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Aug. 6, 2020
Chairman McGovern Responds to District Court Ruling Dismissing House Republicans' Lawsuit Challenging Remote Voting
Rep. Jim McGovern
Aug. 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, the Hon. Letitia James, New York Attorney General, Audrey Strauss, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the Hon. Anthony Scarpino, Westchester County District Attorney - Senator Markey Calls on Attorney General William Barr, New York State Officials to Reopen Investigation of Murder of DJ Henry
Sen. Ed Markey
July 17, 2020
Chairman Neal Statement on DC Circuit Panel Upholding Trump Administration's Junk Health Care Plans
Rep. Richard Neal
July 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Durbin, Harris Lead 33 Senators Administration Comply With Supreme Court Decision On DACA
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts - Kennedy Leads MA House Delegation Calling for Right to Counsel Pilot Program
Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
July 9, 2020
Neal Statement on Today's Supreme Court Rulings
Rep. Richard Neal
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 the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Murray, HELP Dems to Azar: Rescind Rule Undermining Health Care Protections, Including for LGBTQIA+ Patients, In Light of New SCOTUS Decision
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 30, 2020
Connolly Joins Cohen, 34 Members in Introducing Resolution to Investigate and Consider the Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 23, 2020
Letter to James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review - Warren Leads Colleagues Questioning DOJ Office's Decision to Reopen Immigration Courts and Resume Hearings Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
June 15, 2020
Senator Markey Statement on Supreme Court Refusal to Reconsider Qualified Immunity Doctrine for Law Enforcement
Sen. Ed Markey
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
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. Ayanna Pressley, ...
May 29, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Omar, Bass, Lee, Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
May 27, 2020
Welch, Connolly, and Lynch Lead Legislation to Protect Dr. Fauci and Other Experts from Political Retribution
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
May 22, 2020
Top House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Inspectors General from Political Retaliation
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
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. Bill Keating, ...
May 19, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 6, 2020
Neal Reiterates Opposition to Case to Overturn the ACA as House Files Brief with SCOTUS
Rep. Richard Neal
May 4, 2020
Rep. Pressley Calls for Full Investigation Into Violent Incident at Bristol County Jail
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
April 27, 2020
Whitehouse, Markey, Merkley, Schatz, Gillibrand Call on DC Circuit to Strike Down Trump EPA's Do-Nothing Power Plant Rule
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
April 6, 2020
Rep. Pressley's Statement on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Ruling on the Eligibility for Release of Some Incarcerated Individuals to Halt the Spread of COVID-19
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
March 2, 2020
Neal Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision to Hear Texas v. United States
Rep. Richard Neal
March 2, 2020
Senator Markey and Rep. Eshoo Lead Members of Congress in Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Uphold Statute Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Robocalls
Sen. Ed Markey
Jan. 28, 2020
Warren Joins More than 100 Colleagues on Flores Amicus Brief Calling on Ninth Circuit to Uphold Protections for Immigrant Children
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Jan. 21, 2020
Ten Years After Citizens United, McGovern Renews Call to Clean Up Corruption and Get Big Money Out of Politics
Rep. Jim McGovern
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Jan. 3, 2020
Whitehouse, Reed Slam U.S. Chamber Arguments in RI Climate Case
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Casten, Foster, Merkley Lead Bicameral Investor Choice Act
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Dec. 6, 2019
Foster, Merkley Lead Bicameral Investor Choice Act
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 26, 2019
Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of Amtrak - Brown Calling on Amtrak to End Forced Arbitration, Ban on Class Actions
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 12, 2019
Senator Markey Commends Court Decision Blocking Online Publication of 3D Gun Blueprints
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 17, 2019
Judicial Travel Accountability Act Unveiled In Congress
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 15, 2019
Neal statement on federal judge's harmful ACA ruling
Rep. Richard Neal
Oct. 4, 2019
Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Call on Interior Secretary to Terminate Acting BLM Director's Authority
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
July 31, 2019
Menendez Leads Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Counter Profiling by Trump's Deportation Force
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 13, 2019
Letter to Donald Layton, CEO of Freddie Mac - Warren, Carper Demand Answers on Freddie Mac-Guaranteed $800 Million Loan to Kushner Companies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 12, 2019
Letter to Steve Linick, Department of State Inspector General - Warren, Lieu Call for Investigation into State Dept. Official's Efforts to Fast Track Saudi Arms Deal Benefitting Former Client Raytheon
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 11, 2019
Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to Initiate or Intervene in Judicial Proceedings to Enforce Certain Subpoenas
Rep. Jim McGovern
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Lee Lothfus, Designated Agency Ethics Official for the Department of Justice - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
June 6, 2019
Letter to Caliburn International - Senator Warren, Representative Jayapal Investigate Former White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly's "Cynical" and "Unethical" Decision to Join the Board of Directors of Federal Contractor Running the Nation's Largest Detention Center for Migrant Children
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility - Warren, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Call For Review of Conduct by DOJ Attorneys
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 5, 2019
Kennedy & Markey Introduce Legislation to Ban Use of Gay and Trans Panic Defense
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 31, 2019
Letter to Multiple Major Private Detention Operators - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to James Gondles, Executive Director of the American Correctional Association - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Date
Title
Politician
Aug. 6, 2020
Chairman McGovern Responds to District Court Ruling Dismissing House Republicans' Lawsuit Challenging Remote Voting
Rep.Jim McGovern
Aug. 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, the Hon. Letitia James, New York Attorney General, Audrey Strauss, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the Hon. Anthony Scarpino, Westchester County District Attorney - Senator Markey Calls on Attorney General William Barr, New York State Officials to Reopen Investigation of Murder of DJ Henry
Sen.Ed Markey
July 17, 2020
Chairman Neal Statement on DC Circuit Panel Upholding Trump Administration's Junk Health Care Plans
Rep.Richard Neal
July 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Durbin, Harris Lead 33 Senators Administration Comply With Supreme Court Decision On DACA
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts - Kennedy Leads MA House Delegation Calling for Right to Counsel Pilot Program
Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
July 9, 2020
Neal Statement on Today's Supreme Court Rulings
Rep.Richard Neal
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 the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Murray, HELP Dems to Azar: Rescind Rule Undermining Health Care Protections, Including for LGBTQIA+ Patients, In Light of New SCOTUS Decision
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 30, 2020
Connolly Joins Cohen, 34 Members in Introducing Resolution to Investigate and Consider the Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 23, 2020
Letter to James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review - Warren Leads Colleagues Questioning DOJ Office's Decision to Reopen Immigration Courts and Resume Hearings Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
June 15, 2020
Senator Markey Statement on Supreme Court Refusal to Reconsider Qualified Immunity Doctrine for Law Enforcement
Sen.Ed Markey
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
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.Ayanna Pressley, ...
