| April 9, 2020
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Senators Markey and Duckworth, Colleagues Outline Five Principles of Health & Economic Security to Guide Future Coronavirus Relief Packages
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, House Minority Leader - Davis Leads 114 Members in Support of Domestic Violence Shelters
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 91 Bipartisan Members Call for Increased Funding for Domestic and Sexual Violence Programs Impacted by the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary to the Department of Commerce - Huffman, Case, Cunningham, Graves advocate for fisheries relief in bipartisan letter
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader of the United States Congress - As Low-Income Communities Struggle, Harris Pushes for Recurring Monthly Payments
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Members Of Congress Urge House Leadership And Treasury Department To Provide More Funding To State And Local Governments To Address Revenue Shortfalls Due To COVID-19
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Brown, Murkowski, Stabenow, Bipartisan Senators Press USDA to Provide Relief for Local Farmers during COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell just blocked a bill that provides money for small businesses, hospitals, testing, and more. Instead of working with House and Senate Democrats, he pulled a political stunt."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to Joseph Otting, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Jelena McWilliams, Chairman of the FDIC - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Financial Regulators: Follow the Law, Stop Attempts to Weaken the Community Reinvestment Act
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Raskin leads 97 House members in urging full COVID-19 funding for the District of Columbia
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Meng Warns New Yorkers About Coronavirus Scams
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Tonko Calls on Administration to Take More Aggressive Action to Fight COVID-19
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| April 8, 2020
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Pelosi and Schumer Joint Statement on Interim Emergency Coronavirus Relief
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Reps. Panetta, Levin Call on Department of Education for Clarity on Higher Education Funding in CARES Act
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Schneider, Klobuchar Lead Colleagues Urging Administration to Increase Number of Doctors in Rural and Other Medically Underserved Areas
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon - Menendez, Booker Colleagues Question Amazon on Abrupt Employee Termination, Workplace Safety
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Nadler, Schakowsky, Cicilline & Pallone Introduce Bill to Protect Americans from Price Gouging During COVID-19 Health Crisis
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari - Carper, Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Launch Investigation Into Reported Mistreatment of Pregnant Detainees By CBP Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Tweet - "I'm so proud of all of our health care workers from Cayuga Health in Tompkins County who headed out today to NYC to help fight coronavirus. Be safe. Be strong. We salute you. We're going to keep fighting for you, and for all our frontline workers."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 8, 2020
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Feinstein, Booker Introduce Bill to Help State, Local Prisons Test, Treat COVID-19
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services and Hon. Eric Hargan, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services - Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Push Administration to Prioritize Rural Hospitals in COVID-19 Emergency Response Funding
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 8, 2020
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Tweet - "Universal testing for every American Personal Protective Equipment for doctors, nurses and all essential workers Ventilators and ICU bed capacity for vulnerable communities Talk is cheap. We. Need. Action. #ForThePeople"
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Stephen Han, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Rep. Payne, Jr.'s Ventilator Design gets FDA Approval, Production Could Start Immediately
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "This is heartbreaking and sickening. The family of Ahmaud Arbery deserves justice. There MUST be a full, impartial, and prompt investigation."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Reed: Congress Needs to Deliver Relief to Help Save U.S. Postal Service for All Americans in Next Aid Package
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Stefanik Supports New York State Shifting and Clarifying Announcement of Executive Order to Voluntary
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| April 7, 2020
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Perlmutter Introduces Legislation to Provide Additional Funding, Support for Colorado During COVID19 Pandemic
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Stefanik Statement on Gov. Cuomo's Executive Order Issued Today
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Nadler & Lofgren Renew Call on ICE to Protect Migrants & Staff During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Udall, Senate Democrats Unveil COVID-19 "Heroes Fund," $25,000 Proposed Pay Increase to Essential Workers and Tribal Workers on Frontlines of Pandemic Response
