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June 28, 2018 Senator Cantwell Welcomes Coast guard Announcement of Expanded Paid Family Leave Policy Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 28, 2018 Merkley Continues Leading Fight to Keep Families Together Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen. Angus King, ...
June 28, 2018 Tweet - ".@HouseGOP, are you listening? Democrats are speaking out on behalf of children separated from their parents & for the DREAMers left in limbo by your inaction. It's time to work together on bipartisan solutions to #ProtectDREAMers & #KeepFamiliesTogether. RT if you agree." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 28, 2018 Building on the Momentum to Address Nation's Child Care Crisis, Senator Murray Announces Increased Investments in Early Learning Sen. Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Huizenga Statement on Federal Court Decision Addressing Separations Rep. Bill Huizenga
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 27, 2018 Pingree Statement on Today Anti-Immigration Bill Vote Rep. Chellie Pingree
June 27, 2018 Neal Statement on Failure of GOP "Compromise" Immigration Bill Rep. Richard Neal
June 27, 2018 Letter to Mr. Scott Lloyd, Director of Office of Refugee Resettlement - Family Reunification Process Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families? Rep. Pete Aguilar, ...
June 27, 2018 U.S. Rep. Castor Decries Republican Abdication of Oversight, Demands a Hearing on Family Separation Rep. Kathy Castor
June 27, 2018 Pelosi Statement on Ryan's Failed Anti-Family Bill Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Failure of the House GOP's Second Anti-Immigrant Bill Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Briefing from Federal Officials Responsible for Reuniting Families Separated at the Border Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats envision immigration policies that are smart, responsible, & humane. That's why we continue to be ready to work across the aisle to keep asylum-seeking families together & to solve the DACA crisis in a way that is fair & provides a pathway to citizenship." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, FDA - Protect Children From Addictive Vaping Products Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2018 Durbin Statement On Court Order Blocking Trump Child Separation Policy Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Glad HHS answered @SenateDems request by taking this important step for the health and well being of these children. We need full transparency about what's happening under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Pingree Statement on Cancelled Markup of Bill Funding Office of Refugee Resettlement Rep. Chellie Pingree
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Answers on Separated Children Sen. Ben Luján, ...
June 26, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Prepared Statement of Sen. Ron Wyden, Hearing on the President's Drug Blueprint Sen. Ron Wyden
June 26, 2018 Cantwell Presses HHS Secretary Azar on Family Reunification Raises Case of Ibis Obeida Guzman Colindres, Asylum Seeker held in SeaTac Prison, Separated from her Son Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 26, 2018 Sen. Warner Presses HHS Secretary For More Answers on Staunton Detention Center Sen. Mark Warner
June 26, 2018 Wyden Presses HHS Secretary to Protect and Reunify Children Separated from Their Parents at the Border Sen. Ron Wyden
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Requests More Info on Family Separation Rep. Frank Pallone
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "As we recognize the 5-year anniversary of #SCOTUS striking down the discriminatory #DOMA, I join @HRC in calling for passage of the #EqualityAct to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity across key areas of life & help move #EqualityForward." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 26, 2018 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answer Questions About Children Forcibly Separated From Parents At Border Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Introduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy has created a humanitarian and health crisis that they now have a moral obligation to solve. I'm asking HHS for more info on the health and well-being of separated children, and when they'll be reunited with their parents." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Tweet - ".@HouseGOP continues to stall when it comes to addressing our immigration & asylum challenges. Meanwhile, children remain separated from their parents with no plan for reunification, & this GOP Congress's fecklessness gives the Trump Admin a free hand to pursue extreme policies." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 26, 2018 Bennet, Alexander "PREEMIE" Bill to Give Infants Hope for Healthier Lives Passes Committee Sen. Michael Bennet
June 25, 2018 Ben Cline Statement Regarding Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center Rep. Ben Cline
June 25, 2018 Cortez Masto: President Trump is Fully Responsible for the Chaos and Trauma I Witnessed at the Southern Border Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
June 25, 2018 Sun Sentinel - Lasting Memory from Border Visit: The Heartbreaking Sobs of Mothers Rep. Lois Frankel
