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Sept. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, U.S Department of Homeland Security Acting Director - Meng Demands Answers From DHS About Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Border
Rep. Grace Meng
Sept. 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 29, 2019
Letter to Jeffrey Bezos Amazon CEO - Meng Sends Letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Calling for His Company to Remove Unsafe, Banned or Deceptively Labeled Products
Rep. Grace Meng
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 6, 2019
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Authorizing Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses to Ensure Student Safety
Rep. Tim Kennedy, ...
Aug. 1, 2019
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand"
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 1, 2019
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand"
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 25, 2019
Statement from Congressman Joe Morelle on President Trump's Proposal to Cut Snap Benefits
Rep. Joe Morelle
July 3, 2019
Letter to Kevin McAleenan - Meeks Leads NYC Delegation Letter to CBP in Response to Derisive Facebook Group
Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Call for Maintaining Strong Children's Television Rules
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019
Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill
Rep. Grace Meng
June 27, 2019
Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill
Rep. Paul Tonko
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 21, 2019
Gillibrand, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give More Kids Access to Healthy Meals
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Bill To Improve Adoption And Foster Care Standards Nationwide
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Senator Warren and Colleagues to Congressional Budget Negotiators: Make Child Care, Affordable Housing, and Addressing the Climate Crisis Top Priorities
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019
Senators Lankford, Gillibrand and Representatives Huffman, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Adoption Standards Nationwide
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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 13, 2019
Gillibrand Announces "Every Child Deserves a Family" Legislation to End Discrimination Against LQBTQ Adoptive Parents, Foster Parents and Children in the Federal Foster Care System and Help Give More Children a Loving Home
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 29, 2019
Casey Introduces Bill to Provide Financial Relief to Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Due to Opioid Crisis
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 24, 2019
Tweet - "Becoming a parent is a life-changing event. Telling couples they cannot adopt a child because of who they love? That is wrong and goes against who we are as Americans."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2019
Stefanik Cosponsors the Miranda Vargas School Bus Driver Red Flag Act
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Bera Urges Pompeo to Reverse Policy on Denying Citizenship to Children of Americans
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "Children fleeing violence and poverty should not be dying while in U.S. custody. This simply must stop!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 13, 2019
Letter to Inspector General Levinson - Reps. Mucarsel-Powell, Shalala, Wasserman Schultz Call for Investigation of Homestead Shelter, Gen. Kelly and Private Operator's No-bid Contract
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 10, 2019
Sherrill, Stefanik, King, and Cisneros Introduce Bipartisan SALT Bill to Increase Cap
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
May 10, 2019
Separating Immigrant Children From Their Families is A Violation of Basic Human Rights
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
May 8, 2019
Stefanik Co-Leads CAPTA and Amendment to Fund National Hotline
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 2, 2019
Committee Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
April 30, 2019
Cummings, Nadler, Bass, and Booker Reintroduce the REDEEM Act
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 17, 2019
Gillibrand Introduces New Legislation To Eliminate Pesticide From Food In School Meals
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2019
Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019
Rep. Grace Meng
March 29, 2019
Gillibrand Joins Casey And 19 Senate Colleagues To Introduce Legislation Making Child Care More Affordable
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar, HHS - Revoke Waiver Allowing South Carolina Child Welfare Agencies to Discriminate
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 13, 2019
Durbin & Senators Reintroduce Bill To Protect Children's Online Privacy
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 12, 2019
Gillibrand Statement On New Republican Paid Leave Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 26, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Hearing on Family Separation Policy
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 12, 2019
DeLauro, Gillibrand Reintroduce the FAMILY Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 8, 2019
Letter to Dear President & CEO John Clark - As Thousands of Students Nationwide Are Targeted by New & Advanced Online & Social Media Predatory Blackmailing Schemes, Including Four Recently Impacted Rochester-Finger Lakes School Districts, Senator Calls on National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to Immediately Mobilize All Available Resources to Impacted Rochester Districts; Announces Push for New Legislation Designating Online Predator Blackmailing as Federal Crime
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 8, 2019
Bipartisan Delegation Introduces Bill to Expand Family and Medical Leave Act to Cover Loss of a Child
Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Harris and Wyden Lead Colleagues in Reintroduction of Legislation to Improve Resettlement Process for Unaccompanied Children, Protect Sponsors
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Expand Access To Affordable Child Care For Working Families
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 19, 2019
House Chairmen Condemn Shocking Secret Memo on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Jan. 17, 2019
Chairman Nadler Statement on HHS IG Report Finding Thousands More Migrant Children Separated from Families by Trump Administration
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Jan. 15, 2019
CONGRESSMAN PANETTA CO-INTRODUCES THE KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER ACT
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, DHS, Acting Attorney General Whitaker, DOJ, and Secretary Azar, HHS - Demanding Answers Regarding Family Separation Policy
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Dec. 14, 2018
Tweet - "A 7-year-old girl should not be dying of dehydration and shock in Customs and Border Protection custody. Secretary Nielsen and @DHSgov must be held accountable for Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin's death."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, FDA - Go Further In Combatting Youth Tabacco Use
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2018
Tweet - "So proud of you for your work to combat e-cigs that use kid-friendly flavors to hook teens. It's students like these that make me hopeful for the future of our politics."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, U.S Department of Homeland Security Acting Director - Meng Demands Answers From DHS About Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Border
Rep.Grace Meng
Sept. 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 29, 2019
Letter to Jeffrey Bezos Amazon CEO - Meng Sends Letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Calling for His Company to Remove Unsafe, Banned or Deceptively Labeled Products
Rep.Grace Meng
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 6, 2019
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Authorizing Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses to Ensure Student Safety
Rep.Tim Kennedy, ...
