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Nov. 19, 2019
Letter to Cameron Quinn, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Leads 40 Colleagues in Second Letter to Dept. of Homeland Security Demanding Investigation on Remain in Mexico' Policy Toward LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Anthony Brown, ...
May 22, 2019
Reps. Pappas, Kennedy, Speier, Cisneros, and Brown introduce SERVE Act to guarantee protections for veterans discharged under transgender military ban
Anthony Brown, ...
March 6, 2019
Americans Have The Right To Vote No Matter The Day Of The Week
Anthony Brown
March 6, 2019
Crist Amendment to Protect 'souls to The Polls' Sunday Voting
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Rep Speier Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Allow Transgender Individuals to Openly Join and Serve in the Military
Anthony Brown, ...
Jan. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Mr. Matthew Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Menendez, Booker Demand Answers After Trump Admin Ends Civil Rights Guidance for School Discipline
Anthony Brown, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
Letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke, DOI - Extend Comment Period For Rule Limiting Free Speech On The National Mall
Anthony Brown, ...
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, ...
Oct. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - National Capital Region Democrats To Zinke: Extend Comment Period For Rule Limiting Free Speech On The National Mall
Anthony Brown, ...
Aug. 10, 2018
Congressman Anthony G. Brown Statement On The Anniversary Of The White Supremacist Gathering In Charlottesville
Anthony Brown
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
Rep. Ellison Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Muslim Ban
Keith Ellison
June 26, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Supreme Court
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
Anthony Brown, ...
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 13, 2018
Rep. Todd Rokita Introduces Resolution To Condemn Farrakhan
Todd Rokita
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
Anthony Brown, ...
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
Anthony Brown, ...
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, ...
Aug. 17, 2017
Brown: Donald Trump Is Unfit For Office
Anthony Brown
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Anthony Brown, ...
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 22, 2017
Congressman Brown Statement on Meeting with President Trump
Anthony Brown
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, ...
Oct. 19, 2016
Fleming Responds to Court Decision Gutting First Amendment Rights
John Fleming
Aug. 19, 2016
Minden Press Herald - Fleming: Supporting the Value of Life
John Fleming
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
House to Vote on Fleming Conscience Protection Legislation
John Fleming
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 21, 2016
Fleming: Churches Face Discrimination Under Obama Administration
John Fleming
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 24, 2016
Labrador Backs Bipartisan Bill Protecting Property Rights
Raúl Labrador
May 19, 2016
Rep. Issa, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Rein In Civil Forfeiture Abuse
Raúl Labrador, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 19, 2019
Letter to Cameron Quinn, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Leads 40 Colleagues in Second Letter to Dept. of Homeland Security Demanding Investigation on Remain in Mexico' Policy Toward LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Anthony Brown, ...
May 22, 2019
Reps. Pappas, Kennedy, Speier, Cisneros, and Brown introduce SERVE Act to guarantee protections for veterans discharged under transgender military ban
Anthony Brown, ...
March 6, 2019
Americans Have The Right To Vote No Matter The Day Of The Week
Anthony Brown
March 6, 2019
Crist Amendment to Protect 'souls to The Polls' Sunday Voting
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Rep Speier Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Allow Transgender Individuals to Openly Join and Serve in the Military
Anthony Brown, ...
Jan. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Mr. Matthew Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Menendez, Booker Demand Answers After Trump Admin Ends Civil Rights Guidance for School Discipline
Anthony Brown, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
Letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke, DOI - Extend Comment Period For Rule Limiting Free Speech On The National Mall
Anthony Brown, ...
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, ...
Oct. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - National Capital Region Democrats To Zinke: Extend Comment Period For Rule Limiting Free Speech On The National Mall
Anthony Brown, ...
Aug. 10, 2018
Congressman Anthony G. Brown Statement On The Anniversary Of The White Supremacist Gathering In Charlottesville
Anthony Brown
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
Rep. Ellison Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Muslim Ban
Keith Ellison
June 26, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Supreme Court
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
Anthony Brown, ...
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 13, 2018
Rep. Todd Rokita Introduces Resolution To Condemn Farrakhan
Todd Rokita
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
Anthony Brown, ...
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
Anthony Brown, ...
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, ...
Aug. 17, 2017
Brown: Donald Trump Is Unfit For Office
Anthony Brown
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Anthony Brown, ...
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 22, 2017
Congressman Brown Statement on Meeting with President Trump
Anthony Brown
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, ...
Oct. 19, 2016
Fleming Responds to Court Decision Gutting First Amendment Rights
John Fleming
Aug. 19, 2016
Minden Press Herald - Fleming: Supporting the Value of Life
John Fleming
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
House to Vote on Fleming Conscience Protection Legislation
John Fleming
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 21, 2016
Fleming: Churches Face Discrimination Under Obama Administration
John Fleming
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 24, 2016
Labrador Backs Bipartisan Bill Protecting Property Rights
Raúl Labrador
May 19, 2016
Rep. Issa, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Rein In Civil Forfeiture Abuse
Raúl Labrador, ...
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