| May 15, 2020
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Letter to Bill Bar, Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice, and Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Senate Democrats Urge Release of Vulnerable and Pregnant Inmates from Federal Prison in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban "Ghost" Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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105th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| May 13, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Jeffrey Ragsdale, Acting Dir. and Chief Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility - Whitehouse & Blumenthal Demand Independent Investigation of Political Interference at DOJ After Flynn Prosecution Abruptly Dropped
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Reed & Whitehouse Seek Additional Support for Fishing Communities
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| May 4, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin, Duckworth, Harris Press For Emergency Funding To Combat Hate Crimes During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| May 1, 2020
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Letter to Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice - Reed & Whitehouse: Don't Allow COVID-19 to Spread Anti-Asian Hostility & Discrimination
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| April 28, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Harris, Colleagues Push to Include $50 Billion Childcare Bailout in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Dir. for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Klobuchar, Booker, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Administration to Implement Solutions that Allow Eligible Immigrants to Complete Naturalization Process
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education - Warren Joins Bennet, Menendez, Colleagues to Call on DeVos to Reverse Course and Allow DACA Students to Access Emergency Financial Aid Secured in CARES Act
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 21, 2020
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Feinstein, Menendez, Colleagues Call on Trump to Protect AAPI Community
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 20, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Harris, Colleagues Call on Congressional Leaders to Ensure Immigrant Families Can Access Critical Services During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 18, 2020
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Reed Statement on Trump Administration Awarding a New No-Bid $569 Million Border Wall Contract; GAO Commits to Investigate
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| April 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senators Shaheen & Hassan Call for Increased Investments to Address Mental Health Needs, Including Substance Use Disorder, Resulting from COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| April 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Durbin, Senators Press President Trump To Automatically Extend Work Authorizations For DACA & TPS Recipients
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| April 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitchell McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Klobuchar, Murkowski, Casey, Colleagues Urge Support for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 12, 2020
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Reed Seeks More COVID-19 Help for Minority Communities
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| April 11, 2020
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Reed Seeks Additional Support for Domestic Violence Victims
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| April 8, 2020
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Letter to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, Monique Eloit, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health, and Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Tillis Calls on International Health and Wildlife Organizations to Permanently Ban "Wet" Markets
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - Sen. Coons, colleagues urge closing of live wildlife markets in China, elsewhere to stop future pandemics
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Demanding Answers About DHS' Newly Claimed Authorities To Override Federal Laws At Southern Border
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 1, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Matthew Albence, Acting Director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Harris Leads Colleagues in Push for Release of Vulnerable, Low-Risk Detained Persons from Immigration Detention Facilities Amid Coronavirus Crisis
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 1, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wold, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Warren Joins Colleagues Calling for Release of Vulnerable, Low-Risk Detained Persons from Immigration Detention Facilities Amid Coronavirus Crisis
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| March 30, 2020
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Letter to Vice President Mike Pence and Elizabeth Darling, Commissioner Administration on Children, Youth and Families - Bennet, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Provide Guidance To Child Welfare Agencies During COVID-19 Crisis
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| March 23, 2020
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Letter to William Barr, Attorney General, and Michael Carvajal, Director of the Bureau of Prisons - Durbin, Grassley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Transfer Vulnerable Inmates to Home Confinement
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| March 23, 2020
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Letter to Assistant Secretary Johnson, Administration for Children and Families and Acting-Director Laura Rogers, Office on Violence Against Women - Coons, colleagues urge Administration to help victims and survivors of domestic violence during coronavirus pandemic
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| March 23, 2020
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Letter to Lynn Johnson, Administration for Children and Families, and Laura Rogers, Acting Director of the Office on Violence Against Women - Wyden Urges Administration to Help Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| March 20, 2020
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Letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security - Connolly, Bicameral Group of Members Press Trump Administration on Reports DHS is Preparing Mass Deportations of DREAMers
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Reports that DHS is Preparing Mass Deportation of DREAMERS
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - 23 Senators Urge the Interior Department to Reverse Course on Proposed Changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| March 18, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Seek Answers On Coronavirus Preparedness In Immigration Detention Facilities
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| March 4, 2020
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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
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 27, 2020
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Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice - Judiciary Dems Call for Investigation Amid Apparent Pattern of Political Influence at DOJ
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 27, 2020
