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June 23, 2020 Duckworth at AAPD Disability Vote Summit: "The Fight is Not Over" Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020 Young Joins Bipartisan Bill to Make Juneteenth Federal Holiday Sen. Todd Young
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen. Angus King, ...
June 23, 2020 The JUSTICE Act Sen. Ron Wyden
June 23, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen. Dick Blumenthal
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Breonna Taylor, a first responder, was asleep in her bed in Louisville, Kentucky when she was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant. But the Senate Republican bill does not ban no-knock warrants. It does not limit no-knock warrants. It only calls for more data." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Civil rights groups--the noble guardians of these issues for generations, who want nothing more than to see meaningful legislation--are urging the Senate to reject the Republican proposal." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General - Rep. Chip Roy Letter To AG Barr RE: Restoring Law And Order Rep. Randy Weber, ...
June 23, 2020 The JUSTICE Act Sen. John Barrasso
June 23, 2020 Letter to Lori Augino, National Association of State Election Directors President, and the Hon. Paul Pate, National Association of Secretaries of State President - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "To Senate Republicans: Instead of pressing forward with an inadequate bill that's designed to fail, let's pursue a path that will produce real, meaningful policing reform. We must pass a bill that will stop police killings of Black Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen. Michael Bennet
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dan Brouillette, Secretary of the Dept. of Energy - Waters Sends Letter to Energy Secretary Condemning Redlining Comments, Pushing Back Against Preferential Treatment for Oil and Gas Sector Rep. Maxine Waters
June 23, 2020 Protests Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Tweet - ""Equal protection of the laws" means that mayors and governors cannot selectively stand down because they fear the political price for confronting a particular mob. Maintaining the peace is these leaders' duty. It is not an option that depends on the lawbreakers' politics." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "The lawyer for the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor believes the Senate Republican bill is completely inadequate, "lip service," can hardly be thought of as legislation. How does Senator Mitch McConnell respond to that charge?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Bill To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 23, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen. John Cornyn
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Civil rights leaders have spoken. Now is not the time for Republicans' watered down, inadequate bill. Now is time to pass Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act--a comprehensive overhaul of our policing system--and put an end to the killings of Black Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Today at my weekly press conference, I told reporters that the House will vote on the #JusticeInPolicing Act on Thursday. Black lives matter, & an overwhelming majority of Americans support the provisions in this bill. I urge House Republicans to join us in passing these reforms." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Should police officers be held accountable if they violate Americans' Constitutional rights? The Senate GOP bill is silent. Racial profiling? Independent investigations? Use of force standard? Silent, silent, silent. The Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act achieves REAL reform." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Cory Booker
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill would not even completely ban the type of brutal tactics that led to George Floyd's death when a police officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Chokeholds aren't a joking matter. The fact that they're joking about chokeholds instead of actually banning them shows that the Republicans never took this seriously." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "If the far left cannot distinguish between Confederate generals and Washington, Jefferson, and Grant, they have completely exited the real world. We are so proud of the imperfect American heroes who built the most perfect union the world has ever seen." Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 MSNBC "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Transcript Interview with Cory Booker Sen. Cory Booker
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Demand Justice Reforms in Wake of Brutal Police Killings Across the Country Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 23, 2020 Senator Murray Statement on GOP Policing Reform Legislation Sen. Patty Murray
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Going to be on @MeetThePress on @MSNBC soon to discuss the #JusticeInPolicing Act I helped introduce with @SenBooker & @SenKamalaHarris . Tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Allow For Bipartisan Negotiations On Police Reform Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
June 22, 2020 Hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Scott, Hearing on Inequities Exposed: How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce Rep. Bobby Scott
June 22, 2020 Hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee - Statement of Rep. Foxx, Hearing on COVID-19 Impacts on Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce Rep. Virginia Foxx
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, the Hon. Toni Atkins, California Senate President Pro Tem, and the Hon. Anthony Rendon, California Assembly Speaker - Rep. Bass Sends Letter Urging Repeal Of Prop 209 Rep. Mark Takano, ...
