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April 29, 2019 Nadler & Collins Introduce Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 29, 2019 Nadler & Collins Introduce Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 29, 2019 Klobuchar, Grassley, Jeffries, Nadler, Collins, and Sensenbrenner Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Deter Regulatory Abuses that Delay Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 26, 2019 Tweet - "Read his lips: President @realDonaldTrump and the Republicans are coming to take away your health care. As we say in Brooklyn, NFW." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 26, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, EPA Administrator - Senators to EPA: Change Course and Extend Methylene Chloride Protections to Workers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 25, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Impact of Climate Change Rep. Adriano Espaillat
April 24, 2019 Casten, Neguse, and Levin Lead Freshman Letter Urging Prioritization of Climate Issues In FY2020 Appropriations Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 24, 2019 Meng Condemns Trump Administration's Attack on Women's Reproductive Health Rights at UN Rep. Grace Meng
April 22, 2019 Letter to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Chair of the Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Tom Udall, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand, Schumer Announce New Push to Protect Families from Lead Poisoning and Fund EPA Programs that Help New Yorkers Detect and Remove Lead from Their Communities Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 22, 2019 Chairwoman Velázquez on Earth Day Rep. Nydia Velázquez
April 22, 2019 Tweet - "It's more important than ever to demand strong action on climate change. @SenateDems are focused like a laser on highlighting climate change every day and demanding Republicans in charge of the Senate act. All day today, I'll share how we're fighting for action using #EarthDay." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 19, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $86 Million In Federal Funding For Columbia University To Work With Hard Hit Ny Counties To Combat Spiking Opioid Epidemic Deaths Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 19, 2019 Tweet - "Unbelievable. We should all be working to help Americans get access to the care they need. But President @realDonaldTrump and the Republicans just keep sabotaging health care, leaving more Americans without coverage across the country." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 18, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Impact of Climate Change Rep. Adriano Espaillat
April 17, 2019 Gillibrand, Daines Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Create Permanent Legislative Fix To Protect Vietnam Veterans Who Were Exposed To Agent Orange During Their Service In Vietnam Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 16, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations and Kay Granger, Ranking Member - Rep. Wild Cosigns Freshman Letter Urging Prioritization of Climate Issues in Fy2020 Appropriations Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 15, 2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fischer Helps Lead Bipartisan Call for Full Funding of Firefighter Cancer Registry Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2019 Letter to Administrator Wheeler and Assistant Secretary James - Rep. McEachin, Jayapal, Diaz Barragán, Lead Letter Urging House to Protect the Clean Water Act Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 15, 2019 Nadler, Maloney, King Announce Half of House of Representatives Now Cosponsoring Bill to Fully Fund and Renew the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Rep. Jerry Nadler
April 15, 2019 Schumer Reveals: Nuke Waste Continues to Sit Smack in The Middle of Niagara County--despite Fed Promise 4 Years Ago to Clean It Up; Senator Launches Major Push to Secure +$250 M Increase to Vital Cleanup Program for Niagara Site so Army Corps & Energy Dept. Can--once and For All--clean. Up. The. Mess. Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 11, 2019 Senator Gillibrand Statement On Epa "Certification Of Completion" For GE's Unfinished Hudson River Pcb Cleanup Job Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 11, 2019 Letter to Various Energy Utility Companies and the Law Firm of Hunton Andrews Kirth - E&C Leaders Launch Investigation of Secretive Front Group UARG And Its Ties To EPA Officials Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
April 10, 2019 Get Additives Out Act Rep. Grace Meng
April 10, 2019 Letter to Director Redfield - Rep. Levin Leads Letter to CDC Requesting Aid for Measles Outbreaks Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 10, 2019 Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019 Rep. Grace Meng
April 10, 2019 Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2019 Rep. Grace Meng
April 10, 2019 Kuster Helps Introduce Legislation Benefitting Vietnam-Era Veterans Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
April 10, 2019 Whitehouse, Schatz, Heinrich, Gillibrand Introduce Updated Carbon Fee Amid Energized Climate Debate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 10, 2019 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." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump and our Republican friends believe they know better than American women. That's wrong, and American women know it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2019 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 Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 9, 2019 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 Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 9, 2019 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 Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to Acting Director Vitiello and Commissioner McAleenan - Reinstatement of Policy Against Holding Pregnant Women in Immigration Detention Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 7, 2019 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 4, 2019 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" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Fortenberry - Rep. Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
April 4, 2019 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 Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
April 4, 2019 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 Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 3, 2019 Sarbanes Leads Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Support for School-Based Health Centers Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
April 3, 2019 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 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 3, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Condemns Trump Administration's Repeated Efforts Strike Down Healthcare for Millions of Americans, Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions Rep. Joe Morelle
April 3, 2019 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." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 2, 2019 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." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 1, 2019 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." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 1, 2019 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." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 29, 2019 Letter to Secretary Azar - Verify CDC's Firearm Injury Data Accuracy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 28, 2019 Stefanik Co-leads the Younger Onset Alzheimer's Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 28, 2019 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 Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 28, 2019 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" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
