| Sept. 16, 2020
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E&C Republican Leaders: We must work together if we expect to defeat COVID-19
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Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Letter to The Hon. Alex M. Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and The Hon. Betsy De Vos, Secretary of The U.S. Department of Education - Senators Warren and Cassidy Urge Hhs and Department of Education to Issue Guidance Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Students
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Durbin Discusses Illinois Water Infrastructure Projects With Rock Island Army Corp District Commander
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "Every single day, Americans nationwide are living with substance use and mental health disorders. We must do all we can to support them & bring an end to the addiction crisis gripping our communities. #CongressGoesPurple"
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Durbin Meets With Mississippi Valley Army Corps Commander To Urge Funding For Quincy Bay
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Cortez Masto Applauds Over $1 Million in Grants for Health Research
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Durbin Slams President Trump's Comments On Vaccine Approval Timeline, ACA Repeal Efforts, And State Of Testing In America During Senate Hearing
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Daines' Bipartisan Wildfire Prevention Bill Takes Center Stage at Senate Hearing
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Sen. Steve Daines
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Durbin Statement On Illinois Budget Issues Resulting From COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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E&C Health Subcommittee Announces Hearing on COVID-19 and the Affordable Care Act
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Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with John Barrasso
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Sen. John Barrasso
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Wagner Announces Suburban Caucus Fall Legislative Platform
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Rep. Ann Wagner
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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DeFazio, Merkley Lead Oregon Delegation in Introducing Legislation to Reduce Financial Burdens on States and Communities Facing Emergencies and Major Disasters, including Wildfires and Hurricanes, amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Sen. Coons Applauds Business Roundtable's Historic Commitment to Climate Action
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Sen. Chris Coons
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $2 Million in Grants for Critical Columbia River Basin Restoration Efforts
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "Spoke to @SteveFDA about political pressure from the President & how it is shaking public trust in the scientific integrity of the #COVID19 vaccine approval process. We can't cut corners or permit politics to undermine FDA's duty to ensure safety & efficacy of a vax we all seek."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "Last night, President Trump claimed that a #COVID19 vaccine approval is just a few weeks away. He also claims to have a replacement plan for the ACA ready. Today I asked senior Trump Admin. officials from CDC & HHS if they could back up these claims. They could not."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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As U.S. Approaches 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Shaheen Demands Congress Stay in Session & Pass Legislation to Protect the Public and Provide Relief
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Sen. Cynthia Shaheen
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Murkowski Speaks About Western Wildfires, Bill to Assist Alaska Native Elders
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Moolenaar Supports Bill to Promote Awareness of Alzheimer's
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Rep. John Moolenaar
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Oregon Delegation Announces Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Oregon Wildfires
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept, of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Reject Georgia's Illegal 1332 Waiver Request to Eliminate Healthcare.gov
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Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Congressmen Cohen Announces $2.5 Million in NIH Grants for St. Jude and UTHSC
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Rep. Steve Cohen
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "Even Speaker Pelosi's own House Democrats are sick of her blocking COVID-19 relief. But she insists anything short of her multi-trillion wish list would make Democrats "a cheap date." What a joke. People are hurting. They need help. Not the Speaker's pointless political games."
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Sen. Mitch McConnell
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Wyden, Merkley: Oregon Housing Authorities to Receive Nearly $3 Million in COVID-19 Aid
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "Let me repeat: We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "By the end of the week, 200,000 Americans will have died from COVID. The lives and livelihoods of the American people depend on Republicans abandoning their obsession with doing as little as possible while COVID rages through our nation."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "The increase last year in uninsured Americans is the result of Trump & GOP efforts to take health coverage away from people -- a terrible policy, even before this pandemic began. Democrats will continue to defend access to affordable, quality care."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Hearing of the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Pallone, Hearing on Building an Equitable, Low-Carbon Economic Recovery
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Rep. Frank Pallone
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Tweet - "It's been less than a year since my bill with Senator Kaine and @SenToddYoung raised the nationwide age for tobacco purchases to 21. We just learned there's already been a major decline in e-cigarette use among young people. Huge bipartisan progress for the health of our kids."
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Sen. Mitch McConnell
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| Sept. 16, 2020
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Hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Tom Udall, Hearing on the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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Sen. Martin Heinrich, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "The whistleblower allegations detailing severe abuses at an ICE detention center, if confirmed, would reveal one of the most stunning violations of human rights at the hands of an American administration. I join in calling for an immediate investigation."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Wyden, Merkley: Oregon to Get $5 Million Emergency Transportation Grant for Wildfire Response
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Feinstein, Hassan, Cornyn Request Details on Justice Department, FBI Efforts to Target Drug Trafficking on the Dark Web
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Sen. John Cornyn, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Jon Stewart, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, and Veterans Advocates Announce Landmark Legislation to Help Veterans with Diseases Linked to Burn Pits and Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits from VA
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Bev Clarno, Oregon Secretary of State - Oregon Delegation Urges Oregon Secretary of State to Immediately Develop Plans for Displaced Oregonians to Receive Mail-In Ballots
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Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Amata Hails Reauthorization Of Women Veterans Task Force
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Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Congressman Marc Veasey Leads Bicameral Resolution with Senator Wyden to make September National Voting Rights Month
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Rep. Marc Veasey
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Postmaster General to reverse harmful operational changes to U.S. Postal Service that have resulted in delays of medications to New Yorkers
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Sen. Cory Booker, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Today during my weekly press conference I told press that the House is in session this week after an extremely successful summer work period. This week we will be taking up a number of bills to combat discrimination in the workplace and take a stand against anti-Asian bias."
