Senator Patty Murray

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

Almost 130M Americans live in areas with <1 mental health care provider per 30k people. In WA state, our care workforce can only meet 17% of our needs. These challenges are especially hard on communities of color, rural communities, & others who struggle the most to get care. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

Right now, our mental and behavioral health workforce is stretched too thin to meet the needs of our kids—let alone communities at large. Mental health and substance use care providers are burnt out—and we aren’t close to providing care to everyone who needs it. — PolitiTweet.org

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Across the country people are stressed, and the trauma of this pandemic has been especially hard on children. We’ve seen sharp increases in youth anxiety, depression, and loneliness, as well as visits to the emergency room for mental health emergencies. — PolitiTweet.org

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Overdose deaths—especially deaths involving fentanyl—skyrocketed in Washington state and across the country during the pandemic. Our nation recently lost over 100k people to drug overdoses in a single year. — PolitiTweet.org

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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were facing mental health and substance use disorder challenges on multiple fronts. Mental health issues were widespread, drug overdoses were on the rise, and our workforce was stretched thin. Then, COVID-19 hit and made things even worse. — PolitiTweet.org

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LIVE: I’m chairing a Senate HELP Committee hearing on our nation’s growing mental health and substance use disorder crises and the actions we must take to address them. https://t.co/YdUvfWb4cn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HELPCmteDems: Starting shortly: the Senate HELP Committee is holding a hearing on our nation's growing mental health and substance use… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

Abortion is essential health care. But the Global Gag Rule prevents so many people—especially those who are most vulnerable—across the world from getting the health care they need. I joined my Senate colleagues to push to finally repeal this harmful rule. — PolitiTweet.org

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We have to safeguard #RoeVWade and help make its promises a reality for everyone—that means passing the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify the right to an abortion. — PolitiTweet.org

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As we enter a new year, I'm as committed as ever to fixing our broken immigration system & establishing a pathway to citizenship for the 11M undocumented immigrants currently living here. We need to explore every legislative option & go as big as we can with the votes we’ve got. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s what’s happening right now: Republican-led legislatures are making it harder to vote for certain people—primarily Black Americans, Native Americans, young people, & people w/ disabilities. That’s wrong—& we can stop it by strengthening federal voting rights protections. — PolitiTweet.org

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A national paid sick leave policy would mean workers wouldn't have to choose between taking time off to recover from a disease like COVID-19 or losing a paycheck. I want to make that a reality. RT if you agree we need to pass a national paid sick leave policy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Washington state: you can now get free at-home COVID-19 tests and high-quality masks to help keep yourself safe. This article has some details on where to find tests and masks with more information to come. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

This week I joined @MomsRising and families from across Seattle for a virtual town hall to answer questions about everything from fixing our child care system to working to end this pandemic. Watch the full conversation at the link below. https://t.co/idnkkz3f0V — PolitiTweet.org

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Want to get direct updates about the work I’m doing in the other Washington to fight for our state’s families? Sign-up for my email newsletter at the link below! https://t.co/oYsUqHGa5g — PolitiTweet.org

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For most families, my child care plan would cut their costs by more than half or even more. People are going to feel the difference. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

I'm thankful for the leadership of @SenClaireWilson and Rep. @TanaSenn working to fix Washington state's child care crisis. My child care plan would build on their work by lowering costs for families and helping providers. I'm determined to get it passed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mary Curry, a home-based child care provider from Tacoma and @SEIU925 child care chapter president, highlighted what so many parents already knew: the COVID-19 pandemic may have put this problem center stage, but we've had a child care crisis for years. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lois Martin, co-chair of the @waDCYF Early Learning Advisory Council, emphasized that we have to do everything we can to provide students with the educational tools and opportunities needed to succeed from the start. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

Yesterday I joined WA state leaders & child care advocates to discuss how my child care proposal would build on our state's Fair Start For Kids Act. While our state is on the right path, we can do more, & I'll keep pushing in the other Washington to bolster these efforts. https://t.co/06e25ZQ8T4 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

It's clear that right now, we're not ready for the next pandemic. I'm working to fix that with our bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act. This bill will make sure we learn from & fix several of the longstanding challenges that undermined our COVID-19 pandemic response from the start. — PolitiTweet.org

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The threat to #RoeVWade is real and anti-abortion laws in states across the country—like Texas—are already preventing patients from getting critical reproductive health care. We need to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act. — PolitiTweet.org

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Washington state – do you need help working with a federal agency? Have questions about applying for a federal grant or learning more about the process? My office is here to help. Click the link below to find helpful resources or contact my office. https://t.co/FG7mzOie84 — PolitiTweet.org

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Today is a great day to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests for you and your family. https://t.co/iibBLSwPgQ — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

In WA state, the results from the American Rescue Plan are clear—families’ health care costs are lower, and health plan enrollment is higher than ever. This is good news, and I'll continue to build on this progress toward universal coverage. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

Ask any family and they’ll tell you: health care costs too much. Senate Democrats are working to lower the costs of: 🩺 health care coverage 💊 prescription drugs 💉 life-saving medication like insulin — PolitiTweet.org

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This is an important step in the right direction that I pushed for in our defense spending bill, and it's good to see @POTUS build on that work. I'm going to keep working to end sexual harassment and assault in our military and get survivors the resources they need. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

Protecting the right to vote with strong federal legislation isn’t something we can—or will—give up on. I’m going to keep fighting to get this done and protect the foundation of our democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Click the link below to learn more about this apparent double standard. https://t.co/TUPrh3AjUi — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray

Meta (re: Facebook & Instagram) has an apparent double standard when it comes to taking down digital ads on women’s health but keeping up graphic, sexual content targeted at men—& it has to stop. Mark Zuckerberg—I want answers on why this is happening & what you'll do to fix it. — PolitiTweet.org