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Sept. 13, 2019 MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: "Candidates offer contrasting visions." Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO - House Antitrust Subcommittee Issues Document Requests as Part of Digital Markets Investigation Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Mr. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO - House Antitrust Subcommittee Issues Document Requests as Part of Digital Markets Investigation Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Tim Cook, Apple CEO - House Antitrust Subcommittee Issues Document Requests as Part of Digital Markets Investigation Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, Chairman Capito and Ranking Member Tester - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Senate Leaders to Block Trump Administration's Attempts to Unilaterally Transfer Homeland Security Funds to ICE/CBP Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Recognizes 25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "I was proud to cosponsor the original Violence Against Women Act in the House. And 25 years after #VAWA became law, @SenateMajLdr McConnell must stop burying the bill to reauthorize it in his legislative graveyard. It's time to vote on the the House-passed #VAWA. #VAWA25" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Remember this the next time @realDonaldTrump tries to claim he supports military readiness. Believe what they do. Not what they say." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "This is ridiculous. We need equal pay now. It's time for @SenateMajLdr McConnell to stop burying it in his legislative graveyard and put paycheck fairness up for a vote." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Hon. Mac Thronberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Gillibrand, Cramer Lead Bipartisan Push To Honor Vietnam Veterans And Include U.S.S. Frank E. Evans Act In National Defense Bill Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on the Resolution for Investigative Procedures Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "The decision by @realDonaldTrump's administration not to grant temporary protected status to immigrants from the Bahamas already residing here in America shows a lack of compassion for a nation ravaged by Hurricane Dorian. We must do more to help." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Representatives Hill and Morelle support low-income students pursuing higher education Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Chu joins amicus brief in public charge cases Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Trump Administration Asylum Ban Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Seizing privately held land for President @realDonaldTrump's expensive, ineffective border wall is an outrageous power grab. They are trying to take away private property without an ounce of oversight. I am glad we pushed for the @USGAO to investigate." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump caused the longest government shutdown in U.S. history earlier this year by demanding funding for a border wall and then shutting down the government when Congress didn't give it to him. Let's not go down the same exact path again, nine months later." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "It is clear from Steven Menashi's long, disturbing record that he is the wrong candidate to serve on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. His views are far outside the judicial mainstream and completely out of step with the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Restore Truth and Compassion to Immigration Debate Rep. Tom Suozzi
Sept. 10, 2019 Stefanik Highlights North Country Veteran Before House Veterans Affairs' Committee Rep. Elise Stefanik
Sept. 10, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will once again force a vote to terminate President @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration. Using the national emergency declaration to pay for his ineffective, expensive border wall was--and is--an outrageous power grab." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump declared a national emergency in February after Congress repeatedly denied funding for a border wall he promised Mexico would pay for This was--and is--an outrageous power grab We will again force a vote to terminate the national emergency declaration" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Veterans are disproportionately impacted by suicide. We need to be doing more to address this growing crisis among our heroes, including breaking down stigma that can deter individuals from seeking care and making it easier to access services. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "This rises to a large & vital constitutional issue: Do we truly have checks & balances--particularly important when we have such an overreaching president? Democrats will again force a vote to terminate @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will again force a vote to terminate @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration. This is a chance to prevent him from stealing military funding from our states for an expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Thursday: House Judiciary to Consider Procedures Regarding Whether to Recommend Impeachment Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Following notice that Trump Administration will seize military construction funds to build border wall, Schumer, Gillibrand, and Maloney call on congress to limit president's ability to divert military funds to build a border wall Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised, and promised, and promised, and promised that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective, vanity border wall. But now instead he's making military families and kids and communities and schools pay for it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Why is President @realDonaldTrump taking from military families and schools and communities to pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall that he promised Mexico would pay for?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell should vow to reverse ALL cuts to military schools & installations. He knows how bad Trump's policies are for Kentucky. He should join us to block all military construction funds being stolen nationwide for an ineffective border wall." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised over and over that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall. So why is he now stealing from our military families and communities across the country? It's a slap in the face to the members of our armed forces." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Kudos to @SenWhitehouse on his op-ed He's right: The Supreme Court's become far too political & under the sway of right-wing organizations like the Federalist Society Please read it--powerful rebuttal to negative right-wing chattering on his amicus brief" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement at El Paso Field Hearing on "Oversight of the Trump Administration's Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic Terrorism" Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 6, 2019 Hearing of the Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Oversight of the Trump Administration's Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic Terrorism Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Zeroing out refugees means no more Christians, Jews, or Muslims could flee persecution. @realDonaldTrump and Stephen Miller are doing unspeakable harm to the very core of our nation." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: Why are you gutting $3.6 billion in military construction funds for your expensive, ineffective border wall that you promised Mexico would pay for? This is a slap in the face to the members of our Armed Forces. Period." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to Allen Weisselberg, CFO of the Trump Organization, the Hon. James Murray, Dir. of the U.S. Secret Service, the Hon. Marc Short, Chief of Staff for the Vice President, the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff, and the Hon. Pat Cipollone, Counsel to the President - Oversight and judiciary committees investigate Pence trip to Trump golf resort in Ireland and Trump's pitch to host G7 at his resort in Miami Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Two years ago, @realDonaldTrump needlessly ended DACA. He has shamelessly continued to fight in the courts to end protections for DACA recipients. This is cruel. Senate Republicans must join us in passing the bipartisan Dream Act for our Dreamers. NOW." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "West Point started as an engineering school. What funding is @realDonaldTrump taking from West Point for the expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for? The new engineering center. It's a slap in the face to the Army." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Following months-long staffing shortages at northern border, as long lines & security risks loom, Schumer, Higgins push plan to set minimum staffing requirement at northern border; reps call fully staffed northern border critical to economic prosperity, trade & security in region Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Acting Director - Cisneros calls on USCIS to reconsider citizenship policy impacting military families and federal employees Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Velázquez on Trump Plan to Steal DOD Funds from Puerto Rico to Pay for Border Wall Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 4, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Homeland Security Over Trump Pardons Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 4, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand condemn Trump Administration's decision to redirect essential funding for military construction projects at West Point and across the United States to fund border wall Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "The more we find out about the impact of @realDonaldTrump's family separation policy on migrant children, the more heartbreaking & appalling it is. Democrats have legislation to ban Trump from separating families again, & it's time to pass it. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 4, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand Condemn Trump Administration's Decision To Redirect Essential Funding For Military Construction Projects At West Point And Across The United States To Fund Border Wall Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Today Defense Secretary Mark Esper notified me that the Department of Defense will reprogram $3.6 billion in funds appropriated for military construction projects, including at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, in order to build @realDonaldTrump 's misguided border wall." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2019 Tweet - "This half measure by the Trump administration isn't enough. The Trump administration must pledge to continue this critical protection for children and families being treated for serious illnesses like cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Why would @realDonaldTrump target children and families being treated for serious illnesses like cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis? It's reckless to needlessly endanger these lives." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. for Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin Demands Answers On Elimination Of Medical Deferred Action Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 House Judiciary Committee to Investigate Trump Doral G7 Plan Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Letter to Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE, FOODLINK, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CALL ON THE PRESIDENT TO RESCIND PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) CHANGE Rep. Joe Morelle
Aug. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State of the U.S. Department of State, Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Feinstein, Menendez, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration End Remain in Mexico Policy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - Feinstein, Durbin, Klobuchar, Colleagues Press AG Barr to Rescind Decision Limiting Asylum Due to Family Ties Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Velázquez on Trump Puerto Rico Tweets Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "All too often @realDonaldTrump acts like a third world dictator without any regard for people's rights -- property or otherwise." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "A federal judge just temporarily blocked Missouri's abortion ban. The law is a clear violation of a woman's right to make her own health care choices, and we must continue fighting these attacks on women's access to reproductive care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump administration's plan to divert money away from FEMA at the start of hurricane season to continue its efforts to separate & jail migrant families is backwards & cruel." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2019 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: "Dems Subpoena FMR. Trump Aide." Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 26, 2019 House judiciary committee subpoenas Rob Porter Rep. Jerry Nadler
Aug. 26, 2019 Butterfield hosts Congressmen David Price (NC-04) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) For North Carolina Immigration Forum Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "On #WomensEqualityDay, we celebrate the 99th anniversary of the 19th Amendment & honor the women who fought tirelessly for voting rights in our country. We must continue that fight by passing the For the People Act to advance access to the ballot box for all Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2019 House judiciary asks judge to expedite ruling for testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn Rep. Jerry Nadler
Aug. 23, 2019 Chairman Takano calls for VA-wide stand-down to address veteran suicide Rep. Paul Tonko
Aug. 23, 2019 Meng Issues Statement on Trump Administration's Plan to Scrap the Flores Settlement Rep. Grace Meng
