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June 18, 2020 Tweet - "We need a strong bill. We need to save Black lives and bring long overdue reforms to institutions that have resisted them. The harsh fact of the matter is, the legislation from Senate Republicans is far too weak and will be ineffective at rooting out this problem." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Republican bill does nothing on racial profiling or to reform qualified immunity which shields police from accountability for violating Americans' constitutional rights The Senate GOP bill does not rise to the moment We must act on Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill would not have prevented the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, or Eric Garner. If it won't stop future deaths of Black Americans at the hands of the very people meant to protect and serve them, it does not meet the moment." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 House Judiciary Committee Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "For someone who wants to sue everyone he believes wrongs him, President Trump doesn't want to let American citizens sue police officers who violate their constitutional rights? That's just wrong. And Senate Democrats are fighting to change it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Today is a tale of two chambers The House is considering Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act representing comprehensive, strong policing reform, the most forceful in decades The Senate GOP bill's silent on racial profiling, no reforms to qualified immunity, no real accountability" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump spent most of his press conference demonizing peaceful protesters, airing unjustified grievances, suggesting the expertise that led to the AIDS vaccine will lead to a COVID vaccine when there is no AIDS vaccine! This was his press conference on police reform?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud of @CentralLaborNYC , the @AFLCIO , and unions across America who are leading the #WorkersFirst Caravan for Racial + Economic Justice. Senator McConnell: For families, people, workers. On real policing reform. On the COVID-19 crisis. No more delay. Let the #SenateActNow!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell said he's going to bring the GOP policing proposal to the Senate floor next week. What he doesn't tell you is that he first wants to approve a circuit court judge--Cory Wilson--with a record of hostility towards minority voting rights." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffries Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on President Trump's Policing Executive Order Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Why is it that when it comes to confirming right-wing judges, Senate Republicans always make the time. But when it comes to making real changes to police departments, Senate Republicans are already making excuses? We won't stop fighting for action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets demanding change. But Senate Republicans want to wait another month or more before even just considering police reform?! By delaying action, Republicans are playing the same dangerous games they played after mass shootings last summer." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "On the heels of the historic Supreme Court ruling: Every single Senate Democrat just told Senator McConnell to put the #EqualityAct on the floor. It passed the House over a year ago. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans must be over once and for all. #PrideMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court decision prohibiting employment discrimination for LGBTQ+ Americans is a step forward, but reminds us that we have so much more work to do The next step is to pass the Equality Act Sen. McConnell: Join the rest of the country. Put the bill on the Senate floor" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 15, 2020 Adams Introduces Right to PROTEST Act Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Nadler & Cohen Denounce Trump Administration Rollback of Civil Rights Protections in Healthcare Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Being killed by police is now the sixth-leading cause of death for young men in America Young Black men are 2.5 times more likely than their white peers to be killed by police Senate Democrats are demanding bold and broad-scale change with the #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
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
Date Title Politician
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "We need a strong bill. We need to save Black lives and bring long overdue reforms to institutions that have resisted them. The harsh fact of the matter is, the legislation from Senate Republicans is far too weak and will be ineffective at rooting out this problem." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Republican bill does nothing on racial profiling or to reform qualified immunity which shields police from accountability for violating Americans' constitutional rights The Senate GOP bill does not rise to the moment We must act on Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill would not have prevented the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, or Eric Garner. If it won't stop future deaths of Black Americans at the hands of the very people meant to protect and serve them, it does not meet the moment." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 House Judiciary Committee Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "For someone who wants to sue everyone he believes wrongs him, President Trump doesn't want to let American citizens sue police officers who violate their constitutional rights? That's just wrong. And Senate Democrats are fighting to change it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Today is a tale of two chambers The House is considering Democrats' #JusticeInPolicing Act representing comprehensive, strong policing reform, the most forceful in decades The Senate GOP bill's silent on racial profiling, no reforms to qualified immunity, no real accountability" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump spent most of his press conference demonizing peaceful protesters, airing unjustified grievances, suggesting the expertise that led to the AIDS vaccine will lead to a COVID vaccine when there is no AIDS vaccine! This was his press conference on police reform?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud of @CentralLaborNYC , the @AFLCIO , and unions across America who are leading the #WorkersFirst Caravan for Racial + Economic Justice. Senator McConnell: For families, people, workers. On real policing reform. On the COVID-19 crisis. No more delay. Let the #SenateActNow!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell said he's going to bring the GOP policing proposal to the Senate floor next week. What he doesn't tell you is that he first wants to approve a circuit court judge--Cory Wilson--with a record of hostility towards minority voting rights." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript Interview with Hakeem Jeffries Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on President Trump's Policing Executive Order Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Why is it that when it comes to confirming right-wing judges, Senate Republicans always make the time. But when it comes to making real changes to police departments, Senate Republicans are already making excuses? We won't stop fighting for action on the #JusticeInPolicing Act!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are taking to the streets demanding change. But Senate Republicans want to wait another month or more before even just considering police reform?! By delaying action, Republicans are playing the same dangerous games they played after mass shootings last summer." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "On the heels of the historic Supreme Court ruling: Every single Senate Democrat just told Senator McConnell to put the #EqualityAct on the floor. It passed the House over a year ago. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans must be over once and for all. #PrideMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court decision prohibiting employment discrimination for LGBTQ+ Americans is a step forward, but reminds us that we have so much more work to do The next step is to pass the Equality Act Sen. McConnell: Join the rest of the country. Put the bill on the Senate floor" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 16, 2020 Justice in Policing Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 15, 2020 Adams Introduces Right to PROTEST Act Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Nadler & Cohen Denounce Trump Administration Rollback of Civil Rights Protections in Healthcare Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Being killed by police is now the sixth-leading cause of death for young men in America Young Black men are 2.5 times more likely than their white peers to be killed by police Senate Democrats are demanding bold and broad-scale change with the #JusticeInPolicing Act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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
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