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Nov. 15, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 3, 2022
Carper, Coons Join Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 29, 2021
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Perpetrators of Global Violence against LGBTI Communities
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 29, 2021
Sen. Coons, colleagues introduce bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on perpetrators of global violence against LGBTQ+ communities
Sen. Chris Coons
Feb. 25, 2021
Blunt Rochester Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Feb. 18, 2021
Blunt Rochester Fighting to Pass Equality Act
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Aug. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Department of State - Coons, colleagues press Pompeo on policy denying citizenship to children of same-sex couples
Sen. Chris Coons
Aug. 5, 2020
Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Leading Senate Democrats demand removal of prejudiced USAID officials
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
June 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice - Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 26, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights
Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
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Politician
Nov. 15, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 3, 2022
Carper, Coons Join Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 29, 2021
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Perpetrators of Global Violence against LGBTI Communities
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 29, 2021
Sen. Coons, colleagues introduce bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on perpetrators of global violence against LGBTQ+ communities
Sen.Chris Coons
Feb. 25, 2021
Blunt Rochester Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Feb. 18, 2021
Blunt Rochester Fighting to Pass Equality Act
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Aug. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Department of State - Coons, colleagues press Pompeo on policy denying citizenship to children of same-sex couples
Sen.Chris Coons
Aug. 5, 2020
Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Leading Senate Democrats demand removal of prejudiced USAID officials
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
June 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice - Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 26, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights
Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
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