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Aug. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Reproductive freedom means women are more able to participate equally and fully in our country, and we have to do everything we can to #SaveRoe" Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Release Kavanaugh Documents, Don't Let Him Hide Full Extent of His Opposition to Women's Health and Rights Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump promised he would nominate justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade and strike down Obamacare, including patient protections like those for people with pre-existing conditions. I believe him--and that's why we need to fight to make clear how much is at stake." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I'll keep saying it: The Trump Admin should immediately reverse course on this heartless & dangerous policy that puts the health of mothers at risk. That's why I joined my colleagues in introducing the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I'll keep saying it: The Trump Admin should immediately reverse course on this heartless & dangerous policy that puts the health of mothers at risk. That's why I joined my colleagues in introducing the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "It is absolutely unacceptable that in our country pregnant women are being detained, shackled, and denied the care they need to have a healthy pregnancy--we should be doing everything possible to stop it." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 8, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has said that under his Presidency, Roe would be overturned "automatically" once he had the chance to appoint justices, because they would all be pro-life. We have to keep fighting back, keep rallying, and keep sharing our stories. https://www.murray.senate.gov/ShareYourRoeStory …" Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Because of the wage gap, black women have a harder time supporting their families and saving for retirement. #BlackWomensEqualPay" Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "7 months: That's the extra time it takes for black women to earn what white males took home in one year. It's time for #BlackWomensEqualPay now!" Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Would you work 7 extra months just to earn the same pay as male co-workers? Black women across the country do. We need to be doing everything we can to achieve #BlackWomensEqualPay" Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 6, 2018 Tweet - "If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, a woman's ability to get reproductive health care could overwhelmingly depend, like it did before Roe, on whether she could afford it, and therefore, disproportionately on her race and zip code as well." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 3, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has been explicit about what he wants in Supreme Court nominee -- he wants a nominee who is committed to overturning Roe v. Wade and criminalizing abortion. We have to speak up. If you have a story that shows why #RoeMatters, share it here: https://www.murray.senate.gov/ShareYourRoeStory …" Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "I'm calling on anyone who is concerned about what's at stake for women's reproductive rights to make that clear loudly and immediately. If you have a story that shows why reproductive rights matter in our country, share it. https://www.murray.senate.gov/ShareYourRoeStory … #RoeMatters" Sen. Patty Murray
July 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray, Cantwell Slam Trump-Pence Administration's Proposed Damaging Changes to Title X Family Planning Program, Call for Reversal Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 29, 2018 Tweet - "A President who, far beyond any modern President, has championed the anti-choice cause, has found exactly what he is looking for in Judge Kavanaugh: a fifth vote to overturn Roe v. Wade." Sen. Patty Murray
July 28, 2018 Tweet - "There are decades between my college friend's story and the stories of these three women. Decades--and the historic ruling in Roe v. Wade that affirmed that our Constitution protects a woman's right to control her own health care decisions." Sen. Patty Murray
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "I have shared my story with my children, and hope that should my daughter ever find herself in a position similar to mine, she will enjoy the same rights that were available to me." #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Patty Murray
July 26, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has said that under his Presidency, Roe would be overturned "automatically" once he had the chance to appoint justices, because they would all be pro-life. We have to keep fighting back, keep rallying, and keep sharing our stories." Sen. Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "When I was in college, I saw my friend hurt, frightened, alone, and unable to get the care she needed because someone else's beliefs mattered more under our laws than her health and her future." Sen. Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "While President Trump has broken promise after promise to workers & families, he has never once wavered in following through for those anti-choice special interests. He has done virtually everything he can to chip away at women's reproductive rights from the Oval Office." Sen. Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. As a grandmother, a mother, & a Senator this is unacceptable. I'm joining @HeidiMurkoff in the fight to improve health care for all mothers this #BumpDay, and I hope you're with us." Sen. Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I can't adequately express how frustrating it is to have to assert this in the 21st century, but we are stronger today because women in the United States are treated more equally than we were in the 1970s." Sen. Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I'm calling on anyone--woman or man--who is concerned about what's at stake for women's reproductive rights to make that clear loudly and immediately. If you have a story that shows why reproductive rights matter in our country, share it." Sen. Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I'll keep saying it: the threat to women's reproductive rights is frighteningly real. It is real because unless Democrats and Republicans come together, President Trump will follow through on his promise to overturn Roe." Sen. Patty Murray
