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Politician
Jan. 1, 2018
Issue Position: Violence Reduction and Criminal Justice Reform
Brooke Lierman
Dec. 20, 2017
Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Majority Whip Steve Scalise - Opposing Removal of Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Raúl Labrador, ...
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Rokita Fights for Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Todd Rokita
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, ...
Nov. 9, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Elaine C. Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reverse Administration Decision to Expose Thousands to Dangerous Deportations
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Hearing of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Todd Rokita, Hearing on "Close to Home: How Opioids are Impacting Communities"
Todd Rokita
Nov. 8, 2017
Rokita Keeping the Opioid Epidemic Away from Our Schools, Away from Our Kids
Todd Rokita
Nov. 8, 2017
Subcommittees Examine the Impact of Opioids on Communities
Todd Rokita, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Elaine C. Duke, Secretary of Homeland Security - Fully Extend TPS for Haitian Beneficiaries
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Brown Demands Universities and Colleges Get Off the Sidelines on Campus Hate Incidents
Anthony Brown
Oct. 26, 2017
100 Americans Dying Every Single Day
Todd Rokita
Oct. 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
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, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Increase Refugee Intake
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Labrador Joins Colleagues Pressing for Action to Restore Forest Health, Combat Catastrophic Wildfires
Raúl Labrador
Oct. 5, 2017
Congressman Brown Sponsors Legislation to Ban Bump Stocks
Anthony Brown
Oct. 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeb Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services Chairman - Second Hearing on Credit Reporting Failures
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 2, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of House Financial Services Committee - Call for Hearing on Equifax Insider Trading
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rob Bishop, Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources - Rep. Torres leads all Natural Resources Committee Dems to ask for an Oversight Hearing on the Trump Administration's Puerto Rico & USVI Relief Efforts
Anthony Brown, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
The Hill - The Wall Must Come First
Todd Rokita
Sept. 27, 2017
Goodlatte & Labrador Statement on Trump Administration's Refugee Ceiling for FY 2018
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 27, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Deploy Additional Resources to Puerto Rico in Response to Hurricane Maria
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 27, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Congress Members Sends Letter to President Trump Urging Him to Rebuild Communications Infrastructure in Puerto Rico
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, ...
Sept. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA - Boost Emergency Preparedness, Superfund Cleanup
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to Mr. Richard F. Smith, Equifax CEO - Demanding Answers from CEO on Data Cyber Breach
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 14, 2017
House Passes Labrador Bill to Combat Gang Violence
Raúl Labrador
Sept. 14, 2017
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
Raúl Labrador
Sept. 14, 2017
Goodlatte, Labrador, Comstock, King Praise House Passage of Bill to Combat Gang Violence
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 13, 2017
Brown on SHARE Act: Don't Use Our Hunters and Sportsmen to Prop Up NRA's Agenda
Anthony Brown
Sept. 10, 2017
Nebraska National Guard Deploying Helicopters & Soldiers for Hurricane Irma Relief Operations
Mike Foley
Sept. 8, 2017
Labrador, Goodlatte, Comstock, and King Introduce Bill to Combat Gang Violence and Enhance Public Safety
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State and the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - House Members Urge Swift Rescue of Americans Stranded by Hurricane Irma
Anthony Brown, ...
Sept. 6, 2017
Rokita Calls for Responsible Relief Efforts
Todd Rokita
Sept. 6, 2017
Labrador Calls on Congress to Restore Forest Health, Combat Catastrophic Wildfires
Raúl Labrador
Aug. 26, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on Pardon of Joe Arpaio
Keith Ellison
Aug. 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Violence Prevention Funding Under Byrne-JAG Program
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 18, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on New Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo
Keith Ellison
Aug. 17, 2017
Brown: Donald Trump Is Unfit For Office
Anthony Brown
Aug. 15, 2017
Labrador on Charlottesville Violence
Raúl Labrador
Aug. 11, 2017
Letter to Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Opposing Atlantic Offshore Drilling
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 6, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on Bloomington Islamic Center Bombing
Keith Ellison
Aug. 3, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on Tragedy at Minnehaha Academy
Keith Ellison
July 28, 2017
Congressman Brown Takes Aim at Gun Violence; Introduces Bill to Identify Bullet Casings
Anthony Brown
July 27, 2017
Wittman Introduces Bill to Aid Federal Employees Impacted by Attacks
Anthony Brown, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Jan. 1, 2018
Issue Position: Violence Reduction and Criminal Justice Reform
Brooke Lierman
Dec. 20, 2017
Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Majority Whip Steve Scalise - Opposing Removal of Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Raúl Labrador, ...
