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July 19, 2018
Senator Markey Commends Approval of Fishing Sectors IX and VII Management Plans
Sen. Ed Markey
July 19, 2018
Statement from Senator Warren on NOAA Fishing Plan for Sectors VII and IX
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
July 12, 2018
Congresswoman Clark Introduces AVERT Future Gun Violence Act
Rep. Katherine Clark
July 11, 2018
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Rep. Bill Keating
July 9, 2018
Senator Markey Works with Massachusetts Fishermen, Lobstermen, and Environmental Community to Support Right Whale Legislation
Sen. Ed Markey
June 8, 2018
Booker, Carper, Nelson Introduce Bicameral Bill to Establish Grant Program for Right Whale Conservation
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
April 30, 2018
Letter to Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce and Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Moulton Leads Letter Demanding Protection of Right Whales
Rep. Seth Moulton
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
April 25, 2018
Letter to Timothy Gallaudet, Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association - Senators Call for Study on the Critically Endangered Right Whale
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Withdraw Swine Slaughter Rule
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke, DOI - Call For Reversal Of Interior Dept. Ruling Threatening Millions Of Migratory Birds
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
March 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Boyle and Smith Lead Bipartisan Letter to USDA Opposing Plan to Outsource Oversight of Bedrock Animal Welfare Law
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Call for Robust Funding for Endangered Species Protections
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
March 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charlie Dent, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies - End Painful VA Dog Testing
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Decision to Issue Trophy Imports on a Case-by-Case Basis Caters to the Demands of Big Industry and the NRA
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Ban Trophy Hunting Imports of Endangered Species
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 22, 2017
Letter to the President - Bipartisan Group of 68 Members of Congress Call on Trump to Uphold Protections for African Elephants
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
Nov. 21, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of US Department of the Interior - Elephant Trophy Decision
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, The Honorable Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, Greg Sheehan, Acting Director of Fish and Wildlife Service, and Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator of NOAA Fisheries - Prevent Extinction of The Vaquita
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
June 9, 2017
Senators Introduce Young Fishermen's Development Act
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Promotion of Agricultural Trade and the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Inspection SItes
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
April 10, 2017
Moulton Introduces Young Fishermen's Development Act in Gloucester
Rep. Seth Moulton
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
April 4, 2017
Senators Markey and Bennet Reintroduce Bill with 40 Senators to Protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
March 15, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of US Department of the Interior - Funding for Land and Water Conservation
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Animal Welfare Transparency
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
Feb. 13, 2017
Letter to Acting Deputy Secretary Young - Restore Animal Cruelty, Puppy Mill Records On USDA Website
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Senator Markey Commends Final Rule to Combat Seafood Fraud and Illegal and Unregulated Fishing
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 28, 2016
Boston Herald - Pols, Pups Help Open New Southie Park
Rep. Stephen Lynch
Sept. 8, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Department of Agriculture - Stronger Marine Mammal Animal Welfare Standards Washington
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
June 17, 2016
Letter to Mr. Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director General-DG Environment, European Commission - Urge European Union to Reject Proposed Lobster Ban
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
June 2, 2016
Senator Markey Praises Obama Administration's Final Ivory Rule
Sen. Ed Markey
May 18, 2016
Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 18, 2016
Senate Approves Bill to Implement Fisheries Treaties
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Call on USDA to Protect Marine Mammals
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
March 24, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Comittee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Call for Increased Funding for Mosquito-Control Programs to Fight Spread of Zika
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
McGovern Applauds $900 Million White House Proposal to Support Public Lands in Massachusetts and Across the Country
Rep. Jim McGovern
Jan. 8, 2016
Congressman Moulton Leads Bipartisan Effort to Improve At Sea Monitoring Program
Rep. Seth Moulton
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
Dec. 10, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Funding for the Connecticut River Watershed and the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 2, 2015
Bennet, Markey Introduce Bill to Protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Nov. 5, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Concerning Appropriations Riders on the Endangered Species Act
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 3, 2015
Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Sen. Ed Markey
Aug. 17, 2015
Letter to Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Concern for the Recent actions of the NOAA
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Aug. 17, 2015
Letter to The Honorable Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and The Honorable Ash Carter, Secretary of Defense - Antibiotic Overuse in Animals
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 31, 2015
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Protection of Captive Orcas and Marine Mammals
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 19, 2018
