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April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Wyden Pushes to Ensure College Students Have Food on the Table Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Veasey, Blunt Rochester Call on Treasury Department to Ensure that People Experiencing Homelessness Get Their Stimulus Checks
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
April 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Feinstein, Wyden, Schumer, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 10, 2020
Menendez will Introduce Bill to Create New $75B Housing Assistance Fund to Keep NJ Families in their Homes
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
April 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader of the United States Congress - As Low-Income Communities Struggle, Harris Pushes for Recurring Monthly Payments
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Make Sure Americans Experiencing Homelessness Get Coronavirus Relief Payments
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
March 13, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Rep. Ilhan Omar
March 3, 2020
Letter to Chairwoman Puchala, the Hon. Kyle Fortson, and the Hon. Gerald Fauth - Congressman Lowenthal, 35 Colleagues, Call On National Mediation Board To Help Low-Paid Airline Caterers In Labor Dispute
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Progressive Lawmakers Introduce The People's Housing Platform
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Jan. 22, 2020
Congresswoman Angie Craig Highlights the Importance of Free and Reduced Lunch Programs
Rep. Angie Craig
Jan. 17, 2020
Klobuchar, Smith Announce Over $33 Million in Funding to Support Efforts to End Homelessness
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Jan. 6, 2020
Klobuchar, Smith Announce Nearly $600,000 in Federal Investments to Help Minnesota Families Reach Self-Sufficiency
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Nov. 6, 2019
Wyden co-sponsors bill to help low-income and rural tenants
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Committee Democrats Call on Trump Administration: Abandon Proposal that Jeopardizes Access to School Meals for Nearly 1 Million Children
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
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. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 3, 2019
Shaheen unveils affordable housing & economic security package
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Sept. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Sept. 12, 2019
Sen. Booker, Reps. Watson Coleman and Omar Introduce Bicameral Bill to Create Federal Jobs Guarantee Program
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 12, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith Announces New Bipartisan Senate Effort to Highlight What's Working in Rural Communities
Sen. Tina Smith
June 27, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump Administration Proposal to End Protections for Homeless Transgender People
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 19, 2019
U.S. Senator Tina Smith, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar Introduce No Shame at School Act
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
March 28, 2019
Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release LIHEAP Aid
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Oct. 1, 2018
Mccollum Statement on Bicameral Passage of The Global Food Security Act
Rep. Betty McCollum
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. Betty McCollum, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Velázquez Urges FCC to Preserve Lifeline Program
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
May 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Fights Against Federal Proposal to Raise Rent, Impose Strict Requirements on More Than 72,000 Minnesota Households
Sen. Tina Smith
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Thune, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Strengthen Reliable Home Heating Act
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
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. Betty McCollum, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
Sept. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Heating Assistance Funding
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Quick Distribution of Heating Assistance Funding
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Education - Support Access to Dual Enrollment for Low and Middle Income Students
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Drop Republican Efforts to Gut Family Planning Centers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Colleagues Urge Trump to Boost Funding for Heating Assistance & Weatherization Programs
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Jan. 5, 2017
Governor Mark Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith Propose Tax Cuts for Over 450,000 Minnesotans
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary - Applauding the Final Rule Protecting Title X Health Care Providers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 27, 2016
Klobuchar, Franken Announce Over $100 Million in Critical Heating Assistance for Minnesota Seniors and Families
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 12, 2016
McCollum Statement on House Passage of Commission on Native Children Act
Rep. Betty McCollum
March 18, 2016
Letter to John Boozman, Chairman and Chris Coons, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 10, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 28, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Refusing to Vote For Any Budget Deal That Cuts Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security Benefits
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
As Winter Approaches, Klobuchar and Franken Urge Administration to Release Critical Heating Assistance for Minnesota Seniors and Families as Quickly As Possible
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Date
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April 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Wyden Pushes to Ensure College Students Have Food on the Table Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Veasey, Blunt Rochester Call on Treasury Department to Ensure that People Experiencing Homelessness Get Their Stimulus Checks
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
April 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Feinstein, Wyden, Schumer, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 10, 2020
Menendez will Introduce Bill to Create New $75B Housing Assistance Fund to Keep NJ Families in their Homes
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
April 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader of the United States Congress - As Low-Income Communities Struggle, Harris Pushes for Recurring Monthly Payments
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Make Sure Americans Experiencing Homelessness Get Coronavirus Relief Payments
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
March 13, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Rep.Ilhan Omar
March 3, 2020
Letter to Chairwoman Puchala, the Hon. Kyle Fortson, and the Hon. Gerald Fauth - Congressman Lowenthal, 35 Colleagues, Call On National Mediation Board To Help Low-Paid Airline Caterers In Labor Dispute
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Progressive Lawmakers Introduce The People's Housing Platform
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Jan. 22, 2020
Congresswoman Angie Craig Highlights the Importance of Free and Reduced Lunch Programs
Rep.Angie Craig
Jan. 17, 2020
Klobuchar, Smith Announce Over $33 Million in Funding to Support Efforts to End Homelessness
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Jan. 6, 2020
Klobuchar, Smith Announce Nearly $600,000 in Federal Investments to Help Minnesota Families Reach Self-Sufficiency
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Nov. 6, 2019
Wyden co-sponsors bill to help low-income and rural tenants
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Committee Democrats Call on Trump Administration: Abandon Proposal that Jeopardizes Access to School Meals for Nearly 1 Million Children
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
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.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 3, 2019
Shaheen unveils affordable housing & economic security package
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Sept. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Sept. 12, 2019
Sen. Booker, Reps. Watson Coleman and Omar Introduce Bicameral Bill to Create Federal Jobs Guarantee Program
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 12, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith Announces New Bipartisan Senate Effort to Highlight What's Working in Rural Communities
Sen.Tina Smith
June 27, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump Administration Proposal to End Protections for Homeless Transgender People
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
June 19, 2019
U.S. Senator Tina Smith, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar Introduce No Shame at School Act
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
March 28, 2019
Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release LIHEAP Aid
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Oct. 1, 2018
Mccollum Statement on Bicameral Passage of The Global Food Security Act
Rep.Betty McCollum
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.Betty McCollum, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Velázquez Urges FCC to Preserve Lifeline Program
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
May 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Fights Against Federal Proposal to Raise Rent, Impose Strict Requirements on More Than 72,000 Minnesota Households
Sen.Tina Smith
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Thune, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Strengthen Reliable Home Heating Act
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
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.Betty McCollum, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
Sept. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Heating Assistance Funding
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Quick Distribution of Heating Assistance Funding
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Education - Support Access to Dual Enrollment for Low and Middle Income Students
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Drop Republican Efforts to Gut Family Planning Centers
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Colleagues Urge Trump to Boost Funding for Heating Assistance & Weatherization Programs
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Jan. 5, 2017
Governor Mark Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith Propose Tax Cuts for Over 450,000 Minnesotans
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary - Applauding the Final Rule Protecting Title X Health Care Providers
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 27, 2016
Klobuchar, Franken Announce Over $100 Million in Critical Heating Assistance for Minnesota Seniors and Families
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 12, 2016
McCollum Statement on House Passage of Commission on Native Children Act
Rep.Betty McCollum
March 18, 2016
Letter to John Boozman, Chairman and Chris Coons, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
March 10, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 28, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Refusing to Vote For Any Budget Deal That Cuts Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security Benefits
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
As Winter Approaches, Klobuchar and Franken Urge Administration to Release Critical Heating Assistance for Minnesota Seniors and Families as Quickly As Possible
Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
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