions on medication abortion--which we know is safe and effective--and making it easier for some patients to exercise their right to abortion. That's good."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 15, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Following Oxford High School Shooting, Van Hollen, Murphy, Thompson, Stabenow, Peters, Blumenthal, Slotkin Urge Department Of Education To Issue Guidance On Safe Gun Storage
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Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
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| Dec. 15, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2021
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Tweet - "Democrats' child care plan in #BuildBackBetter will give parents more choices and more affordability. It's a practical solution to a huge financial barrier working parents face--and I'm determined to get it done."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 13, 2021
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Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Menendez and Booker Join Coalition of Democratic Senators in Call to Ensure All Eligible New Jersey Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
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Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2021
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Tweet - "I refuse to let Republican obstruction continue to get in the way of passing common-sense gun safety measures that will save lives and address our nation's gun violence epidemic. We need to get this done, and all options need to be on the table to do so."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 12, 2021
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Tweet - "Right now, some same-sex individuals who lost their partner shortly after marriage or before legal marriage are being denied survivor retirement benefits. This is discrimination--full stop. I led 44 Democrats in urging the Biden Admin to fix this injustice for LGBTQIA+ people."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 11, 2021
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Tweet - "We should be a country where everyone has full control of their decisions about pregnancy & parenting. Yesterday's Supreme Court decision reinforces what we already know: we need federal protections to ensure that's a reality. We need to pass the Women's Health Protection Act."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 11, 2021
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Tweet - "Passing our child care plan in #BuildBackBetter means lifting a huge financial burden for parents who are spending way too much money on child care right now."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 10, 2021
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Tweet - "Even though health insurance companies are legally required to cover birth control w/out cost-sharing, too many patients still can't get the birth control they need. I'm urging the Biden Admin to end these barriers for patients & take enforcement action if insurers don't comply."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 10, 2021
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Tweet - "Today's SCOTUS decision means that this law, which is in clear violation of #RoeVWade & 50 years of precedent & deprives patients in TX of their constitutional right to abortion, is still in effect. And that is completely unacceptable--we must pass #WHPA."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 9, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hon. Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, and Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury -
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Dec. 9, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
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Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
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| Dec. 8, 2021
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Tweet - "I'm on the Senate floor urging my colleagues to vote against Republicans' dangerous resolution that'd jeopardize our economy & pandemic response by blocking a simple, flexible, lifesaving rule for large employers to require vaccines OR weekly COVID tests."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 8, 2021
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Cantwell Secures Commitment from Department of Justice to Visit Washington State to Better Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
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| Dec. 8, 2021
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Senator Murray Calls for Action on Gun Violence Prevention, Slams Republican Obstruction During Senate Floor Speech
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 8, 2021
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Tweet - "In Clark County and communities across WA state, working families can't get or afford the child care they need."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 8, 2021
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Tweet - "Without #RoeVWade, millions of patients would no longer be able to get essential health care or make their own decisions about pregnancy and parenting. We must keep speaking out against that."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 7, 2021
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Tweet - "I'm speaking on the Senate floor to call for action here in this chamber to end the crisis of gun violence we've long seen in our schools, neighborhoods, and across our country. I will not stay quiet & will keep pushing for change. "
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 7, 2021
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Tweet - "@LeaderMcConnell called our child care plan a "toddler takeover." Rest assured, there's no risk of that! I don't think he actually read the bill, so I went to the Senate floor to set some facts straight on how our plan will lower families' child care costs."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 7, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader US Senate - Keep Affordable Insulin Measures in Build Back Better Act
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Rep. Adam Smith, ...
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| Dec. 7, 2021
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Tweet - "If you missed @LeaderMcConnell on the floor today, here's what you need to know: the GOP plan for child care is that American families should keep paying too much for it."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 6, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Dec. 4, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General US Dept. of Justice; Hon. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Division US Dept. of Justice - Investigate Proposed Merger of Discovery and Warnermedia for Violations of Antitrust Law
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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| Dec. 2, 2021
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Tweet - "@ChrisMurphyCT is right--acts of gun violence should not be happening in our schools, communities, businesses, or anywhere, and we have to take action. We can't let Republicans stand in the way of doing what's right--we need to pass comprehensive gun safety reform."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Dec. 1, 2021
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Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, Ranking Member Inhofe - Grassley, Colleagues Push To Keep Bipartisan Military Justice Bill In Pentagon Funding Measure
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Warner joins Gillibrand and Colleagues in Letter Pushing Committee Leadership to Keep Senate-Passed Military Justice Bill in Final NDAA Language
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Tweet - "In today's economy, quality, affordable child care for every working family isn't a "nice to have." It's a "must have." Let's get #BuildBackBetter passed."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Padilla, Ross Lead 49 Colleagues in Urging DHS to Expand DACA Eligibility to Documented Dreamers
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Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Senator Murray Attends White House Bill Signing of Legislation to Support Veterans
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 29, 2021
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MENENDEZ, BOOKER, MURRAY, COLLEAGUES LEAD OVER 100 DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE IN INTRODUCING THE ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL ACT
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Nov. 24, 2021
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Tweet - "Republicans had multiple opportunities to work with Democrats to protect the future of our democracy by passing strong federal voting rights legislation. They chose not to. We can't keep waiting on their inaction. Our democracy is on the line & we need to protect voting rights."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 23, 2021
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Senator Murray, Over 100 Democrats Introduce the Access to Birth Control Act
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 23, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Support for Israel Participation in US Visa Waiver Program
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Rep. Marilyn Strickland, ...
