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Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Young men & women who came to the US as children are only asking to remain in the only country they've known as home. Surely, in this great land of opportunity, we can come together to figure out how to make this work." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "From going to college to starting a new business, DACA has helped thousands of young men & women realize their dreams & make invaluable contributions to our communities. Ending DACA isn't just morally bankrupt--it's a bad investment in our future. #DreamActNow" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Good perspective from @washingtonpost--holding the futures of thousands of young people hostage in order to advance a partisan agenda is not only cruel, but goes against everything we stand for as a nation." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Too many have already suffered from President Trump's brash, partisan decision to end DACA--we must come together & fix this now." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "…the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program cannot & should not be the mechanism by which the United States' immigration system is refurbished." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "Our friends, co-workers, & loved ones are counting on Congress to come together & allow these young people who are American in every way but on paper to stay in the only home they've known--it is past time to pass the #DreamAct & end this cruel uncertainty." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2018 Tweet - "Unfortunately Republicans spent a year punting on critical issues, so lots to do before 1/19 including: - Reauthorize CHIP funding - Pass the Dream Act - Undo President Trump's sabotage & lower health care costs… …the list could go on, but we only have so many characters." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "If President Trump wanted to protect DREAMers & young people who unknowingly came to the US as children, he shouldn't have ended the DACA program--it's not too late to work w/ Democrats to honor our government's promise & make this right #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "There is no more time to waste kicking this can down the road. We must come together--quickly--to find a permanent solution that allows these brave young men & women to stay in the only home they've ever known." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "We have a bipartisan path forward for the nearly 800,000 young people left in limbo right now with the #DreamAct. It's past time for Republican leadership to step up to address this Trump-inflicted mess." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "We may not be able to change the Trump Administration's hateful rhetoric or short-sighted policies overnight, but we can and should pass the DREAM Act as soon as possible." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Senator Murray Votes No on Short-Term Spending Bill: "Families Deserve Better" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "I'm heading to the Senate floor to call on my Republican colleagues to follow through on promise to fix DACA for the 800,000 young men & women whose lives are right now in limbo." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - " I voted NO on the Republicans' short-term spending bill, and I want to be very clear on why: families deserve better." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Passing the #DreamAct isn't just about standing up for all of our communities--it's about living up to our shared values." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "There's nothing stopping Republicans from passing a clean #DreamAct & keeping the promise we made to nearly 800K of our friends, co-workers & loved ones. All that's necessary is the political will to do what's right & treat others w respect & dignity." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "DREAMers were brought to this country as children--some of them so young, they don't remember it. Holding up their futures or sending them to a country they've never known does nothing to solve our broken immigration system. #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "We must stand w our Dreamers & immigrant communities & raise our voices to push back against policies & rhetoric that hurt our friends, neighbors, coworkers, students & loved ones. #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "We can't stop until we get this across the finish line--we owe it to the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers in WA & nationwide fighting to live life out of the shadows. #DREAMAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Right now, hundreds of thousands of Dreamers in WA & nationwide are deferring their dreams to go to college, start a business, or serve in our military because of President Trump's reckless decision to pull the plug on the DACA program. #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "Imagine that the country you love, where you grew up, won't commit to uphold its promise to you. That's just wrong--plain & simple. Let's pass the #DreamAct" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "I'm on my way to the Senate floor to urge my colleagues to pass the #DreamAct & honor our promise to the 800K young men & women who have come out of the shadows to live full lives in the only country they've known." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 7, 2017 Smith Statement on Extended Border Deployment Rep. Adam Smith
