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Dec. 20, 2017 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Retract Order Banning Words at CDC Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Dec. 20, 2017 Congressman Nadler Statement on Becoming Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jerry Nadler
Dec. 20, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services and Brenda Fitzgerald, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 88 Members of Congress Request Clarification from HHS and CDC on Reported Agency Censorship Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 19, 2017 Congressman Adriano Espaillat Statement to Urge Vote on the Dream Act Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Robert Goodlatte - Hold Hearings on Trump's Threat to Abuse his Pardon Power Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "As of today 12,398 DACA recipients have lost their status. We must pass the #DreamActNow & protect #AmericanDreamers" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators to Ensure Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. John Carter, the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, the Hon. John Boozman, and the Hon. Jon Tester - Mandate Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan - Ship Trees and Save Christmas for Soldiers Serving Abroad Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio - Open LGBT Community Center in the Bronx Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Joined by Retirees, Congressional Democrats Call for Passage of Proposal to Ensure 1.5 Million Retired Workers Across Country Keep Their Earned Pensions Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "RT if you think Alabama's new Senator should get a vote on the #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Today, @SenateDems are calling on Leader McConnell to hit pause on his tax bill, & not hold a final vote on it until Doug Jones is sworn into the Senate. That's exactly what Republicans argued when Scott Brown was elected in 2010." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2017 Three Bills Authored By Rep. Stefanik Signed Into Law as Part of FY18 NDAA Rep. Elise Stefanik
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Hon. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Members of the Democratic Women's Working Group Request Congressional Investigation Into Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against President Trump Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - ".@SenateMajLdr once likened a well-qualified rating from @ABAesq to "getting straight A+'s on your report card." Now the GOP is singing a much different tune as two of President Trump's judicial nominations have received unanimously not-qualified ratings." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "Leonard Grasz is just the third judicial nominee since 1989 to be unanimously deemed "not qualified" by the @ABAesq. A panel of nonpartisan, legal experts unanimously concluded that this man is not fit to be a judge. What else do my colleagues need to know?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "The nomination of Leonard Grasz is indicative of the new Republican playbook: if you don't like the message, shoot the messenger. If you don't like what the @ABAesq is saying about your judicial candidates, call it partisan -- even if you praised its judgment just months ago." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "This evening, the Senate will vote on whether or not we should consider the nomination of Leonard Grasz to be a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 8, 2017 Tweet - "I've always said that Senators who stay in Washington & never return home are simply not doing their job. That's why I go to the street fairs, parades, grads & all kinds of public events & why I'm proud to have completed my 19th "62 County Tour" today." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 8, 2017 Nadler: Justice Department is Using Its Authority to Score Cheap Political Points Rep. Jerry Nadler
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "We had a productive conversation on a wide variety of issues at the @WhiteHouse today. Nothing specific has been agreed to on the end-of-year bill to fund the government, but discussions continue." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 6, 2017 Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn - Senators Blunt, Klobuchar, Young Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister on Adoptions Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State - Trump's Anti-Muslim Retweets Endanger Americans Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Graham, Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Prevent Sexual Harassment In The Workplace Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 5, 2017 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - 34 House Republicans Urge DACA Fix Before End of Year Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 4, 2017 Pelosi and Schumer Joint Statement on White House Meeting to Discuss Year-End Agenda Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "My offices across NY & in DC just closed for the night, but we got nearly 400 calls today from NYers opposing the #GOPTaxBill. There's still time for the GOP to admit how much better a bill we could produce through a bipartisan, transparent process & start over with us." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "We're accepting the President's invitation to the White House on Thursday. Hope he'll go into the meeting with an open mind & a willingness to reach an agreement that meets the needs of the American ppl & keeps the gov't open." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Gillibrand, Espaillat Stand With Dreamers And Urge Republican Leaders To Include Daca Fix In Long-Term Spending Bill Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Tonight, I feel mostly regret at what could have been. Tax reform is an issue that is ripe for bipartisan compromise. There is a sincere desire on this side of the aisle to work with the GOP, particularly on tax reform, but we have been rebuffed, time & time again" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Letter to Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President - Russia Disclosures Following Papadopoulos Revelations Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "We will fight another day on the Senate GOP's tax bill. Your voices have been incredibly powerful, first on health care & now on tax reform. Don't give up now!