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June 11, 2020
Defunding Police Departments Will Leave Vulnerable Communities Decimated by Violent Crime
Sen. Ted Cruz
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, I proposed an amendment to condemn AG Barr for ordering the attack on peaceful protestors in Lafayette Square last week & to support the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble. Senate Republicans blocked my amendment."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Cunningham Undercuts His Own Justification For Supporting Dangerous Sanctuary Policies
Sen. Thom Tillis
June 11, 2020
Senator Markey, Outspoken Critic of "rekognition", Releases Statement on Amazon's Pause on Facial Recognition Technology
Sen. Ed Markey
June 11, 2020
FERC Rules in Favor of Landowners After Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Investigation
Rep. Jamie Raskin
June 11, 2020
Stevens Statement on Justice in Policing Act
Rep. Haley Stevens
June 11, 2020
Letter to Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom - Senator Hawley to Zoom: "Pick A Side: American Principles and Free-Speech, or Short-Term Global Profits and Censorship"
Sen. Josh Hawley
June 11, 2020
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the "Justice for Breonna Taylor' Act
Sen. Rand Paul
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "If the Senate Republican fishing expedition into the vague conspiracy theory Pres Trump calls 'Obamagate' was on the up & up, then they'd allow witnesses with info relevant to how the Russia investigation started. Today they did everything they could to block those witnesses."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Lee, Thompson Reintroduce Bill to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 11, 2020
Congressman Steven Horsford Introduces Legislation to Protect Consumers Holding Corporations Accountable in the Courts
Rep. Steven Horsford
June 11, 2020
Hearing of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. McCollum, Hearing on Indian Health Service COVID-19 Response
Rep. Betty McCollum
June 11, 2020
Velázquez Leads Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Supporting Amazon Workers
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
June 11, 2020
Congressman Gonzalez on "Defunding the Police" and Police Reform
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
June 11, 2020
Following Hirono Advocacy, Senate Armed Services Committee Reinstates Full Funding Authorization for HDR-H During NDAA Markup
Sen. Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020
Congressman Gonzalez Urges President Trump to Reverse Decision on Troop Withdrawal From Germany
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans have time to push right-wing judges next week, but they can't commit time on the floor to address injustices against Black Americans by law enforcement. Americans are in the streets shouting at the tops of their lungs for change!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence - Merkley and Young Make Bipartisan Push for Briefing Around Around Possible Foreign Exploitation of U.S. Domestic Divisions
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Black & Latino voters wait 45-46% longer than white voters to cast a ballot We can't have an equal society if the wellspring of democracy--the right to vote--remains tainted by inequality The House has acted Sen. McConnell: Let the Senate to do the same"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Justice in Policing Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "This week's election in Georgia was frighteningly mismanaged. And it may be a troubling sign of what to expect in November as Republicans around the country seek to make it harder to vote during the ongoing pandemic."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Letter to Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Nadler & Bass Demand Answers on Deployment of BOP Officers in DC Following Peaceful Protests
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 11, 2020
Cantwell Responds to President Trump's Comments About Seattle
Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "We are prepared to conclude another week of Senate business without any progress on COVID-19, without any commitment to pursue real police reform. The Senate Republican Conspiracy Caucus would rather chase President Trump's wild conspiracy theories than help Americans."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Timmons, Cline, Hurd, and Bishop Introduce Senator Tim Scott's Walter Scott Notification Act in the House
Sen. Tim Scott, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "The US has eclipsed 2M COVID-19 cases Another 1.5M Americans filed for unemployment over the past week 1.5M public sector workers lost jobs The disease is spiking in 19 states But Senate Republicans are ready to prematurely declare victory over one jobs report? We must act!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Sasse, Van Hollen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Punish Companies, Individuals Who Steal U.S. Technology
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 10, 2020
House Judiciary Democrats File Amicus Brief in United States v. Michael Flynn
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 10, 2020
Congressman Kim Co-Sponsors Justice in Policing Act
Sen. Andy Kim
June 10, 2020
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "COVID-19 continues to infect and kill Americans. Unemployment still exceeds 13%, higher than at any point since the Great Recession. And President Trump and Senate Republicans are ready to declare victory over one jobs report? Senator McConnell: We must act NOW!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Let's face it, calling out Pres. Trump for every misleading, bigoted, & hateful tweet he sends would be a full time job. However, his attack on Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old Buffalo protester knocked to ground & seriously injured, was especially loathsome."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tillis Co-Sponsors Legislation Requiring States to Report Officer-Involved Shootings
Sen. Thom Tillis, ...
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Nobody is against policing. We are against rotten police officials. That's what we need to do here. Keep this in proper perspective. Get rid of the rotten apples. They will ruin the whole barrel if you don't."
