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Sept. 13, 2018 Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building Rep. Andy Harris
Sept. 13, 2018 Tweet - "As we mark 24 years since enactment of the Violence Against Women Act, we are reminded that #VAWA expires in four legislative days. I urge @HouseGOP to bring @JacksonLeeTX18's bill to reauthorize #VAWA & provide critical support for victims of domestic violence to the Floor." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions III, Attorney General of the U.S. - 118 House Democrats to AG Sessions: Reverse Decision Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic, Gang, and Gender-Based Violence Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Letter to Donald McGahn, Counsel to the President - Senators Join Judiciary Committee Democrats to Demand Kavanaugh's Full White House Record Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Efforts to Allow for the Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children and Families at the Border Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 6, 2018 House Administration Democrats Statement on DOJ/ICE Subpoenas of North Carolina Voting Records Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, The Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member - House Dems: Kavanaugh's Lifetime Appointment to the Supreme Court Threatens First Amendment Freedoms, Jeffersonian Separation of Church and State Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 5, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of President Trump Announcing His Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 5, 2018 Tweet - "One year ago today, @POTUS ripped the rug out from under 800k #DREAMers by ending #DACA. RT if you agree @HouseGOP must stop obstructing & work with Dems to bring to the Floor a permanent, legislative solution to #ProtectDREAMers & provide them with a pathway to citizenship." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Today marks a full year after @POTUS announced he would end #DACA, & despite the fact that nearly 90% of Americans want to ensure DREAMers can stay in the U.S., GOP leaders & the Admin continue to block bipartisan solutions to #ProtectDREAMers. http://bit.ly/2MSJaV2 " Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS, the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Department of State, and the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Children Still Separated from their Parents Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
Sept. 4, 2018 Tweet - "The Admin's failure to reunite families is a humanitarian tragedy. These families must be reunited - not only because the courts have ordered so but because America is better than this. I will continue to join Dems to demand answers from the Admin until they #ReuniteEveryChild." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 1, 2018 Hoyer Statement on U.S. District Court Judge Ruling Allowing DACA Renewals to Continue Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 29, 2018 Letter to Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman, President, and CEO of the Boeing Company - Senators Urge Boeing to Respect Workers' Rights to Unionize, Begin Collective Bargaining Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 25, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on Trump Federal Employee Executive Order Ruling Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - EPW Democrats Press Judiciary Chairman Grassley for Kavanaugh Documents on Environmental Matters Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Today is the 6th anniversary of the #DACA program accepting applications. Click the link for info about renewing DACA applications & RT if you agree Republicans ought to work with Dems to find a permanent legislative solution to #ProtectDREAMers. https://goo.gl/Danp1G " Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 15, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to Lee Francis Cissna, Director, USCIS - Cancel Meeting with Hate Group Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "The maligning of immigrants -- particularly immigrants of color -- diminishes our country. I hope Director Cissna will not give CIS and its leaders the unwarranted gift of having a senior government official address the group." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Review Political Influence Plaguing Dept. of Veterans Affairs Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 7, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Members of Congress Probe DHS over Circumstances Leading to TPS Termination for Nepal and Honduras Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the Honorable Mark Meadows, Chairman of House Government Operation Subcommittee - Hearing Request with Commerce Secretary on Misleading Census Testimony Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reinstate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - 47 Democrats Caution DOL About Plans to Weaken Hazardous Work Protections for Young Workers Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 30, 2018 Tweet - "Joined MD delegation in sending letter to @HHSgov requesting extension for public comment for proposed Title X gag rule, which would severely restrict health care providers from informing women of the full range of health care options available to them." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has now missed two court-imposed deadlines & failed to #ReuniteEveryChild. This policy is reprehensible, morally outrageous, & a form of child abuse that will affect these children for many years to come. http://bit.ly/2OltS8w #FamiliesBelongTogether" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2018 Tweet - ".@POTUS must abide by the court ruling and reunite these children with their families. He must work to address this unnecessary crisis of his own making. It is shameful that @HouseGOP has done nothing to address these forced separations of parents & children." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Neomi Rao, Administrator of Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Request Extension for Public Comment Period on Title X Gag Rule Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 27, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration's Failure to Meet a Second Deadline to Reunite Separated Children with Their Parents Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Ralph Patinella, Associate Commissioner of Labor-Management and Employee Relations - Van Hollen, Cardin Demand Answers from SSA's Treatment of Unions and Federal Employees Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 26, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with Pelosi, Nadler, Jackson Lee, House Democrats, Survivors and Advocates to Introduce VAWA Reauthorization Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "I stand with @NARAL in opposing Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to #SCOTUS. With women's health care rights on the line, I continue to urge Senators on both sides of the aisle to come together and reject his nomination. #CommitToRoe #StopKavanaugh" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "Violence against mothers, wives, daughters, & children must be unacceptable, anywhere, any time, any place. I was proud to be an original co-sponsor of #VAWA in '94 & to join my colleagues today to introduce a reauth of this critical legislation. http://bit.ly/2LRPCam #VAWA4ALL" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "A year ago, @POTUS tweeted a harmful policy that makes our nation less safe by banning transgender service members. Since then, courts have been clear: this is discrimination, no matter how it's phrased. Proud to join @HRC & @LambdaLegal to #ProtectTransTroops. #TransBanTweetUp" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "Tomorrow marks the deadline for the Trump Admin to #ReuniteEveryChild. I thank my House & Senate Dem colleagues for holding the Admin accountable for its cruel family separation policy & continuing to call attention to the harm inflicted on children by it. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's Executive Orders attacking our dedicated federal civilian workforce are devastating for families in MD & across the nation. I stand with @NTEUNews & our federal employees in opposition to these harmful policies." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 25, 2018 Letter to David Fabian Black, Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Demand Answers from SSA's Treatment of Unions and Federal Employees Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to Andrew Saul, Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Demand Answers from SSA's Treatment of Unions and Federal Employees Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 25, 2018 House Appropriations Committee Approves Harris Language Repairing H-2B Visa Program Rep. Andy Harris
July 25, 2018 House Appropriations Committee Approves $5 Billion for Border Security Measures Rep. Andy Harris
Date Title Politician
Sept. 13, 2018 Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building Rep.Andy Harris
Sept. 13, 2018 Tweet - "As we mark 24 years since enactment of the Violence Against Women Act, we are reminded that #VAWA expires in four legislative days. I urge @HouseGOP to bring @JacksonLeeTX18's bill to reauthorize #VAWA & provide critical support for victims of domestic violence to the Floor." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions III, Attorney General of the U.S. - 118 House Democrats to AG Sessions: Reverse Decision Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic, Gang, and Gender-Based Violence Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Letter to Donald McGahn, Counsel to the President - Senators Join Judiciary Committee Democrats to Demand Kavanaugh's Full White House Record Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Efforts to Allow for the Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children and Families at the Border Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 6, 2018 House Administration Democrats Statement on DOJ/ICE Subpoenas of North Carolina Voting Records Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, The Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member - House Dems: Kavanaugh's Lifetime Appointment to the Supreme Court Threatens First Amendment Freedoms, Jeffersonian Separation of Church and State Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 5, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of President Trump Announcing His Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 5, 2018 Tweet - "One year ago today, @POTUS ripped the rug out from under 800k #DREAMers by ending #DACA. RT if you agree @HouseGOP must stop obstructing & work with Dems to bring to the Floor a permanent, legislative solution to #ProtectDREAMers & provide them with a pathway to citizenship." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Today marks a full year after @POTUS announced he would end #DACA, & despite the fact that nearly 90% of Americans want to ensure DREAMers can stay in the U.S., GOP leaders & the Admin continue to block bipartisan solutions to #ProtectDREAMers. http://bit.ly/2MSJaV2 " Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS, the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Department of State, and the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Children Still Separated from their Parents Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