Senator Markey Commends Approval of Fishing Sectors IX and VII Management Plans
Sen.Ed Markey
July 19, 2018
Statement from Senator Warren on NOAA Fishing Plan for Sectors VII and IX
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
July 12, 2018
Congresswoman Clark Introduces AVERT Future Gun Violence Act
Rep.Katherine Clark
July 11, 2018
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Rep.Bill Keating
July 9, 2018
Senator Markey Works with Massachusetts Fishermen, Lobstermen, and Environmental Community to Support Right Whale Legislation
Sen.Ed Markey
June 8, 2018
Booker, Carper, Nelson Introduce Bicameral Bill to Establish Grant Program for Right Whale Conservation
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
April 30, 2018
Letter to Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce and Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Moulton Leads Letter Demanding Protection of Right Whales
Rep.Seth Moulton
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
April 25, 2018
Letter to Timothy Gallaudet, Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association - Senators Call for Study on the Critically Endangered Right Whale
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Withdraw Swine Slaughter Rule
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke, DOI - Call For Reversal Of Interior Dept. Ruling Threatening Millions Of Migratory Birds
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
March 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Boyle and Smith Lead Bipartisan Letter to USDA Opposing Plan to Outsource Oversight of Bedrock Animal Welfare Law
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Call for Robust Funding for Endangered Species Protections
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
March 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charlie Dent, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies - End Painful VA Dog Testing
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Decision to Issue Trophy Imports on a Case-by-Case Basis Caters to the Demands of Big Industry and the NRA
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Ban Trophy Hunting Imports of Endangered Species
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 22, 2017
Letter to the President - Bipartisan Group of 68 Members of Congress Call on Trump to Uphold Protections for African Elephants
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
Nov. 21, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of US Department of the Interior - Elephant Trophy Decision
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, The Honorable Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, Greg Sheehan, Acting Director of Fish and Wildlife Service, and Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator of NOAA Fisheries - Prevent Extinction of The Vaquita
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
June 9, 2017
Senators Introduce Young Fishermen's Development Act
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Promotion of Agricultural Trade and the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Inspection SItes
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
April 10, 2017
Moulton Introduces Young Fishermen's Development Act in Gloucester
Rep.Seth Moulton
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
April 4, 2017
Senators Markey and Bennet Reintroduce Bill with 40 Senators to Protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
March 15, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of US Department of the Interior - Funding for Land and Water Conservation
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Animal Welfare Transparency
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
Feb. 13, 2017
Letter to Acting Deputy Secretary Young - Restore Animal Cruelty, Puppy Mill Records On USDA Website
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Dec. 9, 2016
Senator Markey Commends Final Rule to Combat Seafood Fraud and Illegal and Unregulated Fishing
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 28, 2016
Boston Herald - Pols, Pups Help Open New Southie Park
Rep.Stephen Lynch
Sept. 8, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Department of Agriculture - Stronger Marine Mammal Animal Welfare Standards Washington
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
June 17, 2016
Letter to Mr. Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director General-DG Environment, European Commission - Urge European Union to Reject Proposed Lobster Ban
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
June 2, 2016
Senator Markey Praises Obama Administration's Final Ivory Rule
Sen.Ed Markey
May 18, 2016
Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 18, 2016
Senate Approves Bill to Implement Fisheries Treaties
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Call on USDA to Protect Marine Mammals
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
March 24, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Comittee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Call for Increased Funding for Mosquito-Control Programs to Fight Spread of Zika
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
McGovern Applauds $900 Million White House Proposal to Support Public Lands in Massachusetts and Across the Country
Rep.Jim McGovern
Jan. 8, 2016
Congressman Moulton Leads Bipartisan Effort to Improve At Sea Monitoring Program
Rep.Seth Moulton
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
Dec. 10, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Funding for the Connecticut River Watershed and the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 2, 2015
Bennet, Markey Introduce Bill to Protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Nov. 5, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Concerning Appropriations Riders on the Endangered Species Act
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 3, 2015
Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Sen.Ed Markey
Aug. 17, 2015
Letter to Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Concern for the Recent actions of the NOAA
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Aug. 17, 2015
Letter to The Honorable Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and The Honorable Ash Carter, Secretary of Defense - Antibiotic Overuse in Animals
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 31, 2015
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Protection of Captive Orcas and Marine Mammals
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
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