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March 18, 2022 Rep. Johnson Introduces Access to Justice Act in House Sen. Jon Ossoff, ...
March 17, 2022 Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes for Legislation to Advance Worker and Consumer Rights, Expand Access to Justice Rep. Lizzie Fletcher
March 17, 2022 Tweet - "The cowardly bomb threats against #HBCUs have had a serious impact on students. That's why I'm pleased the Biden-Harris Admin is moving to support students, staff and faculty by making Project School Emergency Response to Violence funding available." Rep. Jim Clyburn
March 17, 2022 Chabot, Schiff on Deaths of Journalists in Ukraine Sen. Adam Schiff, ...
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: I'm on the Senate floor to speak out against the recent wave of hateful attacks on transgender youth happening across the country. We all have a responsibility to stand up and make clear that this isn't right." Sen. Patty Murray
March 16, 2022 Letter to Dr. Heidi Macpherson, President Suny Brockport - JACOBS LEADS NEW YORK REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN CALLING FOR SUNY BROCKPORT TO RESCIND CONVICTED COP KILLER'S SPEAKERSHIP Rep. Andrew Garbarino, ...
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "This afternoon, we prepared to send the Emmett Till Antilynching Act to President Biden for his signature. This landmark legislation will designate lynching as a federal hate crime: action that has long been overdue." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "Our students should be able to learn without fear. I am glad that @VP announced additional actions today that can ensure our HBCUs have the resources they need to address and respond to recent bomb threats while strengthening measures that help students feel safe across campus." Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 15, 2022 House Passes Matsui's Japanese American Confinement Education Act Rep. Doris Matsui
March 15, 2022 Call on governors to #ProtectTransKids Rep. Rashida Tlaib
March 15, 2022 Nadler & Fitzgerald Introduce the NDO Fairness Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Sen. Cruz Demands Answers From DOJ About Highly Questionable Ethical Waiver Involving Racial Discrimination Case Before the Supreme Court Sen. Mike Lee, ...
March 12, 2022 Tweet - "Reminder: protecting the right to vote used to have strong bipartisan support. But now, it's Republicans who are standing in the way of passing federal voting rights legislation." Sen. Patty Murray
March 9, 2022 Rep. McClain Introduces PAGE Act to Prohibit Vaccine Database Rep. Lisa McClain
March 8, 2022 Norton Spoke on House Floor on Resolution Condemning Bomb Threats Against HBCUs Rep. Eleanor Norton
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "Generations of civil rights leaders have worked to get Congress to recognize lynching as an intolerable injustice inflicted primarily on Black Americans. At last, Congress has finally declared lynching a federal crime, and the bill is heading for @POTUS 's desk." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "After 200 attempts in our history to pass legislation that would make lynching a hate crime, the Senate voted last night to pass the Emmett Till #AntiLynching Act. At long last, our country has taken a critical step toward justice. I look forward to @POTUS signing this into law." Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 8, 2022 Setting the Record Straight on Fairness for All Rep. Mike Simpson
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate and honor women in New York, across America, and the world. As Senate Majority Leader, I will continue to work for the rights of women and girls today and every day. #WomensHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2022 Letter to Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader-On International Women's Day, Democratic Women's Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Lawrence Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging Senate Leadership to Vote on the ERA Rep. Lois Frankel, ...
