Senator Patty Murray is one the highest-ranking Democrats in the US Senate.
Senator Patty Murray is one the highest-ranking Democrats in the US Senate. HIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES

Murray's guest Leah Griffin is one of the main forces pushing to reform the way emergency rooms treat rape survivors in Washington State. Here in Seattle, Griffin was turned away for a rape kit at Swedish Medical Center in Ballard after being told Harborview was the only hospital that handled such requests.

Griffin has also criticized the way police departments receive and process rape reports:


Meanwhile, Senator Maria Cantwell is bringing Maru Mora Villalpando, a local immigration activist targeted for deportation by federal officials.