Minority News Releases
REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: Senator Murray, WA Small Business Owners Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits Lay Out How Republican Inaction Will Cause Their Premiums to Skyrocket
NEW THIS MORNING FROM KFF: 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters KFF: ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire ICYMI: REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 2: Senator Murray, WA Hospital Leaders Lay Out How the Republican Health Care Crisis is Defunding Hospitals, Forcing Premiums to Skyrocket, Kicking People Off Health C… Continue Reading
10.02.25
REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 2: Senator Murray, WA Hospital Leaders Lay Out How the Republican Health Care Crisis is Defunding Hospitals, Forcing Premiums to Skyrocket, Kicking People Off Health Care
NEW FROM KFF: ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Republicans Refuse to Join Democrats to Save Enhanced Premium Tax Credits NEW FROM WASHINGTON POST: More Americans blame Trump and Republicans than Democrats for Shutdown ICYMI: Senator Murray Joins WA State Insurance Commissioner, WA Small Business Owner Who Relies on ACA Tax Credits to Drive Home Why Democrats are Fighting to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing WATCH full press con… Continue Reading
10.01.25
Senator Murray Statement on Trump & Vought Taking Action to Raise Americans’ Costs, Kill Jobs, & Hurt People—Including in WA
Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it as pretext to enact their extreme agenda & inflict pain on the American people President Trump yesterday: “A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn’t want.” Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, issued the following statement on announcements made by Whi… Continue Reading
10.01.25
REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 1: Senator Murray Joins WA State Insurance Commissioner, WA Small Business Owner Who Relies on ACA Tax Credits to Drive Home Why Democrats are Fighting to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing
NEW FROM KFF: ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Republicans Refuse to Join Democrats to Save Enhanced Premium Tax Credits ICYMI: Senator Murray Comments After Republicans Push Country Into Shutdown WATCH full press conference HERE; DOWNLOAD HERE Washington, D.C. - Today,U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pens… Continue Reading
10.01.25
Senator Murray Calls on Trump, Republicans to Finally Get Serious, Work with Democrats to Reopen Government & Prevent Americans’ Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing
Murray: “It is not even one day after Republicans chose to shut down the government instead of making any sort of progress on stopping health care premiums from skyrocketing, and it’s already painfully clear Republican leadership is not taking any of this seriously.” ICYMI: New Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds premiums on the ACA marketplaces will, on average, more than double next year if Republicans refuse to act ICYMI: Senator Murray Comments After Republicans Push Count… Continue Reading
09.30.25
Senator Murray Comments After Republicans Push Country Into Shutdown
Murray: “People are about to get completely priced out of their coverage and Republicans are sitting on their hands. Worse than that, they are reveling in this shutdown.” ICYMI: New Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds premiums on the ACA marketplaces will, on average, more than double next year if Republicans refuse to act ***WATCH AND DOWNLOAD: Senator Murray’s remarks after Senate rejects funding bills*** Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chai… Continue Reading
09.30.25
Senator Murray Takes to Floor to Lay Out How Republicans Are Forcing a Shutdown, Refusing to Prevent Americans’ Health Care Costs from Exploding
Murray: “President Trump and Republicans in Congress would rather shut down the government than have serious negotiations to lower costs, save health care, and prevent a shutdown.” Murray: “Instead of talking with us about addressing health care from the start, Republicans decided to pass a partisan CR. And they decided they would do nothing about the fact that health care premiums are about to skyrocket. They decided they preferred a shutdown because they don’t want to act in time to… Continue Reading
09.30.25
Senator Murray Remarks on Republicans Pushing the Country into a Shutdown, Refusing to Prevent Families’ Health Care Costs from More than Doubling
***ICYMI: New Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds premiums on the ACA marketplaces will, on average, more than double next year if Republicans refuse to act*** ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s Remarks*** Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on government funding at this afternoon’s Senate Democratic leadership press conference. Senator Murray’s remarks, as delivered, are bel… Continue Reading
09.29.25
Senator Murray Remarks on Senate Republican Bill to Empower Trump with a Forever CR—Giving Up Lawmakers’ Power Over Spending
***WATCH: Senator Murray’s comments*** Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of a vote Senate Republicans teed up on a bill introduced by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) that would indefinitely extend an automatic 14-day continuing resolution (CR) in the event of a lapse in appropriations. Senator Murray’s remarks, as delivered, are below: “This bill has a nice-sounding name, but th… Continue Reading
09.29.25
