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April 3, 2020 Rep. Pressley & Rep. DeLauro Introduce Bicameral Emergency Paid Leave Legislation In Response to Worsening COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence, Vice President of the United States, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Democratic Health Leaders Call on Trump Administration to Help Struggling Americans and Create Special Health Care Enrollment Period Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Letter Urging USDA To Ensure Continuity Of Food Supply By Supporting Farmers During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Following President Trump's Comments, Dingell & Jayapal Urge Trump to Immediately Expand Medicare & Medicaid to Cover Uninsured Americans Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Saul, Social Security Administrator, and Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Baldwin, Colleagues Call on Administration to Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Get Stimulus Checks Automatically Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressmen Panetta Urges Administration to Provide COVID-19 Response Direct Payments to Families with Newborns Rep. Adam Smith, ...
April 2, 2020 HASC Leadership Joint Statement on the Dismissal of U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt Captain Rep. Adam Smith, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Preston Rutledge, Assistant Secretary of the Assistant Secretary Employee Benefits Security Administration - Murray Presses Labor Department to Quickly Use New Authority, Extend Filing Deadline as COVID-19 Drives Influx of Hardship and Loan Requests Sen. Patty Murray
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Huffman leads bipartisan request for full IDEA funding Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the Dept. of Education - Reps Kuster, Speier, Pressley and Slotkin Lead 46 Members in Letter Demanding Sec DeVos Halt Plans to Gut Title IX Protections Amid Coronavirus Crisis Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Pingree Leads 67 Bipartisan Members in Urging Perdue to Implement Provision to Ensure New COVID-19 Stimulus Funds Support Direct-to-Market Farmers Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. James McHenry, Dir. of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - DeLauro, Murray Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Unaccompanied Minors are Properly Cared for During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Precention, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Rep. McNerney presses Trump Administration on COVID-19 response for homeless population Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives - 128 House Members Write to Speaker Pelosi Requesting that Future COVID-19 Relief Packages Include Direct Funding for Small Localities Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Jim Bahri, CEO of Airvoice Wireless LLC - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Demand Expanded Internet Access For Low-Income Americans Throughout COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Al Green and Colleagues Send Letter to President Trump Condemning Anti-Asian Discrimination and Violence Linked to COVID-19 Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, DeLauro to DOL: Remove Loopholes for Employers from Paid Leave Guidance Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Condemn Trump Refusal to Reopen Enrollment on the Marketplaces Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - House Committee Chairs Request Extension of Public Comment Periods During Coronavirus National Emergency Rep. Adam Smith, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressmen Panetta Co-Leads Letter Urging IRS to Provide Automatic COVID-19 Relief Payments to Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues Call for Social Security Recipients to Get Cares Act Direct Cash Assistance without having to File Tax Return Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Udall, NM Delegation Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Push for Swift, Effective Implementation of Tribal Provisions of the CARES Act Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Blunt, Hawley Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Provide Immediate Assistance to Cattle Producers Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations - Congressmen Panetta, Bipartisan Coalition Pressing Navy Officials for Plan to Protect Deployed Sailors and Marines from Spread of COVID-19 Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Warren, Gillibrand Urge Secretary DeVos to Halt Title IX Rule; Focus on Helping Schools During the COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Rick Bright, Dir. of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority - Gottheimer Joins Bipartisan Push to Rapidly Deploy Antibody Testing to Check for Coronavirus Immunity Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Connolly Leads Letter Urging DHS to Exclude COVID-19 Assistance from Public Charge Determinations Rep. Adam Smith, ...
