| July 17, 2019
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Cortez Masto joins women senators to introduce Equal Pay Bill for all U.S. national teams
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| July 16, 2019
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Sanders and Omar Lead Group of Dozen Lawmakers Calling for Investigation of Amazon Workplace Abuse
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
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| July 16, 2019
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Letter to Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health - Senator Sanders and Rep. Ilhan Omar Lead Group of Dozen Lawmakers Calling for Investigation of Amazon Workplace Abuse
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Rep. Ilhan Omar
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| June 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Scott, Adams, and Kennedy and Over 40 House Democrats Call on Secretary Acosta to Abandon Joint Employment Proposal
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
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| June 26, 2019
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Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Criticize Dol Proposal to Narrow Definition of "Joint-Employer" Under Fair Labor Standards Act
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Warren, Colleagues Criticize DOL Proposal to Narrow Definition of "Joint-Employer" Under Fair Labor Standards Act
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 26, 2019
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Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to Join Unions, Bargain Collectively
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 25, 2019
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Pride Month Is Now Championed By The Private Sector, But Private Companies Still Fail LGBTQ Americans On Pay Day
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Rep. Angie Craig, ...
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| June 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert - Duckworth, Langevin Lead Colleagues In Asking Trump Administration For Information on Hiring Targets, Retention Rates of Federal Employees With Disabilities
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 12, 2019
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Providing for Further Consideration of H.R. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
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Rep. Pete Stauber
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| June 12, 2019
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Klobuchar, Brown, Blunt Bill Giving Senate Cafeteria Workers the Full Retirement Benefits They Have Earned Signed into Law
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 11, 2019
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Letter to Steve Easterbrook, Chief Executive Order of McDonald's Corporation - Duckworth, Blumenthal, Brown, Harris, Klobuchar, Sanders, Van Hollen & Warren Demand McDonald's Improve Sexual Harassment Policies at Locations Across the Country
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 11, 2019
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Rep. Pressley Announces Successful Inclusion of Backpay for Federal Contractor Employees Affected by Shutdown in Spending Bill
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| June 10, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Norcross, Brown Lead Bipartisan Letter Pushing Back Against Department Of Veterans Affairs' Union-Busting Efforts
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
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| June 7, 2019
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Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Help International Students Pursuing STEM Careers in the United States
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| May 22, 2019
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Pocan and Schakowsky Lead More than 70 Members of Congress in Calling on Boeing to Release Information on Anti-Union Activity
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
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| May 21, 2019
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Letter to Secretary Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Brown, Sanders, Murray Lead 20 Senators In Urging Labor Dept To Withdraw Proposed Rule That Would Deny Millions Of Workers Overtime Pay They Have Earned
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| May 3, 2019
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Schakowsky Leads Letter to SSA Demanding the Abandonment of Anti-Union Policies
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
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| April 17, 2019
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Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Van Hollen, Senators Call on Subcommittee Chairman to Secure Funding for Job Training for Older Americans
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Brown, Smith, Cardin, Van Hollen, Kaine and Warner Introduce Bills to Protect Federal Health Benefits During Government Shutdowns
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| March 27, 2019
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Paycheck Fairness Act
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Rep. Ilhan Omar
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| March 1, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Collins, King Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas to Support Small Businesses
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| Jan. 30, 2019
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Kilmer, Thompson, Klobuchar and Sasse Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Workers Save for Critical Skills Training they Need to Compete in the 21st Century Economy
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| Jan. 14, 2019
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Letter to Acting Commissioner Berryhill, SSA - Abandonment of Anti-Union Policies
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| Jan. 10, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget - On First Day Employees are Missing Paychecks, Udall & Heinrich Fight to Protect Federal Workers and Contractors Stiffed Out of Pay Due to Trump Shutdown
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| Jan. 10, 2019
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Letter to Russell Vought, Acting Director for the Office of Management and Budget - House Democrats Ask Trump Administration to Guarantee Back Pay to Federal Contract Workers Hurt by Shutdown
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2018
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Blunt, Klobuchar Reach Final Deal on Bipartisan Bill to Reform Process for Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Claims in Congress
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| Nov. 20, 2018
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Letter to Hans Vestburg, Chief Executive Office for Verizon - Push XPO to Change its Practices for Pregnant Workers
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| Sept. 28, 2018
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Letter to Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman, President, and CEO of the Boeing Company and Robert Martinez, President of IAMAW - SC Members of Congress Respond to Boeing Letter
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| Sept. 7, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the US Senate, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the US Senate, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives - Rep. Raskin Leads 150+ House Dems in Urging Leadership to Reject President's Plan to Gut Federal Workers' Pay
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| Aug. 13, 2018
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Southern Minn - Fighting Fires, Fighting Cancer
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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| July 31, 2018
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Klobuchar-Backed Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Signed Into Law
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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| July 31, 2018
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Sen. Tina Smith's Priorities to Improve Career and Technical Training Become Law
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| July 26, 2018
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Klobuchar-Backed Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Heads to President's Desk to Be Signed Into Law After Passing Both House and Senate
