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April 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, President of the United States - Stop Censoring Critical LGBT Health Information and Resources on Federal Websites
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith, Reed, Speier, and Gillibrand Request Details About DOD Transgender Policy Panel
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maintain LGBTQ Questions on Data Collection Surveys
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Continue to Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Draft Strategic Plan for FY2018-2022
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Senators McCain, Gillibrand, Collins, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 27, 2017
Whitehouse Statement On Justice Department Argument Against Protections For LGBT Workers
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
July 26, 2017
Whitehouse Statement On Transgender Americans Serving In The Military
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
July 26, 2017
Reed Statement on Trump Banning Transgender Americans from Serving in the Military
Sen. Jack Reed
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 15, 2017
Whitehouse Cosponsors Bill To Protect LGBT Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Restore LGBT Questions to Key Older Americans and Disability Surveys
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Address How Education Dept. Will "Vigorously" Enforce Civil Rights Laws
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 24, 2017
Whitehouse Opposes Trump's Withdrawal Of Guidance Protecting Transgender Students
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 23, 2017
Reed Statement on Trump Revoking Protections for Transgender Students
Sen. Jack Reed
June 16, 2016
Whitehouse Expresses Solidarity with LGBTQ Community
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John King, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Urge to Clarify Legal Protections for LGBT Students
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Jan. 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - On the Urgent Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Protections
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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Politician
April 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, President of the United States - Stop Censoring Critical LGBT Health Information and Resources on Federal Websites
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith, Reed, Speier, and Gillibrand Request Details About DOD Transgender Policy Panel
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maintain LGBTQ Questions on Data Collection Surveys
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Continue to Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Draft Strategic Plan for FY2018-2022
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Senators McCain, Gillibrand, Collins, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 27, 2017
Whitehouse Statement On Justice Department Argument Against Protections For LGBT Workers
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
July 26, 2017
Whitehouse Statement On Transgender Americans Serving In The Military
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
July 26, 2017
Reed Statement on Trump Banning Transgender Americans from Serving in the Military
Sen.Jack Reed
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 15, 2017
Whitehouse Cosponsors Bill To Protect LGBT Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Restore LGBT Questions to Key Older Americans and Disability Surveys
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Address How Education Dept. Will "Vigorously" Enforce Civil Rights Laws
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 24, 2017
Whitehouse Opposes Trump's Withdrawal Of Guidance Protecting Transgender Students
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 23, 2017
Reed Statement on Trump Revoking Protections for Transgender Students
Sen.Jack Reed
June 16, 2016
Whitehouse Expresses Solidarity with LGBTQ Community
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John King, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Urge to Clarify Legal Protections for LGBT Students
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Jan. 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - On the Urgent Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Protections
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
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