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April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee - Top Oversight Republicans call on Maloney to investigate WHO pandemic response & relationship with the Chinese Communist Party Rep. Michael Cloud, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - U.S. Reps. David Trone, Don Young, Lead 54 Bipartisan Members of Congress to Urge USDA to Waive Restrictions on Access to School Meals Across the Country Rep. Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Cleaver and Fellow Homeland Security Committee Democrats Call on HHS Inspector General to Investigate Healthcare Disparities Intensified by COVID-19 Rep. Al Green, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Chair Grijalva Leads Letter to Treasury Department Pressing for Immediate Disbursement of Improperly Delayed COVID-19 Stimulus Checks in Puerto Rico Rep. Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 30, 2020 Congressman Al Green -- in Conjunction with Community Leaders, Local Elected Officials -- Distributed Food and Masks in Sunnyside Rep. Al Green
April 29, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of The House of Representatives, and The Hon. Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader - Moulton, Fitzpatrick, 142 Other Members of Congress and Nation's Leading Nonprofits Urge House Leadership to Support Relief for America's Nonprofits Rep. Veronica Escobar, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vice President Mike Pence, Alex Azar, Sec. of the Dep. of Health and Human Services, and Brett Giroir, Assistant Sec. for Health - 60+ Representatives Press Trump Administration to Improve Testing and Contact Tracing Infrastructure Rep. Al Green, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Minority Leader; Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Honorable Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Gonzalez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Reform Pharmacy DIR Fees Rep. Brian Babin, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Engel Leads Effort to Provide Support to Blood Centers Rep. Randy Weber, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - DeGette leads 181 Members of Congress in urging relief for science and medical research community Rep. Veronica Escobar, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Members Urge FDA to Stop Antibody Testing Free-For-All Rep. Lloyd Doggett, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Simpson and Fulcher Advocate for Long Term PILT and SRS Solution Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rep. Speier Calls for CDC to Establish Military-Specific Guidance to Combat COVID-19 Rep. Veronica Escobar, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - McCaul Urges State Dept to Protect Americans from International Scams Amid Coronavirus Rep. Michael McCaul
April 29, 2020 Congressman Al Green Joined Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Health Department, Texas Department of Emergency Management for Announcement of New Coronavirus Testing Site in Sunnyside Rep. Al Green
April 28, 2020 Houston Chronicle - Cornyn: Health care workers shouldn't have to decide between their own health and that of patients. Period. Sen. John Cornyn
April 28, 2020 On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Texas Reopening, Phase IV Relief Bill, and New Funding for State and Local Jurisdictions Sen. John Cornyn
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - DeLauro, Cohen Lead Colleagues in Call to Repeal $170 Billion Tax Break for Real Estate Developers, Hedge Fund Owners in CARES Act Rep. Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Lowenthal, 105 House Colleagues, Call For 501(c)(5) Organizations To Be Eligible For Federal Relief and Recovery Funds Rep. Al Green, ...
April 28, 2020 Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $1.2 Billion in Federal Funds to Texas Health Care Providers Rep. Henry Cuellar
April 28, 2020 Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - Rubio, Cardin Lead Bipartisan and Bicameral Letter to Pompeo on Beijing's Efforts to Undermine Hong Kong's Autonomy Rep. Michael McCaul, ...
April 28, 2020 America's Global Leadership During Covid-19 Rep. Michael McCaul
April 28, 2020 McCaul Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into CCP, WHO Upon Congress' Return Rep. Michael McCaul
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, and Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Carter, Welch, Collins, Rose, Krishnamoorthi, Gonzalez Lead 115 Members in Request for Relief for Pharmacies During Pandemic Rep. John Williams, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Marco Rubio, Chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee, and the Hon. Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee - Lankford Joins Bipartisan Letter Supporting Main Street Associations Sen. John Cornyn, ...
April 27, 2020 Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia to Join Mayor Sylvester Turner, Councilman Robert Gallegos, and Other Houston Elected Officials for Press Conference Announcing the Opening of a New Coronavirus Testing Site in the 29th Rep. Sylvia Garcia
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Release: Rep. Khanna, Sen. Warren lead letter to include Essential Workers Bill of Rights in next relief package Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients Rep. Al Green, ...
April 27, 2020 The Hill - Putin must stop exploiting coronavirus for geopolitical gain Rep. Michael McCaul
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Watson Coleman, Pocan, Carbajal, 150 Other Members of Congress Request Increased Protections for Frontline Federal Workers Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
April 25, 2020 Sen. Cruz Discusses Priorities for Re-Opening the Economy & Safely Getting Americans Back to Work on Fox Business & Fox News Sen. Ted Cruz
April 25, 2020 Doggett Expresses Concern About Working Conditions for Austin IRS Employees Rep. Lloyd Doggett
April 25, 2020 Congressman Al Green Joined State Rep. Ron Reynolds and Bishop Destry Bell for Church Food Distribution Rep. Al Green, ...