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Scott, Quigley, McNerney Urge EPA to Slow Rulemaking Rushed Through During Covid-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Cox Signs on to Effort to Prevent Water Shutoffs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Robert Redfield, M.D., Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Feinstein, Wyden, Colleagues Request Coronavirus Testing Data from CDC to Ensure Effective Response to the Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Cardin, Schumer, Shaheen, and Small Business Committee Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Reserve a Portion of Paycheck Protection Program Funding for Underserved Borrowers
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump is abusing this pandemic to eliminate honest, independent public servants like Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine because they are willing to speak truth to power."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "A Heroes Fund for essential workers should be a part of the next phase of the Congressional response to coronavirus. No proposal will be complete without addressing the needs of our doctors, nurses, medical workers, truck drivers, grocers, transit workers, and more. Our Heroes."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Velázquez Says Trump Administration Not Enacting COVID-19 Small Business Relief as Congress Intended
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "The African-American community is being ravaged by #COVID19 in hotspots throughout the nation. Here we are flying blind. We cannot properly confront the problem unless we understand the full extent of the problem. It's time for New York City to release race specific data."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 7, 2020
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Warren Joins Murray to Release New GAO Report Underscoring Need to Address Maternal Mortality Crisis
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Committee Democrats Call on Regulators to Suspend CRA and Other Rulemakings Unrelated to COVID-19
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Rep. Grijalva Leads 41 Members of Congress in Urging Hazard Pay and Protections for Essential Workers to Help Address COVID-19 Impact Disparities
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "Not all heroes wear capes, some wear masks and scrubs. These Americans are the true heroes of this pandemic, and we need to make sure they are taken care of. That's why Senate Democrats are fighting for a Heroes Fund."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "NYC is ground zero #Coronavirus. Upstate communities were asked to share unused ventilators. Some self-centered politicians objected. NYC regularly sends more money upstate than we get back in return. When this is over, perhaps we should #Cancel that."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Jane Williams, Acting Admin. for the Federal Transit Administration - Rounds, Colleagues Urge VA to Expand Telemental Health Services for Veterans During COVID-19
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Schumer unveils COVID-19 "Heroes Fund" proposal to provide $25,000 pay increase to essential workers in NY on the front-line of nation's pandemic response; Upstate workers who are leading coronavirus fight would benefit, from nurses to grocery store workers
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "I'm so proud of @Tunnel2Towers for supporting our healthcare workers. It's another example of New Yorkers standing together in this fight. And it honors the legacy of 9/11 FDNY hero Stephen Siller, whose sacrifice inspired @Tunnel2Towers ."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "Captain Crozier spoke up to protect his crew Acting Navy Secretary Modly's words and actions were insulting to those under his responsibility--It's good he resigned We will continue to fight the Trump admin's ongoing attacks on those who speak the truth"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump is abusing the coronavirus pandemic to eliminate honest and independent public servants because they are willing to speak truth to power and because he is so clearly afraid of strong oversight."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Tweet - "Pres. Trump's corrupt action to sideline Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine--who was newly-appointed as chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee--only strengthens our resolve to hold the admin accountable and enforce the strict oversight provisions of the CARES Act."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Meng Leads NY Delegation Letter to the Head of FEMA Calling for Greater Transparency and Centralized System for Acquiring Supplies and Equipment
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Joseph DePaulo, CEO of College Avenue Student Loans, LLC, Roger Hochschild, President and CEO of Discover Financial Services, Raymond Bayer, Executive Director & CEO of Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, Vince Passione, CEO of LendKey, John Remondi, CEO of Navient Corporation, James Steeley, CEO of Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, William Demchak, CEO of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Steve Kohles, President of the Reunion Student Loan Finance Corporation, Raymond Quinlan, Chairman & CEO of the SLM Corporation, Anthony Noto, CEO of Social Finance, Inc., William Rogers, President & CEO of Truist Financial Corporation, Charles Scharf, President & CEO of Wells Fargo & Co. - Durbin, Democratic Colleagues Urge Student Loan Companies To Immediately Provide Relief To Private Student Loan Borrowers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, and the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Congressman Neguse Leads Call for First Responders to Get Priority for Coronavirus Testing
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Velazquez Presses Bureau of Prisons on Coronavirus Response