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Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Durbin, Senators Blast Facebook's Continued Failure To Monitor And Enforce Gun Sales Ban
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 26, 2020
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Durbin, Senate Dems Introduce Bill To Reverse & Restore Military Funding After President Trump Repeatedly Raids Defense Department For His Border Wall
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2020
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Letter to Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2020
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Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General for the Department of Justice - Senators Call for Expanded Investigation of Giuliani Contacts with Justice Department
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Feb. 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Appropriations Dems Raise Alarm On Trump Admin Decision To Divert Funding From National Guard & Other Security Programs To Border Wall
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Durbin, Senators Press AG Barr On Politicization Of Immigration Courts
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Press Barr on Politicization of Justice Department Administration of Immigration Courts
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Feb. 5, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Warren, Menendez Lead Senators Questioning Agreements Used by the Trump Administration to Expel Asylum Seekers to Northern Triangle Countries
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Jan. 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Leahy, Durbin, Reed And Schatz Demand Answers On Reports That President Trump Intends To Raid $7.2 Billion From The Military And Military Families For His Wall
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Jan. 15, 2020
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Durbin, Top Senate Dems Vow Vote To Reverse Trump Decision To Divert Pentagon Funds TO Pay For Border Wall
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Jan. 15, 2020
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Reed Blasts Trump's Effort to Divert Another $7.2 Billion From U.S. Military for a Wasteful Border Wall
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Jan. 10, 2020
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Cassidy, Whitehouse, Carper Seek to Double Funding for National Estuary Program
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Defense Bill Signed into Law Tonight with Key Victories for U.S. Troops & Military Families, RI Workers & RI's Liberian Community
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury - Durbin, Senators Call On Mnuchin To Strengthen IRS Criminal Division
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2019
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Opioid Crisis Response Programs Championed by Whitehouse Get Major Boost in Year-End Funding Bill
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Dec. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Dec. 16, 2019
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Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Warren, DeLauro, Colleagues Reiterate Urgent Concerns With Border Protection Agency's "Unconscionable" Failure to Provide Flu Vaccines for Migrants in Custody
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2019
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Reed, Whitehouse Call for Swift Passage of Violence Against Women Act
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - Cortez Masto Joins Call for Comptroller Otting to Testify About Proposed Changes to Community Reinvestment Act, Impact on Civil Rights
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2019
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Over Objections of Trump, U.S. Senate Recognizes Armenian Genocide
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Dec. 12, 2019
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Reed Includes NDAA Provision to Extend Permanent Residency Status for Eligible Liberians and Open a Pathway to U.S. Citizenship
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Dec. 11, 2019
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Reed Includes Key Provision in NDAA to Help Stop Flow of Fentanyl from China & Mexico
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Dec. 10, 2019
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Reed Urges U.S. Senate to Pass Anti-Robocall Bill
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Dec. 9, 2019
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Whitehouse Statement on Inspector General Report on Russia Investigation
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Dec. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Harris Leads Colleagues in Demand For Stephen Miller's Removal From The White House
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Dec. 6, 2019
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Reed Statement on Shooting at U.S. Naval Base
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Nov. 25, 2019
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Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO of Facebook - Senator Markey Demands Answers from Facebook on Gun-Permitting Scam by Company "Concealed Online"
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Nov. 25, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Jeffrey Ragsdale, Acting Director and Chief Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility - Whitehouse, Leahy Share New Information Implicating Justice Department Official in False Statements
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 25, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge HUD to Reject Proposed Changes to the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Nov. 21, 2019
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Congress Approves Bill to Name Central Falls Post Office After Elizabeth Buffum Chace
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Nov. 21, 2019
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Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 21, 2019
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Whitehouse, Cornyn Introduce Bill to Recognize Former Inmates Who Are Successfully Rehabilitated
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 20, 2019
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Inhofe and Reed: Air Force, Balfour Beatty Must Address Allegations of Fraud in Military Housing Program
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Nov. 19, 2019
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Reed Statement on Passing of Lou Fazzano
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Nov. 19, 2019
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Grassley, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Regulate SARMs
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 18, 2019
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Whitehouse, McSally, Booker, Portman Introduce Bill to End Cosmetics Animal Testing
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 18, 2019
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Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 14, 2019
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Directing the Clerk of the House to Make A Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 2423
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Nov. 14, 2019
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Reed, Whitehouse join Senate Democrats in introducing House-passed Violence Against Women Act
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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