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May 29, 2020 Velázquez on Minneapolis Rep. Nydia Velázquez
May 29, 2020 Rep Meeks Issues Statement on George Floyd's Death Rep. Gregory Meeks
May 29, 2020 Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Omar, Bass, Lee, Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "Over the last 3 years instead of focusing on legislation to help Americans: Sen. McConnell & Pres. Trump have dedicated almost every ounce of energy to packing the courts with right-wing ideologues who they know will do their bidding #CapturedCourts" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "We're launching a campaign to highlight how courts--with help from Sen. McConnell & Senate GOP--have been captured by dark money. There's a twisted web of dark money invested to plant ideological activist judges & rewrite the Constitution. #CapturedCourts" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "#CapturedCourts: The Federalist Society and Leonard Leo: Leo's advised President Trump on judges and managed a secretive web of right-wing non-profits raising millions to support extreme policies & judges 86% of President Trump's SCOTUS and appellate appointees are FedSoc!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2020 Tweet - "Why does Senator McConnell think that major corporations should be exempt from liability when they force their workers to come back and they get sick?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "The U.S. now leads the world in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with more than 1.5M Another 2.4M workers filed jobless claims in the past week But instead of debating COVID-related legislation on the floor, Senator McConnell asked to confirm right-wing judges" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 19, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers Rep. Grace Meng, ...
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "America is in crisis, but this is what is on the Senate Republicans' agenda in the midst of this national crisis: Five right-wing judges and the exploitation of a Senate Committee for partisan mudslinging." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Nadler, Blumenthal Statement on Appeals Court Decision Allowing D.C. & Maryland Emoluments Lawsuit to Proceed Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 13, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on the Passing of Aimee Stephens Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 13, 2020 Tweet - "BREAKING: Every Senate Democrat just signed an amicus brief for the Supreme Court fighting to protect Americans' health care from Pres. Trump's lawsuit. Republicans are suing to rip coverage from millions & end pre-existing condition protections amid a pandemic. #DropTheLawsuit" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Trump Administration Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "The politicization of the courts is a serious threat to our democracy. It undermines the rule of law. Sitting federal judges should not be members of political organizations like the Federalist Society. Period." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Letter to Judge Ralph Erickson and Members of the Committee on the Codes of Conduct - Senate Democrats Back Stronger Ethics Guidance for Judges Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans need to focus like a laser on saving small businesses, rescuing hospitals, increasing testing, and helping people and workers and families. Not protecting big corporations from liability when they put frontline workers in harm's way." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "Why isn't the @SenateGOP focused on responding to COVID-19? Senator McConnell hasn't held a single vote here on the Senate floor this week related to COVID-19. Instead, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee are wasting time on the nomination of McConnell protégé Justin Walker." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "Legal briefs are due in the SCOTUS case this week to determine the future of our healthcare law But in a global pandemic-- @SenateGOP wants to jam through a judge who believes it should all end Tens of millions would lose health insurance. Pre-existing condition protections gone." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "This is a national emergency. But Sen. McConnell has scheduled no floor votes on COVID-19 bills. Instead the Senate GOP's focused on nominations and unqualified, right-wing judges. That includes Justin Walker, a McConnell protégé who argued against our health care law." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell's red line in a Coronavirus bill is not testing, help for small biz, housing assistance for families, or rescuing our healthcare system. Sen. McConnell won't support a new Coronavirus bill unless it gives big corporations legal immunity. How does that make sense?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans must concentrate on helping Americans recover from COVID-19 not confirming right-wing judges or protecting big businesses that threaten to put workers at serious risk." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans should be laser focused on the health and economic crises caused by COVID-19, not confirming right-wing judges or protecting big business from legal liability." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "There still aren't enough tests Healthcare workers still don't have the PPE they need We need aggressive oversight of the Trump admin's coronavirus response Republicans should be focused on fighting for Americans in this pandemic, not confirming unqualified, right-wing judges" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Now that Senator McConnell's decided the Senate will reconvene next week, we should be focusing on issues like oversight to provide families answers and solutions, and providing communities of color better access to health coverage NOT confirming unqualified, right-wing judges" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2020 Tweet - "Our first job when the Senate comes back should be demanding answers from the Trump admin Where are the tests? Where is the small business money going? But Sen. McConnell's focused on jamming through more ideological judges who want to take health care & worker protections away" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are dying. They're losing jobs. We don't have adequate testing. How does Senator McConnell respond? By rushing to confirm his protégé--who called a Supreme Court decision to protect healthcare "indefensible"--to a lifetime appointment to the 2nd highest court in America" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2020 Whitehouse, Markey, Merkley, Schatz, Gillibrand Call on DC Circuit to Strike Down Trump EPA's Do-Nothing Power Plant Rule Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 24, 2020 Huffman, Tonko lead amicus brief opposing the repeal of the Clean Power Plan Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
April 20, 2020 Chairman Nadler Issues Statement on Attorney General Barr and ADNI Grenell Invocation of 'State Secrets' Doctrine Rep. Jerry Nadler
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Dir. of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - House & Senate Judiciary Lawmakers Seek Information on USPTO Operations Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 13, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn, Sen. Bennet, Reps. Price, Clarke, and Khanna Introduce Legislation to Provide Legal Assistance to Tenants Facing Eviction Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
March 11, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 1548 Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 11, 2020 Congressman Johnson, Sen. Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Trademark Modernization Act Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 10, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on Victorious D.C. Circuit Ruling Regarding Mueller Grand Jury Material Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "#MyRightMyDecision SCOTUS just heard the 1st big case on a woman's right to make her own health care decisions since Justices Kavanaugh & Gorsuch It looks at 1 of 100s of draconian, anti-choice restrictions states tried to pass We're here to send a message: Not on our watch!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2020 Schatz Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Excessive Court Fines and Fees that Target Low Income Communities Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 3, 2020 Tweet - "These efforts to target minority voters are only possible because the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013. The House has passed H.R. 4 which would restore critical voting rights protections. It's past time for the Senate to act to #RestoreTheVote." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2020 Congressman Johnson Works to Ensure Courts are Accessible to the Public Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "Supremes will hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Trump is obsessed with taking away your healthcare. House Dems are committed to strengthening the ACA and protecting more than 100 mil Americans w/ preexisting conditions. We will prevail again. #ForThePeople." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "For Americans who care about saving their health care, especially protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case is a stark reminder of President Trump's determination to end those protections." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: a big reason that the fate of these vital health care protections is in the hands of the Supreme Court is because Congressional Republicans and President Trump support the lawsuit to take health care away and haven't lifted a finger to stop it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on D.C. Circuit Ruling on McGahn Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 28, 2020 Chairman Nadler Applauds Court Decision Halting Remain in Mexico Policy Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 28, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Nadler Demands DOJ Provide Information Regarding Political Interference in Roger Stone, Other Cases Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A legacy like Jane Bolin's should always be honored: 1st African-American woman to graduate from Yale Law School 1st African-American woman to join the New York Bar Association 1st African-American female judge in the U.S. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 22, 2020 Tweet - "How does Democracy die? When separate and co-equal branches of government become wholly-owned subsidiaries of an autocratic President. This is real folks. And we must do everything in our power to stop it #ForThePeople" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 14, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump says he has absolute immunity and a legal right to interfere in judicial or DOJ proceedings. Attorney General Barr agrees with him. He just doesn't want President Trump to tweet about it so it's easier to cover up." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump's admin claimed more than once this week that they have some secret, yet-to-be-released health care plan. Don't believe it. They're fighting in court to rip health care away from millions of Americans and have no plan to replace it. This is Pres. Trump's #DailyLie." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
