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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Minors and Children

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

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07/29/2022 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense - "Collins, King Urge Pentagon to Address Childcare Issues at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard"
05/23/2022 Letter to Robert Ford, Chair and CEO of Abbot Laboratories - King Seeking Relief for Maine Mothers Amid Formula Shortage
05/18/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - King Calls for National Strategy, Director to Address Baby Formula Shortage
04/06/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Senator Murray, Majority of Senate Democrats Urge Action to Address Child Care Crisis Through Reconciliation
03/24/2022 Letter to Honorable Anthony J. Blinken, Secretary - Congressman Aderholt Joins Congressional Coalition on Adoption Co-chairs in Letter to Secretary of State Blinken
03/03/2022 Letter to the Hon. Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Hon. Shelly Moore Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Schumer, Gillibrand lead effort to reauthorize and secure a critical increase in funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission -- to accelerate pandemic recovery, job creation, housing and childcare expansion, & infrastructure investment throughout Upstate New York
03/03/2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Urge Extension of USDA Support for School Meal Programs as Schools Transition Back to Normal Operations
05/19/2021 Letter to the Hon. Aysha Schomburg, Associate Commissioner of the Administration for Children and Families - King, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Prioritize Foster Youth in COVID-19 Recovery Efforts
12/16/2020 Letter to Assistant Secretary Lynn Johnson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Brown, Warner Lead Colleagues in Urging Relief for Foster Youth Facing Unique Covid-19 Challenges
12/07/2020 Letter to Honorable Joshua Gordon, Director of National Institute of Mental Health - Brown Joins Colleagues in Encouraging National Institute of Mental Health to Prioritize Study of Mental Health of Children and Young Adults During Pandemic
12/04/2020 Letter to Honorable Joshua Gordon, Director of National Institute of Mental Health - Rosen Urges Study of Pandemic's Impact on Youth Mental Health
08/05/2020 Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy - Warren, Smith, Colleagues Call on Senate Leadership to Secure Child Care Relief in the Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package
05/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Maine Delegation Fights to Keep School and Community Meal Sites Open to Prevent Child Hunger
05/11/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Push for Additional Support for Child Care Providers in Future COVID-19 Relief Legislation
10/25/2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings
10/15/2018 Letter to the Honorable Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Family Support of the Department of Health and Human Services - Grassley, Kaine Urge HHS to Move Forward on Recommendations to Help Foster Youth
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
06/20/2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children
12/20/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Senate Finance Committee, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee - Prioritize Public Health Funding
10/16/2015 Letter to The Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services and The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor - Full Implementation Of Mental Health Parity Law
09/18/2015 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA Review of Decision to Prescribe OxyContin to Children
03/30/2015 Letter to the Honorable Thad Cochran, Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human - Expanding Louisiana Preschools
03/26/2015 Letter to Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Early Childhood Education
10/28/2014 Letter to Leon Kengo Wa Dondo, President of the Senate of the DRC, and Aubin Minaku, Speaker of the National Assembly of the DRC - Urging Action on Adoption Reform
07/17/2014 Letter to Eric Holder, United States Attorney General, and Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - Current Immigration Crisis

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