Senator Patty Murray
@murray.senate.gov
U.S. Senator, Washington state | Senate Appropriations Vice Chair | Working every day to help people and solve problems
2025 RECAP: From installing an anti-vax conspiracy theorist as our nation's top health care official to taking an axe to lifesaving biomedical research, the Trump administration has systematically put politics over science.
December 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
2025 RECAP: From installing an anti-vax conspiracy theorist as our nation's top health care official to taking an axe to lifesaving biomedical research, the Trump administration has systematically put politics over science.
Trump's HHS has banned nearly 200 words for Head Start programs—like “‘disability,’ ‘women,’ ‘Tribal,’” and more—forcing programs to choose between complying with the law or bending to Trump's unlawful DEI ban to keep funding.
This is outrageous. I'm demanding answers.
This is outrageous. I'm demanding answers.
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump's HHS has banned nearly 200 words for Head Start programs—like “‘disability,’ ‘women,’ ‘Tribal,’” and more—forcing programs to choose between complying with the law or bending to Trump's unlawful DEI ban to keep funding.
This is outrageous. I'm demanding answers.
This is outrageous. I'm demanding answers.
Well, we made it through the first year of Trump’s second term—and I’m taking stock of what happened & why we’ve got to keep fighting back.
2025 RECAP: Let's start with Trump unleashing chaos on the American people by letting Elon Musk and DOGE break the federal government.
2025 RECAP: Let's start with Trump unleashing chaos on the American people by letting Elon Musk and DOGE break the federal government.
December 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Well, we made it through the first year of Trump’s second term—and I’m taking stock of what happened & why we’ve got to keep fighting back.
2025 RECAP: Let's start with Trump unleashing chaos on the American people by letting Elon Musk and DOGE break the federal government.
2025 RECAP: Let's start with Trump unleashing chaos on the American people by letting Elon Musk and DOGE break the federal government.
Measles is PREVENTABLE.
This outbreak is the result of anti-vax conspiracists like RFK Jr. undercutting proven science and putting entire communities at risk.
This outbreak is the result of anti-vax conspiracists like RFK Jr. undercutting proven science and putting entire communities at risk.
U.S. risks losing measles elimination status for first time in over 2 decades
The CDC has tracked nearly 2,000 confirmed measles cases across 43 states this year, the most on record since the disease was declared eradicated more than two decades ago. The U.S. is now at risk of ...
www.cbsnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Measles is PREVENTABLE.
This outbreak is the result of anti-vax conspiracists like RFK Jr. undercutting proven science and putting entire communities at risk.
This outbreak is the result of anti-vax conspiracists like RFK Jr. undercutting proven science and putting entire communities at risk.
Republicans outright REFUSED to stop your health care premiums from skyrocketing in January—and now, millions of Americans are being kicked off their health care coverage altogether.
December 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Republicans outright REFUSED to stop your health care premiums from skyrocketing in January—and now, millions of Americans are being kicked off their health care coverage altogether.
Trump's DHS is arresting people first and asking questions later. This egregious use of force and racial profiling is cruel and should never happen in America.
There must be accountability.
There must be accountability.
The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Trump's DHS is arresting people first and asking questions later. This egregious use of force and racial profiling is cruel and should never happen in America.
There must be accountability.
There must be accountability.
Anti-abortion extremists will stop at nothing to ban abortion and block women from getting abortion pills.
Their latest tactic? Hijacking environmental laws & claiming mifepristone is **poisoning the water.**
It’s as crazy as it is dangerous.
Their latest tactic? Hijacking environmental laws & claiming mifepristone is **poisoning the water.**
It’s as crazy as it is dangerous.
EPA, state lawmakers could consider regulating abortion pills as pollutants in 2026
Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills. As multiple lawsuits over the abort...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Anti-abortion extremists will stop at nothing to ban abortion and block women from getting abortion pills.
Their latest tactic? Hijacking environmental laws & claiming mifepristone is **poisoning the water.**
It’s as crazy as it is dangerous.
Their latest tactic? Hijacking environmental laws & claiming mifepristone is **poisoning the water.**
It’s as crazy as it is dangerous.
Donald Trump is good at one thing: making everything more expensive.
And while energy prices climb, he’s ripped away critical funding that helps low-income families heat their homes.
The Trump agenda: tax breaks for billionaires, higher costs and painful cuts for working families.
And while energy prices climb, he’s ripped away critical funding that helps low-income families heat their homes.
The Trump agenda: tax breaks for billionaires, higher costs and painful cuts for working families.
Heating Costs Expected to Rise 9.2% This Winter
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Donald Trump is good at one thing: making everything more expensive.
