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April 9, 2024 Juan Ciscomani's Statement Regarding the Arizona Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Ban Rep. Juan Ciscomani
April 9, 2024 Ruben Gallego's Statement Regarding Arionza Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Sen. Ruben Gallego
April 9, 2024 Kelly Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Restoring 1864 Total Abortion Ban Sen. Mark Kelly
Jan. 25, 2023 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Daines Joins Colleagues to Expose Biden Administration for Breaking the Law, Promoting Dangerous Diy Abortions by Mail Rep. Paul Gosar, ...
Oct. 18, 2022 Ruben Gallego, Planned Parenthood Arizona Discuss the State of Abortion in Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego
Sept. 8, 2022 Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Clyde and Cloud Demand VA Rescind Illegal Abortion Rule Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
July 21, 2022 Kelly, Group of 31 Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
July 15, 2022 Gallego Votes to Protect Reproductive Freedom Sen. Ruben Gallego
June 25, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Democrats Push Biden for "Bold Action" to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
June 24, 2022 Stanton Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Rep. Greg Stanton
June 14, 2022 Letter to The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General - "Lesko; Arizona Republican Demand Answer on Pregnancy Center Attacks" Rep. Paul Gosar, ...
May 10, 2022 Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Working to Restore Access to Medicaid Reproductive Health Services Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
April 26, 2022 Letter to the Honorable Sanford Bishop, Chariman of Agriculture Subcommittee, The Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of Agriculture Subcommittee - Funding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
March 1, 2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Letter to Secretary Becerra, Secretary Walsh, and Secretary Yellen - Van Hollen, Hassan Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Effort to Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
Sept. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Rep. Johnson Joins House Judiciary Democrats to Urge AG Garland to Use Full Force of DOJ to Combat Texas Abortion Ban Rep. Greg Stanton, ...
Sept. 1, 2021 Rep. Bob Good Protects Mothers and Babies and Introduces the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021 Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Kaine Joins Menendez, Shaheen, & Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Admin to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
Aug. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Shaheen, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
Aug. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Join Senators Shaheen, Menendez-Led Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
Aug. 16, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators to Biden Administration: Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover Sen. Mark Kelly, ...
July 26, 2021 Congressman Andy Biggs Reintroduces Women's Health Resolution Rep. Andy Biggs
July 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
June 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Republican Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader - Congressman Andy Biggs Sends Letter Opposing Legislation that Does Not Include Pro-Life Protections Rep. Andy Biggs
June 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Senator Baldwin Urges House and Senate Leadership to Prioritize Maternal Health in Next Recovery Package Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Congressman Keller stands up for the unborn, opposes taxpayer-funded abortions in letter to VA Secretary McDonough Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
June 11, 2021 Stanton Follows Up with FBI Director, Continues Push to Combat Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic Rep. Greg Stanton
May 26, 2021 SBA Launches Sen. Kelly's "Community Navigator Pilot' Program Sen. Mark Kelly
April 29, 2021 Senators Kelly, Gillibrand, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act Sen. Mark Kelly
April 16, 2021 Rep. Gallego Votes to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act Sen. Ruben Gallego
Feb. 25, 2021 Equality Act Rep. Andy Biggs
Feb. 2, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Democratic Women's Caucus Leads Letter to President Biden Urging Prioritization of Child Care Relief and Recovery in Reconciliation Packages Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
Jan. 26, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Davis Urges Congressional Leaders to Protect the Hyde Amendment, Oppose Expansion of Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Rep. Paul Gosar, ...
Jan. 22, 2021 Congressman Biggs Introduces Three Pieces of Pro-Life Legislation on Roe v Wade Anniversary Rep. Andy Biggs
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep. Greg Stanton, ...
Sept. 4, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Wicker Leads 94 Pro-Life Legislators in Call to End Taxpayer-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Collins urges FDA to classify "abortion on demand" pill as "hazard to public health" Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Congresswomen Meng and Lee Spearhead Letter to Head of USAID Calling for Changes to Agency's New Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
Aug. 24, 2020 Letter to Jeffrey Bezos, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Amazon.com, Inc. - Collins: Amazon is excluding conservative nonprofits while promoting Planned Parenthood Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator US Agency for International Development - Inhofe Joins Letter to Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development - Loeffler, Colleagues Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Newhouse Leads Call to House Leadership: Pass Bipartisan MMIW Legislation Before August Recess Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
July 6, 2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Cisneros Joins Colleagues Requesting DoD IG to Conduct an Independent Investigation into Specialist Vanessa Guillen's Case Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
June 29, 2020 Congressman Biggs' Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Louisiana Abortion Law Decision Rep. Andy Biggs
June 16, 2020 Letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - DeGette leads 108 Members of Congress in urging FDA to ease restrictions on medication abortion Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
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 Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Inhofe Joins Daines, Colleagues in Urging SBA to exclude Planned Parenthood from PPP loans Rep. Andy Biggs, ...
