Tomorrow on KHQ Local News, I sit down to talk with Senator Patty Murray about #BuildBackBetter and her child care provision in the bill. It could save some families $100+ a week on childcare, it could even reduce the fee to $0 for some. The senator says this is a top priority for her.

Joe Manchin might have woken up today & decided his job changed, but I know exactly what mine is: fighting for WA state workers and families. So my fight for Build Back Better, and all it would do to help our state and country, will not stop until it’s on the President’s desk.

If it's the filibuster or democracy, I'll choose democracy. If it's Senate rules or a Senate that works for the American people, I'll chose a Senate that works. I'm urging my Senate colleagues to make that same choice. Read more about my position here: senatormurray.medium.com/pass-voting-ri…

An important set of bold new proposals are included in this draft plan from SenateHELP Committee Senator Patty Murray Richard Burr Learning from our failures, this bill will be a critical first step in improving pandemic preparedness for future public health threats.

Sen. Murray after meeting KBJ: “ I just had an opportunity to meet the most amazing woman… I think one of the most impressive candidates I've ever interviewed and talked to, that's going to be hopefully moving on to the Supreme Court here soon.”

Very strong words from Senator Patty Murray, who calls for VA to stop Cerner EHR launch in Walla Walla: “I do not want to see the EHR system move so much as an inch further in Washington state until VA has proven to me that it’s fixed the problems in Spokane." Full statement below:

It is telling that ALL 4 witnesses at SenateHELP Committee committee hearing on #childcare - including GOP-called witness - are calling for significant investment to #solvechildcare via *reconciliation* in order to ⬇️families’ costs, give parents more choices & ⬆️early educator wages.

I want to make clear to voters in Washington state: I will fight to make sure the Supreme Court does not get the last word when it comes to our reproductive freedoms.

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Attention, political types

“…child care could be disrupted for three million children, close to a third of those in child care, according to a report released Wednesday” by The Century Foundation nytimes.com/2023/06/21/ups…

The coming child care cliff could force providers to lay off staff or shut down, force parents to leave work when they lose their child care, and take a wrecking ball to our economic recovery—unless we take action. I'm pushing to tackle the child care crisis now.

Congrats to Ryan B. Greer on launching Bedrock with an incredible list of 51 partners—this work could not be more timely or needed!

Thank you DC Bike History, this was lovely to come across today ❤️