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Senator Murray, Surgeon General Murthy Push to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy for a roundtable with a youth mental health advocate and a mental health expert from Washington state to discuss the dire...

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ICYMI: Leading Labor Advocates Push for Sen. Murray’s Child Care Plan in Reconciliation Package

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - ICYMI, late last week, in a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), more than 90 leading labor groups urged the Senate to pass Senator Patty Murray’s (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, child care plan via reconciliation, ...

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Senator Murray Statement on President Biden’s Pick to Join the EEOC

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to serve as a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

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Senator Murray Joins Planned Parenthood Leaders to Celebrate New Title X Funding for Washington State, Vows to Defend Reproductive Rights Amid Republican Attacks

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Planned Parenthood leaders and a Title X patient at a Planned Parenthood health center in Seattle to talk about how the $4.5 million in Title X funding she...

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Senator Murray, Secretary Walsh Push to Strengthen Workforce Development Opportunities in Washington State

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), held a roundtable discussion in Tacoma with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, Marty Walsh, focused on strengthening workforce development programs...

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US Department of Labor announces proposal to reconsider, revoke final approval of Arizona’s State OSHA Plan after pattern of failures

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposal to reconsider and revoke the final approval of Arizona’s State OSHA plan, in response to nearly a decade-long pattern of failures to adopt and enforce standards and enforcement policies at least as effective as those used by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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At HELP Hearing on Retirement and Emergency Savings, Murray Discusses Ideas for Bipartisan Package to Strengthen Families’ Financial Security

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing focused on enhancing emergency savings and strengthening retirement security. Senator Murray discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgency...

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Murray Statement On Weil Confirmation Vote

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Senate failed to confirm David Weil as Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Senator Murray Announces $4.5 Million in New Title X Funding for Washington State as Republicans Seek to Once Again Undermine the Program

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced $4.5 million in new Title X funding for Washington state-allowing more Washington state patients to get the family planning and preventative health services...

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Department of Labor announces streamlined claims process for federal firefighters with certain occupational illnesses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor issued a policy bulletin announcing changes by its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to assist federal firefighters with certain occupational illnesses by making it easier for claimants to file certain claims and improving transparency in how claims are processed.

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US Department of Labor workplace fatality investigation finds contractor sent two workers back into Austin trench after partial collapse

News Release: AUSTIN, TX - After escaping from a partial trench collapse hours earlier, two workers employed by an Austin contractor to install a residential wastewater line were not as fortunate later on Oct. 23, 2021.