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Sept. 13, 2019 Committee Advances Defense Funding Bill Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Klobuchar, Sullivan Press Department of Defense to Prioritize Elimination of Open Air Burn Pits Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Rep. Courtney Celebrates Groundbreaking On Electric Boat's New Submarine Production Facility In Groton Rep. Joe Courtney
Sept. 12, 2019 Congressman Kim, Congresswomen Dean and Torres Small introduce bill to protect military children from PFAS dangers Sen. Andy Kim, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Hoeven: Senate defense appropriations bill strengthens pay & benefits for servicemembers, supports critical nuclear & UAS missions in North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven
Sept. 12, 2019 Durbin: Congress Must Stand Up To The President's Continued Infringement Of Congress's Power Of The Purse Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Cotton, Schumer, Gallagher, Gallego Urge DOD to Name Chinese Defense Companies in U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "According to our Constitution, Congress holds the power of the purse -- not the President. When Congress appropriates funds, we should believe that it actually means something -- that no President, Republican or Democrat, can simply ignore us for their own selfish purposes." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Senator McConnell Secures Funding for Kentucky Defense Priorities Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 12, 2019 Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Durbin, Markup on Defense Appropriations Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep. Scott Peters, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Hon. Mac Thronberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Gillibrand, Cramer Lead Bipartisan Push To Honor Vietnam Veterans And Include U.S.S. Frank E. Evans Act In National Defense Bill Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Peters Urges Inclusion of Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking in Final Defense Bill Sen. Gary Peters
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "67% of the land along the southwest border belongs to U.S. citizens, not the federal government. Pres. Trump has already raided funds that Congress had appropriated to take care of our brave service members, and now he's trying to seize private land to build his ineffective wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Dr Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Raskin, Cummings Threaten Subpoena if DOD Continues Withholding Documents on Taxpayer Funds Spent at Trump's Turnberry Resort Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 CNN "Erin Burnett Out Front" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley" Rep. Mike Quigley
Sept. 10, 2019 Moulton Statement on the Firing of National Security Advisor John Bolton Rep. Seth Moulton
Sept. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Glenn A. Fine, Department of Defense Principle Deputy Inspector General - Peters Calls for Department of Defense Inspector General to Investigate Air Force Travel Following Use of Taxpayer Funds at Trump Turnberry Sen. Gary Peters
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will again force a vote to terminate @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration. This is a chance to prevent him from stealing military funding from our states for an expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 ICYMI: Congressman Allen Holds Telephone Town Hall Rep. Rick Allen
Sept. 10, 2019 Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Advances FY2020 Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Bishop, McMorris Rodgers Announce 2019 Military Families Summit at National Infantry Museum Rep. Sanford Bishop
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination Rep. Dina Titus, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Duckworth Statement on the Breakdown of Peace Negotiations with the Taliban Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised, and promised, and promised, and promised that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective, vanity border wall. But now instead he's making military families and kids and communities and schools pay for it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Following notice that Trump Administration will seize military construction funds to build border wall, Schumer, Gillibrand, and Maloney call on congress to limit president's ability to divert military funds to build a border wall Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Phillip Swagel, Dir. of the Congressional Budget Office - Sen. Menendez and Rep. Smith formally request CBO analyze the costs of Trump Admin allowing U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty to expire Rep. Adam Smith, ...
