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Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
June 20, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley and Reps. Larson, Davis, Cummings, Beyer, and Moore Call on President Trump to Stop Closing Social Security Field Offices
Keith Ellison, ...
May 18, 2018
Rep. Ellison Votes No On Farm Bill
Keith Ellison
May 17, 2018
Opposing the Farm Bill
Keith Ellison
May 9, 2018
Threats to SNAP Program
Keith Ellison
May 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - O'Halleran Leads Bipartisan Letter Against Medicaid Work Requirements on Tribal Communities
Keith Ellison, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
Keith Ellison, ...
March 20, 2018
Kildee, Waters, Scott and Ellison Statement on Appeals Court Decision to Vacate Fiduciary Rule
Keith Ellison, ...
March 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Demands Increased Funding for Social Security in Government Funding Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley, Ranking Member Larson Lead Letter Urging President Trump to Support Increased Funding for the Social Security Administration
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
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
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 11, 2017
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Will House Republicans Break Trump's Promise to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
Keith Ellison, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline, Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Chairman Todd Rokita, Chair of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Ranking Member Robert "Bobby" C. Scott, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Ranking Member Marica L. Fudge, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education - WIC Reauthorization
Keith Ellison, ...
May 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Support for New CMS Medicare Part B Demonstration Project
Keith Ellison, ...
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
Keith Ellison, ...
March 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Save Senior Programs
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Crowley, Ellison Introduce Legislation to Make myRA Retirement Savings Program Permanent
Keith Ellison
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
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 13, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Decision Denying Cost of Living Adjustment to Seniors
Keith Ellison, ...
July 13, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand Social Security
Keith Ellison, ...
July 7, 2015
Paulsen, Franken Lead MN Congressional Delegation in Urging Federal Agency to Protect Mental Health Funding for MN Children
Keith Ellison, ...
July 1, 2015
Letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Mental Health Services
Keith Ellison, ...
June 1, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Trade Adjustment Assistance Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
March 27, 2015
Letter to Chairman Tom Cole and Ranking Member Rosa Delauro, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Funding of Heating Assistance Program
Keith Ellison, ...
March 26, 2015
Letter to Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations - Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Keith Ellison, ...
March 20, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Sustained Growth Rate Fix
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 26, 2015
Letter to Mel Watt, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Funding the Housing Trust Fund
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 13, 2015
Opposing the Republican Agenda
Keith Ellison
Jan. 13, 2015
Opposing the Republican Agenda
Keith Ellison
Dec. 19, 2014
Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Increased Consumer Protections in Medicare Advantage Plans
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 11, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on National Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
Keith Ellison
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 21, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Action on Poverty
Keith Ellison, ...
June 25, 2014
Letter to Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader Elect - Path Forward on Unemployment Insurance
Keith Ellison, ...
June 20, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commissioner of Social Security Administration - Reconsideration of SSA Decisions
Keith Ellison, ...
June 10, 2014
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2014
Rep. Ellison: Missed Opportunities on Transportation and Housing
Keith Ellison
May 22, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner- Same-Sex Spouses Deserve Equal Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
May 7, 2014
Stop the Games
Keith Ellison
April 9, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Immediate Vote on Unemployment Insurance Deal
Keith Ellison, ...
April 2, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Economy
Keith Ellison
March 14, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Don't Shift Costs to Seniors
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 20, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Time to Move Beyond Chained-CPI
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 19, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Exclude 'Chained CPI' from Budget
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 29, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on Passing of Farm Bill
Keith Ellison
Dec. 12, 2013
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Keith Ellison
Dec. 11, 2013
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Republicans Must Not Adjourn for Year without Extending Federal Unemployment Insurance
Keith Ellison, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
June 20, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley and Reps. Larson, Davis, Cummings, Beyer, and Moore Call on President Trump to Stop Closing Social Security Field Offices
Keith Ellison, ...
May 18, 2018
Rep. Ellison Votes No On Farm Bill
Keith Ellison
May 17, 2018
Opposing the Farm Bill
Keith Ellison
May 9, 2018
Threats to SNAP Program
Keith Ellison
May 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - O'Halleran Leads Bipartisan Letter Against Medicaid Work Requirements on Tribal Communities
Keith Ellison, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
Keith Ellison, ...
March 20, 2018
Kildee, Waters, Scott and Ellison Statement on Appeals Court Decision to Vacate Fiduciary Rule
Keith Ellison, ...
March 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Demands Increased Funding for Social Security in Government Funding Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley, Ranking Member Larson Lead Letter Urging President Trump to Support Increased Funding for the Social Security Administration
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill
Keith Ellison, ...
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
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 11, 2017
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Will House Republicans Break Trump's Promise to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
Keith Ellison, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline, Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Chairman Todd Rokita, Chair of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Ranking Member Robert "Bobby" C. Scott, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Ranking Member Marica L. Fudge, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education - WIC Reauthorization
Keith Ellison, ...
May 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Support for New CMS Medicare Part B Demonstration Project
Keith Ellison, ...
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
Keith Ellison, ...
March 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Save Senior Programs
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Crowley, Ellison Introduce Legislation to Make myRA Retirement Savings Program Permanent
Keith Ellison
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
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 13, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Decision Denying Cost of Living Adjustment to Seniors
Keith Ellison, ...
July 13, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand Social Security
Keith Ellison, ...
July 7, 2015
Paulsen, Franken Lead MN Congressional Delegation in Urging Federal Agency to Protect Mental Health Funding for MN Children
Keith Ellison, ...
July 1, 2015
Letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Mental Health Services
Keith Ellison, ...
June 1, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Trade Adjustment Assistance Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
March 27, 2015
Letter to Chairman Tom Cole and Ranking Member Rosa Delauro, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Funding of Heating Assistance Program
Keith Ellison, ...
March 26, 2015
Letter to Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations - Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Keith Ellison, ...
March 20, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Sustained Growth Rate Fix
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 26, 2015
Letter to Mel Watt, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Funding the Housing Trust Fund
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 13, 2015
Opposing the Republican Agenda
Keith Ellison
Jan. 13, 2015
Opposing the Republican Agenda
Keith Ellison
Dec. 19, 2014
Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Increased Consumer Protections in Medicare Advantage Plans
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 11, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on National Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
Keith Ellison
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 21, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Action on Poverty
Keith Ellison, ...
June 25, 2014
Letter to Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader Elect - Path Forward on Unemployment Insurance
Keith Ellison, ...
June 20, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commissioner of Social Security Administration - Reconsideration of SSA Decisions
Keith Ellison, ...
June 10, 2014
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2014
Rep. Ellison: Missed Opportunities on Transportation and Housing
Keith Ellison
May 22, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner- Same-Sex Spouses Deserve Equal Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
May 7, 2014
Stop the Games
Keith Ellison
April 9, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Immediate Vote on Unemployment Insurance Deal
Keith Ellison, ...
April 2, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Economy
Keith Ellison
March 14, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Don't Shift Costs to Seniors
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 20, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Time to Move Beyond Chained-CPI
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 19, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Exclude 'Chained CPI' from Budget
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 29, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on Passing of Farm Bill
Keith Ellison
Dec. 12, 2013
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Keith Ellison
Dec. 11, 2013
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Republicans Must Not Adjourn for Year without Extending Federal Unemployment Insurance
Keith Ellison, ...
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