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Patty Murray's Public Statements on Issue: Women

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08/04/2022 Murray, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Help Women with Disabilities Access Reproductive Health Care
08/02/2022 Murray Introduces Legislation to Protect Doctors From Republicans' Anti-Abortion Attacks
08/02/2022 Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance
07/31/2022 Tweet - "Republicans have now blocked my legislation to: Protect the right to travel to get health care Bolster #TitleX family planning Protect the right to birth control Their message is clear: they want to create a post-Roe America where women can't control their own bodies."
07/28/2022 Tweet - "Senate GOPs blocking my bill to the right to birth control shows just how out of touch they've become. It's been 60 years since SCOTUS affirmed the right to birth control--& the vast majority of Americans support it--but we can't take anything for granted. I'll keep fighting."
07/27/2022 Tweet - "This is how extreme Senate Republicans have become: today they BLOCKED my bill to protect a woman's right to birth control. This is an extreme overreach that shows nothing is off the table in the GOP fight to control & oppress women. The American people will remember this."
07/26/2022 Murray, Markey, Hirono, Duckworth Announce Senate Floor Effort to Pass the Right to Contraception Act
07/26/2022 Tweet - "Republicans across the country want to take away your birth control. Yes, BIRTH CONTROL. It's just part of their extreme agenda to control women's bodies & I'm fighting back."
07/25/2022 Tweet - "Girls across the country are growing up with fewer rights than their mothers had. They are growing up in a country where they may not be able to make their own health care decisions depending on where they live. I am fighting for them."
07/23/2022 Tweet - "This week I gave the Senate GOP the chance to prove that they will walk the walk when it comes to supporting women & families. And they failed. We know where the GOP stand--but that won't stop me from fighting for the women of this country every single day."
07/21/2022 Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding
07/21/2022 Kelly, Group of 31 Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding
07/21/2022 Tweet - "The game is up. I called to pass our bill to strengthen family planning--something Senate Republicans have been claiming they support--& they BLOCKED it. Their promises are worth nothing--& when put to the test they will not support women & families."
07/21/2022 Republican Senator Blocks Murray, Smith Effort to Pass Commonsense Family Planning Bill
07/20/2022 Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding
07/19/2022 Padilla Introduces Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding
07/14/2022 Republican Senator Blocks Cortez Masto, Murray Effort to Protect Right to Travel
07/14/2022 Tweet - "Senate GOP just BLOCKED my bill w/ @SenCortezMasto to protect the right to travel--including to get abortion care. This move shows that they stand w/ extreme politicians trying to hold women captive in their own states rather than defending the right to travel within our country."
07/13/2022 At Hearing, Senator Murray Spells Out Catastrophic Consequences for Women's Health in a Post-Roe America
07/11/2022 Senator Murray Pushes to Ensure Everyone Can Access Over-the-Counter Birth Control as FDA Considers First-Ever Application
07/07/2022 At Spokane Planned Parenthood, Senator Murray Highlights Post-Roe Health Care Crises Caused By Republicans
06/27/2022 Following Push From Murray, Biden Administration Puts Insurers on Notice For Failing to Cover Birth Control As Required By Law
06/25/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Democrats Push Biden for "Bold Action" to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America
06/10/2022 Tweet - "Women should be paid as much as men for the same work. 59 years after the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, that's still not the case. Let's pass my #PaycheckFairness Act."
06/07/2022 Murray, Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Bera, Hirono, Cortez Masto Unveil Bill to Expand Affordable Over-the-Counter Birth Control

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