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June 11, 2018 Senator Murray: Sessions' Rollback of Asylum for Domestic Violence Survivors Shows Blatant, Frightening Disregard for Women's Lives 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, ...
June 9, 2018 Jayapal Goes Inside Federal Detention Center to Meet with Asylum-Seeking Women: "The Mothers Could Not Stop Crying" Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Smith Sends Letter Voicing Concerns with Inhumane Family Separation and Detention Practices Rep. Adam Smith
June 8, 2018 Smith Decries Trump Undermining U.S. Allies and Partners While Embracing President Putin Rep. Adam Smith
June 7, 2018 Jayapal Responds to ICE Holding Asylum Seekers in Federal Prison Facilities Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 7, 2018 Rep Lieu Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Standardize National Encryption Policy Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
June 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Jayapal, Thompson, and Lofgren Lead 108 Lawmakers Urging Appropriators to Stop DHS from Separating Families Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 7, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos' "student safety" commission was convened in the wake of the Parkland shooting, but will not study the one thing that all school shootings have in common: guns." Sen. Patty Murray
June 7, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Uphold American Values, End Cruel Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "Good summation of the dangers of President Trump's recent moves to raise tariffs on our allies: "…the prospect of a trade war is damaging to the economy in Washington and the rest of the country. And it belies the lessons of the past." Sen. Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "From stripping away protections for DREAMers to the disgraceful treatment of migrant children on our soil, it is evident that our immigration system is broken. Democrats remain ready to work toward solutions, but we need action from Republican leaders to get it done." Sen. Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump promised to negotiate better trade deals for American workers, but so far the impact of his misguided actions will likely only hurt WA growers & raise costs for consumers:" Sen. Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kevin Yoder, Chairman, and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Protecting DREAMers From Deportation Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 5, 2018 As Fire Season Ignites, Cantwell Demands Best Tools For Wildland Firefighters Sen. Maria Cantwell
June 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Calling for an End to Immigration Raids at Work Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "Today, I urged @BetsyDeVosED to commit to testify in front of the HELP Committee on what meaningful gun safety reform we can enact to help end this scourge of violence in our schools." Sen. Patty Murray
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "This is disgraceful. I share @SenJeffMerkley's outrage at the treatment of these children on US soil, and we must continue fighting back against President Trump's repeated attempts to take our country backward." Sen. Patty Murray
June 4, 2018 Jayapal Opposes Khan al-Ahmar Demolition Rep. Pramila Jayapal
June 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 4, 2018 Tweet - "I'm proud to support legislation Senator @timkaine introduced to protect children if they are separated from their parents, and I'm going to continue looking at what else we can to do end the Trump Administration's deeply wrong policy." Sen. Patty Murray
June 1, 2018 Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Thoroughly & Fairly Investigate Border Patrol Killing of Immigrant Claudia Patricia Gómez González Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 1, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kristjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the Department of Justice - House Judiciary Dems Demand Answers from DHS & DOJ Following Surge of Immigrant Family Separations at the Border Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 31, 2018 DelBene on Trump's Announcement on Aluminum Tariffs Rep. Suzan DelBene
May 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 31, 2018 Senator Cantwell Statement on Trump Administration Tariffs, Negative Effects on Washington Exporters & US Economy Sen. Maria Cantwell
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Rutherford, Members of Congress Send Letter to AG Sessions to Release Guidance on STOP School Violence Act Grants Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Implement STOP School Violence Act Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 25, 2018 Cantwell, Winemakers: British Columbians Deserve a Glass of Washington Wine Sen. Maria Cantwell
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Democrats Request Hearings on President Trump's use of his Unsecured Personal Cellphone Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 24, 2018 Manchin and Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Attack Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
May 24, 2018 Smith Statement on House Passage of the FY 19 NDAA Rep. Adam Smith
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Call for Hearings on U.S.-China Trade Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Maintain Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
May 24, 2018 Larsen Statement on House Passage of National Defense Authorization Act Rep. Rick Larsen
May 24, 2018 House Passes DelBene's Fix for Survivors of Child Abuse Rep. Suzan DelBene
May 24, 2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Rep. Adam Smith
May 23, 2018 HELP Committee Approves Critical Law to Prepare for and Respond to Bioterror Attacks and Pandemics, Moves to Full Senate Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 23, 2018 Tweet - "From Marysville Pilchuck to Freeman to Santa Fe, there have been too many communities hurt by senseless gun violence. The stakes are too high for our families to allow Republicans in Congress to pretend we don't need action." Sen. Patty Murray
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 23, 2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Rep. Rick Larsen
May 22, 2018 Senator Cantwell Statement on Modernization of Columbia River Treaty Sen. Maria Cantwell
May 22, 2018 Senator Murray Applauds Announcement of the Start to Formal Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Sen. Patty Murray
May 21, 2018 Letter to Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel - Schakowsky and Colleagues Urge PM Netanyahu Not to Demolish Palestinian Village Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 21, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats have been trying for months to work toward a bipartisan legislative fix for Dreamers--& every day Republican leaders wait is another broken promise to our communities. We need more than talk to protect Dreamers--we need leadership." Sen. Patty Murray
May 18, 2018 Tweet - "News coming out of TX is heartbreaking & unfortunately, far too familiar. Every student deserves to feel safe at school and no parent should have to worry about their child returning home safely. We must work together to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again." Sen. Patty Murray
May 17, 2018 Senate HELP Committee Leaders Introduce Legislation to Combat Bioterrorism and Pandemics Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Date Title Politician
June 11, 2018 Senator Murray: Sessions' Rollback of Asylum for Domestic Violence Survivors Shows Blatant, Frightening Disregard for Women's Lives 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, ...