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "DREAMers are parents, siblings, spouses, and friends who deserve to stay with their loved ones in the only country they call home." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 5, 2017 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - 34 House Republicans Urge DACA Fix Before End of Year Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "It's time Republicans work with us to pass the #DreamAct and provide brave young people, like Jesus, the permanent solution they have earned." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "By refusing to bring the #DreamAct for a vote, the GOP is putting our economy at risk and young people like Lillian in Washington state are uncertain about their future." Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "Only a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation will provide a lasting solution" for our friends, coworkers & neighbors who came out of the shadows. It's past time to #DefendDACA" Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "It's been 85 days since President Trump rescinded DACA and jeopardized the futures of hundreds of thousands of young people who are American in every way but their birth. We won't forget, and we won't stop." Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Democratic Women Senators to McConnell: Pass the DREAM Act Before Senate Recesses in December Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Honorable Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answers on Travel ban's Impact on Refugees Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS Acting Secretary - Accept DACA Applications Delayed by Postal Service Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 14, 2017 Clarke Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers to Protect TPS Migrants Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Grijalva and Bass: Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in Prison and Detention Facilities Must Be Addressed Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Newhouse, GOP Members of Congress Urge Action on DACA Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Enough is enough. It's time to pass a clean #DreamActNow for the undocumented youth in WA and nationwide." Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine C. Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reverse Administration Decision to Expose Thousands to Dangerous Deportations Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 The Hill - We Will Fight for our DREAMers Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Nov. 3, 2017 Jayapal Statement on Trump Decision to Delay Action on DACA Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Nov. 1, 2017 Seventy Members of Congress Demand Answers on Reports of Increased Detention of Pregnant Women Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Oct. 31, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS Acting Secretary - Congress Demand Answers on Reports of Increased Detention of Pregnant Women Rep. Adam Smith, ...
Oct. 30, 2017 Letter to Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Border Security Report Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 26, 2017 Reps. Roybal-Allard and Jayapal Lead Forum on Immigrant Women in Detention Under Trump Administration Policies Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 25, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Protect DACA Information Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Oct. 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Demands Trump Administration Stop Blocking Undocumented Minors' Access to Reproductive Health Care & Legal Counsel Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Extend Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and El Salvador Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 18, 2017 Senator Murray, Senate Dems Introduce Bill to Block Trump Travel Ban 3.0 Sen. Patty Murray
Date Title Politician
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "Young men & women who came to the US as children are only asking to remain in the only country they've known as home. Surely, in this great land of opportunity, we can come together to figure out how to make this work." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "From going to college to starting a new business, DACA has helped thousands of young men & women realize their dreams & make invaluable contributions to our communities. Ending DACA isn't just morally bankrupt--it's a bad investment in our future. #DreamActNow" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Good perspective from @washingtonpost--holding the futures of thousands of young people hostage in order to advance a partisan agenda is not only cruel, but goes against everything we stand for as a nation." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2018 Tweet - "Too many have already suffered from President Trump's brash, partisan decision to end DACA--we must come together & fix this now." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "…the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program cannot & should not be the mechanism by which the United States' immigration system is refurbished." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 6, 2018 Tweet - "Our friends, co-workers, & loved ones are counting on Congress to come together & allow these young people who are American in every way but on paper to stay in the only home they've known--it is past time to pass the #DreamAct & end this cruel uncertainty." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 5, 2018 Tweet - "Every day that passes is another day that President Trump's reckless decision to end DACA impacts another life, another family, another community. We cannot rest until we make this right. #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2018 Tweet - "Unfortunately Republicans spent a year punting on critical issues, so lots to do before 1/19 including: - Reauthorize CHIP funding - Pass the Dream Act - Undo President Trump's sabotage & lower health care costs… …the list could go on, but we only have so many characters." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "If President Trump wanted to protect DREAMers & young people who unknowingly came to the US as children, he shouldn't have ended the DACA program--it's not too late to work w/ Democrats to honor our government's promise & make this right #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "There is no more time to waste kicking this can down the road. We must come together--quickly--to find a permanent solution that allows these brave young men & women to stay in the only home they've ever known." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 2, 2018 Tweet - "We have a bipartisan path forward for the nearly 800,000 young people left in limbo right now with the #DreamAct. It's past time for Republican leadership to step up to address this Trump-inflicted mess." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "We may not be able to change the Trump Administration's hateful rhetoric or short-sighted policies overnight, but we can and should pass the DREAM Act as soon as possible." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Senator Murray Votes No on Short-Term Spending Bill: "Families Deserve Better" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "I'm heading to the Senate floor to call on my Republican colleagues to follow through on promise to fix DACA for the 800,000 young men & women whose lives are right now in limbo." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - " I voted NO on the Republicans' short-term spending bill, and I want to be very clear on why: families deserve better." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Passing the #DreamAct isn't just about standing up for all of our communities--it's about living up to our shared values." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "There's nothing stopping Republicans from passing a clean #DreamAct & keeping the promise we made to nearly 800K of our friends, co-workers & loved ones. All that's necessary is the political will to do what's right & treat others w respect & dignity." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "DREAMers were brought to this country as children--some of them so young, they don't remember it. Holding up their futures or sending them to a country they've never known does nothing to solve our broken immigration system. #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "We must stand w our Dreamers & immigrant communities & raise our voices to push back against policies & rhetoric that hurt our friends, neighbors, coworkers, students & loved ones. #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "We can't stop until we get this across the finish line--we owe it to the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers in WA & nationwide fighting to live life out of the shadows. #DREAMAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Right now, hundreds of thousands of Dreamers in WA & nationwide are deferring their dreams to go to college, start a business, or serve in our military because of President Trump's reckless decision to pull the plug on the DACA program. #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 11, 2017 Tweet - "Imagine that the country you love, where you grew up, won't commit to uphold its promise to you. That's just wrong--plain & simple. Let's pass the #DreamAct" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "I'm on my way to the Senate floor to urge my colleagues to pass the #DreamAct & honor our promise to the 800K young men & women who have come out of the shadows to live full lives in the only country they've known." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 7, 2017 Smith Statement on Extended Border Deployment Rep.Adam Smith
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "DREAMers are parents, siblings, spouses, and friends who deserve to stay with their loved ones in the only country they call home." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 5, 2017 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - 34 House Republicans Urge DACA Fix Before End of Year Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "It's time Republicans work with us to pass the #DreamAct and provide brave young people, like Jesus, the permanent solution they have earned." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "By refusing to bring the #DreamAct for a vote, the GOP is putting our economy at risk and young people like Lillian in Washington state are uncertain about their future." Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "Only a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation will provide a lasting solution" for our friends, coworkers & neighbors who came out of the shadows. It's past time to #DefendDACA" Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 29, 2017 Tweet - "It's been 85 days since President Trump rescinded DACA and jeopardized the futures of hundreds of thousands of young people who are American in every way but their birth. We won't forget, and we won't stop." Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Democratic Women Senators to McConnell: Pass the DREAM Act Before Senate Recesses in December Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Honorable Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answers on Travel ban's Impact on Refugees Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS Acting Secretary - Accept DACA Applications Delayed by Postal Service Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 14, 2017 Clarke Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers to Protect TPS Migrants Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Grijalva and Bass: Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in Prison and Detention Facilities Must Be Addressed Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Newhouse, GOP Members of Congress Urge Action on DACA Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Enough is enough. It's time to pass a clean #DreamActNow for the undocumented youth in WA and nationwide." Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine C. Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reverse Administration Decision to Expose Thousands to Dangerous Deportations Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 The Hill - We Will Fight for our DREAMers Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Nov. 3, 2017 Jayapal Statement on Trump Decision to Delay Action on DACA Rep.Pramila Jayapal
Nov. 1, 2017 Seventy Members of Congress Demand Answers on Reports of Increased Detention of Pregnant Women Rep.Pramila Jayapal
Oct. 31, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS Acting Secretary - Congress Demand Answers on Reports of Increased Detention of Pregnant Women Rep.Adam Smith, ...
Oct. 30, 2017 Letter to Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Border Security Report Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 26, 2017 Reps. Roybal-Allard and Jayapal Lead Forum on Immigrant Women in Detention Under Trump Administration Policies Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 25, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Protect DACA Information Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Oct. 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Demands Trump Administration Stop Blocking Undocumented Minors' Access to Reproductive Health Care & Legal Counsel Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Extend Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and El Salvador Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 18, 2017 Senator Murray, Senate Dems Introduce Bill to Block Trump Travel Ban 3.0 Sen.Patty Murray
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