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March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Durbin, Murray, Senators Call On HHS & DHS IGs To Investigate Reported "Weaponizing" Of Confidential Therapy Sessions To Deport Children Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues Demanding Answers about Trump Admin. Practice of Sharing Immigrant Children's Confidential Psychotherapy Notes with ICE Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families Lynn Johnson - Wyden and Warren Demand Answers on Allegations that Trump Administration Has Been Using Confidential Therapy Notes to Detain and Deport Migrant Children Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to U.S. ICE Acting Director Matthew Albence - Wyden and Warren Demand Answers on Allegations that Trump Administration Has Been Using Confidential Therapy Notes to Detain and Deport Migrant Children Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 25, 2020 Romney and Merkley Push FDA Official to Revise, Strengthen Vaping Guidance Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Durbin, Senators To Trump Administration: Don't Let Tobacco Companies Evade E-Cigarette Product Review Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Three Months From E-Cigarette Review Deadline, Durbin & Bipartisan Senators Urge FDA To Protect Kids, Hold Industry Accountable Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Center for Tobacco Products - Senators Hassan, Romney to Food and Drug Administration: January Vaping Rules Fall Short of Protecting Youth and Public Health Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Brown Leads Dem Senators in Introducing Comprehensive Legislation to Address Youth Tobacco Crisis Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 8, 2020 Thune, Wyden Introduce Bill to Improve Child Support Enforcement for Native American Tribes Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 2, 2020 Merkley Blasts FDA E-Cigarette Flavor Announcement Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 21, 2019 President Signs Bipartisan Foster Care Bill With Key Brown Provisions Into Law Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 20, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith and David Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Youth Workforce Readiness Act Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Bipartisan Legislation Boosting Support for Foster Care System Passes Congress Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici, DeFazio, Schrader File Amicus Brief Supporting the Indian Child Welfare Act Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Wyden, Grassley Introduce Bill to Help Youth Aging Out of Foster Care System Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 4, 2019 Bonamici Stands Up Against Trump Policies Harming Kids in Immigrant Families Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Nov. 27, 2019 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Democrats Slam Trump Administration over Latest Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats to Slam Trump Administration's Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 22, 2019 Wyden Will Co-sponsor Housing Bill to Help Foster Youth Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Sending Letter to FDA About Heavy Metals in Baby Food Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Merkley Slams Trump's Capitulation to Big Tobacco Sen. Jeff Merkley
Nov. 13, 2019 Brown Secures Key Provisions in Bipartisan Foster Care Legislation Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice, the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State of the Department of State, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Brown, Wyden, Blumenthal Push Trump Administration to Ensure No Human Trafficking, Forced Labor Exist in Government Contract Supply Chains Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 5, 2019 Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Introduced in House and Senate Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Senate Democrats Promote Open Enrollment and Call for Passage of the Enroll Act to Help More Americans Get Covered with Quality, Affordable Health Insurance Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States - Calling on Attorney General to Stop Requests to Weaken Encryption Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Pallone and Wyden Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Unprecedented Rise of Uninsured Children Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 23, 2019 Wyden Statement on Ways & Means Passage of Legislation to Tax E-Cigarettes Sen. Ron Wyden
Oct. 2, 2019 Murray, Wyden, Smith and Grassley Release Report Showing Department of Education Can Do More to Support Students in Foster Care Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, CEO of JUUL Labs, Inc., and to Howard Willard, CEO of Altaria Group, Inc. - Durbin, Colleagues To JUUL / Altria: Protect Children Over Profits Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General, and John Standley, CEO of Rite Aid Corporation - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge FDA To Remove All Pod- And Cartridge Based E-Cigarettes From Market Until They Can Be Proven Safe Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Reduce Youth Tobacco Use & Vaping Epidemic Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Tax E-Cigarettes Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 10, 2019 Wyden Statement on Elizabeth Darling Confirmation to HHS Administration on Children, Youth and Families Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Hon. Lynn A. Johnson, Secretary of Administration for Children and Families - Merkley Demands Answers on Long-Term Detention of Children Sen. Jeff Merkley
Aug. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Merkley, senators urge administration to permanently shut down Homestead child prison Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 3, 2019 Merkley Statement on Closure of Homestead Child Prison Sen. Jeff Merkley
Aug. 1, 2019 Merkley Slams Bill to Imprison Children in Internment Camps Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture of the US Department of Agriculture - Merkley, Defazio Lead Oregon Delegation in Push to Reverse Cuts to Food Assistance Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 31, 2019 Nomination of Elizabeth Darling Sen. Ron Wyden
July 29, 2019 Oregon Delegation Conducts Oversight Tour of Facility Holding Migrant Children Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 29, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner at US Customs and Border Protection - Following Visit to Inspect Southern Border Facilities, Merkley, Wyden and Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Immediately Address a Number of Issues the Senators Witnessed Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 29, 2019 Oregon Delegation Conducts Oversight Tour of Facility Holding Migrant Children Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
July 16, 2019 Letter to Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Secretary of Homeland Security - Brown, Wyden Call on Department Of Homeland Security to Fully Enforce the Law, Crack Down On Imported Cocoa Produced With Child Labor Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Date Title Politician