June 9, 2018 Jayapal Goes Inside Federal Detention Center to Meet with Asylum-Seeking Women: "The Mothers Could Not Stop Crying" Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Smith Sends Letter Voicing Concerns with Inhumane Family Separation and Detention Practices Rep.Adam Smith
June 8, 2018 Smith Decries Trump Undermining U.S. Allies and Partners While Embracing President Putin Rep.Adam Smith
June 7, 2018 Jayapal Responds to ICE Holding Asylum Seekers in Federal Prison Facilities Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 7, 2018 Rep Lieu Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Standardize National Encryption Policy Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
June 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Jayapal, Thompson, and Lofgren Lead 108 Lawmakers Urging Appropriators to Stop DHS from Separating Families Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 7, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos' "student safety" commission was convened in the wake of the Parkland shooting, but will not study the one thing that all school shootings have in common: guns." Sen.Patty Murray
June 7, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Uphold American Values, End Cruel Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "Good summation of the dangers of President Trump's recent moves to raise tariffs on our allies: "…the prospect of a trade war is damaging to the economy in Washington and the rest of the country. And it belies the lessons of the past." Sen.Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "From stripping away protections for DREAMers to the disgraceful treatment of migrant children on our soil, it is evident that our immigration system is broken. Democrats remain ready to work toward solutions, but we need action from Republican leaders to get it done." Sen.Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump promised to negotiate better trade deals for American workers, but so far the impact of his misguided actions will likely only hurt WA growers & raise costs for consumers:" Sen.Patty Murray
June 6, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kevin Yoder, Chairman, and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Protecting DREAMers From Deportation Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 5, 2018 As Fire Season Ignites, Cantwell Demands Best Tools For Wildland Firefighters Sen.Maria Cantwell
June 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Calling for an End to Immigration Raids at Work Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "Today, I urged @BetsyDeVosED to commit to testify in front of the HELP Committee on what meaningful gun safety reform we can enact to help end this scourge of violence in our schools." Sen.Patty Murray
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "This is disgraceful. I share @SenJeffMerkley's outrage at the treatment of these children on US soil, and we must continue fighting back against President Trump's repeated attempts to take our country backward." Sen.Patty Murray
June 4, 2018 Jayapal Opposes Khan al-Ahmar Demolition Rep.Pramila Jayapal
June 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 4, 2018 Tweet - "I'm proud to support legislation Senator @timkaine introduced to protect children if they are separated from their parents, and I'm going to continue looking at what else we can to do end the Trump Administration's deeply wrong policy." Sen.Patty Murray
June 1, 2018 Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Thoroughly & Fairly Investigate Border Patrol Killing of Immigrant Claudia Patricia Gómez González Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
June 1, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kristjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the Department of Justice - House Judiciary Dems Demand Answers from DHS & DOJ Following Surge of Immigrant Family Separations at the Border Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 31, 2018 DelBene on Trump's Announcement on Aluminum Tariffs Rep.Suzan DelBene
May 31, 2018 Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 31, 2018 Senator Cantwell Statement on Trump Administration Tariffs, Negative Effects on Washington Exporters & US Economy Sen.Maria Cantwell
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Rutherford, Members of Congress Send Letter to AG Sessions to Release Guidance on STOP School Violence Act Grants Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Implement STOP School Violence Act Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 25, 2018 Cantwell, Winemakers: British Columbians Deserve a Glass of Washington Wine Sen.Maria Cantwell
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Democrats Request Hearings on President Trump's use of his Unsecured Personal Cellphone Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 24, 2018 Manchin and Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Attack Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
May 24, 2018 Smith Statement on House Passage of the FY 19 NDAA Rep.Adam Smith
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Call for Hearings on U.S.-China Trade Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Maintain Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
May 24, 2018 Larsen Statement on House Passage of National Defense Authorization Act Rep.Rick Larsen
May 24, 2018 House Passes DelBene's Fix for Survivors of Child Abuse Rep.Suzan DelBene
May 24, 2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Rep.Adam Smith
May 23, 2018 HELP Committee Approves Critical Law to Prepare for and Respond to Bioterror Attacks and Pandemics, Moves to Full Senate Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 23, 2018 Tweet - "From Marysville Pilchuck to Freeman to Santa Fe, there have been too many communities hurt by senseless gun violence. The stakes are too high for our families to allow Republicans in Congress to pretend we don't need action." Sen.Patty Murray
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 23, 2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Rep.Rick Larsen
May 22, 2018 Senator Cantwell Statement on Modernization of Columbia River Treaty Sen.Maria Cantwell
May 22, 2018 Senator Murray Applauds Announcement of the Start to Formal Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Sen.Patty Murray
May 21, 2018 Letter to Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel - Schakowsky and Colleagues Urge PM Netanyahu Not to Demolish Palestinian Village Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 21, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats have been trying for months to work toward a bipartisan legislative fix for Dreamers--& every day Republican leaders wait is another broken promise to our communities. We need more than talk to protect Dreamers--we need leadership." Sen.Patty Murray
May 18, 2018 Tweet - "News coming out of TX is heartbreaking & unfortunately, far too familiar. Every student deserves to feel safe at school and no parent should have to worry about their child returning home safely. We must work together to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again." Sen.Patty Murray
May 17, 2018 Senate HELP Committee Leaders Introduce Legislation to Combat Bioterrorism and Pandemics Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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