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Nov. 21, 2019 Congressman Morelle Takes Bold Action to Address Climate Crisis and Achieve Clean, Sustainable Economy Rep. Joe Morelle
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Van Hollen, Sarbanes Lead Bicameral Letter Urging House and Senate Conference Negotiators to Include Increased Funds for Chesapeake Bay Program Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 McEachin, Haaland, Dingell, Blumenauer, Tonko & Pingree Introduce 100% Clean Legislation Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Congressman Trone Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Worker Protections Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - 100+ Democrats Demand Stephen Miller's Immediate Firing Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "To the people of China, we stand with you. To the students and young people in Hong Kong, we stand with you. To the Uyghurs who simply want to practice their religion, we stand with you. History is not kind to those who peddle in autocracy and suppression." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "House Republicans requested several witnesses, including Gordon Sondland. They testified this week. Outcome? Trump's credibility has been shredded. (With friends like Nunes & the Boys Mr. President, who needs enemies)." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Cotton and Schumer Request Suspension of Licenses Allowing U.S. Exports to Huawei Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Electing A Certain Member to A Certain Standing Committee of the House of Representatives Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 21, 2019 Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Recognizing Linda Lauria for 34 Years of Service with the Social Security Administration Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "President Xi: The Hong Kong Freedom and Democracy Act represents what America really thinks about your polices towards Hong Kong Not what President Trump says or fails to say This legislation shows what America thinks about the Chinese Communist party's treatment of Hong Kong" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 In Honor of Linda Lauria for Her Thirty-Four Years of Service to the American People Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump: Chinese companies like Huawei cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party. So why are you allowing American businesses to work with them? This is about our national security." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to Kris Singh, President and CEO of Holtec International Inc. - Schumer, Gillibrand, Lowey demand answers from Holtec on plans to decommission Indian Point Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act Rep. Grace Meng
Nov. 20, 2019 Hagedorn-Evans Contracting Bill Approved by Small Business Committee Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 House Judiciary Passes MORE Act to Decriminalize Marijuana at Federal Level Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Congresswomen Beatty and Meng Introduce Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Statement of the Hon. Nydia M. Velázquez on Full Committee Markup Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 20, 2019 Prison to Proprietorship and Government Contracting Reforms Pass Small Business Committee Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 20, 2019 Chairwoman Velázquez on Passage of Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - 80+ Members Call on Trump Administration to Abandon Fee Hikes for Immigrants Applying for Citizenship Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman on the Financial Services Subcommittee, Hon. Christopher A. Coons, Ranking Member of Financial Services Subcommittee - Feinstein, Peters, Colleagues Request Fair Labor Protections for Federal Employees in FY 2020 Appropriations Bills Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Robert Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - Following MLB's curveball, upending minor league baseball across Upstate NY, Schumer calls on MLB to stop, rework plan & engage with NY communities before making any decisions; going to bat for all NY teams, senator says MLB owes transparency to the thousands of loyal fans, avoid playing hardball & hear them out ASAP Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Key House Committee Advances PFAS Package Rep. Paul Tonko
Nov. 20, 2019 Velázquez Announces Prison to Proprietorship Legislation to Extend Entrepreneurial Development Training to Federal Prisons & Formerly Incarcerated Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The new assessment from @DefenseIntel confirms that President Trump's precipitous withdrawal of troops from northern Syria gave ISIS a lifeline. @realDonaldTrump: what is your plan to defeat ISIS and protect the United States?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We need leaders across the country fighting side-by-side with us against climate change. From my new #CleanCars plan to preserving our climate for future generations: I was proud to talk with @MarkRuffalo about working together in that fight." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump should quickly sign the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law and direct it be quickly implemented so there can be no doubt that we stand with the people of Hong Kong as they exercise their freedom of expression and other fundamental human rights." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Baseball's our national pastime. That's in part because it's found nationwide--not just in big cities. Instead of upending minor league teams across NY: MLB & MiLB must engage with NY communities to form a new plan & preserve baseball for years to come." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats attempted to restore expired funding for our HBCUs and other minority serving institutions in the continuing resolution to fund the government. Republicans keep blocking our attempts. But we remain committed to securing this funding any way we can." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We know that Putin interfered in our 2016 elections. We know that he is going to do it again. We need the NDAA to send an unmistakable message to President Putin and other foreign actors that we will not tolerate any interference in our elections." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "In the last year alone, at least 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed in the U.S. The majority of them are trans women of color. This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor their lives and recommit ourselves to speaking out against transphobia." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "It's Latina Equal Pay Day That means today is the day in 2019 that Latinas will finally catch up to the pay their white male colleagues made in 2018 @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Why are you burying the bipartisan, House-passed Paycheck Fairness Act in your legislative graveyard?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Randy Pate, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, and the Hon. Joanne Chiedi, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - U.S. Senators Call out Trump Administration's Efforts to Promote Junk Plans Under Questionable Legal Authority Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "With the House passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, Congress is sending a strong message to President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party: The United States stands with the democratic protestors in Hong Kong, and the suppression of freedom will not stand." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We know that Putin interfered in our elections in 2016. And we know Putin is doing it again. So why, @SenateMajLdr Mitch McConnell? Why are you blocking tough sanctions on foreign nations like Russia who interfere in our elections from being including in the NDAA?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Reps. Kind and Hurd Request House Leadership Bring Restore Our Parks and Lands Act to the Floor Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Gregory Russ, New York City Housing Authority Chair and Chief Executive Officer - Engel, Velázquez, Meng Lead NYC Delegation Letter to NYCHA Calling for Immediate Action to Provide Heat This Winter Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Top Republican witness Ambassador Sondland had 2 choices. Lie to Congress (and go to jail). Or tell the truth about the President's #AbuseOfPower. He just confirmed Trump's #ShakedownScheme. Cloud of illegitimacy hanging over 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. grows stronger by the day." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 20, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge Rep. Tom Suozzi
Nov. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Engel Joins House Colleagues in Demanding DHS Stop Fee Increases for Naturalization Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Date Title Politician
Nov. 21, 2019 Congressman Morelle Takes Bold Action to Address Climate Crisis and Achieve Clean, Sustainable Economy Rep.Joe Morelle
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Van Hollen, Sarbanes Lead Bicameral Letter Urging House and Senate Conference Negotiators to Include Increased Funds for Chesapeake Bay Program Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 McEachin, Haaland, Dingell, Blumenauer, Tonko & Pingree Introduce 100% Clean Legislation Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Congressman Trone Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Worker Protections Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - 100+ Democrats Demand Stephen Miller's Immediate Firing Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "To the people of China, we stand with you. To the students and young people in Hong Kong, we stand with you. To the Uyghurs who simply want to practice their religion, we stand with you. History is not kind to those who peddle in autocracy and suppression." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "House Republicans requested several witnesses, including Gordon Sondland. They testified this week. Outcome? Trump's credibility has been shredded. (With friends like Nunes & the Boys Mr. President, who needs enemies)." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Cotton and Schumer Request Suspension of Licenses Allowing U.S. Exports to Huawei Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Electing A Certain Member to A Certain Standing Committee of the House of Representatives Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 21, 2019 Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Recognizing Linda Lauria for 34 Years of Service with the Social Security Administration Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "President Xi: The Hong Kong Freedom and Democracy Act represents what America really thinks about your polices towards Hong Kong Not what President Trump says or fails to say This legislation shows what America thinks about the Chinese Communist party's treatment of Hong Kong" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 In Honor of Linda Lauria for Her Thirty-Four Years of Service to the American People Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nov. 21, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump: Chinese companies like Huawei cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party. So why are you allowing American businesses to work with them? This is about our national security." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to Kris Singh, President and CEO of Holtec International Inc. - Schumer, Gillibrand, Lowey demand answers from Holtec on plans to decommission Indian Point Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act Rep.Grace Meng