Rep. Jim Clyburn
June 10, 2020
Stanton Statement at House Judiciary Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability
Rep. Greg Stanton
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Throughout the #COVID19 crisis, essential workers have kept our pantries stocked, delivered lifesaving medical care, & allowed our country to continue running. We rely on these workers, and they deserve hazard pay & safe working conditions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces nursing home visitation, graduation ceremonies to be allowed with limitations
Sen. Jim Justice
June 10, 2020
Letter to Roy Blunt, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairman, Ron Johnson, Senate Committee on Homeland Security Chairman, and Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman - Following Chaos in Georgia Primary, Klobuchar, Feinstein, Peters, Call For Hearings on How to Safely Vote during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary - Wyden Presses Trump Administration to Stop Weaponizing Facial Recognition Technology Against Protesters
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to Rami Rahim, CEO of Juniper Networks - Wyden, Lee, Booker and 13 House Members Question Juniper Networks Over Secret Government Backdoors
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "We must pass reforms to protect human dignity, ensure equal treatment, and hold people who abuse their authority accountable--while recognizing the critical role law enforcement officers play in protecting our communities. These are not partisan issues. Justice must be served."
Rep. Steve Scalise
June 10, 2020
Harris Urges Baltimore County Executive to Protect Religious Liberty
Rep. Andy Harris
June 10, 2020
Days Later: Greenfield Silent On "Defunding The Police"
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 10, 2020
Schatz Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation To Stop Police Militarization
Sen. Brian Schatz
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "We need the police. We want the police. They have a role to play. I don't want us to allow sloganeering to hijack this movement & cause people of goodwill to resist making the changes we need to make. So yes to reallocating resources & reform. No to defunding the police."
Rep. Jim Clyburn
June 10, 2020
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Calling for Justice for George Floyd and Opposing "Defund the Police'
Sen. Thom Tillis, ...
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "I'm calling on Sen. McConnell to bring the #JusticeInPolicing Act up for a vote ASAP. We owe it to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, & all of the Black and Brown lives lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to finally bring about justice & accountability to policing."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Americans across the country want bold action now. Tonight, I demanded that the Senate take up the #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. But Senate Republicans objected to even debating it! Unacceptable."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date
Title
Politician
June 11, 2020
Defunding Police Departments Will Leave Vulnerable Communities Decimated by Violent Crime
Sen.Ted Cruz
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, I proposed an amendment to condemn AG Barr for ordering the attack on peaceful protestors in Lafayette Square last week & to support the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble. Senate Republicans blocked my amendment."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Cunningham Undercuts His Own Justification For Supporting Dangerous Sanctuary Policies
Sen.Thom Tillis
June 11, 2020
Senator Markey, Outspoken Critic of "rekognition", Releases Statement on Amazon's Pause on Facial Recognition Technology
Sen.Ed Markey
June 11, 2020
FERC Rules in Favor of Landowners After Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Investigation
Rep.Jamie Raskin
June 11, 2020
Stevens Statement on Justice in Policing Act
Rep.Haley Stevens
June 11, 2020
Letter to Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom - Senator Hawley to Zoom: "Pick A Side: American Principles and Free-Speech, or Short-Term Global Profits and Censorship"
Sen.Josh Hawley
June 11, 2020
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the "Justice for Breonna Taylor' Act
Sen.Rand Paul
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "If the Senate Republican fishing expedition into the vague conspiracy theory Pres Trump calls 'Obamagate' was on the up & up, then they'd allow witnesses with info relevant to how the Russia investigation started. Today they did everything they could to block those witnesses."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Lee, Thompson Reintroduce Bill to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 11, 2020
Congressman Steven Horsford Introduces Legislation to Protect Consumers Holding Corporations Accountable in the Courts
Rep.Steven Horsford
June 11, 2020
Hearing of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. McCollum, Hearing on Indian Health Service COVID-19 Response
Rep.Betty McCollum
June 11, 2020
Velázquez Leads Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Supporting Amazon Workers
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
June 11, 2020
Congressman Gonzalez on "Defunding the Police" and Police Reform
Rep.Vicente Gonzalez
June 11, 2020
Following Hirono Advocacy, Senate Armed Services Committee Reinstates Full Funding Authorization for HDR-H During NDAA Markup
Sen.Mazie Hirono
June 11, 2020
Congressman Gonzalez Urges President Trump to Reverse Decision on Troop Withdrawal From Germany
Rep.Vicente Gonzalez
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans have time to push right-wing judges next week, but they can't commit time on the floor to address injustices against Black Americans by law enforcement. Americans are in the streets shouting at the tops of their lungs for change!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence - Merkley and Young Make Bipartisan Push for Briefing Around Around Possible Foreign Exploitation of U.S. Domestic Divisions
