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June 19, 2018
Tweet - "Anyone who believes this Republican Congress is capable of addressing this issue is kidding themselves. @realDonaldTrump can end this crisis with the flick of his pen, and he needs to do so now."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith
June 19, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Turner
Rep. Mike Turner
June 19, 2018
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Jeff Merkley
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Kevin Yoder, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Democratic Appropriators Demand Hearing on Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
June 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States - Hatch, 12 Republican Senators Call on Justice Department to Halt Family Separations While Congress Works on Legislative Fix
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 19, 2018
McConnell Comments on Immigration
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "I join @AppropsDems in calling for a hearing & answers from the Trump Admin on how they are using federal funds to separate migrant children from their parents. #FamiliesBelongTogether & Dems will continue to demand that this Admin reverse its policy."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 19, 2018
Pelosi Statement on House Republicans' Complicity in Trump's Family Separation
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
Huizenga on Immigration, Separations, and the Southern Border
Rep. Bill Huizenga
June 18, 2018
Neal Co-Sponsors "Keep Families Together Act" to Stop Forced Separations Along the Border
Rep. Richard Neal
June 18, 2018
Neal Continues to Condemn Trump's Separation of Children & Families at U.S. Mexico Border
Rep. Richard Neal
June 18, 2018
Diaz-Balart: Separating Minors from Their Parents is Unconscionable
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
June 18, 2018
Rep. Soto Statement on Trump Administration Cruel Family Separation Policy
Rep. Darren Soto
June 18, 2018
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Immigration
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
June 18, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 18, 2018
Gov. Ricketts: Secure the Border, Keep Families and Children Together
Sen. Pete Ricketts
June 18, 2018
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, and Secretary Azar - Answers on Family Separations for Asylum Seekers
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 18, 2018
Crapo Statement on Border Family Separation
Sen. Mike Crapo
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's claim that this is a Democratic policy is a bold-faced lie. The American people must not be confused about what is taking place here: @POTUS has ordered children be torn from their parents' arms, assigned numbers, & held in what have been described as cages."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Tweet - ".@RealDonaldTrump is separating children for the sole purpose of trying to build his wall and cease much of the legal immigration that has always made America great. Shame on him. Shame on all of us if we do not come together to stop it. #KeepFamiliesTogether"
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump's remarks today on family separation were tone deaf & displayed a profound misunderstanding about what this country is about. There is precisely one individual who holds the fate of these children & parents in his hands, & that is @POTUS."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "Powerful words President Trump needs to hear: "Children need their parents, & children in families seeking refuge are especially vulnerable (l)et us be a nation that values families & offers a promise that all people seeking safety will find it here""
Sen. Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "No matter your party, it should go w/o saying that detaining innocent kids & separating them from their families is beyond cruel. Now more than ever, we must make our voices heard to end this despicable treatment of families seeking to come to our country."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump could choose to have empathy & show compassion to families fleeing traumatic crime & violence. He could choose to keep families together instead of ripping them apart. The reality is he simply chooses not to."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Calls For Hearing On President Trump's Family Separation Policy
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 18, 2018
Hoyer: Shame On President Trump For Separating Families at the Border
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability After Visiting San Diego Immigration Detention Facilities
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Trump Family Separation Policy
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen. Angus King
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Investigate Trump Policy of Separating Children at Border
Rep. Stacey Plaskett, ...
June 17, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senators Jeff Merkley and Chris Van Hollen
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 15, 2018
McCollum Statement on President Trump's Outrageous Family Separation Policy
Rep. Betty McCollum
June 15, 2018
Dingell Statement on Separating Immigrant Families
Rep. Debbie Dingell
June 15, 2018
Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on Controversial Trump Policy of Separating Families at U.S.-Mexico Border
Rep. Richard Neal
June 15, 2018
Addiction Treatment and Law Enforcement Focus of Rep. Scott DesJarlais in Congress
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
June 15, 2018
Welch to Visit Southern Border Sunday to Investigate Trump Family Separation Policy
Sen. Peter Welch
June 15, 2018
U.S. Rep. Castor Calls For End of Trump Immigration Policy Ripping Families Apart
Rep. Kathy Castor
June 15, 2018
Thompson Statement on GOP Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Family Bill
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 15, 2018
Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats, Tri-Caucus Members, and DREAMers to Commemorate 6th Anniversary of DACA
Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 15, 2018
Pelosi Statement on the 6th Anniversary of DACA
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "On this day 6 years ago President Obama established #DACA. This program gave young immigrants the chance to come out of the shadows and be part of the only country they've ever called home."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2018
Pingree Cosponsors Legislation to Stop "Inhumane' Practice of Separating Children From Parents at Border
Rep. Chellie Pingree
June 14, 2018
Cortez Masto to President Trump: Stop Separating Children and Their Parents
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
June 14, 2018
Rep. Cuellar Releases Statement on Immigrant Family Separation
Rep. Henry Cuellar
June 14, 2018
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 14, 2018
Merkley to Sessions: Come With Me to See Impacts on Children at Border
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 14, 2018
Sen. Moran's Appropriations Subcommittee Fully Funds New Critical School Safety Law at Authorized Level
Sen. Jerry Moran
Date
