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March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Climate change is a urgent crisis, an existential threat to our country and our planet. It requires a singular focus from this chamber. Today, I'm introducing a resolution to create a select committee on climate change." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2019 Tweet - "I love the enthusiasm and energy from young climate activists. Democrats need to hear their voices now more than ever. It's time to implement major climate legislation now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats are going on offense on climate -Introducing a Senate Select Committee on Climate -Focusing on climate in any infrastructure bill -Giving weekly Senate floor speeches to raise awareness -Asking @SenateGOP to vote showing they believe we must act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Every Democrat voted against Andrew Wheeler to be @EPA's Administrator He built a career as a lobbyist for big polluters He failed to take action on toxic chemicals & downplayed climate change since joining EPA in 2018 He is the wrong choice to be EPA's permanent Administrator" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "All 47 @SenateDems are introducing a resolution today that affirms 3 things: 1. Climate change is real. 2. It's caused by humans. 3. Congress must act. Will the @SenateGOP sign on?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Democrats are demanding @SenateMajLdr McConnell and the @SenateGOP take their heads out of the sand and answer three questions: 1. Do they believe climate change is real? 2. Is it caused by humans? 3. Do they believe Congress & the U.S. need to take immediate action?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "I'm so proud to keep fighting to #ActOnClimate for our planet, our kids, and our grandkids. And that's why I'm calling on @SenateMajLdr McConnell to finally, finally admit that climate change is real, it's caused by humans, and Congress must act." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Thirteen days ago, I took to the Senate floor & challenged @SenateMajLdr McConnell to answer these questions: 1. Do you believe in climate change? 2. Do you believe it's caused by humans? 3. Do you believe Congress should take immediate action? I'm still waiting on an answer." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2019 Tonko Recruited for 3rd Climate-Focused House Committee: Natural Resources Rep. Paul Tonko
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "Reports say @realDonaldTrump plans to set up a fake panel at the @WhiteHouse of cherry-picked frauds who question the reality of climate change to "counter" the massive scientific consensus. If he does, @SenateDems will introduce legislation to defund it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Or, so @SenateMajLdr McConnell understands: "An Iceberg the Size of Pulaski County, Kentucky Could Soon Break Off Antarctica"" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 21, 2019 Tweet - "The @WhiteHouse wants to appoint William Happer to chair a panel on climate change & national security. Happer actually believes more carbon dioxide is good. He's even compared the "demonization of CO2" to the treatment of "Jews under Hitler." What?!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 21, 2019 Tweet - "Remember this when you hear Republicans and Fox News commentators criticizing plans to tackle climate change: Republicans have ZERO plans to address climate change. It's time for @SenateMajLdr to stop hiding and tell the truth about climate change once and for all." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 19, 2019 Governor Cuomo, Mayor De Blasio, Senator Schumer & Congressman Rose Announce Multi-Use Elevated Promenade on Staten Island's East Shore to Move Forward with Federal Funding Guaranteed Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 15, 2019 Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Climate Change Literacy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 14, 2019 Pallone and Tonko on EPA's PFAS Management Plan Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Dear @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Stop trying to distract from the fact that the GOP has no plan on climate change. I'm headed to the Senate Floor to issue you a challenge to admit for the first time: 1. Climate change is real 2. It's caused by humans 3. Congress needs to act" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Reassert Request for Information on EPA's Efforts to Gun Climate Change Protections Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 9, 2019 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Tonko Rep. Paul Tonko
