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June 26, 2018 Cassidy, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost High School Coding Programs Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "I'm pleased we were able to reach a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize a career and technical education law that helps workers and students get the skills they need to succeed in a changing economy." Sen. Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "Note to President Trump & Administration officials: Until every last one of the migrant kids you needlessly separated from their parents are reunited w their families-- We will not let up. We will not stop asking questions. We will not stop holding you accountable." Sen. Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "Our country has long stood as a symbol of hope and security for people around the world fleeing persecution and violence, and turning our backs on our global neighbors during one of the worst refugee crises in recent history flies in the face of who we are as a nation." Sen. Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "Time and again President Trump has doubled down on his divisive rhetoric about refugees with policies that undermine critical humanitarian efforts and ignore the United States' role as a world leader." Sen. Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "I'm going to keep doing all I can to ensure that the front door of our nation remains open for anyone fleeing horrific violence and seeking to build a life in safety here in the United States--and urge President Trump to reverse his dangerous vision for America's future." Sen. Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Labor - Support of Seasonal Guest Workers Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
June 26, 2018 Jayapal Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Muslim Ban Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 26, 2018 DelBene Denounces Supreme Court's Travel Ban Decision, Vows to Fight Back Against Ruling that Undermines Freedom of Religion Rep. Suzan DelBene
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
June 25, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stop Withholding Funds from TRIO Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 25, 2018 Cantwell Commends Launch Of Joint U.S. - Israel Energy Center Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 25, 2018 Cantwell Commends Launch Of Joint U.S. - Israel Energy Center Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 25, 2018 Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act Rep. Adam Smith
June 24, 2018 Tweet - "While I'm so grateful that there are millions of people across this country who adamantly refuse to buy into President Trump's hateful ruse, we cannot take this moment for granted--not for one second." Sen. Patty Murray
June 23, 2018 Tweet - "We need to keep sending a message that the Trump Administration's zero-tolerance policy is cruel, dehumanizing, and in no way represents what so many families in this country fight for every day." Sen. Patty Murray
June 23, 2018 Jayapal Returns to SeaTac Detention Center, Hears Heartbreaking Stories That Reinforce Need for Mass Mobilization Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Helath and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Ahead of Open Enrollment: Casey, Baldwin, Colleagues Press HHS on Navigator Funding Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 22, 2018 Tweet - "We need to keep pushing hard for answers from President Trump & @HHSGov about what will happen to the more than 2300 children already separated from their parents, like: Are they safe? Do their parents even know where they are? And when will these families be reunited?" Sen. Patty Murray
June 22, 2018 Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Keeping Families Together at Border Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
June 21, 2018 Alexander, Cantwell Tell Administration to Abandon Plan to Sell Federal Transmission Lines Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services - Cardin, Finance Democrats Demand Plan to Reunite Children Separated from Their Parents at the Border Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "Truth from @EverettHerald on Trump's family separation policy: "….what it was another attempt by Trump to leverage a situation to get what he wanted: acquiescence from Democrats & moderate Republicans in Congress to his terms on immigration reform…" Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "Until President Trump unwinds the damage caused by his reckless, hateful family separation policy, absolutely none of this is OK. Those of us on the right side of history won't back down, & we won't stop raising our voices." Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azr, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Demands Answers From Trump Health Secretary Azar on Safety, Reunification of Separated Children Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Rep. Dan Newhouse
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "People in WA & across the nation will continue speaking out until President Trump & his Administration finally address how they plan to reverse the incredible damage they've inflicted upon thousands of migrant children & families." Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 21, 2018 Newhouse Statement on H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act Rep. Dan Newhouse
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 21, 2018 Murray: Trump Administration Reorganization Proposal is "Unrealistic, Unhelpful, and Futile" Sen. Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Cantwell, Bipartisan Coalition Launch 100 Day Campaign To Save America's Most Important Conservation Program Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Congress Must Have Access to Migrant Children on Military Bases Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations - Forty Senators Push Senate Appropriations Leaders to Reject Dangerous Environmental Riders Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "I'm heading to the Senate floor to lift up the voices of millions of people across the country and in my home state of Washington who have been outraged and frustrated by what President Trump has been doing on our southern border. -PM" Sen. Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "We're still digging into Trump's EO, but here's what we know right now: If implemented, there will continue to be zero tolerance for all asylum seekers, including domestic violence survivors, a system of locking up children by the thousands & all carried out in our country's name" Sen. Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "People nationwide have have been watching the pain this forced family separation has caused so many innocent children and have begged President Trump to pick up the phone, sign a piece of paper--do whatever it takes to make it stop." Sen. Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 20, 2018 House Democrats Gather in Front of U.S. Capitol to Introduce Keep Families Together Act, Legislation to End Family Separation at the Border Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 20, 2018 Hearing of the Oversight Committee of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Suzan Delbene, Hearing on "IRS and Justice Department Efforts to Return Taxpayers' Seized Funds" Rep. Suzan DelBene
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "People across the globe who have held up America as a beacon of freedom are now seeing our government rip apart families seeking safety & asylum, & detaining kids in cages. President Trump & his Administration should end this cruel practice immediately." Sen. Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Forced Family Separation Sen. Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Families Have A Right to Petition for Asylum Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 20, 2018 Jayapal Responds to Trump's Executive Order Implementing Indefinite Detention of Families Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?" Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
June 19, 2018 Senator Murray: President Trump's Latest Act of Sabotage Will Drive Up Costs, Undermine Access to Care for People With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen. Patty Murray
June 19, 2018 Tweet - "People across the country are seeing what's happening in their country's name--a deliberate choice being made by President Trump and his Administration to separate children from their families. And they're calling for it to stop now." Sen. Patty Murray
