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Feb. 1, 2019
Statement From Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On The Hate-Motivated Attack On The Swaminarayan Temple In Louisville, KY And On The Broader Hindu Community
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 27, 2019
Tweet - "On this day in 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. I join with the world to remember the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and others who were persecuted by the Nazis, on #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Congressman Danny K. Davis Condemns Trump Administration Move to Allow Discrimination in Foster Care
Rep. Danny Davis
Jan. 16, 2019
House Delegation Introduces Freedom Of Religion Act In Challenge To President Trump's Muslim Bans
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act
Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 3, 2018
Tweet - "One week ago, the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh revealed in heartbreaking detail the hate and latent violence that lives in the hearts of too many in this land."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2018
Durbin Statement On One-Week Anniversary Of The Worst Ant-Semitic Attack In U.S. History
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
House Passes Schneider, Smith Led Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep. Brad Schneider
Aug. 8, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Hate-Motivated Attack On Sikh Man In California: In This Assault "We Have Seen The Worst Of Our Country, But Not Its True Nature"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 23, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Protect Against Anti-Faith Bias that Targets Adoption Agencies, Displaces Children
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
May 21, 2018
Tweet - "I've been working for years to reform @USCIRF to more effectively promote human rights and religious freedom for all. These anti-LGBTQ appointments are a deeply troubling sign for the Commission's future."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Request Information on His Decision to Remove House Chaplain
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Samuel D. Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom - Threats of Religious Freedom and the Rise of Extremism in Southeast Asia
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
April 16, 2018
Letter to John Sullivan, US Deputy Secretary of State - Holocaust Distortion in Poland and Ukraine
Rep. Danny Davis
March 5, 2018
Statement Of Danny K. Davis On Anti-semitism
Rep. Danny Davis
Oct. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Nikki Haley, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Young, Merkley Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling for Action on Burma Crisis
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, Chair of the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism - European Union Actions to Address Anti-Semitism
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 9, 2017
Jayapal Leads Members of Congress in Denouncing Anti-Muslim Marches
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2017
Quigley Visits Chicago Muslim Community Center To Discuss Religious Discrimination, Highlight Importance Of Unity In Diversity
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 27, 2017
Raja Recognizes Sacrifices Of Men Slain And Wounded In Portland Intervening Against Hate Speech, Renews Call For Federal Action
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 2, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Durbin, Hearing on Responses to the Increase in Religious Hate Crimes
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Urging Sec. of Homeland Security to Combat Hate Groups
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 25, 2017
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Iranian Baha'is
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 21, 2017
Letter to General John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Global Entry Program and Immigration Discrimination
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2017
Quigley Visits Chicago Synagogue to Discuss Religious Discrimination, Highlight Importance of Unity in Diversity
Rep. Mike Quigley
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Presidential Task Force to Combat Hate Crimes
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 13, 2017
Raja Calls For Oversight Committee Hearings To Address Wave Of Hate Crimes
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 10, 2017
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Prioritize Appointment of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 7, 2017
Schakowsky condemns bomb threat made to Chicago Jewish Day School
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
March 7, 2017
Letter to John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, James Comey, FBI Director - Address Threats to Jewish Institutions Across the Country
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 6, 2017
Rep. Davis Statement On President Trump's New Executive Order On Immigration And Refugees
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 28, 2017
Statement on Rise in Anti-Semitic Incidents
Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 21, 2017
Schakowsky Statement on anti-Semitic bomb threat on Hyde Park Jewish Community Center
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 21, 2017
Quigley Statement on Recent Anti-Semitic Threats and Acts
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 16, 2017
Schakowsky: President Trump is completely out of touch with the American Jewish community
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 16, 2017
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Do Not Exempt Religious Organizations from Nondiscrimination Protections
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 8, 2017
Quigley Attends Interfaith Gathering at Chicago Loop Synagogue
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 6, 2017
Schakowsky Statement on anti-Semitic Vandalism in Chicago Synagogue
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 21, 2016
Letter to Donald Trump, President-Elect - Address Homegrown Extremism
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 25, 2016
Letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee - Call to Remove Section 1094 of the National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Senators Push to Protect Women's Access to Contraceptive Coverage
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2016
Conscience Protection Act of 2016
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 28, 2016
Durbin Speaks Out Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry in Cruz Hearing on "Radical Islam'
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 8, 2016
National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2017
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 11, 2016
House Delegation Introduces Religious Freedom Bill
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 20, 2016
Letter to John King, Jr., Secretary of Education in the US Department of Education - Bipartisan Congressional Taskforce Raises Campus Anti-Semitism Concerns with New Education Secretary
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 15, 2015
Letter to Pope Francis - The Statements of Cardinal Rodriguez
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2015
Freedom of Religion
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2015
Durbin: Anti-Muslim Bigotry Has No Place in America
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2015
Student Success Act - Conference Report
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