June 25, 2018 Letter to Delegate Alfonso Lopez, Virginia House of Delegates - Response to Family Separation Letter Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
June 25, 2018 Tweet - "As of today, more than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents. Also as of today, the President has continued to verbally attack immigrants and demand deportations without due process. He lacks the compassion to help solve the humanitarian crisis he created." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Sen. John Cornyn
June 24, 2018 Pingree Visits Border, Meets with Parents Separated from Children Rep. Chellie Pingree
June 24, 2018 NBC News "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Immigration Sen. James Lankford
June 24, 2018 Fox News "Fox News Sunday" - Transcript: Rep. McCaul on chances Congress can solve immigration crisis Rep. Michael McCaul
June 24, 2018 Tweet - "While I'm so grateful that there are millions of people across this country who adamantly refuse to buy into President Trump's hateful ruse, we cannot take this moment for granted--not for one second." Sen. Patty Murray
June 23, 2018 Tweet - "At yesterday's Rio Grande Valley meeting on illegal border crossers apprehended as families, I learned that many parents choose to return home alone and have their child placed with a sponsor in US rather than stay together." Sen. John Cornyn
June 22, 2018 Scott Statement on the Republicans' Failure to Address the Family Separation Crisis Rep. Bobby Scott
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 22, 2018 Webster, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Keep Families Together and Enforce Immigration Laws Rep. Daniel Webster, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Steven Wagner, Acting Assistant Secretary, Adminstration for Children and Families of Department of Health and Human Services - Information on Staunton Detention Center Sen. Mark Warner, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services - Senator Markey Asks Homeland Security and HHS If Separated Children and Families Are Being Detained in Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey
June 22, 2018 Hoyer: Immigration Legislation Is Not, As the President and His Allies in Congress Believe, A Waste of Time Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 22, 2018 Tweet - "We need to keep pushing hard for answers from President Trump & @HHSGov about what will happen to the more than 2300 children already separated from their parents, like: Are they safe? Do their parents even know where they are? And when will these families be reunited?" Sen. Patty Murray
Date Title Politician
June 28, 2018 Senator Cantwell Welcomes Coast guard Announcement of Expanded Paid Family Leave Policy Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 28, 2018 Merkley Continues Leading Fight to Keep Families Together Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen.Angus King, ...
June 28, 2018 Tweet - ".@HouseGOP, are you listening? Democrats are speaking out on behalf of children separated from their parents & for the DREAMers left in limbo by your inaction. It's time to work together on bipartisan solutions to #ProtectDREAMers & #KeepFamiliesTogether. RT if you agree." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 28, 2018 Building on the Momentum to Address Nation's Child Care Crisis, Senator Murray Announces Increased Investments in Early Learning Sen.Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Huizenga Statement on Federal Court Decision Addressing Separations Rep.Bill Huizenga
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 27, 2018 Pingree Statement on Today Anti-Immigration Bill Vote Rep.Chellie Pingree
June 27, 2018 Neal Statement on Failure of GOP "Compromise" Immigration Bill Rep.Richard Neal
June 27, 2018 Letter to Mr. Scott Lloyd, Director of Office of Refugee Resettlement - Family Reunification Process Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families? Rep.Pete Aguilar, ...
June 27, 2018 U.S. Rep. Castor Decries Republican Abdication of Oversight, Demands a Hearing on Family Separation Rep.Kathy Castor
June 27, 2018 Pelosi Statement on Ryan's Failed Anti-Family Bill Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018 Hoyer Statement on the Failure of the House GOP's Second Anti-Immigrant Bill Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Briefing from Federal Officials Responsible for Reuniting Families Separated at the Border Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats envision immigration policies that are smart, responsible, & humane. That's why we continue to be ready to work across the aisle to keep asylum-seeking families together & to solve the DACA crisis in a way that is fair & provides a pathway to citizenship." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, FDA - Protect Children From Addictive Vaping Products Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2018 Durbin Statement On Court Order Blocking Trump Child Separation Policy Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Glad HHS answered @SenateDems request by taking this important step for the health and well being of these children. We need full transparency about what's happening under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Pingree Statement on Cancelled Markup of Bill Funding Office of Refugee Resettlement Rep.Chellie Pingree
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Answers on Separated Children Sen.Ben Luján, ...