March 30, 2020 Smith Statement on Continued COVID Precautions and the FY21 NDAA Rep. Adam Smith
March 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Shannon Christian, Dir. of the Office of Child Cares for the Admin. for Children and Families - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Administration To Address Child Care Needs Of Frontline Workers Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Call for Additional Action to Ensure Cost is Not a Barrier for COVID-19 Treatment Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 CORONAVIRUS: Murray Calls for Multiemployer Pension Crisis Solution to Protect Families From Additional Financial Uncertainty Sen. Patty Murray
March 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Scott, Neal, Wyden, Murray, Sánchez Call On DeVos To Return All Amounts Garnished From Federal Tax Refunds For Entire 2020 Filing Season Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 Congressman Smith Applauds Passage of Emergency Relief Bill for Americans Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak Rep. Adam Smith
March 27, 2020 Newhouse Votes to Support Third Coronavirus Relief Package Rep. Dan Newhouse
March 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Spanberger Presses FDA to Cut Red Tape for Central Virginia Distilleries Producing Hand Sanitizer Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
March 27, 2020 Rep. Schrier Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Package Rep. Kim Schrier
March 27, 2020 DelBene Praises Passage of Historic COVID-19 Relief Package Rep. Suzan DelBene
March 26, 2020 Senator Murray Vows to Continue Fighting for the Disability Community during the Coronavirus Crisis Sen. Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 Murray Responds to Alarming New Report on COVID-19 Threat: "Now Is Not the Time to Retreat" Sen. Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 CORONAVIRUS: Murray Highlights Steps to Give Families More Financial Flexibility to Weather Crisis Sen. Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 Ranking Member Cantwell Secures $300 Million for Fishermen Suffering From The Fallout From COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Maria Cantwell
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - 44 lawmakers demand answers to administration's unsubstantiated coronavirus claims Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Brown, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration on Failure to Help States with Dire Medical Supply Shortages Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
March 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 80 House Members Urge Leadership to Include Water Shutoff Prohibition in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 24, 2020 Letter to Peter Gaynor, Administrator of FEMA - Washington Delegation Sends Letter to FEMA Administrator Gaynor For Field Hospitals Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Rep. Adam Smith, ...
March 23, 2020 Larsen: Major Disaster Declaration Makes Critical Federal Aid Available for Washingtonians Rep. Rick Larsen
March 21, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence - Cantwell, Senate Democrats Demand Answers About COVID-19 Testing and Equipment Shortages Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 20, 2020 Senator Murray Statement on Senate Republicans' Proposed Coronavirus Relief Package Sen. Patty Murray
Date Title Politician
April 3, 2020 Rep. Pressley & Rep. DeLauro Introduce Bicameral Emergency Paid Leave Legislation In Response to Worsening COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence, Vice President of the United States, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Democratic Health Leaders Call on Trump Administration to Help Struggling Americans and Create Special Health Care Enrollment Period Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Letter Urging USDA To Ensure Continuity Of Food Supply By Supporting Farmers During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Following President Trump's Comments, Dingell & Jayapal Urge Trump to Immediately Expand Medicare & Medicaid to Cover Uninsured Americans Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Saul, Social Security Administrator, and Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Baldwin, Colleagues Call on Administration to Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Get Stimulus Checks Automatically Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressmen Panetta Urges Administration to Provide COVID-19 Response Direct Payments to Families with Newborns Rep.Adam Smith, ...
April 2, 2020 HASC Leadership Joint Statement on the Dismissal of U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt Captain Rep.Adam Smith, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Preston Rutledge, Assistant Secretary of the Assistant Secretary Employee Benefits Security Administration - Murray Presses Labor Department to Quickly Use New Authority, Extend Filing Deadline as COVID-19 Drives Influx of Hardship and Loan Requests Sen.Patty Murray
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Huffman leads bipartisan request for full IDEA funding Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the Dept. of Education - Reps Kuster, Speier, Pressley and Slotkin Lead 46 Members in Letter Demanding Sec DeVos Halt Plans to Gut Title IX Protections Amid Coronavirus Crisis Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Pingree Leads 67 Bipartisan Members in Urging Perdue to Implement Provision to Ensure New COVID-19 Stimulus Funds Support Direct-to-Market Farmers Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. James McHenry, Dir. of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - DeLauro, Murray Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Unaccompanied Minors are Properly Cared for During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Precention, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Rep. McNerney presses Trump