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July 17, 2018 Letter to David Sinski, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - Look Into Allegations Of Physical & Emotional Abuse At Chicago Facility Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration is presenting families with a false choice & swapping a cruel policy of separating children from their parents with costly & inhumane family detention. RT if you agree the Trump Admin's solutions are unacceptable. #FamiliesBelongTogether #ReuniteEveryChild" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "We've gotten some updates, but there are still a lot of questions that have not been answered, a lot of families that have not been reunited, and therefore a lot of work that has to be done--fast" Sen. Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "This is comforting news for Yolany & her son, but there is much more we need to do for the thousands of migrant parents--including those detained in WA--who are still waiting for the Trump Administration to reunite them w their kids." Sen. Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "It's so important that we continue to hold the Trump Administration accountable for the chaos and heartbreak it has caused for the thousands of children it has cruelly and needlessly separated from their parents." Sen. Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "Every child across WA deserves a fair shot at success, starting with a home where they feel safe & secure--so proud to support these major investments, & will continue working to find federal solutions to help end the crisis of youth homelessness in WA." Sen. Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, and the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee - Oversight Hearing on Trump Administration's Separated Families Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
July 17, 2018 After Alarming Federal Report Shows Less than Half of Schools Even Test for Lead in Water, Duckworth Reiterates Call to Protect Children from Contaminated Drinking Water Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Prioritize Pediatric Cancer Research Sen. Cynthia Shaheen, ...
July 16, 2018 Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification Rep. Norma Torres, ...
July 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - House Votes on Bipartisan Priorities of the American People Rep. Nancy Pelosi
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "Your daily reminder that after several weeks, thousands of young migrant kids are still needlessly sitting in detention centers on orders from the Trump Administration & are waiting for officials to finally reunite them w their parents. Thousands." Sen. Patty Murray
July 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Demanding Answers After Trump Threatens Ecuador over Breastfeeding Rep. Brad Sherman
July 13, 2018 HOMELESSNESS: Senator Murray Announces Major Investments in Critical Efforts to Combat Youth Homelessness in Snohomish County and Across Washington State Sen. Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Senator Markey Decries FCC Vote on Children's Television Rules Sen. Ed Markey
July 12, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Policy of Rejecting Asylum Claims for Those Fleeing Gang Warfare or Domestic Violence Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Matsui Demands Greater Committee Oversight of the Family Separation Crisis Rep. Doris Matsui
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $3 Million for Chicagoland Head Start Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "It is just the latest in a series of steps by this Administration to undercut our asylum laws and turn away those seeking to escape danger, along with its policy of forcibly separating children from their parents. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $7 Million for Northwest Illinois Head Start Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $6 Million for Southern Illinois Head Start Programs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "The United States is one of the very few developed countries where deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth are increasing--and there is a greater racial gap in infant mortality rates today than there was during slavery in America." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $9 Million for Central Illinois Head Start Programs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep. Pramila Jayapal
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat
July 11, 2018 Appropriations Democrats Secure Amendments to Protect Migrant Children, Demand End to Family Separation Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 11, 2018 Ernst Testimony Illustrates Difficulties for Working Parents and How Paid Leave Benefits Growing Families Sen. Joni Ernst
July 11, 2018 Pingree Wins Protections to Keep Migrant Siblings Together Rep. Chellie Pingree
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 11, 2018 Congressman Cleaver's Housing Bill to Help Low-Income Families, Passes the House of Representatives Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
July 11, 2018 Waters Calls for the Immediate Reunification of Children with their Parents Rep. Maxine Waters
July 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Attack on LGBT Americans Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Hearing of the Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Bill Cassidy, Hearing on "Examining the Imporance of Paid Family Leave for American Working Families" Sen. Bill Cassidy
July 11, 2018 Pelosi Statement on GOP License to Discriminate Amendment Rep. Nancy Pelosi
