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Murray on GOP Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood, Attack Women’s Health: Not On Our Watch

News Release: (Washington, D.C) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee delivered remarks on the Senate floor ahead of a vote on proceeding to a bill that would deny women access to health care by defunding Planned Parenthood.


Worker suffers severe burns at Bellevue, Ohio, plastic company

News Release: Employer name: Wilbert Inc., Belmont, North Carolina


OSHA cites Chaney Roofing Maintenance for exposing workers to fall hazards

News Release: Employer name: Chaney Roofing Maintenance Inc.


House, Senate Education Leaders Discuss Efforts to Replace No Child Left Behind

News Release: Agree to recommend House Chairman John Kline to chair the conference committee to reconcile House- and Senate-passed bills


Steel roller fatally crushed maintenance worker, safety guards ignored

News Release: MILWAUKEE - Proper safety guards would have stopped a 1,500-pound steel roller before it crushed and killed a 59-year-old maintenance worker, but his employer did not use them, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection has found.


Cabinet manufacturer Oak Creations exposed Columbus, Montana, workers to fire, explosion, amputation and respiratory hazards

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - A 55-year-old finish sander at Oak Creations Inc. died after acute exposure to wood dust during his 15 years with the company.


Plastics company exposes workers to combustible dust, corrosive chemicals and other safety hazards

News Release: Employer name: BWay Corp. Location: Bryan, Texas. Date citations issued: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the citations on July 30, 2015. The inspection was opened in February in response to a complaint of unsafe working conditions. Investigation findings: BWay was cited for...


House, Senate Education Leaders Discuss Efforts to Replace No Child Left Behind

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Senate Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), and House Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) today met to discuss proceeding with a conference committee to resolve differences in the House- and Senate-passed bills to replace No Child Left Behind.


Missouri manufacturer exposes workers to amputation hazards

News Release: Employer name: Clemco Industries Inc. Investigation site: One Cable Car Drive, Washington, Missouri. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's St. Louis Area Office issued 10 serious and one other-than-serious safety and health violations...


Senate Passes Hatch, Murray Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution from U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed into law on July 26, 1990.


Murray on Campus Sexual Assault: “The Status Quo Is Completely Unacceptable”

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a HELP Committee hearing on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Combating Campus Sexual Assault. In her remarks, Murray discussed the fact that sexual...


Murray Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, which were signed into law on July 30, 1965.


Alexander, Murray Introduce Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act

News Release: Bipartisan bill will improve programs to increase awareness, prevention, and early identification of mental health conditions



30-year-old temporary worker needs surgery after her hand catches in packaging machine at Oak Creek, Wisconsin, food manufacturer

News Release: OAK CREEK, Wis. - A 30-year-old temporary employee required extensive surgery after suffering burns and lacerations of tendons and ligaments in her right hand after she used a cutting and sealing machine at a frozen bread manufacturer that supplies products to Costco Wholesale Corp., IGA, Piggly Wiggly and others.


Workers exposed to fire and explosion hazards at perfume factory in Cedar Grove, New Jersey

News Release: Employer name: Contract Filling Inc., a contract manufacturer of fragrances and cosmetics.


OSHA issues proposed rulemaking clarifying the ongoing obligation to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that clarifies an employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness throughout the five-year period during which the employer is required to keep the records.


Georgia metal fabrication installer fails to protect workers from dangerous falls

News Release: Employer name: Wayne Ansley, doing business as Ansley Metal Fabrication and Repair, Cairo, Georgia


Sec. Burwell: HHS Won’t Investigate Planned Parenthood

News Release: Testifying before the Education and the Workforce Committee earlier today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell declined to state whether her department would investigate the gruesome abortion practices by Planned Parenthood that have been raised in a series of recent videos.


Kline Statement on Administration’s Pell Grant Proposal

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to an administration proposal to extend Pell Grants to certain incarcerated individuals​...