And while energy prices climb, he’s ripped away critical funding that helps low-income families heat their homes.
The Trump agenda: tax breaks for billionaires, higher costs and painful cuts for working families.
And while energy prices climb, he’s ripped away critical funding that helps low-income families heat their homes.
The Trump agenda: tax breaks for billionaires, higher costs and painful cuts for working families.
NEWS: The Trump admin has quietly implemented a near-total BAN on abortion care at VA, even in cases of rape or incest.
This is yet another attack on reproductive freedom and a profound betrayal of veterans who put their lives on the line for our country. Shameful.
This is yet another attack on reproductive freedom and a profound betrayal of veterans who put their lives on the line for our country. Shameful.
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
NEWS: The Trump admin has quietly implemented a near-total BAN on abortion care at VA, even in cases of rape or incest.
This is yet another attack on reproductive freedom and a profound betrayal of veterans who put their lives on the line for our country. Shameful.
This is yet another attack on reproductive freedom and a profound betrayal of veterans who put their lives on the line for our country. Shameful.
This is dangerous and woefully misguided. America is not Denmark—for one, Denmark has universal health care.
RFK Jr. is doing everything possible to push his conspiracy-driven anti-vax agenda and it’s your kids and families who will suffer.
RFK Jr. is doing everything possible to push his conspiracy-driven anti-vax agenda and it’s your kids and families who will suffer.
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is dangerous and woefully misguided. America is not Denmark—for one, Denmark has universal health care.
RFK Jr. is doing everything possible to push his conspiracy-driven anti-vax agenda and it’s your kids and families who will suffer.
RFK Jr. is doing everything possible to push his conspiracy-driven anti-vax agenda and it’s your kids and families who will suffer.
Our democracy depends on a free press—not one where an administration can block any reporting they don't like from the air. We need answers ASAP.
‘I ultimately had to comply’: ‘60 Minutes’ EP faces fallout after Bari Weiss shelves story
CBS News postponed a “60 Minutes” segment about El Salvador’s CECOT prison one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Our democracy depends on a free press—not one where an administration can block any reporting they don't like from the air. We need answers ASAP.
The Trump admin is gearing up to use AI to delay and deny Medicare benefits for seniors. This is outrageous and should be a national scandal.
We’re talking about a backdoor effort to privatize Traditional Medicare and cut benefits. I introduced legislation to stop it.
We’re talking about a backdoor effort to privatize Traditional Medicare and cut benefits. I introduced legislation to stop it.
Murray pushes to halt federal pilot adding AI to Medicare approvals
The legislation would prohibit the federal government from implementing the Medicare pilot, which is expected to go into effect Jan. 1.
www.seattletimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Trump admin is gearing up to use AI to delay and deny Medicare benefits for seniors. This is outrageous and should be a national scandal.
We’re talking about a backdoor effort to privatize Traditional Medicare and cut benefits. I introduced legislation to stop it.
We’re talking about a backdoor effort to privatize Traditional Medicare and cut benefits. I introduced legislation to stop it.
The cruelty of the Trump administration knows no bounds.
Trump's cronies KNEW cutting aid to South Sudan would make a deadly cholera outbreak worse—and kill people. They did it anyway—and celebrated. Disgusting.
Trump's cronies KNEW cutting aid to South Sudan would make a deadly cholera outbreak worse—and kill people. They did it anyway—and celebrated. Disgusting.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The cruelty of the Trump administration knows no bounds.
Trump's cronies KNEW cutting aid to South Sudan would make a deadly cholera outbreak worse—and kill people. They did it anyway—and celebrated. Disgusting.
Trump's cronies KNEW cutting aid to South Sudan would make a deadly cholera outbreak worse—and kill people. They did it anyway—and celebrated. Disgusting.
I've heard about ICE improperly stopping or detaining Tribal citizens for no apparent reason aside from their physical appearance. This has got to stop.
The disrespect and harassment of U.S.-born Tribal citizens by ICE is outrageous and inexcusable.
The disrespect and harassment of U.S.-born Tribal citizens by ICE is outrageous and inexcusable.
Senators Demand Accountability Amid Reports of ICE Questioning Native Americans
U.S. Senator Patty Murray has penned a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemning the treatment of Native Americans at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enfor...
nativenewsonline.net
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I've heard about ICE improperly stopping or detaining Tribal citizens for no apparent reason aside from their physical appearance. This has got to stop.
The disrespect and harassment of U.S.-born Tribal citizens by ICE is outrageous and inexcusable.
The disrespect and harassment of U.S.-born Tribal citizens by ICE is outrageous and inexcusable.
