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Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Under our Constitution, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. But far too many are detained pending trial when they haven't been convicted of any crime & pose no threat to society. We can't end mass incarceration unless we end the overuse of pretrial detention." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 8, 2020 Wicker, Graham, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Modify Section 230 and Empower Consumers Online Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ...
Sept. 7, 2020 Wasserman Schultz Labor Day Statement Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Sept. 4, 2020 Statement on Public Officials, Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Rep. Dwight Evans
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks 25 weeks since Breonna Taylor was killed in her home. For 25 weeks the officers involved have walked freely. Unacceptable. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Daniel Prude is wrong. His tragic death requires full accountability for any and all wrong-doing and an immediate and complete investigation, which @NewYorkStateAG is currently doing. The Senate must pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act NOW." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Subcommittee Chairs Demand Answers from DOD on Racial Disparities in Military Justice System Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
Sept. 3, 2020 Rep. Torres: Unprecedented Concerns from Former Trump WH Official Show Urgent Need for Release of FBI Report Detailing White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement Rep. Norma Torres
Sept. 3, 2020 Governor Kate Brown Issues Joint Statement with Elected Officials and Community Leaders Condemning Acts of Violence in Portland Rep. Janelle Bynum, ...
Sept. 3, 2020 Schumer statement on statement on the investigation into the death of Daniel Prude Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of Defense - Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Calling on Defense Department to Reinstate Funding for Stars & Stripes Newspaper Sen. John Boozman, ...
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Bill Barr has shown us that he's a liar. He's shown us that he's a threat to democracy. And he's shown us that he is indifferent to the racism many Americans face. Democrats will not stop fighting for policing reform." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Mark Pocan Rep. Mark Pocan
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. John Barsa, USAID's Acting Administrator - USAID's recently released draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
Sept. 1, 2020 With Pandemic Poll Worker Shortage Looming, Merkley Introduces Legislation to Give States Flexibility to Send Poll Workers to Areas of Greatest Need Sen. Mark Warner
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Today at 11 AM CT, the family of Jacob Blake will host a community gathering at the site of Jacob's shooting to support & celebrate the Kenosha community & stand in contrast to the President's divisive & inflammatory visit. Details of the event are here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Jacob Blake, and Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and too many others cannot continue. It is past time to put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. It passed the House two months ago!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today we honor Martin Luther King, John Lewis, and countless others who led the #MarchOnWashington 57 years ago by demanding change. We demand an end to the police killings of Black Americans. We demand the Senate act on the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A 14-year-old, Emmett Till was brutally murdered 65 years ago today because of his race. His killers were never brought to justice. 65 years later, we are still fighting in Congress to make lynching a federal hate crime. We won't stop fighting to end systemic racism in America." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Hoyer Statement on 65 Years Since Emmett Till's Passing Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The fight for equality and justice for all continues today with a new generation of Americans who are sick and tired of the systemic inequities that continue to plague our country. The time for change is now. #BlackLivesMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "65 years ago, 14 year-old Emmett Till was brutally tortured and beaten to death by white supremacists. His death was a lynching; part of a pattern of brutal terror that afflicted minority communities for far too long. https://bit.ly/3gHOmFk" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "65 years ago, Emmett Till was lynched by two white men. Today, we are still witnessing the modern-day lynching of Black men and women by police in this country. Until we put an end to police brutality and modern-day lynching, we will never have liberty and justice for all." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 57th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington where Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. We still have so much work to do in the fight for racial justice. I won't stop fighting." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Congressman Cohen Commemorates 57th Anniversary of Historic 1963 March on Washington Rep. Steve Cohen
Aug. 27, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "When you hear the courage and wisdom of Jacob Blake's family, and the pain in Doc Rivers' voice, you know that we have to work to bind the wounds of this nation and, in his words, live up to the Constitution, for everybody." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's fear tactics have one goal: to convince Americans not to exercise their right to vote. Do not listen to him. Do not let him succeed. @thebeatwithari #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. WE DEMAND CHANGE." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. Whether it was Seneca Falls, Selma, or Stonewall, our mission is this: to shorten the distance between what is seen as inevitable and that which is inconceivable. We must protect the right to vote. #LSSC" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 26, 2020 Congressman Cohen Commemorates 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Rep. Steve Cohen