July 21, 2018 Tweet - "There are 2.1 million single mothers in college today, but only 8% of them will finish their degree within six years. These women work hard to provide a better life for their children, but often face insurmountable barriers to completing their education." Sen. Patty Murray
July 20, 2018 DelBene Condemns Republican Attacks on Women During Press Conference on Women's Health and Economic Empowerment Rep. Suzan DelBene
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Pregnant women being detained in immigration facilities have reported miscarrying, bleeding for days without medical attention, & being told "this isn't a hospital" after requesting help. This is unconscionable, and I'm going to keep fighting to change it." Sen. Patty Murray
July 18, 2018 Murray, Blumenthal, ACOG Experts Speak Out Against Trump-Pence Efforts to Undermine Women's Health Sen. Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Murray, Democrats Introduce New Legislation to Stop Trump Administration from Detaining and Shackling Pregnant Women Sen. Patty Murray
July 14, 2018 Tweet - "The majority of Americans do not want our daughters and granddaughters to lose constitutional protections women have had for more than four decades. This is what's at stake with President Trump's extreme Supreme Court nominee." Sen. Patty Murray
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "Make no mistake: if Judge Kavanaugh is seated on the Supreme Court bench, five men will be empowered to overturn Roe v. Wade and take us back to the days when women didn't have the option of accessing safe, legal abortion." Sen. Patty Murray
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "Roe v. Wade affirmed that women in the United States have the constitutional right to make their own reproductive health care decisions--and we're committed to doing everything we can to ensure that right is protected." Sen. Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 DelBene Blasts House Republicans Over Bill Attacking Women's Health and Stripping Millions of Premium Subsidies Rep. Suzan DelBene
July 12, 2018 Senate Democratic Women Warn Supreme Court Nominee Would Roll Back Reproductive Rights Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to Health Insurance Company CEO's - Lawmakers Press Major Health Insurers To Ramp Up Their Efforts To Reduce Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "With President Trump's nomination of Judge Kavanaugh, we have never been more at risk of going backward. And I'm going to keep standing with women across the country against each and every attempt by President Trump to restrict women's access to care." Sen. Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has broken promise after promise, but he has never once wavered in listening to extreme, ideological special interests when it comes to women's access to health care. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm truly inspired by all the women and families coming forward to explain exactly what the Trump Administration's harmful policies would mean in their lives, or in the lives of people they care about." Sen. Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "This bill, which I introduced in the Senate, would build on the work that she so tirelessly championed on Capitol Hill: reducing disparities in breast and gynecological cancer detection. All women--no matter their race, income, or background--should have access to life-saving care." Sen. Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative to the United Nations - US Opposition to International Breastfeeding Resolution Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 12, 2018 Senator Murray Warns Trump Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Would Roll Back Reproductive Rights Sen. Patty Murray
July 9, 2018 Jayapal Statement on Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Rep. Pramila Jayapal
July 6, 2018 Tweet - "It is deeply concerning someone so seriously mistaken about women's health and so hostile to women's reproductive rights is heading the #titleX family planning program." Sen. Patty Murray
July 1, 2018 Tweet - "Let's be clear: when the Trump-Pence Administration tells you not to worry about your constitutionally protected health care rights, you should get worried. If you care about a woman's right to control her own body in our country, now is the time to make your voice heard." Sen. Patty Murray
June 28, 2018 Bipartisan Initiative to Reduce Maternal Mortality Passes Committee; Senator Murray Calls for Continued Work to Protect Mothers Sen. Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Opening Statement of Sen. Patty Murray, Executive Session Sen. Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, President - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Preserve Family Planning Program Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "One issue that I know women across the country will be focused on and asking about is their constitutionally protected right to control their own health care decisions, affirmed in Roe v. Wade." Sen. Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Sen. Patty Murray
