Senator Patty Murray
@murray.senate.gov
U.S. Senator, Washington state | Senate Appropriations Vice Chair | Working every day to help people and solve problems
🚨The Trump administration just WITHDREW a proposed rule to make sure cosmetics products are tested for cancer-causing asbestos.
Does exposing more Americans to asbestos Make America Healthy Again??
I wrote the law that required this testing—this move is dangerous and wrong.
Does exposing more Americans to asbestos Make America Healthy Again??
I wrote the law that required this testing—this move is dangerous and wrong.
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🚨The Trump administration just WITHDREW a proposed rule to make sure cosmetics products are tested for cancer-causing asbestos.
Does exposing more Americans to asbestos Make America Healthy Again??
I wrote the law that required this testing—this move is dangerous and wrong.
Does exposing more Americans to asbestos Make America Healthy Again??
I wrote the law that required this testing—this move is dangerous and wrong.
Did the turkey also storm the Capitol on January 6th?
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Did the turkey also storm the Capitol on January 6th?
If you feel like the cost of nearly everything is UP 📈, that's because it is. Trump's chaos and tariffs are economic arson and EVERYONE can feel it in their pocketbooks.
Americans are feeling the pain of the affordability crisis: ‘There’s not any wiggle room’
The costs of groceries, housing, childcare, education and healthcare have become intolerable to many
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you feel like the cost of nearly everything is UP 📈, that's because it is. Trump's chaos and tariffs are economic arson and EVERYONE can feel it in their pocketbooks.
I'm all for reform to improve our public schools—I'm the one who rewrote No Child Left Behind.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.
Trump is trying to illegally dismantle Education Department, Murray says
Washington's senior senator discussed Trump's moves to dissolve the Education Department with local leaders.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm all for reform to improve our public schools—I'm the one who rewrote No Child Left Behind.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.
DOGE was nothing short of a catastrophic failure, taking a wrecking ball to everything from cancer research to lifesaving humanitarian aid that will almost certainly lead to millions of preventable deaths.
The real fraud and waste is happening at the White House.
The real fraud and waste is happening at the White House.
Trump’s DOGE Is Dead and We Won’t Miss It
RIP, Department of Government Efficiency.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
DOGE was nothing short of a catastrophic failure, taking a wrecking ball to everything from cancer research to lifesaving humanitarian aid that will almost certainly lead to millions of preventable deaths.
The real fraud and waste is happening at the White House.
The real fraud and waste is happening at the White House.
America needs more patriots like Senator Mark Kelly and fewer miserable cowards like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth.
Sen. Mark Kelly facing military investigation after clashing with Trump
A statement from the Pentagon said all service members have a "legal obligation" to "obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful."
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
America needs more patriots like Senator Mark Kelly and fewer miserable cowards like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth.
It's nearly Thanksgiving and everyone should remember that Trump fought all the way to the Supreme Court to deny families SNAP benefits this month.
All of this after Trump & Republicans passed the largest cuts to SNAP in HISTORY this summer.
It's fundamentally immoral.
All of this after Trump & Republicans passed the largest cuts to SNAP in HISTORY this summer.
It's fundamentally immoral.
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It's nearly Thanksgiving and everyone should remember that Trump fought all the way to the Supreme Court to deny families SNAP benefits this month.
All of this after Trump & Republicans passed the largest cuts to SNAP in HISTORY this summer.
It's fundamentally immoral.
All of this after Trump & Republicans passed the largest cuts to SNAP in HISTORY this summer.
It's fundamentally immoral.
ICYMI: The Trump administration took massive—and illegal—steps last week to try and abolish the Department of Education without any consideration of the cost to students, families, and educators.
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ICYMI: The Trump administration took massive—and illegal—steps last week to try and abolish the Department of Education without any consideration of the cost to students, families, and educators.
Health care premiums are going up next year for everyone—including for people who get coverage through their employers.
And Republicans have yet to put out any coherent plan that will actually address the challenges families are facing.
And Republicans have yet to put out any coherent plan that will actually address the challenges families are facing.
Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with health insurance through work
It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Health care premiums are going up next year for everyone—including for people who get coverage through their employers.
And Republicans have yet to put out any coherent plan that will actually address the challenges families are facing.
And Republicans have yet to put out any coherent plan that will actually address the challenges families are facing.
Did Democrats JUST start talking about Jeffrey Epstein?
NO! I was talking about Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 and here’s why. WATCH:
NO! I was talking about Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 and here’s why. WATCH:
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Did Democrats JUST start talking about Jeffrey Epstein?
NO! I was talking about Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 and here’s why. WATCH:
NO! I was talking about Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 and here’s why. WATCH:
Republican Health Care Lingo Every Voter Should Know.
Do YOU know what your Republican Member of Congress means when they say things like "high-risk pools?"
It means they want to go back to when people with pre-existing conditions like cancer could be denied coverage.
Do YOU know what your Republican Member of Congress means when they say things like "high-risk pools?"
It means they want to go back to when people with pre-existing conditions like cancer could be denied coverage.
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Republican Health Care Lingo Every Voter Should Know.
Do YOU know what your Republican Member of Congress means when they say things like "high-risk pools?"
It means they want to go back to when people with pre-existing conditions like cancer could be denied coverage.
Do YOU know what your Republican Member of Congress means when they say things like "high-risk pools?"
It means they want to go back to when people with pre-existing conditions like cancer could be denied coverage.
Trump's billionaire-first agenda has cost families in Washington state an average of $948 MORE so far this year, according to a new JEC Dems report.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump's billionaire-first agenda has cost families in Washington state an average of $948 MORE so far this year, according to a new JEC Dems report.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
You set the example from the top. Is it "civil" to call a fellow passenger "piggy?"
Always be kind to your fellow passengers as well as airport and airline staff.
In short: don't be like Donald Trump.
Always be kind to your fellow passengers as well as airport and airline staff.
In short: don't be like Donald Trump.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
You set the example from the top. Is it "civil" to call a fellow passenger "piggy?"
Always be kind to your fellow passengers as well as airport and airline staff.
In short: don't be like Donald Trump.
Always be kind to your fellow passengers as well as airport and airline staff.
In short: don't be like Donald Trump.
I was in Seattle today with parents and education leaders to sound the alarm on Trump’s nonstop efforts to destroy the Department of Education and what that means for our students.
The fight for our kids' education—and future—is more important now than ever.
The fight for our kids' education—and future—is more important now than ever.
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I was in Seattle today with parents and education leaders to sound the alarm on Trump’s nonstop efforts to destroy the Department of Education and what that means for our students.
The fight for our kids' education—and future—is more important now than ever.
The fight for our kids' education—and future—is more important now than ever.
Our kids are our future—and there are real stakes to Trump’s relentless sabotage and destruction of the Department of Education.
I heard from parents and education leaders in Seattle today about what this means for students and their education.
I heard from parents and education leaders in Seattle today about what this means for students and their education.
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Our kids are our future—and there are real stakes to Trump’s relentless sabotage and destruction of the Department of Education.
I heard from parents and education leaders in Seattle today about what this means for students and their education.
I heard from parents and education leaders in Seattle today about what this means for students and their education.
The President is a crook —and everyone should understand, when it comes to FEMA, these are taxpayer dollars he’s abusing, this isn’t Trump’s money.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
Bomb cyclone FEMA denial stings WA as Trump touts aid to red states
A year after Washington's bomb cyclone, the Trump administration has withheld aid even as the president has bragged about awards to states that voted for him.
www.seattletimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The President is a crook —and everyone should understand, when it comes to FEMA, these are taxpayer dollars he’s abusing, this isn’t Trump’s money.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
Trump is punishing Blue states and rewarding Red states—and he could not be more transparent about his corruption.
I was at the Capitol on January 6th when they built a gallows outside and chanted "Hang Mike Pence."
We cannot sit by as Trump riles up another crowd and lifts up new calls for violence.
We cannot pretend we don't know how serious President Trump's actions are.
We cannot sit by as Trump riles up another crowd and lifts up new calls for violence.
We cannot pretend we don't know how serious President Trump's actions are.
