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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, during a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) highlighted how the American Rescue Plan has provided key relief to higher education students and helped institutions re-open their doors safely. In her opening remarks, Senator...

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What They’re Saying: Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
News Release: (Washington, D.C.)- Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), chairman of the House Education & Labor Committee, reintroduced the Pell Grant...

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Chair Murray, Congresswoman Garcia Reintroduce The Stop Shackling And Detaining Pregnant Women Act
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29 D) led 27 of their House and 18 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant...

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Foxx Statement on Supreme Court ACA Ruling
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act by ruling that the states do not have standing to challenge the law’s individual mandate...

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Murray, Hirono, Pocan, Scott Introduce Bill to Double Pell Grant, Make College More Affordable
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-Va.), chairman of the House Education & Labor Committee, reintroduced...

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What did Labor Department publish on June 16?
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published on June 16 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Labor Department publishes notice on June 16
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published by Labor Department on June 16
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What did Labor Department publish on June 16?
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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OSHA cites Bronx contractor after 21-year-old laborer erecting scaffolding suffers deadly fall at Brooklyn building project
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY – Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, a fact sadly illustrated by the death of a 21-year-old laborer, who fell nearly 50 feet as he installed a supported tubular welded frame scaffold during construction of a seven-story Brooklyn building.

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OSHA cites Bronx contractor after 21-year-old laborer erecting scaffolding suffers deadly fall at Brooklyn building project
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY – Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, a fact sadly illustrated by the death of a 21-year-old laborer, who fell nearly 50 feet as he installed a supported tubular welded frame scaffold during construction of a seven-story Brooklyn building.

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Senator Murray Applauds Biden Administration’s Move to Protect LGBTQIA+ Students from Discrimination
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), released the following statement on the Department of Education’s announcement that LGBTQIA+ students will be protected against discrimination under Title IX.

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HELP Committee Votes to Advance Health, Education, and Labor Nominees
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced six nominations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) with bipartisan votes. Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the HELP Committee, reiterated her strong support for the nominees, highlighting their experience and their commitment to fighting for students, workers, and patients across the country.

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Foxx: Secretary Becerra is "creating several new crises"
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Committee hearing examining the policies and priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services...
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Reps. Foxx and Banks Urge Biden Administration Show Progress on China Fight
News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and the leader of the Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) are urging the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to show progress in fighting the China threat on college and university campuses.

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OSHA cites Bronx contractor after 21-year-old laborer erecting scaffolding suffers deadly fall at Brooklyn building project
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, a fact sadly illustrated by the death of a 21-year-old laborer, who fell nearly 50 feet as he installed a supported tubular welded frame scaffold during construction of a seven-story Brooklyn building.

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Labor Department publishes notice on June 15
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published by Labor Department on June 15
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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US Department of Labor cites Rhode Island medical practice, owner for exposing employees to coronavirus in North Providence, West Greenwich
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus and implement proper safety measures after six employees tested positive for the virus in the fall of 2020.

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