June 26, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Prepared Statement of Sen. Ron Wyden, Hearing on the President's Drug Blueprint Sen.Ron Wyden
June 26, 2018 Cantwell Presses HHS Secretary Azar on Family Reunification Raises Case of Ibis Obeida Guzman Colindres, Asylum Seeker held in SeaTac Prison, Separated from her Son Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 26, 2018 Sen. Warner Presses HHS Secretary For More Answers on Staunton Detention Center Sen.Mark Warner
June 26, 2018 Wyden Presses HHS Secretary to Protect and Reunify Children Separated from Their Parents at the Border Sen.Ron Wyden
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Requests More Info on Family Separation Rep.Frank Pallone
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "As we recognize the 5-year anniversary of #SCOTUS striking down the discriminatory #DOMA, I join @HRC in calling for passage of the #EqualityAct to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity across key areas of life & help move #EqualityForward." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 26, 2018 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answer Questions About Children Forcibly Separated From Parents At Border Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Hoyer Statement on Introduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy has created a humanitarian and health crisis that they now have a moral obligation to solve. I'm asking HHS for more info on the health and well-being of separated children, and when they'll be reunited with their parents." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Tweet - ".@HouseGOP continues to stall when it comes to addressing our immigration & asylum challenges. Meanwhile, children remain separated from their parents with no plan for reunification, & this GOP Congress's fecklessness gives the Trump Admin a free hand to pursue extreme policies." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 26, 2018 Bennet, Alexander "PREEMIE" Bill to Give Infants Hope for Healthier Lives Passes Committee Sen.Michael Bennet
June 25, 2018 Ben Cline Statement Regarding Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center Rep.Ben Cline
June 25, 2018 Cortez Masto: President Trump is Fully Responsible for the Chaos and Trauma I Witnessed at the Southern Border Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
June 25, 2018 Sun Sentinel - Lasting Memory from Border Visit: The Heartbreaking Sobs of Mothers Rep.Lois Frankel
June 25, 2018 Letter to Delegate Alfonso Lopez, Virginia House of Delegates - Response to Family Separation Letter Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
June 25, 2018 Tweet - "As of today, more than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents. Also as of today, the President has continued to verbally attack immigrants and demand deportations without due process. He lacks the compassion to help solve the humanitarian crisis he created." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 Sen.John Cornyn
June 24, 2018 Pingree Visits Border, Meets with Parents Separated from Children Rep.Chellie Pingree
June 24, 2018 NBC News "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Immigration Sen.James Lankford
June 24, 2018 Fox News "Fox News Sunday" - Transcript: Rep. McCaul on chances Congress can solve immigration crisis Rep.Michael McCaul
June 24, 2018 Tweet - "While I'm so grateful that there are millions of people across this country who adamantly refuse to buy into President Trump's hateful ruse, we cannot take this moment for granted--not for one second." Sen.Patty Murray
June 23, 2018 Tweet - "At yesterday's Rio Grande Valley meeting on illegal border crossers apprehended as families, I learned that many parents choose to return home alone and have their child placed with a sponsor in US rather than stay together." Sen.John Cornyn
June 22, 2018 Scott Statement on the Republicans' Failure to Address the Family Separation Crisis Rep.Bobby Scott
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 22, 2018 Webster, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Keep Families Together and Enforce Immigration Laws Rep.Daniel Webster, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Steven Wagner, Acting Assistant Secretary, Adminstration for Children and Families of Department of Health and Human Services - Information on Staunton Detention Center Sen.Mark Warner, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services - Senator Markey Asks Homeland Security and HHS If Separated Children and Families Are Being Detained in Massachusetts Sen.Ed Markey
June 22, 2018 Hoyer: Immigration Legislation Is Not, As the President and His Allies in Congress Believe, A Waste of Time Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 22, 2018 Tweet - "We need to keep pushing hard for answers from President Trump & @HHSGov about what will happen to the more than 2300 children already separated from their parents, like: Are they safe? Do their parents even know where they are? And when will these families be reunited?" Sen.Patty Murray
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