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Aug. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Dingell Leads Over 100 Bipartisan House Members in Urging Postmaster General to Properly Execute Delivery of Mail-in Ballots
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 1, 2020
Rep. Heck Helps Pass Transformative Infrastructure Package
Denny Heck
July 1, 2020
Reps. Heck, Kilmer, Larsen Applaud House Passage of Passenger Rail Safety Reforms
Denny Heck, ...
July 1, 2020
Heck Applauds Ban on Amtrak Mandatory Arbitration in 'moving America Forward Act'
Denny Heck
June 26, 2020
Kilmer Helps Introduce Defense Communities Coronavirus Relief Act
Denny Heck, ...
June 15, 2020
Washington State Lawmakers Announce $73.6 Million Grant for Puget Sound Gateway Program
Denny Heck, ...
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - Reps. Levin, Blumenauer, and Cartwright Lead 177 Members of Congress in Calling for Clean Energy Industry Relief Wind turbine and blue sky
Denny Heck, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Sarbanes Joins Bipartisan Call for Emergency USPS Funding
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 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 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 15, 2020
Letter to Jane Williams, Acting Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration - Representatives Malinowski, Fitzpatrick, Moulton and Bacon Lead Effort to Protect Frontline Transit Workers
Denny Heck, ...
March 5, 2020
Blumenthal, Lamb, Heck Introduce Bill to Restore Amtrak Riders' Legal Rights and Protections
Denny Heck
March 3, 2020
Passenger Train Safety Act Introduced in U.S. House
Denny Heck
Dec. 18, 2019
Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) - Rep. Denny Heck Sends Letter to Amtrak CEO Opposing New Arbitration Rules on Second Anniversary of DuPont Derailment
Denny Heck, ...
Dec. 17, 2019
Congressman Heck Applauds Funding & Authorization of Defense Communities Infrastructure Program
Denny Heck
Nov. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation - Murray, Democrats Urge Department of Transportation to Ensure Worker Protections for WA Truckers
Denny Heck, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation - Washington State Lawmakers Push for Final Approval of Federal Way Link Extension Funding
Denny Heck, ...
Sept. 12, 2019
Rep. Heck Cosponsors 'Build More Housing Near Transit Act'
Denny Heck
Sept. 10, 2019
Bipartisan 'Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act' Introduced in Senate and House
Denny Heck
July 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - New Democrat Coalition letter urges president to prioritize bipartisan infrastructure legislation
Denny Heck, ...
May 1, 2019
Letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Rep. Peter Defazio, Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Bipartisan Letter Urges Funding for Workforce Development in Infrastructure Bill
Denny Heck, ...
Feb. 4, 2019
Heck, Kilmer Call for Greater Investments to Protect Salmon and Orca After New Report Gives Washington State "d+" Grade on Stormwater Infrastructure
Denny Heck, ...
July 16, 2018
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018
Denny Heck
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Title
Politician
Aug. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Dingell Leads Over 100 Bipartisan House Members in Urging Postmaster General to Properly Execute Delivery of Mail-in Ballots
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 1, 2020
Rep. Heck Helps Pass Transformative Infrastructure Package
Denny Heck
July 1, 2020
Reps. Heck, Kilmer, Larsen Applaud House Passage of Passenger Rail Safety Reforms
Denny Heck, ...
July 1, 2020
Heck Applauds Ban on Amtrak Mandatory Arbitration in 'moving America Forward Act'
Denny Heck
June 26, 2020
Kilmer Helps Introduce Defense Communities Coronavirus Relief Act
Denny Heck, ...
June 15, 2020
Washington State Lawmakers Announce $73.6 Million Grant for Puget Sound Gateway Program
Denny Heck, ...
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - Reps. Levin, Blumenauer, and Cartwright Lead 177 Members of Congress in Calling for Clean Energy Industry Relief Wind turbine and blue sky
Denny Heck, ...
June 10, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Sarbanes Joins Bipartisan Call for Emergency USPS Funding
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 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 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 15, 2020
Letter to Jane Williams, Acting Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration - Representatives Malinowski, Fitzpatrick, Moulton and Bacon Lead Effort to Protect Frontline Transit Workers
Denny Heck, ...
March 5, 2020
Blumenthal, Lamb, Heck Introduce Bill to Restore Amtrak Riders' Legal Rights and Protections
Denny Heck
March 3, 2020
Passenger Train Safety Act Introduced in U.S. House
Denny Heck
Dec. 18, 2019
Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) - Rep. Denny Heck Sends Letter to Amtrak CEO Opposing New Arbitration Rules on Second Anniversary of DuPont Derailment
Denny Heck, ...
Dec. 17, 2019
Congressman Heck Applauds Funding & Authorization of Defense Communities Infrastructure Program
Denny Heck
Nov. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation - Murray, Democrats Urge Department of Transportation to Ensure Worker Protections for WA Truckers
Denny Heck, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation - Washington State Lawmakers Push for Final Approval of Federal Way Link Extension Funding
Denny Heck, ...
Sept. 12, 2019
Rep. Heck Cosponsors 'Build More Housing Near Transit Act'
Denny Heck
Sept. 10, 2019
Bipartisan 'Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act' Introduced in Senate and House
Denny Heck
July 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - New Democrat Coalition letter urges president to prioritize bipartisan infrastructure legislation
Denny Heck, ...
May 1, 2019
Letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Rep. Peter Defazio, Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Bipartisan Letter Urges Funding for Workforce Development in Infrastructure Bill
Denny Heck, ...
Feb. 4, 2019
Heck, Kilmer Call for Greater Investments to Protect Salmon and Orca After New Report Gives Washington State "d+" Grade on Stormwater Infrastructure
Denny Heck, ...
July 16, 2018
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018
Denny Heck
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