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Senator Murray Slams Lutnick for Decimation of NOAA, Illegal Cancellation of Digital Equity Act Funding, More

***WATCH: Senator Murray’s Q&A with Sec. Lutnick*** Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and […]

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Facing Extreme Hurricane & Wildfire Seasons, Cantwell Slams Admin’s Erosion of Weather Forecasting: “NOAA Has Been Transparent That They Can’t Keep Up”

Meteorologists from WA, OK and FL sound the alarm on laying off 100s of National Weather Service employees, creating unprecedented staffing shortages; Earlier today, Trump’s Commerce Secretary misled a Senate subcommittee that NOAA was “fully […]

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Wyden Condemns Trump Administration for Rescinding Biden-era EMTALA Guidance

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today condemned the Trump administration for reversing Biden-era guidance that reaffirmed the obligation of hospitals to provide emergency treatment, including emergency abortion care, under the Emergency Medical Treatment and […]

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Wyden, Neal, Pallone Release Latest CBO Estimates Showing 16 Million People Will Become Uninsured from Republican Health Agenda

16 Million Will Become Uninsured Because of Republican Legislation, Including Refusal to Extend Health Care Tax Credits Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard […]

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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Seek Information on Republican Budget Bill’s Potential to Close Rural Hospitals

Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore. said today they have joined Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in requesting important information about the impact of House Republicans’ budget […]