Feb. 8, 2019 Hirono, Markey, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Green New Deal Resolution Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Information on EPA Enforcement Actions Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - As EPA Prepares to Release Second 5-Year Review of Hudson River PCB Superfund Site to Determine Whether Cleanup Is Protective of Human Health, Schumer, Gillibrand Call on EPA to Deny a Certificate of Completion to GE Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2019 Schumer Reveals: Feds on Verge of Not Setting Drinking Water Standard for Highly Toxic PFOA/PFOS Chemicals that Have Plagued Li; Schumer Makes Public Push on EPA to Reverse Course & Issue Drinking Water Standard to Protect Public Health; Feds Must Be Held to Account Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth & Carper Lead EPW Democrats In Requesting Extension Of EPA Public Comment Periods Due To Shutdown Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Schumer & Gillibrand Demand EPA Issue Standard for Maximum Exposure to Protect Public Health; Carcinogenic Chemical Has Contaminated Drinking Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Release Health and Safety Studies on Pigment Violet 29 Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 29, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Representative Levin Urges EPA Acting Administrator to Read National Climate Assessment Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Jan. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Suppression of Public Health Study on PFAS Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 29, 2019 Tonko Warns Trump EPA over Reported Inaction on PFAS Rep. Paul Tonko
Jan. 28, 2019 Letter to the Acting Administrator Wheeler - Information on Dangerous EPA Clean Air Rollbacks Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Committee on Environment & Public Works - As Senate Environment And Public Works Committee Prepares To Set Its Agenda For The New Congress, Gillibrand Calls For Action On Solving The Climate Change Crisis, Eliminate Carbon Emissions, Modernize Our Economy And Create Good, New Jobs For American Workers Throughout New York And All Across The Country Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 24, 2019 As Senate Environment And Public Works Committee Prepares To Set Its Agenda For The New Congress, Gillibrand Calls For Action On Solving The Climate Change Crisis, Eliminate Carbon Emissions, Modernize Our Economy And Create Good, New Jobs For American Workers Throughout New York And All Across The Country Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 23, 2019 Schumer, in A Personal Meeting with Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, Urges DOD to Keep Its Promise Under Mattis to Quickly Implement Interim Remediation Measures to Limit Spread of Toxic PFOA/PFOS Contamination at Recreation Pond and Beyond; Says More Work Must Be Done to Limit the Further Spread of Carcinogenic Water Contaminant Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2019 Congressman Morelle Votes to Provide Relief and Recovery Assistance for Americans Affected by Natural Disasters and Re-Open Federal Government Through February 8 Rep. Joe Morelle
Jan. 15, 2019 Tonko to Lead Key Climate Subcommittee Rep. Paul Tonko
Jan. 11, 2019 As Trump Shutdown Halts Paychecks, Tonko Votes to Restore EPA Protections, Protect Families Receiving Food Assistance Rep. Paul Tonko
Jan. 11, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat Votes to Re-Open All of Our National Parks With Full Staffing and to Allow EPA to Resume its Activities Protecting Public Health Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Jan. 8, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Commitee Castor - SEEC Leadership Urge Prioritize Placement of SEEC members on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 7, 2019 Gillibrand, Velázquez And Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Bill To Establish Puerto Rico Hurricanes Commission Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Jan. 4, 2019 Representative Levin Joins House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 21, 2018 Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act Rep. Paul Tonko
Dec. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget - Crist Seeks Federal Funding to Tackle Harmful Algal Blooms Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, the Hon. Rick Perry, the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, and the Hon. Ms. Mary Neumayr - Carper, Schumer Demand Disclosure of Administration's Oil Industry Contacts After Reports of Covert Campaign to Weaken Fuel Economy Standards Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 18, 2018 Following Trump Administration Move To Roll Back Methane Pollution Requirements For Oil And Gas Companies, Senators Gillibrand, Whitehouse, Van Hollen, And Senate Democrats Determine That Scott Pruitt's Conflicts Of Interest Renders Proposed Methane Rule Invalid Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - DeGette Leads Democratic House Colleagues in Opposition to EPA Proposal to Weaken Methane Standards Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Dec. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler - Carper, Schumer Demand Overdue EPA Action to Ban Deadly Paint-Stripping Chemical Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator, EPA - Abandon Baseless Proposal on Animal Waste Emissions Reporting Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers Push President to Act on Climate Change Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Date Title Politician
