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March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Ban Trophy Hunting Imports of Endangered Species
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tony Tooke, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service - Review Greater Sage-Grouse
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Larry Hogan, Maryland State House - Protect Marine Mammals and Atlantic Fisheries
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Fishing Rights in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument
Rep. Andy Harris, ...
April 28, 2017
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $415,900 in Funding to Expand Maryland's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Feb. 13, 2017
Letter to Acting Deputy Secretary Young - Restore Animal Cruelty, Puppy Mill Records On USDA Website
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 13, 2015
Hoyer Tours University of Maryland Department of Veterinary Medicine
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 6, 2015
Mikulski, Cardin, Hoyer Applaud NOAA's Announcement to Designate Mallows Bay as a National Marine Sanctuary
Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
Aug. 25, 2015
Hoyer Tours Patuxent Research Refuge
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 30, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, and Daniel M. Ashe, Fish and Wildlife Service - Threatened Species: Lions
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 19, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 4, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 4, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Abandon Plans for Seismic Testing off Maryland Coast
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 30, 2014
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
March 19, 2014
Letter to Sally Jewel, Secretary Department of the Interior - Maintain Critical Gray Wolf Protections
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 31, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack - Provide Additional Resources to Address Colony Collapse Disorder
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 9, 2013
Letter to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Administrator of the NOAA - State Shark Fin Trade Laws
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 20, 2013
Letter to Secretary Sally Jewell, Department of the Interior - Wild Horse and Burro Program
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 10, 2013
Members Launch Endangered Species Act Working Group
Rep. Andy Harris, ...
July 17, 2012
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
May 29, 2012
Hoyer Attends Morgan State Estuarine Research Center Briefing and Tour
Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 17, 2012
Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 15, 2011
Letter to Ken Salazar, Secretary of Interior - Wilderness Designation for Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 24, 2011
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Enforce Law to Protect Wild Lands
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 7, 2011
Letter to Frank Wolf, Chairman of the US House Committee on Appropriations, and Chaka Fattah, Ranking Member of the US House Committee on Appropriations - Increase Administration's Budget Request for Fisheries Research and Management Programs
Rep. Andy Harris, ...
Aug. 26, 2010
Cardin Highlights Recovery Dollars at Work Improving Our Nation's Premier Wildlife Research Facility & Creating Jobs
Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
Sept. 1, 2009
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Oct. 22, 2008
Letter to the Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 5, 2008
Letter to Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
April 22, 2008
Earth Day
Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 15, 2008
Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
March 11, 2008
Establishing an Office of Congressional Ethics - Continued
Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 26, 2007
Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Sale and Slaughter
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 29, 2007
Introduction of the Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act: Congress Should Not Allow Bounty Hunters to Abuse Taxpayers
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 9, 2005
Hoyer Announces $6.25 Million to Help Restore Bay's Oyster Population
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 28, 2005
Hoyer Statement on Federal Indictment of Vice President's Chief of Staff
Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 12, 2005
Introduction of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: Congress Should not Allow Bounty Hunters to Abuse Taxpayers
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 9, 2005
Hoyer: President's Budget Abandons Oyster Recovery
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 23, 2004
Van Hollen Opposes Funding Cuts in NIST and NOAA
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
May 17, 2004
Hoyer Meets with Federal and State Agency Fish and Wildlife Experts about Northern Snakehead
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 1, 2020
Issue Position: A Legacy of Championing Animal Protection
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Jan. 1, 2018
Issue Position: A Legacy of Championing Animal Protection
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: A Legacy of Championing Animal Protection
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Issue Position: Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
Rep. Andy Harris
Date
Title
Politician
March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Ban Trophy Hunting Imports of Endangered Species
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tony Tooke, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service - Review Greater Sage-Grouse
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Larry Hogan, Maryland State House - Protect Marine Mammals and Atlantic Fisheries
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Fishing Rights in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument
Rep.Andy Harris, ...
April 28, 2017
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $415,900 in Funding to Expand Maryland's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Feb. 13, 2017
Letter to Acting Deputy Secretary Young - Restore Animal Cruelty, Puppy Mill Records On USDA Website
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 13, 2015
Hoyer Tours University of Maryland Department of Veterinary Medicine
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 6, 2015
Mikulski, Cardin, Hoyer Applaud NOAA's Announcement to Designate Mallows Bay as a National Marine Sanctuary
Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
Aug. 25, 2015
Hoyer Tours Patuxent Research Refuge
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 30, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, and Daniel M. Ashe, Fish and Wildlife Service - Threatened Species: Lions
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 19, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 4, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 4, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Abandon Plans for Seismic Testing off Maryland Coast
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 30, 2014
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
March 19, 2014
Letter to Sally Jewel, Secretary Department of the Interior - Maintain Critical Gray Wolf Protections
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 31, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack - Provide Additional Resources to Address Colony Collapse Disorder
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 9, 2013
Letter to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Administrator of the NOAA - State Shark Fin Trade Laws
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 20, 2013
Letter to Secretary Sally Jewell, Department of the Interior - Wild Horse and Burro Program
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 10, 2013
Members Launch Endangered Species Act Working Group
Rep.Andy Harris, ...
July 17, 2012
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
May 29, 2012
Hoyer Attends Morgan State Estuarine Research Center Briefing and Tour
Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 17, 2012
Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 15, 2011
Letter to Ken Salazar, Secretary of Interior - Wilderness Designation for Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 24, 2011
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Enforce Law to Protect Wild Lands
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
April 7, 2011
Letter to Frank Wolf, Chairman of the US House Committee on Appropriations, and Chaka Fattah, Ranking Member of the US House Committee on Appropriations - Increase Administration's Budget Request for Fisheries Research and Management Programs
Rep.Andy Harris, ...
Aug. 26, 2010
Cardin Highlights Recovery Dollars at Work Improving Our Nation's Premier Wildlife Research Facility & Creating Jobs
Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
Sept. 1, 2009
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Oct. 22, 2008
Letter to the Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 5, 2008
Letter to Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
April 22, 2008
Earth Day
Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 15, 2008
Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
March 11, 2008
Establishing an Office of Congressional Ethics - Continued
Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 26, 2007
Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Sale and Slaughter
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 29, 2007
Introduction of the Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act: Congress Should Not Allow Bounty Hunters to Abuse Taxpayers
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 9, 2005
Hoyer Announces $6.25 Million to Help Restore Bay's Oyster Population
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 28, 2005
Hoyer Statement on Federal Indictment of Vice President's Chief of Staff
Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 12, 2005
Introduction of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act: Congress Should not Allow Bounty Hunters to Abuse Taxpayers
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Feb. 9, 2005
Hoyer: President's Budget Abandons Oyster Recovery
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 23, 2004
Van Hollen Opposes Funding Cuts in NIST and NOAA
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
May 17, 2004
Hoyer Meets with Federal and State Agency Fish and Wildlife Experts about Northern Snakehead
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 1, 2020
Issue Position: A Legacy of Championing Animal Protection
Rep.Jamie Raskin
Jan. 1, 2018
Issue Position: A Legacy of Championing Animal Protection
Rep.Jamie Raskin
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: A Legacy of Championing Animal Protection
Rep.Jamie Raskin
Issue Position: Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
Rep.Andy Harris
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