Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Ellen Murray
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
E-mail: ellen.murray@hhs.gov
Phone: (202) 690-6396
Ellen Murray has served as Staff Director for the United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies since 1999. In that capacity, she oversees the annual $150 billion LHHS Appropriations bill. Murray has extensive knowledge of the Department of Health and Human Services budget. Prior to her tenure with the Senate, she served in both the budget office and the Office of the General Counsel at HHS. Previously, Murray served as an economist at the Social Security Administration. She is a graduate of Trinity College in Washington, DC with a degree in Economics and the George Mason University School of Law.