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The American ppl are clamoring for us to work together. They believe our politics is broken. They think our politics is starved of common sense & compromise, and it is. The way the #GOPTaxBill is being rammed thru is exactly why the American ppl think our politics is so broken." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Nadler's Statement On Amber Alert In Indian Country Act of 2017 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "We don't have any time to waste in addressing the issues that confront us, so we're going to continue to negotiate with Republican leaders who may be interested in reaching a bipartisan agreement." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Congressional Leaders' Meeting with President Trump Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "If @POTUS, who already said earlier this year that "our country needs a good shutdown," isn't interested in addressing the difficult year end agenda, we'll work w/ those who are. Looking fwd to continuing to work in good faith w/ our GOP colleagues in Congress to do just that." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Given that @POTUS doesn't see a deal btwn Dems & the White House, we believe the best path fwd is to cont. negotiating w/ our GOP counterparts in Congress instead. Rather than going to the White House for a show meeting, we've asked @SenateMajLdr & @SpeakerRyan to meet this pm." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 22, 2017 Schumer Pushes Plan To Restore Pension To Thousands Of Central New York Families Who Worked Their Whole Lives & Are Losing Long-promised Pension Payments Through No Fault Of Their Own; New Legislation Could Pull Pension Plan Out Of Financial Trouble To Avoid Further Benefit Cuts In Years To Come Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 22, 2017 Schumer: Monroe County Ranks #3 In NYS For The Highest # Of Cases Of Missing Vulnerable Adults; Following Livingston Woman's Disappearance From Parent's Home Earlier This Month, Senator Joins Rochester Families, Autism & Alzheimer's Advocates And Law Enforcement To Call On Congress To Pass "kevin & Avonte's Law"; Bill Would Help Locate Kids And Adults Who Wander From Safety Of Their Caregivers Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Democratic Women Senators to McConnell: Pass the DREAM Act Before Senate Recesses in December Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Gillibrand Announces Passage Of Provisions To Support Military Families In National Defense Bill Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 21, 2017 Velázquez on TPS and Haiti Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 21, 2017 Gillibrand Announces Passage Of New Bipartisan Military Justice Reforms In National Defense Bill Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 20, 2017 Tweet - "The deportations that come from this decision will leave US children without parents & damage local economies. #SaveTPS" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2017 Tweet - "Despite two hurricanes in the last 6 months alone, @DHSgov decided to terminate #TPS for >50k Haitians. A simple extension would have made the most sense. #SaveTPS" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Dec. 20, 2017 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Retract Order Banning Words at CDC Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Dec. 20, 2017 Congressman Nadler Statement on Becoming Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Rep.Jerry Nadler
Dec. 20, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services and Brenda Fitzgerald, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 88 Members of Congress Request Clarification from HHS and CDC on Reported Agency Censorship Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 19, 2017 Congressman Adriano Espaillat Statement to Urge Vote on the Dream Act Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Robert Goodlatte - Hold Hearings on Trump's Threat to Abuse his Pardon Power Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "As of today 12,398 DACA recipients have lost their status. We must pass the #DreamActNow & protect #AmericanDreamers" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators to Ensure Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. John Carter, the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, the Hon. John Boozman, and the Hon. Jon Tester - Mandate Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan - Ship Trees and Save Christmas for Soldiers Serving Abroad Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio - Open LGBT Community Center in the Bronx Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Joined by Retirees, Congressional Democrats Call for Passage of Proposal to Ensure 1.5 Million Retired Workers Across Country Keep Their Earned Pensions Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "RT if you think Alabama's new Senator should get a vote on the #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Today, @SenateDems are calling on Leader McConnell to hit pause on his tax bill, & not hold a final vote on it until Doug Jones is sworn into the Senate. That's exactly what Republicans argued when Scott Brown was elected in 2010." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2017 Three Bills Authored By Rep. Stefanik Signed Into Law as Part of FY18 NDAA Rep.Elise Stefanik
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Hon. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Members of the Democratic Women's Working Group Request Congressional Investigation Into Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against President Trump Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - ".@SenateMajLdr once likened a well-qualified rating from @ABAesq to "getting straight A+'s on your report card." Now the GOP is singing a much different tune as two of President Trump's judicial nominations have received unanimously not-qualified ratings." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "Leonard Grasz is just the third judicial nominee since 1989 to be unanimously deemed "not qualified" by the @ABAesq. A panel of nonpartisan, legal experts unanimously concluded that this man is not fit to be a judge. What else do my colleagues need to know?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "The nomination of Leonard Grasz is indicative of the new Republican playbook: if you don't like the message, shoot the messenger. If you don't like what the @ABAesq is saying about your judicial candidates, call it partisan -- even if you praised its judgment just months ago." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "This evening, the Senate will vote on whether or not we should consider the nomination of Leonard Grasz to be a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 8, 2017 Tweet - "I've always said that Senators who stay in Washington & never return home are simply not doing their job. That's why I go to the street fairs, parades, grads & all kinds of public events & why I'm proud to have completed my 19th "62 County Tour" today." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 8, 2017 Nadler: Justice Department is Using Its Authority to Score Cheap Political Points Rep.Jerry Nadler
