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July 31, 2015
Put Congress Back to Work
Rep. Paul Tonko
July 31, 2015
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - End Family Detention Policy
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
July 30, 2015
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 30, 2015
Gillibrand Calls for Hillburn Main School to be Placed On The National Register of Historic Places
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 30, 2015
Letter to Jonathan Jarvis, National Park Service Director - Hillburn Main School as a Historic Place
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 30, 2015
Letter to Jack Lew, Secretary for the Department of Treasury - Retain Hamilton on Ten Dollar Bill
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July 30, 2015
Schumer Teams Up With Buffalo Sabres To Launch Push To Bring 2018 International Youth Hockey Championship Competition To Buffalo -- Move Would Energize Western NY Economy By Bringing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Visitors & Tourism Revenue To The Region For The World-Class Ice Hockey Event
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 29, 2015
Ayotte, McCaskill, Heller, Gillibrand Joint Statement on Senate Campus Sexual Assault Hearing
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July 29, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Testimony of Sen. Gillibrand, Campus Accountability and Safety Act HELP
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 29, 2015
Schumer Announces 'Human Rights For Girls Act', Which Abolishes The Demeaning & Dangerous Shackling Practice Used On Young Pregnant Prisoners In Correctional Facilities Across The Country; Legislation Protects The Rights Of Young Pregnant Prisoners By Banning The Use Of Restraints During Labor, Delivery, & Recovery
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 29, 2015
Schumer Asks FBI To Open Full Investigation Into How Lafayette Shooter Was ABle To Get His Gun, Saying It Is the Only Way To Get To Bottom Of Tragic Shooting; Potential Flaws In Background Check System Requires Fed Oversight And More Info Could Expose Flaws, Prevent The Next Tragic Shooting
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2015
Top Democrats Introduce Bills to Protect Interns Against Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
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July 28, 2015
Letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Background Checks by Major Gun Retailers
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
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July 23, 2015
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 23, 2015
Booker Introduces Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
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July 23, 2015
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 21, 2015
Schumer, Israel and Supervisor Bosworth Announce Federal Grant to Rebuild Dock in North Hempstead
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 20, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 17, 2015
Schumer Secures $460k In Fed Funding From National Endowment For The Humanities For Historic Restoration At Thomas Cole House; Funds Will Be Used To Support The Historic Site & Uncover Long Lost Art Treasures Painted By Thomas Cole; Previously Unknown Murals Were Discovered At Cole's House In Greene County -- Schumer Also Vows To Keep Fighting For Additional Funding To Restore Newly Found Artwork
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 17, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Upgrade Malaysia's Ranking in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
July 16, 2015
Schumer Urges NY National Guard To Bring Sgt. Henry Johnson's Medal Of Honor Back To His Hometown Of Albany For Temporary Display -- Schumer Led The Charge To Secure Posthumous Medal Of Honor For Sgt. Johnson
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 16, 2015
Barr, Tonko Introduce Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act
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July 15, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - International Human Trafficking
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2015
Bipartisan House Coalition Launches Caucus Aimed at Criminal Justice Reform
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 14, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on the Flow of Illegal Guns to New York State Through the "Iron Pipeline" and Prevent Gun Violence
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 13, 2015
Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 12, 2015
Gillibrand With NYPD, Everytown For Gun Safety & Community Advocates Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On The Flow Of Illegal Guns Through The "Iron Pipeline" And Gang Violence -- With 3 NYPD Officers Murdered By Illegal Guns In A Span Of 4 Months This Year, Time For Congress To Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 10, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Condemning Hyde Amendment Language in H.R. 6
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 10, 2015
The Confederate Flag
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 9, 2015
National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2016 -- Conintued
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 9, 2015
Confederate Battle Flag Symbolism
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Condemning Republican Support for Confederate Flag
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
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July 9, 2015
Rep. Jeffries statement on the House Republican disgraceful embrace of the confederate battle flag
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2015
Detroit News - S.C. Governor Signs Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
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July 8, 2015
House Passes Jeffries Amendment to Abolish Confederate Flags From Public Buildings Throughout the Nation
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 7, 2015
Schumer: New Gun Grip iPhone Case Likely Violates Federal Law; Senatory Calls on Amazon & Ebay To Immediately Stop Selling Disaster Waiting To Happen Case Made To Look Exactly Like A Real Gun; Case Creates Danger When Seen In Kids' Pockets; Urges Feds To Block Gun Grip Case Now