April 24, 2020 Sen. Cruz: It's Time for Congress to Pass the RESULTs For Coronavirus Patients Act Sen. Ted Cruz
April 24, 2020 Babin Ensures Rural Hospitals are Eligible for PPP Rep. Brian Babin
April 24, 2020 Letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - Rubio Joins Perdue and Colleagues Warning Against China's Debt-trap Diplomacy Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
April 24, 2020 Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $39 million in Federal Funding for COVID-19 Efforts in Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar
April 24, 2020 Arrington praises Trump Administration's rural hospital PPP inclusion Rep. Jodey Arrington
April 24, 2020 Letter to Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) António Guterres - Rubio Joins SFRC Republicans in Letter to UN Secretary General Requesting an Independent Review of WHO's COVID-19 Response Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
April 24, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Harris, Peters, Fudge, Richmond Demand FEMA Address Racial Disparities in Disaster Response Rep. Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 24, 2020 Arrington: Americans, not government, will lead greatest American comeback Rep. Jodey Arrington
April 24, 2020 Critical Care Between Mile Markers Rep. John Williams
April 24, 2020 Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Releases COVID-19 Community Resource Guide Rep. Lizzie Fletcher
April 24, 2020 Remarks by President Trump at a Signing Ceremony for H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Sen. John Cornyn, ...
April 24, 2020 The Houston Chronicle - Rep. McCaul: It's time to shut down wildlife markets and ban international wildlife trade to prevent future pandemics [Opinion] Rep. Michael McCaul
April 23, 2020 Letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr - Loeffler, Colleagues: Prisons Should Not Address Coronavirus by Releasing Violent Criminals Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Tillis Calls on Trump Administration to Fix Relief Payment Limits for Farmers, Ranchers Sen. John Cornyn, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - Loeffler: As We Battle COVID-19, U.S. Must Maintain Military Edge Sen. John Cornyn, ...
April 23, 2020 Babin Issues Statement on Passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Rep. Brian Babin
April 23, 2020 Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) Hails Passage Of Emergency Relief Package Rep. Marc Veasey
Date Title Politician
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee - Top Oversight Republicans call on Maloney to investigate WHO pandemic response & relationship with the Chinese Communist Party Rep.Michael Cloud, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - U.S. Reps. David Trone, Don Young, Lead 54 Bipartisan Members of Congress to Urge USDA to Waive Restrictions on Access to School Meals Across the Country Rep.Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Cleaver and Fellow Homeland Security Committee Democrats Call on HHS Inspector General to Investigate Healthcare Disparities Intensified by COVID-19 Rep.Al Green, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Chair Grijalva Leads Letter to Treasury Department Pressing for Immediate Disbursement of Improperly Delayed COVID-19 Stimulus Checks in Puerto Rico Rep.Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 30, 2020 Congressman Al Green -- in Conjunction with Community Leaders, Local Elected Officials -- Distributed Food and Masks in Sunnyside Rep.Al Green
April 29, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of The House of Representatives, and The Hon. Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader - Moulton, Fitzpatrick, 142 Other Members of Congress and Nation's Leading Nonprofits Urge House Leadership to Support Relief for America's Nonprofits Rep.Veronica Escobar, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vice President Mike Pence, Alex Azar, Sec. of the Dep. of Health and Human Services, and Brett Giroir, Assistant Sec. for Health - 60+ Representatives Press Trump Administration to Improve Testing and Contact Tracing Infrastructure Rep.Al Green, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Minority Leader; Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Honorable Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Gonzalez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Reform Pharmacy DIR Fees Rep.Brian Babin, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Engel Leads Effort to Provide Support to Blood Centers Rep.Randy Weber, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - DeGette leads 181 Members of Congress in urging relief for science and medical research community Rep.Veronica Escobar, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Members Urge FDA to Stop Antibody Testing Free-For-All Rep.Lloyd Doggett, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Simpson and Fulcher Advocate for Long Term PILT and SRS Solution Rep.Vicente Gonzalez, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rep. Speier Calls for CDC to Establish Military-Specific Guidance to Combat COVID-19 Rep.Veronica Escobar, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - McCaul Urges State Dept to Protect Americans from International Scams Amid Coronavirus Rep.Michael McCaul
April 29, 2020 Congressman Al Green Joined Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Health Department, Texas Department of Emergency Management for Announcement of New Coronavirus Testing Site in Sunnyside Rep.Al Green
April 28, 2020 Houston Chronicle - Cornyn: Health care workers shouldn't have to decide between their own health and that of patients. Period. Sen.John Cornyn
April 28, 2020 On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Texas Reopening, Phase IV Relief Bill, and New Funding for State and Local Jurisdictions Sen.John Cornyn
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - DeLauro, Cohen Lead Colleagues in Call to Repeal $170 Billion Tax Break for Real Estate Developers, Hedge Fund Owners in CARES Act Rep.Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Lowenthal, 105 House Colleagues, Call For 501(c)(5) Organizations To Be Eligible For Federal Relief and Recovery Funds Rep.Al Green, ...