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| Nov. 22, 2021
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MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Kim Schrier
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Rep. Kim Schrier
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| Nov. 20, 2021
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Tweet - "Even in the year 2021, the transgender community continues to face cruelty, bigotry, & violent attacks On this #TransDayOfRemembrance, we remember all those lost due to violence & hate. We must stay focused on ensuring equal protection under law & full acceptance in our society."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 20, 2021
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Tweet - "From getting birth control to seeking an abortion, people shouldn't have to face barriers to essential health care--period."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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Congressman Bentz Introduces Bill to Limit Northern Spotted Owl Habitat Designation
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Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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Reps. Wexton, Newman, and Jayapal Introduce Resolution to Recognize Nov. 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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Tweet - "Finding and affording child care is holding working parents back. #BuildBackBetter will dramatically lower child care costs, increase the number of high quality providers, and finally pay child care workers the higher wages they deserve."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 18, 2021
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Tweet - "If Senate Republicans aren't willing to stand up for our democracy, we can't let them hide behind Senate rules and block Democrats from doing so on our own. We must use every legislative tool needed--including an exemption to the filibuster--to get voting rights legislation passed."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 18, 2021
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Murray, Cantwell Join Resolution to Designate August 20th as Slavery Remembrance Day
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 18, 2021
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Cantwell, Murray Join Resolution to Designate August 20th as Slavery Remembrance Day
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Nov. 17, 2021
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Tweet - "The #BeHEARD Act is critical legislation that will help address harassment and discrimination in the workplace by expanding protections for workers and ensuring they get the accountability and justice they deserve. I'm proud to re-introduce it today."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 17, 2021
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Senator Murray Reintroduces BE HEARD Act to Address Workplace Harassment
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 17, 2021
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Tweet - "For too many workers, going to work means putting up with sexual harassment & discrimination. Everyone deserves to be treated fairly, respectfully, & with dignity. I reintroduced the #BeHEARD Act to expand protections for workers & ensure accountability."
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 17, 2021
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Tweet - "Birth control is essential health care, & it helps people plan their families, control their futures, & be financially independent. My colleagues & I are working to make sure no one gets turned away at the pharmacy when seeking birth control. #ThxBirthControl"
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Nov. 4, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Schiff, Feinstein, Huffman, Delbene, Colleagues Urge USDA to Improve Standard of Care for Captive Marine Mammals
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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| Nov. 4, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary Department of Homeland Security - Concern Undocumented Immigrant Caravan
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Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
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| Oct. 29, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Armstrong Joins Letter Slamming the Biden Administration's Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants $450,000
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Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
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| Oct. 22, 2021
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Inslee and Murray statement on establishing solutions for salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Oct. 21, 2021
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Cantwell, Murray Joint Statement on Biden Administration Announcement of an Interim Agreement and Request for Stay of Litigation in Columbia River Basin Case
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
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| Oct. 19, 2021
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Senator Murray on the Senate Floor: "The Senate Must Pass the Freedom to Vote Act"
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Oct. 19, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Pressley, 100+ House Democrats Urge President Biden to Protect Paid Leave in Build Back Better Act
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Rep. Marilyn Strickland, ...
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| Oct. 18, 2021
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Smith Statement on the Passing of Colin Powell
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Rep. Adam Smith
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| Oct. 13, 2021
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Senators Murray and Wyden Push for Historic Investments in Kids and Families Through Build Back Better Budget
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Oct. 13, 2021
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DelBene, Champion for Safely Reopening Northern Border, Welcomes Biden Administration's Announcement
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Rep. Suzan DelBene
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| Oct. 13, 2021
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Letter to Lucinda Lesley, Acting Administrator of Maritime Administration - Cantwell Demands Accountability From USMMA, Coast Guard, DOT Leaders Following Sexual Assault Allegations
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
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| Oct. 11, 2021
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Senator Murray Statement on Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Oct. 8, 2021
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Cantwell Hails Reversal of Trump Cuts to National Monuments
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
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| Oct. 7, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Strickland, Wild Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Foster Youth Affected by the Opioid Crisis
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Rep. Marilyn Strickland, ...
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| Oct. 6, 2021
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Cantwell Says Action Needed to Stem Tide of ID Theft, Ransomware, and Security Breaches
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
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| Oct. 1, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Hon. Ur Jaddou, Director of USCIS - Waive Afghan Humanitarian Parole Application Fees
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Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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| Sept. 30, 2021
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DelBene, Torres, Bonamici, Davids, Lujan, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
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| Sept. 29, 2021
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Cantwell Announces Over $12 Million in Grants to Preserve Habitat for Endangered Species in Washington State
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Sen. Maria Cantwell
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| Sept. 28, 2021
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Newhouse Stands Up for Dreamers
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Rep. Dan Newhouse
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| Sept. 27, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Sec. Homeland Security, and Hon. Tae D. Johnson, Acting Directior of Immigration and Customs - Curb COVID Outbreak at Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma
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Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
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| Sept. 27, 2021
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Senator Murray Helps Secure More Than $15 Million in Federal Awards for Washington State Defense Infrastructure Projects
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Sept. 21, 2021
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Letter to David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States - Call to Remove "Harmful Content" Label
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Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
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| Sept. 20, 2021
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Senator Murray Statement on Parliamentarian's Ruling Regarding Pathway to Legal Status Via Budget
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Sen. Patty Murray
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| Sept. 20, 2021
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Rep. Smith Statement on a Decade Since the End of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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Rep. Adam Smith
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| Sept. 17, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President - Congresswoman Bush Urges President Biden to Commute Sentences of Individuals Released Due to COVID-19
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2021
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Senator Murray Pushes for Swift Action on New Voting Rights Bill
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Sen. Patty Murray
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