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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. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 15, 2020 Representative Smith Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Protections Rep. Adam Smith
June 12, 2020 Murray Slams Trump Rule Allowing Health Care Discrimination as "Presidential Malpractice" Sen. Patty Murray
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Murray Demand HHS Withdraw Rule Allowing Sweeping Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQIA+ Communities and Religious Minorities Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 26, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to Assistant Secretary Elinore F. McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use of the DHH and and Dr. Richard McKeon, Chief of Suicide Prevention Branch of Center for Mental Health Services - Pingree, 43 Bipartisan Members Urge Trump Admin to Preserve Mental Health Services for LGBTQ Youth Throughout Pandemic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Adam Smith, ...
May 20, 2020 Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Adam Smith, ...
May 18, 2020 Smith Statement on Navy's First Transgender Service Waiver Rep. Adam Smith
May 7, 2020 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and John Barsa, Acting Administrator USAID - Senator Markey and Rep. Titus Lead Colleagues in Urging State Department, USAID to Protect Global LGBTQI Population During Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 14, 2020 Smith Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Trump's Discriminatory Transgender Ban Rep. Adam Smith
March 26, 2020 Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 17, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Maloney Calls on Trump to Defend Ambassador Recalled for Defending LGBTQ People Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Senator Murray's Statement on Trump Administration's Proposal to Expand Federally-Sanctioned Discrimination Against the LGBTQIA+ Community and Women Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Leads House Letter Calling for End to Transgender Migrant Detention Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - 50+ Members Call Out Trump Administration's Removal of Ambassador who Defended LGBTQ People Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
Dec. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Dec. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
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. Rick Larsen, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
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. Adam Smith, ...
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. Adam Smith, ...
Sept. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Senator Murray, Democrats Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Allow Government-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQ People, Women, and More Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 16, 2019 Smith Statement on Trump Administration's Proposed Discriminatory Labor Rule Rep. Adam Smith
July 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission Rep. Adam Smith, ...
June 28, 2019 Murray, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Uprising Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar - Murray Demands Trump-Pence Administration Reverse Course and Uphold Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care Sen. Patty Murray
June 27, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen. Patty Murray
June 26, 2019 DelBene Introduces Resolution Marking June 26th "LGBTQ Equality Day" Rep. Suzan DelBene
June 21, 2019 Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Equal Treatment for Same-Sex Couples Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to Benjamin Carson Sr., Secretary of US Department of Housing and Urban Development - As Communities in Washington State and Nationwide Celebrate Pride Month, Senator Murray Calls Out Trump Administration's Anti-Equality Agenda, Urges Further Action to Promote, Protect LGBTQIA+ Rights Sen. Patty Murray
June 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 5, 2019 Chairman Smith Response to Trump's Lies Regarding Transgender Service Members' Medical Treatment Rep. Adam Smith
June 3, 2019 Letter to Benjamin Carson, Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Pressley & Lawmakers Slam Carson's Rollback of Transgender Protections Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
May 17, 2019 Larsen Votes to Support LGBTQ+ Community Rep. Rick Larsen
May 17, 2019 Urging the Senate to Pass the Equality Act Rep. Suzan DelBene
May 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici Leads Effort to Call on DeVos to Reinstate Protections for Transgender Students; Joined by 44 Colleagues Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
March 28, 2019 Opposing Ban on Transgender Members of Armed Forces Rep. Adam Smith
March 28, 2019 Rep. Larsen Opposes President Trump's Transgender Military Service Ban Rep. Rick Larsen
March 13, 2019 Chairman Smith Statement on DOD Implementation of the Ban on Transgender Military Service Rep. Adam Smith
Jan. 22, 2019 Smith Statement on Supreme Court Decision About Transgender Military Service Rep. Adam Smith
Jan. 22, 2019 Senator Murray' Statement on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Enforcement of President Trump's Transgender Military Ban Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 22, 2019 Smith Statement on Supreme Court Decision About Transgender Military Service Rep. Adam Smith
Dec. 19, 2018 Tweet - "NEW REPORT: workers' willingness to speak up and push for change is making a difference across the spectrum of workplaces in our country, from corporate boardrooms to farm fields and hotel chains--but there is much more to do." Sen. Patty Murray
Date Title Politician
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.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 15, 2020 Representative Smith Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Protections Rep.Adam Smith
June 12, 2020 Murray Slams Trump Rule Allowing Health Care Discrimination as "Presidential Malpractice" Sen.Patty Murray
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Murray Demand HHS Withdraw Rule Allowing Sweeping Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQIA+ Communities and Religious Minorities Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
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.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 26, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to Assistant Secretary Elinore F. McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use of the DHH and and Dr. Richard McKeon, Chief of Suicide Prevention Branch of Center for Mental Health Services - Pingree, 43 Bipartisan Members Urge Trump Admin to Preserve Mental Health Services for LGBTQ Youth Throughout Pandemic Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Adam Smith, ...
