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Politician
June 14, 2019
Tweet - "When it comes to judicial nominations, my motto for the 116th Congress is "leave no vacancy behind.""
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 13, 2019
Whitehouse Slams Meaningless Supreme Court Travel Disclosures
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
June 13, 2019
Letter to Donald Layton, CEO of Freddie Mac - Warren, Carper Demand Answers on Freddie Mac-Guaranteed $800 Million Loan to Kushner Companies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 12, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. John Thune
June 12, 2019
Letter to Steve Linick, Department of State Inspector General - Warren, Lieu Call for Investigation into State Dept. Official's Efforts to Fast Track Saudi Arms Deal Benefitting Former Client Raytheon
Rep. Ted Lieu, ...
June 12, 2019
Letter to Emory Rounds, Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics - Harris, Colleagues Outline Solutions for Preventing Abuse of Legal Expense Funds
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
June 12, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 11, 2019
Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to Initiate or Intervene in Judicial Proceedings to Enforce Certain Subpoenas
Rep. Jim McGovern
June 11, 2019
Portman Praises Senate Confirmation of Ryan T. Holte as Judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Lee Lothfus, Designated Agency Ethics Official for the Department of Justice - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 11, 2019
Klobuchar Statement on Lawsuit to Block T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
June 11, 2019
Rep. Sharice Davids Statement on Passage of Civil Contempt and Subpoena Enforcement Resolution
Rep. Sharice Davids
June 11, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 10, 2019
Tweet - "Republicans are packing the courts with anti-choice judges who @SenateMajLdr McConnell expects will "pick away" at a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2019
Tweet - "Part of our job is to do justice and love mercy. That is exactly what the #FirstStepAct has done. More than 1,000 incarcerated individuals (and counting) released or sentences reduced since the bill became law #CriminalJusticeReform #EndMassIncarceration."
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 9, 2019
Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Thom Tillis
Sen. Thom Tillis
June 7, 2019
Tweet - "Here's @SenateMajLdr McConnell making it plain as day: Republicans are packing the courts with politically-minded judges in an effort to undermine Roe. Why is the GOP so hell-bent on taking away women's reproductive rights?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 6, 2019
Letter to the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility - Warren, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Call For Review of Conduct by DOJ Attorneys
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Caliburn International - Senator Warren, Representative Jayapal Investigate Former White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly's "Cynical" and "Unethical" Decision to Join the Board of Directors of Federal Contractor Running the Nation's Largest Detention Center for Migrant Children
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 5, 2019
Kennedy & Markey Introduce Legislation to Ban Use of Gay and Trans Panic Defense
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2019
Tweet - "Under Leader McConnell, the Senate is considering partisan, controversial lifetime appointments to the federal courts and virtually nothing else. He has created a legislative graveyard. It does not have to be this way."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 3, 2019
Judiciary Committee Launches Investigation into Competition in Digital Markets
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 31, 2019
Letter to James Gondles, Executive Director of the American Correctional Association - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to Multiple Major Private Detention Operators - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
May 30, 2019
Tweet - "In life and in politics, a person is only as good as their word. Sen. McConnell's tortured logic in denying Pres. Obama an appointment to the Supreme Court has now been abandoned for Pres. Trump."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 30, 2019
Tweet - "Why is @SenateMajLdr McConnell so unconcerned about being perceived as a hypocrite on the Supreme Court? Because he can't achieve his goals of repealing Roe and ending the healthcare law without packing the courts with radical, activist judges."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2019
Rep. Fulcher Supports Interior Action to Shine Light on Attorney's Fees & Costs
Rep. Russ Fulcher
May 28, 2019
Tweet - "Senator McConnell is a hypocrite"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 24, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Sen. McConnell, Confirmation Hearing of David Tapp
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 23, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019
Sens. Tillis and Coons and Reps. Collins, Johnson, and Stivers Release Draft Bill Text to Reform Section 101 of the Patent Act
Sen. Thom Tillis, ...
