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‘A million years isn’t enough’: Victims’ relatives confront Gilgo Beach serial killer at sentencing

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison. He told them: “I am […]

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Merkley Spearheads Common-Sense Bills to Support the American Dream of Homeownership

Washington, D.C. – During National Homeownership Month, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced two new bills to help support the dream of homeownership for Americans by strengthening consumer protections and affordable homebuying opportunities for families […]

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Murray, Padilla Press Trump Admin on Corrupt Plan to Establish New Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Sable Offshore Corporation

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-CA), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, are pushing the Trump Administration for answers about Energy […]

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Murray, DeLauro Introduce Legislation to Protect Kids as Child Labor Violations Surge and Trump Undermines Enforcement

The Children Harmed in Life-threatening or Dangerous (CHILD) Labor Act would strengthen labor law, give Department of Labor greater enforcement power “In fiscal year 2025, more cases of federal child labor violations were uncovered than during any […]

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Senator Murray Affirms Senate Democrats’ Commitment to Delivering Affordable Child Care, Blasts Trump for Child Care Sabotage

Murray: “Trump says we can’t afford child care. The truth is we can’t afford to ignore child care.” Murray is a former preschool teacher and parent activist who has always fought to make child care […]