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "I've been urging President Trump to pick ONE PERSON, a senior military officer, to lead both production and distribution of critical medical supplies. When he was just asked who that person was today? He said many people were in charge. That's the point. We need one."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Schumer reveals: Upstate farmers forced to waste milk, crops, & money in the midst of global pandemic due to dramatic supply chain disruptions; senator urges Secretary of Agriculture to immediately release the $9.5b secured in recent emergency package to help New York's +33,000 farms
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "If you're a gig worker, a part-time worker, self-employed, or a freelancer, I want you to know that you are covered by the new coronavirus response bill. Because Senate Democrats fought to increase and expand unemployment insurance. WATCH:"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - In Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter, Bennet Urges Congressional Leaders to Include Dedicated Broadband Funding for Low-Income Families, Students in Future Coronavirus Relief Packages
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Admin To Increase Access To Doctors In Rural And Other Medically Underserved Areas
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - Cárdenas, Lofgren urge Trump Administration to allow foreign-born physicians to practice in the U.S. during COVID-19 pandemic
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump: If things are going so well with the distribution of critical medical supplies, why are there complaints from one end of America to the other?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "BREAKING: I'll appoint Bharat Ramamurti to the Congressional Oversight Commission. He served with @SenWarren on banking and economic policy. He's shown he knows how to fight for the American people to hold corporations and the Trump admin accountable."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "If President Trump is saying that America's governors are telling him he's doing a good job, he should read the front page of the New York Times this morning."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Lives are at risk. Medical workers don't have critical supplies or hazard pay. Unemployment is soaring. But the Trump administration wants to deliver huge tax cuts to the wealthiest few? That's ridiculous. Absolutely not."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "Last night, I spoke with the WH Chief of Staff I urged him to have Pres. Trump appoint a senior military officer to lead gov-wide production & distribution of critical medical supplies Lives are at stake I suggested: Gen. Paul Selva Adm Sandy Winnefeld Vice Adm Mark Harnitchek"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Meng Leads NY Delegation Members in Demanding that Trump Fully Invoke Defense Production Act, Expand DOD Support to State and Local Governments, and Provide Mass Testing for Frontline Health Care Workers
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 5, 2020
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Tweet - "Lives are at stake nationwide. We cannot rely on a patchwork of uncoordinated voluntary efforts for critical medical supplies. I will keep urging Pres. Trump to appoint a senior military officer with a background in logistics to lead government-wide production and distribution."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 5, 2020
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Tweet - "Thanks for having me on, @Alyssa_Milano ! Senate Democrats fought for the coronavirus response bill to help people and families and our health care system. Listen:"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 4, 2020
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CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Is Interviewed About Military Czar For Medical Supplies
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 4, 2020
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Tweet - "America now has more #coronavirus cases than any other country in the world. I am old enough to remember when donald dismissed the seriousness of #COVID19 as a democratic hoax. Ignorant. Corrupt. Incompetent. Quite a combination."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 4, 2020
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Tweet - "Lives across the country are at stake. We can't rely on a patchwork of uncoordinated voluntary efforts for critical medical supplies. I'm continuing to urge Pres. Trump to appoint a senior military officer with a logistics background to lead gov-wide production and distribution."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 4, 2020
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Tweet - "We knew for years we needed a plan for masks. President Obama set it in motion, but President Trump has done nothing to see it through. We are woefully unprepared today, but we shouldn't have been."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 3, 2020
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Meng Helps to Introduce Legislation Seeking to Provide Coronavirus Relief Payments to Millions of Immigrants
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| April 3, 2020
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Letter to Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Rep. McNerney and Colleagues Push Zoom for Answers About the Company's Privacy Practices
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| April 3, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Davis, Larson, Blumenauer, Schneider, and Higgins Lead Letter Urging IRS to Provide Automatic COVID-19 Relief Payments to Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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