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Patty Murray's Public Statements on Issue: Education

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01/24/2022 Tweet - "Congratulations to @TheBSD405 's Interlake High School students for winning @NASA 's TechRise Student Challenge! I'm so proud of this impressive group of students and their commitment to innovation and learning!"
01/24/2022 Tweet - "I'm determined to make sure every student in WA state can get online and get the education they deserve. New funding from the American Rescue Plan to our state's schools & libraries will help to do just that."
01/13/2022 Tweet - "I made clear to the Biden Admin they need to do more to keep kids in school safely. Yesterday they announced additional steps: providing 10M free tests to K-12 schools per month & setting up surge testing sites. But I expect more details--& there's still more work left."
12/22/2021 Tweet - "We are still very clearly dealing with a public health crisis that's disrupting people's lives and students' learning. Extending the freeze on student loan payments is absolutely the right step."
12/20/2021 Senator Murray's Child Care Plan Would Increase Access to Child Care for Washington State Families, Lower Costs According to New Report
12/07/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
12/06/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
11/29/2021 Tweet - "Since day one of this pandemic, I've been fighting to ensure WA's students can get back in the classroom quickly & safely & that we address learning loss--it's what's best for students & what they deserve. That's what this funding I fought for will help do."
11/19/2021 Tweet - "Apprenticeship programs are proven models that create good-paying job opportunities for people in Washington state and across the country--and #BuildBackBetter will help expand access to those opportunities for more students and workers. #NAW2021"
10/18/2021 Senator Murray Calls for Doubling Key Investments in K-12 Public Schools
10/12/2021 As COVID Strains Eastern and Central Washington Health Care Systems, Senator Murray Pushes for Major Investments in Public Health Infrastructure
09/23/2021 Murray, Baldwin, Pocan Reintroduce Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to Address Campus Bullying and Harassment
09/14/2021 Senator Murray Pushes for Historic Action on Child Care, Community College, and Public Health During Western Washington Stops
09/07/2021 Senator Murray Highlights Legislation to Make Community College Tuition Free
08/06/2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Padilla Urges State Department to Address International Student Visa Backlog
07/22/2021 Whitehouse Introduces The Tax-Free Pell Grant Act To Make Higher Education More Affordable
07/13/2021 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Patty Murray, Hearing on the nominations of Catherine Lhamon, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education (ED), Elizabeth Brown to be General Counsel at ED, and Roberto Rodríguez to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development at ED
07/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
07/09/2021 Senator Murray Hails Major Victory for Defrauded Washington State Students
07/08/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Urge Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
07/01/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
06/30/2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Murray, Scott Urge Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
06/29/2021 Duckworth, Durbin Join Hirono, Murray in Introducing Bill to Double Pell Grant Awards to Help Make College More Affordable
06/17/2021 Senator Murray Urges Action to Make Higher Education More Affordable and Accessible, As Colleges Work to Reopen this Fall
06/16/2021 Senator Murray Applauds Biden Administration's Move to Protect LGBTQIA+ Students from Discrimination

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