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June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate Democrats Call for Examination of State Efforts to Address Mounting Maternal Mortality Crisis Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 11, 2018 Senator Murray: Sessions' Rollback of Asylum for Domestic Violence Survivors Shows Blatant, Frightening Disregard for Women's Lives Sen. Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "In 2018, women are seeing attacks on their health and rights, they're standing up and speaking out and saying, "who is saying what I would say?" Sen. Patty Murray
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "Countless women in WA & across the nation depend on health providers like Planned Parenthood for basic care. It's impossible to overstate the detrimental impact President Trump's ideological assault on women's reproductive health will have on families & public health." Sen. Patty Murray
June 2, 2018 Tweet - "At the end of the day, a woman's ability to make the health care choices that are right for her is fundamental to her economic security, her independence, and her ability to shape her own future." Sen. Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - "I am proud of Washington state for leading the way in sexual health education. Lesson plans from King County's highly-successful Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH) program were downloaded 80,000 times last year by educators across the country." Sen. Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - "I'm glad that despite the Trump-Pence Administration's attempts to undermine investments in the health of women and youths, King County can continue providing young people the information they need to make healthy decisions and plan for their futures:" Sen. Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump-Pence Administration's most recent attack on women's health will only energize Democrats across the country. Those who believe in a woman's right to make her own health care decisions about her own body will keep making their voices heard." Sen. Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - ".@EverettHerald is correct--President Trump's attempt to roll back family planning funding will only lead to more unplanned pregnancies, disproportionately affect low-income women, and overburden our community health centers:" Sen. Patty Murray
May 29, 2018 Senator Murray Highlights Teen Pregnancy Prevention Efforts Following Court Decision Against Trump-Pence Administration's Attempt to Terminate Grant for King County Program Sen. Patty Murray
May 26, 2018 Tweet - "#TitleX family planning funds are critical for women across the country, and according to recent studies, in 2015, these funds supported contraceptive services that helped WA women to prevent 17,700 unintended pregnancies and 6,000 abortions." Sen. Patty Murray
May 25, 2018 Tweet - "In Washington state in 2015, there were 64 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for 82,520 women. President Trump's move to roll back these family planning funds is an attack on women's health and freedoms." Sen. Patty Murray
May 24, 2018 Tweet - "Getting ready to join @PPFA, @Guttmacher, and @SenTinaSmith to talk about President Trump's and VP Pence's harmful attacks on women's reproductive health. #TitleX" Sen. Patty Murray
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Maintain Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
May 24, 2018 Senator Murray Releases New Report Detailing Harm to Washington State Under Trump-Pence Proposed Restrictions to Family Planning Funds Sen. Patty Murray
May 23, 2018 Tweet - "Too many women & families in WA & nationwide count on the care they receive at @PPFA to lead healthy, independent lives for us to allow the Trump Administration's latest attacks on women's health to stand--we must stand up & fight back." Sen. Patty Murray
May 23, 2018 Tweet - "Too many women & families in WA & nationwide count on the care they receive at @PPFA to lead healthy, independent lives for us to allow the Trump Administration's latest attacks on women's health to stand--we must stand up & fight back." Sen. Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "I'm joining women nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on our health and rights. #TitleX" Sen. Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be clear: President Trump and Vice President Pence's opinions have no place in a woman's conversations with her doctor about her health care--and I and women nationwide are going to fight this deeply harmful, ideological effort every step of the way." Sen. Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "This move by the Trump-Pence Admin would put a domestic gag rule in place, forbidding health care providers who receive #TitleX family planning funds from discussing the full range of repro care options w/ patients--a brazen attempt to interfere w/ women's access to health care." Sen. Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "Planned Parenthood provides vital, life-saving health care for countless women & families in WA & nationwide--we can't allow Republican leaders' ideological agenda to stand between a woman & her preferred provider." Sen. Patty Murray
May 21, 2018 Tweet - "This move by President Trump and VP Pence to roll back #TitleX family planning funds would disproportionately impact communities of color, the uninsured, and low-income individuals--& could reverse much of the progress we've made for women's access to care." Sen. Patty Murray
