| Aug. 16, 2018
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Tweet - "The GOP is deliberately withholding the entire record of Judge Kavanaugh's 3 years as Staff Secretary-- the most senior position he held in the Bush Admin & a job Kavanaugh himself said was "formative" & "instructive" as preparation for being a judge"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 16, 2018
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Representative Adriano Espaillat Reunites Honduran Mother, Rosa Amelia, with Her Separated Children Rosa Amelia Peralta and Family Marks the Third Reunification Following Rep. Adriano Espaillat's Engagement with The Cayuga Center. Rep. Espaillat Continue
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat
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| Aug. 15, 2018
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Tweet - "Happy 6th birthday #DACA! Thank you Dreamers for your incredible contributions to our country. Despite the chaos created by President Trump, you can still renew your application. If you are eligible to renew, you should do so today. #RenewDACA"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 15, 2018
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Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Aug. 15, 2018
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Tweet - "Republicans used to demand transparency for SCOTUS noms. Now they're blocking nearly all of Judge Kavanaugh's records from public release and trying to rush through his nomination. What are Republicans hiding? #ReleaseTheRecords"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 14, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Aug. 14, 2018
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Letter to Secretary Wilkie - Shutting Down The Amherst Health Center Without A Viable Alternative In Place Is An Affront To Our Veterans
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 14, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congress Members Condemn Arrest of Women's Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Aug. 14, 2018
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Tweet - "I heard from more than 120 orgs urging the Senate to consider #WhatsAtStake in our health care system w/ the Kavanaugh #SCOTUS nomination. We must protect pre-existing condition protections, access to contraception, & other important health care rights. https://familiesusa.org/sites/default/files/documents/Sign-On_SCOTUS_Health_Care_Stakes_8-14-18.pdf
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 13, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Following Troubling Reports That Federally Contracted, Privately Run Detention Centers Are Withholding Basic Necessities From Immigrant Detainees Unless They "Volunteer" To Work, Gillibrand Leads Group Of Six Senators In Calling On Department Of Homeland Security To Immediately End These Illegal Practices, Create More Accountability And Oversight At These Facilities
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Aug. 13, 2018
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President Trump Signs Stefanik Initiatives into Law at Fort Drum
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Aug. 13, 2018
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Letter to Judge Mirlande Tadal - Velázquez Asks Judge to Stay Deportation of Edisson Barros
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Aug. 12, 2018
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Tweet - "If the tiny portion of Judge Kavanaugh's record that has been made public seems unrevealing, it's because those docs have been cherry-picked by his former deputy, a long-time political operative. Congress--and the public--still have seen no records from the National Archives. 1/2"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 11, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Brown Urges Defense Dept. To Honor Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability to Military Family Members
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Aug. 10, 2018
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Tweet - "Republicans' mad rush to hold this hearing after unilaterally deciding to block nearly all of Judge Kavanaugh's records from public release is further evidence they are hiding important information from the American people, & continues to raise the question, #WhatAreTheyHiding?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 9, 2018
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Tweet - "Every day, Republican obstruction of Kavanaugh's record gets worse and worse. Not only is a massively conflicted Republican lawyer, who previously worked for Judge Kavanaugh, cherry-picking what documents the Senate Judiciary Committee can see... 1/2"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 8, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Top Judiciary and Education and the Workforce Dems Demand Briefing on New DOJ Religious Liberty Task Force
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Aug. 7, 2018
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Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Aug. 7, 2018
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Tweet - "Today is #BlackWomensEqualPayDay. Did you know black women make 63¢ for every $1 that a white man makes? Black women need and deserve #EqualPay. We must #DemandMore action for women of color to be equally paid."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 7, 2018
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Tweet - "And your process for getting the tiny % of Kavanaugh's WH documents you have actually requested is being led by a lawyer who not only has a partisan history--the American people learned this weekend that he used to report to Kavanaugh in the White House!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 7, 2018
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Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh himself said his time as Staff Secretary was "formative" & "instructive" to him as a judge--and Republicans won't agree to even review those docs."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 7, 2018
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Tweet - "Chairman Grassley, as you will recall, I opposed Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to the DC Circuit in 2006 because I believed he was a political operative not suited for the bench. Given what we have learned since that time, I still believe that today."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 6, 2018
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Letter to The Honorable Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Mexican Ambassador to The United States - CHC Leadership to Mexican Ambassador Gutiérrez: What is Mexico's Policy for the Treatment of Individuals in the Country Seeking Asylum in the United States?