Date Title Politician
June 26, 2018 Cassidy, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost High School Coding Programs Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "I'm pleased we were able to reach a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize a career and technical education law that helps workers and students get the skills they need to succeed in a changing economy." Sen.Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "Note to President Trump & Administration officials: Until every last one of the migrant kids you needlessly separated from their parents are reunited w their families-- We will not let up. We will not stop asking questions. We will not stop holding you accountable." Sen.Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "Our country has long stood as a symbol of hope and security for people around the world fleeing persecution and violence, and turning our backs on our global neighbors during one of the worst refugee crises in recent history flies in the face of who we are as a nation." Sen.Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "Time and again President Trump has doubled down on his divisive rhetoric about refugees with policies that undermine critical humanitarian efforts and ignore the United States' role as a world leader." Sen.Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Tweet - "I'm going to keep doing all I can to ensure that the front door of our nation remains open for anyone fleeing horrific violence and seeking to build a life in safety here in the United States--and urge President Trump to reverse his dangerous vision for America's future." Sen.Patty Murray
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Labor - Support of Seasonal Guest Workers Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
June 26, 2018 Jayapal Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Muslim Ban Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 26, 2018 DelBene Denounces Supreme Court's Travel Ban Decision, Vows to Fight Back Against Ruling that Undermines Freedom of Religion Rep.Suzan DelBene
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
June 25, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stop Withholding Funds from TRIO Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 25, 2018 Cantwell Commends Launch Of Joint U.S. - Israel Energy Center Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 25, 2018 Cantwell Commends Launch Of Joint U.S. - Israel Energy Center Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 25, 2018 Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act Rep.Adam Smith
June 24, 2018 Tweet - "While I'm so grateful that there are millions of people across this country who adamantly refuse to buy into President Trump's hateful ruse, we cannot take this moment for granted--not for one second." Sen.Patty Murray
June 23, 2018 Tweet - "We need to keep sending a message that the Trump Administration's zero-tolerance policy is cruel, dehumanizing, and in no way represents what so many families in this country fight for every day." Sen.Patty Murray
June 23, 2018 Jayapal Returns to SeaTac Detention Center, Hears Heartbreaking Stories That Reinforce Need for Mass Mobilization Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Helath and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Ahead of Open Enrollment: Casey, Baldwin, Colleagues Press HHS on Navigator Funding Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 22, 2018 Tweet - "We need to keep pushing hard for answers from President Trump & @HHSGov about what will happen to the more than 2300 children already separated from their parents, like: Are they safe? Do their parents even know where they are? And when will these families be reunited?" Sen.Patty Murray
June 22, 2018 Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Keeping Families Together at Border Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
June 21, 2018 Alexander, Cantwell Tell Administration to Abandon Plan to Sell Federal Transmission Lines Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services - Cardin, Finance Democrats Demand Plan to Reunite Children Separated from Their Parents at the Border Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "Truth from @EverettHerald on Trump's family separation policy: "….what it was another attempt by Trump to leverage a situation to get what he wanted: acquiescence from Democrats & moderate Republicans in Congress to his terms on immigration reform…" Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "Until President Trump unwinds the damage caused by his reckless, hateful family separation policy, absolutely none of this is OK. Those of us on the right side of history won't back down, & we won't stop raising our voices." Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azr, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Demands Answers From Trump Health Secretary Azar on Safety, Reunification of Separated Children Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 Rep.Dan Newhouse
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "People in WA & across the nation will continue speaking out until President Trump & his Administration finally address how they plan to reverse the incredible damage they've inflicted upon thousands of migrant children & families." Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 21, 2018 Newhouse Statement on H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act Rep.Dan Newhouse
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 21, 2018 Murray: Trump Administration Reorganization Proposal is "Unrealistic, Unhelpful, and Futile" Sen.Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Cantwell, Bipartisan Coalition Launch 100 Day Campaign To Save America's Most Important Conservation Program Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Congress Must Have Access to Migrant Children on Military Bases Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations - Forty Senators Push Senate Appropriations Leaders to Reject Dangerous Environmental Riders Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "I'm heading to the Senate floor to lift up the voices of millions of people across the country and in my home state of Washington who have been outraged and frustrated by what President Trump has been doing on our southern border. -PM" Sen.Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "We're still digging into Trump's EO, but here's what we know right now: If implemented, there will continue to be zero tolerance for all asylum seekers, including domestic violence survivors, a system of locking up children by the thousands & all carried out in our country's name" Sen.Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "People nationwide have have been watching the pain this forced family separation has caused so many innocent children and have begged President Trump to pick up the phone, sign a piece of paper--do whatever it takes to make it stop." Sen.Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 20, 2018 House Democrats Gather in Front of U.S. Capitol to Introduce Keep Families Together Act, Legislation to End Family Separation at the Border Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 20, 2018 Hearing of the Oversight Committee of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Suzan Delbene, Hearing on "IRS and Justice Department Efforts to Return Taxpayers' Seized Funds" Rep.Suzan DelBene
June 20, 2018 Tweet - "People across the globe who have held up America as a beacon of freedom are now seeing our government rip apart families seeking safety & asylum, & detaining kids in cages. President Trump & his Administration should end this cruel practice immediately." Sen.Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Forced Family Separation Sen.Patty Murray
June 20, 2018 Families Have A Right to Petition for Asylum Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 20, 2018 Jayapal Responds to Trump's Executive Order Implementing Indefinite Detention of Families Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?" Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
June 19, 2018 Senator Murray: President Trump's Latest Act of Sabotage Will Drive Up Costs, Undermine Access to Care for People With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen.Patty Murray
June 19, 2018 Tweet - "People across the country are seeing what's happening in their country's name--a deliberate choice being made by President Trump and his Administration to separate children from their families. And they're calling for it to stop now." Sen.Patty Murray
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