July 11, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance - Opening Statement of Sen. Joni Ernst, Hearing on Examining the Importance of Paid Family Leave for American Working Families Sen. Joni Ernst
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Glaring Inaccuracies In HHS Secretary Azar's Testimony On Child Separation Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "How can anyone believe that ripping children from their parents & housing many of them in cages and tent cities with no plan to reunite them is "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity?"" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "This is the heartbreaking reality of @realDonaldTrump's barbaric family separation policy. This must end. And it must end immediately. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Admin has created a false choice: either separate families or detain them indefinitely. These are cruel & inhumane policies to impose on women & children fleeing violence & seeking refuge. The Administration must #EndFamilyDetention & utilize humane alternatives." Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be just as clear. This Senator will do everything in his power to stop legislation that would authorize the Trump Administration to throw migrant children in jail and throw away the key. It is immoral and un-American." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Once again, Republicans have chosen to use their House Majority to discriminate against #LGBT Americans. This time, their victims also include children in need of safe and loving homes. http://bit.ly/2zvu9ST" Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "At best, HHS Secretary Azar's testimony on Trump's child separation policy two weeks ago was misleading. At worst, it was flat out inaccurate. He must come back and provide Congress with truthful answers." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's real plan is not to reunite these families but to undermine the Flores settlement, a legally-binding agreement in place for over 20 years that protects the best interests of detained children." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday, the Trump Administration notified the court that it has identified 102 separated children under the age of five -- and that only four of these children were reunited with their parents before the deadline." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Calls Out Glaring Inaccuracies in Trump Health Secretary Azar's Testimony on Child Separation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Even after a court ruling, too many migrant kids who were needlessly separated from their families are still waiting for the Trump Administration to reunite them w their parents. We will not stop watching. We will not stop holding you accountable. We will not forget." Sen. Patty Murray
July 11, 2018 Congressman Robert Aderholt Offers Amendment to Aid Children and Families in Adoption and Foster Care Services Rep. Robert Aderholt
July 11, 2018 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Reunite Children with Families: We Will Not Stop Until Each Child is with Their Parents Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
July 11, 2018 Reunite Children with Families: We Will Not Stop Until Each Child is with Their Parents Rep. Salud Carbajal
Date Title Politician
July 17, 2018 Letter to David Sinski, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - Look Into Allegations Of Physical & Emotional Abuse At Chicago Facility Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration is presenting families with a false choice & swapping a cruel policy of separating children from their parents with costly & inhumane family detention. RT if you agree the Trump Admin's solutions are unacceptable. #FamiliesBelongTogether #ReuniteEveryChild" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "We've gotten some updates, but there are still a lot of questions that have not been answered, a lot of families that have not been reunited, and therefore a lot of work that has to be done--fast" Sen.Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "This is comforting news for Yolany & her son, but there is much more we need to do for the thousands of migrant parents--including those detained in WA--who are still waiting for the Trump Administration to reunite them w their kids." Sen.Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "It's so important that we continue to hold the Trump Administration accountable for the chaos and heartbreak it has caused for the thousands of children it has cruelly and needlessly separated from their parents." Sen.Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "Every child across WA deserves a fair shot at success, starting with a home where they feel safe & secure--so proud to support these major investments, & will continue working to find federal solutions to help end the crisis of youth homelessness in WA." Sen.Patty Murray
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, and the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee - Oversight Hearing on Trump Administration's Separated Families Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
July 17, 2018 After Alarming Federal Report Shows Less than Half of Schools Even Test for Lead in Water, Duckworth Reiterates Call to Protect Children from Contaminated Drinking Water Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Prioritize Pediatric Cancer Research Sen.Cynthia Shaheen, ...
July 16, 2018 Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification Rep.Norma Torres, ...
