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Congressional Democrats are supporting calls for an investigation into the origins of the Chinese coronavirus just as President Joe Biden canceled a Department of Justice investigation into the matter.

Washington Democrat Sen. Patty Murray has called for the resignation of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (TX) and Josh Hawley (MO), claiming they have “broken their oath of office.”

Sen. Patty Murray will head the Senate committee that oversees education as Democrats effectively take control of that chamber.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said that Americans “can all be proud of the investments our country has made in lifesaving medical research, and of our scientists and doctors who have worked tirelessly and carefully to

Health officials from the Trump administration told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the U.S. will be able to meet its coronavirus (COVID-19) testing goals for the next two months and that there may be an effective vaccine to combat the disease by the end of this year.

The United States government hit a historic milestone over the weekend under President Donald Trump by issuing more than five million coronavirus tests. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the next coronavirus relief bill to include pet policies, including union support and whistle blower protections.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democrats will attempt to force a vote in September that would nullify President Donald Trump’s expansion of short-term health insurance plans, which serve as a less expensive alternative to Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans.

The U.S. Soccer Federation has reportedly hired a lobbying firm to refute claims of a pay gap after posting a public letter explaining that the U.S. Women’s National Team is actually not underpaid.

Two top Democrats in the Senate – Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) – expressed support for House Democrats to push an impeachment inquiry, signaling a shift within the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Sen. Rick Scott told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview this week that drug manufacturers need to lower the price of prescription drugs, or Congress will.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Tuesday that the healthcare industry should have fixed surprise medical bills on their own. Braun said “nobody likes surprise medical bills.”

Conservatives on and off of Capitol Hill continue to clash over how to address surprise medical bills, a prominent issue in healthcare reform.

The Senate will vote Monday on Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse’s Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act – a bill that would protect babies born alive following failed abortions from infanticide.

Democrat Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Maggie Hasson of New Hampshire have fueled an effort to create the narrative the Trump Education Department’s proposed Title IX rule makes college campuses more “dangerous,” especially for women, and will allow sexual assault to go without response.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) stated that Senate Republicans face a few questions, including, “Is the United States Senate a place where women are listened to, heard, and respected, or is it still just one more

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said she was frightened by Republicans calling the allegations against Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh a smear campaign. When asked about attorney Michael Avenatti’s client Julie Swetnick’s new allegations, Murray said,

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee and beyond accused Republicans this weekend of “bullying” Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of groping her in high school over 35 years ago.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said there could be an investigation in Maryland of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations even if Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court. Murray said,

In his 2019 proposed budget, President Donald Trump called for heavy cuts across federal agencies, including funding for student loans and medical research.

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) said “lives are at stake” if Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) discussed the Supreme Court and urged people to push back against “an extreme, ideological Supreme Court nominee” by saying, “those who want to go back to the days when insurers could

Tuesday at Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got into a heated exchange with Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) over American immigration policy. Partial transcript as follows: NIELSEN: So if you look at all the numbers, we are trying to

“We have to rise to the occasion, and not shrink away from it, even when it’s hard, especially when it’s hard. That is what this larger moment is about,” Gillibrand wrote in an over 600-word statement on Facebook.

The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (FEPA) breezed to House approval on a voice vote in mid-November, and likely will sail through the Senate with minimal, if any, debate.

Parent and education activists say two bills introduced in Congress – one by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) – is likely to increase surveillance of American citizens without their consent and the likelihood of the creation of a comprehensive national database.

President Donald Trump, conservatives, and even Speaker Paul Ryan panned Sen. Lamar Alexander’s (R-TN) bipartisan Obamacare bailout deal with Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA).

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) has agreed to a base appropriations subcommittee bill that will essentially undermine the Trump administration’s stated pro-life agenda.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) stated President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “don’t care about” Trumpcare causing premiums to “skyrocket” or about “the tens of millions of people who would be kicked

Democrat Sen. Patty Murray is calling for the removal of education civil rights chief Candice Jackson following Jackson’s apology for comments she made regarding the status of campus sexual assault complaints that are filed with her office:

Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) schooled CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on ethical standards in business investment late Monday.

Ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee Sen. Patty Murray told HHS secretary nominee Dr. Tom Price she has “serious concerns” about his views on health care, especially any plans that would include requiring women to pay for their own birth control.

Some Senate Democrats have issued scathing statements against President Barack Obama and his administration’s decision to break with longstanding tradition to veto anti-Israel resolutions, choosing, instead, to abstain from voting in a United Nations Security Council vote. The vote called for

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution without objection supporting equal pay for the men and women’s national soccer teams.

One day prior to Donald Trump formally clinching the GOP nomination, House Speaker Paul Ryan launched a new line of attack against the Party’s standard bearer selected by GOP voters. During a Wednesday meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill, the House

After celebrating the “bipartisan” passage of his new federal education law that replaced No Child Left Behind, Sen. Lamar Alexander says he has “disturbing evidence” that the newly confirmed U.S. Department of Education secretary is ignoring curbs on federal overreach in education Alexander says are in the new law.