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Chair Castor Statement on House GOP's Negligent Disregard For Climate In Newly Released Agenda
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Rep. Kathy Castor
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Newhouse Introduces Bill to Unlock Financing for Federal Water Projects
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Rep. Dan Newhouse
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Amata Welcomes EPA Grant Of $436,368 For ASEPA
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Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to Mr. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Sen. Booker Demands IG Investigation into Horrific Mistreatment of Immigrant Detainees Alleged by Whistleblower
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Sen. Cory Booker
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Open Investigation Into Startling Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women in Irwin County, Georgia
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Schatz, Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Bill To Extend Key 2020 Census Deadlines Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Dan Sullivan, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Reschenthaler Bills on Protecting Senior Citizens, Criminal Justice Reform Pass Committee
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Rep. Guy Reschenthaler
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Additional $70.3 Million In Federal Unemployment Dollars Heading To Hawai"i
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Sen. Brian Schatz
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "It's September 15th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Like President Trump, Senate Republicans don't seem to take the threat of climate change seriously. This is about preserving a habitable planet for our kids and grandkids. Democrats will not stop fighting to act on climate change NOW."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "If true, the appalling conditions described at an ICE detention facility -- including allegations of mass hysterectomies performed on immigrant women -- are a staggering abuse of human rights. @DHSOIG must immediately investigate these allegations."
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Durbin Statement On EPA Decision To Deny Small Refinery Exemptions Under Renewable Fuel Standard
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Hoyer Statement on ICE Whistleblower Complaint
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Rep. Steny Hoyer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic, and President Trump and the Republicans are still suing to end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Chair Grijalva, Rep. Huffman Seek Explanation From NOAA Following Political Hire of Climate Denier David Legates to Leadership Role
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Rep. Jared Huffman, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. James Macrae, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, and the Hon. Thomas Engels, Admin. of the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Rep. Axne Leads Fight Against Increasing Costs on Insulin and Epinephrine
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Rep. Marcy Kaptur, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "I was so proud to stand with @SenMarkey , @RepDebHaaland , and grassroots orgs to introduce THRIVE. It fights climate change. It calls for millions of new jobs in renewable energy. It calls for new investments in Black, Hispanic, and indigenous communities. #TimeToTHRIVE"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to Mr. Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senators Demand Big Pharma Allow Low-income Patients to Access Lifesaving, Discounted 340B Drugs and Care
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discusses Landmark Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to Pascal Soriot, Executive Director and CEO of AstraZeneca PLC, Ugur Sahin, M.D., CEO of BioNTech SE, Emma Walmsley, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline plc, Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Kenneth Frazier, Chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc., Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, Inc., Stanley Erck, President and CEO of Novavax, Inc., Albert Bourla, DVM, ph.D., Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc., Paul Hudson, CEO of Sanofi - E&C Leaders Urge COVID-19 Vaccine Developers to Follow Through on Safety Pledge with Commitment to Transparency
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Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Problem Solvers Caucus unveils "March to Common Ground" COVID stimulus framework
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Secretary Azar must resign immediately. We need a Secretary of Health & Human Services who will fight for the American people. Not one subservient to the daily whims of President Trump and his pressure to "slow the testing down." Not one silent on the chaos at the Department."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Congressman Neguse Statement on Climate Change
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Rep. Joe Neguse
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Of the many lies Trump has told about COVID: Telling Bob Woodward "nothing more could have been done" is one of the most galling. He still does not have an adequate national testing strategy or an adequate national plan for contact tracing. He never fully invoked the DPA."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Pelosi Statement on Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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ICYMI: Gottheimer Speaks at Problem Solvers Caucus Press Conference Unveiling "March to Common Ground" COVID-19 Stimulus Framework
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Dr. Fauci Endorses Vitamin D
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Rep. Glenn Grothman
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Watson Coleman Calls for Investigation and Resignations Following Reports of Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Proposed Transplant Regulations Could Destabilize Program, Mississippi Delegation Warns
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Rep. Trent Kelly, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Finkenauer Requests EPA Stop Blocking Investigation into Small Refinery Exemption Waiver Process
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Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Donald Trump tried to deny climate change had an effect on the wildfires. He tried to claim our planet will just "start getting cooler." It's just like his attitude toward COVID-19, which he promised would magically disappear. Donald Trump: Too many lies for too long."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Pelosi Statement on Whistleblower Complaint on Massive Health Care Abuse at ICE Detention Centers
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Senator Collins Announces $200,000 to Combat Alzheimer's Disease in Maine
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Sen. Susan Collins
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Cortez Masto: Withdrawal of Mfar Rule Is a Win for Medicaid and Vulnerable Nevadans
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Senators Collins, King Announce $111,603 for Mental Health Resources at York County Sheriff's Office
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Sen. Susan Collins
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