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Oct. 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Khanna Urges Secretary Pompeo to Uphold Democratic Values in Brazil
Keith Ellison, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to Jeffrey P. Bezos, CEO, Amazon, Inc. - Amazon's Sale of White Nationalist Propaganda, Children's Toys
Keith Ellison
June 27, 2018
The Mercury News - Preserve Family Reunification for Immigrants of Color, Too
Keith Ellison, ...
June 26, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Supreme Court
Keith Ellison
June 26, 2018
Rep. Ellison Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Muslim Ban
Keith Ellison
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors and Alex Mehran, Chair of Search Committee - Waters and 42 Democrats Call for Diverse Candidates in Search for Next President of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Keith Ellison, ...
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Keith Ellison, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Keith Ellison, ...
May 25, 2018
Letter to Jeffrey Bezos, CEO of Amazon, Inc. - Ellison and Cleaver Ask About Police Use of Amazon's Facial Recognition Software
Keith Ellison, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Keith Ellison, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Keith Ellison, ...
March 5, 2018
Separate and Unequal: Racism and Poverty 50 Years After the Kerner Report
Keith Ellison
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 10, 2018
Ellison on FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
Keith Ellison
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 30, 2017
Letter to Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Crowley, House Democrats Urge Republicans to Hold Hearings on the Rise of Hate Crimes
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Crowley, Chabot Call for Strong, Ongoing Response to Refugee Crisis in Burma
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Members Urge Action on Refugee Crisis, Call for a Halt of U.S. Military Training
Keith Ellison, ...
May 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Urging Sec. of Homeland Security to Combat Hate Groups
Keith Ellison, ...
March 16, 2017
Walberg, Paul Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Curb Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 31, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chair of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Hon. Margaret Lewis, Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Board of Directors - Bring Diversity to the Leadership of the Federal Reserve Bank
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 5, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama - Protect Immigrants' Private Data
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 1, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call for the Total Elimination of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 17, 2016
Congressional Progressive Caucus Denounces Trump Surrogate's Comments on Japanese-American Internment Camps
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 16, 2016
Letter to Financial Services Industry Leaders - Condemn Bannon Appointment
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 18, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Make Tibet a Priority in Final Months in Office
Keith Ellison, ...
July 14, 2016
The Star Tribune - Rep. Keith Ellison on Race Relations: Thank Goodness for the Governor's Candor
Keith Ellison
July 11, 2016
Rep. Keith Ellison Statement on Protests in St. Paul
Keith Ellison
June 24, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Gayle Smith, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development - Support LGBT Rights Around the World
Keith Ellison, ...
June 20, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Create Special Envoy for Palestinian Youth
Keith Ellison, ...
June 7, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Prioritize Religious Freedom in Meeting with Indian PM Modi
Keith Ellison, ...
May 19, 2016
Rep. Ellison Statement on Confederate Flag Flying at National Cemeteries
Keith Ellison
May 17, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Human Rights Concern in Vietnam
Keith Ellison, ...
May 11, 2016
House Delegation Introduces Religious Freedom Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
May 9, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John F. Kerry, Secretary of State - Dominican Republic Elections
Keith Ellison, ...
April 21, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Candice Miller, Chairman, Committee on House Administration, The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Judiciary on Committee - Calling for Hearings on Democracy Reform
Keith Ellison, ...
April 20, 2016
Letter to President Obama - Make Federal Government "Model Employer" With Fair Chance Hiring Policies
Keith Ellison, ...
March 30, 2016
Rep. Ellison Statement on Hennepin County Attorney Freeman Declining Charges in Jamar Clark Case
Keith Ellison
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Murdered for Their Faith
Keith Ellison
Jan. 8, 2016
Beyer-Honda, House Democrats Welcome 100th Co-Sponsor to Condemn Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Keith Ellison: Stop denying insurance coverage for gender reassignment
Keith Ellison
Dec. 17, 2015
House Democrats Introduce Legislation Condemning Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 29, 2015
U.S. Rep. Ellison emerges as key political leader amid Jamar Clark protests
Keith Ellison
Nov. 25, 2015
Rep. Keith Ellison Statement on Shooting at Fourth Precinct Protest
Keith Ellison
Nov. 5, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Wrongful Indictments Against Asian Americans for Alleged Espionage
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 16, 2015
Cummings, Beyer, Ellison Celebrate National Voter Registration Month with New Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 16, 2015
Beyer, Ellison Celebrate National Voter Registration Month with New Bill PROVE Act to Boost Voter Participation
Keith Ellison, ...