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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| July 25, 2018
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Klobuchar Legislation to Expand Career and Technical Education Research and Outreach Passes Senate
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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| July 24, 2018
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Sen. Tina Smith's Provisions to Improve Career and Technical Training Pass Senate
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| July 10, 2018
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Main Street Growth Act
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Rep. Tom Emmer
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| July 9, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| June 27, 2018
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Sen. Tina Smith's Statement on Supreme Court's Latest Labor Union Decision
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| June 27, 2018
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Kilmer, Thompson, Klobuchar, and Sasse Introduce Skills Investment Act of 2018
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 19, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Call for Repeal of Trump Administration's Civil Service Executive Orders
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| June 15, 2018
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Sen. Smith Pushes to End Federal Contracts for Companies that Flout Employee Protection Laws
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| June 14, 2018
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Letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Sen. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Hearing on Trump Administration Nominee to Lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| June 14, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of US Office of Management and Budget - Reverse Decision to Stop Collecting Wage Discrimination Data
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| May 16, 2018
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill from Sens. Coons, Risch, Smith, Gardner & Reps Luján, Fleischmann, Hultgren, Lipinski Supports Small Business Innovation
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| May 9, 2018
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Sen. Tina Smith's New Bill Expands Workforce Training Partnerships between Minnesota Schools & Businesses
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| April 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| April 13, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Sen. Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Parry Murray, Ranking Member - Call for Robust Funding for Job Training for Older Americans
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| March 30, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Support of Seasonal Workers
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Rep. Tom Emmer, ...
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| March 28, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Bring Forward Legislation to Reform Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Rules in Congress
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| March 27, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Senate Leadership to Bring Forward Legislation to Reform Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Rules in Congress
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| March 22, 2018
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Sen. Tina Smith Ramps up Workforce Development Efforts; Plans to Author Legislation after Gathering Minnesota Input
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| Feb. 13, 2018
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Sen. Tina Smith Backs Paycheck Fairness Act; Says Equal Pay for Equal Work is Good For All Americans
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| Feb. 8, 2018
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Sen. Tina Smith Helps Introduce Legislation to Prepare Minnesota Students & Workers for High-Skill, In-Demand Jobs
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Sen. Tina Smith
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| Feb. 6, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Tip Proposal Would Steal Billions from Workers
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Withdraw Harmful Proposed Tip Rule
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| Jan. 30, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, the Honorable R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Insight into How Departments are Working to Prevent Harassment
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| Jan. 16, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member - Warren, Colleagues Urge Senate Appropriators to Expand Funding for Equal Employment Opportunity Office to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| Jan. 1, 2018
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Issue Position: Empowering Strong Women and Strong Families
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Rep. Angie Craig
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| Dec. 22, 2017
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Emmer Statement on Department of Interior Decision to Allow Minnesota to Advance Responsible Mineral Exploration
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Rep. Tom Emmer
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| Dec. 22, 2017
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New DOI Legal Opinion Confirms Lawless Minnesota Land Grab, Rejects Arbitrary Anti-Mining Actions by Obama
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Rep. Tom Emmer
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Statements from Governor Mark Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith on Albert Lea Hospital Labor Dispute
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2017
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Joined by Retirees, Congressional Democrats Call for Passage of Proposal to Ensure 1.5 Million Retired Workers Across Country Keep Their Earned Pensions
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| Nov. 2, 2017
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Letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge Sessions to Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| Oct. 13, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| Sept. 25, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Neomi Rao, Administrator of the Office of Management and Budget and the Hon. Victoria Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Congress Members Slam President Trump's Attack on Equal Pay for Equal Work
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| Aug. 11, 2017
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Governor Dayton, Lt. Governor Smith, and the Women's Foundation of Minnesota Invite Young Women to Apply for Opportunities with Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota
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Sen. Tina Smith, ...
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| Aug. 8, 2017
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Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| July 10, 2017
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Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Paid Family and Medical Leave
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Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
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| June 26, 2017
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Letter to the Honorable John F. Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Visas
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| June 22, 2017
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Klobuchar, Senators Introduce Legislation to Address Pilot Fatigue
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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| June 20, 2017
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Klobuchar Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Support and Expand Apprenticeships
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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| June 7, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Calling for Robust Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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| May 17, 2017
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Klobuchar, Cornyn Bipartisan Legislation to Encourage Law Enforcement Agencies to Hire Veterans Passes Congress, Heads to President's Desk
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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