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Brian Schatz's Public Statements on Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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03/31/2023 Schatz Leads Resolution Celebrating International Transgender Day Of Visibility
03/29/2023 Schatz Introduces Resolution Calling Out Attacks On LGBTQ+ Students, Urging Communities To Protect Kids
10/06/2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
07/14/2022 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
03/31/2022 Baldwin Supports Senate Resolution Celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility
12/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
09/20/2021 Schatz, Ernst, Young Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Honor To Service Members Unfairly Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
07/30/2020 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
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
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
10/28/2019 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
06/26/2019 Senators Schatz, Gillibrand & Representatives Pocan, Hil Reintroduce Legislation to Restore Honor to Service members Discharged Due to Sexual Orientation
11/02/2018 Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons
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
07/20/2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
04/26/2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
03/27/2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Outline Objections to Health Dept. Rule Encouraging Discrimination Against Patients
11/08/2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Continue to Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
11/07/2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
10/27/2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Draft Strategic Plan for FY2018-2022
08/08/2017 Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
07/28/2017 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
07/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
06/27/2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
06/15/2017 Reintroduce Legislation To Restore Honor To Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation

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