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2018
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Letter to Ms. Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paper Clearance Officer for the Department of Commerce - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Oppose Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Members of Congress Probe DHS over Circumstances Leading to TPS Termination for Nepal and Honduras
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2018
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Tweet - "53 years after the passage of the #VotingRightsAct, our rights are under attack. In 2013, #SCOTUS decided 5-4 to strip critical protections of Section 5 of the VRA. With the Kavanuagh nomination, even more Americans could be at risk of being disenfranchised. #WhatsAtStake"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 4, 2018
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Tweet - "We learned yesterday that the Republican operative who is screening Judge Kavanaugh's records actually worked for him in the White House--and didn't disclose it to anyone. An unbelievable conflict of interest. #WhatAreTheyHiding"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 3, 2018
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Tweet - "Republicans are making an unprecedented effort to keep hidden Judge Kavanaugh's records from the American public, and even the large majority of Senators. This is a new and astonishing level of secrecy. What are they hiding? #WhatsAtStake"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 3, 2018
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Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner for US Customs and Border Protection, and Scott Lloyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Demands Immediate Investigation into Reported Death of Child Held at Texas ICE Facility
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2018
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Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 2, 2018
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Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reinstate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2018
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Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 1, 2018
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Tweet - "What is @SenateGOP trying to hide in Kavanaugh's record? To go to such lengths to deny simple documents really makes people ask: what are they hiding? What are they afraid of? Why can't we have impartial access to docs as we did for Justices Kagan and Sotomayor? #WhatsAtStake"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 1, 2018
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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 1, 2018
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Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Aug. 1, 2018
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Gillibrand Remarks for the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Legislative Hearing on the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 1, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - 47 Democrats Caution DOL About Plans to Weaken Hazardous Work Protections for Young Workers
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| July 31, 2018
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Tweet - "Where @realDonaldTrump and the GOP's allegiances lie, in three parts:"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2018
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Tweet - "As staff secretary, Brett Kavanaugh likely oversaw President Bush's controversial signing statements on torture. By his own account, he was involved in Pres. Bush's decision to select a Supreme Court Justice. There is just no good reason to leave out records from this period."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2018
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Fitzpatrick Joins Effort to Uncover Prevalence of Veterans' Service Connected "Liver Fluke"
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| July 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - National Whistleblower Day
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| July 30, 2018
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Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh's ringing endorsement of Britt Grant's record may serve as a window into his own judicial philosophy. It makes you wonder: what, exactly, does Judge Kavanaugh agree with her on?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2018
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Nomination of Britt Grant
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 30, 2018
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Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2018
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Tweet - "We don't know what Brett Kavanaugh knew about President Bush's efforts to override a torture ban - and that's just one of many issues. This is a why Republican efforts to hide Judge Kavanaugh's documents from his time as Staff Secretary are so wrong. What else are they hiding?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 27, 2018
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House Passes Meng Legislation Permitting Menstrual Hygiene Products to be Purchased with Health Flexible Spending Accounts
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| July 27, 2018
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Tweet - "This deliberately selective request leaves out what may be the most important thing in Judge Kavanaugh's record: his time as White House Staff Secretary. What are Republicans hiding in Judge Kavanaugh's record?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 26, 2018
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Nadler, Pelosi, Hoyer & Jackson Lee Introduce Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| July 26, 2018
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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 26, 2018
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Meng Secures Amendments in Key Appropriations Bill to Review Disaster Response in Puerto Rico and Help Families Separated at the Border
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| July 26, 2018
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Suozzi and Problem Solvers Caucus Propose Changes to House Rules to "Break the Gridlock"
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Rep. Tom Suozzi
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| July 26, 2018
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Reps. Espaillat, Gutiérrez, Bonamici, Jayapal Lead House Members to Introduce Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant Toddler and Other Children Expeditiously (REUNITE) Act
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| July 26, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| July 26, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 26, 2018
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Tweet - "Kavanaugh's time as Staff Secretary made him a "better interpreter of statutes." Those are his own words. How could seeing his records from that period be a waste of time when there is so much at stake? #WhatsAtStake"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 26, 2018
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Tweet - "When Elena Kagan was nominated eight years ago, even though Democrats were in the Majority and the Republicans the minority, Chairman @SenatorLeahy joined with Republicans to request all of Elena Kagan's records from her time in the White House."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 25, 2018
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Tweet - "But Judge Kavanaugh himself said that his years as staff secretary were "among the most instructive"- aren't those papers important enough for the Senate to see?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 25, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Nadler-Blumenthal Statement on "Emolument" Ruling in DC and Maryland v. Trump
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Tweet - "#SCOTUS justice is one of the most important positions in the world, and certainly in America. Shouldn't we know everything about the nominee? Not just some of the stuff the White House wants us to know, but everything."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 25, 2018
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Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 24, 2018
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Statement of Ranking Member Nadler for the Hearing on "Examining the Wayfair Decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses"
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| July 24, 2018
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Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Examining the Wayfair Decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| July 24, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Zero-Tolerance Policy Traumatizes Migrants, Contrary to American Values
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| July 23, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Ronald Vitiello, Deputy Director and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review - Velázquez and Serrano Press ICE/EOIR on Cancellation of In-Person Hearing for Detained Immigrants
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| July 23, 2018
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NYC Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Officials Reunite Separated Families
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| July 23, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Immediately Publish This Crucial Information And Take Military's Sexual Assault Problem More Seriously
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| July 23, 2018
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Tweet - "Our nation's top doctors say family separation causes severe emotional distress. Children separated from their families have suffered enough trauma and must be reunited no later than today's court-ordered deadline. No more excuses @realDonaldTrump. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 23, 2018
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Tweet - "Today is the court-ordered deadline for the Trump admin to reunite all children who have been separated from their parents. No more excuses. No more extensions. It's time for this administration to stop dragging their feet and fix the crisis they created. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 23, 2018
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Tweet - "The Senate & the American ppl deserve to know where Judge Kavanaugh stands on a host of issues. Given the hearing process for Supreme Court nominees, Judge Kavanaugh's papers might be the best & only way to judge what kind of a Justice he might be. #WhatsAtStake"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 23, 2018
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Tweet - ".@SpeakerRyan must remove Rep. Nunes of his chairmanship immediately."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 23, 2018
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Tweet - "Question of the day: If Kavanaugh would have let Nixon off the hook, what is he willing to do for President Trump? #WhatsAtStake"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 23, 2018
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Indianz - Democrats: We Must Build on The Successes of Self-Determination
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 23, 2018
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Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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