| April 10, 2019
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Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2019
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| April 10, 2019
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Kuster Helps Introduce Legislation Benefitting Vietnam-Era Veterans
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| April 10, 2019
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Whitehouse, Schatz, Heinrich, Gillibrand Introduce Updated Carbon Fee Amid Energized Climate Debate
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 10, 2019
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Tweet - "Republicans' healthcare plan is simple: All repeal, no plan to replace. Again and again, President @realDonaldTrump's administration and Republicans in Congress have worked to take away American families' health care and raise their costs."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 9, 2019
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Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump and our Republican friends believe they know better than American women. That's wrong, and American women know it."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - House Chairs Seek Documents from Trump Administration on Sudden Decision to Stop Defending Health Care Law
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - House Chairs Seek Documents from Trump Administration on Sudden Decision to Stop Defending Health Care Law
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General - House Chairs Seek Documents from Trump Administration on Sudden Decision to Stop Defending Health Care Law
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 8, 2019
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Letter to Acting Director Vitiello and Commissioner McAleenan - Reinstatement of Policy Against Holding Pregnant Women in Immigration Detention
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 7, 2019
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Schumer Reveals: Chinese Traffickers' Opioid Assembly Line Relies on JFK's Mail Processing Facility & USPS to Keep Rolling; Illicit Drugs that Escape Detection at JFK End up On the Streets of NYC & LI; Senator Pushes New & Needed Fed Funds to Add Detectors, Other Protections at JFK that Put a Wrench in China's Supply Chain & Complement New Sanctions
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 4, 2019
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Tweet - "Today, we are working across the aisle to announce the first legislation to create powerful sanction tools to target illicit fentanyl producers in China, Mexico, & worldwide That's because we agree on a very important thing: Combating the opioid epidemic"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 4, 2019
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Letter to Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Fortenberry - Rep. Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| April 4, 2019
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Letter to Rep. John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee and Rep. Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee - Top Dems Push for Funding to Address the Climate Crisis
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| April 4, 2019
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Brown Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill to Hold China Accountable On Commitment to Crack Down On Manufacturers & Traffickers of Lethal Opioids Ravaging U.S. Communities
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Sarbanes Leads Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Support for School-Based Health Centers
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Letter to Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee for the House Appropriation Committee and Rep. Tom Cole, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee for the House Appropriation Committee - Reps. Higgins & King Lead Bipartisan Effort to Expand Support for Cancer Research in 2020 Budget
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Congressman Joe Morelle Condemns Trump Administration's Repeated Efforts Strike Down Healthcare for Millions of Americans, Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| April 3, 2019
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Tweet - "If Senate Republicans and @SenateMajLdr McConnell truly want to protect Americans with pre-existing conditions, they would follow suit and pass the @SenateDems' resolution to reverse the Trump DOJ's decision without delay."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 2, 2019
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Tweet - "We know what the GOP health plan would look like: gut protections for pre-existing conditions & massive losses of coverage. Today, Senate & House Democrats introduced resolutions telling the Trump DOJ to reverse its position to take away coverage for nearly 20 million Americans."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 1, 2019
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Tweet - "Is this tweet for #AprilFools, @realDonaldTrump? When you say good things are going to happen, do you mean striking pre-existing condition protections and kicking millions off coverage? Because that's exactly what the lawsuit you announced last week does."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 1, 2019
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Tweet - "What's the GOP plan for healthcare in America? It's called REPEAL and DISPLACE. Republicans want to strip away protections from more than 100 million Americans with pre-existing conditions (with no alternative). They. Will. Not. Succeed."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| March 29, 2019
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Letter to Secretary Azar - Verify CDC's Firearm Injury Data Accuracy
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 28, 2019
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Stefanik Co-leads the Younger Onset Alzheimer's Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| March 28, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Subcommittee Chairwoman and Tom Cole, Ranking Subcommittee Member - Rush and King Lead Appropriations Letter Requesting Continued Support for Programs That Address Heart Disease
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 28, 2019
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Tweet - "If the Trump administration has its way, it would: Raise health care costs, including prescription drugs Revoke coverage for millions who gained health care through Medicaid expansions Strike pre-existing condition protections for hundreds of millions"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 28, 2019
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Reps. LaHood, Kind, Meng, Walorski Introduce Bill to Lower Health Care Costs
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| March 28, 2019
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 28, 2019
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Letter to Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Cole - Congressman Rose Leads Push to Increase Funding for Opioid Treatment, Prevention Efforts
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| March 28, 2019
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Stefanik Reintroduces Legislation to Reauthorize Community Health Center Funding
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| March 27, 2019
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Tweet - "21 million could lose health coverage 12 million could lose Medicaid coverage 133 million could lose protections for pre-existing conditions That's how devastating @realDonaldTrump's decision declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional could be."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 27, 2019
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Walorski, Kind, Meng, LaHood Introduce Bill to Lower Health Care Costs
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| March 27, 2019
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leaders Condemn President Trump's Comments on Puerto Rico
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 27, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Release of Never-Made-Public CMS ACA Marketing Studies and Data
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| March 27, 2019
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Tonko Introduces Bill to Bolster Alzheimer's Care Planning
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| March 27, 2019
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Tonko Co-Sponsors H.R. 9: Climate Action Now Act
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| March 27, 2019
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Tweet - "You need to see @SenDuckworth talk about how fighting climate change is vital for our troops She's speaking from her own experience, and she's speaking as a veteran I could not be more proud she is bringing her voice to the @SenateDems' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 27, 2019
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Tweet - "If the Republican Party wants to be the "party of health care" like President @realDonaldTrump claims, that is utterly frightening for the middle class."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 27, 2019
