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June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Committee Launches Investigation into Administration's Surveillance of Protestors
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Committee Seeks Documents on President's Surge of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Officers in Nation's Capital
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2020
Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to Mark. Esper, Defense Secretary - Brown, Trahan and 14 Members to Esper: "United States Citizens Are Not the Enemy and our Military Should Not Plan or Execute Attacks Against Them"
Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
June 4, 2020
Moulton Statement on The Anniversary of The Tiananmen Square Protests
Rep. Seth Moulton
June 4, 2020
Letter to Mark Esper, Department of Defense Secretary - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2020
Reps. Pressley, Amash Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Qualified Immunity
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Rep. Horn Leads Bipartisan Push for Vote on Law Enforcement Training Bill
Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
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
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in The National Capital Region
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark T. Esper - Haaland, 14 Members of Congress to Esper: "United States Citizens Are Not the Enemy and our Military Should Not Plan or Execute Attacks Against Them"
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
June 3, 2020
Harris, Markey, Booker Introduce Senate Resolution to Abolish Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement, Hold Officers Accountable for Police Brutality
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 3, 2020
Congressman García Joins Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 2, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Adams, Omar, Bass, Lee, and Others Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 2, 2020
Neal Statement Following Prayer Vigil in Springfield
Rep. Richard Neal
June 2, 2020
Quigley Highlights Need for Nondiscriminatory Blood Donation Guidelines
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
June 1, 2020
Letter to Rodrigo Maia, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil - House Members Ring the Alarm Amidst Human Rights Violations in Brazil
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
June 1, 2020
In the Wake of COVID-19 and Murder of George Floyd, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for Formation of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
May 29, 2020
Senator Markey Leads Bipartisan Call for Investigation into TikTok's Children's Privacy Practices
Sen. Ed Markey
May 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Reed, Whitehouse, Colleagues Call for Federal Investigation into Racially Discriminatory & Violent Policing At Minneapolis Police Department
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 29, 2020
Moulton Statement on The Death of George Floyd and The Situation in Minneapolis
Rep. Seth Moulton
May 29, 2020
Neal Statement on Situation in Minneapolis
Rep. Richard Neal
May 29, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Omar, Bass, Lee, Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
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
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
May 21, 2020
Senator Markey Joins Senator Hirono to Introduce Resolution to Honor May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 14, 2020
NBC News - Coronavirus contact tracing could stop COVID-19 and reopen America. We have a plan for that.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 14, 2020
Senator Markey Statement After Voting No on Surveillance Law Reauthorization Legislation
Sen. Ed Markey
May 13, 2020
Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simmons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, the Hon. Rohit Chopra, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, the Hon. Christine Wilson, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, the Hon. Noah Phillips, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, and the Hon. Rebecca Slaughter, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission - Senator Hawley Joins Bipartisan Call for the FTC to Launch Major Children's Privacy Investigation
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 7, 2020
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
May 3, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - CECC Chairs McGovern, Rubio to POTUS: Advocate for Detained Journalists in China
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
April 30, 2020
Senator Markey Questions Clearview AI on Coronavirus Tracking and Flawed Tests of Facial Recognition Product
Sen. Ed Markey
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Wyden Urges Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Reinstate Anti-Discrimination Safeguards in Mortgages
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 21, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Feinstein, Menendez, Colleagues Call on Trump to Protect AAPI Community
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 21, 2020
Van Hollen, Menendez, Colleagues Call on Big Pharma to Prioritize Diversity in COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Writes to Schumer & McConnell Requesting Funding for Environmental Justice Communities in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Meng Calls on DeVos to Ensure Civil Rights Protections for Students During COVID-19 Crisis
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
April 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Durbin, Harris, Booker, Colleagues Call For Law Enforcement Training To Combat Racial Profiling During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
March 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Rep. Pressley, Lawmakers Urge HHS to Address Racial Disparities in Access to Testing and Treatment during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
March 26, 2020
Statement on Withdrawal from House Resolution 907
Rep. Seth Moulton
March 25, 2020
Clark Condemns Racism in Response to COVID-19, Calls for Unity and Facts
Rep. Katherine Clark
March 19, 2020
Van Hollen, Menendez, Colleagues Urge Trump Admin to Protect, Guarantee Health Care Access for Americans with HIV, LGBTQ Community amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 19, 2020
Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail in Response to COVID-19
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 6, 2020
Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Devon Westhill - Reps. Fudge, Kuster Lead Letter Calling on Agriculture Department to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
March 3, 2020
Senators Warren, Merkley, and Harris Raise Concerns That DHS-Operated "Tent Courts" Violate Asylum Seekers' Due Process Rights
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 3, 2020
Letter to Hoan Ton-That, Founder and CEO of Clearview AI - Senator Markey Probes Clearview AI on Foreign Sales of Facial Recognition Product and Processing of Children's Data
Sen. Ed Markey
Feb. 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Janet Dhillon, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Murray, Warren Demand Answers On Staffing Cuts at Civil Rights Agency
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Date
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Politician
