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July 7, 2020
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 6, 2020
Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Cisneros Joins Colleagues Requesting DoD IG to Conduct an Independent Investigation into Specialist Vanessa Guillen's Case
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Murphy, Blumenthal Demand Trump Restore Protections for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen. Ron Wyden
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 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 1, 2020
Letter to Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Senators Demand USCIS Remove "Misleading" And "Deceptive" DACA Statement From Website
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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. Ron Wyden, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Rep. Maloney Joins Over 100 Members of Congress to Demand USCIS Accept New DACA Applications
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 1, 2020
Wyden: New Version of EARN IT Would Do Little to Stop CSAM; Continues to Threaten Encryption and Free Speech Online
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 1, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Norcross, Booker Urge House and Senate Leadership to Strengthen Support for Children of Migrant Workers in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 30, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - 80 Members of Congress Call on Trump Administration to Promptly Release Families Together
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice - Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 29, 2020
Bonamici Statement on SCOTUS Decision Preserving Abortion Rights
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 25, 2020
CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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
Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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 Donald Washington, Director of the United States Marshall Service - Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Schrader Ask Feds for Answers About Surveillance Flight Over Portland Protest
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 24, 2020
Letter to EU Member States, Delegation of the European Union to the United States - Rosen Leads Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on European Union to Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
The JUSTICE Act
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 23, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Mucarsel-Powell, Over 100 House Democrats And CHC Members Call On Senator McConnell To Stop Blocking The American Dream And Promise Act
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 23, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
Wyden, Grijalva, Haaland Welcome Interior Watchdog Probe into Excessive Use of Force Against Peaceful Lafayette Park Protesters for Trump Photo Op
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus In Calling On Leader McConnell To Bring Bipartisan House-Passed Dream & Promise Act To Floor For A Vote
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 22, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the U.S. - Over 100 House Democrats and CHC Members Call on President Trump to Endorse American Dream and Promise Act, Permanently Protect Dreamers
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 20, 2020
Now They Can Dream Again.
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 19, 2020
She was about four feet tall, and as powerful as could be.
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 19, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury, and Charles Rettig Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Cortez Masto Leads Push To Ensure Survivors Of Domestic Violence Can Access Their Economic Impact Payment
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Bennet, 42 Senate Democrats Call on Trump to Protect Dreamers Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Decision
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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, ...
June 18, 2020
Wyden Statement on HHS OIG Report Finding That ORR Incident Reporting System is Ineffective, Jeopardizing the Safety and Well-Being of Migrant Children
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Following Supreme Court Action Protecting DACA Recipients from Imminent Deportation, Merkley Calls for Further Action
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
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
The DREAMers won (for now) and what we must do next
Sen. Jeff Merkley
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
Wyden statement on Supreme Court ruling Donald Trump's attempts to end DACA protections unlawful
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020
Bonamici Applauds Supreme Court Decision Restoring Protections for Dreamers: "Now They Can Dream Again"
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 17, 2020
Merkley Applauds Signing of Uyghur Human Rights Policy, Urges Strong Enforcement Sanctions Provisions
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 16, 2020
Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation Ensuring Protection For Whistleblowers Who Expose Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Federal COVID-19 Relief Effort
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 16, 2020
Another Step Toward Equality
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 16, 2020
Letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - DeGette leads 108 Members of Congress in urging FDA to ease restrictions on medication abortion
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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July 7, 2020
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 6, 2020
Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Cisneros Joins Colleagues Requesting DoD IG to Conduct an Independent Investigation into Specialist Vanessa Guillen's Case
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Murphy, Blumenthal Demand Trump Restore Protections for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen.Ron Wyden
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 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 1, 2020
Letter to Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Senators Demand USCIS Remove "Misleading" And "Deceptive" DACA Statement From Website
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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.Ron Wyden, ...
July 1, 2020
Letter to Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Rep. Maloney Joins Over 100 Members of Congress to Demand USCIS Accept New DACA Applications
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 1, 2020
Wyden: New Version of EARN IT Would Do Little to Stop CSAM; Continues to Threaten Encryption and Free Speech Online
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 1, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Norcross, Booker Urge House and Senate Leadership to Strengthen Support for Children of Migrant Workers in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 30, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - 80 Members of Congress Call on Trump Administration to Promptly Release Families Together
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice - Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 29, 2020
Bonamici Statement on SCOTUS Decision Preserving Abortion Rights
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 25, 2020
CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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
Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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 Donald Washington, Director of the United States Marshall Service - Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Schrader Ask Feds for Answers About Surveillance Flight Over Portland Protest
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 24, 2020
Letter to EU Member States, Delegation of the European Union to the United States - Rosen Leads Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on European Union to Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
The JUSTICE Act
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 23, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Mucarsel-Powell, Over 100 House Democrats And CHC Members Call On Senator McConnell To Stop Blocking The American Dream And Promise Act
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 23, 2020
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020
Wyden, Grijalva, Haaland Welcome Interior Watchdog Probe into Excessive Use of Force Against Peaceful Lafayette Park Protesters for Trump Photo Op
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus In Calling On Leader McConnell To Bring Bipartisan House-Passed Dream & Promise Act To Floor For A Vote
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 22, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the U.S. - Over 100 House Democrats and CHC Members Call on President Trump to Endorse American Dream and Promise Act, Permanently Protect Dreamers
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 20, 2020
Now They Can Dream Again.
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 19, 2020
She was about four feet tall, and as powerful as could be.
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 19, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury, and Charles Rettig Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Cortez Masto Leads Push To Ensure Survivors Of Domestic Violence Can Access Their Economic Impact Payment
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 19, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Bennet, 42 Senate Democrats Call on Trump to Protect Dreamers Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Decision
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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, ...
June 18, 2020
Wyden Statement on HHS OIG Report Finding That ORR Incident Reporting System is Ineffective, Jeopardizing the Safety and Well-Being of Migrant Children
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Following Supreme Court Action Protecting DACA Recipients from Imminent Deportation, Merkley Calls for Further Action
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
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
The DREAMers won (for now) and what we must do next
Sen.Jeff Merkley
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
Wyden statement on Supreme Court ruling Donald Trump's attempts to end DACA protections unlawful
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020
Executive Session
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020
Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020
Bonamici Applauds Supreme Court Decision Restoring Protections for Dreamers: "Now They Can Dream Again"
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 17, 2020
Merkley Applauds Signing of Uyghur Human Rights Policy, Urges Strong Enforcement Sanctions Provisions
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 16, 2020
Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation Ensuring Protection For Whistleblowers Who Expose Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Federal COVID-19 Relief Effort
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 16, 2020
Another Step Toward Equality
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 16, 2020
Letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - DeGette leads 108 Members of Congress in urging FDA to ease restrictions on medication abortion
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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