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July 6, 2018 Larsen Statement on Tariffs Against Chinese Products Rep. Rick Larsen
July 6, 2018 Newhouse Statement on Visit to Southern Border Rep. Dan Newhouse
July 4, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Washington Congressman Adam Smith Rep. Adam Smith
July 3, 2018 Larsen Statement on U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Tariffs are the Wrong Approach" Report Rep. Rick Larsen
July 3, 2018 Tweet - "I visited a federal detention center and heard from women fleeing gang violence and terror in their home country. One mother told me she was separated right away from her daughter and didn't get to hug or even say goodbye." Sen. Patty Murray
July 2, 2018 Tweet - "On Friday, I went to a federal detention center in my home state of Washington, where I met women who were detained in the past few months after turning themselves in at the southern U.S. border. I wanted to share some of my thoughts with you:" Sen. Patty Murray
July 2, 2018 Tweet - "My heart aches for these women, and for everyone targeted by President Trump's cruel and heartless policies over the past year and a half. I talked with some of them with some of them in my home state of Washington." Sen. Patty Murray
July 1, 2018 Tri-City Herald - Some in Congress Want to Keep Immigration Crisis Alive for Short-Term Gain Rep. Dan Newhouse
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "Simply living or traveling near the border is not a sufficient reason to hassle or detain people in WA--proud to introduce legislation to limit warrantless searches near our national borders." Sen. Patty Murray
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 29, 2018 Senator Murray's Statement on Visit to Federal Detention Center Sen. Patty Murray
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "In Spokane & across WA, this bill will help reset the balance between giving law enforcement the tools they need to protect the border & protecting the rights of families & communities who live or travel nearby our national borders" Sen. Patty Murray
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
June 28, 2018 Smith Statement on Republicans' False Choice on Immigration Rep. Adam Smith
June 28, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Larsen Letter to President Trump on Norwegian Defense Spending Rep. Rick Larsen
June 28, 2018 DelBene Unveils Proposal to Regulate Consumer Privacy in Financial Times Op-Ed Rep. Suzan DelBene
June 28, 2018 Cantwell Amendment to Support American Farmers, Direct Funds to Agriculture Export Programs Passes in Senate Farm Bill Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 28, 2018 Leahy And Murray Introduce Legislation To Limit Warrantless Vehicle Stops And Property Searches Near The Border Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 28, 2018 Senator Murray Introduces Legislation To Limit Warrantless Vehicle Stops and Property Searches Near the Border Sen. Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
June 27, 2018 Newhouse Statement on Immigration Vote in House Rep. Dan Newhouse
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
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 Larsen Calls on Navy to Answer Questions about Growler EIS Process Rep. Rick Larsen
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. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 26, 2018 Cantwell Presses HHS Secretary Azar on Family Reunification Raises Case of Ibis Obeida Guzman Colindres, Asylum Seeker held in SeaTac Prison, Separated from her Son Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 26, 2018 Cassidy, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost High School Coding Programs Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
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 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 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 Letter to the Honorable Pat Roberts, Chairman for the Senate Committe on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Honorable Debbie Stabenow - Feinstein, Cantwell, King Join Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding for Agriculture Export Programs Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
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 Jayapal Returns to SeaTac Detention Center, Hears Heartbreaking Stories That Reinforce Need for Mass Mobilization Rep. Pramila Jayapal
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 22, 2018 Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents Rep. Adam Smith, ...
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 21, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
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 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action Now to Prevent Gun Violence by Promoting Safe Storage Sen. Patty Murray
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 House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith Opening Statement: Full Committee Hearing on: "Military Technology Transfer: Threats, Impacts, and Solutions for the Department of Defense" Rep. Adam Smith
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, ...
Date Title Politician
July 6, 2018 Larsen Statement on Tariffs Against Chinese Products Rep.Rick Larsen
July 6, 2018 Newhouse Statement on Visit to Southern Border Rep.Dan Newhouse
July 4, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Washington Congressman Adam Smith Rep.Adam Smith
July 3, 2018 Larsen Statement on U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Tariffs are the Wrong Approach" Report Rep.Rick Larsen
July 3, 2018 Tweet - "I visited a federal detention center and heard from women fleeing gang violence and terror in their home country. One mother told me she was separated right away from her daughter and didn't get to hug or even say goodbye." Sen.Patty Murray
July 2, 2018 Tweet - "On Friday, I went to a federal detention center in my home state of Washington, where I met women who were detained in the past few months after turning themselves in at the southern U.S. border. I wanted to share some of my thoughts with you:" Sen.Patty Murray
July 2, 2018 Tweet - "My heart aches for these women, and for everyone targeted by President Trump's cruel and heartless policies over the past year and a half. I talked with some of them with some of them in my home state of Washington." Sen.Patty Murray
July 1, 2018 Tri-City Herald - Some in Congress Want to Keep Immigration Crisis Alive for Short-Term Gain Rep.Dan Newhouse
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "Simply living or traveling near the border is not a sufficient reason to hassle or detain people in WA--proud to introduce legislation to limit warrantless searches near our national borders." Sen.Patty Murray
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 29, 2018 Senator Murray's Statement on Visit to Federal Detention Center Sen.Patty Murray
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "In Spokane & across WA, this bill will help reset the balance between giving law enforcement the tools they need to protect the border & protecting the rights of families & communities who live or travel nearby our national borders" Sen.Patty Murray
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
June 28, 2018 Smith Statement on Republicans' False Choice on Immigration Rep.Adam Smith
June 28, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Larsen Letter to President Trump on Norwegian Defense Spending Rep.Rick Larsen
June 28, 2018 DelBene Unveils Proposal to Regulate Consumer Privacy in Financial Times Op-Ed Rep.Suzan DelBene
June 28, 2018 Cantwell Amendment to Support American Farmers, Direct Funds to Agriculture Export Programs Passes in Senate Farm Bill Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 28, 2018 Leahy And Murray Introduce Legislation To Limit Warrantless Vehicle Stops And Property Searches Near The Border Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 28, 2018 Senator Murray Introduces Legislation To Limit Warrantless Vehicle Stops and Property Searches Near the Border Sen.Patty Murray
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
June 27, 2018 Newhouse Statement on Immigration Vote in House Rep.Dan Newhouse
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
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 Larsen Calls on Navy to Answer Questions about Growler EIS Process Rep.Rick Larsen
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.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 26, 2018 Cantwell Presses HHS Secretary Azar on Family Reunification Raises Case of Ibis Obeida Guzman Colindres, Asylum Seeker held in SeaTac Prison, Separated from her Son Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 26, 2018 Cassidy, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost High School Coding Programs Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
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 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 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 Letter to the Honorable Pat Roberts, Chairman for the Senate Committe on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Honorable Debbie Stabenow - Feinstein, Cantwell, King Join Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding for Agriculture Export Programs Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
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 Jayapal Returns to SeaTac Detention Center, Hears Heartbreaking Stories That Reinforce Need for Mass Mobilization Rep.Pramila Jayapal
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 22, 2018 Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents Rep.Adam Smith, ...
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 21, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
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 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action Now to Prevent Gun Violence by Promoting Safe Storage Sen.Patty Murray
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 House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith Opening Statement: Full Committee Hearing on: "Military Technology Transfer: Threats, Impacts, and Solutions for the Department of Defense" Rep.Adam Smith
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, ...
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