Top Watchdog Again Finds Trump Has Illegally Blocked FEMA Funds—Including for Disaster Preparedness Systems
Murray responds as GAO finds—for the 7th time in recent months—that Trump has illegally impounded funding Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on a Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision issued today, which concludes that President Trump has illegally impounded Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) funding in violation of the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). This inclu… Continue Reading
09.26.25
Murray, DeLauro Statement on Supreme Court’s Preliminary Ruling on Trump’s “Pocket Rescission” Gambit
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s preliminary ruling that allows President Trump to continue withholding billions in foreign assistance approved by Congress—including amounts which he is illegally seeking to cancel through a “pocket rescission.” The ruling is not a final decision on wheth… Continue Reading
09.25.25
Senator Murray Statement on OMB Memo Issued Last Night
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the memo issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last night regarding agency preparations for a potential government shutdown: “Instead of sitting down with Democrats to prevent a shutdown and protect Americans’ health care, President Trump is threatening to inflict more pain on the American people—in red and blue states alike. “Amer… Continue Reading
09.19.25
Senator Murray on Republicans Voting Down Her Bill to Prevent Shutdown, Protect Americans' Health Care
Murray: “Republicans chose to sit on their hands, or not even show up, rather than lift a finger to address the health care crisis they themselves created.” WATCH: Senator Murray’s remarks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke at a press conference with Democratic leadership on Senate Republicans voting down the bill she introduced to prevent a Republican shutdown, protect Congress’ power of the purse, and add… Continue Reading
09.19.25
Senator Murray Remarks Urging Senate to Pass Democratic Bill to Prevent a Republican Shutdown, Protect Americans’ Health Care
Murray: “Instead of so much as talking to Democrats about how to stop millions of Americans from losing their health care or seeing their premiums double or worse, Republican leadership has decided to follow Trump’s orders, blow off Democrats, and risk a Republican shutdown.” Murray: “When Republicans say they don’t want to talk about health care yet, what they are saying is: they don’t want to talk about it until a lot of the damage has been done.” WATCH: Senator Murray’s full flo… Continue Reading
09.19.25
Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Call on Education Department to Reverse Unilateral Funding Cuts to Critical Education Programs
Over the last two weeks, ED has unilaterally cut or eliminated funding for teacher training, magnet schools, minority-serving institutions of higher education (MSIs), and more Washington, D.C. — Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranki… Continue Reading
09.17.25
Murray, DeLauro Introduce Bill to Prevent a Republican Shutdown
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded and allow negotiations to continue over full-year bills that ensure Congress, not President Trump or Russ Vought, decide how taxpayer dollars are spent. The CR also addresses the health care crisis Republicans have single-handedly created … Continue Reading
09.16.25
Senator Murray Remarks on Republicans’ Refusal to Negotiate Bipartisan Legislation to Keep Government Open
***WATCH: Senator Murray’s Remarks*** Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on government funding at this afternoon’s Senate Democratic leadership press conference. Senator Murray’s remarks, as delivered, are below: “Look, I have been clear: if Republicans want Democrats’ votes, it’s on them to work with us. “There is nothing partisan or extreme about saying ‘let’s negotiate.’ That’s not … Continue Reading
09.16.25
Murray, DeLauro Statement on Republican Step Toward a Shutdown
Washington, D.C. — Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, released the following statement on Republicans’ partisan continuing resolution (CR): “House Republican Leadership has decided they would rather take us to the brink of a shutdown instead of working with Democrats on a bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government funded, protect Congress’ power of the p… Continue Reading
09.15.25
Trump Illegally Blocking FEMA Funds, Top Government Watchdog Concludes
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on a Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision issued today, which concludes that President Trump has illegally impounded Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) funding for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), which helps local communities address homelessness and provide critical services, as well as the Shelter and Services Pr… Continue Reading
09.11.25
Murray, Gillibrand Call on HUD Inspector General to Look Into Trump Admin’s Failure to Award Homeless Assistance Funding, Chaotic Grant Application Process
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General calling for an investigation into the Department’s handling of the grant award process for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds program, wh… Continue Reading