| May 28, 2020
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Tweet - "The cost of Republican inaction grows every day Over 100,000 Americans have lost their lives Over 40M have filed for unemployment But Sen. McConnell & his conspiracy caucus are still more focused on peddling conspiracy theories to prop up Pres. Trump than on helping Americans"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 28, 2020
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Letter to Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector of Department of Homeland Security - California Congressional Members Lead Request for Investigation of Death at Detention Facility and ICE Measures During COVID Crisis
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - House Democratic Leaders Call on HHS Watchdog to Investigate Reports ICE is Preventing Reunification Efforts and Deporting Unaccompanied Minors
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - House Democratic Leaders Demand DHS and ICE Halt Deportations of Unaccompanied Children and Guarantee Due Process Protections
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Senator Gillibrand, Congressman Brown Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Increase Diversity In Military Service Academy Nominations
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Stephen Biegun, Deputy Secretary of the Dept. of State - Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Criticize Administration over Apparently Retaliatory Firing of State IG
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| May 27, 2020
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Tweet - "We're launching a campaign to highlight how courts--with help from Sen. McConnell & Senate GOP--have been captured by dark money. There's a twisted web of dark money invested to plant ideological activist judges & rewrite the Constitution. #CapturedCourts"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 27, 2020
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Tweet - "Over the last 3 years instead of focusing on legislation to help Americans: Sen. McConnell & Pres. Trump have dedicated almost every ounce of energy to packing the courts with right-wing ideologues who they know will do their bidding #CapturedCourts"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 27, 2020
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Tweet - "#CapturedCourts: The Federalist Society and Leonard Leo: Leo's advised President Trump on judges and managed a secretive web of right-wing non-profits raising millions to support extreme policies & judges 86% of President Trump's SCOTUS and appellate appointees are FedSoc!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 27, 2020
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Tweet - "The Conspiracy Caucus: Senator McConnell, Senator Graham, Senator Johnson, and Senate GOP are racing to peddle conspiracy theories pushed by Putin to help Pres. Trump. But they're twiddling their thumbs on desperately needed help for Americans reeling from the COVID-19 crisis."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 26, 2020
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Brown-Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Diversify Military Service Academy Nominations
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stefanik Urges Uninterrupted Operation of the H-2B Non-immigrant Seasonal Guest Worker Program
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 26, 2020
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Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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Schumer, Gillibrand announce: New York's nursing homes to receive $394 million in emergency funding to keep the frontline against the virus going strong; New York gets greatest amount of federal funding
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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Tweet - "We've lost nearly 100,000 American lives to COVID-19. We've seen 38 million Americans file for unemployment. So why does Senator McConnell want to pause on helping Americans across the country fight this health and economic crisis?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 26, 2020
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Tweet - "Every day, we are seeing more examples of how President Trump--enabled by Senate Republicans--has been abusing this pandemic to eliminate honest, independent public servants and inspectors general who are willing to speak truth to power."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 25, 2020
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Tweet - "This Memorial Day, we remember those who gave the last full measure of devotion serving our country. We owe them and their families a debt we can never repay."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 23, 2020
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Tweet - "Pres. Trump & Senate Republicans want to kick millions off their earned unemployment benefits in this crisis--even making Americans with pre-existing conditions choose between their lives & paychecks. We must act! This is why the House passed a bill with urgent & necessary help."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Sires, Castro, Pallone Lead Letter Demanding Answers on ICE's Deportation of Héctor García Mendoza
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to Scott Gast, Deputy Counsel to the President - Menendez, Warren, Colleagues Request Newly Appointed "Therapeutics Czar" to Divest from Financial Interest, Resign to Boards of any Pharmaceutical, Medical and Biotech Companies
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Reschenthaler Leads Congressional Effort to Honor USNS Mercy, USNS Comfort COVID-19 Response
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Letter to Assistant Secretary Elinore F. McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use of the DHH and and Dr. Richard McKeon, Chief of Suicide Prevention Branch of Center for Mental Health Services - Pingree, 43 Bipartisan Members Urge Trump Admin to Preserve Mental Health Services for LGBTQ Youth Throughout Pandemic
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| May 22, 2020
