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June 25, 2019 Schumer and Gillibrand Joint Statement on the Issuance of a Humanitarian Visa for Benjamin Barragan, Man With Young Children and Terminally Ill Wife in Brooklyn Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 25, 2019 After Her Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand Announces Major Victory For Thousands Of Veterans After Legislation She Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get The Benefits They Have Earned Has Been Signed Into Law Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 25, 2019 Lawmakers Seek to End Predatory Small Business Loans Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 25, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act Since Shelby County v. Holder Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Letter to Robert Mueller, Special Counsel at the US Department of Justice - Chairmen Nadler and Schiff Announce Special Counsel Mueller to Testify Pursuant to Subpoena Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 In a Victory for the Constitution, Jude Rejects Delay & Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Trump, Lawsuit Brought by Blumenthal, Nadler & 213 Members of Congress Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 In a Victory for The Constitution, Judge Rejects Delay & Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Trump, Lawsuit Brought by Blumenthal, Nadler & 213 Members of Congress Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice - Collins and Nadler ask DOJ inspector general to investigate claims of harassment at Quantico Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 24, 2019 Nadler Announces House Judiciary Committee Agreement with Annie Donaldson Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 24, 2019 Nadler Announces House Judiciary Committee Agreement with Annie Donaldson Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - U.S. Senator Tina Smith Continues Fight to Secure Health Committee Hearing on Negative Consequences of Family Separation on Children Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "After pushing @DHSgov and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to prioritize Mr. Barragan's urgent case, I am relieved to learn that he was just approved for a humanitarian visa to care for his terminally ill wife in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with him and his family." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020--Motion to Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "Children are being ripped away from parents, kept in cages, denied basic nutrition, hygiene, diapers, toothbrushes. To rip kids from parents, to separate families as a policy is sick, twisted, inhumane. The people who are in charge of this mess should be ashamed of themselves." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2019 Progressive Congresswomen Slam ICE and CBP: Not One More Dollar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 21, 2019 Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers, Migrant Children, and Families Entering the Country Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 21, 2019 Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on "The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ideas for Promoting Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency" Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Eleven House Committee Chairs Blast Trump Administration's Plan to Redefine Poverty That Threatens Assistance for Low-Income Families & Communities Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "It is a miserable state of affairs when you have to remind @realDonaldTrump that children have human rights. The Trump administration must be held accountable for their egregious mistreatment of infants and children. We must put a stop to this. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "When things aren't going well, @realDonaldTrump plays to his base Instead of putting forth solutions to fix our broken immigration system, instead of pursuing criminals, he threatens to tear families apart This isn't leadership This is inhumane & unwise" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on the "The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ideas for Promoting Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency" Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces House Resolution to Address Impact of Climate Change on Marginalized Communities Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 20, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Hope Hicks Interview Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 20, 2019 Velázquez on Impeachment Inquiry Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Velázquez Wants Private Prisons Out of Immigration Enforcement Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto, Gillibrand, Markey, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Immigrant Detention Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Lessons from the Mueller Report, Part II: Bipartisan Perspectives" Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 19, 2019 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Hon.Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Charles E. Grassley, Chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee, and Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee - Cortez Masto Urges Senate Leaders to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Credits to Boost U.S. Solar Industry Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces the Family Reunification Act of 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 19, 2019 Senators Lankford, Gillibrand and Representatives Huffman, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Adoption Standards Nationwide Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "We need an investigation into why @USTreasury's delaying the Harriet Tubman redesign of the $20 We don't know the real reason, but we do know @realDonaldTrump has referred to efforts to replace President Jackson on the $20 as "pure political correctness"" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "Over 4 in 5 Native Americans experience domestic violence in their lifetime But a loophole in federal law means more than 80% of cases can't be prosecuted at the tribal level The House-passed #VAWA closes that loophole. It's time for the Senate to act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director Of USCIS Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "A four-month-old boy was separated from his parents. Stories like this are heart-wrenching. The policies that create them, unconscionable. Senate Democrats have proposed commonsense policies to secure our border and provide better conditions for migrants and asylum seekers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Letter to Acting Secretary McAleenan - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director of USCIS Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2019 Tweet - ".@NYTimes heartbreakingly documented a 4-mo-old separated from his parents We must be wary of giving additional funding if it's not used to actually secure our border or provide migrants better conditions @SenateDems have commonsense policies to do that" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2019 Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee - With Report After Report Detailing The Mistreatment Of Migrant Children At Detention Facilities, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Restrict Funding For Facilities That Do Not Meet Minimum Standards Of Care To Protect Unaccompanied Children Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 17, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Condemns Price Gouging of Prescription Diabetes Medication that Places Undue Financial Burden on Patients Rep. Joe Morelle
June 17, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 16, 2019 Tweet - "This #FathersDay, we remember how the Trump administration cruelly separated children from their parents. The Trump administration's approach to immigration is a politically-motivated failure at odds with our values. We are better than this." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "7 years ago, DACA was created, allowing Dreamers to come out of the shadows. When @realDonaldTrump ended DACA, he threatened their futures. @SenateMajLdr McConnell must allow for a vote on the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act, not send it to his graveyard." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Stefanik Co-leads Go to High School, Go to College Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
June 13, 2019 After Years-Long Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand and Daines Announce Senate Passage of Legislation They Have Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get the Benefits They Have Earned Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Governor Cuomo Announces 12 Members of the New York Congressional Delegation Join Growing Campaign to Legalize Surrogacy and Ban the Gay and Trans Panic Legal Defense Before the End of Session Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Date Title Politician