Aug. 1, 2019
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand"
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 1, 2019
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand"
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 25, 2019
Statement from Congressman Joe Morelle on President Trump's Proposal to Cut Snap Benefits
Rep.Joe Morelle
July 3, 2019
Letter to Kevin McAleenan - Meeks Leads NYC Delegation Letter to CBP in Response to Derisive Facebook Group
Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Call for Maintaining Strong Children's Television Rules
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019
Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill
Rep.Grace Meng
June 27, 2019
Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill
Rep.Paul Tonko
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 21, 2019
Gillibrand, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give More Kids Access to Healthy Meals
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Bill To Improve Adoption And Foster Care Standards Nationwide
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Senator Warren and Colleagues to Congressional Budget Negotiators: Make Child Care, Affordable Housing, and Addressing the Climate Crisis Top Priorities
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 19, 2019
Senators Lankford, Gillibrand and Representatives Huffman, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Adoption Standards Nationwide
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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 13, 2019
Gillibrand Announces "Every Child Deserves a Family" Legislation to End Discrimination Against LQBTQ Adoptive Parents, Foster Parents and Children in the Federal Foster Care System and Help Give More Children a Loving Home
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 29, 2019
Casey Introduces Bill to Provide Financial Relief to Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Due to Opioid Crisis
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 24, 2019
Tweet - "Becoming a parent is a life-changing event. Telling couples they cannot adopt a child because of who they love? That is wrong and goes against who we are as Americans."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2019
Stefanik Cosponsors the Miranda Vargas School Bus Driver Red Flag Act
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Bera Urges Pompeo to Reverse Policy on Denying Citizenship to Children of Americans
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "Children fleeing violence and poverty should not be dying while in U.S. custody. This simply must stop!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 13, 2019
Letter to Inspector General Levinson - Reps. Mucarsel-Powell, Shalala, Wasserman Schultz Call for Investigation of Homestead Shelter, Gen. Kelly and Private Operator's No-bid Contract
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 10, 2019
Sherrill, Stefanik, King, and Cisneros Introduce Bipartisan SALT Bill to Increase Cap
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
May 10, 2019
Separating Immigrant Children From Their Families is A Violation of Basic Human Rights
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
May 8, 2019
Stefanik Co-Leads CAPTA and Amendment to Fund National Hotline
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 2, 2019
Committee Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
April 30, 2019
Cummings, Nadler, Bass, and Booker Reintroduce the REDEEM Act
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 17, 2019
Gillibrand Introduces New Legislation To Eliminate Pesticide From Food In School Meals
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2019
Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019
Rep.Grace Meng
March 29, 2019
Gillibrand Joins Casey And 19 Senate Colleagues To Introduce Legislation Making Child Care More Affordable
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar, HHS - Revoke Waiver Allowing South Carolina Child Welfare Agencies to Discriminate
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 13, 2019
Durbin & Senators Reintroduce Bill To Protect Children's Online Privacy
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 12, 2019
Gillibrand Statement On New Republican Paid Leave Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 26, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Hearing on Family Separation Policy
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 12, 2019
DeLauro, Gillibrand Reintroduce the FAMILY Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 8, 2019
Letter to Dear President & CEO John Clark - As Thousands of Students Nationwide Are Targeted by New & Advanced Online & Social Media Predatory Blackmailing Schemes, Including Four Recently Impacted Rochester-Finger Lakes School Districts, Senator Calls on National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to Immediately Mobilize All Available Resources to Impacted Rochester Districts; Announces Push for New Legislation Designating Online Predator Blackmailing as Federal Crime
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 8, 2019
Bipartisan Delegation Introduces Bill to Expand Family and Medical Leave Act to Cover Loss of a Child
Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Harris and Wyden Lead Colleagues in Reintroduction of Legislation to Improve Resettlement Process for Unaccompanied Children, Protect Sponsors
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Expand Access To Affordable Child Care For Working Families
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 19, 2019
House Chairmen Condemn Shocking Secret Memo on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Jan. 17, 2019
Chairman Nadler Statement on HHS IG Report Finding Thousands More Migrant Children Separated from Families by Trump Administration
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Jan. 15, 2019
CONGRESSMAN PANETTA CO-INTRODUCES THE KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER ACT
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, DHS, Acting Attorney General Whitaker, DOJ, and Secretary Azar, HHS - Demanding Answers Regarding Family Separation Policy
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Dec. 14, 2018
Tweet - "A 7-year-old girl should not be dying of dehydration and shock in Customs and Border Protection custody. Secretary Nielsen and @DHSgov must be held accountable for Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin's death."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, FDA - Go Further In Combatting Youth Tabacco Use
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 21, 2018
Tweet - "So proud of you for your work to combat e-cigs that use kid-friendly flavors to hook teens. It's students like these that make me hopeful for the future of our politics."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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