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June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Cory Wilson has supported restrictive voter ID laws and expressed strong opposition to parts of the Voting Rights Act. That's right. During a national movement on racial justice, Senate Republicans are trying to confirm a judge with a hostile record on voting rights!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Black & Latino voters wait 45-46% longer than white voters to cast a ballot We can't have an equal society if the wellspring of democracy--the right to vote--remains tainted by inequality The House has acted Sen. McConnell: Let the Senate to do the same" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "The voter suppression against Black Americans in Georgia yesterday was disgraceful. H.R. 4 passed the House and it would fix this problem, but it's collecting dust in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate must act on voting rights!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "To address systemic racism, we must reverse Republican efforts to make it harder for Black Americans to vote H.R. 4--which would restore the Voting Rights Act--has been in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard for 186 days The Senate must act to end #VoterSuppressionInGeorgia" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2020 Oversight Committee Democratic Members Honor Leadership of Black Women on 101st Anniversary of 19th Amendment Passing Congress Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 3, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Protecting the Right to Vote During the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate must lead. Senator McConnell should commit to put a law enforcement reform bill on the floor ASAP. Not hold hearings on President Trump's wild conspiracies about the 2016 election or a month of right-wing, anti-civil rights judicial nominees." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Top Democrats Request Assurances Mnuchin Would Not Follow Illegal Orders To Withhold Federal Aid From States Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 27, 2020 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" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2020 As Coronavirus Threatens United States Postal Service, Gillibrand Calls For Legislation To Establish Postal Banking, Fund USPS, And Guarantee Access To Ballot Box Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 26, 2020 The New York Times - Trump Called the Postal Service a "Joke.' I'm Trying to Save It. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 22, 2020 Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call for $3.6 Billion to Expand Vote-By-Mail, Early Voting in CARES 2 Relief Package Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 21, 2020 Tweet - "States, localities, tribal governments need support. So does the Postal Service. Working Americans need rental assistance. Frontline workers deserve hazard pay. We must ensure our 2020 elections are conducted fairly. Democrats will not stop fighting for these priorities & more." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes For Emergency Voter Protections In Next Phase Of Coronavirus Relief Legislation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2020 Tweet - "The right of every American citizen to vote must be protected. We can't let Pres. Trump or the Republican Party stand in the way of democracy. In the next comprehensive response bill (COVID 4), we'll fight to ensure states have all they need to hold safe, free, fair elections." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 31, 2020 Tweet - "Trump doesn't think Republicans can win if voting is made easier for everyday Americans. Is that why many in the GOP worship at the altar of voter suppression? We. Will. Defend. Our. Democracy. #ForThePeople" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 28, 2020 Tweet - "Democracy Matters. Now more than ever. That's why @HouseDemocrats fought to secure $400 million to maximize voter participation during the #coronavirus pandemic. We need nationwide early voting and mail-in ballots for everyone. Nothing less is acceptable #ForThePeople." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York - Rep. Nadler Sends Letter to Gov. Cuomo Requesting Coronavirus-Related Primary Petitioning Changes Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States - Senate Democrats Call on EU to Sanction "Putin's Chef" citing Concerns about Russian Meddling in 2020 Election Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are pushing Trey Trainor to serve on FEC His former law firm described him as being "intimately involved" in Texas's 2003 redistricting--which the Supreme Court deemed in violation of the Voting Rights Act because the maps significantly disenfranchised minority voters" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Americans demand #HR1 #ForThePeople! Every election year, big corporations & special interests overwhelm our political process with dark money #HR1 grabs power away from big corporations & puts it back in the hands of hardworking Americans Senator McConnell: Stop blocking #HR1" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats will not stop fighting for #HR1 #ForThePeople. We must restore the democratic values that have guided our nation for two and a half centuries. Free and fair elections are the wellspring of our democracy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are pushing Trey Trainor to serve on FEC He's been skeptical of even the most reasonable campaign finance restrictions Trainor's nomination fits a Trump admin pattern of nominating people for federal agencies who hold views in opposition to those agencies' missions" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell: Does this mean you'll stop blocking election security bills and actually let the Senate vote to protect our elections?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 For the People Act Sen. Chuck Schumer