Sept. 8, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Amy Klobuchar" Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Sept. 8, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Chris Coons Sen. Chris Coons
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Why is President @realDonaldTrump taking from military families and schools and communities to pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall that he promised Mexico would pay for?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised over and over that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall. So why is he now stealing from our military families and communities across the country? It's a slap in the face to the members of our armed forces." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell should vow to reverse ALL cuts to military schools & installations. He knows how bad Trump's policies are for Kentucky. He should join us to block all military construction funds being stolen nationwide for an ineffective border wall." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Peters Blasts White House Objections to Bipartisan PFAS Provisions in Defense Bill Sen. Gary Peters
Sept. 6, 2019 Following his major push at West Point, Schumer announces the release of the army's investigative report on privatized military housing conditions at bases like West Point; senator says report is a critical step in improving housing conditions for nation's heroes & their families" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: Why are you gutting $3.6 billion in military construction funds for your expensive, ineffective border wall that you promised Mexico would pay for? This is a slap in the face to the members of our Armed Forces. Period." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to Hon. Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Carbajal Urges Smart Nuclear Oversight Rep. Salud Carbajal
Sept. 5, 2019 Larsen opposes administration decision to slash military construction projects to pay for southern border wall Rep. Rick Larsen
Sept. 5, 2019 Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Cuts to Military Sen. Ben Luján
Sept. 5, 2019 Rep. Kilmer, Sen. Murray, Sen. Cantwell release joint statement on diversion of funds from local military construction project to build a wall at the southern border Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Carter and Williams statement on border wall funding Rep. John Williams, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Rep. Courtney Statement On Trump Administration's Transfer Of Billions In Military Spending To Fund Trump Border Wall Rep. Joe Courtney
Sept. 5, 2019 Rep. Chip Roy on Trump Admin Moving Funds for Border Security Rep. Chip Roy
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "West Point started as an engineering school. What funding is @realDonaldTrump taking from West Point for the expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for? The new engineering center. It's a slap in the face to the Army." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Schatz, Leahy, Durbin Statement On DoD Plan To Defund Military Projects To Pay For Trump Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Velázquez on Trump Plan to Steal DOD Funds from Puerto Rico to Pay for Border Wall Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "New Mexico bases stand to lose $125 million in funding -- all because President Trump is stealing critical funding and shortchanging our service members to pay for his reckless wall. Our service members and military bases deserve better." Sen. Ben Luján
Sept. 4, 2019 Warner and Kaine slam Trump plan to raid Virginia military construction projects to build border wall Sen. Mark Warner, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Larson: Diverting $3.6 Billion from Military Projects to Build a Border Wall is Irresponsible and Reckless Rep. John Larson
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump finds $3.6 billion in loose change in our Defense budget to divert to his almighty wall. A question: shouldn't our military come first before a promise at a campaign rally?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2019 Congressman Crow on Trump's Plan to Divert Military Funding for Border Wall Rep. Jason Crow
Date Title Politician
Sept. 13, 2019 Committee Advances Defense Funding Bill Sen.Lisa Murkowski
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Klobuchar, Sullivan Press Department of Defense to Prioritize Elimination of Open Air Burn Pits Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Rep. Courtney Celebrates Groundbreaking On Electric Boat's New Submarine Production Facility In Groton Rep.Joe Courtney
Sept. 12, 2019 Congressman Kim, Congresswomen Dean and Torres Small introduce bill to protect military children from PFAS dangers Sen.Andy Kim, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Hoeven: Senate defense appropriations bill strengthens pay & benefits for servicemembers, supports critical nuclear & UAS missions in North Dakota Sen.John Hoeven
Sept. 12, 2019 Durbin: Congress Must Stand Up To The President's Continued Infringement Of Congress's Power Of The Purse Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Cotton, Schumer, Gallagher, Gallego Urge DOD to Name Chinese Defense Companies in U.S. Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "According to our Constitution, Congress holds the power of the purse -- not the President. When Congress appropriates funds, we should believe that it actually means something -- that no President, Republican or Democrat, can simply ignore us for their own selfish purposes." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Senator McConnell Secures Funding for Kentucky Defense Priorities Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 12, 2019 Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Durbin, Markup on Defense Appropriations Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep.Scott Peters, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Hon. Mac Thronberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Gillibrand, Cramer Lead Bipartisan Push To Honor Vietnam Veterans And Include U.S.S. Frank E. Evans Act In National Defense Bill Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Peters Urges Inclusion of Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking in Final Defense Bill Sen.Gary Peters
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "67% of the land along the southwest border belongs to U.S. citizens, not the federal government. Pres. Trump has already raided funds that Congress had appropriated to take care of our brave service members, and now he's trying to seize private land to build his ineffective wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Dr Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Raskin, Cummings Threaten Subpoena if DOD Continues Withholding Documents on Taxpayer Funds Spent at Trump's Turnberry Resort Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 CNN "Erin Burnett Out Front" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley" Rep.Mike Quigley
Sept. 10, 2019 Moulton Statement on the Firing of National Security Advisor John Bolton Rep.Seth Moulton
Sept. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Glenn A. Fine, Department of Defense Principle Deputy Inspector General - Peters Calls for Department of Defense Inspector General to Investigate Air Force Travel Following Use of Taxpayer Funds at Trump Turnberry Sen.Gary Peters
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will again force a vote to terminate @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration. This is a chance to prevent him from stealing military funding from our states for an expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 ICYMI: Congressman Allen Holds Telephone Town Hall Rep.Rick Allen
Sept. 10, 2019 Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Advances FY2020 Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Bishop, McMorris Rodgers Announce 2019 Military Families Summit at National Infantry Museum Rep.Sanford Bishop
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination Rep.Dina Titus, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Duckworth Statement on the Breakdown of Peace Negotiations with the Taliban Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised, and promised, and promised, and promised that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective, vanity border wall. But now instead he's making military families and kids and communities and schools pay for it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Following notice that Trump Administration will seize military construction funds to build border wall, Schumer, Gillibrand, and Maloney call on congress to limit president's ability to divert military funds to build a border wall Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Phillip Swagel, Dir. of the Congressional Budget Office - Sen. Menendez and Rep. Smith formally request CBO analyze the costs of Trump Admin allowing U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty to expire Rep.Adam Smith, ...
