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Oct. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary U.S. Department of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education - Bonamici Leads 58 Lawmakers in Demanding DeVos Protect Civil Rights of LGBTQ Students
Rep. Sylvia Garcia, ...
Oct. 9, 2019
Sen. Cruz Live From Taiwan on CNBC's "Squawk Box'
Sen. Ted Cruz
Sept. 24, 2019
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month"
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans
Rep. Sylvia Garcia, ...
July 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission
Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
July 10, 2019
Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congresswoman Escobar Joins Democratic Women's Caucus to Demand Answers on Discrimination and Harassment at the FBI Training Academy
Rep. Veronica Escobar
June 26, 2019
Sen. Cruz: "Brunei's Sharia Penal Code Is Inhumane and Immoral, and This Vote Is an Important Statement That the Senate Is United Against These Human Rights Violations'
Sen. Ted Cruz
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep. Chip Roy
May 31, 2019
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Statement on LGBTQ Pride Month
Rep. Veronica Escobar
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
May 17, 2019
Arrington Statement on The Democrats' "Equality Act"
Rep. Jodey Arrington
May 17, 2019
Congresswoman Escobar Statement on House Vote to Protect LGBTQ Individuals Against Discrimination
Rep. Veronica Escobar
May 17, 2019
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Supports Passage of LGBTQ Equality Act
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep. Sylvia Garcia
Nov. 16, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers See Troubling Language in Trade Deal
Rep. Randy Weber, ...
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. Joaquin Castro, ...
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. Al Green, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
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. Lloyd Doggett, ...
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. Lloyd Doggett, ...
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Al Green, ...
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. Marc Veasey, ...
July 26, 2017
Rep. Veasey Statement on President Trump's Military Transgender Ban
Rep. Marc Veasey
July 26, 2017
Castro Statement on President Trump's Transgender Military Ban Announcement
Rep. Joaquin Castro
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
June 28, 2017
Congressman Al Green's Statement on LGBTQ Month
Rep. Al Green
June 7, 2017
Abraham, House members act to restore Congressional authority on transgender definition
Rep. Brian Babin, ...
Dec. 2, 2016
Castro Statement on House Passage of FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Joaquin Castro
July 28, 2016
Letter to Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association - All Star Game
Rep. Brian Babin, ...
June 30, 2016
Babin: Military Should Not Be Used as Vehicle for Obama's Social Engineering
Rep. Brian Babin
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. Brian Babin, ...
June 14, 2016
On the Tragic Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Rep. Al Green
June 14, 2016
Equal Rights for All
Rep. Al Green
June 14, 2016
You Are Not Alone
Rep. Al Green
June 9, 2016
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep. Al Green
May 17, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Hensarling, Fellow Conservatives Send Letter Challenging President's School Bathroom Mandate
Rep. Brian Babin, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President - School Bathrrom Guidance
Rep. Brian Babin, ...
May 12, 2016
Dr. Kent Scribner
Rep. Marc Veasey
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
April 27, 2016
Letter to John H. Thompson, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Grijalva, Sen. Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Add LGBT Data to Census Survey
Rep. Marc Veasey, ...
Dec. 11, 2015
ICYMI: National Organization for Marriage Endorses Cruz
Sen. Ted Cruz
Oct. 28, 2015
Time - Transcript: Read the Full Text of the CNBC Republican Debate in Boulder
Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
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. Marc Veasey, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep. Al Green, ...
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep. Marc Veasey, ...
July 14, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
Rep. Marc Veasey, ...
July 9, 2015
Confederate Battle Flag
Rep. Brian Babin
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep. Al Green, ...
July 9, 2015
Breitbart - SCOTUS Marriage Ruling is about Tyranny, Not Equality
Rep. Brian Babin, ...
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Oct. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary U.S. Department of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education - Bonamici Leads 58 Lawmakers in Demanding DeVos Protect Civil Rights of LGBTQ Students
Rep.Sylvia Garcia, ...
Oct. 9, 2019
Sen. Cruz Live From Taiwan on CNBC's "Squawk Box'
Sen.Ted Cruz
Sept. 24, 2019
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month"
Rep.Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reps. Pressley, Wexton Slam Carson's Latest Attack on Transgender Americans
Rep.Sylvia Garcia, ...
July 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission
Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
July 10, 2019
Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congresswoman Escobar Joins Democratic Women's Caucus to Demand Answers on Discrimination and Harassment at the FBI Training Academy
Rep.Veronica Escobar
June 26, 2019
Sen. Cruz: "Brunei's Sharia Penal Code Is Inhumane and Immoral, and This Vote Is an Important Statement That the Senate Is United Against These Human Rights Violations'
Sen.Ted Cruz
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep.Chip Roy
May 31, 2019
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Statement on LGBTQ Pride Month
Rep.Veronica Escobar
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep.Lloyd Doggett
May 17, 2019
Arrington Statement on The Democrats' "Equality Act"
Rep.Jodey Arrington
May 17, 2019
Congresswoman Escobar Statement on House Vote to Protect LGBTQ Individuals Against Discrimination
Rep.Veronica Escobar
May 17, 2019
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Supports Passage of LGBTQ Equality Act
Rep.Lizzie Fletcher
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep.Sylvia Garcia
Nov. 16, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers See Troubling Language in Trade Deal
Rep.Randy Weber, ...
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.Joaquin Castro, ...
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.Al Green, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
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.Lloyd Doggett, ...
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.Lloyd Doggett, ...
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Al Green, ...
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.Marc Veasey, ...
July 26, 2017
Rep. Veasey Statement on President Trump's Military Transgender Ban
Rep.Marc Veasey
July 26, 2017
Castro Statement on President Trump's Transgender Military Ban Announcement
Rep.Joaquin Castro
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
June 28, 2017
Congressman Al Green's Statement on LGBTQ Month
Rep.Al Green
June 7, 2017
Abraham, House members act to restore Congressional authority on transgender definition
Rep.Brian Babin, ...
Dec. 2, 2016
Castro Statement on House Passage of FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Joaquin Castro
July 28, 2016
Letter to Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association - All Star Game
Rep.Brian Babin, ...
June 30, 2016
Babin: Military Should Not Be Used as Vehicle for Obama's Social Engineering
Rep.Brian Babin
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.Brian Babin, ...
June 14, 2016
On the Tragic Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Rep.Al Green
June 14, 2016
Equal Rights for All
Rep.Al Green
June 14, 2016
You Are Not Alone
Rep.Al Green
June 9, 2016
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep.Al Green
May 17, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Hensarling, Fellow Conservatives Send Letter Challenging President's School Bathroom Mandate
Rep.Brian Babin, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President - School Bathrrom Guidance
Rep.Brian Babin, ...
May 12, 2016
Dr. Kent Scribner
Rep.Marc Veasey
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
April 27, 2016
Letter to John H. Thompson, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Grijalva, Sen. Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Add LGBT Data to Census Survey
Rep.Marc Veasey, ...
Dec. 11, 2015
ICYMI: National Organization for Marriage Endorses Cruz
Sen.Ted Cruz
Oct. 28, 2015
Time - Transcript: Read the Full Text of the CNBC Republican Debate in Boulder
Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
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.Marc Veasey, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep.Al Green, ...
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep.Marc Veasey, ...
July 14, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
Rep.Marc Veasey, ...
July 9, 2015
Confederate Battle Flag
Rep.Brian Babin
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep.Al Green, ...
July 9, 2015
Breitbart - SCOTUS Marriage Ruling is about Tyranny, Not Equality
Rep.Brian Babin, ...
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