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July 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, HELP Democrats Demand DeVos Reverse All Actions Inconsistent with SCOTUS Decision Affirming LGBTQIA+ Rights
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 7, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Request Full Implementation, Enforcement of the Death In Custody Reporting Act
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
July 6, 2020
Senators Warren, Durbin, Hirono & Congressman Richmond Introduce Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Micheal Kozak and Director General Carol M. Perez - Reps. Butterfield, Bass and Sens. Booker, Markey Urge the State Department to Address Racial Discrimination Faced by Foreign Service Officers
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rosen Joins Letter Calling for Department of Justice to Address the Mass Closure of Polling Locations in Tribal Communities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 1, 2020
Investing in A New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
June 30, 2020
Hearing of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee - Statement of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Hearing on Government Violence Against Civil Rights Protestors & Journalists
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
June 26, 2020
Senators Markey and Sanders to Introduce Legislation to Ban Law Enforcement's Use of Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 26, 2020
Statement from Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Katherine Clark on Passage of the Justice in Policing Act
Rep. Katherine Clark
June 26, 2020
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Relating to ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulations''
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
June 25, 2020
Rep. Pressley Introduces Amendments to Strengthen Key Tenets of Justice in Policing Act
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
June 25, 2020
Congresswoman Lori Trahan Supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Rep. Lori Trahan
June 25, 2020
Reps. Pressley, Jayapal, Tlaib, Clarke & Sens. Markey, Merkley Announce Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition, Other Biometric Technology
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 25, 2020
CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
June 25, 2020
Chairman McGovern Urges Passage of Sweeping Policing Reforms to Address Systemic Racism and Help Save Lives
Rep. Jim McGovern
June 24, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin, Warren & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Rename All Military Bases & Other Assets Named for Confederacy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to Chris Gildea, President of Venntel, Inc. - Members Launch Bicameral Investigation Into Company Tracking, Collecting, and Selling Consumers' Location Data
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 21, 2020
Committee Examines Effects of Systemic Racism in Policing Practices
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Rep Lieu Leads Letter Urging DOD to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
June 19, 2020
Rep. Pressley, Senator Warren Formally Introduce Legislation to Hold Police & Correctional Officers Accountable for Denying Medical Care to People in Custody
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 19, 2020
Neal Statement Commemorating Juneteenth
Rep. Richard Neal
June 19, 2020
Statement from Rep. Pressley on Boston City Council's Budget and Policy Proposals to Address Systemic Racism
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
June 18, 2020
At SASC Hearing, Warren Questions Nominee for National Guard Chief on Role of Guard Soldiers at Peaceful Protest in Lafayette Square and How He Will Resist Political Interference
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 18, 2020
Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
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. Ed Markey, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - National Security Subcommittee Seeks Classified Briefing on Foreign Interference in Racial Justice Protests
Rep. Stephen Lynch
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 15, 2020
Neal Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
Rep. Richard Neal
June 15, 2020
Senator Markey, Colleagues Introduce Press Freedom Resolution
Sen. Ed Markey
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, US Attorney General, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Secretary of Homeland Security - Oversight Committee Chairs Demand Trump Administration Investigate White Supremacist Activity at Protests
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
June 11, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 11, 2020
Senator Markey, Outspoken Critic of "rekognition", Releases Statement on Amazon's Pause on Facial Recognition Technology
Sen. Ed Markey
June 11, 2020
Senator Markey Presses Attorney General Barr on Covert Surveillance of Protestors
Sen. Ed Markey
June 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Richard Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues call on Appropriations Committee to Block Use of Military Against Peaceful Demonstrations
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to Christopher A. Wray, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director; Joseph L. Lengyel, National Guard Bureau Chief; Timothy Shea, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator; and Mark A. Morgan, Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner - Reps. Eshoo, Rush, House Colleagues Demand Federal Agencies Cease Surveillance of Protests
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Demands GAO Immediately Reviews Safety of Rubber Bullets Being Used on Peaceful Protesters
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 8, 2020
House Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Human Rights During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep. Jim McGovern
June 8, 2020
Clark Stands with Congressional Black Caucus As Original Co-Sponsor of Justice In Policing Act
Rep. Katherine Clark
June 8, 2020
Why I Am Supporting the House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 8, 2020
Letter to Hoan Ton-That, Founder and CEO of Clearview AI - Senator Markey Presses Clearview AI on Facial Recognition Monitoring During Nationwide Protests
Sen. Ed Markey
June 8, 2020
Oversight Committee Democratic Members Honor Leadership of Black Women on 101st Anniversary of 19th Amendment Passing Congress
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Brian P. Brooks, Comptroller of the Currency - Warren Calls on Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks to Withdraw Rule That Guts Nation's Anti-Redlining Law
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 6, 2020
Sherrill and 30 HASC Democrats Call for Accountability from Military Leadership on Behalf of the American People
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