May 18, 2018 Chairman Crowley, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
May 18, 2018 Senator Murray Vows to Fight Trump-Pence Administration's Latest Radical Attack on Women's Access to Health Care Sen. Patty Murray
May 16, 2018 Tweet - "These ideological moves by President Trump to restrict how #TitleX family planning funds work would be a new low in his continued efforts to undermine women's health. I'm standing strong with women nationwide to fight back against this." Sen. Patty Murray
May 15, 2018 Tweet - "Rolling back #TitleX family planning funds would be a new low in the Trump-Pence Administration's continued efforts to undermine women's health. Women across the country aren't going to stand for it, and I am going to fight against it at every step." Sen. Patty Murray
May 15, 2018 Tweet - "I'm joining more than 200 of my colleagues in the fight to protect #TitleX family planning funds and women's access to the care they need." Sen. Patty Murray
May 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Chairman Crowley, Sens. Warren, Murray, and Hassan and Reps. Barbara Lee and Nita Lowey Oppose Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
May 10, 2018 Hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray Hearing with Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Sen. Patty Murray
May 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Fire Scott Lloyd Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 3, 2018 Tweet - "We should be doing everything to ensure all women have access to STEM education & careers--and the fact that these young girls experienced anything but congratulations, is heartbreaking. India, Mikayla, & Bria: I'm so proud of you, and I'm excited to see what you do next." Sen. Patty Murray
April 28, 2018 Tweet - "It is absolutely unacceptable that in 2018, mothers in the United States are greater at risk of death during childbirth than women in any other developed nation" Sen. Patty Murray
April 27, 2018 Tweet - "Maternal mortality rates are increasing in the United States, and especially for women of color. That has to change." Sen. Patty Murray
April 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Appropriations Committee to Prioritize International Family Planning Programs in Upcoming Spending Bill Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
April 23, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump-Pence Administration's latest ideological move to ignore bipartisan support and undermine investments in effective, evidence-based programs to reduce teen pregnancy is deeply alarming." Sen. Patty Murray
April 23, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's latest ideological move to change the focus of our efforts to prevent teen pregnancy away from evidence-based programs could undermine so much of the progress we've made in recent years." Sen. Patty Murray
April 20, 2018 Senator Murray on the Trump-Pence Ideological Approach to Teen Pregnancy: "Absolutely Wrong Direction" Sen. Patty Murray
April 20, 2018 Letter to the Honorable James Lankford, Chairman, and the Honorable Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Critical Funding for Women's Business Centers Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
April 18, 2018 Pro-Choice Leaders in the House: Republicans Must Stop Undermining Title X & TPPP Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
April 17, 2018 Larsen Pushes to Permanently End Veterans Affairs Prohibition on In Vitro Fertilization Rep. Rick Larsen
April 11, 2018 Harris, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Designating April 11-17, 2018 as Black Maternal Health Week Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Proud to stand by Lilly Ledbetter and fight for equality for women in the workplace--not just in how we are paid, but in how we are treated." Sen. Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Women in the US lose about $900 billion every year because of the wage gap. The wage gap doesn't just hurt women, it hurts families and the economy. #EqualPayDay" Sen. Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Workers deserve to be paid fairly no matter their gender. It's time for Congress to act and pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. #EqualPayDay" Sen. Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Women are the sole or co-breadwinner in two thirds of families with children. Without #EqualPay, many families struggle to make ends meet to pay the bills, put food on the table, and pay for child care." Sen. Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Executive Calendar Sen. Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Murray Statement on Equal Pay Day: Gender Pay Gap is Wrong, Harmful, and It's Got to Change Sen. Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "There is absolutely no excuse that women are still being paid less than men for the same work. It's wrong, it's harmful, and it's got to change. We need #EqualPay now." Sen. Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "#EqualPayDay marks the day the average woman must work in order to catch up with what her white male colleague made in the previous year--and for women of color, that wage gap is even wider." Sen. Patty Murray
April 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Homan, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call on Ice to Reverse Decision to Detain Pregnant Women Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Date Title Politician
