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Dec. 3, 2020 Phillips, Problem Solvers Caucus Push Bicameral, Bipartisan Emergency COVID-19 Relief Package Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Thursday Night in the House: Democrats Enjoy High Times While Michigan Small Businesses Struggle Rep. John Moolenaar
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Over 700K workers filed new jobless claims last week & the number of Americans on UI programs is still over 20 million. More than 12 million of them are staring into a steeper hardship of being thrown off of CARES emergency UI assistance when it expires the day after Christmas." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader - Gillibrand Urges Senate Leadership To Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits In Next Coronavirus Relief Package Sen. Mark Warner, ...
Dec. 2, 2020 Senate Approves Cotton-Whitehouse ALS Disability Insurance Access Act Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 2, 2020 Senate Approves Whitehouse-Cotton Als Disability Insurance Access Act Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 2, 2020 House Democrats Watch "Tiger King" While Michigan Families Need Help Rep. John Moolenaar
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Extend Unemployment Programs in Forthcoming COVID Relief Legislation Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Costa Pledges to Build Stronger Nutrition Programs Rep. Jim Costa
Dec. 1, 2020 Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on GAO Report Indicating "Flawed' Unemployment Claim Estimates by Trump Administration Sen. Mark Warner
Dec. 1, 2020 Tweet - "If Congress does not act soon, roughly 12M Americans are going to lose access to the unemployment benefits they are relying on to get them through this pandemic on Dec. 26. @SenateDems are ready to extend these programs past the holiday season--will Republicans join us?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations, and Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations - As Record Numbers Of New Yorkers Face Food Insecurity, Gillibrand Urges Congress To Invest $6 Billion To Meet Growing Nutrition Needs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 This Thanksgiving, 140 Members of Congress Support Adams-Harris Bill to Expand and Strengthen SNAP Benefits Rep. Alma Adams
Nov. 21, 2020 Tweet - "If you never received the $1,200 CARES Act Economic Impact Payment, TODAY is the deadline to file to receive that payment. Find out if you are eligible here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Illinoisans-- the deadline to receive stimulus checks is fast approaching. If you have not received your Economic Impact Payment, you must file a form before November 21 to receive your payment. Find out if you are eligible here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "We should all be deeply concerned that new jobless claims increased to 742,000 last week. Over 20 million American workers are on UI programs, and 12 million of them are set to fall off a financial cliff in December unless Congress acts to extend emergency CARES Act eligibility." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR AMERICANS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A STIMULUS CHECK Rep. Lois Frankel
Nov. 17, 2020 Reps. Tlaib, Cleaver Introduce RESPOND Act To Protect Federal Pensions, Measure Economic Impact of Climate Change Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Oct. 29, 2020 Tweet - "IL runs a leading program to help 8,000 seniors & people w/disabilities access health & nutrition services in their community, rather than an institutional setting. Despite two decades of this program, the Trump Admin has tried to rip away SNAP benefits that feed these groups." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Maine Delegation Pushes USDA Again to Fix Shortcomings of Farmers to Families Program to Ensure In-State Contractors and Farmers Can Benefit From Fourth Round of Funding Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Oct. 29, 2020 Tweet - "I welcome the decrease of jobless claims from last week, but this improvement is far too slow for far too many Americans & their families. Today, the US is experiencing 16 times as many unemployment claims as it did a year ago, with half a million more Americans filing per week." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 28, 2020 Reps. Al Green and Sylvia Garcia Tout Victories in Oversight of USPS in Houston Rep. Al Green
Oct. 28, 2020 Following Letter from Klobuchar and Smith, HHS Expands Relief For Rural Health Care Providers Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 27, 2020 U.S. Senators Klobuchar and Smith Encourage Minnesota Farmers Facing Losses from Severe Weather to Apply for Disaster Assistance by October 30 Deadline Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 26, 2020 Senator Hawley Welcomes USDA Announcement to Authorize Additional $500 Million for Quality Food Distribution During the Pandemic Sen. Josh Hawley
Date Title Politician
Dec. 3, 2020 Phillips, Problem Solvers Caucus Push Bicameral, Bipartisan Emergency COVID-19 Relief Package Rep.Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Thursday Night in the House: Democrats Enjoy High Times While Michigan Small Businesses Struggle Rep.John Moolenaar
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Over 700K workers filed new jobless claims last week & the number of Americans on UI programs is still over 20 million. More than 12 million of them are staring into a steeper hardship of being thrown off of CARES emergency UI assistance when it expires the day after Christmas." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 2, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader - Gillibrand Urges Senate Leadership To Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits In Next Coronavirus Relief Package Sen.Mark Warner, ...
