Labor
The Challenge
"While we are all concerned about our national security,
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| Sen. Murray speaks with workers at the Light
Rail construction site in downtown Tacoma. (More
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we must take the necessary steps to protect our economic security as
well. Worker safety, unemployment assistance and worker retraining are
critical to the continued strength and security of our nation. I look
forward to using my new position to continue to advocate for working
families on issues of worker safety, job security, equal pay and worker
rights."
--Senator Patty Murray after being chosen to serve
as the Ranking Democrat on the Employment, Safety and Training Subcommittee
of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Murray
takes the place of her late friend and colleague, Senator Paul Wellstone.
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