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May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Rep. Virginia Foxx
Dec. 14, 2022
Foxx Introduces the Parental Right to Protect Act
Rep. Virginia Foxx
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
Sept. 15, 2022
Senators' Statement on Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act
Sen. Thom Tillis, ...
April 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State - The State Department Makes a Mockery of Science with Gender 'X' Option
Sen. Ted Budd, ...
March 30, 2022
REP. TED BUDD RECEIVES TRUE BLUE AWARD FROM FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTION
Sen. Ted Budd
June 22, 2021
LGBTQ Pride Month
Rep. Alma Adams
Feb. 23, 2021
Danger of Gender Identity Politics
Rep. Virginia Foxx
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
March 13, 2019
Rep. Adams Statement on the Introduction of H.R. 5, the Equality Act
Rep. Alma Adams
Nov. 16, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers See Troubling Language in Trade Deal
Rep. Richard Hudson, ...
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
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Investigate Reported Persecution of LGBTQ People in Azerbaijan
Sen. Thom Tillis, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
Aug. 22, 2017
Ahead of Charlotte Pride, Adams Unveils Measure to Provide Comprehensive Healthcare to Vulnerable Youth
Rep. Alma Adams
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
July 26, 2017
Adams Condemns Trump's Ban on Transgender Service Members
Rep. Alma Adams
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
July 28, 2016
Letter to Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association - All Star Game
Rep. Richard Hudson, ...
July 21, 2016
Congresswoman Adams Slams HB2 for Economic Short Sight
Rep. Alma Adams
July 14, 2016
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams Honors Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting in a Day of Remembrance
Rep. Alma Adams
June 3, 2016
THIS WEEK: Richard "Where-Do-You-Stand' Burr Gets Called Out For "Naked Opportunism," While Deborah Continues Her Economic Opportunity Tour With a Stop in Spring Lake
Rep. Deborah Ross
June 2, 2016
Deborah Ross Statement on LGBT Pride Month
Rep. Deborah Ross
June 1, 2016
Another Day, Another Burr Position on HB2
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 27, 2016
Stop What Your're Doing: Susan Ladd: Burr's Naked Opportunism on HB2
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 26, 2016
Cause & Effect: Burr's Positions on HB2 Shift with Political Winds
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 25, 2016
Breaking: After New Poll Finds "HB2 is very unpopular" Burr Changes Tune On HB2
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 23, 2016
ICYMI: POLITICSNATION: Ross Talks About Burr's Refusal to Lead and His Decision to Run on Trump's Record
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 20, 2016
THIS WEEK: NY Times Calls Ross "Fierce" and "Energetic," and Calls For National Attention to Race as Burr Continues Silence on HB2 and Even Embattled Governor Pat McCrory Calls on Burr and Congress to Get Off the Sidelines
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 19, 2016
Breaking: Even Pat McCrory Thinks Burr Needs to Do His Job
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 18, 2016
ICYMI: NY Times Calls Ross "Fierce" and "Energetic," Calls for National Attention on #NCSEN
Rep. Deborah Ross
May 17, 2016
Burr Refuses to Speak Out on HB2 as Out-Of-State Travelers Opt for "More Progressive State of South Carolina"
Rep. Deborah Ross
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
April 5, 2016
Congresswoman Adams: "McCrory Must Repeal Hb2"
Rep. Alma Adams
March 28, 2016
Congresswoman Adams Statement on New York City & San Francisco Travel Bans to NC & Others Denouncing NC Anti-LGBT Protections Law
Rep. Alma Adams
March 23, 2016
Congresswoman Adams Statement on General Assembly Passage of Anti-LGBT Discrimination Law
Rep. Alma Adams
June 26, 2015
Foxx Statement on Supreme Court Decision Redefining Marriage
Rep. Virginia Foxx
June 26, 2015
Hudson Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision on Marriage
Rep. Richard Hudson
June 26, 2015
Rep. Rouzer on Obergefell v. Hodges Ruling
Rep. David Rouzer
June 11, 2015
Congresswoman Adams Statement On The Passage of NC State Bill That Allows Same Sex Marriage Discrimination
Rep. Alma Adams
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Rep. Alma Adams, ...
Oct. 7, 2014
News Observer - Kay Hagan, Thom Tillis Pull No Punches in Second Debate
Sen. Thom Tillis, ...
May 16, 2012
The Hill - GOP Anti-Domestic Violence Bill Advances, over Dem Objections
Rep. Virginia Foxx, ...
April 2, 2012
Foxx Statement on NC Amendment One
Rep. Virginia Foxx
July 7, 2011
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012
Rep. Virginia Foxx
Feb. 28, 2011
President Obama's Decision to Stop Defending DOMA
Rep. Virginia Foxx
July 18, 2006
Marriage Protection Amendment
Rep. Virginia Foxx
Date
Title
Politician
May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Rep.Virginia Foxx
Dec. 14, 2022
Foxx Introduces the Parental Right to Protect Act
Rep.Virginia Foxx
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
Sept. 15, 2022
Senators' Statement on Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act
Sen.Thom Tillis, ...
