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June 23, 2021
Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $10 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding For Head Start Programs Across The State
Anthony Brown
June 7, 2021
Gillibrand, Espaillat, James Stand At Youth Action YouthBuild In East Harlem Calling For Funding To Support Apprenticeship Program For At-Risk Youth
Letitia James, ...
Feb. 22, 2021
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and Whip Clyburn - Congresswoman Ross Urges Additional COVID-19 Relief for Struggling Cities, States, Local & Tribal Governments
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 9, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Jayapal Lead Over 100 Colleagues in Calling on Congressional Leadership Not to Strip Survival Checks from Millions of Americans
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 21, 2020
Americans Need More Assistance And This Latest Round Of Relief Cannot Be The End Of Our Efforts
Anthony Brown
Dec. 11, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump, President of the United States - Reps. Kildee, Davis Lead 75 Members of Congress Urging Trump Administration to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Anthony Brown, ...
Nov. 19, 2020
Letter to Maryland Governor Hogan - Congressman Brown Calls On Gov. Hogan To Support Additional COVID-19 Relief
Anthony Brown
Oct. 26, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue - Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Members Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Food Aid for Thousands of Maryland Families
Anthony Brown, ...
Oct. 26, 2020
Letter to Secretary Purdue - 0 Maryland Delegation Members Call For USDA To Reverse Devastating Food Aid Cuts Hurting Thousands Of Marylanders
Anthony Brown
Aug. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Anthony Brown, ...
Aug. 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Van Hollen, Democrats Send Letter to Secretary Perdue Expressing Concern About Increasing Food Insecurity in Maryland and The District of Columbia
Anthony Brown, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Anthony Brown, ...
June 18, 2020
Brown, Hoyer, Sewell, Kuster, Blunt Rochester and Kelly Introduce Legislation to Address Stark Disparities in Health Care System
Anthony Brown, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to Lawrence Hogan, Governor of the State of Maryland - Sarbanes, Maryland Congressional Delegation Press Gov. Hogan to Fix Unemployment Insurance System and Deliver Urgently Needed Economic Relief to Marylanders
Anthony Brown, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 18, 2019
Gov. Whitmer Creates Task Force Focused on Lifting Michiganders Out of Poverty
Marshall Bullock, ...
Sept. 17, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - "Maryland Delegation Urges USDA to Reconsider Food and Nutrition Benefit Changes
Anthony Brown, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Anthony Brown, ...
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
Anthony Brown, ...
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program
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, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 7, 2017
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Keith Ellison
July 26, 2017
Rep. Ellison Introduces the Fair Tax Treatment for Manufactured Housing Community Cooperatives Act
Keith Ellison
June 30, 2017
Rep. Ellison Celebrates Minneapolis City Council Approving Legislation Raising Minimum Wage to $15.00 an Hour
Keith Ellison
May 17, 2017
Cárdenas Low Income Solar Legislation Included in E&C Infrastructure Package
Keith Ellison, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Relation Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Bipartisan Support for Full Funding of Heating Assistance Program that Trump Budget Would Eliminate
Anthony Brown, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and the Hon. Ranking Member David Price, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Rosen Applauds Federal Grant for Nevada H.A.N.D., Calls for Additional Funding for FY2018
Keith Ellison, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member, the Hon. Mario Diaz Balart and the Hon. David Price - Request to Fund Public Housing
Keith Ellison, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Larry Hogan - Protect Marylanders from the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 2, 2017
Hearing of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce Committee - Opening Statement by Rep. Rokita, Hearing on "Helping Students Succeed Through the Power of School Choice"
Todd Rokita
Jan. 18, 2017
The Hill - Trump Must Keep CFPB Director RIchard Cordray
Anthony Brown, ...
Jan. 11, 2017
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Will House Republicans Break Trump's Promise to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose
Keith Ellison, ...
May 25, 2016
Waters, Carson, Ellison, Grijalva, and Quigley Applaud Transportation Accessibility Performance Measure in THUD
Keith Ellison, ...
May 18, 2016
A Matter of Fact: Improving Child Nutrition
Todd Rokita
April 20, 2016
Rokita Introduces Bill to Reauthorize, Reform Child Nutrition Assistance
Todd Rokita
March 29, 2016
Letter to Chairman Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Price - Prioritize Family Homelessness Response and Expand Services
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 8, 2016
Reps. Ellison and Quigley Introduce Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act
Keith Ellison
Feb. 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - On Imporving Access to Housing
Keith Ellison
Feb. 1, 2016
Diapers or Food - A Choice No Parent Should Have to Make
Keith Ellison
Dec. 2, 2015
We Must Address the Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing
Keith Ellison
Nov. 18, 2015
Ellison, DeLauro Introduce Legislation to Provide Diaper Assistance
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. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
Keith Ellison
Aug. 13, 2015
Fleming Responds To Government's Warning Against Defunding PP
John Fleming
Aug. 12, 2015
Letter to His Holiness, Pope Francis - Address to Congress
Keith Ellison, ...