Sept. 8, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Amy Klobuchar" Sen.Amy Klobuchar
Sept. 8, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Chris Coons Sen.Chris Coons
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Why is President @realDonaldTrump taking from military families and schools and communities to pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall that he promised Mexico would pay for?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised over and over that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall. So why is he now stealing from our military families and communities across the country? It's a slap in the face to the members of our armed forces." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell should vow to reverse ALL cuts to military schools & installations. He knows how bad Trump's policies are for Kentucky. He should join us to block all military construction funds being stolen nationwide for an ineffective border wall." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Peters Blasts White House Objections to Bipartisan PFAS Provisions in Defense Bill Sen.Gary Peters
Sept. 6, 2019 Following his major push at West Point, Schumer announces the release of the army's investigative report on privatized military housing conditions at bases like West Point; senator says report is a critical step in improving housing conditions for nation's heroes & their families" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: Why are you gutting $3.6 billion in military construction funds for your expensive, ineffective border wall that you promised Mexico would pay for? This is a slap in the face to the members of our Armed Forces. Period." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to Hon. Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Carbajal Urges Smart Nuclear Oversight Rep.Salud Carbajal
Sept. 5, 2019 Larsen opposes administration decision to slash military construction projects to pay for southern border wall Rep.Rick Larsen
Sept. 5, 2019 Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Cuts to Military Sen.Ben Luján
Sept. 5, 2019 Rep. Kilmer, Sen. Murray, Sen. Cantwell release joint statement on diversion of funds from local military construction project to build a wall at the southern border Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Carter and Williams statement on border wall funding Rep.John Williams, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Rep. Courtney Statement On Trump Administration's Transfer Of Billions In Military Spending To Fund Trump Border Wall Rep.Joe Courtney
Sept. 5, 2019 Rep. Chip Roy on Trump Admin Moving Funds for Border Security Rep.Chip Roy
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "West Point started as an engineering school. What funding is @realDonaldTrump taking from West Point for the expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for? The new engineering center. It's a slap in the face to the Army." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Schatz, Leahy, Durbin Statement On DoD Plan To Defund Military Projects To Pay For Trump Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Velázquez on Trump Plan to Steal DOD Funds from Puerto Rico to Pay for Border Wall Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "New Mexico bases stand to lose $125 million in funding -- all because President Trump is stealing critical funding and shortchanging our service members to pay for his reckless wall. Our service members and military bases deserve better." Sen.Ben Luján
Sept. 4, 2019 Warner and Kaine slam Trump plan to raid Virginia military construction projects to build border wall Sen.Mark Warner, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Larson: Diverting $3.6 Billion from Military Projects to Build a Border Wall is Irresponsible and Reckless Rep.John Larson
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump finds $3.6 billion in loose change in our Defense budget to divert to his almighty wall. A question: shouldn't our military come first before a promise at a campaign rally?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2019 Congressman Crow on Trump's Plan to Divert Military Funding for Border Wall Rep.Jason Crow
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