April 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State - The State Department Makes a Mockery of Science with Gender 'X' Option
Sen.Ted Budd, ...
March 30, 2022
REP. TED BUDD RECEIVES TRUE BLUE AWARD FROM FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTION
Sen.Ted Budd
June 22, 2021
LGBTQ Pride Month
Rep.Alma Adams
Feb. 23, 2021
Danger of Gender Identity Politics
Rep.Virginia Foxx
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
March 13, 2019
Rep. Adams Statement on the Introduction of H.R. 5, the Equality Act
Rep.Alma Adams
Nov. 16, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers See Troubling Language in Trade Deal
Rep.Richard Hudson, ...
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
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Investigate Reported Persecution of LGBTQ People in Azerbaijan
Sen.Thom Tillis, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
Aug. 22, 2017
Ahead of Charlotte Pride, Adams Unveils Measure to Provide Comprehensive Healthcare to Vulnerable Youth
Rep.Alma Adams
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
July 26, 2017
Adams Condemns Trump's Ban on Transgender Service Members
Rep.Alma Adams
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
July 28, 2016
Letter to Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association - All Star Game
Rep.Richard Hudson, ...
July 21, 2016
Congresswoman Adams Slams HB2 for Economic Short Sight
Rep.Alma Adams
July 14, 2016
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams Honors Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting in a Day of Remembrance
Rep.Alma Adams
June 3, 2016
THIS WEEK: Richard "Where-Do-You-Stand' Burr Gets Called Out For "Naked Opportunism," While Deborah Continues Her Economic Opportunity Tour With a Stop in Spring Lake
Rep.Deborah Ross
June 2, 2016
Deborah Ross Statement on LGBT Pride Month
Rep.Deborah Ross
June 1, 2016
Another Day, Another Burr Position on HB2
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 27, 2016
Stop What Your're Doing: Susan Ladd: Burr's Naked Opportunism on HB2
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 26, 2016
Cause & Effect: Burr's Positions on HB2 Shift with Political Winds
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 25, 2016
Breaking: After New Poll Finds "HB2 is very unpopular" Burr Changes Tune On HB2
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 23, 2016
ICYMI: POLITICSNATION: Ross Talks About Burr's Refusal to Lead and His Decision to Run on Trump's Record
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 20, 2016
THIS WEEK: NY Times Calls Ross "Fierce" and "Energetic," and Calls For National Attention to Race as Burr Continues Silence on HB2 and Even Embattled Governor Pat McCrory Calls on Burr and Congress to Get Off the Sidelines
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 19, 2016
Breaking: Even Pat McCrory Thinks Burr Needs to Do His Job
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 18, 2016
ICYMI: NY Times Calls Ross "Fierce" and "Energetic," Calls for National Attention on #NCSEN
Rep.Deborah Ross
May 17, 2016
Burr Refuses to Speak Out on HB2 as Out-Of-State Travelers Opt for "More Progressive State of South Carolina"
Rep.Deborah Ross
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
April 5, 2016
Congresswoman Adams: "McCrory Must Repeal Hb2"
Rep.Alma Adams
March 28, 2016
Congresswoman Adams Statement on New York City & San Francisco Travel Bans to NC & Others Denouncing NC Anti-LGBT Protections Law
Rep.Alma Adams
March 23, 2016
Congresswoman Adams Statement on General Assembly Passage of Anti-LGBT Discrimination Law
Rep.Alma Adams
June 26, 2015
Foxx Statement on Supreme Court Decision Redefining Marriage
Rep.Virginia Foxx
June 26, 2015
Hudson Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision on Marriage
Rep.Richard Hudson
June 26, 2015
Rep. Rouzer on Obergefell v. Hodges Ruling
Rep.David Rouzer
June 11, 2015
Congresswoman Adams Statement On The Passage of NC State Bill That Allows Same Sex Marriage Discrimination
Rep.Alma Adams
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Rep.Alma Adams, ...
Oct. 7, 2014
News Observer - Kay Hagan, Thom Tillis Pull No Punches in Second Debate
Sen.Thom Tillis, ...
May 16, 2012
The Hill - GOP Anti-Domestic Violence Bill Advances, over Dem Objections
Rep.Virginia Foxx, ...
April 2, 2012
Foxx Statement on NC Amendment One
Rep.Virginia Foxx
July 7, 2011
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012
Rep.Virginia Foxx
Feb. 28, 2011
President Obama's Decision to Stop Defending DOMA
Rep.Virginia Foxx
July 18, 2006
Marriage Protection Amendment
Rep.Virginia Foxx
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