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June 25, 2019 Velázquez Testifies on Puerto Rico Disclosure Act Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 25, 2019 Reps. Khanna, Brown, Gaetz Introduce Bipartisan Amendment To Prohibit Funds From Being Used With A Was Against Iran Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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 24, 2019 Tweet - "After pushing @DHSgov and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to prioritize Mr. Barragan's urgent case, I am relieved to learn that he was just approved for a humanitarian visa to care for his terminally ill wife in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with him and his family." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020--Motion to Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "Children are being ripped away from parents, kept in cages, denied basic nutrition, hygiene, diapers, toothbrushes. To rip kids from parents, to separate families as a policy is sick, twisted, inhumane. The people who are in charge of this mess should be ashamed of themselves." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2019 Progressive Congresswomen Slam ICE and CBP: Not One More Dollar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 21, 2019 Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers, Migrant Children, and Families Entering the Country Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 21, 2019 Schumer Reveals: Privatized Housing for West Point Families Plagued by Mold, Hazards to Public Health & Safety; Senator Launches Major Effort to Pass Defense Bill with Provisions to Introduce Tenant Bill of Rights & Strengthen Protections for Our Nation's Heroes & Their Families Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "It is a miserable state of affairs when you have to remind @realDonaldTrump that children have human rights. The Trump administration must be held accountable for their egregious mistreatment of infants and children. We must put a stop to this. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "When things aren't going well, @realDonaldTrump plays to his base Instead of putting forth solutions to fix our broken immigration system, instead of pursuing criminals, he threatens to tear families apart This isn't leadership This is inhumane & unwise" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2019 Brown Secures China Fentanyl Sanctions in Key Defense Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 20, 2019 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - As Alarming Reports Emerge That Trump Administration Is Risking Unnecessary and Unauthorized War with Iran, Gillibrand Sends Urgent Letter to President Trump, Demands That No U.S. Armed Forces Are Sent To War with Iran without an Explicit Congressional Authorization per the Constitution Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 20, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat Secures Additional Funding for Caribbean Security in House Appropriations Bill Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "After demanding that @SenateMajLdr McConnell allow a vote on Iran: The Senate will vote on an Iran amendment to the defense bill to prohibit funds for hostilities with Iran without authorization from Congress. It's high time to reassert our constitutional powers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Steven A. Linick, Inspector General of the Department of State - Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Call for Investigation of Phony Emergency and Arms Sales Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 20, 2019 Velázquez Wants Private Prisons Out of Immigration Enforcement Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Velázquez Bill Seeks Medicaid Parity for Puerto Rico Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Consideration of Senate Joint Resolution Nos. 27 Through 48 En Bloc-- Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto, Gillibrand, Markey, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Immigrant Detention Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "Iran is a bad actor on the world stage. Some are beating the war drums irresponsibly. We must pursue all available avenues of statecraft and diplomacy. Another Middle Eastern War Is Not An Option." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
June 19, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces the Family Reunification Act of 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 19, 2019 House Approves Velázquez Amendment on Caño Martín Peña Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director Of USCIS Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "A four-month-old boy was separated from his parents. Stories like this are heart-wrenching. The policies that create them, unconscionable. Senate Democrats have proposed commonsense policies to secure our border and provide better conditions for migrants and asylum seekers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "We all know the Russians interfered in our 2016 elections The Russians & our adversaries want Americans to undermine faith in their democracy Congress must protect our elections Democrats will not let this issue stay buried in @SenateMajLdr McConnell's legislative graveyard" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - ".@NYTimes heartbreakingly documented a 4-mo-old separated from his parents We must be wary of giving additional funding if it's not used to actually secure our border or provide migrants better conditions @SenateDems have commonsense policies to do that" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and the @SenateGOP have a choice: They can continue to ignore the problem, do nothing, and whistle past @SenateMajLdr McConnell's legislative graveyard. Or they can join us and get serious about securing our elections." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "Our bill targets traffickers in China--illicit fentanyl's largest producer @SenTomCotton @SenSherrodBrown @SenRubioPress @SenatorMenendez @SenatorShaheen @SenToomey @SenMarkey @JohnCornyn @SenCapito @SenGaryPeters @SenFeinstein @MikeCrapo @MarshaBlackburn" Sen. Chuck Schumer
