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Nov. 15, 2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 6, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 3, 2022 Carper, Coons Join Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 4, 2022 Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 9, 2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Nov. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 29, 2021 Sen. Coons, colleagues introduce bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on perpetrators of global violence against LGBTQ+ communities Sen. Chris Coons
June 29, 2021 Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Perpetrators of Global Violence against LGBTI Communities Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Blunt Rochester Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Feb. 18, 2021 Blunt Rochester Fighting to Pass Equality Act Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Aug. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Department of State - Coons, colleagues press Pompeo on policy denying citizenship to children of same-sex couples Sen. Chris Coons
Aug. 5, 2020 Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Leading Senate Democrats demand removal of prejudiced USAID officials Sen. Chris Coons, ...
July 30, 2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
June 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice - Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 27, 2020 Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 26, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 20, 2020 Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 1, 2019 Carper, Coons Introduce First Ever Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising Sen. Chris Coons, ...
March 28, 2019 Blunt Rochester Issues Statement After Voting to Protect Transgender Troops Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Dec. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Nov. 2, 2018 Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Press Administration on LGBTQ Diplomatic Discrimination Sen. Chris Coons, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen. Chris Coons, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 11, 2018 Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy Sen. Chris Coons, ...
March 27, 2018 Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Stand Against LGBTQ Discrimination Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Aug. 29, 2017 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban Sen. Chris Coons, ...
July 13, 2017 Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Join Colleagues to Introduce Refund Equality Act to Provide Equal Tax Treatment for Married Same-Sex Couples Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 6, 2017 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination Sen. Chris Coons, ...
July 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination Sen. Chris Coons, ...
June 16, 2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation Sen. Chris Coons, ...
May 3, 2017 Carper, Coons Re-Introduce Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Sen. Chris Coons, ...
April 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Hon. Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Chechen Human Rights Violations Towards LGBTI Community Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 23, 2017 Senator Coons' Statement on President Trump's Withdrawal of Agency Guidance on Transgender Student Protections Sen. Chris Coons
June 21, 2016 Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban Sen. Chris Coons, ...
Date Title Politician
Nov. 15, 2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 6, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 3, 2022 Carper, Coons Join Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 4, 2022 Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 9, 2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Nov. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 29, 2021 Sen. Coons, colleagues introduce bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on perpetrators of global violence against LGBTQ+ communities Sen.Chris Coons
June 29, 2021 Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Perpetrators of Global Violence against LGBTI Communities Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Blunt Rochester Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Feb. 18, 2021 Blunt Rochester Fighting to Pass Equality Act Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Aug. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Department of State - Coons, colleagues press Pompeo on policy denying citizenship to children of same-sex couples Sen.Chris Coons
Aug. 5, 2020 Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Leading Senate Democrats demand removal of prejudiced USAID officials Sen.Chris Coons, ...
July 30, 2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
June 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice - Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 27, 2020 Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 26, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 20, 2020 Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Dec. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Dec. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 1, 2019 Carper, Coons Introduce First Ever Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising Sen.Chris Coons, ...
March 28, 2019 Blunt Rochester Issues Statement After Voting to Protect Transgender Troops Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester
Dec. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Nov. 2, 2018 Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Oct. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Press Administration on LGBTQ Diplomatic Discrimination Sen.Chris Coons, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen.Chris Coons, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 11, 2018 Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
April 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy Sen.Chris Coons, ...
March 27, 2018 Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Stand Against LGBTQ Discrimination Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
Aug. 29, 2017 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban Sen.Chris Coons, ...
July 13, 2017 Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Join Colleagues to Introduce Refund Equality Act to Provide Equal Tax Treatment for Married Same-Sex Couples Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 6, 2017 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination Sen.Chris Coons, ...
July 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
July 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination Sen.Chris Coons, ...
June 16, 2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation Sen.Chris Coons, ...
May 3, 2017 Carper, Coons Re-Introduce Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Sen.Chris Coons, ...
April 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Hon. Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Chechen Human Rights Violations Towards LGBTI Community Sen.Chris Coons, ...
Feb. 23, 2017 Senator Coons' Statement on President Trump's Withdrawal of Agency Guidance on Transgender Student Protections Sen.Chris Coons
June 21, 2016 Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban Sen.Chris Coons, ...
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