April 29, 2019 Nadler & Collins Introduce Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 29, 2019 Nadler & Collins Introduce Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 29, 2019 Klobuchar, Grassley, Jeffries, Nadler, Collins, and Sensenbrenner Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Deter Regulatory Abuses that Delay Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 26, 2019 Tweet - "Read his lips: President @realDonaldTrump and the Republicans are coming to take away your health care. As we say in Brooklyn, NFW." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 26, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, EPA Administrator - Senators to EPA: Change Course and Extend Methylene Chloride Protections to Workers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 25, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Impact of Climate Change Rep.Adriano Espaillat
April 24, 2019 Casten, Neguse, and Levin Lead Freshman Letter Urging Prioritization of Climate Issues In FY2020 Appropriations Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 24, 2019 Meng Condemns Trump Administration's Attack on Women's Reproductive Health Rights at UN Rep.Grace Meng
April 22, 2019 Letter to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Chair of the Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Tom Udall, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand, Schumer Announce New Push to Protect Families from Lead Poisoning and Fund EPA Programs that Help New Yorkers Detect and Remove Lead from Their Communities Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 22, 2019 Chairwoman Velázquez on Earth Day Rep.Nydia Velázquez
April 22, 2019 Tweet - "It's more important than ever to demand strong action on climate change. @SenateDems are focused like a laser on highlighting climate change every day and demanding Republicans in charge of the Senate act. All day today, I'll share how we're fighting for action using #EarthDay." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 19, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $86 Million In Federal Funding For Columbia University To Work With Hard Hit Ny Counties To Combat Spiking Opioid Epidemic Deaths Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 19, 2019 Tweet - "Unbelievable. We should all be working to help Americans get access to the care they need. But President @realDonaldTrump and the Republicans just keep sabotaging health care, leaving more Americans without coverage across the country." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 18, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Impact of Climate Change Rep.Adriano Espaillat
April 17, 2019 Gillibrand, Daines Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Create Permanent Legislative Fix To Protect Vietnam Veterans Who Were Exposed To Agent Orange During Their Service In Vietnam Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 16, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations and Kay Granger, Ranking Member - Rep. Wild Cosigns Freshman Letter Urging Prioritization of Climate Issues in Fy2020 Appropriations Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 15, 2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fischer Helps Lead Bipartisan Call for Full Funding of Firefighter Cancer Registry Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2019 Letter to Administrator Wheeler and Assistant Secretary James - Rep. McEachin, Jayapal, Diaz Barragán, Lead Letter Urging House to Protect the Clean Water Act Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 15, 2019 Nadler, Maloney, King Announce Half of House of Representatives Now Cosponsoring Bill to Fully Fund and Renew the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Rep.Jerry Nadler
April 15, 2019 Schumer Reveals: Nuke Waste Continues to Sit Smack in The Middle of Niagara County--despite Fed Promise 4 Years Ago to Clean It Up; Senator Launches Major Push to Secure +$250 M Increase to Vital Cleanup Program for Niagara Site so Army Corps & Energy Dept. Can--once and For All--clean. Up. The. Mess. Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 11, 2019 Senator Gillibrand Statement On Epa "Certification Of Completion" For GE's Unfinished Hudson River Pcb Cleanup Job Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 11, 2019 Letter to Various Energy Utility Companies and the Law Firm of Hunton Andrews Kirth - E&C Leaders Launch Investigation of Secretive Front Group UARG And Its Ties To EPA Officials Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
April 10, 2019 Get Additives Out Act Rep.Grace Meng
April 10, 2019 Letter to Director Redfield - Rep. Levin Leads Letter to CDC Requesting Aid for Measles Outbreaks Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 10, 2019 Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019 Rep.Grace Meng
April 10, 2019 Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2019 Rep.Grace Meng
April 10, 2019 Kuster Helps Introduce Legislation Benefitting Vietnam-Era Veterans Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
April 10, 2019 Whitehouse, Schatz, Heinrich, Gillibrand Introduce Updated Carbon Fee Amid Energized Climate Debate Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 10, 2019 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." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump and our Republican friends believe they know better than American women. That's wrong, and American women know it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2019 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 Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 9, 2019 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 Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 9, 2019 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 Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to Acting Director Vitiello and Commissioner McAleenan - Reinstatement of Policy Against Holding Pregnant Women in Immigration Detention Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 7, 2019 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 4, 2019 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" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Fortenberry - Rep. Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
April 4, 2019 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 Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
April 4, 2019 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 Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 3, 2019 Sarbanes Leads Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Support for School-Based Health Centers Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
April 3, 2019 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 Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
April 3, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Condemns Trump Administration's Repeated Efforts Strike Down Healthcare for Millions of Americans, Individuals with Pre-Existing Conditions Rep.Joe Morelle
April 3, 2019 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." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 2, 2019 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." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 1, 2019 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." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 1, 2019 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." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 29, 2019 Letter to Secretary Azar - Verify CDC's Firearm Injury Data Accuracy Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 28, 2019 Stefanik Co-leads the Younger Onset Alzheimer's Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 28, 2019 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 Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
March 28, 2019 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" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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