May 20, 2020 Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Adam Smith, ...
May 18, 2020 Smith Statement on Navy's First Transgender Service Waiver Rep.Adam Smith
May 7, 2020 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and John Barsa, Acting Administrator USAID - Senator Markey and Rep. Titus Lead Colleagues in Urging State Department, USAID to Protect Global LGBTQI Population During Coronavirus Pandemic Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 14, 2020 Smith Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Trump's Discriminatory Transgender Ban Rep.Adam Smith
March 26, 2020 Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 17, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Maloney Calls on Trump to Defend Ambassador Recalled for Defending LGBTQ People Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Senator Murray's Statement on Trump Administration's Proposal to Expand Federally-Sanctioned Discrimination Against the LGBTQIA+ Community and Women Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Leads House Letter Calling for End to Transgender Migrant Detention Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - 50+ Members Call Out Trump Administration's Removal of Ambassador who Defended LGBTQ People Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
Dec. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Dec. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
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.Rick Larsen, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
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.Adam Smith, ...
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.Adam Smith, ...
Sept. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Senator Murray, Democrats Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Allow Government-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQ People, Women, and More Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 16, 2019 Smith Statement on Trump Administration's Proposed Discriminatory Labor Rule Rep.Adam Smith
July 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission Rep.Adam Smith, ...
June 28, 2019 Murray, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution to Honor 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Uprising Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 27, 2019 Letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar - Murray Demands Trump-Pence Administration Reverse Course and Uphold Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care Sen.Patty Murray
June 27, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen.Patty Murray
June 26, 2019 DelBene Introduces Resolution Marking June 26th "LGBTQ Equality Day" Rep.Suzan DelBene
June 21, 2019 Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Equal Treatment for Same-Sex Couples Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to Benjamin Carson Sr., Secretary of US Department of Housing and Urban Development - As Communities in Washington State and Nationwide Celebrate Pride Month, Senator Murray Calls Out Trump Administration's Anti-Equality Agenda, Urges Further Action to Promote, Protect LGBTQIA+ Rights Sen.Patty Murray
June 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 5, 2019 Chairman Smith Response to Trump's Lies Regarding Transgender Service Members' Medical Treatment Rep.Adam Smith
June 3, 2019 Letter to Benjamin Carson, Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Pressley & Lawmakers Slam Carson's Rollback of Transgender Protections Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
May 17, 2019 Larsen Votes to Support LGBTQ+ Community Rep.Rick Larsen
May 17, 2019 Urging the Senate to Pass the Equality Act Rep.Suzan DelBene
May 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici Leads Effort to Call on DeVos to Reinstate Protections for Transgender Students; Joined by 44 Colleagues Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
March 28, 2019 Opposing Ban on Transgender Members of Armed Forces Rep.Adam Smith
March 28, 2019 Rep. Larsen Opposes President Trump's Transgender Military Service Ban Rep.Rick Larsen
March 13, 2019 Chairman Smith Statement on DOD Implementation of the Ban on Transgender Military Service Rep.Adam Smith
Jan. 22, 2019 Smith Statement on Supreme Court Decision About Transgender Military Service Rep.Adam Smith
Jan. 22, 2019 Senator Murray' Statement on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Enforcement of President Trump's Transgender Military Ban Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 22, 2019 Smith Statement on Supreme Court Decision About Transgender Military Service Rep.Adam Smith
Dec. 19, 2018 Tweet - "NEW REPORT: workers' willingness to speak up and push for change is making a difference across the spectrum of workplaces in our country, from corporate boardrooms to farm fields and hotel chains--but there is much more to do." Sen.Patty Murray
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