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Oct. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - House Democrats to DOL: Proposed Rule to Increase Employee Misclassification Will Cost Workers and the Economy Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Oct. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Foxx Leads Letter Commending DOL's Efforts to Protect Independent Contractors Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Sen Blumenthal demanded: --Enhanced Background Checks --Paycheck Fairness --Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal --Domestic Violence Survivor Protection --Veterans' Access to Child Care --Securing America's Federal Elections --Congressional Budget Justification Transparency GOP objected" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. Brown demanded --Protecting Americans w/ Preexisting Conditions --Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination --BRIDGE for Workers --Danny's Law --Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance --Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity GOP objected to keep their sham process" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Opposition to Administration's Attempt to Misclassify Workers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 20, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 20, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill on PPP is inadequate for hard-hit, underserved small biz There's no dedicated relief for minority-owned businesses, restaurants, theaters, music venues, all nonprofits, more Dems are fighting to pass the HEROES Act to give small businesses the help they need" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Senator Gillibrand, Representative Delgado Visit Hudson To Call For Legislation To Create New Loan Program To Help Small Businesses Recover From Months Of Limited Operations Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 14, 2020 After relentless advocacy & securing over $100 million, Schumer announces latest completion of major moderization project at the Lewiston-Queenston bridge; senator says newly completed processing facility will improve security and enhance flow of commerce once border re-opens Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 11, 2020 Chairwoman Velázquez on Trump Administration's COVID-19 Relief Proposal Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "We need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators. The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process. Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Velázquez Calls on SBA to Provide COVID-19 Relief Program Data to Government Watchdog Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have made the Senate a COVID hot spot We need action now to safeguard workers, staff, & Senators Americans see the similarity in GOP willingness to put workers, staff, & Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, and Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process, and we need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of transportation workers have tested positive for COVID. Hundreds of transportation workers have died from COVID. But President Trump and his administration still refuse to require masks. Unacceptable." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Investigation Reveals Digital Economy Highly Concentrated, Impacted By Monopoly Power Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Calls For Bipartisan Restart Act To Help Small Businesses And Live Event Venues Recover From Summer Of Limited Operations Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 1, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Proposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 1, 2020 Lead House Democrats Condemn Republicans for Abandoning Their Support of an Asbestos Ban Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Gillibrand Joins Call To Extend Small Business Debt Relief Program To Help Hard-Hit Businesses Recover From Economic Crisis Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud I fought to make sure federal employees have paid parental leave. I'll keep fighting to ensure air traffic controllers and others--who the GOP left out--have this leave. And I won't stop fighting until every American has access to this benefit." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Governor Cuomo Announces $18 Million Initiative to Train Workers and Support Entrepreneurs During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - Oversight Chairs Condemn Trump Administration on Cancellation of Diversity, Anti-Racism Training Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup of H.R. 7370, the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020 Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - E&C Leaders Demand Answers for EPA's Suspension of Environmental Justice & Racism Sensitivity Job Trainings Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 22, 2020 Velázquez, Chabot Introduce Resolution In Honor of National Small Business Week Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 18, 2020 REPRESENTATIVES JOE MORELLE, LORI TRAHAN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE WORKERS' ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS Rep. Joe Morelle
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management - Menendez Leads Call to Prohibit NRA Foundation from Soliciting, Receiving Charitable Donations from Federal Employees Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Committee Passes Set of Bipartisan Bills to Improve SBA Lending and Federal Contracting Programs Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "What I told @Leafly about why I'm fighting for the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act: It ends federal prohibition. It addresses much-needed criminal justice reforms. It provides opportunities for minority- and women-owned small businesses." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand reveal: As mail slows, Upstate NY small businesses lose customers & profits; senators fight for NY small biz hurt by USPS changes, demand DeJoy address postal slowdown's impact on Upstate economies Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 House Passes Four Committee Bills to Improve and Expand SBA Programs Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "I'm fighting for the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act in the Senate. Heavy check mark It ends federal prohibition. Heavy check mark It addresses much-needed criminal justice reforms. Heavy check mark It provides opportunities for minority- and women-owned small businesses." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "This shouldn't be hard. We are fighting for money to pay teachers, transit workers, and firefighters. There is a pandemic going on, and they need our help. But you and Senate Republicans are blocking it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to Jim Arthurs, President & CEO of Institutional Casework Inc. - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Institutional Casework Inc. to reverse course and halt closure of Jamestown metal products; senators call for company to work with local leaders to protect jobs and surrounding community Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Hannibal Ware, Inspector General of the Small Business Administration, and the Hon. Richard Delmar, Acting Inspector General of the Dept. of the Treasury - Gottheimer Leads Bipartisan Group Asking SBA, Treasury What Additional Resources They Need to Combat PPP Loan Fraud Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Velázquez, Hearing on Transparency in Small Business Lending Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 9, 2020 Velázquez Pushes for More Transparency and Accessibility in Fintech Space for Small Business Lending Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's radical Supreme Court nominees would continue the effort to reverse important progress America has made over the last 50 years on women's reproductive freedom, strip away critical pre-existing condition protections, and gut labor, environmental, and civil rights" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP COVID bill leaves out funding for Cross mark Food assistance Cross mark Rental assistance Cross mark State & local govt Cross mark Worker protections Cross mark Hazard pay Cross mark Broadband Cross mark Safe elections Cross mark Census Dems will not stop fighting to help workers, families, people--We must pass the HEROES Act!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Russell T. Vought - Senators Collins, Van Hollen Lead Bipartisan Push to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional for Federal Employees and Service Members Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 8, 2020 Tweet - "We need poll workers to make sure our election runs safely and fairly. These companies giving poll workers a paid day off to do this important work are exactly what we need." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's Labor Day, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This Labor Day, we're so thankful for the work of our incredible essential workers fighting for us across New York and across the country. We need to pass the HEROES Act now to fight for them like they're fighting for us. #HonorEssentialWorkers" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This Labor Day, Democrats are fighting for workers, and families, and people across this country. We must pass the HEROES Act. Immediately." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Senator Gillibrand, Representative Delgado Visit Bethel Woods Center For The Arts, Push For Legislation To Support Live Event Venues And Small Businesses Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 2, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Calls For Strengthened Public Service Loan Forgiveness In Next COVID-19 Relief Package During Visit To NY Public Employees Federation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Employers have refused to go along with this Trump plan. They've called it unworkable. So now President Trump is trying to force hardworking federal employees to take on a huge tax debt many can't afford. @RonWyden and I are fighting to stop it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 31, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Visits Stony Brook University, Calls For Public Service Loan Forgiveness In Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Legislation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Date Title Politician
Oct. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - House Democrats to DOL: Proposed Rule to Increase Employee Misclassification Will Cost Workers and the Economy Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Oct. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Foxx Leads Letter Commending DOL's Efforts to Protect Independent Contractors Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Sen Blumenthal demanded: --Enhanced Background Checks --Paycheck Fairness --Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal --Domestic Violence Survivor Protection --Veterans' Access to Child Care --Securing America's Federal Elections --Congressional Budget Justification Transparency GOP objected" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. Brown demanded --Protecting Americans w/ Preexisting Conditions --Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination --BRIDGE for Workers --Danny's Law --Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance --Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity GOP objected to keep their sham process" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Opposition to Administration's Attempt to Misclassify Workers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 20, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 20, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP bill on PPP is inadequate for hard-hit, underserved small biz There's no dedicated relief for minority-owned businesses, restaurants, theaters, music venues, all nonprofits, more Dems are fighting to pass the HEROES Act to give small businesses the help they need" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Senator Gillibrand, Representative Delgado Visit Hudson To Call For Legislation To Create New Loan Program To Help Small Businesses Recover From Months Of Limited Operations Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 14, 2020 After relentless advocacy & securing over $100 million, Schumer announces latest completion of major moderization project at the Lewiston-Queenston bridge; senator says newly completed processing facility will improve security and enhance flow of commerce once border re-opens Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 11, 2020 Chairwoman Velázquez on Trump Administration's COVID-19 Relief Proposal Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "We need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators. The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process. Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Velázquez Calls on SBA to Provide COVID-19 Relief Program Data to Government Watchdog Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have made the Senate a COVID hot spot We need action now to safeguard workers, staff, & Senators Americans see the similarity in GOP willingness to put workers, staff, & Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Americans see the similarity in the GOP willingness to put workers, staff, and Senators at risk and their willingness to rip health care from millions The GOP must halt this increasingly reckless Supreme Court process, and we need action to safeguard workers, staff, and Senators" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of transportation workers have tested positive for COVID. Hundreds of transportation workers have died from COVID. But President Trump and his administration still refuse to require masks. Unacceptable." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 6, 2020 Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Investigation Reveals Digital Economy Highly Concentrated, Impacted By Monopoly Power Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Calls For Bipartisan Restart Act To Help Small Businesses And Live Event Venues Recover From Summer Of Limited Operations Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 1, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on the Proposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 1, 2020 Lead House Democrats Condemn Republicans for Abandoning Their Support of an Asbestos Ban Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Gillibrand Joins Call To Extend Small Business Debt Relief Program To Help Hard-Hit Businesses Recover From Economic Crisis Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud I fought to make sure federal employees have paid parental leave. I'll keep fighting to ensure air traffic controllers and others--who the GOP left out--have this leave. And I won't stop fighting until every American has access to this benefit." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 30, 2020 Governor Cuomo Announces $18 Million Initiative to Train Workers and Support Entrepreneurs During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - Oversight Chairs Condemn Trump Administration on Cancellation of Diversity, Anti-Racism Training Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19 Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup of H.R. 7370, the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020 Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - E&C Leaders Demand Answers for EPA's Suspension of Environmental Justice & Racism Sensitivity Job Trainings Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 22, 2020 Velázquez, Chabot Introduce Resolution In Honor of National Small Business Week Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 18, 2020 REPRESENTATIVES JOE MORELLE, LORI TRAHAN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE WORKERS' ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS Rep.Joe Morelle
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management - Menendez Leads Call to Prohibit NRA Foundation from Soliciting, Receiving Charitable Donations from Federal Employees Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020 Committee Passes Set of Bipartisan Bills to Improve SBA Lending and Federal Contracting Programs Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "What I told @Leafly about why I'm fighting for the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act: It ends federal prohibition. It addresses much-needed criminal justice reforms. It provides opportunities for minority- and women-owned small businesses." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand reveal: As mail slows, Upstate NY small businesses lose customers & profits; senators fight for NY small biz hurt by USPS changes, demand DeJoy address postal slowdown's impact on Upstate economies Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 House Passes Four Committee Bills to Improve and Expand SBA Programs Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "I'm fighting for the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act in the Senate. Heavy check mark It ends federal prohibition. Heavy check mark It addresses much-needed criminal justice reforms. Heavy check mark It provides opportunities for minority- and women-owned small businesses." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "This shouldn't be hard. We are fighting for money to pay teachers, transit workers, and firefighters. There is a pandemic going on, and they need our help. But you and Senate Republicans are blocking it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to Jim Arthurs, President & CEO of Institutional Casework Inc. - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Institutional Casework Inc. to reverse course and halt closure of Jamestown metal products; senators call for company to work with local leaders to protect jobs and surrounding community Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Hannibal Ware, Inspector General of the Small Business Administration, and the Hon. Richard Delmar, Acting Inspector General of the Dept. of the Treasury - Gottheimer Leads Bipartisan Group Asking SBA, Treasury What Additional Resources They Need to Combat PPP Loan Fraud Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Velázquez, Hearing on Transparency in Small Business Lending Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 9, 2020 Velázquez Pushes for More Transparency and Accessibility in Fintech Space for Small Business Lending Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's radical Supreme Court nominees would continue the effort to reverse important progress America has made over the last 50 years on women's reproductive freedom, strip away critical pre-existing condition protections, and gut labor, environmental, and civil rights" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate GOP COVID bill leaves out funding for Cross mark Food assistance Cross mark Rental assistance Cross mark State & local govt Cross mark Worker protections Cross mark Hazard pay Cross mark Broadband Cross mark Safe elections Cross mark Census Dems will not stop fighting to help workers, families, people--We must pass the HEROES Act!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Russell T. Vought - Senators Collins, Van Hollen Lead Bipartisan Push to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional for Federal Employees and Service Members Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 8, 2020 Tweet - "We need poll workers to make sure our election runs safely and fairly. These companies giving poll workers a paid day off to do this important work are exactly what we need." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's Labor Day, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This Labor Day, we're so thankful for the work of our incredible essential workers fighting for us across New York and across the country. We need to pass the HEROES Act now to fight for them like they're fighting for us. #HonorEssentialWorkers" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This Labor Day, Democrats are fighting for workers, and families, and people across this country. We must pass the HEROES Act. Immediately." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 7, 2020 Senator Gillibrand, Representative Delgado Visit Bethel Woods Center For The Arts, Push For Legislation To Support Live Event Venues And Small Businesses Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 2, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Calls For Strengthened Public Service Loan Forgiveness In Next COVID-19 Relief Package During Visit To NY Public Employees Federation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 2, 2020 Tweet - "Employers have refused to go along with this Trump plan. They've called it unworkable. So now President Trump is trying to force hardworking federal employees to take on a huge tax debt many can't afford. @RonWyden and I are fighting to stop it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 31, 2020 Senator Gillibrand Visits Stony Brook University, Calls For Public Service Loan Forgiveness In Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Legislation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
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