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March 10, 2020 Youth, Peace, and Security Act Rep. Grace Meng
March 6, 2020 Collins, Nader laud Senate passage of bipartisan immigration fix for children of military and civil servants Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues Demanding Answers about Trump Admin. Practice of Sharing Immigrant Children's Confidential Psychotherapy Notes with ICE Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 Rep. Tom Suozzi
Feb. 28, 2020 Suozzi's Bipartisan Vaping Bill Passes House of Representatives Rep. Tom Suozzi
Feb. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Jonathan is 6 years old. He's from the Bronx. And when he took off a day from school to come be my guest for the State of the Union and fight for health care for kids across the country, he needed an absentee note for his teacher. #SOTU" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump administration keeps attacking the Flores agreement that protects immigrant kids. With Democrats from the Senate and the House, I'm proud to tell the courts they must uphold these protections. Immigrants are America!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lawmakers Call on Administration to Ban Flavored Vaping Products Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Jan. 23, 2020 Congressman Morelle Takes Action to Uplift Families in Need During National Poverty Awareness Month Rep. Joe Morelle
Jan. 15, 2020 Letter to Richard A. Carranza, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education - Queens Elected Officials Demand Answers About Harassment and Sexual Assault of Students at Marie Curie Middle School (M.S. 158) in Bayside Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud to have fought for a $550 million increase for the Child Care Development Block Grant. It will now get a total $5.826 billion--more than double from just 3 years ago. The Child Care Development Block Grant helps states offset child care costs for low-income families." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Because of the Trump administration's health care sabotage: Over 400,000 more kids in America were forced to go without health insurance in 2018 than in 2016. That's appalling." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin Sends Bipartisan & Bicameral Letter To President Trump Urging For Final E-Cigarette Flavor Ban Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Nov. 27, 2019 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Democrats Slam Trump Administration over Latest Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats to Slam Trump Administration's Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 26, 2019 Meng Introduces Legislation to Help Young People Become Next Generation of Entrepreneurs Rep. Grace Meng
Nov. 22, 2019 21st Century Youth Entrepreneurship Act Rep. Grace Meng
Nov. 19, 2019 Schumer meets with leadership from one of Sullivan County's top employers, center for discovery, and vows to assist top-notch organization as it constructs sorely-needed and first-of-its-kind specialty children's hospital Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 18, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump is wavering on his promise to ban flavored e-cigarettes? They are marketed towards children. This is a pattern. The reporting says the president backed off after hearing from industry lobbyists that the ban might hurt him politically." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 18, 2019 Schumer: Federal flavored e-cig ban newly revealed to be on life support; standing with Western New York kids, senator demands Feds move forward with the plan, include all flavors & immediately finalize ban Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "This is appalling Almost 70,000 migrant infants, toddlers, kids, & teens were reportedly held by President Trump's administration in the last year @SenateMajLdr McConnell: It's long past time to vote on our bill to stop cruelty to migrant children. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Schumer: Flavored e-cig ban is under review right now but could include major loophole, leaving some kid friendly flavors on the market; standing with Dutchess County kids, senator demands Feds include these flavors & immediately finalize the ban Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice, and Hon. Christopher Way, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Schiff, Schumer Send Letter to DOJ on Failure to Implement Legislation to Protect Children and Vulnerable Populations Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 21, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Calls on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Take Action to Ensure Safety of Baby Food Rep. Joe Morelle
Oct. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The FDA must investigate the new report detailing the presence of toxic metals in a wide variety of baby foods. We need new regulations to force the industry to address exposures and alleviate concerns for the health of our youngest Americans." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 20, 2019 Schumer urges FDA to investigate new report showing medley of toxic metals in baby foods; Feds have not moved to set regs that would force industry to address exposures & alleviate concerns for health of our youngest; parents are rightfully anxious Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3942, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - With New York state ban on kid-friendly e-cig flavors totally frozen, Schumer --standing with Orange County kids-- pushes new plan that bans flavors at the national level; legislation, with strong backers, could pass--but it requires congress to act Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "E-cigarettes are plaguing schools in New York and around the country. That's why I'm here at Little Falls Middle School to say that as the epidemic worsens: We must ban kid-friendly flavored e-cigs and educate students on the dangers of unregulated devices. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Schumer: as e-cig use plagues Mohawk Valley high schools, and as deaths spike nationwide, Feds must do more to curb epidemic & protect kids; senator launches new two-pronged plan to ban kid-friendly flavors & educate students on dangers of under-regulated devices Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 25, 2019 Fitzpatrick, Gottheimer, Stefanik, Kelly, Boyle, Murphy Introduce Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The energy these students from @350 showed me this week is outstanding. I'm so proud they're standing up to fight climate change. Because it's long past time to act. #ClimateStrike" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2019 Meng Stands With Students to Support Teaching Climate Change in Schools Rep. Grace Meng