July 23, 2015
The Guardian - Pollution Isn't Colorblind: Environmental Hazards Kill More Black Americans
Keith Ellison
July 22, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President, United States - Prioritize Human Rights on Trip to Kenya and Ethiopia
Keith Ellison, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Khanna Urges Secretary Pompeo to Uphold Democratic Values in Brazil
Keith Ellison, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to Jeffrey P. Bezos, CEO, Amazon, Inc. - Amazon's Sale of White Nationalist Propaganda, Children's Toys
Keith Ellison
June 27, 2018
The Mercury News - Preserve Family Reunification for Immigrants of Color, Too
Keith Ellison, ...
June 26, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Supreme Court
Keith Ellison
June 26, 2018
Rep. Ellison Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Muslim Ban
Keith Ellison
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors and Alex Mehran, Chair of Search Committee - Waters and 42 Democrats Call for Diverse Candidates in Search for Next President of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Keith Ellison, ...
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Keith Ellison, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Keith Ellison, ...
May 25, 2018
Letter to Jeffrey Bezos, CEO of Amazon, Inc. - Ellison and Cleaver Ask About Police Use of Amazon's Facial Recognition Software
Keith Ellison, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Keith Ellison, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Keith Ellison, ...
March 5, 2018
Separate and Unequal: Racism and Poverty 50 Years After the Kerner Report
Keith Ellison
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to Janet Yellen, Chair of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Promote Greater Economic Role for Women
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 10, 2018
Ellison on FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
Keith Ellison
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 30, 2017
Letter to Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Crowley, House Democrats Urge Republicans to Hold Hearings on the Rise of Hate Crimes
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Crowley, Chabot Call for Strong, Ongoing Response to Refugee Crisis in Burma
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Members Urge Action on Refugee Crisis, Call for a Halt of U.S. Military Training
Keith Ellison, ...
May 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Urging Sec. of Homeland Security to Combat Hate Groups
Keith Ellison, ...
March 16, 2017
Walberg, Paul Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Curb Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 31, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Chair of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Hon. Margaret Lewis, Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Board of Directors - Bring Diversity to the Leadership of the Federal Reserve Bank
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 5, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama - Protect Immigrants' Private Data
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 1, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call for the Total Elimination of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 17, 2016
Congressional Progressive Caucus Denounces Trump Surrogate's Comments on Japanese-American Internment Camps
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 16, 2016
Letter to Financial Services Industry Leaders - Condemn Bannon Appointment
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 18, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Make Tibet a Priority in Final Months in Office
Keith Ellison, ...
July 14, 2016
The Star Tribune - Rep. Keith Ellison on Race Relations: Thank Goodness for the Governor's Candor
Keith Ellison
July 11, 2016
Rep. Keith Ellison Statement on Protests in St. Paul
Keith Ellison
June 24, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Gayle Smith, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development - Support LGBT Rights Around the World
Keith Ellison, ...
June 20, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Create Special Envoy for Palestinian Youth
Keith Ellison, ...
June 7, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Prioritize Religious Freedom in Meeting with Indian PM Modi
Keith Ellison, ...
May 19, 2016
Rep. Ellison Statement on Confederate Flag Flying at National Cemeteries
Keith Ellison
May 17, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Human Rights Concern in Vietnam
Keith Ellison, ...
May 11, 2016
House Delegation Introduces Religious Freedom Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
May 9, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John F. Kerry, Secretary of State - Dominican Republic Elections
Keith Ellison, ...
April 21, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Candice Miller, Chairman, Committee on House Administration, The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Judiciary on Committee - Calling for Hearings on Democracy Reform
Keith Ellison, ...
April 20, 2016
Letter to President Obama - Make Federal Government "Model Employer" With Fair Chance Hiring Policies
Keith Ellison, ...
March 30, 2016
Rep. Ellison Statement on Hennepin County Attorney Freeman Declining Charges in Jamar Clark Case
Keith Ellison
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Murdered for Their Faith
Keith Ellison
Jan. 8, 2016
Beyer-Honda, House Democrats Welcome 100th Co-Sponsor to Condemn Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Keith Ellison: Stop denying insurance coverage for gender reassignment
Keith Ellison
Dec. 17, 2015
House Democrats Introduce Legislation Condemning Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 29, 2015
U.S. Rep. Ellison emerges as key political leader amid Jamar Clark protests
Keith Ellison
Nov. 25, 2015
Rep. Keith Ellison Statement on Shooting at Fourth Precinct Protest
Keith Ellison
Nov. 5, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Wrongful Indictments Against Asian Americans for Alleged Espionage
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 16, 2015
Cummings, Beyer, Ellison Celebrate National Voter Registration Month with New Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 16, 2015
Beyer, Ellison Celebrate National Voter Registration Month with New Bill PROVE Act to Boost Voter Participation
Keith Ellison, ...
July 23, 2015
The Guardian - Pollution Isn't Colorblind: Environmental Hazards Kill More Black Americans
Keith Ellison
July 22, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President, United States - Prioritize Human Rights on Trip to Kenya and Ethiopia
Keith Ellison, ...
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