Senator Murray’s Statement on Inclusion of Critical FMAP Extension in Tax Cut and Jobs Bill
June 8, 2010
Funding will help fill $480 million state budget gap; avoid costly special session of legislature
THURSDAY—OIL WORKER SAFETY: Murray to Chair Hearing Investigating Oil Company Tragedies That Have Killed and Injured Dozens of Workers
June 7, 2010
Witnesses will discuss process safety failures that led to the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Tesoro refinery accident in Washington state, and the BP Texas City refinery in 2005—as well as proposed safety procedures and regulations that could help prevent future disasters
Murray Restores Funding for Highly Successful Youth Summer Jobs Program as Difficult Summer Hiring Season Approaches
May 25, 2010
With teen employment rate at lowest level since WWII, summer jobs program will be essential to getting youth into jobs, improving small business productivity, introducing the next generation to the working world
OIL SPILL: Murray Demands Documents from Transocean Following Reports that Company Coerced Employees Following Explosion
May 19, 2010
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee, sent a letter to Steven Newman, the
Murray Works to Protect Nurses from Workplace Injuries
May 11, 2010
Representatives from Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA Department of Labor attend hearing in D.C to discuss efforts to keep health care workers safe
