| April 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Dir. for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Administration To Increase Number Of Doctors Available To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| April 13, 2020
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Feinstein, Harris, Colleagues Reintroduce Resolution Designating April 11-17 as Black Maternal Health Week
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| April 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitchell McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Klobuchar, Murkowski, Casey, Colleagues Urge Support for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| April 10, 2020
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Van Hollen, Menendez Call for Trump Administration to Do More to Help Minority Communities Seeing Higher Impacts from COVID-19
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| April 10, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Fulcher Cautions Privacy Concerns Amidst Coronavirus Response
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Rep. Andy Harris, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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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
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari - Carper, Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Launch Investigation Into Reported Mistreatment of Pregnant Detainees By CBP Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, Monique Eloit, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health, and Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Tillis Calls on International Health and Wildlife Organizations to Permanently Ban "Wet" Markets
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Tweet - "Both parties should fight hard to ensure every American can cast their ballot & exercise their most fundamental right without endangering their health, or that of others. Voting by mail should be an option for all, & Congress must act now to ensure November elections go smoothly."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Chairs Maloney and Raskin call on DHS to release non-violent migrant detainees to prevent coronavirus outbreak in detention facilities
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - Cárdenas, Lofgren urge Trump Administration to allow foreign-born physicians to practice in the U.S. during COVID-19 pandemic
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| April 5, 2020
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Raskin cosponsors Leave No Taxpayer Behind Act to include immigrants in coronavirus relief response
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| April 2, 2020
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Van Hollen, Markey, Blumenthal, and Murphy, Colleagues Call for Strengthening Background Checks, New Federal Guidance Amidst Surge in Gun Sales
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen
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| March 31, 2020
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Tweet - "On #EqualPayDay, we recognize how the gender wage gap shortchanges families across our country. House Dems passed the #PayCheckFairness Act to address this unfair pay gap, & we will continue to fight for #EqualPay for women and their families. https://bit.ly/2R1Nfq1"
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 31, 2020
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Tweet - "Today is #TransVisibilityDay, and I am proud to stand in solidarity with trans people around the country. In light of the public health crisis we face, we must continue to advocate for the trans community and work to ensure they are not denied health care due to discrimination."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 31, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Connolly Leads Letter Urging DHS to Exclude COVID-19 Assistance from Public Charge Determinations
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 26, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Raskin joins bipartisan effort to reverse proposed Interior Dept. rule threatening millions of migratory birds
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 26, 2020
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Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 24, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Raskin urges DOJ to create task force to fight fraud in the COVID-19 response
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 24, 2020
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Warren, Colleagues Demand Answers to Questions About Federal Bureau of Prisons and Private Prison Company's Readiness for Coronavirus Pandemic
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 24, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Omar Leads Letter Calling for Refugee Protections in Coronavirus Response
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 23, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Congressional leaders demand meeting with DHS Acting Secretary over new Ombudsman for Immigration Detention
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 23, 2020
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Hoyer Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 20, 2020
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Letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security - Connolly, Bicameral Group of Members Press Trump Administration on Reports DHS is Preparing Mass Deportations of DREAMers
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Raskin urges congressional leadership to eliminate immigrant restrictions on COVID-19 testing
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Shelley Moore Capito, Chair of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin, Rosen, Colleagues Request Language In Annual Spending Bill Barring Funding For The Arrest, Detention, Or Deportation Of Dreamers Or TPS Recipients
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Reports that DHS is Preparing Mass Deportation of DREAMERS
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - 23 Senators Urge the Interior Department to Reverse Course on Proposed Changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail in Response to COVID-19
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Van Hollen, Booker, Jones Press for $1.5 Billion in Immediate Assistance to Minority-Serving Institutions Amidst COVID-19 Fallout
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Van Hollen, Menendez, Colleagues Urge Trump Admin to Protect, Guarantee Health Care Access for Americans with HIV, LGBTQ Community amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 18, 2020
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Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Wyden Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Can Still Vote Amidst Coronavirus
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 18, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Seek Answers On Coronavirus Preparedness In Immigration Detention Facilities
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 14, 2020
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Hoyer Statement on the Passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 13, 2020
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Van Hollen, Cardin, Warner, Kaine Urge Financial Regulators to Take Measures to Protect Hospitality and Tourism Industry Workers During Coronavirus Outbreak
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 11, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Maloney and Raskin seek docs from ICE and CBP on coronavirus procedures for detainees
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 10, 2020
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Reps. Adams and Rep. Underwood, and Senator Harris Unveil Historic Legislative Package to Address America's Black Maternal Health Crisis
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Rep. Andy Harris, ...