Date Title Politician
Aug. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Reproductive freedom means women are more able to participate equally and fully in our country, and we have to do everything we can to #SaveRoe" Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Release Kavanaugh Documents, Don't Let Him Hide Full Extent of His Opposition to Women's Health and Rights Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump promised he would nominate justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade and strike down Obamacare, including patient protections like those for people with pre-existing conditions. I believe him--and that's why we need to fight to make clear how much is at stake." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I'll keep saying it: The Trump Admin should immediately reverse course on this heartless & dangerous policy that puts the health of mothers at risk. That's why I joined my colleagues in introducing the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I'll keep saying it: The Trump Admin should immediately reverse course on this heartless & dangerous policy that puts the health of mothers at risk. That's why I joined my colleagues in introducing the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "It is absolutely unacceptable that in our country pregnant women are being detained, shackled, and denied the care they need to have a healthy pregnancy--we should be doing everything possible to stop it." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 8, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has said that under his Presidency, Roe would be overturned "automatically" once he had the chance to appoint justices, because they would all be pro-life. We have to keep fighting back, keep rallying, and keep sharing our stories. https://www.murray.senate.gov/ShareYourRoeStory …" Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Because of the wage gap, black women have a harder time supporting their families and saving for retirement. #BlackWomensEqualPay" Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "7 months: That's the extra time it takes for black women to earn what white males took home in one year. It's time for #BlackWomensEqualPay now!" Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Would you work 7 extra months just to earn the same pay as male co-workers? Black women across the country do. We need to be doing everything we can to achieve #BlackWomensEqualPay" Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 6, 2018 Tweet - "If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, a woman's ability to get reproductive health care could overwhelmingly depend, like it did before Roe, on whether she could afford it, and therefore, disproportionately on her race and zip code as well." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 3, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has been explicit about what he wants in Supreme Court nominee -- he wants a nominee who is committed to overturning Roe v. Wade and criminalizing abortion. We have to speak up. If you have a story that shows why #RoeMatters, share it here: https://www.murray.senate.gov/ShareYourRoeStory …" Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "I'm calling on anyone who is concerned about what's at stake for women's reproductive rights to make that clear loudly and immediately. If you have a story that shows why reproductive rights matter in our country, share it. https://www.murray.senate.gov/ShareYourRoeStory … #RoeMatters" Sen.Patty Murray
July 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray, Cantwell Slam Trump-Pence Administration's Proposed Damaging Changes to Title X Family Planning Program, Call for Reversal Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 29, 2018 Tweet - "A President who, far beyond any modern President, has championed the anti-choice cause, has found exactly what he is looking for in Judge Kavanaugh: a fifth vote to overturn Roe v. Wade." Sen.Patty Murray
July 28, 2018 Tweet - "There are decades between my college friend's story and the stories of these three women. Decades--and the historic ruling in Roe v. Wade that affirmed that our Constitution protects a woman's right to control her own health care decisions." Sen.Patty Murray
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "I have shared my story with my children, and hope that should my daughter ever find herself in a position similar to mine, she will enjoy the same rights that were available to me." #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Patty Murray
July 26, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has said that under his Presidency, Roe would be overturned "automatically" once he had the chance to appoint justices, because they would all be pro-life. We have to keep fighting back, keep rallying, and keep sharing our stories." Sen.Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "When I was in college, I saw my friend hurt, frightened, alone, and unable to get the care she needed because someone else's beliefs mattered more under our laws than her health and her future." Sen.Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "While President Trump has broken promise after promise to workers & families, he has never once wavered in following through for those anti-choice special interests. He has done virtually everything he can to chip away at women's reproductive rights from the Oval Office." Sen.Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. As a grandmother, a mother, & a Senator this is unacceptable. I'm joining @HeidiMurkoff in the fight to improve health care for all mothers this #BumpDay, and I hope you're with us." Sen.Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I can't adequately express how frustrating it is to have to assert this in the 21st century, but we are stronger today because women in the United States are treated more equally than we were in the 1970s." Sen.Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I'm calling on anyone--woman or man--who is concerned about what's at stake for women's reproductive rights to make that clear loudly and immediately. If you have a story that shows why reproductive rights matter in our country, share it." Sen.Patty Murray