April 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, House Minority Leader - Davis Leads 114 Members in Support of Domestic Violence Shelters Sen. Ruben Gallego, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Schweikert Hosts First Annual Women's Leadership Summit Rep. David Schweikert
Date Title Politician
April 9, 2024 Juan Ciscomani's Statement Regarding the Arizona Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Ban Rep.Juan Ciscomani
April 9, 2024 Ruben Gallego's Statement Regarding Arionza Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Sen.Ruben Gallego
April 9, 2024 Kelly Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Restoring 1864 Total Abortion Ban Sen.Mark Kelly
Jan. 25, 2023 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Daines Joins Colleagues to Expose Biden Administration for Breaking the Law, Promoting Dangerous Diy Abortions by Mail Rep.Paul Gosar, ...
Oct. 18, 2022 Ruben Gallego, Planned Parenthood Arizona Discuss the State of Abortion in Arizona Sen.Ruben Gallego
Sept. 8, 2022 Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Clyde and Cloud Demand VA Rescind Illegal Abortion Rule Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
July 21, 2022 Kelly, Group of 31 Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
July 15, 2022 Gallego Votes to Protect Reproductive Freedom Sen.Ruben Gallego
June 25, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Democrats Push Biden for "Bold Action" to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
June 24, 2022 Stanton Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Rep.Greg Stanton
June 14, 2022 Letter to The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General - "Lesko; Arizona Republican Demand Answer on Pregnancy Center Attacks" Rep.Paul Gosar, ...
May 10, 2022 Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Working to Restore Access to Medicaid Reproductive Health Services Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
April 26, 2022 Letter to the Honorable Sanford Bishop, Chariman of Agriculture Subcommittee, The Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of Agriculture Subcommittee - Funding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
March 1, 2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Letter to Secretary Becerra, Secretary Walsh, and Secretary Yellen - Van Hollen, Hassan Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Effort to Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
Sept. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Rep. Johnson Joins House Judiciary Democrats to Urge AG Garland to Use Full Force of DOJ to Combat Texas Abortion Ban Rep.Greg Stanton, ...
Sept. 1, 2021 Rep. Bob Good Protects Mothers and Babies and Introduces the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021 Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Kaine Joins Menendez, Shaheen, & Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Admin to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
Aug. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Shaheen, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
Aug. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Join Senators Shaheen, Menendez-Led Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
Aug. 16, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators to Biden Administration: Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover Sen.Mark Kelly, ...
July 26, 2021 Congressman Andy Biggs Reintroduces Women's Health Resolution Rep.Andy Biggs
July 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
June 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Republican Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader - Congressman Andy Biggs Sends Letter Opposing Legislation that Does Not Include Pro-Life Protections Rep.Andy Biggs
June 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Senator Baldwin Urges House and Senate Leadership to Prioritize Maternal Health in Next Recovery Package Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Congressman Keller stands up for the unborn, opposes taxpayer-funded abortions in letter to VA Secretary McDonough Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
June 11, 2021 Stanton Follows Up with FBI Director, Continues Push to Combat Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic Rep.Greg Stanton
May 26, 2021 SBA Launches Sen. Kelly's "Community Navigator Pilot' Program Sen.Mark Kelly
April 29, 2021 Senators Kelly, Gillibrand, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act Sen.Mark Kelly
April 16, 2021 Rep. Gallego Votes to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act Sen.Ruben Gallego
Feb. 25, 2021 Equality Act Rep.Andy Biggs
Feb. 2, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Democratic Women's Caucus Leads Letter to President Biden Urging Prioritization of Child Care Relief and Recovery in Reconciliation Packages Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
Jan. 26, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Davis Urges Congressional Leaders to Protect the Hyde Amendment, Oppose Expansion of Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Rep.Paul Gosar, ...
Jan. 22, 2021 Congressman Biggs Introduces Three Pieces of Pro-Life Legislation on Roe v Wade Anniversary Rep.Andy Biggs
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep.Greg Stanton, ...
Sept. 4, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Wicker Leads 94 Pro-Life Legislators in Call to End Taxpayer-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
Sept. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Collins urges FDA to classify "abortion on demand" pill as "hazard to public health" Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Congresswomen Meng and Lee Spearhead Letter to Head of USAID Calling for Changes to Agency's New Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
Aug. 24, 2020 Letter to Jeffrey Bezos, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Amazon.com, Inc. - Collins: Amazon is excluding conservative nonprofits while promoting Planned Parenthood Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator US Agency for International Development - Inhofe Joins Letter to Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development - Loeffler, Colleagues Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Newhouse Leads Call to House Leadership: Pass Bipartisan MMIW Legislation Before August Recess Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
July 6, 2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Cisneros Joins Colleagues Requesting DoD IG to Conduct an Independent Investigation into Specialist Vanessa Guillen's Case Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
June 29, 2020 Congressman Biggs' Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Louisiana Abortion Law Decision Rep.Andy Biggs
June 16, 2020 Letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - DeGette leads 108 Members of Congress in urging FDA to ease restrictions on medication abortion Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
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 Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Inhofe Joins Daines, Colleagues in Urging SBA to exclude Planned Parenthood from PPP loans Rep.Andy Biggs, ...
April 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, House Minority Leader - Davis Leads 114 Members in Support of Domestic Violence Shelters Sen.Ruben Gallego, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Schweikert Hosts First Annual Women's Leadership Summit Rep.David Schweikert
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