Senator Murray, WA Health Secretary, Doctors Speak Out Against RFK Jr. Blocking Vaccine Access and Wreaking Havoc at CDC, Lay Out State of Vaccine Access in WA

Held press conference opposing RFK Jr.'s restrictions on vaccine access and called for investigation.

“This Man is Burning Down Our Public Health System from the Inside”

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Murray, Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File

Sent letter criticizing Social Security watchdog for declining to investigate Death Master File abuse.

“If federal laws were not followed, or if an individual’s constitutional rights were violated due to an agency action, the public needs to know. These instances may result in ongoing harm, regardless of whether an action or initiative is still operative”

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Murray, Gillibrand Call on HUD Inspector General to Look Into Trump Admin’s Failure to Award Homeless Assistance Funding, Chaotic Grant Application Process

Sent letter to HUD Inspector General requesting investigation into homeless assistance grant award process failures.

“We write to you today to request that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) review recent actions taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) related to the Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds funding competition”

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Senator Murray Statement on Energy Secretary Wright Confirming DOE is Upending Progress at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

Criticized Trump administration for stalling nuclear waste cleanup progress at Hanford Site.

“Today, Secretary Wright admitted to me during a phone call that the Department of Energy is planning to curb hot commissioning at the Waste Treatment Plant at Hanford—an astonishingly senseless and destructive move and a threat to the entire nuclear cleanup mission at Hanford”

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Vice Chair Murray, Ranking Members Heinrich, Merkley, Klobuchar Demand Answers from Forest Service Chief on How Taxpayer Dollars are Being Used to Fund Workforce Reduction Programs

Demanded answers from Forest Service on funding for workforce reduction programs.

“We write to request immediate clarity and transparency regarding the source of the funds being used to carry out the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) program at the Forest Service”

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Murray, Kaine, Colleagues Press Trump Administration For Answers on Strike in Caribbean

Pressed Trump administration for legal justification and evidence for Caribbean military strike.

“On September 2, 2025, the U.S. military at your direction struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, hundreds of miles from the United States and reportedly killing all 11 individuals onboard.”

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Senator Murray Warns Republicans Are Causing Health Care Costs to Skyrocket as Washington Insurers Announce 21% Average Rate Increase for Next Year

Warned that Republicans' refusal to extend ACA tax credits will cause health insurance premiums to spike.

“If we are going to avert disaster and stop the largest health insurance price increases in years, then Republicans need to do the right thing and work with Democrats to extend these tax credits for working families.”

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Senator Murray Remarks on Need for Republican Leadership to Act to Avert a Government Shutdown

Called on Republican leadership to act on bipartisan continuing resolution to avert government shutdown.

“The ball is in the Republicans’ court. So, to my Republican colleagues: let’s work together. We don’t work for Russ Vought. Let’s turn back on lifesaving cures and support America’s public schools. Let’s protect health care and address other out-of-control costs that we know Trump is making worse by the day.”

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Senator Murray Calls for HELP Committee Hearing with RFK Jr. on Campaign of Destruction at CDC and Beyond

Called for Senate hearing with RFK Jr. on attacks on CDC and public health agencies.

“This Man is Burning Down Our Public Health System from the Inside”

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Murray and Whitehouse Demand DOE’s Sham Climate Report Be “Withdrawn in Shame”

Demanded DOE withdraw its climate report and EPA rescind the endangerment finding repeal.

“ExxonMobil, a longtime funder of climate denialism; DonorsTrust, the ‘Dark Money ATM of the conservative movement’; and Murray Energy, a coal mining company owned by Robert Murray, a Trump donor who drafted a wish list for the President of actions to prop up the coal industry.”

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Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin on Trump and McMahon Continuing to Illegally Dismantle Department of Education, Transferring Career & Technical Education Responsibilities to DOL

Criticized Trump administration's illegal transfer of education programs to Department of Labor.

“Donald Trump and Linda McMahon are continuing their attempts to illegally dismantle the Department of Education—and they are risking critical career and technical and adult education programs. The steps this administration is attempting to take require an act of Congress, and to reiterate: no such act has been passed.”

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NEW: Weeks Away from End of Fiscal Year, Trump is Blocking $410+ Billion Dollars in Funding Owed to Communities Nationwide

Released updated tally showing Trump administration blocking $410 billion in federal funding to communities.

“We stand ready to fund the government in a bipartisan way—and to pass funding bills that address the cost-of-living crisis that President Trump is making worse by the day.”

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Senator Murray on Trump Administration Threatening Nuclear Waste Cleanup Efforts at Hanford Site in WA

Criticized Trump administration for firing nuclear cleanup official and threatening Hanford waste treatment project.

“I will always do everything in my power to make sure the Trump administration—and every administration—meets its moral and legal commitments to Hanford and the workers powering the cleanup.”

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