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "RT if you agree: It's long past time to act on climate change. #ClimateStrike" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "This is my climate change story This is how I think about it This is for our planet, our kids, our grandkids This is for my grandson Noah The energy in New York's streets today as students stand up to demand action on climate change is incredible We must act now #ClimateStrike" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The energy in the streets of New York today as students and more stand up to demand action on climate change is incredible. This is for our planet. This is for our kids. This is for our grandkids. This is for my grandson, Noah. And it's time to act. Now. #ClimateStrike" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 19, 2019 Suozzi Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Address the Vaping and Smoking Epidemic Rep. Tom Suozzi
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to Jeffrey Bezos Amazon CEO - Meng Sends Letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Calling for His Company to Remove Unsafe, Banned or Deceptively Labeled Products Rep. Grace Meng
Aug. 6, 2019 Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Authorizing Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses to Ensure Student Safety Rep. Tim Kennedy, ...
July 25, 2019 Statement from Congressman Joe Morelle on President Trump's Proposal to Cut Snap Benefits Rep. Joe Morelle
July 3, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan - Meeks Leads NYC Delegation Letter to CBP in Response to Derisive Facebook Group Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019 Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill Rep. Grace Meng
June 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Call for Maintaining Strong Children's Television Rules Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill Rep. Paul Tonko
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - U.S. Senator Tina Smith Continues Fight to Secure Health Committee Hearing on Negative Consequences of Family Separation on Children Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 21, 2019 Gillibrand, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give More Kids Access to Healthy Meals Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Bill To Improve Adoption And Foster Care Standards Nationwide Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date Title Politician
March 10, 2020 Youth, Peace, and Security Act Rep.Grace Meng
March 6, 2020 Collins, Nader laud Senate passage of bipartisan immigration fix for children of military and civil servants Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues Demanding Answers about Trump Admin. Practice of Sharing Immigrant Children's Confidential Psychotherapy Notes with ICE Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 Rep.Tom Suozzi
Feb. 28, 2020 Suozzi's Bipartisan Vaping Bill Passes House of Representatives Rep.Tom Suozzi
Feb. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Jonathan is 6 years old. He's from the Bronx. And when he took off a day from school to come be my guest for the State of the Union and fight for health care for kids across the country, he needed an absentee note for his teacher. #SOTU" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump administration keeps attacking the Flores agreement that protects immigrant kids. With Democrats from the Senate and the House, I'm proud to tell the courts they must uphold these protections. Immigrants are America!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lawmakers Call on Administration to Ban Flavored Vaping Products Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Jan. 23, 2020 Congressman Morelle Takes Action to Uplift Families in Need During National Poverty Awareness Month Rep.Joe Morelle
Jan. 15, 2020 Letter to Richard A. Carranza, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education - Queens Elected Officials Demand Answers About Harassment and Sexual Assault of Students at Marie Curie Middle School (M.S. 158) in Bayside Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud to have fought for a $550 million increase for the Child Care Development Block Grant. It will now get a total $5.826 billion--more than double from just 3 years ago. The Child Care Development Block Grant helps states offset child care costs for low-income families." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Because of the Trump administration's health care sabotage: Over 400,000 more kids in America were forced to go without health insurance in 2018 than in 2016. That's appalling." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin Sends Bipartisan & Bicameral Letter To President Trump Urging For Final E-Cigarette Flavor Ban Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Nov. 27, 2019 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Democrats Slam Trump Administration over Latest Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats to Slam Trump Administration's Walk Back from Strong Tobacco Regulation Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Nov. 26, 2019 Meng Introduces Legislation to Help Young People Become Next Generation of Entrepreneurs Rep.Grace Meng
Nov. 22, 2019 21st Century Youth Entrepreneurship Act Rep.Grace Meng