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Tweet - "This shows the original VA study on hydroxychloroquine everyone was concerned over is just the beginning This drug may be useless or even harmful for COVID-19 patients, but the VA continues to administer it to hundreds of vets Why are we just learning this? We need answers NOW!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 21, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - House Democrats Demand ICE End New "Binary Choice" Policy Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| May 21, 2020
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Letter to Eugene to Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Hirono, Brown, Colleagues Demand DOL Assist State Unemployment Insurance Agencies
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 21, 2020
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Tweet - "The U.S. now leads the world in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with more than 1.5M Another 2.4M workers filed jobless claims in the past week But instead of debating COVID-related legislation on the floor, Senator McConnell asked to confirm right-wing judges"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 21, 2020
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Tweet - "The Senate needs to focus on helping Americans, but Republicans are off on a wild goose chase, spouting conspiracies invented by President Trump. The Senate Republican "conspiracy caucus" is back with a vengeance."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 21, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate GOP just confirmed Rep. Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence But Pres. Trump has tried to short-circuit accountability in the executive branch--baselessly firing inspectors general And Rep. Ratcliffe's hasn't shown the independence we need in the intel community"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Meeks Criticizes Otting for Rushing Through Incomplete CRA Reform
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Reps. Peter Defazio, Lloyd Doggett, Senator Elizabeth Warren Urge the Federal Reserve & Treasury to Put Workers First, Ensure Accountability in Corporate Bailouts
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Tweet - "Americans should be furious with Washington Republicans Frontline workers are fighting to save lives. Americans are waiting at food pantries. Millions are unemployed. But Senate Republicans feel no urgency to help--they're too busy using the Senate to electioneer for Pres. Trump"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - More than 70 Members Call for Extension of National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts After Curious Deadline Set
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Menendez, Colleagues Blast JetBlue, Delta for Accepting Federal CARES Act Bailout Funds and Then Cutting Employees' Hours, Paychecks
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 19, 2020
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Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 19, 2020
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Meng Announces Special Telephone Hotline for Questions about Coronavirus Relief Payments
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| May 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Gillibrand Urges Congress To Increase And Expand SNAP Benefits As Millions More Americans Seek Food Assistance Amid The COVID-19 Crisis
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 19, 2020
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Letter to Requesting Members of Congress - DHS Inspector General to Examine ICE Detention Facility COVID-19 Policies and Practices
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Booker, Warren, Colleagues Urge Protections for Property Service Workers in Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 19, 2020
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Tweet - "Thousands of service members are currently fighting to keep their communities safe in this crisis But President Trump is stopping short National Guard deployments to purposefully deny these frontline workers the benefits they deserve That is unacceptable"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 19, 2020
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Tweet - "Senator McConnell: Stop listening to President Trump and his wild theories Listen to the American people People are sick and dying. People are unemployed. More people are losing their jobs. More lines at food pantries. More small businesses are in jeopardy. We need action now"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 19, 2020
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Tweet - "Economists are warning inaction could worsen the economic crisis into another Great Depression Without action--Fed Chair Powell said we risk a prolonged recession with unemployment reaching 20% or even 25% Yet Sen. McConnell said GOP still wants a pause What planet are they on?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 19, 2020
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Tribute to Mike Di Silvestro
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 18, 2020
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Tweet - "America is in crisis, but this is what is on the Senate Republicans' agenda in the midst of this national crisis: Five right-wing judges and the exploitation of a Senate Committee for partisan mudslinging."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 18, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump cannot handle the truth. He's purging independent watchdogs during a time of national crisis. What are Senate Republicans going to do about it? They cannot just let him off with nothing more than a polite slap on the wrist!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 18, 2020
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Tweet - "I'm proud I appointed Bharat Ramamurti He's asking tough questions like his mentor, @SenWarren This 1st report shows the kind of oversight the Congressional Oversight Commission will be doing to hold the Trump admin accountable and find out who they're helping & who they're not"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 18, 2020