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2015
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 6, 2015
Schumer: Recent 'Swatting' Attacks In Capital Region Resulted In Evacuations & Residents Being Told To Stay In Their Apartment For Hours; Incidents Are Costing Police Depts. Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives - Schumer Introduces New Federal Bill To Crack Down On 'Swatting' & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Residents & Law Enforcement
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2015
Gillibrand, Maloney Announces New Push to Help Thousands of "Blue Water" Vietnam Vets Harmed by Agent Orange But Ignored by Feds Due to Technicality in the Law
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 2, 2015
Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services - Coverage for a 12-Month Supply of a Woman's Birth Control
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
July 2, 2015
Meng Introduces Legislation to Stop Stores from Selling Expired Baby Formula
Rep. Grace Meng
July 1, 2015
Schumer Reveals: Long Lost Art Treasure Painted By Thomas Cole, The Father Of The Hudson River School, Has Been Miraculously Discovered; Senator Urges Feds To Fund Historic Restoration Project To Uncover Previously Unknown Murals At Artist's Home In Catskill In Greene County
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2015
Letter to Secretary John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Conditions in Mexico
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
June 30, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Denouncing Refusals by State Officials to Follow Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 30, 2015
Schumer: With Illegal Drug Seizure, Firearm Seizure, & Other Crime On The Rise In pughkeepsie, Fed Program Used To Hire New Cops Unfairly Restricts Small Cities With High Crime Rates, Like Poughkeepsie, From Getting Additional Officers They Desperately Need -- Launches Major Push To Change Fed Program & Secure Critical Fed Funding Needed To Hire 5 New Cops In City Of Poughkeepsie
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Approve Major Funding To Restore & Revitalize Historic Ulster Performing Arts Center -- Theater Is Pillar In Local Community & Tourism Industry; Renovating Would Help Improve Center's Facilities & Bring New Businesses To Area
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015
Schumer: 'Swatting' Attacks On Dramatic Rise Across Central NY -- Recent Attack Caused Evacuation Of Over 1100 Workers At John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Edward Kochian County Office Building And JobsPlus!; Incidents Are Costing Police Depts. Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives -- Schumer Introduces New Federal Bill To Crack Down On 'Swatting' & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Residents & Law Enforcement
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015
After South Carolina Tragedy, Schumer Launches New Effort To Pass Significant Background Check, Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation; Weak Laws Allow People Who Shouldn't Obtain Guns To Get Them & Use Them In Massacre After Massacre; Senator Will Invoke 1993 Brady Bill Passage As Model To Emulate, Take Action Americans Are Calling For
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date
Title
Politician
July 31, 2015
Put Congress Back to Work
Rep.Paul Tonko
July 31, 2015
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - End Family Detention Policy
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 30, 2015
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 30, 2015
Gillibrand Calls for Hillburn Main School to be Placed On The National Register of Historic Places
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 30, 2015
Letter to Jonathan Jarvis, National Park Service Director - Hillburn Main School as a Historic Place
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 30, 2015
Letter to Jack Lew, Secretary for the Department of Treasury - Retain Hamilton on Ten Dollar Bill
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 30, 2015
Schumer Teams Up With Buffalo Sabres To Launch Push To Bring 2018 International Youth Hockey Championship Competition To Buffalo -- Move Would Energize Western NY Economy By Bringing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Visitors & Tourism Revenue To The Region For The World-Class Ice Hockey Event
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 29, 2015
Ayotte, McCaskill, Heller, Gillibrand Joint Statement on Senate Campus Sexual Assault Hearing
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 29, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Testimony of Sen. Gillibrand, Campus Accountability and Safety Act HELP
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 29, 2015
Schumer Announces 'Human Rights For Girls Act', Which Abolishes The Demeaning & Dangerous Shackling Practice Used On Young Pregnant Prisoners In Correctional Facilities Across The Country; Legislation Protects The Rights Of Young Pregnant Prisoners By Banning The Use Of Restraints During Labor, Delivery, & Recovery
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 29, 2015
Schumer Asks FBI To Open Full Investigation Into How Lafayette Shooter Was ABle To Get His Gun, Saying It Is the Only Way To Get To Bottom Of Tragic Shooting; Potential Flaws In Background Check System Requires Fed Oversight And More Info Could Expose Flaws, Prevent The Next Tragic Shooting
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2015
Top Democrats Introduce Bills to Protect Interns Against Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 28, 2015
Letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Background Checks by Major Gun Retailers
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 23, 2015
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 23, 2015
Booker Introduces Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 23, 2015
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 21, 2015
Schumer, Israel and Supervisor Bosworth Announce Federal Grant to Rebuild Dock in North Hempstead
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 20, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 17, 2015
