Tag Archives: Sen. Patty Murray

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Already among the worst and least affordable in the developed world, the U.S. childcare system could soon be “pushed closer to the brink of collapse” if Congress doesn’t act before emergency federal funding runs dry at the end of September. That grave warning is at the …

Mel Leonor Barclay Originally published by The 19th In the intensely divided 118th Congress, the job of leading bipartisan efforts to keep the government funded will belong to four women lawmakers for the first time ever. Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington will become the second woman ever to lead …

Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state was sworn in to serve as President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Murray, 72, is the first woman to serve in this role and is now third in line to the presidency. “As the first woman to serve as President …

Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana blocked Democrats’ attempt Wednesday to pass legislation that would protect doctors who provide legal abortion care from right-wing threats and attacks. The effort to pass the bill by unanimous consent came as GOP officials in Indiana continue to target a physician in the state …

The White House is expected to announce on Wednesday that they will extend the pause on federal student loan payments through August 31, 2022, according to reporting from the Associated Press. The repayment moratorium has been extended multiple times since it was first put in place in March 2020 due …