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| March 10, 2020
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Letter to Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Acting Pardon Attorney for the Department of Justice - U.S. Representatives ask Justice Department to Review Trial Penalties in Clemency Considerations
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 9, 2020
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Letter to Damon Hininger, President and CEO of CoreCivic - Warner, Colleagues Question Bureau of Prisons and Private Prison Contractors on Plans to Mitigate Coronavirus at Federal Prisons
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 9, 2020
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Hoyer Introduces Legislation to Remove Bust of Dred Scott Jurist from the U.S. Capitol
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 9, 2020
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Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on Legislation to Remove Bust of Dred Scott Jurist from the U.S. Capitol
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 9, 2020
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Tweet - "Last Friday marked the anniversary of the Dred Scott SCOTUS ruling, which was written by Roger B. Taney and was a mark of shame on our history. I have introduced a resolution to remove his bust from the Capitol & replace it with one of Thurgood Marshall. https://bit.ly/3cJE46T"
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Acting Pardon Attorney for the U.S. Dept. of Justice - U.S. Reps. ask Justice Dept. to review trial penalties in clemency considerations
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
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| March 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Michael Carvajal, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Warner, Colleagues Question Bureau of Prisons and Private Prison Contractors on Plans to Mitigate Coronavirus at Federal Prisons
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 9, 2020
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Letter to Robert Marquardt, CEO and President of Management and Training Corporation - Warner, Colleagues Question Bureau of Prisons and Private Prison Contractors on Plans to Mitigate Coronavirus at Federal Prisons
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 9, 2020
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Letter to George Zoley CEO of The GEO Group - Warner, Colleagues Question Bureau of Prisons and Private Prison Contractors on Plans to Mitigate Coronavirus at Federal Prisons
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 8, 2020
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Tweet - "I join in calling #EachforEqual this #IWD2020 A gender equal world ensures #equalpay and equal rights for women, which is why I will continue to urge Senate passage of the #PayCheckFairness Act and #ERA legislation passed by the House. https://bit.ly/2PYnhDe"
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 7, 2020
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Tweet - "On this day in 2013, a #VAWA reauthorization was enacted to help stamp out violence against women & provide victims & survivors with resources they need. The law has now lapsed, & this anniversary I call on the GOP-led Senate to take up the House-passed #VAWA reauthorization."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Today, I join my colleagues, led by my brother @repjohnlewis, on the @FaithandPolitic Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Selma, Alabama. Every year, we visit historic sites of the Civil Rights Movement and remember and honor the sacrifices of Civil Rights heroes."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 5, 2020
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Harris Applauds Trump Administration Release of Additional H-2B Visas
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Rep. Andy Harris
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| March 5, 2020
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Feinstein, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Diversity in Corporate Leadership
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 5, 2020
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Van Hollen Statement on Release of H-2B Visas
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen
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| March 4, 2020
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Tweet - "I stand with women across the country as #SCOTUS heard arguments in a case with profound implications for women's reproductive health today. Every woman deserves to make her own health care choices, & Dems will continue to oppose efforts to undermine #RoevWade. #MyRightMyDecision"
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 3, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues Demanding Answers about Trump Admin. Practice of Sharing Immigrant Children's Confidential Psychotherapy Notes with ICE
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| March 1, 2020
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Tweet - "I join in celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth and the centennial anniversary of the 19th amendment. As we celebrate the triumph of the movement for women's suffrage, let us recommit ourselves to advancing an agenda of equality, justice, and opportunity for all."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 1, 2020
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Tweet - "This #WomensHistoryMonth let us celebrate the contributions of women & continue to draw inspiration from those who carried the torch of progress forward. By their light, we must march onward as a nation committed to equality, opportunity, & inclusion."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| March 1, 2020
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Hoyer Statement on Women's History Month
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 28, 2020
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Van Hollen, Cardin Join Senate Dems to Introduce Bill to Reverse & Restore Military Funding After President Trump Repeatedly Raids Defense Department for His Border Wall
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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| Feb. 28, 2020
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House Democrats Pass Historic Antilynching Bill
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 28, 2020
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Hoyer Discusses the Emmett Till Antilynching Act with Joe Madison on SiriusXM
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 27, 2020
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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."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 27, 2020
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Raskin's Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing on Trump Administration's Assault on Lgbtq Rights
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Rep. Jamie Raskin
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| Feb. 27, 2020
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Tweet - "The situation in #Syria is dire, and the catastrophe unfolding in #Idlib is horrific. Millions of women & children are on the run with nowhere left to go. The U.S. must work with Turkey to protect civilians. Swift action must be taken."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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House Passes Legislation to Make Lynching a Federal Crime
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Rep. Jamie Raskin
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Tweet - "As we continue to observe #BlackHistoryMonth throughout February, let us resolve to commemorate that history by doing our part to correct its injustices. Today, I urge all of my colleagues to vote for the Emmett Till Antilynching Act to designate lynching as a federal hate crime."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Tweet - "The Senate GOP's decision to vote on 2 bills designed to limit reproductive health care is outrageous, particularly given the backlog of important House-passed bills awaiting Senate action. Shame on @senatemajldr for attacking women's health care choices."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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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."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Tweet - "This year's #BlackHistoryMonth theme is African Americans and the Vote. At the 39th Annual #BHM Breakfast in #MD05, we discussed the progress we have made thanks to the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, but much remains to be done to protect voting rights today."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Tweet - "Today, the House will send a strong message that lynching has no place in the United States. It is fitting that we are naming this bill in memory of Emmett Till, a 14 year old who was murdered in a brutal lynching that shocked the nation in 1955. https://bit.ly/3845eSe"
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Hoyer Statement on Senate Republicans' Attempt to Limit Women's Reproductive Rights
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Tweet - "Today, the House is acting to correct a blot on this nation's history by passing the #EmmettTill Antilynching act. This bill is long overdue, but it is never too late to do the right thing and designate lynching as a federal hate crime."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Tweet - "At my weekly press conference, I told reporters that the House will vote today on legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime. This legislation is overdue, but it is never too late to do the right thing. It will pass today with strong bipartisan support."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Feb. 25, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Van Hollen, Cardin Urge DHS to Provide Immediate Relief for Maryland Seafood Industry
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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