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July 6, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Norman Leads Probe Into Possible Inappropriate Restrictions on USDA Funding for Free and Low-cost Meals for Economically Disadvantaged Students
Rep. Tim Burchett, ...
June 27, 2022
Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture - "Congressman Biggs Challenges USDA's Woke Gender Policy Changes"
Rep. Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 27, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Challenging USDA's Woke Gender Policy Changes
Rep. Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 27, 2022
Grothman Introduces the Stop WOKE Meals Act
Rep. Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 23, 2022
Blackburn Blasts Democrats For Erasing Women & Girls From Sports
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
March 30, 2022
Rep. Boebert Introduces Resolution Honoring the Fastest Female Swimmer in the NCAA Division I Women's 500-Yard Freestyle
Rep. Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 17, 2021
Hagerty Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling Upholding Religious Freedom
Sen. Bill Hagerty
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. Steve Cohen, ...
June 15, 2020
Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Nadler & Cohen Denounce Trump Administration Rollback of Civil Rights Protections in Healthcare
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Oct. 21, 2019
Hice, Hartzler, Blackburn Lead Amicus Brief Supporting Arlene's Flowers
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ...
July 15, 2019
Congressman Cohen Introduces Censure Resolution Against Trump
Rep. Steve Cohen
May 17, 2019
Congressman Cohen Votes for Equality Act
Rep. Steve Cohen
Jan. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Sec. of State - House Members Condemn Violence Against LGBT People In Chechnya
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Oct. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
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. Steve Cohen, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
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. Steve Cohen, ...
Oct. 6, 2017
Conyers and Cohen: Trump Administration Conflates Religious Liberty with the Right to Discriminate in Latest Troubling Actions
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Trump's Ban on Transgender Military Servicemembers
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Robert Mcdonald, Secretary U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerns Surrounding the Spring 2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, ...
June 20, 2016
Letter to Robert M. Califf, Commisioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
May 17, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Hensarling, Fellow Conservatives Send Letter Challenging President's School Bathroom Mandate
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President - School Bathrrom Guidance
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, ...
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
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
June 26, 2015
Paying My Respects to the Victims of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church Shooting
Rep. Steve Cohen
June 26, 2015
Congressman Cohen Applauds Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Rep. Steve Cohen
June 26, 2015
Blackburn Statement on SCOTUS Marriage Ruling
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
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. Steve Cohen, ...
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Drop Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Nov. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Urging Funding to Protect LGBT Human Rights Globally
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Jan. 29, 2014
Letter to Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education - Campus Sexual Assaults
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
June 26, 2013
Cohen's Response to Supreme Court Decision on DOMA: SCOTUS Ruled Against Discrimination in Favor of Equality and States' Rights
Rep. Steve Cohen
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
Jan. 23, 2013
Cohen: It's Time to Reauthorize and Strengthen the Violence Against Women Act
Rep. Steve Cohen
Sept. 7, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
July 10, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
June 8, 2012
Letter to the Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
May 13, 2012
ABC "This Week" - Transcript
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ...
May 10, 2012
Chuck Fleischmann Comments on President Obama's Support for Gay Marriage
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
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July 6, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Norman Leads Probe Into Possible Inappropriate Restrictions on USDA Funding for Free and Low-cost Meals for Economically Disadvantaged Students
Rep.Tim Burchett, ...
June 27, 2022
Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture - "Congressman Biggs Challenges USDA's Woke Gender Policy Changes"
Rep.Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 27, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Challenging USDA's Woke Gender Policy Changes
Rep.Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 27, 2022
Grothman Introduces the Stop WOKE Meals Act
Rep.Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 23, 2022
Blackburn Blasts Democrats For Erasing Women & Girls From Sports
Sen.Marsha Blackburn
March 30, 2022
Rep. Boebert Introduces Resolution Honoring the Fastest Female Swimmer in the NCAA Division I Women's 500-Yard Freestyle
Rep.Diana Harshbarger, ...
June 17, 2021
Hagerty Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling Upholding Religious Freedom
Sen.Bill Hagerty
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.Steve Cohen, ...
June 15, 2020
Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Nadler & Cohen Denounce Trump Administration Rollback of Civil Rights Protections in Healthcare
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Oct. 21, 2019
Hice, Hartzler, Blackburn Lead Amicus Brief Supporting Arlene's Flowers
Sen.Marsha Blackburn, ...
July 15, 2019
Congressman Cohen Introduces Censure Resolution Against Trump
Rep.Steve Cohen
May 17, 2019
Congressman Cohen Votes for Equality Act
Rep.Steve Cohen
Jan. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Sec. of State - House Members Condemn Violence Against LGBT People In Chechnya
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Oct. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
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.Steve Cohen, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
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.Steve Cohen, ...
Oct. 6, 2017
Conyers and Cohen: Trump Administration Conflates Religious Liberty with the Right to Discriminate in Latest Troubling Actions
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Trump's Ban on Transgender Military Servicemembers
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Robert Mcdonald, Secretary U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerns Surrounding the Spring 2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Rep.Chuck Fleischmann, ...
June 20, 2016
Letter to Robert M. Califf, Commisioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
May 17, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Hensarling, Fellow Conservatives Send Letter Challenging President's School Bathroom Mandate
Rep.Chuck Fleischmann, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President - School Bathrrom Guidance
Rep.Chuck Fleischmann, ...
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
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
June 26, 2015
Paying My Respects to the Victims of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church Shooting
Rep.Steve Cohen
June 26, 2015
Congressman Cohen Applauds Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Rep.Steve Cohen
June 26, 2015
Blackburn Statement on SCOTUS Marriage Ruling
Sen.Marsha Blackburn
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.Steve Cohen, ...
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Drop Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Nov. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Urging Funding to Protect LGBT Human Rights Globally
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Jan. 29, 2014
Letter to Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education - Campus Sexual Assaults
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
June 26, 2013
Cohen's Response to Supreme Court Decision on DOMA: SCOTUS Ruled Against Discrimination in Favor of Equality and States' Rights
Rep.Steve Cohen
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
Jan. 23, 2013
Cohen: It's Time to Reauthorize and Strengthen the Violence Against Women Act
Rep.Steve Cohen
Sept. 7, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
July 10, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
June 8, 2012
Letter to the Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
May 13, 2012
ABC "This Week" - Transcript
Sen.Marsha Blackburn, ...
May 10, 2012
Chuck Fleischmann Comments on President Obama's Support for Gay Marriage
Rep.Chuck Fleischmann
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