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Durbin, Murray, Senators Call On HHS & DHS IGs To Investigate Reported "Weaponizing" Of Confidential Therapy Sessions To Deport Children Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues Demanding Answers about Trump Admin. Practice of Sharing Immigrant Children's Confidential Psychotherapy Notes with ICE Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families Lynn Johnson - Wyden and Warren Demand Answers on Allegations that Trump Administration Has Been Using Confidential Therapy Notes to Detain and Deport Migrant Children Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 2, 2020 Letter to U.S. ICE Acting Director Matthew Albence - Wyden and Warren Demand Answers on Allegations that Trump Administration Has Been Using Confidential Therapy Notes to Detain and Deport Migrant Children Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 25, 2020 Romney and Merkley Push FDA Official to Revise, Strengthen Vaping Guidance Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Durbin, Senators To Trump Administration: Don't Let Tobacco Companies Evade E-Cigarette Product Review Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Three Months From E-Cigarette Review Deadline, Durbin & Bipartisan Senators Urge FDA To Protect Kids, Hold Industry Accountable Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Center for Tobacco Products - Senators Hassan, Romney to Food and Drug Administration: January Vaping Rules Fall Short of Protecting Youth and Public Health Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Brown Leads Dem Senators in Introducing Comprehensive Legislation to Address Youth Tobacco Crisis Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 8, 2020 Thune, Wyden Introduce Bill to Improve Child Support Enforcement for Native American Tribes Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 2, 2020 Merkley Blasts FDA E-Cigarette Flavor Announcement Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 21, 2019 President Signs Bipartisan Foster Care Bill With Key Brown Provisions Into Law Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 20, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith and David Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Youth Workforce Readiness Act Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Bipartisan Legislation Boosting Support for Foster Care System Passes Congress Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici, DeFazio, Schrader File Amicus Brief Supporting the Indian Child Welfare Act Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Wyden, Grassley Introduce Bill to Help Youth Aging Out of Foster Care System Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 4, 2019 Bonamici Stands Up Against Trump Policies Harming Kids in Immigrant Families Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Nov. 27, 2019 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Democrats Slam Trump Administration over Latest Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats to Slam Trump Administration's Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 22, 2019 Wyden Will Co-sponsor Housing Bill to Help Foster Youth Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Sending Letter to FDA About Heavy Metals in Baby Food Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Merkley Slams Trump's Capitulation to Big Tobacco Sen.Jeff Merkley
Nov. 13, 2019 Brown Secures Key Provisions in Bipartisan Foster Care Legislation Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice, the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State of the Department of State, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Brown, Wyden, Blumenthal Push Trump Administration to Ensure No Human Trafficking, Forced Labor Exist in Government Contract Supply Chains Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 5, 2019 Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Introduced in House and Senate Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Senate Democrats Promote Open Enrollment and Call for Passage of the Enroll Act to Help More Americans Get Covered with Quality, Affordable Health Insurance Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States - Calling on Attorney General to Stop Requests to Weaken Encryption Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Pallone and Wyden Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Unprecedented Rise of Uninsured Children Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 23, 2019 Wyden Statement on Ways & Means Passage of Legislation to Tax E-Cigarettes Sen.Ron Wyden
Oct. 2, 2019 Murray, Wyden, Smith and Grassley Release Report Showing Department of Education Can Do More to Support Students in Foster Care Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, CEO of JUUL Labs, Inc., and to Howard Willard, CEO of Altaria Group, Inc. - Durbin, Colleagues To JUUL / Altria: Protect Children Over Profits Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General, and John Standley, CEO of Rite Aid Corporation - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge FDA To Remove All Pod- And Cartridge Based E-Cigarettes From Market Until They Can Be Proven Safe Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Reduce Youth Tobacco Use & Vaping Epidemic Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Tax E-Cigarettes Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 10, 2019 Wyden Statement on Elizabeth Darling Confirmation to HHS Administration on Children, Youth and Families Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Hon. Lynn A. Johnson, Secretary of Administration for Children and Families - Merkley Demands Answers on Long-Term Detention of Children Sen.Jeff Merkley
Aug. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Merkley, senators urge administration to permanently shut down Homestead child prison Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 3, 2019 Merkley Statement on Closure of Homestead Child Prison Sen.Jeff Merkley
Aug. 1, 2019 Merkley Slams Bill to Imprison Children in Internment Camps Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture of the US Department of Agriculture - Merkley, Defazio Lead Oregon Delegation in Push to Reverse Cuts to Food Assistance Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 31, 2019 Nomination of Elizabeth Darling Sen.Ron Wyden
July 29, 2019 Oregon Delegation Conducts Oversight Tour of Facility Holding Migrant Children Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 29, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner at US Customs and Border Protection - Following Visit to Inspect Southern Border Facilities, Merkley, Wyden and Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Immediately Address a Number of Issues the Senators Witnessed Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 29, 2019 Oregon Delegation Conducts Oversight Tour of Facility Holding Migrant Children Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
July 16, 2019 Letter to Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Secretary of Homeland Security - Brown, Wyden Call on Department Of Homeland Security to Fully Enforce the Law, Crack Down On Imported Cocoa Produced With Child Labor Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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