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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Women

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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05/21/2019 Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution in Defense of Women's Reproductive Rights
05/17/2019 Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Women Can Access Affordable Health Care During and After Pregnancy
05/17/2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Ensure Pregnant Mothers Can Access Affordable Health Care During and After Pregnancy
04/16/2019 Letter to Sen. Roy Blunt, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Sub-Committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senators Hassan and Warren Lead Colleagues in Requesting Increased Funding in FY2020 Budget for Title X Program
08/06/2018 Senators Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Introducing Bill to Recognize "Hidden Figures' for Contributions to U.S. Leadership During Space Race
07/31/2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray, Cantwell Slam Trump-Pence Administration's Proposed Damaging Changes to Title X Family Planning Program, Call for Reversal
07/12/2018 Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative to the United Nations - US Opposition to International Breastfeeding Resolution
04/25/2018 Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Appropriations Committee to Prioritize International Family Planning Programs in Upcoming Spending Bill
02/14/2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - End Unlawful Attacks on Women's Health Care
05/17/2017 Brown, Portman, Capito, King Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed to Opioids
03/01/2017 In Floor Speech, King Calls on Senate to Oppose Resolution Jeopardizing Women's Access to Health Care
03/01/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Drop Republican Efforts to Gut Family Planning Centers
12/14/2016 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary - Applauding the Final Rule Protecting Title X Health Care Providers
10/07/2016 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Compliance with Title X Requirements to Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients
09/20/2016 Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Senators Push to Protect Women's Access to Contraceptive Coverage
09/06/2016 Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $1.7 Million to Support Legal Services for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Victims
09/02/2016 U.S. Senators Collins and King announce $147,891 for Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
09/02/2016 U.S. Senators Collins and King Announce $800,000 for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Portland
09/01/2016 Sens. Collins, King Announce More Than $700,000 for Safe Voices, a Domestic Violence Services Organization in Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties
09/01/2016 Collins, King Announce More Than $90,000 in Grant Funding for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
02/29/2016 King, Durbin Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment
12/03/2015 King Opposes Effort to Repeal Affordable Care Act
08/03/2015 Prohibiting Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
06/18/2015 King Applauds Announcement that Woman will be Featured on New $10 Bill
06/05/2015 The Hill - Dems Ask Obama to Put Woman on $20 bill

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