WhackyNation (Free subscription) | yesterday
A commentor on WhackyNation poses a question: Who is the GOP going to run against Patty Murray in 2010? Excellent question. I can think of three names who have good statewide name recognition who might be willing: Rossi, McKenna and Sutherland. Any ideas?
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
... critical health care services for women and families, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA) today introduced legislation that would prevent the HHS rule from going into effect. The proposed HHS rule would require any health care entity that receives federal financing to certify in writing that none of its employees are required to assist in any way with medical...
TODAY ON VOT3R - Politics STORIES (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
This new legislation is so disgusting that I'm surprised Bush didn't try to get this passed at the beginning of his second term. It's no shock that the right-wing freaks always target women with their extreme anti-choice agenda. Now they are trying to set back the medical world 200 years . A last-minute...
Drunk at idrunk.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
... critical health care services for women & families, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) & Patty Murray (D-WA) today introduced legislation that would prevent a HHS rule from going into effect. a proposed HHS rule would require any health care entity that receives federal financing to certify in writing that none of its employees are required to assist in any way with medical services...
Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
I got the following press release earlier today about Senators Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray continuing to try to block the HHS rule that the Bush administration has been trying to ram through, even after a public comment period in which women raised objections far and wide: SENATORS CLINTON AND MURRAY INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO STOP NEW HHS RULE THAT WOULD UNDERMINE WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE...
I Thought a Think (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... watching this video off of Daily Kos who's right there taking in the Harry and Joe Show? Hey, it's Patty! ZOMG! She's good on veteran's issues, but boy I'd rather she hadn't played nice on this one.
Feminist Daily News (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation yesterday that would prevent a Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) rule from limiting women's access to proper reproductive care. The proposed regulation would threaten women's access to contraception and health...
ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
WA-05 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Today Rodgers won election as the Vice Chairwoman of the House Republican Caucus. Here’s a link to the Seattle Times article (you can skip the first part about Patty Murray if you don’t have a strong stomach). And here’s a Wikipedia article about her. I know this isn’t actually much information to go on. Unfortunately, since she’s from the [...]
Meta Watershed (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Back in July I wrote about Bush's attempt to redefine contraception as "abortion" and allow any health care worker in a business receiving federal funding to refuse medical services to women if they find such care "objectionable". Despite rigorous effort by Senators Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray, and public action facilitated by activists such as those on this blog, the Department...
Feministing (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
That's what I'm talkin' bout! Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation today that would block the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from passing the midnight regulation being finalized as I blog. As most...
Alyson Love (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
From Feministing: That's what I'm talkin' bout! Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation today that would block the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from passing the midnight regulation being finalized as I blog. As most of you know, the proposed HHS rule would prevent family planning clinics from "discriminating" against employees...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Reid, backed in solidarity by members of the Democratic Senate including Boxer, Schumer, Patty Murray and others: We had a historic caucus in the old senate chamber. We had a very nice discussion. And it's very clear that the vast majority of the Democratic caucus wants to keep Sen Lieberman as chairman of this comittee, member of the Armed Services committee and that was done, it's all...