March 8, 2022 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of The Emmett Till Antilynching Act Sen. Dick Durbin
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "Al-Qahtani "was tortured so badly that he was ineligible to be tried at the war crimes court." This transfer is an important step toward finally ending indefinite detention at Guantanamo, which violates human rights & has prevented us from bringing 9/11 conspirators to justice." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "57 years ago today, more than 600 people were met with violence as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for the right to vote. Today, the march for voting rights is not over. @SenateDems will not stop working to protect voting rights for every single American." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2022 Washington Examiner - The CDC's Mask Mandate for Airplane Passengers is a Never-ending Illegal Power Grab Rep. Beth Van Duyne
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "Tonight--the Senate acted to make lynching a federal crime. After 100+ years & 200+ failed attempts to outlaw lynching, the Senate took long-overdue action by passing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. This is an important step, but that it's taken so long is a stain on America." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2022 Letter to Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General Government Accountability Office - Chair Raskin, Ranking Member Mace Request GAO Review of FBI Surveillance of Americans to Protect First Amendment Rights Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "The 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till serves as a stark reminder of what happens when hate and bigotry go unchecked. We must never forget--and never diminish--the history of lynching in America." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "Today marks the anniversary of Bloody Sunday--and our second without my friend, John Lewis. 57 years later, we can still join him on that bridge, and walk with his legacy as we work toward equal access to the ballot box. Finishing his fight is our moral mission." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2022 Tweet - "I've walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge numerous times -- often hand in hand with my brother John Lewis. I joined my colleagues and friends in walking across the bridge again while remembering the spirit of John & so many others who risked their lives for the right to vote." Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 6, 2022 Tweet - "I was so honored to deliver remarks this morning honoring the life and legacy of a great community hero in Montgomery, E. Baxter Morris, who preached at the historic First Baptist Church for nearly 50 years." Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 6, 2022 Tweet - "Honored to join @FaithandPolitic on this Selma pilgrimage to mark the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Let us remember the bravery of those who crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 to secure the sacred right to vote." Rep. Jim Clyburn
March 5, 2022 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference During Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 5, 2022 Tweet - "The voices of women have weathered adversity to move America closer to realizing its greatest ideals. We stand on the shoulders of trailblazing pioneers & everyday heroes alike, & honor the legacy of those women by reaffirming a simple truth: when women succeed, America succeeds." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
March 4, 2022 Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Examining the History and Importance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'" Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 4, 2022 Stauber Sends Letter to President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau in Support of American and Canadian Truckers Rep. Pete Stauber
March 3, 2022 Chairman Raskin Opening Statement at Hearing on Neglected Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls Rep. Jamie Raskin
March 3, 2022 Reps. Ro Khanna, Barbara Lee & Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden Introduce Safe Sex Workers Study Act Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 3, 2022 At Subcommittee Hearing, Members and Advocates Call for Action to Address Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls Rep. Jamie Raskin
March 3, 2022 Mace: All Americans, Especially Women and Girls, Deserve to Realize Their Full Potential Rep. Nancy Mace
March 1, 2022 Letter to Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the United States - Rep. Veasey Leads Texas Delegation on Letter Urging Department of Justice to Expedite Case Against Texas' Voter Suppression Law Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, ...
March 1, 2022 Meng Joins Family of Queens Resident Guiying Ma for the Announcement of Her Death Rep. Grace Meng
March 1, 2022 Schumer, Gillibrand announce the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act passes the Senate; when signed into law, proceeds will benefit the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, NY to preserve Tubman's legacy and fund education initiatives of the historic site Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2022 Congressmen Cohen Presides at a Hearing on Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities Rep. Steve Cohen
March 1, 2022 Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities" Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 1, 2022 Kaine Statement Applauding ICC Opening Investigation into War Crimes in Ukraine Sen. Tim Kaine
Feb. 28, 2022 Reps. Clarks and Cohen Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Discrimination Against People With Disabilities Who Need Long Term Services and Supports Rep. Yvette Clarke
Feb. 28, 2022 Congressman Cohen Votes for House Passage of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Rep. Steve Cohen
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "It is unacceptable that in 2022, lynching is still not designated as a federal hate crime. Today, I will bring @RepBobbyRush 's Emmett Till #AntilynchingAct to the Floor to right this historic wrong. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in voting yes." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 28, 2022 Hoyer Statement Ahead of House Vote on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Rep. Steny Hoyer
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "The House took an important step to advance the cause of justice by finally designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. In again passing @RepBobbyRush 's Emmett Till #AntilynchingAct, we are confronting the reality of racist violence & helping to build a safer future." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Date Title Politician
March 18, 2022 Rep. Johnson Introduces Access to Justice Act in House Sen.Jon Ossoff, ...