May 29, 2020 Velázquez on Minneapolis Rep.Nydia Velázquez
May 29, 2020 Rep Meeks Issues Statement on George Floyd's Death Rep.Gregory Meeks
May 29, 2020 Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Omar, Bass, Lee, Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "Over the last 3 years instead of focusing on legislation to help Americans: Sen. McConnell & Pres. Trump have dedicated almost every ounce of energy to packing the courts with right-wing ideologues who they know will do their bidding #CapturedCourts" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "We're launching a campaign to highlight how courts--with help from Sen. McConnell & Senate GOP--have been captured by dark money. There's a twisted web of dark money invested to plant ideological activist judges & rewrite the Constitution. #CapturedCourts" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "#CapturedCourts: The Federalist Society and Leonard Leo: Leo's advised President Trump on judges and managed a secretive web of right-wing non-profits raising millions to support extreme policies & judges 86% of President Trump's SCOTUS and appellate appointees are FedSoc!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 26, 2020 Tweet - "Why does Senator McConnell think that major corporations should be exempt from liability when they force their workers to come back and they get sick?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "The U.S. now leads the world in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with more than 1.5M Another 2.4M workers filed jobless claims in the past week But instead of debating COVID-related legislation on the floor, Senator McConnell asked to confirm right-wing judges" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 19, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers Rep.Grace Meng, ...
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "America is in crisis, but this is what is on the Senate Republicans' agenda in the midst of this national crisis: Five right-wing judges and the exploitation of a Senate Committee for partisan mudslinging." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Nadler, Blumenthal Statement on Appeals Court Decision Allowing D.C. & Maryland Emoluments Lawsuit to Proceed Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 13, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on the Passing of Aimee Stephens Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 13, 2020 Tweet - "BREAKING: Every Senate Democrat just signed an amicus brief for the Supreme Court fighting to protect Americans' health care from Pres. Trump's lawsuit. Republicans are suing to rip coverage from millions & end pre-existing condition protections amid a pandemic. #DropTheLawsuit" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Trump Administration Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "The politicization of the courts is a serious threat to our democracy. It undermines the rule of law. Sitting federal judges should not be members of political organizations like the Federalist Society. Period." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Letter to Judge Ralph Erickson and Members of the Committee on the Codes of Conduct - Senate Democrats Back Stronger Ethics Guidance for Judges Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans need to focus like a laser on saving small businesses, rescuing hospitals, increasing testing, and helping people and workers and families. Not protecting big corporations from liability when they put frontline workers in harm's way." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "Why isn't the @SenateGOP focused on responding to COVID-19? Senator McConnell hasn't held a single vote here on the Senate floor this week related to COVID-19. Instead, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee are wasting time on the nomination of McConnell protégé Justin Walker." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "Legal briefs are due in the SCOTUS case this week to determine the future of our healthcare law But in a global pandemic-- @SenateGOP wants to jam through a judge who believes it should all end Tens of millions would lose health insurance. Pre-existing condition protections gone." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "This is a national emergency. But Sen. McConnell has scheduled no floor votes on COVID-19 bills. Instead the Senate GOP's focused on nominations and unqualified, right-wing judges. That includes Justin Walker, a McConnell protégé who argued against our health care law." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell's red line in a Coronavirus bill is not testing, help for small biz, housing assistance for families, or rescuing our healthcare system. Sen. McConnell won't support a new Coronavirus bill unless it gives big corporations legal immunity. How does that make sense?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans must concentrate on helping Americans recover from COVID-19 not confirming right-wing judges or protecting big businesses that threaten to put workers at serious risk." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans should be laser focused on the health and economic crises caused by COVID-19, not confirming right-wing judges or protecting big business from legal liability." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "There still aren't enough tests Healthcare workers still don't have the PPE they need We need aggressive oversight of the Trump admin's coronavirus response Republicans should be focused on fighting for Americans in this pandemic, not confirming unqualified, right-wing judges" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Now that Senator McConnell's decided the Senate will reconvene next week, we should be focusing on issues like oversight to provide families answers and solutions, and providing communities of color better access to health coverage NOT confirming unqualified, right-wing judges" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 28, 2020 Tweet - "Our first job when the Senate comes back should be demanding answers from the Trump admin Where are the tests? Where is the small business money going? But Sen. McConnell's focused on jamming through more ideological judges who want to take health care & worker protections away" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2020 Tweet - "Americans are dying. They're losing jobs. We don't have adequate testing. How does Senator McConnell respond? By rushing to confirm his protégé--who called a Supreme Court decision to protect healthcare "indefensible"--to a lifetime appointment to the 2nd highest court in America" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 27, 2020 Whitehouse, Markey, Merkley, Schatz, Gillibrand Call on DC Circuit to Strike Down Trump EPA's Do-Nothing Power Plant Rule Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 24, 2020 Huffman, Tonko lead amicus brief opposing the repeal of the Clean Power Plan Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
April 20, 2020 Chairman Nadler Issues Statement on Attorney General Barr and ADNI Grenell Invocation of 'State Secrets' Doctrine Rep.Jerry Nadler
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Dir. of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - House & Senate Judiciary Lawmakers Seek Information on USPTO Operations Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 13, 2020 Majority Whip Clyburn, Sen. Bennet, Reps. Price, Clarke, and Khanna Introduce Legislation to Provide Legal Assistance to Tenants Facing Eviction Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
March 11, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 1548 Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 11, 2020 Congressman Johnson, Sen. Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Trademark Modernization Act Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 10, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on Victorious D.C. Circuit Ruling Regarding Mueller Grand Jury Material Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "#MyRightMyDecision SCOTUS just heard the 1st big case on a woman's right to make her own health care decisions since Justices Kavanaugh & Gorsuch It looks at 1 of 100s of draconian, anti-choice restrictions states tried to pass We're here to send a message: Not on our watch!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2020 Schatz Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Excessive Court Fines and Fees that Target Low Income Communities Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 3, 2020 Tweet - "These efforts to target minority voters are only possible because the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013. The House has passed H.R. 4 which would restore critical voting rights protections. It's past time for the Senate to act to #RestoreTheVote." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2020 Congressman Johnson Works to Ensure Courts are Accessible to the Public Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "Supremes will hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Trump is obsessed with taking away your healthcare. House Dems are committed to strengthening the ACA and protecting more than 100 mil Americans w/ preexisting conditions. We will prevail again. #ForThePeople." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "For Americans who care about saving their health care, especially protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case is a stark reminder of President Trump's determination to end those protections." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "Make no mistake: a big reason that the fate of these vital health care protections is in the hands of the Supreme Court is because Congressional Republicans and President Trump support the lawsuit to take health care away and haven't lifted a finger to stop it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on D.C. Circuit Ruling on McGahn Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 28, 2020 Chairman Nadler Applauds Court Decision Halting Remain in Mexico Policy Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 28, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Nadler Demands DOJ Provide Information Regarding Political Interference in Roger Stone, Other Cases Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A legacy like Jane Bolin's should always be honored: 1st African-American woman to graduate from Yale Law School 1st African-American woman to join the New York Bar Association 1st African-American female judge in the U.S. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 22, 2020 Tweet - "How does Democracy die? When separate and co-equal branches of government become wholly-owned subsidiaries of an autocratic President. This is real folks. And we must do everything in our power to stop it #ForThePeople" Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 14, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump says he has absolute immunity and a legal right to interfere in judicial or DOJ proceedings. Attorney General Barr agrees with him. He just doesn't want President Trump to tweet about it so it's easier to cover up." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump's admin claimed more than once this week that they have some secret, yet-to-be-released health care plan. Don't believe it. They're fighting in court to rip health care away from millions of Americans and have no plan to replace it. This is Pres. Trump's #DailyLie." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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