Schumer Secures $460k In Fed Funding From National Endowment For The Humanities For Historic Restoration At Thomas Cole House; Funds Will Be Used To Support The Historic Site & Uncover Long Lost Art Treasures Painted By Thomas Cole; Previously Unknown Murals Were Discovered At Cole's House In Greene County -- Schumer Also Vows To Keep Fighting For Additional Funding To Restore Newly Found Artwork
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 17, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Upgrade Malaysia's Ranking in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 16, 2015
Schumer Urges NY National Guard To Bring Sgt. Henry Johnson's Medal Of Honor Back To His Hometown Of Albany For Temporary Display -- Schumer Led The Charge To Secure Posthumous Medal Of Honor For Sgt. Johnson
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 16, 2015
Barr, Tonko Introduce Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 15, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - International Human Trafficking
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2015
Bipartisan House Coalition Launches Caucus Aimed at Criminal Justice Reform
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 14, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on the Flow of Illegal Guns to New York State Through the "Iron Pipeline" and Prevent Gun Violence
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 13, 2015
Congressional Black Caucus
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 12, 2015
Gillibrand With NYPD, Everytown For Gun Safety & Community Advocates Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On The Flow Of Illegal Guns Through The "Iron Pipeline" And Gang Violence -- With 3 NYPD Officers Murdered By Illegal Guns In A Span Of 4 Months This Year, Time For Congress To Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 10, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Condemning Hyde Amendment Language in H.R. 6
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 10, 2015
The Confederate Flag
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 9, 2015
National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2016 -- Conintued
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 9, 2015
Confederate Battle Flag Symbolism
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Condemning Republican Support for Confederate Flag
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 9, 2015
Rep. Jeffries statement on the House Republican disgraceful embrace of the confederate battle flag
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2015
Detroit News - S.C. Governor Signs Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
July 8, 2015
House Passes Jeffries Amendment to Abolish Confederate Flags From Public Buildings Throughout the Nation
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 7, 2015
Schumer: New Gun Grip iPhone Case Likely Violates Federal Law; Senatory Calls on Amazon & Ebay To Immediately Stop Selling Disaster Waiting To Happen Case Made To Look Exactly Like A Real Gun; Case Creates Danger When Seen In Kids' Pockets; Urges Feds To Block Gun Grip Case Now
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2015
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 6, 2015
Schumer: Recent 'Swatting' Attacks In Capital Region Resulted In Evacuations & Residents Being Told To Stay In Their Apartment For Hours; Incidents Are Costing Police Depts. Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives - Schumer Introduces New Federal Bill To Crack Down On 'Swatting' & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Residents & Law Enforcement
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2015
Gillibrand, Maloney Announces New Push to Help Thousands of "Blue Water" Vietnam Vets Harmed by Agent Orange But Ignored by Feds Due to Technicality in the Law
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 2, 2015
Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services - Coverage for a 12-Month Supply of a Woman's Birth Control
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 2, 2015
Meng Introduces Legislation to Stop Stores from Selling Expired Baby Formula
Rep.Grace Meng
July 1, 2015
Schumer Reveals: Long Lost Art Treasure Painted By Thomas Cole, The Father Of The Hudson River School, Has Been Miraculously Discovered; Senator Urges Feds To Fund Historic Restoration Project To Uncover Previously Unknown Murals At Artist's Home In Catskill In Greene County
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2015
Letter to Secretary John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Conditions in Mexico
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
June 30, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Denouncing Refusals by State Officials to Follow Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 30, 2015
Schumer: With Illegal Drug Seizure, Firearm Seizure, & Other Crime On The Rise In pughkeepsie, Fed Program Used To Hire New Cops Unfairly Restricts Small Cities With High Crime Rates, Like Poughkeepsie, From Getting Additional Officers They Desperately Need -- Launches Major Push To Change Fed Program & Secure Critical Fed Funding Needed To Hire 5 New Cops In City Of Poughkeepsie
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 30, 2015
Schumer Urges Feds To Approve Major Funding To Restore & Revitalize Historic Ulster Performing Arts Center -- Theater Is Pillar In Local Community & Tourism Industry; Renovating Would Help Improve Center's Facilities & Bring New Businesses To Area
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015
Schumer: 'Swatting' Attacks On Dramatic Rise Across Central NY -- Recent Attack Caused Evacuation Of Over 1100 Workers At John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Edward Kochian County Office Building And JobsPlus!; Incidents Are Costing Police Depts. Thousands Of Dollars, Terrifying Innocent Victims & Even Endangering Lives -- Schumer Introduces New Federal Bill To Crack Down On 'Swatting' & Deter Alarming New Crime Trend Threatening Residents & Law Enforcement
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2015
After South Carolina Tragedy, Schumer Launches New Effort To Pass Significant Background Check, Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation; Weak Laws Allow People Who Shouldn't Obtain Guns To Get Them & Use Them In Massacre After Massacre; Senator Will Invoke 1993 Brady Bill Passage As Model To Emulate, Take Action Americans Are Calling For
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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