Nov. 20, 2019 Hagedorn-Evans Contracting Bill Approved by Small Business Committee Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 House Judiciary Passes MORE Act to Decriminalize Marijuana at Federal Level Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 20, 2019 Congresswomen Beatty and Meng Introduce Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Statement of the Hon. Nydia M. Velázquez on Full Committee Markup Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 20, 2019 Prison to Proprietorship and Government Contracting Reforms Pass Small Business Committee Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 20, 2019 Chairwoman Velázquez on Passage of Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - 80+ Members Call on Trump Administration to Abandon Fee Hikes for Immigrants Applying for Citizenship Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman on the Financial Services Subcommittee, Hon. Christopher A. Coons, Ranking Member of Financial Services Subcommittee - Feinstein, Peters, Colleagues Request Fair Labor Protections for Federal Employees in FY 2020 Appropriations Bills Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Robert Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - Following MLB's curveball, upending minor league baseball across Upstate NY, Schumer calls on MLB to stop, rework plan & engage with NY communities before making any decisions; going to bat for all NY teams, senator says MLB owes transparency to the thousands of loyal fans, avoid playing hardball & hear them out ASAP Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Key House Committee Advances PFAS Package Rep.Paul Tonko
Nov. 20, 2019 Velázquez Announces Prison to Proprietorship Legislation to Extend Entrepreneurial Development Training to Federal Prisons & Formerly Incarcerated Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The new assessment from @DefenseIntel confirms that President Trump's precipitous withdrawal of troops from northern Syria gave ISIS a lifeline. @realDonaldTrump: what is your plan to defeat ISIS and protect the United States?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We need leaders across the country fighting side-by-side with us against climate change. From my new #CleanCars plan to preserving our climate for future generations: I was proud to talk with @MarkRuffalo about working together in that fight." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump should quickly sign the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law and direct it be quickly implemented so there can be no doubt that we stand with the people of Hong Kong as they exercise their freedom of expression and other fundamental human rights." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Baseball's our national pastime. That's in part because it's found nationwide--not just in big cities. Instead of upending minor league teams across NY: MLB & MiLB must engage with NY communities to form a new plan & preserve baseball for years to come." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats attempted to restore expired funding for our HBCUs and other minority serving institutions in the continuing resolution to fund the government. Republicans keep blocking our attempts. But we remain committed to securing this funding any way we can." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We know that Putin interfered in our 2016 elections. We know that he is going to do it again. We need the NDAA to send an unmistakable message to President Putin and other foreign actors that we will not tolerate any interference in our elections." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "In the last year alone, at least 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed in the U.S. The majority of them are trans women of color. This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor their lives and recommit ourselves to speaking out against transphobia." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "It's Latina Equal Pay Day That means today is the day in 2019 that Latinas will finally catch up to the pay their white male colleagues made in 2018 @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Why are you burying the bipartisan, House-passed Paycheck Fairness Act in your legislative graveyard?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Randy Pate, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, and the Hon. Joanne Chiedi, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - U.S. Senators Call out Trump Administration's Efforts to Promote Junk Plans Under Questionable Legal Authority Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "With the House passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, Congress is sending a strong message to President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party: The United States stands with the democratic protestors in Hong Kong, and the suppression of freedom will not stand." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We know that Putin interfered in our elections in 2016. And we know Putin is doing it again. So why, @SenateMajLdr Mitch McConnell? Why are you blocking tough sanctions on foreign nations like Russia who interfere in our elections from being including in the NDAA?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Reps. Kind and Hurd Request House Leadership Bring Restore Our Parks and Lands Act to the Floor Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Gregory Russ, New York City Housing Authority Chair and Chief Executive Officer - Engel, Velázquez, Meng Lead NYC Delegation Letter to NYCHA Calling for Immediate Action to Provide Heat This Winter Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Top Republican witness Ambassador Sondland had 2 choices. Lie to Congress (and go to jail). Or tell the truth about the President's #AbuseOfPower. He just confirmed Trump's #ShakedownScheme. Cloud of illegitimacy hanging over 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. grows stronger by the day." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 20, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2019 Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge Rep.Tom Suozzi
Nov. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Engel Joins House Colleagues in Demanding DHS Stop Fee Increases for Naturalization Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
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