July 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - House Votes on Bipartisan Priorities of the American People Rep.Nancy Pelosi
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "Your daily reminder that after several weeks, thousands of young migrant kids are still needlessly sitting in detention centers on orders from the Trump Administration & are waiting for officials to finally reunite them w their parents. Thousands." Sen.Patty Murray
July 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Demanding Answers After Trump Threatens Ecuador over Breastfeeding Rep.Brad Sherman
July 13, 2018 HOMELESSNESS: Senator Murray Announces Major Investments in Critical Efforts to Combat Youth Homelessness in Snohomish County and Across Washington State Sen.Patty Murray
July 12, 2018 Senator Markey Decries FCC Vote on Children's Television Rules Sen.Ed Markey
July 12, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Policy of Rejecting Asylum Claims for Those Fleeing Gang Warfare or Domestic Violence Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Matsui Demands Greater Committee Oversight of the Family Separation Crisis Rep.Doris Matsui
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $3 Million for Chicagoland Head Start Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "It is just the latest in a series of steps by this Administration to undercut our asylum laws and turn away those seeking to escape danger, along with its policy of forcibly separating children from their parents. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $7 Million for Northwest Illinois Head Start Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $6 Million for Southern Illinois Head Start Programs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "The United States is one of the very few developed countries where deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth are increasing--and there is a greater racial gap in infant mortality rates today than there was during slavery in America." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $9 Million for Central Illinois Head Start Programs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep.Pramila Jayapal
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep.Adriano Espaillat
July 11, 2018 Appropriations Democrats Secure Amendments to Protect Migrant Children, Demand End to Family Separation Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 11, 2018 Ernst Testimony Illustrates Difficulties for Working Parents and How Paid Leave Benefits Growing Families Sen.Joni Ernst
July 11, 2018 Pingree Wins Protections to Keep Migrant Siblings Together Rep.Chellie Pingree
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 11, 2018 Congressman Cleaver's Housing Bill to Help Low-Income Families, Passes the House of Representatives Rep.Emanuel Cleaver
July 11, 2018 Waters Calls for the Immediate Reunification of Children with their Parents Rep.Maxine Waters
July 11, 2018 Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Attack on LGBT Americans Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Hearing of the Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Bill Cassidy, Hearing on "Examining the Imporance of Paid Family Leave for American Working Families" Sen.Bill Cassidy
July 11, 2018 Pelosi Statement on GOP License to Discriminate Amendment Rep.Nancy Pelosi
July 11, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance - Opening Statement of Sen. Joni Ernst, Hearing on Examining the Importance of Paid Family Leave for American Working Families Sen.Joni Ernst
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Glaring Inaccuracies In HHS Secretary Azar's Testimony On Child Separation Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "How can anyone believe that ripping children from their parents & housing many of them in cages and tent cities with no plan to reunite them is "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity?"" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "This is the heartbreaking reality of @realDonaldTrump's barbaric family separation policy. This must end. And it must end immediately. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Admin has created a false choice: either separate families or detain them indefinitely. These are cruel & inhumane policies to impose on women & children fleeing violence & seeking refuge. The Administration must #EndFamilyDetention & utilize humane alternatives." Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be just as clear. This Senator will do everything in his power to stop legislation that would authorize the Trump Administration to throw migrant children in jail and throw away the key. It is immoral and un-American." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Once again, Republicans have chosen to use their House Majority to discriminate against #LGBT Americans. This time, their victims also include children in need of safe and loving homes. http://bit.ly/2zvu9ST" Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "At best, HHS Secretary Azar's testimony on Trump's child separation policy two weeks ago was misleading. At worst, it was flat out inaccurate. He must come back and provide Congress with truthful answers." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's real plan is not to reunite these families but to undermine the Flores settlement, a legally-binding agreement in place for over 20 years that protects the best interests of detained children." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday, the Trump Administration notified the court that it has identified 102 separated children under the age of five -- and that only four of these children were reunited with their parents before the deadline." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Calls Out Glaring Inaccuracies in Trump Health Secretary Azar's Testimony on Child Separation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Even after a court ruling, too many migrant kids who were needlessly separated from their families are still waiting for the Trump Administration to reunite them w their parents. We will not stop watching. We will not stop holding you accountable. We will not forget." Sen.Patty Murray
July 11, 2018 Congressman Robert Aderholt Offers Amendment to Aid Children and Families in Adoption and Foster Care Services Rep.Robert Aderholt
July 11, 2018 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Reunite Children with Families: We Will Not Stop Until Each Child is with Their Parents Rep.Vicente Gonzalez
July 11, 2018 Reunite Children with Families: We Will Not Stop Until Each Child is with Their Parents Rep.Salud Carbajal
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