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March 1, 2022
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 28, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tammy Baldwin, and Hon. Joe Hoeven, Chair and Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Hon. Sanford Bishop and Hon. Andy Harris, Chair and Ranking Member, House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee - ICYMI: Young, Panetta, Brown Lead Bipartisan Group Requesting Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 9, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Jayapal Lead Over 100 Colleagues in Calling on Congressional Leadership Not to Strip Survival Checks from Millions of Americans
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Aug. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Beatty Backs Extending Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
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
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Kildee Leads 52 Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Re: Newest Administration Proposal to Cut SNAP Benefits
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Velázquez Urges FCC to Preserve Lifeline Program
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden - Hold Hearing on AHCA in Light of Startling CBO Report
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 29, 2016
Letter to Chairman Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Price - Prioritize Family Homelessness Response and Expand Services
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 10, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
April 9, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Immediate Vote on Unemployment Insurance Deal
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
April 3, 2014
Extending Unemployment Insurance
Sen. Jerry McNerney
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 30, 2014
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary, Department of Labor - California's Delayed Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Nov. 19, 2013
Congressman McNerney Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Help Cities Impacted By The Economic Downturn
Sen. Jerry McNerney
Oct. 30, 2013
Congressman McNerney Introduces Bill To Help Small Businesses Put Unemployed People Back To Work
Sen. Jerry McNerney
March 15, 2013
Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - 45 Day Notice and Draft Call Letter
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 7, 2012
Letter to House and Senate Leadership - Unemployment
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
June 28, 2012
Recommending that Attorney General Eric Holder Be Held in Contempt
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 22, 2012
McNerney Announces $200,000 for National Emergency Workers
Sen. Jerry McNerney
May 10, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Announces Grant Award to the Upward Bound Program at Long Beach Community College District
Sen. Laura Richardson
May 10, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Speaks in Opposition to the "Sequester Replacement Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012"
Sen. Laura Richardson
March 20, 2012
Press Conference by House Democratic Women, on the Affordable Care Act's Benefits for Women
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
Feb. 6, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Applauds Court's Decision to Block Medi-Cal Rate Cut
Sen. Laura Richardson
Feb. 6, 2012
Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011
Sen. Laura Richardson
Dec. 15, 2011
Congresswoman Jackie Speier on the End of the Iraq War
Sen. Jerry McNerney
Oct. 27, 2011
Letter to Attorney General Harris
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Sept. 14, 2011
The Urgent Need for Job Creation in America
Sen. Jerry McNerney
Aug. 21, 2011
LA Times - Congresswomen Hear Economic, Unemployment Woes at Inglewood Event
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
July 15, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
July 15, 2011
Letter to Nancy Peolsi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Protect Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid Benefits
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
July 8, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Rejecting the Cuts to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
May 16, 2011
Letter to President Obama
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
April 15, 2011
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
Sen. Laura Richardson
April 14, 2011
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
Sen. Laura Richardson
Nov. 17, 2010
Letter to Jacqueline Berrien, Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Possible Discrimination Against the Unemployed
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
Sept. 22, 2009
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009
Sen. Laura Richardson
Sept. 22, 2009
Congresswoman Richardson Votes To Extend Unemployment Benefits For California Families
Sen. Laura Richardson
Jan. 14, 2009
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Joins House Colleagues in Passing One of President-Elect Obama's First Bills He Will Sign and Put Our Children First
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 12, 2008
McNerney Backs Unemployment Benefits Extension
Sen. Jerry McNerney
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Build Strong Local Economies and Spur Job Creation
AM Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
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March 1, 2022
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 28, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tammy Baldwin, and Hon. Joe Hoeven, Chair and Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Hon. Sanford Bishop and Hon. Andy Harris, Chair and Ranking Member, House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee - ICYMI: Young, Panetta, Brown Lead Bipartisan Group Requesting Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Feb. 9, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Jayapal Lead Over 100 Colleagues in Calling on Congressional Leadership Not to Strip Survival Checks from Millions of Americans
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Aug. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Beatty Backs Extending Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
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
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Kildee Leads 52 Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Re: Newest Administration Proposal to Cut SNAP Benefits
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Velázquez Urges FCC to Preserve Lifeline Program
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden - Hold Hearing on AHCA in Light of Startling CBO Report
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 29, 2016
Letter to Chairman Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Price - Prioritize Family Homelessness Response and Expand Services
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 10, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
April 9, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Immediate Vote on Unemployment Insurance Deal
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
April 3, 2014
Extending Unemployment Insurance
Sen.Jerry McNerney
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Jan. 30, 2014
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary, Department of Labor - California's Delayed Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Nov. 19, 2013
Congressman McNerney Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Help Cities Impacted By The Economic Downturn
Sen.Jerry McNerney
Oct. 30, 2013
Congressman McNerney Introduces Bill To Help Small Businesses Put Unemployed People Back To Work
Sen.Jerry McNerney
March 15, 2013
Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - 45 Day Notice and Draft Call Letter
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 7, 2012
Letter to House and Senate Leadership - Unemployment
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
June 28, 2012
Recommending that Attorney General Eric Holder Be Held in Contempt
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 22, 2012
McNerney Announces $200,000 for National Emergency Workers
Sen.Jerry McNerney
May 10, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Announces Grant Award to the Upward Bound Program at Long Beach Community College District
Sen.Laura Richardson
May 10, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Speaks in Opposition to the "Sequester Replacement Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012"
Sen.Laura Richardson
March 20, 2012
Press Conference by House Democratic Women, on the Affordable Care Act's Benefits for Women
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
Feb. 6, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Applauds Court's Decision to Block Medi-Cal Rate Cut
Sen.Laura Richardson
Feb. 6, 2012
Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011
Sen.Laura Richardson
Dec. 15, 2011
Congresswoman Jackie Speier on the End of the Iraq War
Sen.Jerry McNerney
Oct. 27, 2011
Letter to Attorney General Harris
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Sept. 14, 2011
The Urgent Need for Job Creation in America
Sen.Jerry McNerney
Aug. 21, 2011
LA Times - Congresswomen Hear Economic, Unemployment Woes at Inglewood Event
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
July 15, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
July 15, 2011
Letter to Nancy Peolsi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Protect Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid Benefits
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
July 8, 2011
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Rejecting the Cuts to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
May 16, 2011
Letter to President Obama
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
April 15, 2011
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
Sen.Laura Richardson
April 14, 2011
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
Sen.Laura Richardson
Nov. 17, 2010
Letter to Jacqueline Berrien, Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Possible Discrimination Against the Unemployed
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
Sept. 22, 2009
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009
Sen.Laura Richardson
Sept. 22, 2009
Congresswoman Richardson Votes To Extend Unemployment Benefits For California Families
Sen.Laura Richardson
Jan. 14, 2009
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Joins House Colleagues in Passing One of President-Elect Obama's First Bills He Will Sign and Put Our Children First
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 12, 2008
McNerney Backs Unemployment Benefits Extension
Sen.Jerry McNerney
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Build Strong Local Economies and Spur Job Creation
AMCecilia Aguiar-Curry
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