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate Democrats Call for Examination of State Efforts to Address Mounting Maternal Mortality Crisis Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 11, 2018 Senator Murray: Sessions' Rollback of Asylum for Domestic Violence Survivors Shows Blatant, Frightening Disregard for Women's Lives Sen.Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "In 2018, women are seeing attacks on their health and rights, they're standing up and speaking out and saying, "who is saying what I would say?" Sen.Patty Murray
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "Countless women in WA & across the nation depend on health providers like Planned Parenthood for basic care. It's impossible to overstate the detrimental impact President Trump's ideological assault on women's reproductive health will have on families & public health." Sen.Patty Murray
June 2, 2018 Tweet - "At the end of the day, a woman's ability to make the health care choices that are right for her is fundamental to her economic security, her independence, and her ability to shape her own future." Sen.Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - "I am proud of Washington state for leading the way in sexual health education. Lesson plans from King County's highly-successful Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH) program were downloaded 80,000 times last year by educators across the country." Sen.Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - "I'm glad that despite the Trump-Pence Administration's attempts to undermine investments in the health of women and youths, King County can continue providing young people the information they need to make healthy decisions and plan for their futures:" Sen.Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump-Pence Administration's most recent attack on women's health will only energize Democrats across the country. Those who believe in a woman's right to make her own health care decisions about her own body will keep making their voices heard." Sen.Patty Murray
May 30, 2018 Tweet - ".@EverettHerald is correct--President Trump's attempt to roll back family planning funding will only lead to more unplanned pregnancies, disproportionately affect low-income women, and overburden our community health centers:" Sen.Patty Murray
May 29, 2018 Senator Murray Highlights Teen Pregnancy Prevention Efforts Following Court Decision Against Trump-Pence Administration's Attempt to Terminate Grant for King County Program Sen.Patty Murray
May 26, 2018 Tweet - "#TitleX family planning funds are critical for women across the country, and according to recent studies, in 2015, these funds supported contraceptive services that helped WA women to prevent 17,700 unintended pregnancies and 6,000 abortions." Sen.Patty Murray
May 25, 2018 Tweet - "In Washington state in 2015, there were 64 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for 82,520 women. President Trump's move to roll back these family planning funds is an attack on women's health and freedoms." Sen.Patty Murray
May 24, 2018 Tweet - "Getting ready to join @PPFA, @Guttmacher, and @SenTinaSmith to talk about President Trump's and VP Pence's harmful attacks on women's reproductive health. #TitleX" Sen.Patty Murray
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Maintain Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
May 24, 2018 Senator Murray Releases New Report Detailing Harm to Washington State Under Trump-Pence Proposed Restrictions to Family Planning Funds Sen.Patty Murray
May 23, 2018 Tweet - "Too many women & families in WA & nationwide count on the care they receive at @PPFA to lead healthy, independent lives for us to allow the Trump Administration's latest attacks on women's health to stand--we must stand up & fight back." Sen.Patty Murray
May 23, 2018 Tweet - "Too many women & families in WA & nationwide count on the care they receive at @PPFA to lead healthy, independent lives for us to allow the Trump Administration's latest attacks on women's health to stand--we must stand up & fight back." Sen.Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "I'm joining women nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on our health and rights. #TitleX" Sen.Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be clear: President Trump and Vice President Pence's opinions have no place in a woman's conversations with her doctor about her health care--and I and women nationwide are going to fight this deeply harmful, ideological effort every step of the way." Sen.Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "This move by the Trump-Pence Admin would put a domestic gag rule in place, forbidding health care providers who receive #TitleX family planning funds from discussing the full range of repro care options w/ patients--a brazen attempt to interfere w/ women's access to health care." Sen.Patty Murray
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "Planned Parenthood provides vital, life-saving health care for countless women & families in WA & nationwide--we can't allow Republican leaders' ideological agenda to stand between a woman & her preferred provider." Sen.Patty Murray
May 21, 2018 Tweet - "This move by President Trump and VP Pence to roll back #TitleX family planning funds would disproportionately impact communities of color, the uninsured, and low-income individuals--& could reverse much of the progress we've made for women's access to care." Sen.Patty Murray