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Climate change is a urgent crisis, an existential threat to our country and our planet. It requires a singular focus from this chamber. Today, I'm introducing a resolution to create a select committee on climate change." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2019 Tweet - "I love the enthusiasm and energy from young climate activists. Democrats need to hear their voices now more than ever. It's time to implement major climate legislation now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats are going on offense on climate -Introducing a Senate Select Committee on Climate -Focusing on climate in any infrastructure bill -Giving weekly Senate floor speeches to raise awareness -Asking @SenateGOP to vote showing they believe we must act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 5, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Every Democrat voted against Andrew Wheeler to be @EPA's Administrator He built a career as a lobbyist for big polluters He failed to take action on toxic chemicals & downplayed climate change since joining EPA in 2018 He is the wrong choice to be EPA's permanent Administrator" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "All 47 @SenateDems are introducing a resolution today that affirms 3 things: 1. Climate change is real. 2. It's caused by humans. 3. Congress must act. Will the @SenateGOP sign on?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Democrats are demanding @SenateMajLdr McConnell and the @SenateGOP take their heads out of the sand and answer three questions: 1. Do they believe climate change is real? 2. Is it caused by humans? 3. Do they believe Congress & the U.S. need to take immediate action?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "I'm so proud to keep fighting to #ActOnClimate for our planet, our kids, and our grandkids. And that's why I'm calling on @SenateMajLdr McConnell to finally, finally admit that climate change is real, it's caused by humans, and Congress must act." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Thirteen days ago, I took to the Senate floor & challenged @SenateMajLdr McConnell to answer these questions: 1. Do you believe in climate change? 2. Do you believe it's caused by humans? 3. Do you believe Congress should take immediate action? I'm still waiting on an answer." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2019 Tonko Recruited for 3rd Climate-Focused House Committee: Natural Resources Rep.Paul Tonko
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "Reports say @realDonaldTrump plans to set up a fake panel at the @WhiteHouse of cherry-picked frauds who question the reality of climate change to "counter" the massive scientific consensus. If he does, @SenateDems will introduce legislation to defund it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Or, so @SenateMajLdr McConnell understands: "An Iceberg the Size of Pulaski County, Kentucky Could Soon Break Off Antarctica"" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 21, 2019 Tweet - "The @WhiteHouse wants to appoint William Happer to chair a panel on climate change & national security. Happer actually believes more carbon dioxide is good. He's even compared the "demonization of CO2" to the treatment of "Jews under Hitler." What?!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 21, 2019 Tweet - "Remember this when you hear Republicans and Fox News commentators criticizing plans to tackle climate change: Republicans have ZERO plans to address climate change. It's time for @SenateMajLdr to stop hiding and tell the truth about climate change once and for all." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 19, 2019 Governor Cuomo, Mayor De Blasio, Senator Schumer & Congressman Rose Announce Multi-Use Elevated Promenade on Staten Island's East Shore to Move Forward with Federal Funding Guaranteed Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 15, 2019 Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Climate Change Literacy Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 14, 2019 Pallone and Tonko on EPA's PFAS Management Plan Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Dear @SenateMajLdr McConnell: Stop trying to distract from the fact that the GOP has no plan on climate change. I'm headed to the Senate Floor to issue you a challenge to admit for the first time: 1. Climate change is real 2. It's caused by humans 3. Congress needs to act" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Reassert Request for Information on EPA's Efforts to Gun Climate Change Protections Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 9, 2019 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Tonko Rep.Paul Tonko
