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Sept. 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowery Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and to the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations - Wyden Leads 43 Western Lawmakers in Calling for Increased Federal Funds to Support Comprehensive Wildfire Response and Recovery
Denny Heck, ...
July 29, 2020
Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Representatives Nadler, García, Moore, Takano, and over 100 Members Highlight Urgent Need to Support Public Transportation Agencies
Denny Heck, ...
July 16, 2020
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Oversight of IRS Stimulus Checks Distribution
Denny Heck, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Frankel, Rooney Lead 123 Members of Congress in Requesting Robust Funding for the International Response to COVID-19
Denny Heck, ...
July 1, 2020
Rep. Heck Helps Pass Transformative Infrastructure Package
Denny Heck
June 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Cartwright, Colleagues Demand Answers from IRS on Stimulus Payment Delays
Denny Heck, ...
June 12, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Michael Crapo, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman; Sherrod Brown, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Ranking Member; Marco Rubio, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman; and Ben Cardin, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member - Balderson, Bipartisan Delegation Push Further Reforms to Small Business Loan Program
Denny Heck, ...
May 29, 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 - Rep. Axne Leads Financial Services Committee Members in Seeking Changes to Economic Impact Payment Debit Cards
Denny Heck, ...
May 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Schakowsky Joins over 160 Members of Congress in Denouncing Ideological Attacks on Planned Parenthood Health Centers over PPP Loans
Denny Heck, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader - House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs
Denny Heck, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package
Denny Heck, ...
May 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Lamb, Gibbs Lead Bipartisan Call to Fund Transportation Infrastructure
Denny Heck, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Mullin Urges House Leaders to Include Funding for IHS, Tribal Health Facilities in Next Relief Package
Denny Heck, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin andChairman Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Ruppersberger, Stivers Urge Fix for State and Local Government Financing Amid Coronavirus
Denny Heck, ...
April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Haaland Leads Call for Immediate Relief for State Medicaid Programs to Increase Health Care Access
Denny Heck, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Veasey, Blunt Rochester Call on Treasury Department to Ensure that People Experiencing Homelessness Get Their Stimulus Checks
Denny Heck, ...
March 2, 2020
Rep. DelBene Secures Immediate $11.5 Million for Washington Public Health Departments in COVID-19 Emergency Funding Bill
Denny Heck, ...
Feb. 10, 2020
Support for the Lee of California House Amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 550--To Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
Denny Heck
Feb. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Guthrie, Cárdenas, Blumenauer, Kelly Lead Bipartisan Effort to Secure Medicare Advantage
Denny Heck, ...
Dec. 17, 2019
Congressman Heck Commends the Passage of 2020 Appropriations Bills
Denny Heck
Nov. 12, 2019
Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program
Denny Heck, ...
July 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congresswoman Lee, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders, and 146 House Members Urge Administration to Immediately Reverse Decision to Withdraw Funding from UNFPA
Denny Heck, ...
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - As Part of Inquiry Into White House Efforts to Suppress Climate Change Testimony, House Intelligence Committee Democrats Demand Answers from DNI
Denny Heck, ...
May 9, 2019
Letter to the House Committee on the Budget - Newhouse Leads Bipartisan Letter to Prevent Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Assets
Denny Heck, ...
April 1, 2019
Letter to Rep. Jose Serrano, Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. Robert Aderholt, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Rep. Maloney Leads Request to Appropriations Committee Urging Full Funding for US Census Bureau
Denny Heck, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowery Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and to the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations - Wyden Leads 43 Western Lawmakers in Calling for Increased Federal Funds to Support Comprehensive Wildfire Response and Recovery
Denny Heck, ...
July 29, 2020
Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Representatives Nadler, García, Moore, Takano, and over 100 Members Highlight Urgent Need to Support Public Transportation Agencies
Denny Heck, ...
July 16, 2020
Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Oversight of IRS Stimulus Checks Distribution
Denny Heck, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Frankel, Rooney Lead 123 Members of Congress in Requesting Robust Funding for the International Response to COVID-19
Denny Heck, ...
July 1, 2020
Rep. Heck Helps Pass Transformative Infrastructure Package
Denny Heck
June 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Cartwright, Colleagues Demand Answers from IRS on Stimulus Payment Delays
Denny Heck, ...
June 12, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Michael Crapo, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman; Sherrod Brown, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Ranking Member; Marco Rubio, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman; and Ben Cardin, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member - Balderson, Bipartisan Delegation Push Further Reforms to Small Business Loan Program
Denny Heck, ...
May 29, 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 - Rep. Axne Leads Financial Services Committee Members in Seeking Changes to Economic Impact Payment Debit Cards
Denny Heck, ...
May 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Schakowsky Joins over 160 Members of Congress in Denouncing Ideological Attacks on Planned Parenthood Health Centers over PPP Loans
Denny Heck, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader - House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs
Denny Heck, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package
Denny Heck, ...
May 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Lamb, Gibbs Lead Bipartisan Call to Fund Transportation Infrastructure
Denny Heck, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Mullin Urges House Leaders to Include Funding for IHS, Tribal Health Facilities in Next Relief Package
Denny Heck, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin andChairman Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Ruppersberger, Stivers Urge Fix for State and Local Government Financing Amid Coronavirus
Denny Heck, ...
April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Haaland Leads Call for Immediate Relief for State Medicaid Programs to Increase Health Care Access
Denny Heck, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Veasey, Blunt Rochester Call on Treasury Department to Ensure that People Experiencing Homelessness Get Their Stimulus Checks
Denny Heck, ...
March 2, 2020
Rep. DelBene Secures Immediate $11.5 Million for Washington Public Health Departments in COVID-19 Emergency Funding Bill
Denny Heck, ...
Feb. 10, 2020
Support for the Lee of California House Amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 550--To Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
Denny Heck
Feb. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Guthrie, Cárdenas, Blumenauer, Kelly Lead Bipartisan Effort to Secure Medicare Advantage
Denny Heck, ...
Dec. 17, 2019
Congressman Heck Commends the Passage of 2020 Appropriations Bills
Denny Heck
Nov. 12, 2019
Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program
Denny Heck, ...
July 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congresswoman Lee, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders, and 146 House Members Urge Administration to Immediately Reverse Decision to Withdraw Funding from UNFPA
Denny Heck, ...
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - As Part of Inquiry Into White House Efforts to Suppress Climate Change Testimony, House Intelligence Committee Democrats Demand Answers from DNI
Denny Heck, ...
May 9, 2019
Letter to the House Committee on the Budget - Newhouse Leads Bipartisan Letter to Prevent Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Assets
Denny Heck, ...
April 1, 2019
Letter to Rep. Jose Serrano, Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. Robert Aderholt, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Rep. Maloney Leads Request to Appropriations Committee Urging Full Funding for US Census Bureau
Denny Heck, ...
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