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I'll keep saying it: the threat to women's reproductive rights is frighteningly real. It is real because unless Democrats and Republicans come together, President Trump will follow through on his promise to overturn Roe." Sen.Patty Murray
July 21, 2018 Tweet - "There are 2.1 million single mothers in college today, but only 8% of them will finish their degree within six years. These women work hard to provide a better life for their children, but often face insurmountable barriers to completing their education." Sen.Patty Murray
July 20, 2018 DelBene Condemns Republican Attacks on Women During Press Conference on Women's Health and Economic Empowerment Rep.Suzan DelBene
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Pregnant women being detained in immigration facilities have reported miscarrying, bleeding for days without medical attention, & being told "this isn't a hospital" after requesting help. This is unconscionable, and I'm going to keep fighting to change it." Sen.Patty Murray
July 18, 2018 Murray, Blumenthal, ACOG Experts Speak Out Against Trump-Pence Efforts to Undermine Women's Health Sen.Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Murray, Democrats Introduce New Legislation to Stop Trump Administration from Detaining and Shackling Pregnant Women Sen.Patty Murray
July 14, 2018 Tweet - "The majority of Americans do not want our daughters and granddaughters to lose constitutional protections women have had for more than four decades. This is what's at stake with President Trump's extreme Supreme Court nominee." Sen.Patty Murray
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "Make no mistake: if Judge Kavanaugh is seated on the Supreme Court bench, five men will be empowered to overturn Roe v. Wade and take us back to the days when women didn't have the option of accessing safe, legal abortion." Sen.Patty Murray
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "Roe v. Wade affirmed that women in the United States have the constitutional right to make their own reproductive health care decisions--and we're committed to doing everything we can to ensure that right is protected." Sen.Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 DelBene Blasts House Republicans Over Bill Attacking Women's Health and Stripping Millions of Premium Subsidies Rep.Suzan DelBene
July 12, 2018 Senate Democratic Women Warn Supreme Court Nominee Would Roll Back Reproductive Rights Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to Health Insurance Company CEO's - Lawmakers Press Major Health Insurers To Ramp Up Their Efforts To Reduce Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "With President Trump's nomination of Judge Kavanaugh, we have never been more at risk of going backward. And I'm going to keep standing with women across the country against each and every attempt by President Trump to restrict women's access to care." Sen.Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has broken promise after promise, but he has never once wavered in listening to extreme, ideological special interests when it comes to women's access to health care. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm truly inspired by all the women and families coming forward to explain exactly what the Trump Administration's harmful policies would mean in their lives, or in the lives of people they care about." Sen.Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "This bill, which I introduced in the Senate, would build on the work that she so tirelessly championed on Capitol Hill: reducing disparities in breast and gynecological cancer detection. All women--no matter their race, income, or background--should have access to life-saving care." Sen.Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative to the United Nations - US Opposition to International Breastfeeding Resolution Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 12, 2018 Senator Murray Warns Trump Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Would Roll Back Reproductive Rights Sen.Patty Murray
July 9, 2018 Jayapal Statement on Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Rep.Pramila Jayapal
July 6, 2018 Tweet - "It is deeply concerning someone so seriously mistaken about women's health and so hostile to women's reproductive rights is heading the #titleX family planning program." Sen.Patty Murray
July 1, 2018 Tweet - "Let's be clear: when the Trump-Pence Administration tells you not to worry about your constitutionally protected health care rights, you should get worried. If you care about a woman's right to control her own body in our country, now is the time to make your voice heard." Sen.Patty Murray
June 28, 2018 Bipartisan Initiative to Reduce Maternal Mortality Passes Committee; Senator Murray Calls for Continued Work to Protect Mothers Sen.Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Opening Statement of Sen. Patty Murray, Executive Session Sen.Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, President - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Preserve Family Planning Program Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "One issue that I know women across the country will be focused on and asking about is their constitutionally protected right to control their own health care decisions, affirmed in Roe v. Wade." Sen.Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Sen.Patty Murray
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