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May 4, 2022
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, Elizabeth Prelogar, Solicitor General, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - In Support of Humane Farming
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
May 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture and Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Senators, Representatives Call on Biden Administration to Withdraw from Proposition 12 Challenges
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Oct. 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - Rep. Cisneros Stands Up for Reproductive Rights and ACA Amid Supreme Court Nomination
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Sept. 30, 2020
Governor Newsom Signs Landmark Legislation to Advance Racial Justice and California's Fight Against Systemic Racism & Bias in Our Legal System
AM Ash Kalra, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters
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June 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law
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May 22, 2020
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 2, 2018
Letter to US Senators - Oppose Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Nomination, Citing Threat to Women's Health
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
June 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
April 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Reverse Suspension of Immigration Legal Services
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Restoration Of Legal Assistance Programs For Immigrants
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Reichert, Pascrell, 173 Colleagues Send Letter to Appropriations Committee Advocating For Byrne JAG and COPS Office Funding
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Support of COPS Office in FY2019 Budget
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
April 27, 2017
Rep. McNerney Condemns Progress of Irresponsible Westlands Settlement
Sen. Jerry McNerney
Feb. 16, 2016
A Supreme Court Vacancy and Republican Obstructionism
Sen. Jerry McNerney
Feb. 15, 2016
Rep. McNerney Issues Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Vacancy
Sen. Jerry McNerney
June 26, 2015
Rep. McNerney Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Sen. Jerry McNerney
June 25, 2015
Rep. McNerney Applauds Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Ruling
Sen. Jerry McNerney
June 23, 2015
Letter to President Barrack Obama - Call for Greater Transparency in Political Spending
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 3, 2015
The Sacramento Bee - Put Elections Back in the Hands of Voters
Sen. Jerry McNerney
March 5, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - FDA's Proposed Rule to Protect Consumers of Generic Drugs
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 28, 2014
Hoyer, Pelosi, Slaughter & DeGette, Along with 87 Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Challenge
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
July 25, 2012
Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act
Sen. Laura Richardson
July 10, 2012
Support the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 28, 2012
In Support of the Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 25, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling on Arizona v. the United States
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 25, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling on Arizona v. the United States
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 21, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Announces the Affordable Care Act's 80/20 Rebates
Sen. Laura Richardson
Sept. 9, 2011
Letter to Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Conyers
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 1, 2011
MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
May 17, 2010
Congresswoman Richardson Praises The Supreme Court's Decision Regarding Lifetime Sentences For Juveniles
Sen. Laura Richardson
May 10, 2010
Congresswoman Richardson Praises President Obama's Choice Of Elena Kagan To Replace Retiring Supreme Court Justice Stevens
Sen. Laura Richardson
Sept. 1, 2009
Letter to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State - Ensuring Fair, Timely Guatemalan Adoptions
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
May 26, 2009
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Statement on President Obama's Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 30, 2008
Supreme Court Allows Unlimited Self Funding in Campaigns
Sen. Jerry McNerney
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Public Safety/Victims' Rights
Sen. Tim Grayson
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Improving Government Efficiency
Sen. Scott Wiener
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Neighborhood Safety: Keeping Our Communities Safe
Sen. Scott Wiener
Jan. 1, 2015
Issue Position: Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
AM Tom Lackey
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Off-Road Recreational Areas
Sen. Brian Jones
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May 4, 2022
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, Elizabeth Prelogar, Solicitor General, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - In Support of Humane Farming
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
May 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture and Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Senators, Representatives Call on Biden Administration to Withdraw from Proposition 12 Challenges
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - Rep. Cisneros Stands Up for Reproductive Rights and ACA Amid Supreme Court Nomination
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Sept. 30, 2020
Governor Newsom Signs Landmark Legislation to Advance Racial Justice and California's Fight Against Systemic Racism & Bias in Our Legal System
AMAsh Kalra, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
May 22, 2020
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 2, 2018
Letter to US Senators - Oppose Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Nomination, Citing Threat to Women's Health
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
June 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
April 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Reverse Suspension of Immigration Legal Services
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Restoration Of Legal Assistance Programs For Immigrants
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Reichert, Pascrell, 173 Colleagues Send Letter to Appropriations Committee Advocating For Byrne JAG and COPS Office Funding
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Support of COPS Office in FY2019 Budget
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
April 27, 2017
Rep. McNerney Condemns Progress of Irresponsible Westlands Settlement
Sen.Jerry McNerney
Feb. 16, 2016
A Supreme Court Vacancy and Republican Obstructionism
Sen.Jerry McNerney
Feb. 15, 2016
Rep. McNerney Issues Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Vacancy
Sen.Jerry McNerney
June 26, 2015
Rep. McNerney Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Sen.Jerry McNerney
June 25, 2015
Rep. McNerney Applauds Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Ruling
Sen.Jerry McNerney
June 23, 2015
Letter to President Barrack Obama - Call for Greater Transparency in Political Spending
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 3, 2015
The Sacramento Bee - Put Elections Back in the Hands of Voters
Sen.Jerry McNerney
March 5, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - FDA's Proposed Rule to Protect Consumers of Generic Drugs
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 28, 2014
Hoyer, Pelosi, Slaughter & DeGette, Along with 87 Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Challenge
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
July 25, 2012
Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act
Sen.Laura Richardson
July 10, 2012
Support the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 28, 2012
In Support of the Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 25, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling on Arizona v. the United States
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 25, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling on Arizona v. the United States
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 21, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Announces the Affordable Care Act's 80/20 Rebates
Sen.Laura Richardson
Sept. 9, 2011
Letter to Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Conyers
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 1, 2011
MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
May 17, 2010
Congresswoman Richardson Praises The Supreme Court's Decision Regarding Lifetime Sentences For Juveniles
Sen.Laura Richardson
May 10, 2010
Congresswoman Richardson Praises President Obama's Choice Of Elena Kagan To Replace Retiring Supreme Court Justice Stevens
Sen.Laura Richardson
Sept. 1, 2009
Letter to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State - Ensuring Fair, Timely Guatemalan Adoptions
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
May 26, 2009
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Statement on President Obama's Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 30, 2008
Supreme Court Allows Unlimited Self Funding in Campaigns
Sen.Jerry McNerney
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Public Safety/Victims' Rights
Sen.Tim Grayson
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Improving Government Efficiency
Sen.Scott Wiener
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Neighborhood Safety: Keeping Our Communities Safe
Sen.Scott Wiener
Jan. 1, 2015
Issue Position: Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
AMTom Lackey
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Off-Road Recreational Areas
Sen.Brian Jones
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