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Sept. 25, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act: States Leading The Way
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 18, 2018
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "By allowing schools to use federal funds to buy firearms, @BetsyDeVosED is making our schools more dangerous and our students less safe. I'm going to keep fighting this deeply harmful proposal every step of the way."
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "It's not surprising that @BetsyDeVosED would have the gall to try to sneak guns into schools through a program intended to support students and provide academic enrichment opportunities, but I'm going to stand with students, teachers, and parents across the country to fight it."
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "I appreciate @ChrisMurphyCT leading the charge calling for @BetsyDevosED to testify on allowing schools to use federal money to buy guns. This isn't what these funds are meant for & more guns in the classroom will only make students & teachers less safe."
Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "This editorial from @EverettHerald hits the nail squarely on the head (Special Character) "There are other solutions to increasing safety that don't turn schools into armed camps. Putting more "good guys with guns' into schools would actually make our children less safe."
Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "Using federal funds to arm teachers in our schools isn't what students or parents want, what our teachers want, or what Congress intended. There are better ways to keep our kids safe--period."
Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Rep. Adam Smith, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action to Support Students With Parents in the National Guard and Reserves
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Using these funds to add more firearms into schools is not only the opposite of what Congress intended, it is wrong and will make schools more dangerous and students less safe."
Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 23, 2018
Murray: Using Taxpayer Dollars to Add More Guns to Schools "Is Wrong and Will Make Schools More Dangerous and Students Less Safe"
Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 9, 2018
Cárdenas Legislation to Increase High School Computer Coding Signed into Law
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "It is unacceptable that even one child is attending a school with elevated levels of lead--and even more unacceptable that a majority of schools don't even know if their students are at risk."
Sen. Patty Murray
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "I'm calling on all my colleagues to support @SenDuckworth's legislation to fix this because--and this shouldn't have to be said--every child should be able to learn in an environment free of toxins and poisons. -PM"
Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "Since Columbine, over 210,000 students have experienced a shooting on campus--and 85% of the firearms used in these incidents have come from home or a family member. Safe gun storage and responsible firearm ownership are key to protecting our children. #AskingSavesKids"
Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action Now to Prevent Gun Violence by Promoting Safe Storage
Sen. Patty Murray
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "With stories from Sante Fe, Texas & Parkland, Florida--to Marysville, in my home state--we should all know by now that there is no school, no family, no community that is exempt from the tragedy of gun violence."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - On the Heels of Student-Led Weekend of Action Against Gun Violence in Washington State & Nationwide, Senator Murray Questions Secretary DeVos' Inaction, Lack of Public Input, and Contradictory Statements on Gun Safety Commission
Sen. Patty Murray
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "Secretary DeVos' "student safety" commission was convened in the wake of the Parkland shooting, but will not study the one thing that all school shootings have in common: guns."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Today, I urged @BetsyDeVosED to commit to testify in front of the HELP Committee on what meaningful gun safety reform we can enact to help end this scourge of violence in our schools."
Sen. Patty Murray
May 24, 2018
Letter to Secretary DeVos, Department of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 18, 2018
Tweet - "News coming out of TX is heartbreaking & unfortunately, far too familiar. Every student deserves to feel safe at school and no parent should have to worry about their child returning home safely. We must work together to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again."
Sen. Patty Murray
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 25, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act: States Leading The Way
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 18, 2018
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "By allowing schools to use federal funds to buy firearms, @BetsyDeVosED is making our schools more dangerous and our students less safe. I'm going to keep fighting this deeply harmful proposal every step of the way."
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "It's not surprising that @BetsyDeVosED would have the gall to try to sneak guns into schools through a program intended to support students and provide academic enrichment opportunities, but I'm going to stand with students, teachers, and parents across the country to fight it."
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "I appreciate @ChrisMurphyCT leading the charge calling for @BetsyDevosED to testify on allowing schools to use federal money to buy guns. This isn't what these funds are meant for & more guns in the classroom will only make students & teachers less safe."
Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "This editorial from @EverettHerald hits the nail squarely on the head (Special Character) "There are other solutions to increasing safety that don't turn schools into armed camps. Putting more "good guys with guns' into schools would actually make our children less safe."
Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "Using federal funds to arm teachers in our schools isn't what students or parents want, what our teachers want, or what Congress intended. There are better ways to keep our kids safe--period."
Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Rep.Adam Smith, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action to Support Students With Parents in the National Guard and Reserves
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Using these funds to add more firearms into schools is not only the opposite of what Congress intended, it is wrong and will make schools more dangerous and students less safe."
Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 23, 2018
Murray: Using Taxpayer Dollars to Add More Guns to Schools "Is Wrong and Will Make Schools More Dangerous and Students Less Safe"
Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 9, 2018
Cárdenas Legislation to Increase High School Computer Coding Signed into Law
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "It is unacceptable that even one child is attending a school with elevated levels of lead--and even more unacceptable that a majority of schools don't even know if their students are at risk."
Sen.Patty Murray
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "I'm calling on all my colleagues to support @SenDuckworth's legislation to fix this because--and this shouldn't have to be said--every child should be able to learn in an environment free of toxins and poisons. -PM"
Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "Since Columbine, over 210,000 students have experienced a shooting on campus--and 85% of the firearms used in these incidents have come from home or a family member. Safe gun storage and responsible firearm ownership are key to protecting our children. #AskingSavesKids"
Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action Now to Prevent Gun Violence by Promoting Safe Storage
Sen.Patty Murray
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "With stories from Sante Fe, Texas & Parkland, Florida--to Marysville, in my home state--we should all know by now that there is no school, no family, no community that is exempt from the tragedy of gun violence."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - On the Heels of Student-Led Weekend of Action Against Gun Violence in Washington State & Nationwide, Senator Murray Questions Secretary DeVos' Inaction, Lack of Public Input, and Contradictory Statements on Gun Safety Commission
Sen.Patty Murray
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "Secretary DeVos' "student safety" commission was convened in the wake of the Parkland shooting, but will not study the one thing that all school shootings have in common: guns."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Today, I urged @BetsyDeVosED to commit to testify in front of the HELP Committee on what meaningful gun safety reform we can enact to help end this scourge of violence in our schools."
Sen.Patty Murray
May 24, 2018
Letter to Secretary DeVos, Department of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 18, 2018
Tweet - "News coming out of TX is heartbreaking & unfortunately, far too familiar. Every student deserves to feel safe at school and no parent should have to worry about their child returning home safely. We must work together to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again."
Sen.Patty Murray
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