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Join in Demanding Accountability in the Senate: "Vote for Cloture or Lose Seniority"

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Patty Murray, Seniority, Dick Durbin, Cloture, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Democrats in the Senate are considering holding colleagues accountable for halting Republican filibusters by stripping seniority and chairmanships from those who do not vote for cloture. Let us demand it.

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Senate Votes To Allow Guns On Amtrak

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Roger Wicker, Senate Vote, Patty Murray, Amtrak, Dick Durbin, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to permit passengers on the Amtrak passenger railroad to transport handguns in their checked baggage. T...

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GAO: VA Failing to Serve Women Warriors

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Patty Murray, Veterans, Women Warriors, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Health Care, Troops, Government Accountability Office, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

This week, the Government Accountability Office released a stunning new report detailing significant barriers that many female veterans face in accessing health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Women Warriors: Honoring the Women of the U.S. Military

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Patty Murray, Women, Veterans, Health Care, Military, Iraq, Afghanistan, Paul Rieckhoff, Lioness, Women Veterans, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

If America has been slow to appreciate women's service in combat, we've been even slower to recognize the unique needs of women veterans.

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Weekly Pulse: Pro-Choice Cabinet Picks Boon for Health At Home and Abroad (Healthcare NewsLadder)

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Health, Melody Barnes, Hillary Clinton, Medicare, Patty Murray, Obama's Cabinet, Newsladder, Media News
The Media Consortium

Optimism is running high in the reproductive health community that Clinton will use her new office to champion women's health issues worldwide.

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Sens. Clinton and Murray Introduce Legislation to Block New HHS Refusal Rule

Emily Douglas | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Refusal, Patty Murray, HHS Contraception, HHS Regulations, Reproductive Health, Birth Control, Health, Hhs, Hillary Clinton, Contraception, Regulation, Provider Conscience, Patient's Rights, Conscience, Politics News
Emily Douglas

The proposed HHS rule would require any health care entity that receives federal funds certify that none of its employees are required to assist with medical services they find objectionable.

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Durbin Re-Elected As Majority Whip

Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: 111th Congress, Chuck Schumer, Patty Murray, Durbin Press Release, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, Durbin Senate Majority Whip, Durbin Majority Whip, U.S. Senate Leadership, Senate Majority Whip, Chicago News

Senator Dick Durbin was re-elected as Majority Whip, the Senate's second-highest leadership post. Read the release from his office: U.S. Sen. Dick Du...

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