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Politician
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump could choose to have empathy & show compassion to families fleeing traumatic crime & violence. He could choose to keep families together instead of ripping them apart. The reality is he simply chooses not to."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "No matter your party, it should go w/o saying that detaining innocent kids & separating them from their families is beyond cruel. Now more than ever, we must make our voices heard to end this despicable treatment of families seeking to come to our country."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Smith Statement on Trump "Space Force' Announcement
Rep. Adam Smith
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "Powerful words President Trump needs to hear: "Children need their parents, & children in families seeking refuge are especially vulnerable (l)et us be a nation that values families & offers a promise that all people seeking safety will find it here""
Sen. Patty Murray
June 17, 2018
Tweet - "A sad but timely perspective on what's at stake: "This is now who we are, until we prove we're better: A country that strategically terrorizes kids and parents while all the regular comings and goings of American life proceed in normalcy"
Sen. Patty Murray
June 16, 2018
Tweet - "It's hard to fathom that Trump's vision of a great America would include traumatizing children & housing their parents in facilities built for murderers & gangsters. It's certainly not a vision shared by most Americans."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 16, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's efforts to deter families from seeking freedom in our country seem to grow crueler w each passing day. Republican leaders must come back to the table to work w Democrats & finally repair our broken immigration system. Too many futures are at stake."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 16, 2018
Tweet - "No one in the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights was consulted before @BetsyDeVosED's rolled back guidance to enforce transgender students' civil rights. This is shameful and wrong."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 15, 2018
Tweet - ".@BetsyDeVosED's own employees told her that the discrimination transgender students face in schools can be a matter of life and death. Instead, she backed away from enforcing their civil rights."
Sen. Patty Murray
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
Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Donald J. Trump - Rescind Executive Orders that Strip Key Protections for Whistleblowers
Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 14, 2018
Poor People's Campaign
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 13, 2018
As Inequality Reaches Highest Levels Since The Great Depression, Senate & House Democrats Introduce New Legislation To Provide A Better Deal For American Workers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Last week, the Trump Administration showed once again there's no limit to how low and how baseless they'll go to appeal to extreme Republican donors and special interests. DOJ announced that it will ignore years of precedent and abandon its duty to defend our laws in court."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 13, 2018
Senators Murray, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Outdated 1834 Ban on Distilleries on Tribal Land
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Finding and affording full-day #SummerCare puts added stress on working families. We need #ChildCare4All because every family deserves high-quality care that doesn't break the bank."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Finding and affording full-day #SummerCare puts added stress on working families. We need #ChildCare4All because every family deserves high-quality care that doesn't break the bank."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 13, 2018
Tearing Immigrant Children Away From Their Parents
Rep. Adam Smith
June 12, 2018
Newhouse Statement on Immigration Reform
Rep. Dan Newhouse
June 12, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "Ripping children away from their parents who come to the US fleeing violence goes against everything we stand for--we deserve answers from the Trump Administration about the disgraceful treatment of migrant families on US soil, & I won't stop holding them accountable."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "Proud to see WA students embrace equality & lead "Transgender people are not trying to cause a scene nor are they trying to make people uncomfortable. The only goal they have is to go to the restroom without being noticed or judged -- like anyone else."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "About to discuss the Trump Administration's blueprint to reduce prescription drug prices, which offers far more questions than answers (135 questions, to be exact)."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 11, 2018
Tweet - "Despite what President Trump & AG Sessions may want to claim, domestic violence is not just a "private' concern--and the United States should be a leader among nations in rooting it out here at home and protecting those who flee their homes to escape this scourge abroad."
Sen. Patty Murray
June 11, 2018
Senators Murray, Cantwell Push Back against Trump's Policy of Tearing Apart Immigrant Families at the Border
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Date
Title
Politician
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump could choose to have empathy & show compassion to families fleeing traumatic crime & violence. He could choose to keep families together instead of ripping them apart. The reality is he simply chooses not to."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "No matter your party, it should go w/o saying that detaining innocent kids & separating them from their families is beyond cruel. Now more than ever, we must make our voices heard to end this despicable treatment of families seeking to come to our country."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 18, 2018
Smith Statement on Trump "Space Force' Announcement
Rep.Adam Smith
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "Powerful words President Trump needs to hear: "Children need their parents, & children in families seeking refuge are especially vulnerable (l)et us be a nation that values families & offers a promise that all people seeking safety will find it here""
Sen.Patty Murray
June 17, 2018
Tweet - "A sad but timely perspective on what's at stake: "This is now who we are, until we prove we're better: A country that strategically terrorizes kids and parents while all the regular comings and goings of American life proceed in normalcy"
Sen.Patty Murray
June 16, 2018
Tweet - "It's hard to fathom that Trump's vision of a great America would include traumatizing children & housing their parents in facilities built for murderers & gangsters. It's certainly not a vision shared by most Americans."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 16, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's efforts to deter families from seeking freedom in our country seem to grow crueler w each passing day. Republican leaders must come back to the table to work w Democrats & finally repair our broken immigration system. Too many futures are at stake."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 16, 2018
Tweet - "No one in the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights was consulted before @BetsyDeVosED's rolled back guidance to enforce transgender students' civil rights. This is shameful and wrong."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 15, 2018
Tweet - ".@BetsyDeVosED's own employees told her that the discrimination transgender students face in schools can be a matter of life and death. Instead, she backed away from enforcing their civil rights."
Sen.Patty Murray
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
Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Donald J. Trump - Rescind Executive Orders that Strip Key Protections for Whistleblowers
Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 14, 2018
Poor People's Campaign
Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 13, 2018
As Inequality Reaches Highest Levels Since The Great Depression, Senate & House Democrats Introduce New Legislation To Provide A Better Deal For American Workers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Last week, the Trump Administration showed once again there's no limit to how low and how baseless they'll go to appeal to extreme Republican donors and special interests. DOJ announced that it will ignore years of precedent and abandon its duty to defend our laws in court."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 13, 2018
Senators Murray, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Outdated 1834 Ban on Distilleries on Tribal Land
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Finding and affording full-day #SummerCare puts added stress on working families. We need #ChildCare4All because every family deserves high-quality care that doesn't break the bank."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Finding and affording full-day #SummerCare puts added stress on working families. We need #ChildCare4All because every family deserves high-quality care that doesn't break the bank."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 13, 2018
Tearing Immigrant Children Away From Their Parents
Rep.Adam Smith
June 12, 2018
Newhouse Statement on Immigration Reform
Rep.Dan Newhouse
June 12, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "Ripping children away from their parents who come to the US fleeing violence goes against everything we stand for--we deserve answers from the Trump Administration about the disgraceful treatment of migrant families on US soil, & I won't stop holding them accountable."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "Proud to see WA students embrace equality & lead "Transgender people are not trying to cause a scene nor are they trying to make people uncomfortable. The only goal they have is to go to the restroom without being noticed or judged -- like anyone else."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 12, 2018
Tweet - "About to discuss the Trump Administration's blueprint to reduce prescription drug prices, which offers far more questions than answers (135 questions, to be exact)."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 11, 2018
Tweet - "Despite what President Trump & AG Sessions may want to claim, domestic violence is not just a "private' concern--and the United States should be a leader among nations in rooting it out here at home and protecting those who flee their homes to escape this scourge abroad."
Sen.Patty Murray
June 11, 2018
Senators Murray, Cantwell Push Back against Trump's Policy of Tearing Apart Immigrant Families at the Border
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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