Month: May 2024

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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge End of Private Immigration Detention Centers, Demand Closure of Facilities with Inhumane Conditions

May 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge End of Private Immigration Detention Centers, Demand Closure of Facilities with Inhumane Conditions

Senators’ letter: “We do not support a system that detains people in inhumane conditions that result in long-term medical issues, psychological trauma, and sometimes death. We urge that these facilities be shut down, in a […]

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Murray, Tuberville, Luján, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Poison Control Centers Network

May 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Murray, Tuberville, Luján, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Poison Control Centers Network

Bill continues key program that helps families get emergency help and safety information Senator Murray: “It’s terrifying having to worry about a potentially harmful exposure, and I know it is a massive relief for parents […]

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After Nearly 14,000 WA Taxpayers File Federal Taxes Using Direct File Pilot, Murray Joins Over 130 Lawmakers in Touting Successes of Program, Urging Biden Administration to Expand Direct File and Make Permanent

May 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on After Nearly 14,000 WA Taxpayers File Federal Taxes Using Direct File Pilot, Murray Joins Over 130 Lawmakers in Touting Successes of Program, Urging Biden Administration to Expand Direct File and Make Permanent

Members write in letter: “We believe that the IRS can offer free and easy tax filing to every American taxpayer who wants it—and that, with Direct File, it will.” 13,954 taxpayers in Washington state filed […]

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Senator Murray: Our Investments in the Department of Commerce Essential to Our Competitiveness and Country’s Future

May 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senator Murray: Our Investments in the Department of Commerce Essential to Our Competitiveness and Country’s Future

***WATCH: Senator Murray’s questioning of Secretary Raimondo*** Washington, D.C. — Today—at a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Department of Commerce—U.S. Senator Patty […]