Date
Title
Politician
June 23, 2021
Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $10 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding For Head Start Programs Across The State
Anthony Brown
June 7, 2021
Gillibrand, Espaillat, James Stand At Youth Action YouthBuild In East Harlem Calling For Funding To Support Apprenticeship Program For At-Risk Youth
Letitia James, ...
Feb. 22, 2021
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and Whip Clyburn - Congresswoman Ross Urges Additional COVID-19 Relief for Struggling Cities, States, Local & Tribal Governments
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 9, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Jayapal Lead Over 100 Colleagues in Calling on Congressional Leadership Not to Strip Survival Checks from Millions of Americans
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 21, 2020
Americans Need More Assistance And This Latest Round Of Relief Cannot Be The End Of Our Efforts
Anthony Brown
Dec. 11, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump, President of the United States - Reps. Kildee, Davis Lead 75 Members of Congress Urging Trump Administration to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Anthony Brown, ...
Nov. 19, 2020
Letter to Maryland Governor Hogan - Congressman Brown Calls On Gov. Hogan To Support Additional COVID-19 Relief
Anthony Brown
Oct. 26, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue - Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Members Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Food Aid for Thousands of Maryland Families
Anthony Brown, ...
Oct. 26, 2020
Letter to Secretary Purdue - 0 Maryland Delegation Members Call For USDA To Reverse Devastating Food Aid Cuts Hurting Thousands Of Marylanders
Anthony Brown
Aug. 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Anthony Brown, ...
Aug. 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Van Hollen, Democrats Send Letter to Secretary Perdue Expressing Concern About Increasing Food Insecurity in Maryland and The District of Columbia
Anthony Brown, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Anthony Brown, ...
June 18, 2020
Brown, Hoyer, Sewell, Kuster, Blunt Rochester and Kelly Introduce Legislation to Address Stark Disparities in Health Care System
Anthony Brown, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to Lawrence Hogan, Governor of the State of Maryland - Sarbanes, Maryland Congressional Delegation Press Gov. Hogan to Fix Unemployment Insurance System and Deliver Urgently Needed Economic Relief to Marylanders
Anthony Brown, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Anthony Brown, ...
Dec. 18, 2019
Gov. Whitmer Creates Task Force Focused on Lifting Michiganders Out of Poverty
Marshall Bullock, ...
Sept. 17, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - "Maryland Delegation Urges USDA to Reconsider Food and Nutrition Benefit Changes
Anthony Brown, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Anthony Brown, ...
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
Anthony Brown, ...
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program
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, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 7, 2017
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Keith Ellison
July 26, 2017
Rep. Ellison Introduces the Fair Tax Treatment for Manufactured Housing Community Cooperatives Act
Keith Ellison
June 30, 2017
Rep. Ellison Celebrates Minneapolis City Council Approving Legislation Raising Minimum Wage to $15.00 an Hour
Keith Ellison
May 17, 2017
Cárdenas Low Income Solar Legislation Included in E&C Infrastructure Package
Keith Ellison, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Relation Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Bipartisan Support for Full Funding of Heating Assistance Program that Trump Budget Would Eliminate
Anthony Brown, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and the Hon. Ranking Member David Price, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Rosen Applauds Federal Grant for Nevada H.A.N.D., Calls for Additional Funding for FY2018
Keith Ellison, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member, the Hon. Mario Diaz Balart and the Hon. David Price - Request to Fund Public Housing
Keith Ellison, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Larry Hogan - Protect Marylanders from the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Anthony Brown, ...
Feb. 2, 2017
Hearing of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce Committee - Opening Statement by Rep. Rokita, Hearing on "Helping Students Succeed Through the Power of School Choice"
Todd Rokita
Jan. 18, 2017
The Hill - Trump Must Keep CFPB Director RIchard Cordray
Anthony Brown, ...
Jan. 11, 2017
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Will House Republicans Break Trump's Promise to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose
Keith Ellison, ...
May 25, 2016
Waters, Carson, Ellison, Grijalva, and Quigley Applaud Transportation Accessibility Performance Measure in THUD
Keith Ellison, ...
May 18, 2016
A Matter of Fact: Improving Child Nutrition
Todd Rokita
April 20, 2016
Rokita Introduces Bill to Reauthorize, Reform Child Nutrition Assistance
Todd Rokita
March 29, 2016
Letter to Chairman Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Price - Prioritize Family Homelessness Response and Expand Services
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 8, 2016
Reps. Ellison and Quigley Introduce Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act
Keith Ellison
Feb. 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - On Imporving Access to Housing
Keith Ellison
Feb. 1, 2016
Diapers or Food - A Choice No Parent Should Have to Make
Keith Ellison
Dec. 2, 2015
We Must Address the Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing
Keith Ellison
Nov. 18, 2015
Ellison, DeLauro Introduce Legislation to Provide Diaper Assistance
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. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
Keith Ellison
Aug. 13, 2015
Fleming Responds To Government's Warning Against Defunding PP
John Fleming
Aug. 12, 2015
Letter to His Holiness, Pope Francis - Address to Congress
Keith Ellison, ...
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