Murray, Durbin, Colleagues Request Department of Defense Inspector General Inquiry into Domestic Deployment of Military in American Cities

Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL); Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the…

“These deployments place a burden on the military and create national security risks when defense funding and personnel are diverted from their core purpose.”

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ICYMI: Idaho Begins Open Enrollment, Senator Murray Warns Red States of Exploding Health Care Costs if Republicans Keep Refusing to Act

As open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace began in Idaho this week—with open enrollment beginning in the rest of the country on November 1—Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee…

“But Republicans don’t want to talk about it. And they have refused to do anything about it. In fact, Republicans have chosen to shut down the government rather than work with Democrats on a solution to stop this from happening.”

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Senators Murray and Schumer, Americans Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits Call on Republicans to Prevent Premiums from Skyrocketing for Millions

Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year KFF: ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Will More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire…

“Republicans can’t just stick their heads in the sand. They can’t just say we will worry about it later. Families are facing this right now.”

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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 16: Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Quit Hiding from Their Constituents and Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing

Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s full floor speech*** Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of…

“Democrats are the table. We have always been at the table. We are ready to work out a deal that reopens the government and addresses the health care crisis.”

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Senator Murray Celebrates KEY MILESTONE: Nuclear Waste OFFICIALLY Being Turned Into Glass at Hanford

Senator Murray Statement on DOE Signing Paperwork to Allow Go-Live at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant After Trump Administration Threatened to Upend Cleanup Efforts Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the…

“I need to see real evidence that this administration is moving forward on our decades-long effort to turn nuclear waste into glass at Hanford.”

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On First Day of Open Enrollment in Idaho, Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Come to the Table to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing

Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year Typical 60-year-old couple in Idaho making $85,000 will face a $17,900 spike in annual premiums ***RSVP: Murray hosts call…

“So the bottom line hasn’t changed: when Republicans are ready to get serious, Democrats will be at the negotiating table—where we have been for weeks—ready to reach a bipartisan deal that opens up the government, and addresses this health care crisis.”

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Sen. Murray, Montana Leaders, Montanans Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits, Lay Out Cost of Republican Health Care Sabotage in Red States, Why Republicans Must Come to the Table to Prevent Costs from Skyrocketing

Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year ICYMI: Wall Street Journal – White House Senses Political Risk on Healthcare Despite Shutdown Bravado Murray takes case…

“Right now, in many states, families are window shopping for health insurance online, and they’re logging in and seeing astronomical price hikes for the upcoming year, with the ACA tax credits disappearing.”

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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 15: Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Finally Listen to Their Constituents & Prevent Health Care Costs from Exploding

Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year Murray takes case directly to red states as Republicans feel the heat over their refusal to take action to prevent people’s…

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Senator Murray Slams Trump’s Flailing Tariff Strategy, Driving Up Costs and Creating Chaos at Ports

As of September 26, the current effective tariff rate is 17.9 percent—the highest since 1934 Trump’s tariffs will cost Washington state nearly 32,000 jobs; $2.2 billion in revenue over the next four years if fully implemented Washington,…

“Trump’s tariffs are already hitting consumers and small businesses hard. But Trump’s latest escalation of his trade war with China reminds us that the President is always one angry Tweet away from making things more expensive and worse for regular Americans.”

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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 13: Senator Murray Meets With Doctors in Oak Harbor to Discuss How Republicans are Forcing Health Care Costs to Skyrocket, Threatening Community Health Centers

ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Will More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire Senator Murray has been holding nonstop events with Washingtonians who will see their premiums skyrocket next year to lift up…

“President Trump and Republicans have created a full-blown health care crisis, and they aren’t willing to lift a finger to clean up their own mess”

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