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Nov. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Udall, Heinrich, Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Leaders To Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure To Rename Military Bases And Other Assets Honoring The Confederacy
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 6, 2020
Bonamici Statement on Portland Protests
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 26, 2020
Letter to Honorable Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Bonamici, Adams Lead Call to Protect Workplace Rights for Women
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Oct. 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Adam Klein, Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Hon. Edward Felten, the Hon. Jane Nitze, the Hon. Travis LeBlanc, and the Hon. Aditya Bamzai, Board Members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Rush, Eshoo, Wyden Demand Investigation of Federal Agencies Surveilling Black Lives Matter Protests
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 8, 2020
Senate Democrats Release New Report Detailing the Assault on Our Democracy by Republican-appointed Judges
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 23, 2020
Peters and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Unplug Internet "Kill Switch' and Protect Civil Liberties
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 3, 2020
Governor Kate Brown Issues Joint Statement with Elected Officials and Community Leaders Condemning Acts of Violence in Portland
Rep. Janelle Bynum, ...
Sept. 1, 2020
Letter to Hon. John Barsa, USAID's Acting Administrator - USAID's recently released draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 13, 2020
Booker, Senators Announce College Athletes Bill of Rights
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 6, 2020
Van Hollen, Markey, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 6, 2020
Merkley, Wyden Introduce Resolution Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 4, 2020
Merkley Highlights Abuses of Peaceful Protesters by Federal Forces in Portland at Senate Hearing
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Aug. 4, 2020
Bonamici Speaks Out Against Federal Abuse of Power at Portland Protests during Oversight Subcommittee Discussion with Oregonians
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Aug. 4, 2020
Merkley, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Put Strict Limits on Corporate Use of Facial Recognition
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 3, 2020
Letter to Anindya Datta, CEO and Chairman and of Mobilewalla - Warren, Maloney, Wyden, DeSaulnier Probe Data Broker's Collection of Data on Black Lives Matter Demonstrators
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 31, 2020
Letter to Joseph J. Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Wyden, Cassidy and Bicameral Coalition Request FTC Investigate Advertisers Tracking Americans at Places of Worship and Protests
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 29, 2020
Merkley Welcomes Announcement of Withdrawal of Federal Forces From Portland
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 27, 2020
ICYMI: Castro, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Garcia Unveil Appropriations Amendments to Defund Trump's Secret Police
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 24, 2020
Bonamici, Blumenauer, Castro, Garcia Unveil Appropriations Amendments to Defund Trump's Secret Police
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
July 23, 2020
Merkley Opposes NDAA, Continues to Press for Vote on Trump's Secret Police
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 23, 2020
Wyden, Merkley Introduce The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 22, 2020
Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 22, 2020
Wyden to Oppose Nomination of DOJ Official Over Unconstitutional Abuses in Portland
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 21, 2020
Bennet, Colleagues Announce Legislation to Block Unnecessary Federal Military-Style Occupations in American Cities
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2020
NBC News - Trump sent federal agents to Portland to help with his political agenda -- not the protests
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 20, 2020
Wyden Introduces Bill to Protect Hong Kongers Against Chinese Government's New National Security Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 20, 2020
Senators, Representatives Announce Legislation to Block Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Portland and Other American Cities
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security - Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici Demand Federal Forces be Removed from Portland
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 17, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici Call for Investigations into Federal Operatives in Portland
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security - Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer and Bonamici Demand Answers from DHS and DOJ after Federal Agent Shoots Peaceful Protester in Head
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 13, 2020
CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Jeff Merkley
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 9, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Members of Congress to President Trump: Remove Policies Discriminating Against LGBTQ Individuals
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 7, 2020
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 7, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Request Full Implementation, Enforcement of the Death In Custody Reporting Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Micheal Kozak and Director General Carol M. Perez - Reps. Butterfield, Bass and Sens. Booker, Markey Urge the State Department to Address Racial Discrimination Faced by Foreign Service Officers
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rosen Joins Letter Calling for Department of Justice to Address the Mass Closure of Polling Locations in Tribal Communities
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020
Reps. Pressley, Jayapal, Tlaib, Clarke & Sens. Markey, Merkley Announce Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition, Other Biometric Technology
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020
CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 25, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues, Introduce Legislation to Rename All Bases, Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy Within One Year
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to Chris Gildea, President of Venntel, Inc. - Members Launch Bicameral Investigation Into Company Tracking, Collecting, and Selling Consumers' Location Data
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
The JUSTICE Act
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 19, 2020
She was about four feet tall, and as powerful as could be.