Sept. 4, 2018 Tweet - "The Admin's failure to reunite families is a humanitarian tragedy. These families must be reunited - not only because the courts have ordered so but because America is better than this. I will continue to join Dems to demand answers from the Admin until they #ReuniteEveryChild." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 1, 2018 Hoyer Statement on U.S. District Court Judge Ruling Allowing DACA Renewals to Continue Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 29, 2018 Letter to Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman, President, and CEO of the Boeing Company - Senators Urge Boeing to Respect Workers' Rights to Unionize, Begin Collective Bargaining Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 25, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on Trump Federal Employee Executive Order Ruling Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - EPW Democrats Press Judiciary Chairman Grassley for Kavanaugh Documents on Environmental Matters Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Today is the 6th anniversary of the #DACA program accepting applications. Click the link for info about renewing DACA applications & RT if you agree Republicans ought to work with Dems to find a permanent legislative solution to #ProtectDREAMers. https://goo.gl/Danp1G " Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 15, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to Lee Francis Cissna, Director, USCIS - Cancel Meeting with Hate Group Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "The maligning of immigrants -- particularly immigrants of color -- diminishes our country. I hope Director Cissna will not give CIS and its leaders the unwarranted gift of having a senior government official address the group." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Review Political Influence Plaguing Dept. of Veterans Affairs Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 7, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Members of Congress Probe DHS over Circumstances Leading to TPS Termination for Nepal and Honduras Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the Honorable Mark Meadows, Chairman of House Government Operation Subcommittee - Hearing Request with Commerce Secretary on Misleading Census Testimony Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reinstate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - 47 Democrats Caution DOL About Plans to Weaken Hazardous Work Protections for Young Workers Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 30, 2018 Tweet - "Joined MD delegation in sending letter to @HHSgov requesting extension for public comment for proposed Title X gag rule, which would severely restrict health care providers from informing women of the full range of health care options available to them." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has now missed two court-imposed deadlines & failed to #ReuniteEveryChild. This policy is reprehensible, morally outrageous, & a form of child abuse that will affect these children for many years to come. http://bit.ly/2OltS8w #FamiliesBelongTogether" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2018 Tweet - ".@POTUS must abide by the court ruling and reunite these children with their families. He must work to address this unnecessary crisis of his own making. It is shameful that @HouseGOP has done nothing to address these forced separations of parents & children." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 27, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Neomi Rao, Administrator of Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Request Extension for Public Comment Period on Title X Gag Rule Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 27, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration's Failure to Meet a Second Deadline to Reunite Separated Children with Their Parents Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Ralph Patinella, Associate Commissioner of Labor-Management and Employee Relations - Van Hollen, Cardin Demand Answers from SSA's Treatment of Unions and Federal Employees Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 26, 2018 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with Pelosi, Nadler, Jackson Lee, House Democrats, Survivors and Advocates to Introduce VAWA Reauthorization Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "I stand with @NARAL in opposing Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to #SCOTUS. With women's health care rights on the line, I continue to urge Senators on both sides of the aisle to come together and reject his nomination. #CommitToRoe #StopKavanaugh" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "Violence against mothers, wives, daughters, & children must be unacceptable, anywhere, any time, any place. I was proud to be an original co-sponsor of #VAWA in '94 & to join my colleagues today to introduce a reauth of this critical legislation. http://bit.ly/2LRPCam #VAWA4ALL" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "A year ago, @POTUS tweeted a harmful policy that makes our nation less safe by banning transgender service members. Since then, courts have been clear: this is discrimination, no matter how it's phrased. Proud to join @HRC & @LambdaLegal to #ProtectTransTroops. #TransBanTweetUp" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 26, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "Tomorrow marks the deadline for the Trump Admin to #ReuniteEveryChild. I thank my House & Senate Dem colleagues for holding the Admin accountable for its cruel family separation policy & continuing to call attention to the harm inflicted on children by it. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's Executive Orders attacking our dedicated federal civilian workforce are devastating for families in MD & across the nation. I stand with @NTEUNews & our federal employees in opposition to these harmful policies." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 25, 2018 Letter to David Fabian Black, Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Demand Answers from SSA's Treatment of Unions and Federal Employees Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to Andrew Saul, Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Demand Answers from SSA's Treatment of Unions and Federal Employees Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
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.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 25, 2018 House Appropriations Committee Approves Harris Language Repairing H-2B Visa Program Rep.Andy Harris
July 25, 2018 House Appropriations Committee Approves $5 Billion for Border Security Measures Rep.Andy Harris
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