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Dec. 18, 2019
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
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Senator Murray, Democrats Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Allow Government-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQ People, Women, and More
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici Leads Effort to Call on DeVos to Reinstate Protections for Transgender Students; Joined by 44 Colleagues
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson - Quigley Leads Letter to Secretary Carson on Continued Failure to Review Crucial Nondiscrimination Guidance Documents For LGBT Americans in HUD Facilities
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Press Administration on LGBTQ Diplomatic Discrimination
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2018
Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 26, 2018
Letter to David Pekoske, Transportation Security Administration - Jayapal and Kennedy Demand TSA Treat Transgender Travelers with Dignity and Respect
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Gregg Harper, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Pocan Leads More than 50 House Democrats in Calling on Speaker Ryan to Include LGBT Content in Workplace Training
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maintain LGBTQ Questions on Data Collection Surveys
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Outline Objections to Health Dept. Rule Encouraging Discrimination Against Patients
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Politician
Dec. 18, 2019
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
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Senator Murray, Democrats Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Allow Government-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQ People, Women, and More
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici Leads Effort to Call on DeVos to Reinstate Protections for Transgender Students; Joined by 44 Colleagues
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson - Quigley Leads Letter to Secretary Carson on Continued Failure to Review Crucial Nondiscrimination Guidance Documents For LGBT Americans in HUD Facilities
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Press Administration on LGBTQ Diplomatic Discrimination
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2018
Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 26, 2018
Letter to David Pekoske, Transportation Security Administration - Jayapal and Kennedy Demand TSA Treat Transgender Travelers with Dignity and Respect
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Gregg Harper, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Pocan Leads More than 50 House Democrats in Calling on Speaker Ryan to Include LGBT Content in Workplace Training
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maintain LGBTQ Questions on Data Collection Surveys
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Outline Objections to Health Dept. Rule Encouraging Discrimination Against Patients
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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