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I was at the Capitol on January 6th when they built a gallows outside and chanted "Hang Mike Pence."
We cannot sit by as Trump riles up another crowd and lifts up new calls for violence.
We cannot pretend we don't know how serious President Trump's actions are.
We cannot sit by as Trump riles up another crowd and lifts up new calls for violence.
We cannot pretend we don't know how serious President Trump's actions are.
RFK Jr. has NO business being health secretary and his conspiracy theories are going to get people killed.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.
CDC in turmoil after agency backpedals on rejecting vaccines-autism link
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), who voted to confirm Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he pledged not to remove language stating vaccines do not cause autism from the CDC website, condemne...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
RFK Jr. has NO business being health secretary and his conspiracy theories are going to get people killed.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.
Trump's rhetoric toward Democratic lawmakers is a disgrace—it’s not even close to acceptable coming from an American President.
Republican Senators need to show some courage and state plainly that the President is not above the law. That is the bare minimum.
Republican Senators need to show some courage and state plainly that the President is not above the law. That is the bare minimum.
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Trump's rhetoric toward Democratic lawmakers is a disgrace—it’s not even close to acceptable coming from an American President.
Republican Senators need to show some courage and state plainly that the President is not above the law. That is the bare minimum.
Republican Senators need to show some courage and state plainly that the President is not above the law. That is the bare minimum.
The President using his platform to lift up people calling for political violence is twisted, dangerous stuff.
There is NO room in our democracy for political violence—and every single Senator should join me in saying Trump's behavior is completely unacceptable.
There is NO room in our democracy for political violence—and every single Senator should join me in saying Trump's behavior is completely unacceptable.
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The President using his platform to lift up people calling for political violence is twisted, dangerous stuff.
There is NO room in our democracy for political violence—and every single Senator should join me in saying Trump's behavior is completely unacceptable.
There is NO room in our democracy for political violence—and every single Senator should join me in saying Trump's behavior is completely unacceptable.
The President of the United States is using his platform to lift up people calling for political violence—the hanging of Democratic Members of Congress.
This is dangerous beyond measure. There has to be a line, and my Republican colleagues must wake up and speak out.
This is dangerous beyond measure. There has to be a line, and my Republican colleagues must wake up and speak out.
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The President of the United States is using his platform to lift up people calling for political violence—the hanging of Democratic Members of Congress.
This is dangerous beyond measure. There has to be a line, and my Republican colleagues must wake up and speak out.
This is dangerous beyond measure. There has to be a line, and my Republican colleagues must wake up and speak out.
There is no universe where it is acceptable for a United States ally to detain an AMERICAN CITIZEN under these god awful conditions. This is not "America First" in any way.
The Trump administration needs to take action immediately to bring this teenager home.
The Trump administration needs to take action immediately to bring this teenager home.
An Israeli military court extends detention of U.S. teen charged with stone-throwing
A Israeli military court has extended the prison detention of a 16-year-old Palestinian-American facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly throwing rocks in the West Bank. U.S. lawmakers have urge...
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
There is no universe where it is acceptable for a United States ally to detain an AMERICAN CITIZEN under these god awful conditions. This is not "America First" in any way.
The Trump administration needs to take action immediately to bring this teenager home.
The Trump administration needs to take action immediately to bring this teenager home.
How are rural residents supposed to shop around for emergency care? What do they do when there's only one hospital for miles?
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
How are rural residents supposed to shop around for emergency care? What do they do when there's only one hospital for miles?
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
These are the devastating consequences of Republican abortion bans. Women suffer—and in some cases die—because they can't get the health care they need.
Abortion IS health care. Full stop.
Abortion IS health care. Full stop.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
These are the devastating consequences of Republican abortion bans. Women suffer—and in some cases die—because they can't get the health care they need.
Abortion IS health care. Full stop.
Abortion IS health care. Full stop.
The Trump administration can claim over and over again that prices are going down, but the numbers don't lie and the American people can see the truth for themselves.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Trump administration can claim over and over again that prices are going down, but the numbers don't lie and the American people can see the truth for themselves.