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "We had a productive conversation on a wide variety of issues at the @WhiteHouse today. Nothing specific has been agreed to on the end-of-year bill to fund the government, but discussions continue." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 6, 2017 Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn - Senators Blunt, Klobuchar, Young Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister on Adoptions Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State - Trump's Anti-Muslim Retweets Endanger Americans Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Graham, Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Prevent Sexual Harassment In The Workplace Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 5, 2017 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - 34 House Republicans Urge DACA Fix Before End of Year Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Dec. 4, 2017 Pelosi and Schumer Joint Statement on White House Meeting to Discuss Year-End Agenda Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "My offices across NY & in DC just closed for the night, but we got nearly 400 calls today from NYers opposing the #GOPTaxBill. There's still time for the GOP to admit how much better a bill we could produce through a bipartisan, transparent process & start over with us." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "We're accepting the President's invitation to the White House on Thursday. Hope he'll go into the meeting with an open mind & a willingness to reach an agreement that meets the needs of the American ppl & keeps the gov't open." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 4, 2017 Gillibrand, Espaillat Stand With Dreamers And Urge Republican Leaders To Include Daca Fix In Long-Term Spending Bill Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Tonight, I feel mostly regret at what could have been. Tax reform is an issue that is ripe for bipartisan compromise. There is a sincere desire on this side of the aisle to work with the GOP, particularly on tax reform, but we have been rebuffed, time & time again" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Letter to Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President - Russia Disclosures Following Papadopoulos Revelations Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "We will fight another day on the Senate GOP's tax bill. Your voices have been incredibly powerful, first on health care & now on tax reform. Don't give up now!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The American ppl are clamoring for us to work together. They believe our politics is broken. They think our politics is starved of common sense & compromise, and it is. The way the #GOPTaxBill is being rammed thru is exactly why the American ppl think our politics is so broken." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 29, 2017 Nadler's Statement On Amber Alert In Indian Country Act of 2017 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "We don't have any time to waste in addressing the issues that confront us, so we're going to continue to negotiate with Republican leaders who may be interested in reaching a bipartisan agreement." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Congressional Leaders' Meeting with President Trump Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "If @POTUS, who already said earlier this year that "our country needs a good shutdown," isn't interested in addressing the difficult year end agenda, we'll work w/ those who are. Looking fwd to continuing to work in good faith w/ our GOP colleagues in Congress to do just that." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Given that @POTUS doesn't see a deal btwn Dems & the White House, we believe the best path fwd is to cont. negotiating w/ our GOP counterparts in Congress instead. Rather than going to the White House for a show meeting, we've asked @SenateMajLdr & @SpeakerRyan to meet this pm." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 22, 2017 Schumer Pushes Plan To Restore Pension To Thousands Of Central New York Families Who Worked Their Whole Lives & Are Losing Long-promised Pension Payments Through No Fault Of Their Own; New Legislation Could Pull Pension Plan Out Of Financial Trouble To Avoid Further Benefit Cuts In Years To Come Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 22, 2017 Schumer: Monroe County Ranks #3 In NYS For The Highest # Of Cases Of Missing Vulnerable Adults; Following Livingston Woman's Disappearance From Parent's Home Earlier This Month, Senator Joins Rochester Families, Autism & Alzheimer's Advocates And Law Enforcement To Call On Congress To Pass "kevin & Avonte's Law"; Bill Would Help Locate Kids And Adults Who Wander From Safety Of Their Caregivers Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Democratic Women Senators to McConnell: Pass the DREAM Act Before Senate Recesses in December Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Gillibrand Announces Passage Of Provisions To Support Military Families In National Defense Bill Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 21, 2017 Velázquez on TPS and Haiti Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Nov. 21, 2017 Gillibrand Announces Passage Of New Bipartisan Military Justice Reforms In National Defense Bill Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 20, 2017 Tweet - "The deportations that come from this decision will leave US children without parents & damage local economies. #SaveTPS" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 20, 2017 Tweet - "Despite two hurricanes in the last 6 months alone, @DHSgov decided to terminate #TPS for >50k Haitians. A simple extension would have made the most sense. #SaveTPS" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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