June 5, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Rep. Kirkpatrick Announces Support for House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, HELP Democrats Demand DeVos Reverse All Actions Inconsistent with SCOTUS Decision Affirming LGBTQIA+ Rights
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 7, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Request Full Implementation, Enforcement of the Death In Custody Reporting Act
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
July 6, 2020
Senators Warren, Durbin, Hirono & Congressman Richmond Introduce Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Micheal Kozak and Director General Carol M. Perez - Reps. Butterfield, Bass and Sens. Booker, Markey Urge the State Department to Address Racial Discrimination Faced by Foreign Service Officers
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rosen Joins Letter Calling for Department of Justice to Address the Mass Closure of Polling Locations in Tribal Communities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 1, 2020
Investing in A New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
June 30, 2020
Hearing of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee - Statement of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Hearing on Government Violence Against Civil Rights Protestors & Journalists
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
June 26, 2020
Senators Markey and Sanders to Introduce Legislation to Ban Law Enforcement's Use of Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 26, 2020
Statement from Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Katherine Clark on Passage of the Justice in Policing Act
Rep.Katherine Clark
June 26, 2020
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Relating to ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulations''
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
June 25, 2020
Rep. Pressley Introduces Amendments to Strengthen Key Tenets of Justice in Policing Act
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
June 25, 2020
Congresswoman Lori Trahan Supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Rep.Lori Trahan
June 25, 2020
Reps. Pressley, Jayapal, Tlaib, Clarke & Sens. Markey, Merkley Announce Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition, Other Biometric Technology
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 25, 2020
CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
June 25, 2020
Chairman McGovern Urges Passage of Sweeping Policing Reforms to Address Systemic Racism and Help Save Lives
Rep.Jim McGovern
June 24, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin, Warren & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Rename All Military Bases & Other Assets Named for Confederacy
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to Chris Gildea, President of Venntel, Inc. - Members Launch Bicameral Investigation Into Company Tracking, Collecting, and Selling Consumers' Location Data
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 21, 2020
Committee Examines Effects of Systemic Racism in Policing Practices
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Rep Lieu Leads Letter Urging DOD to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
June 19, 2020
Rep. Pressley, Senator Warren Formally Introduce Legislation to Hold Police & Correctional Officers Accountable for Denying Medical Care to People in Custody
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 19, 2020
Neal Statement Commemorating Juneteenth
Rep.Richard Neal
June 19, 2020
Statement from Rep. Pressley on Boston City Council's Budget and Policy Proposals to Address Systemic Racism
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
June 18, 2020
At SASC Hearing, Warren Questions Nominee for National Guard Chief on Role of Guard Soldiers at Peaceful Protest in Lafayette Square and How He Will Resist Political Interference
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 18, 2020
Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
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.Ed Markey, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - National Security Subcommittee Seeks Classified Briefing on Foreign Interference in Racial Justice Protests
Rep.Stephen Lynch
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 15, 2020
Neal Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
Rep.Richard Neal
June 15, 2020
Senator Markey, Colleagues Introduce Press Freedom Resolution
Sen.Ed Markey
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, US Attorney General, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Secretary of Homeland Security - Oversight Committee Chairs Demand Trump Administration Investigate White Supremacist Activity at Protests
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
June 11, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 11, 2020
Senator Markey, Outspoken Critic of "rekognition", Releases Statement on Amazon's Pause on Facial Recognition Technology
Sen.Ed Markey
June 11, 2020
Senator Markey Presses Attorney General Barr on Covert Surveillance of Protestors
Sen.Ed Markey
June 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Richard Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues call on Appropriations Committee to Block Use of Military Against Peaceful Demonstrations
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to Christopher A. Wray, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director; Joseph L. Lengyel, National Guard Bureau Chief; Timothy Shea, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator; and Mark A. Morgan, Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner - Reps. Eshoo, Rush, House Colleagues Demand Federal Agencies Cease Surveillance of Protests
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Demands GAO Immediately Reviews Safety of Rubber Bullets Being Used on Peaceful Protesters
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 8, 2020
House Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Human Rights During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep.Jim McGovern
June 8, 2020
Clark Stands with Congressional Black Caucus As Original Co-Sponsor of Justice In Policing Act
Rep.Katherine Clark
June 8, 2020
Why I Am Supporting the House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 8, 2020
Letter to Hoan Ton-That, Founder and CEO of Clearview AI - Senator Markey Presses Clearview AI on Facial Recognition Monitoring During Nationwide Protests
Sen.Ed Markey
June 8, 2020
Oversight Committee Democratic Members Honor Leadership of Black Women on 101st Anniversary of 19th Amendment Passing Congress
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Brian P. Brooks, Comptroller of the Currency - Warren Calls on Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks to Withdraw Rule That Guts Nation's Anti-Redlining Law
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 6, 2020
Sherrill and 30 HASC Democrats Call for Accountability from Military Leadership on Behalf of the American People
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
June 5, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Rep. Kirkpatrick Announces Support for House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
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