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Committee Launches Investigation into Administration's Surveillance of Protestors
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Committee Seeks Documents on President's Surge of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Officers in Nation's Capital
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2020
Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to Mark. Esper, Defense Secretary - Brown, Trahan and 14 Members to Esper: "United States Citizens Are Not the Enemy and our Military Should Not Plan or Execute Attacks Against Them"
Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
June 4, 2020
Moulton Statement on The Anniversary of The Tiananmen Square Protests
Rep.Seth Moulton
June 4, 2020
Letter to Mark Esper, Department of Defense Secretary - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 4, 2020
Reps. Pressley, Amash Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Qualified Immunity
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Rep. Horn Leads Bipartisan Push for Vote on Law Enforcement Training Bill
Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
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
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
June 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in The National Capital Region
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark T. Esper - Haaland, 14 Members of Congress to Esper: "United States Citizens Are Not the Enemy and our Military Should Not Plan or Execute Attacks Against Them"
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
June 3, 2020
Harris, Markey, Booker Introduce Senate Resolution to Abolish Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement, Hold Officers Accountable for Police Brutality
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 3, 2020
Congressman García Joins Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 2, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Adams, Omar, Bass, Lee, and Others Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 2, 2020
Neal Statement Following Prayer Vigil in Springfield
Rep.Richard Neal
June 2, 2020
Quigley Highlights Need for Nondiscriminatory Blood Donation Guidelines
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
June 1, 2020
Letter to Rodrigo Maia, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil - House Members Ring the Alarm Amidst Human Rights Violations in Brazil
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
June 1, 2020
In the Wake of COVID-19 and Murder of George Floyd, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls for Formation of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
May 29, 2020
Senator Markey Leads Bipartisan Call for Investigation into TikTok's Children's Privacy Practices
Sen.Ed Markey
May 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Reed, Whitehouse, Colleagues Call for Federal Investigation into Racially Discriminatory & Violent Policing At Minneapolis Police Department
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 29, 2020
Moulton Statement on The Death of George Floyd and The Situation in Minneapolis
Rep.Seth Moulton
May 29, 2020
Neal Statement on Situation in Minneapolis
Rep.Richard Neal
May 29, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Omar, Bass, Lee, Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
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
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
May 21, 2020
Senator Markey Joins Senator Hirono to Introduce Resolution to Honor May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 14, 2020
NBC News - Coronavirus contact tracing could stop COVID-19 and reopen America. We have a plan for that.
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 14, 2020
Senator Markey Statement After Voting No on Surveillance Law Reauthorization Legislation
Sen.Ed Markey
May 13, 2020
Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simmons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, the Hon. Rohit Chopra, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, the Hon. Christine Wilson, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, the Hon. Noah Phillips, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, and the Hon. Rebecca Slaughter, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission - Senator Hawley Joins Bipartisan Call for the FTC to Launch Major Children's Privacy Investigation
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 7, 2020
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
May 3, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - CECC Chairs McGovern, Rubio to POTUS: Advocate for Detained Journalists in China
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
April 30, 2020
Senator Markey Questions Clearview AI on Coronavirus Tracking and Flawed Tests of Facial Recognition Product
Sen.Ed Markey
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Wyden Urges Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Reinstate Anti-Discrimination Safeguards in Mortgages
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 21, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Feinstein, Menendez, Colleagues Call on Trump to Protect AAPI Community
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 21, 2020
Van Hollen, Menendez, Colleagues Call on Big Pharma to Prioritize Diversity in COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Writes to Schumer & McConnell Requesting Funding for Environmental Justice Communities in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Meng Calls on DeVos to Ensure Civil Rights Protections for Students During COVID-19 Crisis
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
April 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Durbin, Harris, Booker, Colleagues Call For Law Enforcement Training To Combat Racial Profiling During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
March 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Rep. Pressley, Lawmakers Urge HHS to Address Racial Disparities in Access to Testing and Treatment during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
March 26, 2020
Statement on Withdrawal from House Resolution 907
Rep.Seth Moulton
March 25, 2020
Clark Condemns Racism in Response to COVID-19, Calls for Unity and Facts
Rep.Katherine Clark
March 19, 2020
Van Hollen, Menendez, Colleagues Urge Trump Admin to Protect, Guarantee Health Care Access for Americans with HIV, LGBTQ Community amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 19, 2020
Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail in Response to COVID-19
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 6, 2020
Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Devon Westhill - Reps. Fudge, Kuster Lead Letter Calling on Agriculture Department to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
March 3, 2020
Senators Warren, Merkley, and Harris Raise Concerns That DHS-Operated "Tent Courts" Violate Asylum Seekers' Due Process Rights
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 3, 2020
Letter to Hoan Ton-That, Founder and CEO of Clearview AI - Senator Markey Probes Clearview AI on Foreign Sales of Facial Recognition Product and Processing of Children's Data
Sen.Ed Markey
Feb. 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Janet Dhillon, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Murray, Warren Demand Answers On Staffing Cuts at Civil Rights Agency
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
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