Administration on COVID-19 response for homeless population Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives - 128 House Members Write to Speaker Pelosi Requesting that Future COVID-19 Relief Packages Include Direct Funding for Small Localities Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Jim Bahri, CEO of Airvoice Wireless LLC - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Demand Expanded Internet Access For Low-Income Americans Throughout COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Al Green and Colleagues Send Letter to President Trump Condemning Anti-Asian Discrimination and Violence Linked to COVID-19 Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, DeLauro to DOL: Remove Loopholes for Employers from Paid Leave Guidance Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Condemn Trump Refusal to Reopen Enrollment on the Marketplaces Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - House Committee Chairs Request Extension of Public Comment Periods During Coronavirus National Emergency Rep.Adam Smith, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressmen Panetta Co-Leads Letter Urging IRS to Provide Automatic COVID-19 Relief Payments to Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues Call for Social Security Recipients to Get Cares Act Direct Cash Assistance without having to File Tax Return Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Udall, NM Delegation Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Push for Swift, Effective Implementation of Tribal Provisions of the CARES Act Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Blunt, Hawley Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Provide Immediate Assistance to Cattle Producers Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
April 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations - Congressmen Panetta, Bipartisan Coalition Pressing Navy Officials for Plan to Protect Deployed Sailors and Marines from Spread of COVID-19 Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Warren, Gillibrand Urge Secretary DeVos to Halt Title IX Rule; Focus on Helping Schools During the COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Rick Bright, Dir. of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority - Gottheimer Joins Bipartisan Push to Rapidly Deploy Antibody Testing to Check for Coronavirus Immunity Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Connolly Leads Letter Urging DHS to Exclude COVID-19 Assistance from Public Charge Determinations Rep.Adam Smith, ...
March 30, 2020 Smith Statement on Continued COVID Precautions and the FY21 NDAA Rep.Adam Smith
March 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Shannon Christian, Dir. of the Office of Child Cares for the Admin. for Children and Families - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Administration To Address Child Care Needs Of Frontline Workers Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Call for Additional Action to Ensure Cost is Not a Barrier for COVID-19 Treatment Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 CORONAVIRUS: Murray Calls for Multiemployer Pension Crisis Solution to Protect Families From Additional Financial Uncertainty Sen.Patty Murray
March 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Scott, Neal, Wyden, Murray, Sánchez Call On DeVos To Return All Amounts Garnished From Federal Tax Refunds For Entire 2020 Filing Season Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 Congressman Smith Applauds Passage of Emergency Relief Bill for Americans Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak Rep.Adam Smith
March 27, 2020 Newhouse Votes to Support Third Coronavirus Relief Package Rep.Dan Newhouse
March 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Spanberger Presses FDA to Cut Red Tape for Central Virginia Distilleries Producing Hand Sanitizer Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
March 27, 2020 Rep. Schrier Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Package Rep.Kim Schrier
March 27, 2020 DelBene Praises Passage of Historic COVID-19 Relief Package Rep.Suzan DelBene
March 26, 2020 Senator Murray Vows to Continue Fighting for the Disability Community during the Coronavirus Crisis Sen.Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 Murray Responds to Alarming New Report on COVID-19 Threat: "Now Is Not the Time to Retreat" Sen.Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 CORONAVIRUS: Murray Highlights Steps to Give Families More Financial Flexibility to Weather Crisis Sen.Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 Ranking Member Cantwell Secures $300 Million for Fishermen Suffering From The Fallout From COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Maria Cantwell
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - 44 lawmakers demand answers to administration's unsubstantiated coronavirus claims Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States - Brown, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration on Failure to Help States with Dire Medical Supply Shortages Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
March 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 80 House Members Urge Leadership to Include Water Shutoff Prohibition in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 24, 2020 Letter to Peter Gaynor, Administrator of FEMA - Washington Delegation Sends Letter to FEMA Administrator Gaynor For Field Hospitals Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Rep.Adam Smith, ...
March 23, 2020 Larsen: Major Disaster Declaration Makes Critical Federal Aid Available for Washingtonians Rep.Rick Larsen
March 21, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence - Cantwell, Senate Democrats Demand Answers About COVID-19 Testing and Equipment Shortages Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 20, 2020 Senator Murray Statement on Senate Republicans' Proposed Coronavirus Relief Package Sen.Patty Murray
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