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July 2, 2019 Tweet - "55 years ago today, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law It was and is a critical piece of the fight against discrimination and for equality in America But that fight isn't over until we have true equality for all We'll keep fighting, and we'll keep marching until we do" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2019 Tweet - "The recently exposed vile and racist border patrol agents have disgraced themselves and the badge. Our country is better than this. They must be terminated. Every. Single. One." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 1, 2019 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show - Transcript: "Trump, Kim Jong Un shook hands at DMZ." Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Chuck Schumer Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2019 Letter to Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the US Census Bureau - Meng Urges Census Bureau to Engage South Asian Community in Run Up to 2020 Census Rep. Grace Meng
July 1, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Introduces Legislation to Prevent Discrimination Based on Gender Rep. Joe Morelle
July 1, 2019 Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 1, 2019 With Hundreds of Millions on The Line & Chance to Finally Put a Major Dent in Opioid Epidemic on Li, Schumer Makes Case for Swift Passage of Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act; Bill Will Hold China Accountable for Illicit Trafficking on Li, Similar to Russia Sanctions, & Help Support Li Law Enforcement Along the Way Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2019 Tweet - "China is the world's largest producer of illicit fentanyl. We must hold them accountable for their role in the trade & trafficking of this deadly drug. Our Senate-passed, bipartisan sanctions bill does that. It's time for the House to take it up ASAP." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "I will keep fighting for comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. And it's absurd that I even have to say this, but I will: I would not divert border security funds into for-profit prisons to lock up children and asylum seekers. #DemDebate" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 28, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019 Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill Rep. Grace Meng
June 28, 2019 Muprhy, Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor the 50 Th Anniversary of The Stonewall Uprising Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "PROUD the Senate passed a resolution marking 50yrs since the Stonewall riots We've come so far fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, but there's still so much to do I'll keep fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, to pass the Equality Act in the Senate, to keep making progress" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Schumer Announces, Following Major Push, Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act Passes Senate; First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill Will Hold China Accountable for Illicit Trafficking, Similar to Russia Sanctions; Also Comes with More Tools for Law Enforcement Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Rubio Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Anti-Opioid Measure to Sanction Chinese-Origin Fentanyl Traffickers Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2019 Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill Rep. Paul Tonko
June 27, 2019 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Meng Reiterates Call for Attorney General to Investigate Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Rep. Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Pass Critical Border Legislation to Protect Children and Keep America Safe Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement Following Scotus Decision to Withhold Citizenship Question from The 2020 Census Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 NBC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Meng Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Block Citizenship Question Rep. Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "I want @realDonaldTrump to see this @AP photo. Mr. President, these are not drug dealers, vagrants, criminals. How could you look at this and not understand these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous journey in search of a better life?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Keep Mail Safe Act Rep. Grace Meng
June 26, 2019 Velázquez on Border Supplemental Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 26, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement at a Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2019 Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the US Department of Justice - Nadler Leads Letter Asking DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Claims of Harassment at Quantico Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2019 Senators Schatz, Gillibrand & Representatives Pocan, Hil Reintroduce Legislation to Restore Honor to Service members Discharged Due to Sexual Orientation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Harris, Democrats Call on Trump to Help Venezuelans by Granting them Temporary Protected Status Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice - Nadler, Collins, Bass & Ratcliffe Ask DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Claims of Harassment at Quantico Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 26, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bicameral Legislation to Promote Title Ix, Gender Equity in Education Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "Four years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that #LoveIsLove and made marriage equality the law of the land. Four years later during #Pride month, we know that we've come so far, but we still have a long way to go." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "How could you look at the @AP's picture of a Salvadoran father and daughter and not understand that these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous--sometimes fatal--journey in search of a better life?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2019 Schumer and Gillibrand Joint Statement on the Issuance of a Humanitarian Visa for Benjamin Barragan, Man With Young Children and Terminally Ill Wife in Brooklyn Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 25, 2019 In a Victory for the Constitution, Jude Rejects Delay & Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Trump, Lawsuit Brought by Blumenthal, Nadler & 213 Members of Congress Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act Since Shelby County v. Holder Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Nadler, Maloney, King Statement on Leader McConnell's Promise to Hold Vote on Bill to Fully Fund & Extend 9/11 Fund Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Booker, Harris, Meeks Introduce Resolution Designating June as African American Music Appreciation Month Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 25, 2019 Tweet - "It's been 6 years since the disastrous Supreme Court decision in Shelby v Holder. A conservative majority undercut decades of progress--gutting key Voting Rights Act provisions. 19 states have since instituted restrictions, targeting Black, Hispanic, and Native American voters." Sen. Chuck Schumer
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. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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 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 - "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 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 21, 2019 Tweet - "Missouri's only remaining abortion clinic could now be forced to close its doors--leaving women without access to critical health services This decision is part of the Republicans' plan to take away women's rights to make their own healthcare decisions We can't let this happen" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