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "WE DEMAND CHANGE. What happened to Jacob Blake and too many others cannot continue. The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act 2 months ago. The Senate needs to pass it now!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Republicans Served As The Catalysts For the 19th Amendment Rep. Virginia Foxx
Aug. 26, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Women's Equality Day Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago women got the right to vote. As we commemorate the 19th amendment, we must recognize that we have a long way to go before women are truly equal in this country. Women must have access to equal pay, equal opportunities, and equal treatment. #WomensEqualityDay" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 26, 2020 Pelosi Statement on Women's Equality Day Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago, women won the right to vote. The #19thAmendment was adopted because of the hard work of generations of American women. It took decades longer for women of color to realize that right. And this #WomensEqualityDay, it's a right we're still fighting to protect." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "One hundred years ago, the work of generations of women was realized with the adoption of the 19th Amendment. Today, we honor their efforts, as well as the efforts of countless women of color whose struggle for suffrage continued in the decades that followed. #WomensEqualityDay" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 26, 2020 Wasserman Schultz Marks a Century of Suffrage Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Aug. 25, 2020 Congressman Cohen State and Senator Akbari Condemn Anti-Protest Law Rep. Steve Cohen
Aug. 25, 2020 Murphy, Banks Introduce Campus Free Speech Restoration Act in The House of Representatives Rep. Greg Murphy
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act two months ago to start bringing real change and accountability in our nation's police departments. Enough. Senator McConnell: Put the bill on the Senate floor." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The George Floyd #JusticeInPolicing Act has been sitting on Sen. McConnell's desk for two months now. And just this week, America watched as yet another unarmed Black man--Jacob Blake--was shot by police. @senatemajldr , the time for action is now. Let us vote on this bill." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with the courage, grace and wisdom of Jacob Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, in her call for healing and peace as we all work together to take on the systemic racism that exists in America and move racial justice forward in Wisconsin and our country." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to join so many Wisconsin women to mark 100 years of Women's Suffrage! Don't forget to wear white tomorrow and ring a bell at noon to ring in the 100th Anniversary of the #19thAmendment & celebrate #WomensVote100!" Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Aug. 25, 2020 Fox News "The Story with Martha McCallum" - Transcript Interview with Bryan Steil Rep. Bryan Steil
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The #JusticeInPolicing Act is the first step to ensure that those who swear an oath to protect and serve face accountability and consequences for misconduct What happened to Jacob Blake and so many others cannot continue Senator Mitch McConnell: Americans need real reform NOW" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 24, 2020 Congressman Nadler Statement on Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep. Jerry Nadler
Date Title Politician
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Under our Constitution, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. But far too many are detained pending trial when they haven't been convicted of any crime & pose no threat to society. We can't end mass incarceration unless we end the overuse of pretrial detention." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 8, 2020 Wicker, Graham, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Modify Section 230 and Empower Consumers Online Sen.Marsha Blackburn, ...
Sept. 7, 2020 Wasserman Schultz Labor Day Statement Rep.Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Sept. 4, 2020 Statement on Public Officials, Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Rep.Dwight Evans
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks 25 weeks since Breonna Taylor was killed in her home. For 25 weeks the officers involved have walked freely. Unacceptable. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Daniel Prude is wrong. His tragic death requires full accountability for any and all wrong-doing and an immediate and complete investigation, which @NewYorkStateAG is currently doing. The Senate must pass the #JusticeInPolicing Act NOW." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020 Subcommittee Chairs Demand Answers from DOD on Racial Disparities in Military Justice System Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
Sept. 3, 2020 Rep. Torres: Unprecedented Concerns from Former Trump WH Official Show Urgent Need for Release of FBI Report Detailing White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement Rep.Norma Torres
Sept. 3, 2020 Governor Kate Brown Issues Joint Statement with Elected Officials and Community Leaders Condemning Acts of Violence in Portland Rep.Janelle Bynum, ...
Sept. 3, 2020 Schumer statement on statement on the investigation into the death of Daniel Prude Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of Defense - Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Calling on Defense Department to Reinstate Funding for Stars & Stripes Newspaper Sen.John Boozman, ...