March 17, 2022 Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes for Legislation to Advance Worker and Consumer Rights, Expand Access to Justice Rep.Lizzie Fletcher
March 17, 2022 Tweet - "The cowardly bomb threats against #HBCUs have had a serious impact on students. That's why I'm pleased the Biden-Harris Admin is moving to support students, staff and faculty by making Project School Emergency Response to Violence funding available." Rep.Jim Clyburn
March 17, 2022 Chabot, Schiff on Deaths of Journalists in Ukraine Sen.Adam Schiff, ...
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: I'm on the Senate floor to speak out against the recent wave of hateful attacks on transgender youth happening across the country. We all have a responsibility to stand up and make clear that this isn't right." Sen.Patty Murray
March 16, 2022 Letter to Dr. Heidi Macpherson, President Suny Brockport - JACOBS LEADS NEW YORK REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN CALLING FOR SUNY BROCKPORT TO RESCIND CONVICTED COP KILLER'S SPEAKERSHIP Rep.Andrew Garbarino, ...
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "This afternoon, we prepared to send the Emmett Till Antilynching Act to President Biden for his signature. This landmark legislation will designate lynching as a federal hate crime: action that has long been overdue." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "Our students should be able to learn without fear. I am glad that @VP announced additional actions today that can ensure our HBCUs have the resources they need to address and respond to recent bomb threats while strengthening measures that help students feel safe across campus." Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 15, 2022 House Passes Matsui's Japanese American Confinement Education Act Rep.Doris Matsui
March 15, 2022 Call on governors to #ProtectTransKids Rep.Rashida Tlaib
March 15, 2022 Nadler & Fitzgerald Introduce the NDO Fairness Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Sen. Cruz Demands Answers From DOJ About Highly Questionable Ethical Waiver Involving Racial Discrimination Case Before the Supreme Court Sen.Mike Lee, ...
March 12, 2022 Tweet - "Reminder: protecting the right to vote used to have strong bipartisan support. But now, it's Republicans who are standing in the way of passing federal voting rights legislation." Sen.Patty Murray
March 9, 2022 Rep. McClain Introduces PAGE Act to Prohibit Vaccine Database Rep.Lisa McClain
March 8, 2022 Norton Spoke on House Floor on Resolution Condemning Bomb Threats Against HBCUs Rep.Eleanor Norton
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "Generations of civil rights leaders have worked to get Congress to recognize lynching as an intolerable injustice inflicted primarily on Black Americans. At last, Congress has finally declared lynching a federal crime, and the bill is heading for @POTUS 's desk." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "After 200 attempts in our history to pass legislation that would make lynching a hate crime, the Senate voted last night to pass the Emmett Till #AntiLynching Act. At long last, our country has taken a critical step toward justice. I look forward to @POTUS signing this into law." Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 8, 2022 Setting the Record Straight on Fairness for All Rep.Mike Simpson
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate and honor women in New York, across America, and the world. As Senate Majority Leader, I will continue to work for the rights of women and girls today and every day. #WomensHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2022 Letter to Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader-On International Women's Day, Democratic Women's Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Lawrence Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging Senate Leadership to Vote on the ERA Rep.Lois Frankel, ...
