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Oct. 9, 2020 Reps. Jeffries & Velázquez Introduce Legislation to Honor Kenneth P. Thompson on the Fourth Anniversary of His Passing Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Lindsey Graham is so anxious to confirm a justice to take away your health care that he doesn't even have time to stop to take a COVID test." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 9, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic. Thousands of transportation workers have tested positive for COVID. Hundreds of transportation workers have died from COVID. Does President Trump care? Nope. This is unacceptable." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle the COVID pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Senate Republicans are trying to ram through a Justice who will take away health care and eliminate protections for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. Democrats are fighting to stop it. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "We need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators. The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process. Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Velázquez Calls on SBA to Provide COVID-19 Relief Program Data to Government Watchdog Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 STEFANIK ANNOUNCES USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY Rep. Elise Stefanik
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, and the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Gillibrand, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration To Address And Aid Global Humanitarian Crises Exacerbated By COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have made the Senate a COVID hot spot We need action now to safeguard workers, staff, & Senators Americans see the similarity in GOP willingness to put workers, staff, & Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Trump Administration Rules Restricting H-1B Visa Program Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler, Thompson & Maloney Request DOJ, DHS IGs Investigate Deployment of Border Patrol Snipers at Funeral for George Floyd Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 7, 2020 Velázquez on Trump Appointment of Justin Peterson to Puerto Rico Oversight Board Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "I led @SenateDems to visit border detention centers last year To think women like those I met could be subjected to forced hysterectomies To think of all the children separated from their families 'no matter how young' It's horrifying We are fighting for accountability" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Velázquez Releases Small Business COVID-19 Relief Data for NY-7 Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic. But President Trump and Senate Republicans are trying to ram through this illegitimate process for a Supreme Court Justice to rip away health care from millions. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It is long past time to bring the Justice in Policing Act to the Senate floor. It passed the House more than three months ago!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump lied. And 210,000 Americans died from COVID. President Trump is still lying and putting his political self-interest first. And Americans across the country are still at risk, are still getting infected, and still dying." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Schumer demands Feds immediately require full restitution & compensation for swindled New York veterans, servicemembers & their families; even in the midst of global and economic pandemic, Feds have done nothing to get reimbursements for vets & servicemembers who were bamboozled by deceptive mortgage lenders & marketing Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle the COVID pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Investigation Reveals Digital Economy Highly Concentrated, Impacted By Monopoly Power Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump White House's opaque, secretive handling of its super-spreader event is a public health threat. The outbreak which hospitalized Pres. Trump and infected numerous WH staff, 3 Senators, and more has yet to be fully contained. We're fighting for transparency and tracing." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's conservative justices are already making it harder to vote in a pandemic. Make no mistake: The right to vote is #WhatsAtStake. Democrats are fighting for democracy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump lied. 210,000 Americans died from COVID. President Trump is still lying and putting his political self-interest first. And Americans across the country are still at risk, are still getting infected, and still dying." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of transportation workers have tested positive for COVID. Hundreds of transportation workers have died from COVID. But President Trump and his administration still refuse to require masks. Unacceptable." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process, and the Senate needs thorough COVID testing immediately. Americans see the similarity between the GOP willingness to put Senators and staff at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Proposes Bicameral Plan To Strengthen State, Local, And Tribal Public Health Infrastructure As Experts Grow Increasingly Concerned Over Seasonal Flu And COVID-19 Overlap Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process, and the Senate needs thorough COVID testing now Americans see the similarity between GOP willingness to put Senators and staff at risk in pursuit of power and their willingness to strip health care from millions" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce - Leading Democrats Raise Questions about Trump Administration's Export of Potential Missile Materials to China Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 5, 2020 Tonko Announces $6.9M Awarded to Capital Region to Support Low-Income Housing Rep. Paul Tonko
Oct. 5, 2020 Meng Introduces Legislation to Promote the Teaching of Asian Pacific American History in Schools Rep. Grace Meng
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "GOP leadership has truly lost touch with reality if it's contemplating marching COVID-stricken members to the Senate to rush through a nominee who could strip health care from millions The Senate needs COVID testing, and the GOP must halt this reckless Supreme Court process now" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Tweet - "COVID is having a domino effect in the Capitol, and we need transparency and tracing. 3 GOP Senators have already tested positive, and we do not yet know the full extent of exposure. If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Schumer: Coronavirus outbreak that has sickened POTUS & others, while delaying Senate for two weeks means "business as usual" simply cannot continue; SCOTUS hearings must be postponed until outbreak is behind us; lack of transparecy also troubling Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The decision to recess the Senate for 2 weeks after at least 3 GOP Senators have tested positive for COVID makes clear that the Senate cannot proceed with business as usual If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings to continue" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 STEFANIK STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP AND FIRST LADY TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 Rep. Elise Stefanik