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Wyden Lays Out Agenda For Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Committee
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Udall, Heinrich, Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Leaders To Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure To Rename Military Bases And Other Assets Honoring The Confederacy
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Nov. 6, 2020
Bonamici Statement on Portland Protests
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 26, 2020
Letter to Honorable Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Bonamici, Adams Lead Call to Protect Workplace Rights for Women
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Oct. 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Adam Klein, Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Hon. Edward Felten, the Hon. Jane Nitze, the Hon. Travis LeBlanc, and the Hon. Aditya Bamzai, Board Members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Rush, Eshoo, Wyden Demand Investigation of Federal Agencies Surveilling Black Lives Matter Protests
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 8, 2020
Senate Democrats Release New Report Detailing the Assault on Our Democracy by Republican-appointed Judges
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 23, 2020
Peters and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Unplug Internet "Kill Switch' and Protect Civil Liberties
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 3, 2020
Governor Kate Brown Issues Joint Statement with Elected Officials and Community Leaders Condemning Acts of Violence in Portland
Rep.Janelle Bynum, ...
Sept. 1, 2020
Letter to Hon. John Barsa, USAID's Acting Administrator - USAID's recently released draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 13, 2020
Booker, Senators Announce College Athletes Bill of Rights
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 6, 2020
Van Hollen, Markey, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 6, 2020
Merkley, Wyden Introduce Resolution Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 4, 2020
Merkley Highlights Abuses of Peaceful Protesters by Federal Forces in Portland at Senate Hearing
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Aug. 4, 2020
Bonamici Speaks Out Against Federal Abuse of Power at Portland Protests during Oversight Subcommittee Discussion with Oregonians
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Aug. 4, 2020
Merkley, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Put Strict Limits on Corporate Use of Facial Recognition
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 3, 2020
Letter to Anindya Datta, CEO and Chairman and of Mobilewalla - Warren, Maloney, Wyden, DeSaulnier Probe Data Broker's Collection of Data on Black Lives Matter Demonstrators
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 31, 2020
Letter to Joseph J. Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Wyden, Cassidy and Bicameral Coalition Request FTC Investigate Advertisers Tracking Americans at Places of Worship and Protests
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 29, 2020
Merkley Welcomes Announcement of Withdrawal of Federal Forces From Portland
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 27, 2020
ICYMI: Castro, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Garcia Unveil Appropriations Amendments to Defund Trump's Secret Police
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 24, 2020
Bonamici, Blumenauer, Castro, Garcia Unveil Appropriations Amendments to Defund Trump's Secret Police
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
July 23, 2020
Merkley Opposes NDAA, Continues to Press for Vote on Trump's Secret Police
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 23, 2020
Wyden, Merkley Introduce The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 22, 2020
Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 22, 2020
Wyden to Oppose Nomination of DOJ Official Over Unconstitutional Abuses in Portland
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 21, 2020
Bennet, Colleagues Announce Legislation to Block Unnecessary Federal Military-Style Occupations in American Cities
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 20, 2020
NBC News - Trump sent federal agents to Portland to help with his political agenda -- not the protests
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 20, 2020
Wyden Introduces Bill to Protect Hong Kongers Against Chinese Government's New National Security Bill
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 20, 2020
Senators, Representatives Announce Legislation to Block Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Portland and Other American Cities
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security - Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici Demand Federal Forces be Removed from Portland
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 17, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici Call for Investigations into Federal Operatives in Portland
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security - Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer and Bonamici Demand Answers from DHS and DOJ after Federal Agent Shoots Peaceful Protester in Head
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 13, 2020
CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Jeff Merkley
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 9, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Members of Congress to President Trump: Remove Policies Discriminating Against LGBTQ Individuals
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 7, 2020
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 7, 2020
Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Request Full Implementation, Enforcement of the Death In Custody Reporting Act
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Micheal Kozak and Director General Carol M. Perez - Reps. Butterfield, Bass and Sens. Booker, Markey Urge the State Department to Address Racial Discrimination Faced by Foreign Service Officers
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rosen Joins Letter Calling for Department of Justice to Address the Mass Closure of Polling Locations in Tribal Communities
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020
Reps. Pressley, Jayapal, Tlaib, Clarke & Sens. Markey, Merkley Announce Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition, Other Biometric Technology
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020
CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 25, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues, Introduce Legislation to Rename All Bases, Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy Within One Year
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to Chris Gildea, President of Venntel, Inc. - Members Launch Bicameral Investigation Into Company Tracking, Collecting, and Selling Consumers' Location Data
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
The JUSTICE Act
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 19, 2020
She was about four feet tall, and as powerful as could be.
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Wyden Lays Out Agenda For Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Committee
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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