March 8, 2022 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of The Emmett Till Antilynching Act Sen.Dick Durbin
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "Al-Qahtani "was tortured so badly that he was ineligible to be tried at the war crimes court." This transfer is an important step toward finally ending indefinite detention at Guantanamo, which violates human rights & has prevented us from bringing 9/11 conspirators to justice." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "57 years ago today, more than 600 people were met with violence as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for the right to vote. Today, the march for voting rights is not over. @SenateDems will not stop working to protect voting rights for every single American." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2022 Washington Examiner - The CDC's Mask Mandate for Airplane Passengers is a Never-ending Illegal Power Grab Rep.Beth Van Duyne
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "Tonight--the Senate acted to make lynching a federal crime. After 100+ years & 200+ failed attempts to outlaw lynching, the Senate took long-overdue action by passing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. This is an important step, but that it's taken so long is a stain on America." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2022 Letter to Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General Government Accountability Office - Chair Raskin, Ranking Member Mace Request GAO Review of FBI Surveillance of Americans to Protect First Amendment Rights Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "The 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till serves as a stark reminder of what happens when hate and bigotry go unchecked. We must never forget--and never diminish--the history of lynching in America." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2022 Tweet - "Today marks the anniversary of Bloody Sunday--and our second without my friend, John Lewis. 57 years later, we can still join him on that bridge, and walk with his legacy as we work toward equal access to the ballot box. Finishing his fight is our moral mission." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2022 Tweet - "I've walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge numerous times -- often hand in hand with my brother John Lewis. I joined my colleagues and friends in walking across the bridge again while remembering the spirit of John & so many others who risked their lives for the right to vote." Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 6, 2022 Tweet - "I was so honored to deliver remarks this morning honoring the life and legacy of a great community hero in Montgomery, E. Baxter Morris, who preached at the historic First Baptist Church for nearly 50 years." Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 6, 2022 Tweet - "Honored to join @FaithandPolitic on this Selma pilgrimage to mark the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Let us remember the bravery of those who crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 to secure the sacred right to vote." Rep.Jim Clyburn
March 5, 2022 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference During Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 5, 2022 Tweet - "The voices of women have weathered adversity to move America closer to realizing its greatest ideals. We stand on the shoulders of trailblazing pioneers & everyday heroes alike, & honor the legacy of those women by reaffirming a simple truth: when women succeed, America succeeds." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
March 4, 2022 Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Examining the History and Importance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'" Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 4, 2022 Stauber Sends Letter to President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau in Support of American and Canadian Truckers Rep.Pete Stauber
March 3, 2022 Chairman Raskin Opening Statement at Hearing on Neglected Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls Rep.Jamie Raskin
March 3, 2022 Reps. Ro Khanna, Barbara Lee & Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden Introduce Safe Sex Workers Study Act Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 3, 2022 At Subcommittee Hearing, Members and Advocates Call for Action to Address Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls Rep.Jamie Raskin
March 3, 2022 Mace: All Americans, Especially Women and Girls, Deserve to Realize Their Full Potential Rep.Nancy Mace
March 1, 2022 Letter to Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the United States - Rep. Veasey Leads Texas Delegation on Letter Urging Department of Justice to Expedite Case Against Texas' Voter Suppression Law Rep.Vicente Gonzalez, ...
March 1, 2022 Meng Joins Family of Queens Resident Guiying Ma for the Announcement of Her Death Rep.Grace Meng
March 1, 2022 Schumer, Gillibrand announce the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act passes the Senate; when signed into law, proceeds will benefit the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, NY to preserve Tubman's legacy and fund education initiatives of the historic site Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2022 Congressmen Cohen Presides at a Hearing on Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities Rep.Steve Cohen
March 1, 2022 Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities" Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 1, 2022 Kaine Statement Applauding ICC Opening Investigation into War Crimes in Ukraine Sen.Tim Kaine
Feb. 28, 2022 Reps. Clarks and Cohen Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Discrimination Against People With Disabilities Who Need Long Term Services and Supports Rep.Yvette Clarke
Feb. 28, 2022 Congressman Cohen Votes for House Passage of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Rep.Steve Cohen
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "It is unacceptable that in 2022, lynching is still not designated as a federal hate crime. Today, I will bring @RepBobbyRush 's Emmett Till #AntilynchingAct to the Floor to right this historic wrong. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in voting yes." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 28, 2022 Hoyer Statement Ahead of House Vote on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Rep.Steny Hoyer
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "The House took an important step to advance the cause of justice by finally designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. In again passing @RepBobbyRush 's Emmett Till #AntilynchingAct, we are confronting the reality of racist violence & helping to build a safer future." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
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