May 22, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 22, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 22, 2019
Rep. Peters Calls on President Trump to Let Military Administer Justice
Rep. Scott Peters
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "When it comes to abortion, North Carolina district court nominee Kenneth Bell once wrote in an op-ed, "there is no middle ground." Senate Republicans advanced his nomination today, rubber stamping yet another judicial nominee with extreme ideological views."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "Utah district court nominee Howard Nielson -- whom the Senate will vote on today - wrote a memo for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel arguing that the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit torture, do not apply to civilians captured abroad. #StopNielson"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Patty Murray
May 21, 2019
Abortion
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Maria Cantwell
May 21, 2019
Nominations
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 20, 2019
Tweet - "Too many GOP Senators say they oppose extreme anti-abortion bills--like Alabama's--but confirm judges with horrendous records on women's rights This week, the Senate votes on another nominee with a terrible record on reproductive rights: Daniel Collins Watch how Republicans vote"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2019
Tweet - "Daniel Collins, nominated to a CA 9th Circuit seat, is receiving a vote over the objection of both CA Senators. Before this year, a judicial nominee had never been confirmed over the objection of both home state Senators. If Collins is confirmed, it will be the 6th time this year"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "The Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision reminds us that our judicial system has promoted--and can promote--equality. We have no place for judicial nominees who are committed to turning back the clock on the civil rights of Americans across this country. #CourtsMatter"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 17, 2019
Hyde-Smith Promotes Benefits of Drug Courts to Public as 58 Graduate from Hattiesburg Program
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 16, 2019
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law of the House Judiciary Committee - Statement of Rep. Hank Johnson, Hearing on Forced Arbitration
Rep. Hank Johnson
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "Republicans just approved Wendy Vitter to serve on the federal bench. While moderating a panel, she told an audience to urge their doctors to put in their waiting rooms a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Hearing of the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on "Justice Denied: Forced Arbitration and the Erosion of Our Legal System"
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Date
Title
Politician
June 14, 2019
Tweet - "When it comes to judicial nominations, my motto for the 116th Congress is "leave no vacancy behind.""
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 13, 2019
Whitehouse Slams Meaningless Supreme Court Travel Disclosures
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
June 13, 2019
Letter to Donald Layton, CEO of Freddie Mac - Warren, Carper Demand Answers on Freddie Mac-Guaranteed $800 Million Loan to Kushner Companies
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 12, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.John Thune
June 12, 2019
Letter to Steve Linick, Department of State Inspector General - Warren, Lieu Call for Investigation into State Dept. Official's Efforts to Fast Track Saudi Arms Deal Benefitting Former Client Raytheon
Rep.Ted Lieu, ...
June 12, 2019
Letter to Emory Rounds, Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics - Harris, Colleagues Outline Solutions for Preventing Abuse of Legal Expense Funds
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
June 12, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 11, 2019
Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to Initiate or Intervene in Judicial Proceedings to Enforce Certain Subpoenas
Rep.Jim McGovern
June 11, 2019
Portman Praises Senate Confirmation of Ryan T. Holte as Judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Lee Lothfus, Designated Agency Ethics Official for the Department of Justice - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 11, 2019
Klobuchar Statement on Lawsuit to Block T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Sen.Amy Klobuchar
June 11, 2019
Rep. Sharice Davids Statement on Passage of Civil Contempt and Subpoena Enforcement Resolution
Rep.Sharice Davids
June 11, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 10, 2019
Tweet - "Republicans are packing the courts with anti-choice judges who @SenateMajLdr McConnell expects will "pick away" at a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2019
Tweet - "Part of our job is to do justice and love mercy. That is exactly what the #FirstStepAct has done. More than 1,000 incarcerated individuals (and counting) released or sentences reduced since the bill became law #CriminalJusticeReform #EndMassIncarceration."