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Tweet - "Why aren't Senate Republicans focused on testing, PPE, swabs, or unemployment insurance? Why isn't President Trump leading a nationwide push to increase testing capacity and frequency and awareness? He refuses to do the work that would allow us to re-open safely."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 17, 2020
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Tweet - "To Senator McConnell and the Republicans: Americans can't keep waiting. We need to act NOW."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 16, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump fires people for telling the truth. Inspectors General were put in place to be independent and to clean up the swamp. What is President Trump's reaction? He fires them in the dark of Friday night. This happens over and over again."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 15, 2020
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Velázquez on Puerto Rico Civil Code Legislation
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| May 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Call For State Unemployment Agency Funding In Future Coronavirus-Related Legislation
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Congressman Panetta Introduces the Sending Outside Support Act of 2020
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Nadler, Blumenthal Statement on Appeals Court Decision Allowing D.C. & Maryland Emoluments Lawsuit to Proceed
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Stefanik Cosponsors ACCESS Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| May 14, 2020
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Letter to John Mackey, CEO Of Whole Foods - Schatz, Senators Urge Whole Foods To Stop Suppressing Unions And Intimidating Workers, Respect Right To Organize
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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After years of relentless advocacy, Schumer -- Today! -- seeks to immediately pass legislation that would add names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 14, 2020
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Sens. Cramer, Schumer, Shaheen Request Unanimous Consent to Pass USS Frank E. Evans Act
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Tweet - "Tens of thousands of Americans have lost their lives. There are over 35 million people out of work. But Senator McConnell has brought the Senate back to take exactly zero votes--zero--on legislation related to COVID-19."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Press Labor Department To Speed Up Unemployment Disbursements And Address System Shortfalls
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Tweet - "The parade of truth-tellers begins: Tuesday: Dr. Fauci Wednesday: Chairman Powell Thursday: Dr. Bright In this big, grand, diverse, beautiful country, you cannot suppress the truth forever And as it emerges, it shows how poorly President Trump's led the country in this crisis"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 14, 2020
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Tweet - "I've advocated for years to add the names of 74 sailors to the Vietnam War Memorial who perished in a training accident that sunk the USS Frank E. Evans in 1969 As Memorial Day approaches, our nation must finally recognize these brave Americans who died in service to our nation"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 13, 2020
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Chairman Nadler Statement on the Passing of Aimee Stephens
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| May 13, 2020
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Chairman Nadler Remarks for Virtual Roundtable on ICE's Response to COVID-19
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| May 13, 2020
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Meng Cosponsors Legislation to Help Nursing Home Residents Virtually Connect With Loved Ones and Health Care Providers During COVID-19
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| May 13, 2020
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Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on ICE's Response to COVID-19
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| May 13, 2020
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Tweet - "More than 80,000 Americans have died and more than 30 million Americans are now unemployed. Just how many lost lives, lost businesses, lost jobs will it take before Senate Republicans begin to feel the urgency?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 13, 2020
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Tweet - "BREAKING: Every Senate Democrat just signed an amicus brief for the Supreme Court fighting to protect Americans' health care from Pres. Trump's lawsuit. Republicans are suing to rip coverage from millions & end pre-existing condition protections amid a pandemic. #DropTheLawsuit"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 13, 2020
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Sanders, Velázquez Introduce Nutrition Equity Bill for Puerto Rico, Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| May 13, 2020
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Tweet - "New Yorkers are stepping up to help each other in this crisis And I was proud to tell one of those stories in the Senate today: This mask is made by Hickey Freeman in Rochester, NY by American labor, union labor A clothing-maker, they started making masks for a local hospital"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 12, 2020
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Tweet - "President Trump wants to hide the truth. Every president for 40 years has released their tax returns. The American people have the right to see this. He's not an ordinary citizen anymore. He's the president."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 12, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Menendez, Engel, Thompson & Nadler Reject Administration's Legal Explanation for Halting Asylum Processing
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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