Dec. 2, 2020 Senate Approves Cotton-Whitehouse ALS Disability Insurance Access Act Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 2, 2020 Senate Approves Whitehouse-Cotton Als Disability Insurance Access Act Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 2, 2020 House Democrats Watch "Tiger King" While Michigan Families Need Help Rep.John Moolenaar
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Extend Unemployment Programs in Forthcoming COVID Relief Legislation Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Costa Pledges to Build Stronger Nutrition Programs Rep.Jim Costa
Dec. 1, 2020 Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on GAO Report Indicating "Flawed' Unemployment Claim Estimates by Trump Administration Sen.Mark Warner
Dec. 1, 2020 Tweet - "If Congress does not act soon, roughly 12M Americans are going to lose access to the unemployment benefits they are relying on to get them through this pandemic on Dec. 26. @SenateDems are ready to extend these programs past the holiday season--will Republicans join us?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations, and Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations - As Record Numbers Of New Yorkers Face Food Insecurity, Gillibrand Urges Congress To Invest $6 Billion To Meet Growing Nutrition Needs Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 This Thanksgiving, 140 Members of Congress Support Adams-Harris Bill to Expand and Strengthen SNAP Benefits Rep.Alma Adams
Nov. 21, 2020 Tweet - "If you never received the $1,200 CARES Act Economic Impact Payment, TODAY is the deadline to file to receive that payment. Find out if you are eligible here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Illinoisans-- the deadline to receive stimulus checks is fast approaching. If you have not received your Economic Impact Payment, you must file a form before November 21 to receive your payment. Find out if you are eligible here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2020 Tweet - "We should all be deeply concerned that new jobless claims increased to 742,000 last week. Over 20 million American workers are on UI programs, and 12 million of them are set to fall off a financial cliff in December unless Congress acts to extend emergency CARES Act eligibility." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 17, 2020 FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR AMERICANS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A STIMULUS CHECK Rep.Lois Frankel
Nov. 17, 2020 Reps. Tlaib, Cleaver Introduce RESPOND Act To Protect Federal Pensions, Measure Economic Impact of Climate Change Rep.Rashida Tlaib
Oct. 29, 2020 Tweet - "IL runs a leading program to help 8,000 seniors & people w/disabilities access health & nutrition services in their community, rather than an institutional setting. Despite two decades of this program, the Trump Admin has tried to rip away SNAP benefits that feed these groups." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Maine Delegation Pushes USDA Again to Fix Shortcomings of Farmers to Families Program to Ensure In-State Contractors and Farmers Can Benefit From Fourth Round of Funding Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Oct. 29, 2020 Tweet - "I welcome the decrease of jobless claims from last week, but this improvement is far too slow for far too many Americans & their families. Today, the US is experiencing 16 times as many unemployment claims as it did a year ago, with half a million more Americans filing per week." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 28, 2020 Reps. Al Green and Sylvia Garcia Tout Victories in Oversight of USPS in Houston Rep.Al Green
Oct. 28, 2020 Following Letter from Klobuchar and Smith, HHS Expands Relief For Rural Health Care Providers Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 27, 2020 U.S. Senators Klobuchar and Smith Encourage Minnesota Farmers Facing Losses from Severe Weather to Apply for Disaster Assistance by October 30 Deadline Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 26, 2020 Senator Hawley Welcomes USDA Announcement to Authorize Additional $500 Million for Quality Food Distribution During the Pandemic Sen.Josh Hawley
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