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Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
Jan. 30, 2019
DeLauro, Murray Reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Jan. 29, 2019
Rep. Chu, Sen. Murphy Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Block Muslim Ban Implementation
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Jan. 25, 2019
Feinstein, Durbin, Murphy Introduce Resolution Condemning Hungary's Orban Government
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Jan. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Mr. Matthew Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Menendez, Booker Demand Answers After Trump Admin Ends Civil Rights Guidance for School Discipline
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
Dec. 5, 2018
Murphy, Blumenthal Statement on Inspector General Report Regarding Coast Guard Academy
Sen. Chris Murphy
Dec. 3, 2018
Letter to Brian Kelly, Editor of US News & World Report - Lawmakers Urge U.S. News to Consider a School's Role in Spurring Social Mobility in 2020 College Rankings
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 5, 2018
Bipartisan Senators Denounce China's Human Rights Abuses
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 3, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Explain Vetting Process of Political Appointees after Racist and Sexist Blog Post Surfaces
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 12, 2018
Hatred and Bigotry, Undone
Rep. Jim Himes
Aug. 7, 2018
Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Blumenthal Leads Resolution Condemning Trump Administration's Escalating Attacks on the Media
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 25, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
July 12, 2018
Letter to Health Insurance Company CEO's - Lawmakers Press Major Health Insurers To Ramp Up Their Efforts To Reduce Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 13, 2018
Letter to Admiral Karl Schultz, Coast Guard Commandant - Seek Information From Coast Guard On Racial Disparities At Academy
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
June 7, 2018
DeLauro, Murray Mark 55th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
June 7, 2018
Vote Explanation
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
May 25, 2018
Menendez, Blumenthal Introduce Journalist Protection Act
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Maintain Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Rep. Jim Himes, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 18, 2018
Blumenthal Slams Congressional Resolution Rolling Back Protections Against Discriminatory Auto Lending
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
April 10, 2018
As Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Testifies to Congress, Senators Markey and Blumenthal Introduce Privacy Bill of Rights
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to Zhou Yahui, Interim CEO of Grindr - How Do You Protect Users' Sensitive Information?
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maintain LGBTQ Questions on Data Collection Surveys
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 28, 2018
Letter to John Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State - Bipartisan Group of 57 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Hold Sudan Accountable for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
March 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Defeat House GOP-Led Effort to Curtail Civil Rights of Americans with Disabilities
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
March 22, 2018
DeLauro Releases "A Threat to Women' Report on Trump's Deregulatory Agenda
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Feb. 27, 2018
Portman, Blumenthal, McCain, McCaskill, Cornyn, Heitkamp Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Help End Online Sex Trafficking
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 26, 2018
Portman, Blumenthal Welcome House Action to Help Stop Online Sex Trafficking
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women
Rep. Jim Himes, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Blumenthal Opposes Reauthorization of Surveillance Bill
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Jan. 18, 2018
Murphy Votes Against Reauthorization Of Section 702 In Fisa Surveillance Bill
Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Cruz, Frankel, & Deutch Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Bring Transparency to Temporary Worker Visa Programs & Combat Human Trafficking
Rep. Jim Himes, ...
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Dec. 5, 2017
Senators Demand Review of Federal and State Laws that Discriminate Against those with HIV/AIDS
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Oct. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Thune, Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Hon. Bill Nelson, Ranking Member - FCC Oversight Hearing
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Reject Trump Attacks on First Amendment
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 31, 2017
DeLauro Denounces Ivanka Trump's Support for Anti-Equal Pay Initiative
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Date
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Politician
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
Jan. 30, 2019
DeLauro, Murray Reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Jan. 29, 2019
Rep. Chu, Sen. Murphy Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Block Muslim Ban Implementation
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Jan. 25, 2019
Feinstein, Durbin, Murphy Introduce Resolution Condemning Hungary's Orban Government
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Jan. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Mr. Matthew Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Menendez, Booker Demand Answers After Trump Admin Ends Civil Rights Guidance for School Discipline
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
Dec. 5, 2018
Murphy, Blumenthal Statement on Inspector General Report Regarding Coast Guard Academy
Sen.Chris Murphy
Dec. 3, 2018
Letter to Brian Kelly, Editor of US News & World Report - Lawmakers Urge U.S. News to Consider a School's Role in Spurring Social Mobility in 2020 College Rankings
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 5, 2018
Bipartisan Senators Denounce China's Human Rights Abuses
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 3, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Explain Vetting Process of Political Appointees after Racist and Sexist Blog Post Surfaces
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 12, 2018
Hatred and Bigotry, Undone
Rep.Jim Himes
Aug. 7, 2018
Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Blumenthal Leads Resolution Condemning Trump Administration's Escalating Attacks on the Media
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 25, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
July 12, 2018
Letter to Health Insurance Company CEO's - Lawmakers Press Major Health Insurers To Ramp Up Their Efforts To Reduce Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 13, 2018
Letter to Admiral Karl Schultz, Coast Guard Commandant - Seek Information From Coast Guard On Racial Disparities At Academy
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
June 7, 2018
DeLauro, Murray Mark 55th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
June 7, 2018
Vote Explanation
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
May 25, 2018
Menendez, Blumenthal Introduce Journalist Protection Act
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Maintain Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Rep.Jim Himes, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 18, 2018
Blumenthal Slams Congressional Resolution Rolling Back Protections Against Discriminatory Auto Lending
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
April 10, 2018
As Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Testifies to Congress, Senators Markey and Blumenthal Introduce Privacy Bill of Rights
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to Zhou Yahui, Interim CEO of Grindr - How Do You Protect Users' Sensitive Information?
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maintain LGBTQ Questions on Data Collection Surveys
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 28, 2018
Letter to John Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State - Bipartisan Group of 57 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Hold Sudan Accountable for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
March 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Defeat House GOP-Led Effort to Curtail Civil Rights of Americans with Disabilities
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
March 22, 2018
DeLauro Releases "A Threat to Women' Report on Trump's Deregulatory Agenda
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Feb. 27, 2018
Portman, Blumenthal, McCain, McCaskill, Cornyn, Heitkamp Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Help End Online Sex Trafficking
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 26, 2018
Portman, Blumenthal Welcome House Action to Help Stop Online Sex Trafficking
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women
Rep.Jim Himes, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Blumenthal Opposes Reauthorization of Surveillance Bill
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Jan. 18, 2018
Murphy Votes Against Reauthorization Of Section 702 In Fisa Surveillance Bill
Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Cruz, Frankel, & Deutch Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Bring Transparency to Temporary Worker Visa Programs & Combat Human Trafficking
Rep.Jim Himes, ...
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Dec. 5, 2017
Senators Demand Review of Federal and State Laws that Discriminate Against those with HIV/AIDS
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Oct. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Thune, Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Hon. Bill Nelson, Ranking Member - FCC Oversight Hearing
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Reject Trump Attacks on First Amendment
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 31, 2017
DeLauro Denounces Ivanka Trump's Support for Anti-Equal Pay Initiative
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
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