Feb. 8, 2019 Hirono, Markey, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Green New Deal Resolution Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Information on EPA Enforcement Actions Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Feb. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - As EPA Prepares to Release Second 5-Year Review of Hudson River PCB Superfund Site to Determine Whether Cleanup Is Protective of Human Health, Schumer, Gillibrand Call on EPA to Deny a Certificate of Completion to GE Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2019 Schumer Reveals: Feds on Verge of Not Setting Drinking Water Standard for Highly Toxic PFOA/PFOS Chemicals that Have Plagued Li; Schumer Makes Public Push on EPA to Reverse Course & Issue Drinking Water Standard to Protect Public Health; Feds Must Be Held to Account Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth & Carper Lead EPW Democrats In Requesting Extension Of EPA Public Comment Periods Due To Shutdown Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Schumer & Gillibrand Demand EPA Issue Standard for Maximum Exposure to Protect Public Health; Carcinogenic Chemical Has Contaminated Drinking Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Release Health and Safety Studies on Pigment Violet 29 Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 29, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Representative Levin Urges EPA Acting Administrator to Read National Climate Assessment Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Jan. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, EPA - Suppression of Public Health Study on PFAS Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 29, 2019 Tonko Warns Trump EPA over Reported Inaction on PFAS Rep.Paul Tonko
Jan. 28, 2019 Letter to the Acting Administrator Wheeler - Information on Dangerous EPA Clean Air Rollbacks Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Committee on Environment & Public Works - As Senate Environment And Public Works Committee Prepares To Set Its Agenda For The New Congress, Gillibrand Calls For Action On Solving The Climate Change Crisis, Eliminate Carbon Emissions, Modernize Our Economy And Create Good, New Jobs For American Workers Throughout New York And All Across The Country Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 24, 2019 As Senate Environment And Public Works Committee Prepares To Set Its Agenda For The New Congress, Gillibrand Calls For Action On Solving The Climate Change Crisis, Eliminate Carbon Emissions, Modernize Our Economy And Create Good, New Jobs For American Workers Throughout New York And All Across The Country Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 23, 2019 Schumer, in A Personal Meeting with Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, Urges DOD to Keep Its Promise Under Mattis to Quickly Implement Interim Remediation Measures to Limit Spread of Toxic PFOA/PFOS Contamination at Recreation Pond and Beyond; Says More Work Must Be Done to Limit the Further Spread of Carcinogenic Water Contaminant Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2019 Congressman Morelle Votes to Provide Relief and Recovery Assistance for Americans Affected by Natural Disasters and Re-Open Federal Government Through February 8 Rep.Joe Morelle
Jan. 15, 2019 Tonko to Lead Key Climate Subcommittee Rep.Paul Tonko
Jan. 11, 2019 As Trump Shutdown Halts Paychecks, Tonko Votes to Restore EPA Protections, Protect Families Receiving Food Assistance Rep.Paul Tonko
Jan. 11, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat Votes to Re-Open All of Our National Parks With Full Staffing and to Allow EPA to Resume its Activities Protecting Public Health Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Jan. 8, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Commitee Castor - SEEC Leadership Urge Prioritize Placement of SEEC members on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 7, 2019 Gillibrand, Velázquez And Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Bill To Establish Puerto Rico Hurricanes Commission Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Jan. 4, 2019 Representative Levin Joins House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 21, 2018 Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act Rep.Paul Tonko
Dec. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget - Crist Seeks Federal Funding to Tackle Harmful Algal Blooms Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Dec. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, the Hon. Rick Perry, the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, and the Hon. Ms. Mary Neumayr - Carper, Schumer Demand Disclosure of Administration's Oil Industry Contacts After Reports of Covert Campaign to Weaken Fuel Economy Standards Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 18, 2018 Following Trump Administration Move To Roll Back Methane Pollution Requirements For Oil And Gas Companies, Senators Gillibrand, Whitehouse, Van Hollen, And Senate Democrats Determine That Scott Pruitt's Conflicts Of Interest Renders Proposed Methane Rule Invalid Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - DeGette Leads Democratic House Colleagues in Opposition to EPA Proposal to Weaken Methane Standards Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Dec. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler - Carper, Schumer Demand Overdue EPA Action to Ban Deadly Paint-Stripping Chemical Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator, EPA - Abandon Baseless Proposal on Animal Waste Emissions Reporting Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers Push President to Act on Climate Change Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
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