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Tweet - "I'm launching the @SenateDems' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis. The consequences of inaction are disastrous. We must have a group of senators dedicated to devising a plan of action. While Republicans deny science, Democrats know we must act. https://www.democrats.senate.gov/climate "
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 27, 2019
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Tweet - "Two nights ago, @realDonaldTrump and AG Barr decided to take their war on health care to a new level: They declared that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. This would eliminate coverage for millions and raise costs for millions more."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 27, 2019
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The Green New Deal
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 26, 2019
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Tonko Co-Sponsors Bill to Lower Healthcare Costs, Safeguard Pre-existing Conditions
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| March 26, 2019
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Tweet - "Despite what President @realDonaldTrump might wish you believed, we all know that Republicans are the party working to end your health care and raise costs for millions. Democrats will never stop fighting to protect health care for Americans across the country."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 26, 2019
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Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2019
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| March 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior - In Wake of New York Times David Bernhardt Revelations, Leading House Democrats Push For "Immediate" Release of Suppressed Pesticide Impact Reports
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 26, 2019
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Tweet - "When asked by a reporter, @SenateMajLdr McConnell finally admitted that climate change is real and caused by humans. Our strategy to turn their sham vote around and go on offense on climate change is working."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 26, 2019
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Executive Session
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 26, 2019
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Tweet - "Last night, President @realDonaldTrump's Justice Department issued a letter to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals calling for the elimination of health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans and higher costs for millions more."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 25, 2019
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Tweet - "What else are @SenateMajLdr McConnell and Republicans doing besides trying to prevent you from seeing the Mueller report? Focusing on their other priority: Taking away your health care."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 25, 2019
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Tweet - "I thought @realDonaldTrump & AG Barr couldn't stoop any lower in trying to take health care away. But now they say millions gaining access to health care or protecting pre-existing conditions is unconstitutional. We will keep fighting to stop them."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 25, 2019
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Executive Session
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 24, 2019
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CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| March 22, 2019
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Pallone & Tonko on Release Of PV29 Studies By EPA
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| March 21, 2019
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Tonko Unveils Principles to Advance Climate Consensus in Congress
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| March 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense and the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Shaheen, Hassan Lead Letter to DOD & EPA Pressing for Answers on Reports of Efforts to Weaken Contamination Standards for PFAS
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - E&C Leaders Demand Health and Safety Studies from EPA
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| March 20, 2019
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Letter to Acting Secretary Shanahan and Administrator Wheeler - Senators Warren, Shaheen, and Hassan Presses for Answers on Reports of Efforts to Weaken Contamination Standards for PFAS
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 19, 2019
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Lee joins Problem Solvers Caucus in Supporting the "Never Forget the Heroes Act"
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| March 18, 2019
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Tweet - "And how are Democrats going on offense? -Pushing to create a Senate Select Committee on Climate -Securing climate wins in any infrastructure bill -De-funding Trump's fake climate denier panel -Demanding @SenateGOP vote on resolution saying we must act now"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 18, 2019
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As the Opioid Crisis Continues to Plague the Capital Region, with Over 224 Opioid Deaths Since 2016, Schumer Launches Push for Cutting-Edge Technology to Aid Police Departments in Quickly & Effectively Identifying Lethal Drugs Like Fentanyl; Senator Says Congress Should Immediately Pass New Bipartisan Bill to Help Local Pd's Pay for High-Tech Tool
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 18, 2019
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MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| March 15, 2019
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Tweet - "I'm so proud of all of the students fighting to take immediate, strong action on climate change. We need your voices. We need to keep hearing from you. And we must continue the fight. It's time for America and Congress to take serious action on climate change. #ClimateStrike"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 15, 2019
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Gardner, Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis by Limiting Prescriptions to Seven Days
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 14, 2019
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Stefanik Cosponsors the Dairy Pride Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| March 14, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reps. Lee, Hurd, Lead Bipartisan Letter Opposing Secretary Azar's Proposed CMS Medicare Pt. D Rule
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| March 14, 2019
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Letter to Rep. Bobby Scott, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee and Rep. Federica Wilson, Chair of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee - Committee Republicans Request Hearing on "Medicare-for-All"
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "I'm so proud to see our work to rein in kid-friendly e-cig flavors is making an impact at @US_FDA, but there's still more work to do:"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 13, 2019
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Tonko, Schatz Advance Bill to Safeguard Integrity of Federal Science
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Executive Session
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2019
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Inhofe, Bipartisan Group of EPW Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Popular, Effective Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Congressman Morelle Cosponsors Legislation to Strengthen Women's Reproductive Health Rights
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| March 11, 2019
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Executive Session
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 10, 2019
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Schumer Urges Outgoing FDA Commish To Ensure Ban On Kid-Friendly E-Cig Flavors Within Month--Before He Leaves; Plans Are In Jeopardy After His Departure; E-Cig Use Among NYC/LI Kids Surging
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 7, 2019
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Hearing of the Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Diagnosing the Problem: Exploring the Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care Markets
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| March 7, 2019
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The Green New Deal
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 7, 2019
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Tweet - "Maybe misleading on climate change is acceptable in the GOP. But I'd like to see my colleagues talk to Iowa farmers, Alaskan & North Carolina fishermen, Florida & Mountain West homeowners. See if denying the severity of recent climate change works there."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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