July 2, 2019 Tweet - "55 years ago today, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law It was and is a critical piece of the fight against discrimination and for equality in America But that fight isn't over until we have true equality for all We'll keep fighting, and we'll keep marching until we do" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2019 Tweet - "The recently exposed vile and racist border patrol agents have disgraced themselves and the badge. Our country is better than this. They must be terminated. Every. Single. One." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 1, 2019 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show - Transcript: "Trump, Kim Jong Un shook hands at DMZ." Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Chuck Schumer Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2019 Letter to Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the US Census Bureau - Meng Urges Census Bureau to Engage South Asian Community in Run Up to 2020 Census Rep.Grace Meng
July 1, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Introduces Legislation to Prevent Discrimination Based on Gender Rep.Joe Morelle
July 1, 2019 Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 1, 2019 With Hundreds of Millions on The Line & Chance to Finally Put a Major Dent in Opioid Epidemic on Li, Schumer Makes Case for Swift Passage of Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act; Bill Will Hold China Accountable for Illicit Trafficking on Li, Similar to Russia Sanctions, & Help Support Li Law Enforcement Along the Way Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 1, 2019 Tweet - "China is the world's largest producer of illicit fentanyl. We must hold them accountable for their role in the trade & trafficking of this deadly drug. Our Senate-passed, bipartisan sanctions bill does that. It's time for the House to take it up ASAP." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "I will keep fighting for comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. And it's absurd that I even have to say this, but I will: I would not divert border security funds into for-profit prisons to lock up children and asylum seekers. #DemDebate" Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 28, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019 Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill Rep.Grace Meng
June 28, 2019 Muprhy, Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor the 50 Th Anniversary of The Stonewall Uprising Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "PROUD the Senate passed a resolution marking 50yrs since the Stonewall riots We've come so far fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, but there's still so much to do I'll keep fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, to pass the Equality Act in the Senate, to keep making progress" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 28, 2019 Schumer Announces, Following Major Push, Bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act Passes Senate; First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill Will Hold China Accountable for Illicit Trafficking, Similar to Russia Sanctions; Also Comes with More Tools for Law Enforcement Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Rubio Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Anti-Opioid Measure to Sanction Chinese-Origin Fentanyl Traffickers Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 27, 2019 Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill Rep.Paul Tonko
June 27, 2019 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Meng Reiterates Call for Attorney General to Investigate Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Rep.Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Pass Critical Border Legislation to Protect Children and Keep America Safe Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement Following Scotus Decision to Withhold Citizenship Question from The 2020 Census Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2019 NBC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Meng Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Block Citizenship Question Rep.Grace Meng
June 27, 2019 Tweet - "I want @realDonaldTrump to see this @AP photo. Mr. President, these are not drug dealers, vagrants, criminals. How could you look at this and not understand these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous journey in search of a better life?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019 Keep Mail Safe Act Rep.Grace Meng
June 26, 2019 Velázquez on Border Supplemental Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 26, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement at a Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2019 Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the US Department of Justice - Nadler Leads Letter Asking DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Claims of Harassment at Quantico Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2019 Senators Schatz, Gillibrand & Representatives Pocan, Hil Reintroduce Legislation to Restore Honor to Service members Discharged Due to Sexual Orientation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Harris, Democrats Call on Trump to Help Venezuelans by Granting them Temporary Protected Status Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice - Nadler, Collins, Bass & Ratcliffe Ask DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Claims of Harassment at Quantico Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 26, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bicameral Legislation to Promote Title Ix, Gender Equity in Education Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "Four years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that #LoveIsLove and made marriage equality the law of the land. Four years later during #Pride month, we know that we've come so far, but we still have a long way to go." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 26, 2019 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "How could you look at the @AP's picture of a Salvadoran father and daughter and not understand that these are human beings, fleeing violence and persecution, willing to risk a perilous--sometimes fatal--journey in search of a better life?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2019 Schumer and Gillibrand Joint Statement on the Issuance of a Humanitarian Visa for Benjamin Barragan, Man With Young Children and Terminally Ill Wife in Brooklyn Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 25, 2019 In a Victory for the Constitution, Jude Rejects Delay & Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Trump, Lawsuit Brought by Blumenthal, Nadler & 213 Members of Congress Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Subcommittee Hearing on Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act Since Shelby County v. Holder Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Nadler, Maloney, King Statement on Leader McConnell's Promise to Hold Vote on Bill to Fully Fund & Extend 9/11 Fund Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 25, 2019 Booker, Harris, Meeks Introduce Resolution Designating June as African American Music Appreciation Month Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 25, 2019 Tweet - "It's been 6 years since the disastrous Supreme Court decision in Shelby v Holder. A conservative majority undercut decades of progress--gutting key Voting Rights Act provisions. 19 states have since instituted restrictions, targeting Black, Hispanic, and Native American voters." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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 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 - "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 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 21, 2019 Tweet - "Missouri's only remaining abortion clinic could now be forced to close its doors--leaving women without access to critical health services This decision is part of the Republicans' plan to take away women's rights to make their own healthcare decisions We can't let this happen" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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