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Politician
Feb. 1, 2019
Statement From Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On The Hate-Motivated Attack On The Swaminarayan Temple In Louisville, KY And On The Broader Hindu Community
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 27, 2019
Tweet - "On this day in 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. I join with the world to remember the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and others who were persecuted by the Nazis, on #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Congressman Danny K. Davis Condemns Trump Administration Move to Allow Discrimination in Foster Care
Rep.Danny Davis
Jan. 16, 2019
House Delegation Introduces Freedom Of Religion Act In Challenge To President Trump's Muslim Bans
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act
Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 3, 2018
Tweet - "One week ago, the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh revealed in heartbreaking detail the hate and latent violence that lives in the hearts of too many in this land."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2018
Durbin Statement On One-Week Anniversary Of The Worst Ant-Semitic Attack In U.S. History
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
House Passes Schneider, Smith Led Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep.Brad Schneider
Aug. 8, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Hate-Motivated Attack On Sikh Man In California: In This Assault "We Have Seen The Worst Of Our Country, But Not Its True Nature"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 23, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Protect Against Anti-Faith Bias that Targets Adoption Agencies, Displaces Children
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
May 21, 2018
Tweet - "I've been working for years to reform @USCIRF to more effectively promote human rights and religious freedom for all. These anti-LGBTQ appointments are a deeply troubling sign for the Commission's future."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Request Information on His Decision to Remove House Chaplain
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Samuel D. Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom - Threats of Religious Freedom and the Rise of Extremism in Southeast Asia
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
April 16, 2018
Letter to John Sullivan, US Deputy Secretary of State - Holocaust Distortion in Poland and Ukraine
Rep.Danny Davis
March 5, 2018
Statement Of Danny K. Davis On Anti-semitism
Rep.Danny Davis
Oct. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Nikki Haley, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Young, Merkley Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling for Action on Burma Crisis
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, Chair of the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism - European Union Actions to Address Anti-Semitism
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 9, 2017
Jayapal Leads Members of Congress in Denouncing Anti-Muslim Marches
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2017
Quigley Visits Chicago Muslim Community Center To Discuss Religious Discrimination, Highlight Importance Of Unity In Diversity
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 27, 2017
Raja Recognizes Sacrifices Of Men Slain And Wounded In Portland Intervening Against Hate Speech, Renews Call For Federal Action
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 2, 2017
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Durbin, Hearing on Responses to the Increase in Religious Hate Crimes
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Urging Sec. of Homeland Security to Combat Hate Groups
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 25, 2017
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Iranian Baha'is
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 21, 2017
Letter to General John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Global Entry Program and Immigration Discrimination
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2017
Quigley Visits Chicago Synagogue to Discuss Religious Discrimination, Highlight Importance of Unity in Diversity
Rep.Mike Quigley
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Presidential Task Force to Combat Hate Crimes
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 13, 2017
Raja Calls For Oversight Committee Hearings To Address Wave Of Hate Crimes
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 10, 2017
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Prioritize Appointment of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 7, 2017
Schakowsky condemns bomb threat made to Chicago Jewish Day School
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
March 7, 2017
Letter to John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, James Comey, FBI Director - Address Threats to Jewish Institutions Across the Country
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 6, 2017
Rep. Davis Statement On President Trump's New Executive Order On Immigration And Refugees
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 28, 2017
Statement on Rise in Anti-Semitic Incidents
Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 21, 2017
Schakowsky Statement on anti-Semitic bomb threat on Hyde Park Jewish Community Center
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 21, 2017
Quigley Statement on Recent Anti-Semitic Threats and Acts
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 16, 2017
Schakowsky: President Trump is completely out of touch with the American Jewish community
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 16, 2017
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Do Not Exempt Religious Organizations from Nondiscrimination Protections
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 8, 2017
Quigley Attends Interfaith Gathering at Chicago Loop Synagogue
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 6, 2017
Schakowsky Statement on anti-Semitic Vandalism in Chicago Synagogue
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 21, 2016
Letter to Donald Trump, President-Elect - Address Homegrown Extremism
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 25, 2016
Letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee - Call to Remove Section 1094 of the National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Senators Push to Protect Women's Access to Contraceptive Coverage
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2016
Conscience Protection Act of 2016
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 28, 2016
Durbin Speaks Out Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry in Cruz Hearing on "Radical Islam'
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 8, 2016
National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2017
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 11, 2016
House Delegation Introduces Religious Freedom Bill
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 20, 2016
Letter to John King, Jr., Secretary of Education in the US Department of Education - Bipartisan Congressional Taskforce Raises Campus Anti-Semitism Concerns with New Education Secretary
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 15, 2015
Letter to Pope Francis - The Statements of Cardinal Rodriguez
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2015
Freedom of Religion
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2015
Durbin: Anti-Muslim Bigotry Has No Place in America
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2015
Student Success Act - Conference Report
Sen.Dick Durbin
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