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June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Cory Wilson has supported restrictive voter ID laws and expressed strong opposition to parts of the Voting Rights Act. That's right. During a national movement on racial justice, Senate Republicans are trying to confirm a judge with a hostile record on voting rights!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "Black & Latino voters wait 45-46% longer than white voters to cast a ballot We can't have an equal society if the wellspring of democracy--the right to vote--remains tainted by inequality The House has acted Sen. McConnell: Let the Senate to do the same" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 10, 2020 Tweet - "The voter suppression against Black Americans in Georgia yesterday was disgraceful. H.R. 4 passed the House and it would fix this problem, but it's collecting dust in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate must act on voting rights!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "To address systemic racism, we must reverse Republican efforts to make it harder for Black Americans to vote H.R. 4--which would restore the Voting Rights Act--has been in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard for 186 days The Senate must act to end #VoterSuppressionInGeorgia" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2020 Oversight Committee Democratic Members Honor Leadership of Black Women on 101st Anniversary of 19th Amendment Passing Congress Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 3, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Protecting the Right to Vote During the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 1, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate must lead. Senator McConnell should commit to put a law enforcement reform bill on the floor ASAP. Not hold hearings on President Trump's wild conspiracies about the 2016 election or a month of right-wing, anti-civil rights judicial nominees." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Top Democrats Request Assurances Mnuchin Would Not Follow Illegal Orders To Withhold Federal Aid From States Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 27, 2020 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" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2020 As Coronavirus Threatens United States Postal Service, Gillibrand Calls For Legislation To Establish Postal Banking, Fund USPS, And Guarantee Access To Ballot Box Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 26, 2020 The New York Times - Trump Called the Postal Service a "Joke.' I'm Trying to Save It. Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 22, 2020 Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call for $3.6 Billion to Expand Vote-By-Mail, Early Voting in CARES 2 Relief Package Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 21, 2020 Tweet - "States, localities, tribal governments need support. So does the Postal Service. Working Americans need rental assistance. Frontline workers deserve hazard pay. We must ensure our 2020 elections are conducted fairly. Democrats will not stop fighting for these priorities & more." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes For Emergency Voter Protections In Next Phase Of Coronavirus Relief Legislation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2020 Tweet - "The right of every American citizen to vote must be protected. We can't let Pres. Trump or the Republican Party stand in the way of democracy. In the next comprehensive response bill (COVID 4), we'll fight to ensure states have all they need to hold safe, free, fair elections." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 31, 2020 Tweet - "Trump doesn't think Republicans can win if voting is made easier for everyday Americans. Is that why many in the GOP worship at the altar of voter suppression? We. Will. Defend. Our. Democracy. #ForThePeople" Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 28, 2020 Tweet - "Democracy Matters. Now more than ever. That's why @HouseDemocrats fought to secure $400 million to maximize voter participation during the #coronavirus pandemic. We need nationwide early voting and mail-in ballots for everyone. Nothing less is acceptable #ForThePeople." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York - Rep. Nadler Sends Letter to Gov. Cuomo Requesting Coronavirus-Related Primary Petitioning Changes Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States - Senate Democrats Call on EU to Sanction "Putin's Chef" citing Concerns about Russian Meddling in 2020 Election Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are pushing Trey Trainor to serve on FEC His former law firm described him as being "intimately involved" in Texas's 2003 redistricting--which the Supreme Court deemed in violation of the Voting Rights Act because the maps significantly disenfranchised minority voters" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Americans demand #HR1 #ForThePeople! Every election year, big corporations & special interests overwhelm our political process with dark money #HR1 grabs power away from big corporations & puts it back in the hands of hardworking Americans Senator McConnell: Stop blocking #HR1" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats will not stop fighting for #HR1 #ForThePeople. We must restore the democratic values that have guided our nation for two and a half centuries. Free and fair elections are the wellspring of our democracy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are pushing Trey Trainor to serve on FEC He's been skeptical of even the most reasonable campaign finance restrictions Trainor's nomination fits a Trump admin pattern of nominating people for federal agencies who hold views in opposition to those agencies' missions" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Mitch McConnell: Does this mean you'll stop blocking election security bills and actually let the Senate vote to protect our elections?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 10, 2020 For the People Act Sen.Chuck Schumer
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