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Politician
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "Anyone who believes this Republican Congress is capable of addressing this issue is kidding themselves. @realDonaldTrump can end this crisis with the flick of his pen, and he needs to do so now."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Tina Smith
Sen.Tina Smith
June 19, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Turner
Rep.Mike Turner
June 19, 2018
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Jeff Merkley
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Kevin Yoder, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Democratic Appropriators Demand Hearing on Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
June 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States - Hatch, 12 Republican Senators Call on Justice Department to Halt Family Separations While Congress Works on Legislative Fix
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 19, 2018
McConnell Comments on Immigration
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "I join @AppropsDems in calling for a hearing & answers from the Trump Admin on how they are using federal funds to separate migrant children from their parents. #FamiliesBelongTogether & Dems will continue to demand that this Admin reverse its policy."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 19, 2018
Pelosi Statement on House Republicans' Complicity in Trump's Family Separation
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
Huizenga on Immigration, Separations, and the Southern Border
Rep.Bill Huizenga
June 18, 2018
Neal Co-Sponsors "Keep Families Together Act" to Stop Forced Separations Along the Border
Rep.Richard Neal
June 18, 2018
Neal Continues to Condemn Trump's Separation of Children & Families at U.S. Mexico Border
Rep.Richard Neal
June 18, 2018
Diaz-Balart: Separating Minors from Their Parents is Unconscionable
Rep.Mario Diaz-Balart
June 18, 2018
Rep. Soto Statement on Trump Administration Cruel Family Separation Policy
Rep.Darren Soto
June 18, 2018
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Immigration
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
June 18, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 18, 2018
Gov. Ricketts: Secure the Border, Keep Families and Children Together
Sen.Pete Ricketts
June 18, 2018
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, and Secretary Azar - Answers on Family Separations for Asylum Seekers
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 18, 2018
Crapo Statement on Border Family Separation
Sen.Mike Crapo
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's claim that this is a Democratic policy is a bold-faced lie. The American people must not be confused about what is taking place here: @POTUS has ordered children be torn from their parents' arms, assigned numbers, & held in what have been described as cages."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Tweet - ".@RealDonaldTrump is separating children for the sole purpose of trying to build his wall and cease much of the legal immigration that has always made America great. Shame on him. Shame on all of us if we do not come together to stop it. #KeepFamiliesTogether"
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump's remarks today on family separation were tone deaf & displayed a profound misunderstanding about what this country is about. There is precisely one individual who holds the fate of these children & parents in his hands, & that is @POTUS."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "Powerful words President Trump needs to hear: "Children need their parents, & children in families seeking refuge are especially vulnerable (l)et us be a nation that values families & offers a promise that all people seeking safety will find it here""
Sen.Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "No matter your party, it should go w/o saying that detaining innocent kids & separating them from their families is beyond cruel. Now more than ever, we must make our voices heard to end this despicable treatment of families seeking to come to our country."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump could choose to have empathy & show compassion to families fleeing traumatic crime & violence. He could choose to keep families together instead of ripping them apart. The reality is he simply chooses not to."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Calls For Hearing On President Trump's Family Separation Policy
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 18, 2018
Hoyer: Shame On President Trump For Separating Families at the Border
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability After Visiting San Diego Immigration Detention Facilities
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Trump Family Separation Policy
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen.Angus King
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Investigate Trump Policy of Separating Children at Border
Rep.Stacey Plaskett, ...
June 17, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senators Jeff Merkley and Chris Van Hollen
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 15, 2018
McCollum Statement on President Trump's Outrageous Family Separation Policy
Rep.Betty McCollum
June 15, 2018
Dingell Statement on Separating Immigrant Families
Rep.Debbie Dingell
June 15, 2018
Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on Controversial Trump Policy of Separating Families at U.S.-Mexico Border
Rep.Richard Neal
June 15, 2018
Addiction Treatment and Law Enforcement Focus of Rep. Scott DesJarlais in Congress
Rep.Scott DesJarlais
June 15, 2018
Welch to Visit Southern Border Sunday to Investigate Trump Family Separation Policy
Sen.Peter Welch
June 15, 2018
U.S. Rep. Castor Calls For End of Trump Immigration Policy Ripping Families Apart
Rep.Kathy Castor
June 15, 2018
Thompson Statement on GOP Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Family Bill
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 15, 2018
Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats, Tri-Caucus Members, and DREAMers to Commemorate 6th Anniversary of DACA
Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 15, 2018
Pelosi Statement on the 6th Anniversary of DACA
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "On this day 6 years ago President Obama established #DACA. This program gave young immigrants the chance to come out of the shadows and be part of the only country they've ever called home."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2018
Pingree Cosponsors Legislation to Stop "Inhumane' Practice of Separating Children From Parents at Border
Rep.Chellie Pingree
June 14, 2018
Cortez Masto to President Trump: Stop Separating Children and Their Parents
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
June 14, 2018
Rep. Cuellar Releases Statement on Immigrant Family Separation
Rep.Henry Cuellar
June 14, 2018
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 14, 2018
Merkley to Sessions: Come With Me to See Impacts on Children at Border
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 14, 2018
Sen. Moran's Appropriations Subcommittee Fully Funds New Critical School Safety Law at Authorized Level
Sen.Jerry Moran
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