By DOL Newswire | Oct 13, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today led a group of 23 Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Family Planning and Preventive Health Services, Inc. et al v. Charles Smith et al.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on President Trump’s executive order intended to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and cause further confusion in our health care markets.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following statements on Secretary DeVos proposing a...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after President Trump signed an executive order to help expand affordable health care options for small businesses and their employees...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON, TX - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) have partnered to organize and distribute protective equipment and other resources to those affected by Hurricane Harvey. OSHA offices in Houston and Corpus Christi will work...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 11, 2017
News Release: ALLENTOWN, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), PA-OSHA Consultation Program, and HealthWorks’ Safety Peer Group - a consortium of Lehigh Valley area employers - have established an alliance to enhance workplace safety and health.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 10, 2017
News Release: DALLAS, TX - On Oct. 10, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which had ceased most programmed enforcement actions following Hurricane Harvey, resumed normal enforcement throughout Texas and Louisiana.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s interim final rules that will make it much easier for companies to interfere in their employees’ health care choices and force women to pay more for an essential part of their health care.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing to assess the federal response to the opioid crisis with officials and leaders from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on reports Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rolled back protections for transgender workers from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: The Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today approved the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441). The bill clarifies what constitutes a “joint employer" to provide certainty and stability for workers and job creators.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 3, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Mnuchin: Prior to his resignation on Sept. 29, 2017, former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Thomas Price committed to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his travel on private planes for official business. While Price may no longer be Secretary of HHS, ...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 3, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, submitted the following remarks for the record on H.R. 36, extreme House conservatives’ latest unconstitutional attempt to restrict women’s access to safe, legal abortion.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 2, 2017
News Release: On Wednesday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will mark up the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441). Introduced by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), the legislation will clarify what constitutes a "joint employer" to provide certainty and stability for workers and job creators.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price’s resignation...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Price: We are alarmed by reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS" or “Department") has barred its 10 Regional Offices from appearing at Marketplace Open Enrollment events less than five weeks before the sign-up season begins.[1] The Department has a responsibility...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), 32 U.S. Senators sent a letter to U.S. Secretary...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Price: We write regarding your decision to repeatedly charter private planes for your official travel, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill. This decision is particularly shocking as you serve in an administration that routinely calls for draconian spending cuts and a reduction in government...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on reports that President Trump expressed interest in working with Democrats on health care legislation.
