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March 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Kildee Leads 52 Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Cicilline, 37 Members Request Stronger Unemployment Insurance for Workers Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 6, 2019 100 House dems introduce legislation to block USDA rule kicking people off SNAP Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 18, 2019 Letter to Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 9, 2019 Tweet - "I strongly oppose the President's #WarOnWorkingFamilies. House Democrats will continue to work to protect access to anti-poverty programs & services so that more Americans can thrive and Make It In America." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 24, 2019 Tweet - "In 2018, the @uscensusbureau found that 11.9 million children lived in poverty. We must redouble efforts to #EndChildPoverty. The Majority Leader Task Force on Poverty & Opportunity will continue to protect proven anti-poverty programs & resist Admin's efforts to take them away." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - "Maryland Delegation Urges USDA to Reconsider Food and Nutrition Benefit Changes Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Raskin Sponsors Bill to Stop Wage Theft and Improve Wage Recovery Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Hoyer, Lee Statement on 2018 Census Bureau Report Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
June 27, 2019 Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump Administration Proposal to End Protections for Homeless Transgender People Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "This week, the House is debating another funding package that is ForThePeople. It will invest in our nation's infrastructure needs, expand access to affordable housing for families, and improve infrastructure's resiliency to climate change." Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2019 Letter to Acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought - Hoyer, Lee Lead Letter Opposing Changes to the Official Poverty Calculation Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
April 2, 2019 Hoyer, Lee Announce Majority Leader Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity Vice Chairs Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
March 28, 2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 5, 2019 Hoyer, Lee Statement on New Report to End Child Poverty in U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "There are systemic barriers keeping millions of families & children -- especially families of color -- in poverty. That shouldn't be the case in 2019. Read my statement with @RepBarbaraLee on the Roadmap for Reducing Child Poverty report:" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release LIHEAP Aid Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
June 30, 2018 Second Leg of Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour Concludes in Milwaukee Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
June 21, 2018 Hoyer, Lee Statement on Trump Administration's Proposed Reorganization of Anti-Poverty Programs Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
June 5, 2018 Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Concluded Dallas Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
June 4, 2018 Hoyer, Lee Statement on United Nations Official's Statement on Trump Administration's Role in Exacerbating Poverty in the U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
May 21, 2018 Rep. Harris Issues Statement in Support of VA Reform Bills Rep. Andy Harris
May 9, 2018 Raskin Opening Statement: Hearing "Program Integrity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" Rep. Jamie Raskin
Dec. 7, 2017 Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Meets With National Low Income Housing Coalition Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 27, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Thomas E. Prices, M.D., Secretary of the HHS - Maximum Possible Funding for LIHEAP in the Coming Winter Season Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 26, 2017 Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Meets With Coalition on Human Needs Director Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 25, 2017 Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 20, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Heating Assistance Funding Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Sept. 18, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Quick Distribution of Heating Assistance Funding Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 24, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Advocates Opposing Trump's Budget Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 24, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Advocates Opposing Trump's Budget Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 24, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Advocates Opposing Trump's Budget Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 26, 2017 Van Hollen Announces Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $15 Sen. Chris Van Hollen
April 6, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Relation Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Bipartisan Support for Full Funding of Heating Assistance Program that Trump Budget Would Eliminate Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
April 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
March 10, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Plans to Slash HUD Budget Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 1, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Drop Republican Efforts to Gut Family Planning Centers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 15, 2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Colleagues Urge Trump to Boost Funding for Heating Assistance & Weatherization Programs Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Larry Hogan - Protect Marylanders from the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 19, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 7, 2016 Hoyer Statement on September Jobs Report Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 13, 2016 Van Hollen Statement on Census Report on Poverty Sen. Chris Van Hollen
June 24, 2016 Hoyer, Lee Statement on Today's House Republican Hearing on Poverty Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 7, 2016 Hoyer Remarks at Panel Discussion on Poverty at the Center for American Progress Rep. Steny Hoyer
June 7, 2016 Van Hollen Statement on Republican Poverty Agenda Sen. Chris Van Hollen
May 16, 2016 Hoyer Remarks at Screening of Documentary "A Hug From Paul Ryan" Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 13, 2016 Van Hollen: Shameful Tea Party Appeasement Plan Would Let Children Go Hungry Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Date Title Politician