Trump’s rollout of the EHR system in WA state created life-threatening problems & obstacles for veterans’ to get the health care they need.
Rushing the deployment of this system while serious issues remain is a recipe for disaster. I'm demanding answers.
Rushing the deployment of this system while serious issues remain is a recipe for disaster. I'm demanding answers.
Lawmakers concerned about VA rollout of electronic health record system in Michigan
The system has been blamed for patient safety risks, productivity loss, usability challenges, delays in care and issues with medication management.
www.detroitnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump’s rollout of the EHR system in WA state created life-threatening problems & obstacles for veterans’ to get the health care they need.
Rushing the deployment of this system while serious issues remain is a recipe for disaster. I'm demanding answers.
Rushing the deployment of this system while serious issues remain is a recipe for disaster. I'm demanding answers.
Whooping cough is PREVENTABLE with vaccines—but under RFK Jr.’s anti-vax and quack science directives, the Trump admin is turning back the clock on critical public health progress. Our children and families deserve so much better.
Whooping cough cases soar as vaccination rates drop
In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination rate needed for community protection.
www.nbcnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Whooping cough is PREVENTABLE with vaccines—but under RFK Jr.’s anti-vax and quack science directives, the Trump admin is turning back the clock on critical public health progress. Our children and families deserve so much better.
Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House. If they wanted to lower your health care costs, they would.
The truth is: Republicans do not care one bit if your health care premiums explode.
The truth is: Republicans do not care one bit if your health care premiums explode.
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House. If they wanted to lower your health care costs, they would.
The truth is: Republicans do not care one bit if your health care premiums explode.
The truth is: Republicans do not care one bit if your health care premiums explode.
The Trump administration is doubling the level of cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde Americans can be exposed to.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Trump administration is doubling the level of cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde Americans can be exposed to.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
Trump & RFK Jr. are threatening hospitals to stop providing care for trans youth—including in WA state. This is dangerous & wrong.
Families & their doctors know what’s best for them. NOT the federal government. Democrats will fight back.
Families & their doctors know what’s best for them. NOT the federal government. Democrats will fight back.
Federal plan to ban gender care for minors is 'cruel,' state AG says
Pediatricians and legal experts in Washington expressed outrage at Trump administration proposals to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.
www.seattletimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Trump & RFK Jr. are threatening hospitals to stop providing care for trans youth—including in WA state. This is dangerous & wrong.
Families & their doctors know what’s best for them. NOT the federal government. Democrats will fight back.
Families & their doctors know what’s best for them. NOT the federal government. Democrats will fight back.
15 years after the ACA became law and Republicans STILL can’t come up with more than a “concept” of a plan.
Dr Oz on the GOP healthcare plan: "We have some ideas out there. Congress is working through some concepts"
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
15 years after the ACA became law and Republicans STILL can’t come up with more than a “concept” of a plan.
UPDATE: The criminal charges against Wilmer have been DISMISSED. His record is CLEAR.
Trump's DHS has absolutely no credibility. Federal agents sicced an attack dog on an innocent man, watched as he was mauled, denied him medical care, and lied about it. Shameful.
Trump's DHS has absolutely no credibility. Federal agents sicced an attack dog on an innocent man, watched as he was mauled, denied him medical care, and lied about it. Shameful.
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
UPDATE: The criminal charges against Wilmer have been DISMISSED. His record is CLEAR.
Trump's DHS has absolutely no credibility. Federal agents sicced an attack dog on an innocent man, watched as he was mauled, denied him medical care, and lied about it. Shameful.
Trump's DHS has absolutely no credibility. Federal agents sicced an attack dog on an innocent man, watched as he was mauled, denied him medical care, and lied about it. Shameful.
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
Washington state has assistance for families affected by the flooding and severe weather. Get more info below. ⬇️ www.dshs.wa.gov/alert/food-b...
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Washington state has assistance for families affected by the flooding and severe weather. Get more info below. ⬇️ www.dshs.wa.gov/alert/food-b...
Exactly zero veterans think the problem with the VA health care system is that there are *too many* staff providing care.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Exactly zero veterans think the problem with the VA health care system is that there are *too many* staff providing care.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
Open Enrollment in Idaho ended Monday—our first look at the very real damage caused by Republican health care sabotage.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.
Thousands of Idahoans cancel health insurance plans on exchange ahead of subsidies ending • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho’s health insurance exchange ended open enrollment with thousands canceling plans ahead of expiring government subsidies.
idahocapitalsun.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Open Enrollment in Idaho ended Monday—our first look at the very real damage caused by Republican health care sabotage.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.