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Bill Barr has shown us that he's a liar. He's shown us that he's a threat to democracy. And he's shown us that he is indifferent to the racism many Americans face. Democrats will not stop fighting for policing reform." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Mark Pocan Rep.Mark Pocan
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to Hon. John Barsa, USAID's Acting Administrator - USAID's recently released draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
Sept. 1, 2020 With Pandemic Poll Worker Shortage Looming, Merkley Introduces Legislation to Give States Flexibility to Send Poll Workers to Areas of Greatest Need Sen.Mark Warner
Sept. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Today at 11 AM CT, the family of Jacob Blake will host a community gathering at the site of Jacob's shooting to support & celebrate the Kenosha community & stand in contrast to the President's divisive & inflammatory visit. Details of the event are here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2020 Tweet - "What happened to Jacob Blake, and Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and too many others cannot continue. It is past time to put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. It passed the House two months ago!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today we honor Martin Luther King, John Lewis, and countless others who led the #MarchOnWashington 57 years ago by demanding change. We demand an end to the police killings of Black Americans. We demand the Senate act on the #JusticeInPolicing Act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A 14-year-old, Emmett Till was brutally murdered 65 years ago today because of his race. His killers were never brought to justice. 65 years later, we are still fighting in Congress to make lynching a federal hate crime. We won't stop fighting to end systemic racism in America." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Hoyer Statement on 65 Years Since Emmett Till's Passing Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The fight for equality and justice for all continues today with a new generation of Americans who are sick and tired of the systemic inequities that continue to plague our country. The time for change is now. #BlackLivesMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "65 years ago, 14 year-old Emmett Till was brutally tortured and beaten to death by white supremacists. His death was a lynching; part of a pattern of brutal terror that afflicted minority communities for far too long. https://bit.ly/3gHOmFk" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "65 years ago, Emmett Till was lynched by two white men. Today, we are still witnessing the modern-day lynching of Black men and women by police in this country. Until we put an end to police brutality and modern-day lynching, we will never have liberty and justice for all." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 57th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington where Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. We still have so much work to do in the fight for racial justice. I won't stop fighting." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 28, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Congressman Cohen Commemorates 57th Anniversary of Historic 1963 March on Washington Rep.Steve Cohen
Aug. 27, 2020 Nadler & Bass Statement on Protests Following Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "When you hear the courage and wisdom of Jacob Blake's family, and the pain in Doc Rivers' voice, you know that we have to work to bind the wounds of this nation and, in his words, live up to the Constitution, for everybody." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's fear tactics have one goal: to convince Americans not to exercise their right to vote. Do not listen to him. Do not let him succeed. @thebeatwithari #DontMessWithUSPS" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Those who swear an oath to protect and serve must face accountability and consequences for misconduct. Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Put the #JusticeInPolicing Act on the Senate floor. WE DEMAND CHANGE." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2020 Tweet - "We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. Whether it was Seneca Falls, Selma, or Stonewall, our mission is this: to shorten the distance between what is seen as inevitable and that which is inconceivable. We must protect the right to vote. #LSSC" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 26, 2020 Congressman Cohen Commemorates 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Rep.Steve Cohen
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "WE DEMAND CHANGE. What happened to Jacob Blake and too many others cannot continue. The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act 2 months ago. The Senate needs to pass it now!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Republicans Served As The Catalysts For the 19th Amendment Rep.Virginia Foxx
Aug. 26, 2020 Hoyer Statement on Women's Equality Day Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago women got the right to vote. As we commemorate the 19th amendment, we must recognize that we have a long way to go before women are truly equal in this country. Women must have access to equal pay, equal opportunities, and equal treatment. #WomensEqualityDay" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 26, 2020 Pelosi Statement on Women's Equality Day Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "100 years ago, women won the right to vote. The #19thAmendment was adopted because of the hard work of generations of American women. It took decades longer for women of color to realize that right. And this #WomensEqualityDay, it's a right we're still fighting to protect." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "One hundred years ago, the work of generations of women was realized with the adoption of the 19th Amendment. Today, we honor their efforts, as well as the efforts of countless women of color whose struggle for suffrage continued in the decades that followed. #WomensEqualityDay" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 26, 2020 Wasserman Schultz Marks a Century of Suffrage Rep.Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Aug. 25, 2020 Congressman Cohen State and Senator Akbari Condemn Anti-Protest Law Rep.Steve Cohen
Aug. 25, 2020 Murphy, Banks Introduce Campus Free Speech Restoration Act in The House of Representatives Rep.Greg Murphy
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act two months ago to start bringing real change and accountability in our nation's police departments. Enough. Senator McConnell: Put the bill on the Senate floor." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The George Floyd #JusticeInPolicing Act has been sitting on Sen. McConnell's desk for two months now. And just this week, America watched as yet another unarmed Black man--Jacob Blake--was shot by police. @senatemajldr , the time for action is now. Let us vote on this bill." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with the courage, grace and wisdom of Jacob Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, in her call for healing and peace as we all work together to take on the systemic racism that exists in America and move racial justice forward in Wisconsin and our country." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to join so many Wisconsin women to mark 100 years of Women's Suffrage! Don't forget to wear white tomorrow and ring a bell at noon to ring in the 100th Anniversary of the #19thAmendment & celebrate #WomensVote100!" Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Aug. 25, 2020 Fox News "The Story with Martha McCallum" - Transcript Interview with Bryan Steil Rep.Bryan Steil
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The #JusticeInPolicing Act is the first step to ensure that those who swear an oath to protect and serve face accountability and consequences for misconduct What happened to Jacob Blake and so many others cannot continue Senator Mitch McConnell: Americans need real reform NOW" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 24, 2020 Congressman Nadler Statement on Shooting of Jacob Blake Rep.Jerry Nadler
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