Tag: Patty Murray

From right, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., participate in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, on the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Senators spar over aid to dyslexic students

Jason Russell · April 15, 2015 6:50 pm

Portable funding, also known as "backpack funding" because it follows the child, was included as an option in a draft bill and a K-12 education reform bill that passed the House education committee in February. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

Dems stubbornly refuse to embrace any form of school choice

Jason Russell · April 11, 2015 9:00 am

Senate education committee chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., right, and ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Breakthrough ‘No Child’ deal would loosen federal meddling in schools

Paul Bedard · April 7, 2015 7:32 pm

Next year will mark four decades since Congress first passed Hyde, and it's been added on to annual spending bills ever since. (AP Photo)

Hyde Amendment stokes abortion battles after 40 years

Paige Winfield Cunningham · March 31, 2015 9:00 am

"At the end of the day, we will not accept language that simply hides the Hyde," Murray said. (Getty File Photo)

Murray backs Schumer to succeed Reid

Susan Ferrechio · March 30, 2015 8:40 pm

"The U.S. Department of Education should not be able to bribe or coerce states into any particular set of standards or curriculum or testing, whether it's Common Core or anything else," said Vitter. (AP File Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Anti-Common Core amendment passes Senate vote

Jason Russell · March 26, 2015 9:53 pm

"This announcement is a very big deal," White House adviser Brian Deese told reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo)Â

Obama adviser to GOP: Cut a deal to avoid an unwinnable government shutdown

Joseph Lawler · March 20, 2015 3:41 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced legislation that focuses on expanding access to birth control and other health services and improving care for women. (AP Photo)

Women’s health bill could get GOP support

Paige Winfield Cunningham · March 5, 2015 9:57 pm

Republicans embark on rocky road to reform federal role in education

Republicans embark on rocky road to reform federal role in education

Susan Ferrechio · March 2, 2015 10:00 am

Sen. Lamar Alexander. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Race on to speed OK of new drugs, devices

Paul Bedard · February 12, 2015 9:20 pm

Tom Brady could owe $60.5K in taxes on Super Bowl winnings

Red Alert Politics

Tom Brady could owe $60.5K in taxes on Super Bowl winnings

Editorial Staff · February 5, 2015 8:29 pm

Jon Stewart relives the NFL’s scandal-ridden year, including DeflateGate and Marshawn Lynch

Red Alert Politics

Jon Stewart relives the NFL’s scandal-ridden year, including DeflateGate and Marshawn Lynch

Editorial Staff · January 30, 2015 6:27 pm