May 18, 2018 Chairman Crowley, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
May 18, 2018 Senator Murray Vows to Fight Trump-Pence Administration's Latest Radical Attack on Women's Access to Health Care Sen.Patty Murray
May 16, 2018 Tweet - "These ideological moves by President Trump to restrict how #TitleX family planning funds work would be a new low in his continued efforts to undermine women's health. I'm standing strong with women nationwide to fight back against this." Sen.Patty Murray
May 15, 2018 Tweet - "Rolling back #TitleX family planning funds would be a new low in the Trump-Pence Administration's continued efforts to undermine women's health. Women across the country aren't going to stand for it, and I am going to fight against it at every step." Sen.Patty Murray
May 15, 2018 Tweet - "I'm joining more than 200 of my colleagues in the fight to protect #TitleX family planning funds and women's access to the care they need." Sen.Patty Murray
May 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Chairman Crowley, Sens. Warren, Murray, and Hassan and Reps. Barbara Lee and Nita Lowey Oppose Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
May 10, 2018 Hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray Hearing with Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Sen.Patty Murray
May 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Fire Scott Lloyd Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 3, 2018 Tweet - "We should be doing everything to ensure all women have access to STEM education & careers--and the fact that these young girls experienced anything but congratulations, is heartbreaking. India, Mikayla, & Bria: I'm so proud of you, and I'm excited to see what you do next." Sen.Patty Murray
April 28, 2018 Tweet - "It is absolutely unacceptable that in 2018, mothers in the United States are greater at risk of death during childbirth than women in any other developed nation" Sen.Patty Murray
April 27, 2018 Tweet - "Maternal mortality rates are increasing in the United States, and especially for women of color. That has to change." Sen.Patty Murray
April 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Appropriations Committee to Prioritize International Family Planning Programs in Upcoming Spending Bill Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
April 23, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump-Pence Administration's latest ideological move to ignore bipartisan support and undermine investments in effective, evidence-based programs to reduce teen pregnancy is deeply alarming." Sen.Patty Murray
April 23, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's latest ideological move to change the focus of our efforts to prevent teen pregnancy away from evidence-based programs could undermine so much of the progress we've made in recent years." Sen.Patty Murray
April 20, 2018 Senator Murray on the Trump-Pence Ideological Approach to Teen Pregnancy: "Absolutely Wrong Direction" Sen.Patty Murray
April 20, 2018 Letter to the Honorable James Lankford, Chairman, and the Honorable Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Critical Funding for Women's Business Centers Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
April 18, 2018 Pro-Choice Leaders in the House: Republicans Must Stop Undermining Title X & TPPP Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
April 17, 2018 Larsen Pushes to Permanently End Veterans Affairs Prohibition on In Vitro Fertilization Rep.Rick Larsen
April 11, 2018 Harris, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Designating April 11-17, 2018 as Black Maternal Health Week Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Proud to stand by Lilly Ledbetter and fight for equality for women in the workplace--not just in how we are paid, but in how we are treated." Sen.Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Women in the US lose about $900 billion every year because of the wage gap. The wage gap doesn't just hurt women, it hurts families and the economy. #EqualPayDay" Sen.Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Workers deserve to be paid fairly no matter their gender. It's time for Congress to act and pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. #EqualPayDay" Sen.Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "Women are the sole or co-breadwinner in two thirds of families with children. Without #EqualPay, many families struggle to make ends meet to pay the bills, put food on the table, and pay for child care." Sen.Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Executive Calendar Sen.Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Murray Statement on Equal Pay Day: Gender Pay Gap is Wrong, Harmful, and It's Got to Change Sen.Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "There is absolutely no excuse that women are still being paid less than men for the same work. It's wrong, it's harmful, and it's got to change. We need #EqualPay now." Sen.Patty Murray
April 10, 2018 Tweet - "#EqualPayDay marks the day the average woman must work in order to catch up with what her white male colleague made in the previous year--and for women of color, that wage gap is even wider." Sen.Patty Murray
April 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Homan, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call on Ice to Reverse Decision to Detain Pregnant Women Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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