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on President Trump's positive COVID diagnosis:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "We now have two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who have tested positive for COVID, and there may be more. I wish my colleagues well. It is irresponsible and dangerous to move forward with a hearing, and there is absolutely no good reason to do so." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Gillibrand Joins Call To Extend Small Business Debt Relief Program To Help Hard-Hit Businesses Recover From Economic Crisis Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 1, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffires Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - Pallone, Schiff, and Speier Lead Call to Help Reduce Tensions Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Tonko Announces Nearly $9M in Local Grants to Combat Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence Rep. Paul Tonko
Oct. 1, 2020 Lead House Democrats Condemn Republicans for Abandoning Their Support of an Asbestos Ban Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Velázquez Seeks to Raise Awareness for Reproductive Cancers through Screening, Early Detection Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 1, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $12 million in federal funding for New York hospital for special surgery and NYCHA's COVID-19 response and emergency management Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "If the Trump lawsuit is successful: Every single American stands to lose vital healthcare protections. I took extraordinary measures to set up a Senate vote to stop Bill Barr from continuing to support this lawsuit. But the Senate GOP just voted to stand with Trump." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Schumer, Meeks announce: Following their successful effort to secure $91m funding, construction contract has been awarded for expansion and renovation project at National Guard readiness center at Jamaica armory in Queens, New York; project will modernize infrastructure & enhance readiness Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Velázquez Calls for Accessible Transit Infrastructure Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again shirking America's role as a refuge for the oppressed and victimized. This is not who we are. Democrats will not stop fighting for immigrants and refugees coming to America in search of a better life." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - Senate Dems Urge Pompeo to Deescalate Violence in the South Caucasus and Broker Negotiations Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Date Title Politician
Oct. 9, 2020 Reps. Jeffries & Velázquez Introduce Legislation to Honor Kenneth P. Thompson on the Fourth Anniversary of His Passing Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Lindsey Graham is so anxious to confirm a justice to take away your health care that he doesn't even have time to stop to take a COVID test." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 9, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic. Thousands of transportation workers have tested positive for COVID. Hundreds of transportation workers have died from COVID. Does President Trump care? Nope. This is unacceptable." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle the COVID pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Senate Republicans are trying to ram through a Justice who will take away health care and eliminate protections for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. Democrats are fighting to stop it. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "We need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators. The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process. Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Velázquez Calls on SBA to Provide COVID-19 Relief Program Data to Government Watchdog Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 STEFANIK ANNOUNCES USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY Rep.Elise Stefanik
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, and the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Gillibrand, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration To Address And Aid Global Humanitarian Crises Exacerbated By COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have made the Senate a COVID hot spot We need action now to safeguard workers, staff, & Senators Americans see the similarity in GOP willingness to put workers, staff, & Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Trump Administration Rules Restricting H-1B Visa Program Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Nadler, Thompson & Maloney Request DOJ, DHS IGs Investigate Deployment of Border Patrol Snipers at Funeral for George Floyd Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 7, 2020 Velázquez on Trump Appointment of Justin Peterson to Puerto Rico Oversight Board Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "I led @SenateDems to visit border detention centers last year To think women like those I met could be subjected to forced hysterectomies To think of all the children separated from their families 'no matter how young' It's horrifying We are fighting for accountability" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Velázquez Releases Small Business COVID-19 Relief Data for NY-7 Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "We're in the middle of a pandemic. But President Trump and Senate Republicans are trying to ram through this illegitimate process for a Supreme Court Justice to rip away health care from millions. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It is long past time to bring the Justice in Policing Act to the Senate floor. It passed the House more than three months ago!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump lied. And 210,000 Americans died from COVID. President Trump is still lying and putting his political self-interest first. And Americans across the country are still at risk, are still getting infected, and still dying." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Schumer demands Feds immediately require full restitution & compensation for swindled New York veterans, servicemembers & their families; even in the midst of global and economic pandemic, Feds have done nothing to get reimbursements for vets & servicemembers who were bamboozled by deceptive mortgage lenders & marketing Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to eliminate health care for millions in the middle the COVID pandemic. Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Investigation Reveals Digital Economy Highly Concentrated, Impacted By Monopoly Power Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump White House's opaque, secretive handling of its super-spreader event is a public health threat. The outbreak which hospitalized Pres. Trump and infected numerous WH staff, 3 Senators, and more has yet to be fully contained. We're fighting for transparency and tracing." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's conservative justices are already making it harder to vote in a pandemic. Make no mistake: The right to vote is #WhatsAtStake. Democrats are fighting for democracy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump lied. 210,000 Americans died from COVID. President Trump is still lying and putting his political self-interest first. And Americans across the country are still at risk, are still getting infected, and still dying." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of transportation workers have tested positive for COVID. Hundreds of transportation workers have died from COVID. But President Trump and his administration still refuse to require masks. Unacceptable." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process, and the Senate needs thorough COVID testing immediately. Americans see the similarity between the GOP willingness to put Senators and staff at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Proposes Bicameral Plan To Strengthen State, Local, And Tribal Public Health Infrastructure As Experts Grow Increasingly Concerned Over Seasonal Flu And COVID-19 Overlap Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process, and the Senate needs thorough COVID testing now Americans see the similarity between GOP willingness to put Senators and staff at risk in pursuit of power and their willingness to strip health care from millions" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce - Leading Democrats Raise Questions about Trump Administration's Export of Potential Missile Materials to China Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 5, 2020 Tonko Announces $6.9M Awarded to Capital Region to Support Low-Income Housing Rep.Paul Tonko
Oct. 5, 2020 Meng Introduces Legislation to Promote the Teaching of Asian Pacific American History in Schools Rep.Grace Meng
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "GOP leadership has truly lost touch with reality if it's contemplating marching COVID-stricken members to the Senate to rush through a nominee who could strip health care from millions The Senate needs COVID testing, and the GOP must halt this reckless Supreme Court process now" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Tweet - "COVID is having a domino effect in the Capitol, and we need transparency and tracing. 3 GOP Senators have already tested positive, and we do not yet know the full extent of exposure. If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 4, 2020 Schumer: Coronavirus outbreak that has sickened POTUS & others, while delaying Senate for two weeks means "business as usual" simply cannot continue; SCOTUS hearings must be postponed until outbreak is behind us; lack of transparecy also troubling Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2020 Tweet - "The decision to recess the Senate for 2 weeks after at least 3 GOP Senators have tested positive for COVID makes clear that the Senate cannot proceed with business as usual If it's too dangerous to have the Senate in session, it's too dangerous for committee hearings to continue" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 STEFANIK STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP AND FIRST LADY TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 Rep.Elise Stefanik
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on President Trump's positive COVID diagnosis:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "We now have two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who have tested positive for COVID, and there may be more. I wish my colleagues well. It is irresponsible and dangerous to move forward with a hearing, and there is absolutely no good reason to do so." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Gillibrand Joins Call To Extend Small Business Debt Relief Program To Help Hard-Hit Businesses Recover From Economic Crisis Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 1, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffires Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - Pallone, Schiff, and Speier Lead Call to Help Reduce Tensions Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Tonko Announces Nearly $9M in Local Grants to Combat Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence Rep.Paul Tonko
Oct. 1, 2020 Lead House Democrats Condemn Republicans for Abandoning Their Support of an Asbestos Ban Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Velázquez Seeks to Raise Awareness for Reproductive Cancers through Screening, Early Detection Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 1, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $12 million in federal funding for New York hospital for special surgery and NYCHA's COVID-19 response and emergency management Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "If the Trump lawsuit is successful: Every single American stands to lose vital healthcare protections. I took extraordinary measures to set up a Senate vote to stop Bill Barr from continuing to support this lawsuit. But the Senate GOP just voted to stand with Trump." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Schumer, Meeks announce: Following their successful effort to secure $91m funding, construction contract has been awarded for expansion and renovation project at National Guard readiness center at Jamaica armory in Queens, New York; project will modernize infrastructure & enhance readiness Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Velázquez Calls for Accessible Transit Infrastructure Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again shirking America's role as a refuge for the oppressed and victimized. This is not who we are. Democrats will not stop fighting for immigrants and refugees coming to America in search of a better life." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - Senate Dems Urge Pompeo to Deescalate Violence in the South Caucasus and Broker Negotiations Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
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