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Jeanne Shaheen's Public Statements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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12/13/2021 Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Menendez and Booker Join Coalition of Democratic Senators in Call to Ensure All Eligible New Jersey Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
11/10/2020 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
08/04/2020 Letter to The Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of The U.S. Department of Labor, and Ms. Loren Sweatt, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Senator Baldwin Calls of Trump Administration to Address Reports of Retaliation Against Workers of Color Who Report COVID-19 Workplace Concerns
07/08/2020 Letter to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission - Helsinki Commissioners Gwen Moore, Alcee Hastings, Emanuel Cleaver, and Marc Veasey Lead Call for Comprehensive Action to Address anti-Black Racism Abroad
07/02/2020 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
06/16/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
06/16/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
06/11/2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests
05/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Reed, Whitehouse, Colleagues Call for Federal Investigation into Racially Discriminatory & Violent Policing At Minneapolis Police Department
12/18/2019 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
11/25/2019 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge HUD to Reject Proposed Changes to the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard
11/18/2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection
07/23/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Menendez Leads 22 Democratic Senators in Letter Opposing State Department Commission Set to "redefine' Human Rights
06/12/2019 Letter to Mark Pompeo, Secretary of State - Menendez, Leahy, Durbin, Shaheen, Coons Raise Alarm over Trump Administration's Plans to Redefine Human Rights through New Commission
03/29/2019 Letter to Carlos Cordeiro, President of the United States Soccer Federation - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Equal Pay for U.S. Women's Soccer Team
03/13/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar, HHS - Revoke Waiver Allowing South Carolina Child Welfare Agencies to Discriminate
08/07/2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
08/06/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education
07/25/2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
06/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. President Donald Trump - Nominate a Qualified Candidate to Lead the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
05/24/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Maintain Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
04/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data
04/20/2018 Letter to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey - Demand Release of Pastor Andrew Brunson
04/03/2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maintain LGBTQ Questions on Data Collection Surveys

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