Aug. 23, 2019 Tweet - "This is wrong. Period. The Supreme Court must say no to legitimizing this discrimination. And @SenateMajLdr McConnell must stop burying the Equality Act in his legislative graveyard." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 21, 2019 Tweet - "The cruelty of President @realDonaldTrump's administration knows no bounds." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Sept. 13, 2019 MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: "Candidates offer contrasting visions." Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO - House Antitrust Subcommittee Issues Document Requests as Part of Digital Markets Investigation Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Mr. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO - House Antitrust Subcommittee Issues Document Requests as Part of Digital Markets Investigation Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Tim Cook, Apple CEO - House Antitrust Subcommittee Issues Document Requests as Part of Digital Markets Investigation Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, Chairman Capito and Ranking Member Tester - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Senate Leaders to Block Trump Administration's Attempts to Unilaterally Transfer Homeland Security Funds to ICE/CBP Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Recognizes 25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "I was proud to cosponsor the original Violence Against Women Act in the House. And 25 years after #VAWA became law, @SenateMajLdr McConnell must stop burying the bill to reauthorize it in his legislative graveyard. It's time to vote on the the House-passed #VAWA. #VAWA25" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Remember this the next time @realDonaldTrump tries to claim he supports military readiness. Believe what they do. Not what they say." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "This is ridiculous. We need equal pay now. It's time for @SenateMajLdr McConnell to stop burying it in his legislative graveyard and put paycheck fairness up for a vote." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Hon. Mac Thronberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Gillibrand, Cramer Lead Bipartisan Push To Honor Vietnam Veterans And Include U.S.S. Frank E. Evans Act In National Defense Bill Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on the Resolution for Investigative Procedures Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "The decision by @realDonaldTrump's administration not to grant temporary protected status to immigrants from the Bahamas already residing here in America shows a lack of compassion for a nation ravaged by Hurricane Dorian. We must do more to help." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 12, 2019 Representatives Hill and Morelle support low-income students pursuing higher education Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Chu joins amicus brief in public charge cases Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Nadler & Lofgren Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Trump Administration Asylum Ban Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Seizing privately held land for President @realDonaldTrump's expensive, ineffective border wall is an outrageous power grab. They are trying to take away private property without an ounce of oversight. I am glad we pushed for the @USGAO to investigate." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump caused the longest government shutdown in U.S. history earlier this year by demanding funding for a border wall and then shutting down the government when Congress didn't give it to him. Let's not go down the same exact path again, nine months later." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "It is clear from Steven Menashi's long, disturbing record that he is the wrong candidate to serve on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. His views are far outside the judicial mainstream and completely out of step with the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2019 Restore Truth and Compassion to Immigration Debate Rep.Tom Suozzi
Sept. 10, 2019 Stefanik Highlights North Country Veteran Before House Veterans Affairs' Committee Rep.Elise Stefanik
Sept. 10, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will once again force a vote to terminate President @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration. Using the national emergency declaration to pay for his ineffective, expensive border wall was--and is--an outrageous power grab." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump declared a national emergency in February after Congress repeatedly denied funding for a border wall he promised Mexico would pay for This was--and is--an outrageous power grab We will again force a vote to terminate the national emergency declaration" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Veterans are disproportionately impacted by suicide. We need to be doing more to address this growing crisis among our heroes, including breaking down stigma that can deter individuals from seeking care and making it easier to access services. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "This rises to a large & vital constitutional issue: Do we truly have checks & balances--particularly important when we have such an overreaching president? Democrats will again force a vote to terminate @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats will again force a vote to terminate @realDonaldTrump's national emergency declaration. This is a chance to prevent him from stealing military funding from our states for an expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Thursday: House Judiciary to Consider Procedures Regarding Whether to Recommend Impeachment Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Following notice that Trump Administration will seize military construction funds to build border wall, Schumer, Gillibrand, and Maloney call on congress to limit president's ability to divert military funds to build a border wall Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised, and promised, and promised, and promised that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective, vanity border wall. But now instead he's making military families and kids and communities and schools pay for it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Why is President @realDonaldTrump taking from military families and schools and communities to pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall that he promised Mexico would pay for?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell should vow to reverse ALL cuts to military schools & installations. He knows how bad Trump's policies are for Kentucky. He should join us to block all military construction funds being stolen nationwide for an ineffective border wall." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump promised over and over that Mexico would pay for his expensive, ineffective border wall. So why is he now stealing from our military families and communities across the country? It's a slap in the face to the members of our armed forces." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Kudos to @SenWhitehouse on his op-ed He's right: The Supreme Court's become far too political & under the sway of right-wing organizations like the Federalist Society Please read it--powerful rebuttal to negative right-wing chattering on his amicus brief" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement at El Paso Field Hearing on "Oversight of the Trump Administration's Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic Terrorism" Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 6, 2019 Hearing of the Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Oversight of the Trump Administration's Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic Terrorism Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Zeroing out refugees means no more Christians, Jews, or Muslims could flee persecution. @realDonaldTrump and Stephen Miller are doing unspeakable harm to the very core of our nation." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump: Why are you gutting $3.6 billion in military construction funds for your expensive, ineffective border wall that you promised Mexico would pay for? This is a slap in the face to the members of our Armed Forces. Period." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to Allen Weisselberg, CFO of the Trump Organization, the Hon. James Murray, Dir. of the U.S. Secret Service, the Hon. Marc Short, Chief of Staff for the Vice President, the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff, and the Hon. Pat Cipollone, Counsel to the President - Oversight and judiciary committees investigate Pence trip to Trump golf resort in Ireland and Trump's pitch to host G7 at his resort in Miami Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Two years ago, @realDonaldTrump needlessly ended DACA. He has shamelessly continued to fight in the courts to end protections for DACA recipients. This is cruel. Senate Republicans must join us in passing the bipartisan Dream Act for our Dreamers. NOW." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "West Point started as an engineering school. What funding is @realDonaldTrump taking from West Point for the expensive, ineffective wall he promised Mexico would pay for? The new engineering center. It's a slap in the face to the Army." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019 Following months-long staffing shortages at northern border, as long lines & security risks loom, Schumer, Higgins push plan to set minimum staffing requirement at northern border; reps call fully staffed northern border critical to economic prosperity, trade & security in region Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Acting Director - Cisneros calls on USCIS to reconsider citizenship policy impacting military families and federal employees Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Velázquez on Trump Plan to Steal DOD Funds from Puerto Rico to Pay for Border Wall Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 4, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Homeland Security Over Trump Pardons Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 4, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand condemn Trump Administration's decision to redirect essential funding for military construction projects at West Point and across the United States to fund border wall Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "The more we find out about the impact of @realDonaldTrump's family separation policy on migrant children, the more heartbreaking & appalling it is. Democrats have legislation to ban Trump from separating families again, & it's time to pass it. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 4, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand Condemn Trump Administration's Decision To Redirect Essential Funding For Military Construction Projects At West Point And Across The United States To Fund Border Wall Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Today Defense Secretary Mark Esper notified me that the Department of Defense will reprogram $3.6 billion in funds appropriated for military construction projects, including at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, in order to build @realDonaldTrump 's misguided border wall." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2019 Tweet - "This half measure by the Trump administration isn't enough. The Trump administration must pledge to continue this critical protection for children and families being treated for serious illnesses like cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Why would @realDonaldTrump target children and families being treated for serious illnesses like cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis? It's reckless to needlessly endanger these lives." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. for Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin Demands Answers On Elimination Of Medical Deferred Action Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 House Judiciary Committee to Investigate Trump Doral G7 Plan Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Letter to Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE, FOODLINK, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CALL ON THE PRESIDENT TO RESCIND PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) CHANGE Rep.Joe Morelle
Aug. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State of the U.S. Department of State, Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Feinstein, Menendez, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration End Remain in Mexico Policy Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - Feinstein, Durbin, Klobuchar, Colleagues Press AG Barr to Rescind Decision Limiting Asylum Due to Family Ties Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Velázquez on Trump Puerto Rico Tweets Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "All too often @realDonaldTrump acts like a third world dictator without any regard for people's rights -- property or otherwise." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "A federal judge just temporarily blocked Missouri's abortion ban. The law is a clear violation of a woman's right to make her own health care choices, and we must continue fighting these attacks on women's access to reproductive care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump administration's plan to divert money away from FEMA at the start of hurricane season to continue its efforts to separate & jail migrant families is backwards & cruel." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2019 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: "Dems Subpoena FMR. Trump Aide." Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 26, 2019 House judiciary committee subpoenas Rob Porter Rep.Jerry Nadler
Aug. 26, 2019 Butterfield hosts Congressmen David Price (NC-04) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) For North Carolina Immigration Forum Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "On #WomensEqualityDay, we celebrate the 99th anniversary of the 19th Amendment & honor the women who fought tirelessly for voting rights in our country. We must continue that fight by passing the For the People Act to advance access to the ballot box for all Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 26, 2019 House judiciary asks judge to expedite ruling for testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn Rep.Jerry Nadler
Aug. 23, 2019 Chairman Takano calls for VA-wide stand-down to address veteran suicide Rep.Paul Tonko
Aug. 23, 2019 Meng Issues Statement on Trump Administration's Plan to Scrap the Flores Settlement Rep.Grace Meng
Aug. 23, 2019 Tweet - "This is wrong. Period. The Supreme Court must say no to legitimizing this discrimination. And @SenateMajLdr McConnell must stop burying the Equality Act in his legislative graveyard." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 21, 2019 Tweet - "The cruelty of President @realDonaldTrump's administration knows no bounds." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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