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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. 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 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 - "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. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the 55th Anniversary of the March on Washington Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "As details from #Jacksonville emerge, it appears our nation has suffered yet another preventable mass shooting. Inaction is unacceptable, and I continue to call on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work together to #EndGunViolence. #NeverAgain" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 27, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 27, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Aug. 27, 2018 Congressman Andy Harris Statement on Public Viewing at the U.S. Capitol of Late Senator John McCain Rep. Andy Harris
Aug. 25, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on The Passing of Senator John McCain Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Aug. 25, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Senator John S. McCain III Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Robert Goodlatte, Chairman of The House Judiciary Committee - House Judiciary Dems Demand Goodlatte Bring the Committee Into Session; Request Meeting with DOJ on Cohen's Guilty Plea & Demand Hearings on Trump's Abuse of Pardon Power Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 21, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Paul Manafort's Guilty Verdict and Michael Cohen's Guilty Pleas Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 17, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin Rep. Jamie Raskin
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. 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. 14, 2018 Letter to Lee Francis Cissna, Director, USCIS - Cancel Meeting with Hate Group Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 10, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Violence by White Supremacists in Charlottesville Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "This weekend, we mark the anniversary of the vile & violent rally by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, & the Alt-Right in Charlottesville. We remember Heather Heyer, who was murdered by purveyors of terror while standing up for the values of our country. http://bit.ly/2Op6iqI " Rep. Steny Hoyer
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. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats 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 Norton, Scott, Van Hollen Call on Congress to Consider Recommendations of Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission's Preliminary Report, Issued Yesterday Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reinstate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray, Cantwell Slam Trump-Pence Administration's Proposed Damaging Changes to Title X Family Planning Program, Call for Reversal Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
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 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 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 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 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 Americans with Disabilities Act 28th Anniversary 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 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 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with Pelosi, Nadler, Jackson Lee, House Democrats, Survivors and Advocates to Introduce VAWA Reauthorization Rep. Steny Hoyer
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 House Appropriations Committee Approves $5 Billion for Border Security Measures Rep. Andy Harris
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 House Appropriations Committee Approves Harris Language Repairing H-2B Visa Program Rep. Andy Harris
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 24, 2018 Hoyer: There Is No Reason Why the Trump Administration Would Pursue This Policy Other Than to Pander to the NRA Rep. Steny Hoyer
Date Title Politician
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. 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 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 - "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. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
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. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the 55th Anniversary of the March on Washington Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "As details from #Jacksonville emerge, it appears our nation has suffered yet another preventable mass shooting. Inaction is unacceptable, and I continue to call on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work together to #EndGunViolence. #NeverAgain" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 27, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 27, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Aug. 27, 2018 Congressman Andy Harris Statement on Public Viewing at the U.S. Capitol of Late Senator John McCain Rep.Andy Harris
Aug. 25, 2018 Van Hollen Statement on The Passing of Senator John McCain Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Aug. 25, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Senator John S. McCain III Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Robert Goodlatte, Chairman of The House Judiciary Committee - House Judiciary Dems Demand Goodlatte Bring the Committee Into Session; Request Meeting with DOJ on Cohen's Guilty Plea & Demand Hearings on Trump's Abuse of Pardon Power Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Aug. 21, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Paul Manafort's Guilty Verdict and Michael Cohen's Guilty Pleas Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 17, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin Rep.Jamie Raskin
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. 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. 14, 2018 Letter to Lee Francis Cissna, Director, USCIS - Cancel Meeting with Hate Group Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 10, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Violence by White Supremacists in Charlottesville Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "This weekend, we mark the anniversary of the vile & violent rally by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, & the Alt-Right in Charlottesville. We remember Heather Heyer, who was murdered by purveyors of terror while standing up for the values of our country. http://bit.ly/2Op6iqI " Rep.Steny Hoyer
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. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats 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 Norton, Scott, Van Hollen Call on Congress to Consider Recommendations of Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission's Preliminary Report, Issued Yesterday Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reinstate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
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 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray, Cantwell Slam Trump-Pence Administration's Proposed Damaging Changes to Title X Family Planning Program, Call for Reversal Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
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 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 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 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 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 Americans with Disabilities Act 28th Anniversary 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 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 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with Pelosi, Nadler, Jackson Lee, House Democrats, Survivors and Advocates to Introduce VAWA Reauthorization Rep.Steny Hoyer
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 House Appropriations Committee Approves $5 Billion for Border Security Measures Rep.Andy Harris
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 House Appropriations Committee Approves Harris Language Repairing H-2B Visa Program Rep.Andy Harris
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 24, 2018 Hoyer: There Is No Reason Why the Trump Administration Would Pursue This Policy Other Than to Pander to the NRA Rep.Steny Hoyer
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