June 25, 2019 Schumer and Gillibrand Joint Statement on the Issuance of a Humanitarian Visa for Benjamin Barragan, Man With Young Children and Terminally Ill Wife in Brooklyn Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 25, 2019 After Her Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand Announces Major Victory For Thousands Of Veterans After Legislation She Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get The Benefits They Have Earned Has Been Signed Into Law Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 25, 2019 Lawmakers Seek to End Predatory Small Business Loans Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 25, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act Since Shelby County v. Holder Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Letter to Robert Mueller, Special Counsel at the US Department of Justice - Chairmen Nadler and Schiff Announce Special Counsel Mueller to Testify Pursuant to Subpoena Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 In a Victory for the Constitution, Jude Rejects Delay & Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Trump, Lawsuit Brought by Blumenthal, Nadler & 213 Members of Congress Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 In a Victory for The Constitution, Judge Rejects Delay & Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Trump, Lawsuit Brought by Blumenthal, Nadler & 213 Members of Congress Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice - Collins and Nadler ask DOJ inspector general to investigate claims of harassment at Quantico Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 24, 2019 Nadler Announces House Judiciary Committee Agreement with Annie Donaldson Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 24, 2019 Nadler Announces House Judiciary Committee Agreement with Annie Donaldson Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - U.S. Senator Tina Smith Continues Fight to Secure Health Committee Hearing on Negative Consequences of Family Separation on Children Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "After pushing @DHSgov and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to prioritize Mr. Barragan's urgent case, I am relieved to learn that he was just approved for a humanitarian visa to care for his terminally ill wife in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with him and his family." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020--Motion to Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "Children are being ripped away from parents, kept in cages, denied basic nutrition, hygiene, diapers, toothbrushes. To rip kids from parents, to separate families as a policy is sick, twisted, inhumane. The people who are in charge of this mess should be ashamed of themselves." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2019 Progressive Congresswomen Slam ICE and CBP: Not One More Dollar Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 21, 2019 Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers, Migrant Children, and Families Entering the Country Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 21, 2019 Hearing of the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on "The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ideas for Promoting Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency" Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Eleven House Committee Chairs Blast Trump Administration's Plan to Redefine Poverty That Threatens Assistance for Low-Income Families & Communities Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "It is a miserable state of affairs when you have to remind @realDonaldTrump that children have human rights. The Trump administration must be held accountable for their egregious mistreatment of infants and children. We must put a stop to this. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "When things aren't going well, @realDonaldTrump plays to his base Instead of putting forth solutions to fix our broken immigration system, instead of pursuing criminals, he threatens to tear families apart This isn't leadership This is inhumane & unwise" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on the "The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ideas for Promoting Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency" Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces House Resolution to Address Impact of Climate Change on Marginalized Communities Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 20, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Hope Hicks Interview Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 20, 2019 Velázquez on Impeachment Inquiry Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Velázquez Wants Private Prisons Out of Immigration Enforcement Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto, Gillibrand, Markey, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Immigrant Detention Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Lessons from the Mueller Report, Part II: Bipartisan Perspectives" Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 19, 2019 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Hon.Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Charles E. Grassley, Chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee, and Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee - Cortez Masto Urges Senate Leaders to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Credits to Boost U.S. Solar Industry Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces the Family Reunification Act of 2019 Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 19, 2019 Senators Lankford, Gillibrand and Representatives Huffman, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Adoption Standards Nationwide Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "We need an investigation into why @USTreasury's delaying the Harriet Tubman redesign of the $20 We don't know the real reason, but we do know @realDonaldTrump has referred to efforts to replace President Jackson on the $20 as "pure political correctness"" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "Over 4 in 5 Native Americans experience domestic violence in their lifetime But a loophole in federal law means more than 80% of cases can't be prosecuted at the tribal level The House-passed #VAWA closes that loophole. It's time for the Senate to act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director Of USCIS Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "A four-month-old boy was separated from his parents. Stories like this are heart-wrenching. The policies that create them, unconscionable. Senate Democrats have proposed commonsense policies to secure our border and provide better conditions for migrants and asylum seekers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Letter to Acting Secretary McAleenan - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director of USCIS Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2019 Tweet - ".@NYTimes heartbreakingly documented a 4-mo-old separated from his parents We must be wary of giving additional funding if it's not used to actually secure our border or provide migrants better conditions @SenateDems have commonsense policies to do that" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2019 Letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee - With Report After Report Detailing The Mistreatment Of Migrant Children At Detention Facilities, Gillibrand Calls On Congress To Restrict Funding For Facilities That Do Not Meet Minimum Standards Of Care To Protect Unaccompanied Children Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 17, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Condemns Price Gouging of Prescription Diabetes Medication that Places Undue Financial Burden on Patients Rep.Joe Morelle
June 17, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 16, 2019 Tweet - "This #FathersDay, we remember how the Trump administration cruelly separated children from their parents. The Trump administration's approach to immigration is a politically-motivated failure at odds with our values. We are better than this." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "7 years ago, DACA was created, allowing Dreamers to come out of the shadows. When @realDonaldTrump ended DACA, he threatened their futures. @SenateMajLdr McConnell must allow for a vote on the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act, not send it to his graveyard." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Stefanik Co-leads Go to High School, Go to College Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
June 13, 2019 After Years-Long Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand and Daines Announce Senate Passage of Legislation They Have Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get the Benefits They Have Earned Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Governor Cuomo Announces 12 Members of the New York Congressional Delegation Join Growing Campaign to Legalize Surrogacy and Ban the Gay and Trans Panic Legal Defense Before the End of Session Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
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