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June 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Call for Robust Funding for Background Checks, Gun Safety in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 5, 2020
Tweet - "On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, I join in demanding action on behalf of victims of gun violence, including those like Breonna Taylor, & so many others who died senseless, needless deaths. Dems continue to urge Senate passage of #HR8 to #EndGunViolence."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Way, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Van Hollen Presses Fbi for National Law Enforcement Use-Of-Force Data
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
May 29, 2020
Hoyer Receives Key Endorsements by Gun Safety Organizations
Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 21, 2020
Van Hollen, Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Resolution Establishing "national Gun Violence Awareness Day"
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
May 14, 2020
Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban "Ghost" Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 4, 2020
Hoyer Receives Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - House Judiciary Members Seek Answers from ATF Regarding the Surge of Ghost Guns During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
April 9, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Chris Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security - Members of Congress Call on Homeland Security to Drop Gun Shops from Essential Business List
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
April 2, 2020
Van Hollen, Markey, Blumenthal, and Murphy, Colleagues Call for Strengthening Background Checks, New Federal Guidance Amidst Surge in Gun Sales
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 27, 2020
Tweet - "Today marks 1 year since the House passed #HR8. As I said then, we need more than a moment of silence following acts of gun violence. We need action. It's unacceptable that the Senate has refused to act for 1 year. They need to take up this bill & #DoSomething to #EndGunViolence."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 27, 2020
Raskin's Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing on Trump Administration's Assault on Lgbtq Rights
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Feb. 26, 2020
Tweet - "Nearly one year after passage in the House, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act continues to sit in the Senate unattended. As we pray for those killed in the Milwaukee shooting and their loved ones, we continue to call for Senate action to #EndGunViolence."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 3, 2020
Van Hollen Announces Andrea Chamblee as State of the Union Guest
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Jan. 29, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the Police Shooting in Temple Hills
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 14, 2019
Tweet - "It has been 7 years since 26 children and teachers were taken from us at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It is shameful that, after such a senseless, horrific tragedy, the GOP still will not act. I continue to urge the Senate to take up House-passed legislation to #EndGunViolence."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 100+ House Democrats urge House & Senate leadership to prioritize gun violence prevention research funding in FY2020 funding bill
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - 130+ Democratic House Members Urge Senate Action on House-Passes Bills in Wake of Deadly Shootings
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Students, families, & residents of yet another community have been left traumatized by gun violence. This time in Santa Clarita. #EnoughIsEnough, @senatemajldr. Take up & pass #HR8 and send bipartisan background checks legislation to POTUS to sign. Inaction is not an option."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Too many Americans have been lost to gun violence. House Democrats have passed legislation to expand background checks and help put an end to this epidemic. I call on the GOP Senate to take up #HR8 and #DoSomething to #EndGunViolence."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 27, 2019
Hoyer Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 27, 2019
Tweet - "As we mark one year since the horrific shooting at #TreeOfLife Synagogue in Pittsburgh, let us redouble our efforts to banish intolerance from our midst and continue to push for legislation to #EndGunViolence. I continue to urge the Senate to take up #HR8."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Hon. Richard Zuckerman, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Dept. of Justice - Oversight Subcommittees Refer NRA Leadership's Alleged Financial Fraud for Investigation
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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June 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Call for Robust Funding for Background Checks, Gun Safety in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 5, 2020
Tweet - "On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, I join in demanding action on behalf of victims of gun violence, including those like Breonna Taylor, & so many others who died senseless, needless deaths. Dems continue to urge Senate passage of #HR8 to #EndGunViolence."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Way, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Van Hollen Presses Fbi for National Law Enforcement Use-Of-Force Data
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
May 29, 2020
Hoyer Receives Key Endorsements by Gun Safety Organizations
Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 21, 2020
Van Hollen, Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Resolution Establishing "national Gun Violence Awareness Day"
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
May 14, 2020
Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban "Ghost" Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 4, 2020
Hoyer Receives Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Regina Lombardo, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - House Judiciary Members Seek Answers from ATF Regarding the Surge of Ghost Guns During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
April 9, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Chris Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security - Members of Congress Call on Homeland Security to Drop Gun Shops from Essential Business List
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
April 2, 2020
Van Hollen, Markey, Blumenthal, and Murphy, Colleagues Call for Strengthening Background Checks, New Federal Guidance Amidst Surge in Gun Sales
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 27, 2020
Tweet - "Today marks 1 year since the House passed #HR8. As I said then, we need more than a moment of silence following acts of gun violence. We need action. It's unacceptable that the Senate has refused to act for 1 year. They need to take up this bill & #DoSomething to #EndGunViolence."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 27, 2020
Raskin's Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing on Trump Administration's Assault on Lgbtq Rights
Rep.Jamie Raskin
Feb. 26, 2020
Tweet - "Nearly one year after passage in the House, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act continues to sit in the Senate unattended. As we pray for those killed in the Milwaukee shooting and their loved ones, we continue to call for Senate action to #EndGunViolence."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 3, 2020
Van Hollen Announces Andrea Chamblee as State of the Union Guest
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Jan. 29, 2020
Hoyer Statement on the Police Shooting in Temple Hills
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 14, 2019
Tweet - "It has been 7 years since 26 children and teachers were taken from us at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It is shameful that, after such a senseless, horrific tragedy, the GOP still will not act. I continue to urge the Senate to take up House-passed legislation to #EndGunViolence."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 100+ House Democrats urge House & Senate leadership to prioritize gun violence prevention research funding in FY2020 funding bill
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Nov. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - 130+ Democratic House Members Urge Senate Action on House-Passes Bills in Wake of Deadly Shootings
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Students, families, & residents of yet another community have been left traumatized by gun violence. This time in Santa Clarita. #EnoughIsEnough, @senatemajldr. Take up & pass #HR8 and send bipartisan background checks legislation to POTUS to sign. Inaction is not an option."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Too many Americans have been lost to gun violence. House Democrats have passed legislation to expand background checks and help put an end to this epidemic. I call on the GOP Senate to take up #HR8 and #DoSomething to #EndGunViolence."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 27, 2019
Hoyer Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 27, 2019
Tweet - "As we mark one year since the horrific shooting at #TreeOfLife Synagogue in Pittsburgh, let us redouble our efforts to banish intolerance from our midst and continue to push for legislation to #EndGunViolence. I continue to urge the Senate to take up #HR8."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Hon. Richard Zuckerman, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Dept. of Justice - Oversight Subcommittees Refer NRA Leadership's Alleged Financial Fraud for Investigation
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
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