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Nov. 19, 2018 As Families Prepare For Holiday Travel, Senator Gillibrand Announces That Following Her Push, Airlines Must Now Allow Parents Traveling With Children To Check Strollers Of All Sizes At Gates Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 1, 2018 As Trump Administration Continues To Sabotage Access To Health Insurance For People With Preexisting Conditions, Gillibrand Announces Bill To Expand Access To High-Quality, Low-Cost Basic Health Program For Hundreds Of Thousands Of New Yorkers. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 29, 2018 Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Family Support of the Department of Health and Human Services - Grassley, Kaine Urge HHS to Move Forward on Recommendations to Help Foster Youth Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Grassley, Kaine Urge HHS to Move Forward on Recommendations to Help Foster Youth Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Danny K. Davis Condemns Transfer of Migrant Children to Tent City in Dark of Night in Letter to HHS and DHS Secretaries Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 3, 2018 Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement on Department of Homeland Security Report on Separated Children Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Oct. 3, 2018 Nadler and Lofgren Call for Real Accountability Following DHS IG Report Confirming the Trump Administration Lied About Family Separation Policy Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 3, 2018 Nadler and Lofgren Call for Real Accountability Following DHS IG Report Confirming the Trump Administration Lied About Family Separation Policy Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 28, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Votes in Favor of Tax 2.0 Package, Making Individual Tax Rates Permanent Rep. Claudia Tenney
Sept. 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS, the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Department of State, and the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Children Still Separated from their Parents Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "I'm proud that for a second straight year, Democrats secured a $2.37 billion increase to the Child Care Development Block Grant program, the largest increase in the program's history." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 16, 2018 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 Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Aug. 15, 2018 Meng Introduces Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Lower the Voting Age in America to 16 Years Old Rep. Grace Meng
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to Richard H. Anderson, President and CEO of National Passenger Rail Corporation - Tonko Leads Bipartisan Effort to Save Toys for Tots Holiday Train Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Aug. 3, 2018 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 Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 2, 2018 Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 26, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 25, 2018 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 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 23, 2018 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" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2018 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" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 20, 2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Question ICE's Practice of Arresting Undocumented Immigrants Taking Steps Toward Legal Status Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Director Redfield - CDC Must Quickly Investigate What The Causes Are & Develop Outreach Program To Parents Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 16, 2018 Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "The president has the power to appoint a czar to marshal & organize the agencies in charge of reunifying families. He should exercise that power, listen to all those marching today & clean up the mess he made w/ his slapdash family separation policy. #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2018 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 29, 2018 Letter to the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Markey Leads Call for FCC to Protect Children's Educational Television Programming Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2018 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Immigration Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families? Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Answers on Separated Children Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 22, 2018 Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump, if you share the outrage of the vast majority of Americans, if you're ashamed of what's happening at the border, YOU CAN change your administration's policy right now. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "The way the executive order was drafted means that it will not go into effect until a court rules on its legality. What is @realDonaldTrump's policy on family separation in the meantime? Will he continue to insist that these heartbreaking separations continue?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "It's a relief that @realDonaldTrump has reversed himself & recognized the cruelty of his policy of separating families. While the EO doesn't reference the families already ripped apart, I hope & expect that the admin will be able to quickly reunite these children w/their parents." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "He can start with correcting the problems that this executive order will create, and should also undo his #DACA order, which has put so many young people in limbo." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health - E&C Democrats Demand Hearing on Child Detention Centers Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2018 House Democrats Gather in Front of U.S. Capitol to Introduce Keep Families Together Act, Legislation to End Family Separation at the Border Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 20, 2018 Immigration and Children Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2018 Immigration and Children Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 20, 2018 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Date Title Politician
Nov. 19, 2018 As Families Prepare For Holiday Travel, Senator Gillibrand Announces That Following Her Push, Airlines Must Now Allow Parents Traveling With Children To Check Strollers Of All Sizes At Gates Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 1, 2018 As Trump Administration Continues To Sabotage Access To Health Insurance For People With Preexisting Conditions, Gillibrand Announces Bill To Expand Access To High-Quality, Low-Cost Basic Health Program For Hundreds Of Thousands Of New Yorkers. Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 29, 2018 Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Family Support of the Department of Health and Human Services - Grassley, Kaine Urge HHS to Move Forward on Recommendations to Help Foster Youth Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Grassley, Kaine Urge HHS to Move Forward on Recommendations to Help Foster Youth Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Danny K. Davis Condemns Transfer of Migrant Children to Tent City in Dark of Night in Letter to HHS and DHS Secretaries Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 3, 2018 Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement on Department of Homeland Security Report on Separated Children Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Oct. 3, 2018 Nadler and Lofgren Call for Real Accountability Following DHS IG Report Confirming the Trump Administration Lied About Family Separation Policy Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 3, 2018 Nadler and Lofgren Call for Real Accountability Following DHS IG Report Confirming the Trump Administration Lied About Family Separation Policy Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 28, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Votes in Favor of Tax 2.0 Package, Making Individual Tax Rates Permanent Rep.Claudia Tenney
Sept. 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS, the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Department of State, and the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Children Still Separated from their Parents Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "I'm proud that for a second straight year, Democrats secured a $2.37 billion increase to the Child Care Development Block Grant program, the largest increase in the program's history." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 16, 2018 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 Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Aug. 15, 2018 Meng Introduces Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Lower the Voting Age in America to 16 Years Old Rep.Grace Meng
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to Richard H. Anderson, President and CEO of National Passenger Rail Corporation - Tonko Leads Bipartisan Effort to Save Toys for Tots Holiday Train Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Aug. 3, 2018 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 Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 2, 2018 Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 26, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 25, 2018 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 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 23, 2018 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" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2018 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" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 20, 2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Question ICE's Practice of Arresting Undocumented Immigrants Taking Steps Toward Legal Status Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Director Redfield - CDC Must Quickly Investigate What The Causes Are & Develop Outreach Program To Parents Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 16, 2018 Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "The president has the power to appoint a czar to marshal & organize the agencies in charge of reunifying families. He should exercise that power, listen to all those marching today & clean up the mess he made w/ his slapdash family separation policy. #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2018 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 29, 2018 Letter to the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Markey Leads Call for FCC to Protect Children's Educational Television Programming Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2018 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Immigration Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families? Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Answers on Separated Children Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 22, 2018 Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump, if you share the outrage of the vast majority of Americans, if you're ashamed of what's happening at the border, YOU CAN change your administration's policy right now. #KeepFamiliesTogether" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "The way the executive order was drafted means that it will not go into effect until a court rules on its legality. What is @realDonaldTrump's policy on family separation in the meantime? Will he continue to insist that these heartbreaking separations continue?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "It's a relief that @realDonaldTrump has reversed himself & recognized the cruelty of his policy of separating families. While the EO doesn't reference the families already ripped apart, I hope & expect that the admin will be able to quickly reunite these children w/their parents." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "He can start with correcting the problems that this executive order will create, and should also undo his #DACA order, which has put so many young people in limbo." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health - E&C Democrats Demand Hearing on Child Detention Centers Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2018 House Democrats Gather in Front of U.S. Capitol to Introduce Keep Families Together Act, Legislation to End Family Separation at the Border Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 20, 2018 Immigration and Children Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2018 Immigration and Children Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 20, 2018 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
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