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 17, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 17, 2019 Tweet - "As U.S. troops again prepare to deploy to the Middle East, this administration has an obligation to explain to the American people exactly what is happening and why. The American people are rightly skeptical and tired of endless wars in the Middle East." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2019 As Historic Water Levels Continue to Rise at Lake Ontario, Schumer Tours Flooding Damage in Cayuga County & Launches New Push to Fund Permanent Repair of Vital Infrastructure Protecting Village of Fair Haven from Property Loss & Damage ASAP Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2019 Tweet - "This #FathersDay, we remember how the Trump administration cruelly separated children from their parents. The Trump administration's approach to immigration is a politically-motivated failure at odds with our values. We are better than this." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump admin should be holding Saudi Arabia accountable for its human rights abuses in Yemen & the murder of Jamal Khashoggi But of course, they're proposing another round of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia I'm proud the Senate just voted to block the sales" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "7 years ago, DACA was created, allowing Dreamers to come out of the shadows. When @realDonaldTrump ended DACA, he threatened their futures. @SenateMajLdr McConnell must allow for a vote on the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act, not send it to his graveyard." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "#StandWithSudan The murder of innocent civilians is unconscionable. The people of Sudan have the right to protest without fear of violence from their government. America supports the Sudanese people in their pursuit of a civilian-led government." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 14, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Modernize Voting Systems and Protect Against Electoral Interference Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Tweet - "Putin would retweet this if he could. Why won't you and @SenateMajLdr McConnell protect our elections?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2019 After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Reps. Kim and Stefanik Pass Bipartisan Effort in NDAA to Support Military Spouse Employment Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
June 13, 2019 Menendez, Torres, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill to Preserve and Expand Access to Naturalization Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 13, 2019 Tweet - "It's as if President @realDonaldTrump has learned absolutely nothing from the past two years of investigations into Russia's interference with the 2016 elections. @SenateMajLdr McConnell needs to bring these election security bills to the floor." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2019 Tweet - "Clearly, we cannot trust President @realDonaldTrump to take seriously the responsibility of ensuring the integrity of our elections. So we must. @SenateMajLdr McConnell's blockade of election security legislation must come to an end." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2019 Tweet - "Undemocratic. Unconscionable. Unbelievable. President @realDonaldTrump is laying out the welcome wagon for Russia to interfere in our elections again. And @SenateMajLdr McConnell is blocking ANY efforts to secure our elections." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
June 25, 2019 Velázquez Testifies on Puerto Rico Disclosure Act Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 25, 2019 Reps. Khanna, Brown, Gaetz Introduce Bipartisan Amendment To Prohibit Funds From Being Used With A Was Against Iran Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
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 24, 2019 Tweet - "After pushing @DHSgov and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to prioritize Mr. Barragan's urgent case, I am relieved to learn that he was just approved for a humanitarian visa to care for his terminally ill wife in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with him and his family." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020--Motion to Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "Children are being ripped away from parents, kept in cages, denied basic nutrition, hygiene, diapers, toothbrushes. To rip kids from parents, to separate families as a policy is sick, twisted, inhumane. The people who are in charge of this mess should be ashamed of themselves." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2019 Progressive Congresswomen Slam ICE and CBP: Not One More Dollar Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
June 21, 2019 Gillibrand, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Detention for Asylum Seekers, Migrant Children, and Families Entering the Country Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 21, 2019 Schumer Reveals: Privatized Housing for West Point Families Plagued by Mold, Hazards to Public Health & Safety; Senator Launches Major Effort to Pass Defense Bill with Provisions to Introduce Tenant Bill of Rights & Strengthen Protections for Our Nation's Heroes & Their Families Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "It is a miserable state of affairs when you have to remind @realDonaldTrump that children have human rights. The Trump administration must be held accountable for their egregious mistreatment of infants and children. We must put a stop to this. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2019 Tweet - "When things aren't going well, @realDonaldTrump plays to his base Instead of putting forth solutions to fix our broken immigration system, instead of pursuing criminals, he threatens to tear families apart This isn't leadership This is inhumane & unwise" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2019 Brown Secures China Fentanyl Sanctions in Key Defense Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 20, 2019 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - As Alarming Reports Emerge That Trump Administration Is Risking Unnecessary and Unauthorized War with Iran, Gillibrand Sends Urgent Letter to President Trump, Demands That No U.S. Armed Forces Are Sent To War with Iran without an Explicit Congressional Authorization per the Constitution Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 20, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat Secures Additional Funding for Caribbean Security in House Appropriations Bill Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "After demanding that @SenateMajLdr McConnell allow a vote on Iran: The Senate will vote on an Iran amendment to the defense bill to prohibit funds for hostilities with Iran without authorization from Congress. It's high time to reassert our constitutional powers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Steven A. Linick, Inspector General of the Department of State - Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Call for Investigation of Phony Emergency and Arms Sales Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 20, 2019 Velázquez Wants Private Prisons Out of Immigration Enforcement Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Velázquez Bill Seeks Medicaid Parity for Puerto Rico Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 20, 2019 Consideration of Senate Joint Resolution Nos. 27 Through 48 En Bloc-- Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2019 Cortez Masto, Gillibrand, Markey, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Require Alternatives to Immigrant Detention Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "Iran is a bad actor on the world stage. Some are beating the war drums irresponsibly. We must pursue all available avenues of statecraft and diplomacy. Another Middle Eastern War Is Not An Option." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
June 19, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Introduces the Family Reunification Act of 2019 Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 19, 2019 House Approves Velázquez Amendment on Caño Martín Peña Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director Of USCIS Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "A four-month-old boy was separated from his parents. Stories like this are heart-wrenching. The policies that create them, unconscionable. Senate Democrats have proposed commonsense policies to secure our border and provide better conditions for migrants and asylum seekers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "We all know the Russians interfered in our 2016 elections The Russians & our adversaries want Americans to undermine faith in their democracy Congress must protect our elections Democrats will not let this issue stay buried in @SenateMajLdr McConnell's legislative graveyard" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - ".@NYTimes heartbreakingly documented a 4-mo-old separated from his parents We must be wary of giving additional funding if it's not used to actually secure our border or provide migrants better conditions @SenateDems have commonsense policies to do that" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and the @SenateGOP have a choice: They can continue to ignore the problem, do nothing, and whistle past @SenateMajLdr McConnell's legislative graveyard. Or they can join us and get serious about securing our elections." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "Our bill targets traffickers in China--illicit fentanyl's largest producer @SenTomCotton @SenSherrodBrown @SenRubioPress @SenatorMenendez @SenatorShaheen @SenToomey @SenMarkey @JohnCornyn @SenCapito @SenGaryPeters @SenFeinstein @MikeCrapo @MarshaBlackburn" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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 17, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 17, 2019 Tweet - "As U.S. troops again prepare to deploy to the Middle East, this administration has an obligation to explain to the American people exactly what is happening and why. The American people are rightly skeptical and tired of endless wars in the Middle East." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2019 As Historic Water Levels Continue to Rise at Lake Ontario, Schumer Tours Flooding Damage in Cayuga County & Launches New Push to Fund Permanent Repair of Vital Infrastructure Protecting Village of Fair Haven from Property Loss & Damage ASAP Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2019 Tweet - "This #FathersDay, we remember how the Trump administration cruelly separated children from their parents. The Trump administration's approach to immigration is a politically-motivated failure at odds with our values. We are better than this." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump admin should be holding Saudi Arabia accountable for its human rights abuses in Yemen & the murder of Jamal Khashoggi But of course, they're proposing another round of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia I'm proud the Senate just voted to block the sales" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "7 years ago, DACA was created, allowing Dreamers to come out of the shadows. When @realDonaldTrump ended DACA, he threatened their futures. @SenateMajLdr McConnell must allow for a vote on the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act, not send it to his graveyard." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2019 Tweet - "#StandWithSudan The murder of innocent civilians is unconscionable. The people of Sudan have the right to protest without fear of violence from their government. America supports the Sudanese people in their pursuit of a civilian-led government." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 14, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Modernize Voting Systems and Protect Against Electoral Interference Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Tweet - "Putin would retweet this if he could. Why won't you and @SenateMajLdr McConnell protect our elections?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2019 After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019 Reps. Kim and Stefanik Pass Bipartisan Effort in NDAA to Support Military Spouse Employment Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
June 13, 2019 Menendez, Torres, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill to Preserve and Expand Access to Naturalization Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 13, 2019 Tweet - "It's as if President @realDonaldTrump has learned absolutely nothing from the past two years of investigations into Russia's interference with the 2016 elections. @SenateMajLdr McConnell needs to bring these election security bills to the floor." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2019 Tweet - "Clearly, we cannot trust President @realDonaldTrump to take seriously the responsibility of ensuring the integrity of our elections. So we must. @SenateMajLdr McConnell's blockade of election security legislation must come to an end." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2019 Tweet - "Undemocratic. Unconscionable. Unbelievable. President @realDonaldTrump is laying out the welcome wagon for Russia to interfere in our elections again. And @SenateMajLdr McConnell is blocking ANY efforts to secure our elections." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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