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Oct. 28, 2015
Fleming: Budget Deal Grants White House Demands to Increase Federal Spending
John Fleming
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, ...
Aug. 13, 2015
Fleming Responds To Government's Warning Against Defunding PP
John Fleming
July 29, 2015
Letter to Colleagues, United States House Republican Conference - Action on Health, Retirement, and Economic Security Programs
Todd Rokita, ...
July 21, 2015
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor - Withdraw Flawed Fiduciary Regulation
Todd Rokita, ...
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 25, 2015
Rokita Report - Fighting for Conservative Change
Todd Rokita
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 26, 2015
Fleming Votes For Bipartisan Medicare Reform Bill
John Fleming
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
Dec. 2, 2014
Griffin: Bipartisan Bill Ensures Nazis Do Not Benefit from U.S. Social Security
Tim Griffin
Nov. 3, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader - Doctors Caucus Urges Leadership To Address 'Doc Fix' By Year's End
John Fleming, ...
Oct. 23, 2014
Griffin Announces Mobile Office Hours in Saline County
Tim Griffin
Oct. 22, 2014
Griffin Announces Mobile Office Hours in Pulaski County
Tim Griffin
Oct. 5, 2014
Anthony Brown and Ken Ulman Release Government Efficiency Plan to Save Maryland Taxpayers over $1.5 Billion
Anthony Brown
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, ...
July 3, 2014
Letter to Susan Collins, US Senator - Debates
Shenna Bellows
June 25, 2014
Letter to Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader Elect - Path Forward on Unemployment Insurance
Keith Ellison, ...
June 25, 2014
Bellows Supports New Senate Bill to Extend Unemployment Insurance, Calls on Collins to Offer Public Support Without Delay
Shenna Bellows
June 20, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commissioner of Social Security Administration - Reconsideration of SSA Decisions
Keith Ellison, ...
June 10, 2014
Rep. Ellison: Missed Opportunities on Transportation and Housing
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2014
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Keith Ellison
June 4, 2014
Letter to Sloan Gibson, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Private Sector Care for Veterans
Tim Griffin, ...
May 30, 2014
Rokita: Shinseki Resignation "First Step...Culture Must Change"
Todd Rokita
May 30, 2014
Griffin: Shinseki Resignation Is a Key Step Toward Accountability and Bold Reform
Tim Griffin
May 23, 2014
VA Secretary Must Go
John Fleming
May 22, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner- Same-Sex Spouses Deserve Equal Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
May 21, 2014
Rokita Demands Responsibility From Obama Administration for VA Scandal
Todd Rokita
May 21, 2014
Griffin Votes to Hold Veterans Affairs Executives Accountable
Tim Griffin
May 12, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Veterans Affairs Accountability
Todd Rokita, ...
May 7, 2014
Stop the Games
Keith Ellison
April 23, 2014
Fleming on Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Vote
John Fleming
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 15, 2014
Rokita Report 3/15/14
Todd Rokita
March 14, 2014
Rokita Protects Seniors and Doctors With Permanent SGR Repeal
Todd Rokita
March 14, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Don't Shift Costs to Seniors
Keith Ellison, ...
March 4, 2014
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid - Bipartisan Lawmakers Defend Medicare
Tim Griffin, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 28, 2015
Fleming: Budget Deal Grants White House Demands to Increase Federal Spending
John Fleming
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, ...
Aug. 13, 2015
Fleming Responds To Government's Warning Against Defunding PP
John Fleming
July 29, 2015
Letter to Colleagues, United States House Republican Conference - Action on Health, Retirement, and Economic Security Programs
Todd Rokita, ...
July 21, 2015
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor - Withdraw Flawed Fiduciary Regulation
Todd Rokita, ...
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 25, 2015
Rokita Report - Fighting for Conservative Change
Todd Rokita
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 26, 2015
Fleming Votes For Bipartisan Medicare Reform Bill
John Fleming
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
Dec. 2, 2014
Griffin: Bipartisan Bill Ensures Nazis Do Not Benefit from U.S. Social Security
Tim Griffin
Nov. 3, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader - Doctors Caucus Urges Leadership To Address 'Doc Fix' By Year's End
John Fleming, ...
Oct. 23, 2014
Griffin Announces Mobile Office Hours in Saline County
Tim Griffin
Oct. 22, 2014
Griffin Announces Mobile Office Hours in Pulaski County
Tim Griffin
Oct. 5, 2014
Anthony Brown and Ken Ulman Release Government Efficiency Plan to Save Maryland Taxpayers over $1.5 Billion
Anthony Brown
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, ...
July 3, 2014
Letter to Susan Collins, US Senator - Debates
Shenna Bellows
June 25, 2014
Letter to Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader Elect - Path Forward on Unemployment Insurance
Keith Ellison, ...
June 25, 2014
Bellows Supports New Senate Bill to Extend Unemployment Insurance, Calls on Collins to Offer Public Support Without Delay
Shenna Bellows
June 20, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commissioner of Social Security Administration - Reconsideration of SSA Decisions
Keith Ellison, ...
June 10, 2014
Rep. Ellison: Missed Opportunities on Transportation and Housing
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2014
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Keith Ellison
June 4, 2014
Letter to Sloan Gibson, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Private Sector Care for Veterans
Tim Griffin, ...
May 30, 2014
Rokita: Shinseki Resignation "First Step...Culture Must Change"
Todd Rokita
May 30, 2014
Griffin: Shinseki Resignation Is a Key Step Toward Accountability and Bold Reform
Tim Griffin
May 23, 2014
VA Secretary Must Go
John Fleming
May 22, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner- Same-Sex Spouses Deserve Equal Social Security Benefits
Keith Ellison, ...
May 21, 2014
Rokita Demands Responsibility From Obama Administration for VA Scandal
Todd Rokita
May 21, 2014
Griffin Votes to Hold Veterans Affairs Executives Accountable
Tim Griffin
May 12, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Veterans Affairs Accountability
Todd Rokita, ...
May 7, 2014
Stop the Games
Keith Ellison
April 23, 2014
Fleming on Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Vote
John Fleming
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 15, 2014
Rokita Report 3/15/14
Todd Rokita
March 14, 2014
Rokita Protects Seniors and Doctors With Permanent SGR Repeal
Todd Rokita
March 14, 2014
Ellison, Grijalva: Don't Shift Costs to Seniors
Keith Ellison, ...
March 4, 2014
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid - Bipartisan Lawmakers Defend Medicare
Tim Griffin, ...
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