April 28, 2020 Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $1.2 Billion in Federal Funds to Texas Health Care Providers Rep.Henry Cuellar
April 28, 2020 Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - Rubio, Cardin Lead Bipartisan and Bicameral Letter to Pompeo on Beijing's Efforts to Undermine Hong Kong's Autonomy Rep.Michael McCaul, ...
April 28, 2020 America's Global Leadership During Covid-19 Rep.Michael McCaul
April 28, 2020 McCaul Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into CCP, WHO Upon Congress' Return Rep.Michael McCaul
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, and Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Carter, Welch, Collins, Rose, Krishnamoorthi, Gonzalez Lead 115 Members in Request for Relief for Pharmacies During Pandemic Rep.John Williams, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Marco Rubio, Chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee, and the Hon. Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee - Lankford Joins Bipartisan Letter Supporting Main Street Associations Sen.John Cornyn, ...
April 27, 2020 Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia to Join Mayor Sylvester Turner, Councilman Robert Gallegos, and Other Houston Elected Officials for Press Conference Announcing the Opening of a New Coronavirus Testing Site in the 29th Rep.Sylvia Garcia
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Release: Rep. Khanna, Sen. Warren lead letter to include Essential Workers Bill of Rights in next relief package Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients Rep.Al Green, ...
April 27, 2020 The Hill - Putin must stop exploiting coronavirus for geopolitical gain Rep.Michael McCaul
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Watson Coleman, Pocan, Carbajal, 150 Other Members of Congress Request Increased Protections for Frontline Federal Workers Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
April 25, 2020 Sen. Cruz Discusses Priorities for Re-Opening the Economy & Safely Getting Americans Back to Work on Fox Business & Fox News Sen.Ted Cruz
April 25, 2020 Doggett Expresses Concern About Working Conditions for Austin IRS Employees Rep.Lloyd Doggett
April 25, 2020 Congressman Al Green Joined State Rep. Ron Reynolds and Bishop Destry Bell for Church Food Distribution Rep.Al Green, ...
April 24, 2020 Sen. Cruz: It's Time for Congress to Pass the RESULTs For Coronavirus Patients Act Sen.Ted Cruz
April 24, 2020 Babin Ensures Rural Hospitals are Eligible for PPP Rep.Brian Babin
April 24, 2020 Letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - Rubio Joins Perdue and Colleagues Warning Against China's Debt-trap Diplomacy Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
April 24, 2020 Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $39 million in Federal Funding for COVID-19 Efforts in Texas Rep.Henry Cuellar
April 24, 2020 Arrington praises Trump Administration's rural hospital PPP inclusion Rep.Jodey Arrington
April 24, 2020 Letter to Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) António Guterres - Rubio Joins SFRC Republicans in Letter to UN Secretary General Requesting an Independent Review of WHO's COVID-19 Response Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
April 24, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Harris, Peters, Fudge, Richmond Demand FEMA Address Racial Disparities in Disaster Response Rep.Sylvia Garcia, ...
April 24, 2020 Arrington: Americans, not government, will lead greatest American comeback Rep.Jodey Arrington
April 24, 2020 Critical Care Between Mile Markers Rep.John Williams
April 24, 2020 Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Releases COVID-19 Community Resource Guide Rep.Lizzie Fletcher
April 24, 2020 Remarks by President Trump at a Signing Ceremony for H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Sen.John Cornyn, ...
April 24, 2020 The Houston Chronicle - Rep. McCaul: It's time to shut down wildlife markets and ban international wildlife trade to prevent future pandemics [Opinion] Rep.Michael McCaul
April 23, 2020 Letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr - Loeffler, Colleagues: Prisons Should Not Address Coronavirus by Releasing Violent Criminals Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Tillis Calls on Trump Administration to Fix Relief Payment Limits for Farmers, Ranchers Sen.John Cornyn, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - Loeffler: As We Battle COVID-19, U.S. Must Maintain Military Edge Sen.John Cornyn, ...
April 23, 2020 Babin Issues Statement on Passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Rep.Brian Babin
April 23, 2020 Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) Hails Passage Of Emergency Relief Package Rep.Marc Veasey
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