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Rokita Fights for Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Todd Rokita
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, ...
Nov. 9, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Elaine C. Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reverse Administration Decision to Expose Thousands to Dangerous Deportations
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Hearing of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Todd Rokita, Hearing on "Close to Home: How Opioids are Impacting Communities"
Todd Rokita
Nov. 8, 2017
Rokita Keeping the Opioid Epidemic Away from Our Schools, Away from Our Kids
Todd Rokita
Nov. 8, 2017
Subcommittees Examine the Impact of Opioids on Communities
Todd Rokita, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Elaine C. Duke, Secretary of Homeland Security - Fully Extend TPS for Haitian Beneficiaries
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Brown Demands Universities and Colleges Get Off the Sidelines on Campus Hate Incidents
Anthony Brown
Oct. 26, 2017
100 Americans Dying Every Single Day
Todd Rokita
Oct. 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
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, ...
Oct. 18, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Increase Refugee Intake
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Labrador Joins Colleagues Pressing for Action to Restore Forest Health, Combat Catastrophic Wildfires
Raúl Labrador
Oct. 5, 2017
Congressman Brown Sponsors Legislation to Ban Bump Stocks
Anthony Brown
Oct. 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeb Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services Chairman - Second Hearing on Credit Reporting Failures
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 2, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of House Financial Services Committee - Call for Hearing on Equifax Insider Trading
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rob Bishop, Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources - Rep. Torres leads all Natural Resources Committee Dems to ask for an Oversight Hearing on the Trump Administration's Puerto Rico & USVI Relief Efforts
Anthony Brown, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
The Hill - The Wall Must Come First
Todd Rokita
Sept. 27, 2017
Goodlatte & Labrador Statement on Trump Administration's Refugee Ceiling for FY 2018
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 27, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Deploy Additional Resources to Puerto Rico in Response to Hurricane Maria
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 27, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Congress Members Sends Letter to President Trump Urging Him to Rebuild Communications Infrastructure in Puerto Rico
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, ...
Sept. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA - Boost Emergency Preparedness, Superfund Cleanup
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to Mr. Richard F. Smith, Equifax CEO - Demanding Answers from CEO on Data Cyber Breach
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 14, 2017
House Passes Labrador Bill to Combat Gang Violence
Raúl Labrador
Sept. 14, 2017
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
Raúl Labrador
Sept. 14, 2017
Goodlatte, Labrador, Comstock, King Praise House Passage of Bill to Combat Gang Violence
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 13, 2017
Brown on SHARE Act: Don't Use Our Hunters and Sportsmen to Prop Up NRA's Agenda
Anthony Brown
Sept. 10, 2017
Nebraska National Guard Deploying Helicopters & Soldiers for Hurricane Irma Relief Operations
Mike Foley
Sept. 8, 2017
Labrador, Goodlatte, Comstock, and King Introduce Bill to Combat Gang Violence and Enhance Public Safety
Raúl Labrador, ...
Sept. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State and the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - House Members Urge Swift Rescue of Americans Stranded by Hurricane Irma
Anthony Brown, ...
Sept. 6, 2017
Rokita Calls for Responsible Relief Efforts
Todd Rokita
Sept. 6, 2017
Labrador Calls on Congress to Restore Forest Health, Combat Catastrophic Wildfires
Raúl Labrador
Aug. 26, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on Pardon of Joe Arpaio
Keith Ellison
Aug. 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Violence Prevention Funding Under Byrne-JAG Program
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 18, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on New Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo
Keith Ellison
Aug. 17, 2017
Brown: Donald Trump Is Unfit For Office
Anthony Brown
Aug. 15, 2017
Labrador on Charlottesville Violence
Raúl Labrador
Aug. 11, 2017
Letter to Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Opposing Atlantic Offshore Drilling
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 6, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on Bloomington Islamic Center Bombing
Keith Ellison
Aug. 3, 2017
Rep. Ellison Statement on Tragedy at Minnehaha Academy
Keith Ellison
July 28, 2017
Congressman Brown Takes Aim at Gun Violence; Introduces Bill to Identify Bullet Casings
Anthony Brown
July 27, 2017
Wittman Introduces Bill to Aid Federal Employees Impacted by Attacks
Anthony Brown, ...
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