June 22, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, Lindsey Graham, Senate Chairman, and Diane Feinstein, Senate Ranking Member - With Senate Considering Police Reform, King, Kaine Call for Colleagues to "Rise to the Occasion" Sen. Angus King
June 22, 2020 Beatty Statement on Sunday Protest in Columbus Rep. Joyce Beatty
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Diane Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - With Senate Considering Police Reform, King, Kaine Call for Colleagues to "Rise to the Occasion" Sen. Angus King, ...
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell: Stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. America is engaged on a national conversation on combatting racial inequality. But Wilson has supported restrictive voting measures that disproportionately harm minority voters!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar Releases Mid-Year Progress Report, Map of Events Mid-year report Rep. Ilhan Omar
June 22, 2020 Release: Gottheimer Updates North NJ Baptist Association on COVID-19 Impact on North Jersey, Racial Justice, Reopening NJ Rep. Josh Gottheimer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans' plan to undermine our democracy: Make it harder to vote. Confirm judges who want to gut voting rights protections--like Cory Wilson. Spread lies and misinformation like this garbage." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Pelosi Statement on Trump Admission of Selling Out Uyghur Human Rights Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 22, 2020 Sen. Coons: GOP policing reform bill "doesn't meet this moment' Sen. Chris Coons
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Amid nationwide protests for racial justice: Senator McConnell is pushing Cory Wilson--a judge with a hostile record on voting rights--to serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench. Disgraceful. We need judges who are committed to protecting Americans' voting rights." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell needs to stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. Wilson once called the concerns of African American citizens and community advocates on the effects of voter ID laws "poppycock". We need to fight for Americans' voting rights!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 The Justice Act Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Janet Dhillon, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Murray, Scott: Latest Partisan EEOC Action Undermines Agency's Ability to Hold Employers Accountable for Discrimination Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Date Title Politician
June 23, 2020 Duckworth at AAPD Disability Vote Summit: "The Fight is Not Over" Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020 Young Joins Bipartisan Bill to Make Juneteenth Federal Holiday Sen.Todd Young
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen.Angus King, ...
June 23, 2020 The JUSTICE Act Sen.Ron Wyden
June 23, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen.Dick Blumenthal
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Breonna Taylor, a first responder, was asleep in her bed in Louisville, Kentucky when she was killed by police executing a no-knock warrant. But the Senate Republican bill does not ban no-knock warrants. It does not limit no-knock warrants. It only calls for more data." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Civil rights groups--the noble guardians of these issues for generations, who want nothing more than to see meaningful legislation--are urging the Senate to reject the Republican proposal." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General - Rep. Chip Roy Letter To AG Barr RE: Restoring Law And Order Rep.Randy Weber, ...