May 29, 2020
Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Omar, Bass, Lee, Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
May 27, 2020
Welch, Connolly, and Lynch Lead Legislation to Protect Dr. Fauci and Other Experts from Political Retribution
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
May 22, 2020
Top House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Inspectors General from Political Retaliation
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
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.Bill Keating, ...
May 19, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
May 6, 2020
Neal Reiterates Opposition to Case to Overturn the ACA as House Files Brief with SCOTUS
Rep.Richard Neal
May 4, 2020
Rep. Pressley Calls for Full Investigation Into Violent Incident at Bristol County Jail
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
April 27, 2020
Whitehouse, Markey, Merkley, Schatz, Gillibrand Call on DC Circuit to Strike Down Trump EPA's Do-Nothing Power Plant Rule
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
April 6, 2020
Rep. Pressley's Statement on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Ruling on the Eligibility for Release of Some Incarcerated Individuals to Halt the Spread of COVID-19
Rep.Ayanna Pressley
March 2, 2020
Neal Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision to Hear Texas v. United States
Rep.Richard Neal
March 2, 2020
Senator Markey and Rep. Eshoo Lead Members of Congress in Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Uphold Statute Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Robocalls
Sen.Ed Markey
Jan. 28, 2020
Warren Joins More than 100 Colleagues on Flores Amicus Brief Calling on Ninth Circuit to Uphold Protections for Immigrant Children
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Jan. 21, 2020
Ten Years After Citizens United, McGovern Renews Call to Clean Up Corruption and Get Big Money Out of Politics
Rep.Jim McGovern
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Jan. 3, 2020
Whitehouse, Reed Slam U.S. Chamber Arguments in RI Climate Case
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Casten, Foster, Merkley Lead Bicameral Investor Choice Act
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Dec. 6, 2019
Foster, Merkley Lead Bicameral Investor Choice Act
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 26, 2019
Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of Amtrak - Brown Calling on Amtrak to End Forced Arbitration, Ban on Class Actions
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 12, 2019
Senator Markey Commends Court Decision Blocking Online Publication of 3D Gun Blueprints
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 17, 2019
Judicial Travel Accountability Act Unveiled In Congress
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 15, 2019
Neal statement on federal judge's harmful ACA ruling
Rep.Richard Neal
Oct. 4, 2019
Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Call on Interior Secretary to Terminate Acting BLM Director's Authority
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
July 31, 2019
Menendez Leads Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Counter Profiling by Trump's Deportation Force
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants
Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
June 13, 2019
Letter to Donald Layton, CEO of Freddie Mac - Warren, Carper Demand Answers on Freddie Mac-Guaranteed $800 Million Loan to Kushner Companies
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 12, 2019
Letter to Steve Linick, Department of State Inspector General - Warren, Lieu Call for Investigation into State Dept. Official's Efforts to Fast Track Saudi Arms Deal Benefitting Former Client Raytheon
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 11, 2019
Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to Initiate or Intervene in Judicial Proceedings to Enforce Certain Subpoenas
Rep.Jim McGovern
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Lee Lothfus, Designated Agency Ethics Official for the Department of Justice - Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
June 6, 2019
Letter to Caliburn International - Senator Warren, Representative Jayapal Investigate Former White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly's "Cynical" and "Unethical" Decision to Join the Board of Directors of Federal Contractor Running the Nation's Largest Detention Center for Migrant Children
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 6, 2019
Letter to the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility - Warren, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Call For Review of Conduct by DOJ Attorneys
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
June 5, 2019
Kennedy & Markey Introduce Legislation to Ban Use of Gay and Trans Panic Defense
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 31, 2019
Letter to Multiple Major Private Detention Operators - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
May 31, 2019
Letter to James Gondles, Executive Director of the American Correctional Association - Warren Opens Investigation into Private Detention Accreditation System After Widespread Reports of Substandard Conditions & Safety Concerns in Multiple Facilities
Sen.Elizabeth Warren
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