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Black & Latino voters wait 45-46% longer than white voters to cast a ballot We can't have an equal society if the wellspring of democracy--the right to vote--remains tainted by inequality The House has acted Sen. McConnell: Let the Senate to do the same"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Justice in Policing Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "This week's election in Georgia was frighteningly mismanaged. And it may be a troubling sign of what to expect in November as Republicans around the country seek to make it harder to vote during the ongoing pandemic."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Letter to Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Nadler & Bass Demand Answers on Deployment of BOP Officers in DC Following Peaceful Protests
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 11, 2020
Cantwell Responds to President Trump's Comments About Seattle
Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "We are prepared to conclude another week of Senate business without any progress on COVID-19, without any commitment to pursue real police reform. The Senate Republican Conspiracy Caucus would rather chase President Trump's wild conspiracy theories than help Americans."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Timmons, Cline, Hurd, and Bishop Introduce Senator Tim Scott's Walter Scott Notification Act in the House
Sen.Tim Scott, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "The US has eclipsed 2M COVID-19 cases Another 1.5M Americans filed for unemployment over the past week 1.5M public sector workers lost jobs The disease is spiking in 19 states But Senate Republicans are ready to prematurely declare victory over one jobs report? We must act!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020
Sasse, Van Hollen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Punish Companies, Individuals Who Steal U.S. Technology
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 10, 2020
House Judiciary Democrats File Amicus Brief in United States v. Michael Flynn
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 10, 2020
Congressman Kim Co-Sponsors Justice in Policing Act
Sen.Andy Kim
June 10, 2020
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "COVID-19 continues to infect and kill Americans. Unemployment still exceeds 13%, higher than at any point since the Great Recession. And President Trump and Senate Republicans are ready to declare victory over one jobs report? Senator McConnell: We must act NOW!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Let's face it, calling out Pres. Trump for every misleading, bigoted, & hateful tweet he sends would be a full time job. However, his attack on Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old Buffalo protester knocked to ground & seriously injured, was especially loathsome."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tillis Co-Sponsors Legislation Requiring States to Report Officer-Involved Shootings
Sen.Thom Tillis, ...
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Nobody is against policing. We are against rotten police officials. That's what we need to do here. Keep this in proper perspective. Get rid of the rotten apples. They will ruin the whole barrel if you don't."
Rep.Jim Clyburn
June 10, 2020
Stanton Statement at House Judiciary Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability
Rep.Greg Stanton
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Throughout the #COVID19 crisis, essential workers have kept our pantries stocked, delivered lifesaving medical care, & allowed our country to continue running. We rely on these workers, and they deserve hazard pay & safe working conditions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces nursing home visitation, graduation ceremonies to be allowed with limitations
Sen.Jim Justice
June 10, 2020
Letter to Roy Blunt, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Chairman, Ron Johnson, Senate Committee on Homeland Security Chairman, and Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman - Following Chaos in Georgia Primary, Klobuchar, Feinstein, Peters, Call For Hearings on How to Safely Vote during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary - Wyden Presses Trump Administration to Stop Weaponizing Facial Recognition Technology Against Protesters
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to Rami Rahim, CEO of Juniper Networks - Wyden, Lee, Booker and 13 House Members Question Juniper Networks Over Secret Government Backdoors
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "We must pass reforms to protect human dignity, ensure equal treatment, and hold people who abuse their authority accountable--while recognizing the critical role law enforcement officers play in protecting our communities. These are not partisan issues. Justice must be served."
Rep.Steve Scalise
June 10, 2020
Harris Urges Baltimore County Executive to Protect Religious Liberty
Rep.Andy Harris
June 10, 2020
Days Later: Greenfield Silent On "Defunding The Police"
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 10, 2020
Schatz Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation To Stop Police Militarization
Sen.Brian Schatz
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "We need the police. We want the police. They have a role to play. I don't want us to allow sloganeering to hijack this movement & cause people of goodwill to resist making the changes we need to make. So yes to reallocating resources & reform. No to defunding the police."
Rep.Jim Clyburn
June 10, 2020
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Calling for Justice for George Floyd and Opposing "Defund the Police'
Sen.Thom Tillis, ...
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "I'm calling on Sen. McConnell to bring the #JusticeInPolicing Act up for a vote ASAP. We owe it to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, & all of the Black and Brown lives lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to finally bring about justice & accountability to policing."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Americans across the country want bold action now. Tonight, I demanded that the Senate take up the #JusticeInPolicing Act once it passes the House. But Senate Republicans objected to even debating it! Unacceptable."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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