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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
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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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