June 23, 2020 The JUSTICE Act Sen.John Barrasso
June 23, 2020 Letter to Lori Augino, National Association of State Election Directors President, and the Hon. Paul Pate, National Association of Secretaries of State President - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "To Senate Republicans: Instead of pressing forward with an inadequate bill that's designed to fail, let's pursue a path that will produce real, meaningful policing reform. We must pass a bill that will stop police killings of Black Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen.Michael Bennet
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dan Brouillette, Secretary of the Dept. of Energy - Waters Sends Letter to Energy Secretary Condemning Redlining Comments, Pushing Back Against Preferential Treatment for Oil and Gas Sector Rep.Maxine Waters
June 23, 2020 Protests Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Tweet - ""Equal protection of the laws" means that mayors and governors cannot selectively stand down because they fear the political price for confronting a particular mob. Maintaining the peace is these leaders' duty. It is not an option that depends on the lawbreakers' politics." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "The lawyer for the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor believes the Senate Republican bill is completely inadequate, "lip service," can hardly be thought of as legislation. How does Senator Mitch McConnell respond to that charge?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Bill To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 23, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen.John Cornyn
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Civil rights leaders have spoken. Now is not the time for Republicans' watered down, inadequate bill. Now is time to pass Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act--a comprehensive overhaul of our policing system--and put an end to the killings of Black Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Today at my weekly press conference, I told reporters that the House will vote on the #JusticeInPolicing Act on Thursday. Black lives matter, & an overwhelming majority of Americans support the provisions in this bill. I urge House Republicans to join us in passing these reforms." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Should police officers be held accountable if they violate Americans' Constitutional rights? The Senate GOP bill is silent. Racial profiling? Independent investigations? Use of force standard? Silent, silent, silent. The Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act achieves REAL reform." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Cory Booker
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill would not even completely ban the type of brutal tactics that led to George Floyd's death when a police officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Chokeholds aren't a joking matter. The fact that they're joking about chokeholds instead of actually banning them shows that the Republicans never took this seriously." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "If the far left cannot distinguish between Confederate generals and Washington, Jefferson, and Grant, they have completely exited the real world. We are so proud of the imperfect American heroes who built the most perfect union the world has ever seen." Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 23, 2020 MSNBC "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Transcript Interview with Cory Booker Sen.Cory Booker
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Demand Justice Reforms in Wake of Brutal Police Killings Across the Country Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 23, 2020 Senator Murray Statement on GOP Policing Reform Legislation Sen.Patty Murray
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "Going to be on @MeetThePress on @MSNBC soon to discuss the #JusticeInPolicing Act I helped introduce with @SenBooker & @SenKamalaHarris . Tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Allow For Bipartisan Negotiations On Police Reform Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
June 22, 2020 Hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Scott, Hearing on Inequities Exposed: How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce Rep.Bobby Scott
June 22, 2020 Hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee - Statement of Rep. Foxx, Hearing on COVID-19 Impacts on Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce Rep.Virginia Foxx
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, the Hon. Toni Atkins, California Senate President Pro Tem, and the Hon. Anthony Rendon, California Assembly Speaker - Rep. Bass Sends Letter Urging Repeal Of Prop 209 Rep.Mark Takano, ...
June 22, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, Lindsey Graham, Senate Chairman, and Diane Feinstein, Senate Ranking Member - With Senate Considering Police Reform, King, Kaine Call for Colleagues to "Rise to the Occasion" Sen.Angus King
June 22, 2020 Beatty Statement on Sunday Protest in Columbus Rep.Joyce Beatty
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Diane Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - With Senate Considering Police Reform, King, Kaine Call for Colleagues to "Rise to the Occasion" Sen.Angus King, ...
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell: Stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. America is engaged on a national conversation on combatting racial inequality. But Wilson has supported restrictive voting measures that disproportionately harm minority voters!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar Releases Mid-Year Progress Report, Map of Events Mid-year report Rep.Ilhan Omar
June 22, 2020 Release: Gottheimer Updates North NJ Baptist Association on COVID-19 Impact on North Jersey, Racial Justice, Reopening NJ Rep.Josh Gottheimer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans' plan to undermine our democracy: Make it harder to vote. Confirm judges who want to gut voting rights protections--like Cory Wilson. Spread lies and misinformation like this garbage." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Pelosi Statement on Trump Admission of Selling Out Uyghur Human Rights Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 22, 2020 Sen. Coons: GOP policing reform bill "doesn't meet this moment' Sen.Chris Coons
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Amid nationwide protests for racial justice: Senator McConnell is pushing Cory Wilson--a judge with a hostile record on voting rights--to serve a lifetime appointment on the federal bench. Disgraceful. We need judges who are committed to protecting Americans' voting rights." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell needs to stop the confirmation of Cory Wilson. Wilson once called the concerns of African American citizens and community advocates on the effects of voter ID laws "poppycock". We need to fight for Americans' voting rights!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 The Justice Act Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Janet Dhillon, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Murray, Scott: Latest Partisan EEOC Action Undermines Agency's Ability to Hold Employers Accountable for Discrimination Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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