Nov. 19, 2019 Schumer meets with leadership from one of Sullivan County's top employers, center for discovery, and vows to assist top-notch organization as it constructs sorely-needed and first-of-its-kind specialty children's hospital Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 18, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump is wavering on his promise to ban flavored e-cigarettes? They are marketed towards children. This is a pattern. The reporting says the president backed off after hearing from industry lobbyists that the ban might hurt him politically." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 18, 2019 Schumer: Federal flavored e-cig ban newly revealed to be on life support; standing with Western New York kids, senator demands Feds move forward with the plan, include all flavors & immediately finalize ban Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "This is appalling Almost 70,000 migrant infants, toddlers, kids, & teens were reportedly held by President Trump's administration in the last year @SenateMajLdr McConnell: It's long past time to vote on our bill to stop cruelty to migrant children. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Schumer: Flavored e-cig ban is under review right now but could include major loophole, leaving some kid friendly flavors on the market; standing with Dutchess County kids, senator demands Feds include these flavors & immediately finalize the ban Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the Department of Justice, and Hon. Christopher Way, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Schiff, Schumer Send Letter to DOJ on Failure to Implement Legislation to Protect Children and Vulnerable Populations Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 21, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Calls on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Take Action to Ensure Safety of Baby Food Rep.Joe Morelle
Oct. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The FDA must investigate the new report detailing the presence of toxic metals in a wide variety of baby foods. We need new regulations to force the industry to address exposures and alleviate concerns for the health of our youngest Americans." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 20, 2019 Schumer urges FDA to investigate new report showing medley of toxic metals in baby foods; Feds have not moved to set regs that would force industry to address exposures & alleviate concerns for health of our youngest; parents are rightfully anxious Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2019 Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3942, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - With New York state ban on kid-friendly e-cig flavors totally frozen, Schumer --standing with Orange County kids-- pushes new plan that bans flavors at the national level; legislation, with strong backers, could pass--but it requires congress to act Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "E-cigarettes are plaguing schools in New York and around the country. That's why I'm here at Little Falls Middle School to say that as the epidemic worsens: We must ban kid-friendly flavored e-cigs and educate students on the dangers of unregulated devices. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Schumer: as e-cig use plagues Mohawk Valley high schools, and as deaths spike nationwide, Feds must do more to curb epidemic & protect kids; senator launches new two-pronged plan to ban kid-friendly flavors & educate students on dangers of under-regulated devices Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 25, 2019 Fitzpatrick, Gottheimer, Stefanik, Kelly, Boyle, Murphy Introduce Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The energy these students from @350 showed me this week is outstanding. I'm so proud they're standing up to fight climate change. Because it's long past time to act. #ClimateStrike" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2019 Meng Stands With Students to Support Teaching Climate Change in Schools Rep.Grace Meng
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "RT if you agree: It's long past time to act on climate change. #ClimateStrike" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "This is my climate change story This is how I think about it This is for our planet, our kids, our grandkids This is for my grandson Noah The energy in New York's streets today as students stand up to demand action on climate change is incredible We must act now #ClimateStrike" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "The energy in the streets of New York today as students and more stand up to demand action on climate change is incredible. This is for our planet. This is for our kids. This is for our grandkids. This is for my grandson, Noah. And it's time to act. Now. #ClimateStrike" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 19, 2019 Suozzi Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Address the Vaping and Smoking Epidemic Rep.Tom Suozzi
Sept. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to Jeffrey Bezos Amazon CEO - Meng Sends Letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Calling for His Company to Remove Unsafe, Banned or Deceptively Labeled Products Rep.Grace Meng
Aug. 6, 2019 Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Authorizing Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses to Ensure Student Safety Rep.Tim Kennedy, ...
July 25, 2019 Statement from Congressman Joe Morelle on President Trump's Proposal to Cut Snap Benefits Rep.Joe Morelle
July 3, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan - Meeks Leads NYC Delegation Letter to CBP in Response to Derisive Facebook Group Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 28, 2019 Meng Statement on Voting Against Senate's Border Spending Bill Rep.Grace Meng
June 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Call for Maintaining Strong Children's Television Rules Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 27, 2019 Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill Rep.Paul Tonko
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - U.S. Senator Tina Smith Continues Fight to Secure Health Committee Hearing on Negative Consequences of Family Separation on Children Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 21, 2019 Gillibrand, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give More Kids Access to Healthy Meals Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2019 Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Bill To Improve Adoption And Foster Care Standards Nationwide Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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