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 9, 2019
Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Thom Tillis
Sen.Thom Tillis
June 7, 2019
Tweet - "Here's @SenateMajLdr McConnell making it plain as day: Republicans are packing the courts with politically-minded judges in an effort to undermine Roe. Why is the GOP so hell-bent on taking away women's reproductive rights?"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 6, 2019
Letter to the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility - Warren, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Call For Review of Conduct by DOJ Attorneys
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to Caliburn International - Senator Warren, Representative Jayapal Investigate Former White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly's "Cynical" and "Unethical" Decision to Join the Board of Directors of Federal Contractor Running the Nation's Largest Detention Center for Migrant Children
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 5, 2019
Kennedy & Markey Introduce Legislation to Ban Use of Gay and Trans Panic Defense
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2019
Tweet - "Under Leader McConnell, the Senate is considering partisan, controversial lifetime appointments to the federal courts and virtually nothing else. He has created a legislative graveyard. It does not have to be this way."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 3, 2019
Judiciary Committee Launches Investigation into Competition in Digital Markets
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 31, 2019
Letter to James Gondles, Executive Director of the American Correctional Association - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to Multiple Major Private Detention Operators - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
May 30, 2019
Tweet - "In life and in politics, a person is only as good as their word. Sen. McConnell's tortured logic in denying Pres. Obama an appointment to the Supreme Court has now been abandoned for Pres. Trump."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 30, 2019
Tweet - "Why is @SenateMajLdr McConnell so unconcerned about being perceived as a hypocrite on the Supreme Court? Because he can't achieve his goals of repealing Roe and ending the healthcare law without packing the courts with radical, activist judges."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2019
Rep. Fulcher Supports Interior Action to Shine Light on Attorney's Fees & Costs
Rep.Russ Fulcher
May 28, 2019
Tweet - "Senator McConnell is a hypocrite"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 24, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Sen. McConnell, Confirmation Hearing of David Tapp
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 23, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019
Sens. Tillis and Coons and Reps. Collins, Johnson, and Stivers Release Draft Bill Text to Reform Section 101 of the Patent Act
Sen.Thom Tillis, ...
May 22, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 22, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 22, 2019
Rep. Peters Calls on President Trump to Let Military Administer Justice
Rep.Scott Peters
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "When it comes to abortion, North Carolina district court nominee Kenneth Bell once wrote in an op-ed, "there is no middle ground." Senate Republicans advanced his nomination today, rubber stamping yet another judicial nominee with extreme ideological views."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "Utah district court nominee Howard Nielson -- whom the Senate will vote on today - wrote a memo for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel arguing that the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit torture, do not apply to civilians captured abroad. #StopNielson"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Patty Murray
May 21, 2019
Abortion
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Maria Cantwell
May 21, 2019
Nominations
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 20, 2019
Tweet - "Too many GOP Senators say they oppose extreme anti-abortion bills--like Alabama's--but confirm judges with horrendous records on women's rights This week, the Senate votes on another nominee with a terrible record on reproductive rights: Daniel Collins Watch how Republicans vote"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2019
Tweet - "Daniel Collins, nominated to a CA 9th Circuit seat, is receiving a vote over the objection of both CA Senators. Before this year, a judicial nominee had never been confirmed over the objection of both home state Senators. If Collins is confirmed, it will be the 6th time this year"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "The Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision reminds us that our judicial system has promoted--and can promote--equality. We have no place for judicial nominees who are committed to turning back the clock on the civil rights of Americans across this country. #CourtsMatter"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 17, 2019
Hyde-Smith Promotes Benefits of Drug Courts to Public as 58 Graduate from Hattiesburg Program
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
May 16, 2019
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law of the House Judiciary Committee - Statement of Rep. Hank Johnson, Hearing on Forced Arbitration
Rep.Hank Johnson
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "Republicans just approved Wendy Vitter to serve on the federal bench. While moderating a panel, she told an audience to urge their doctors to put in their waiting rooms a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Hearing of the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on "Justice Denied: Forced Arbitration and the Erosion of Our Legal System"
Rep.Jerry Nadler
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