March 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Kildee Leads 52 Members of Congress in Urging Relief for Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Cicilline, 37 Members Request Stronger Unemployment Insurance for Workers Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 6, 2019 100 House dems introduce legislation to block USDA rule kicking people off SNAP Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 18, 2019 Letter to Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 9, 2019 Tweet - "I strongly oppose the President's #WarOnWorkingFamilies. House Democrats will continue to work to protect access to anti-poverty programs & services so that more Americans can thrive and Make It In America." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 24, 2019 Tweet - "In 2018, the @uscensusbureau found that 11.9 million children lived in poverty. We must redouble efforts to #EndChildPoverty. The Majority Leader Task Force on Poverty & Opportunity will continue to protect proven anti-poverty programs & resist Admin's efforts to take them away." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - "Maryland Delegation Urges USDA to Reconsider Food and Nutrition Benefit Changes Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Raskin Sponsors Bill to Stop Wage Theft and Improve Wage Recovery Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Hoyer, Lee Statement on 2018 Census Bureau Report Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
June 27, 2019 Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump Administration Proposal to End Protections for Homeless Transgender People Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "This week, the House is debating another funding package that is ForThePeople. It will invest in our nation's infrastructure needs, expand access to affordable housing for families, and improve infrastructure's resiliency to climate change." Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 18, 2019 Letter to Acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought - Hoyer, Lee Lead Letter Opposing Changes to the Official Poverty Calculation Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
April 2, 2019 Hoyer, Lee Announce Majority Leader Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity Vice Chairs Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
March 28, 2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 5, 2019 Hoyer, Lee Statement on New Report to End Child Poverty in U.S. Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "There are systemic barriers keeping millions of families & children -- especially families of color -- in poverty. That shouldn't be the case in 2019. Read my statement with @RepBarbaraLee on the Roadmap for Reducing Child Poverty report:" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release LIHEAP Aid Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
June 30, 2018 Second Leg of Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour Concludes in Milwaukee Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
June 21, 2018 Hoyer, Lee Statement on Trump Administration's Proposed Reorganization of Anti-Poverty Programs Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
June 5, 2018 Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Concluded Dallas Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
June 4, 2018 Hoyer, Lee Statement on United Nations Official's Statement on Trump Administration's Role in Exacerbating Poverty in the U.S. Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
May 21, 2018 Rep. Harris Issues Statement in Support of VA Reform Bills Rep.Andy Harris
May 9, 2018 Raskin Opening Statement: Hearing "Program Integrity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" Rep.Jamie Raskin
Dec. 7, 2017 Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Meets With National Low Income Housing Coalition Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 27, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Thomas E. Prices, M.D., Secretary of the HHS - Maximum Possible Funding for LIHEAP in the Coming Winter Season Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 26, 2017 Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Meets With Coalition on Human Needs Director Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 25, 2017 Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 20, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Heating Assistance Funding Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Sept. 18, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Quick Distribution of Heating Assistance Funding Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
May 24, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Advocates Opposing Trump's Budget Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 24, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Advocates Opposing Trump's Budget Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 24, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with House Democrats and Advocates Opposing Trump's Budget Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 26, 2017 Van Hollen Announces Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $15 Sen.Chris Van Hollen
April 6, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Relation Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Bipartisan Support for Full Funding of Heating Assistance Program that Trump Budget Would Eliminate Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
April 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
March 10, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Plans to Slash HUD Budget Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 1, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Drop Republican Efforts to Gut Family Planning Centers Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 15, 2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Colleagues Urge Trump to Boost Funding for Heating Assistance & Weatherization Programs Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Larry Hogan - Protect Marylanders from the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Dec. 19, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 7, 2016 Hoyer Statement on September Jobs Report Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 13, 2016 Van Hollen Statement on Census Report on Poverty Sen.Chris Van Hollen
June 24, 2016 Hoyer, Lee Statement on Today's House Republican Hearing on Poverty Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 7, 2016 Hoyer Remarks at Panel Discussion on Poverty at the Center for American Progress Rep.Steny Hoyer
June 7, 2016 Van Hollen Statement on Republican Poverty Agenda Sen.Chris Van Hollen
May 16, 2016 Hoyer Remarks at Screening of Documentary "A Hug From Paul Ryan" Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 13, 2016 Van Hollen: Shameful Tea Party Appeasement Plan Would Let Children Go Hungry Sen.Chris Van Hollen
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