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Jeff Merkley's Public Statements on Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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02/01/2023 Letter to Charles Barber, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation - Senators Baldwin, Feinstein Call on National Science Foundation to Better Assess LGBTQI+ Representation in STEM
12/16/2022 Letter to Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA - Ahead of World Cup Championship Match, Merkley, Pocan, Takano, Torres Lead Colleagues in Bicameral Letter Blasting Fifa for the Association's Anti-lgbtq+ Stance
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
10/03/2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Melanie Frontes Rainer, Director of the Office for Civil Rights - Senator Baldwin and Colleagues Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal
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 Letters to Tech & Financial CEOs - On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Senator Markey and Rep. Jayapal Urge Companies to End Harmful Policies That Restrict Public Profile Names
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
11/30/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
05/18/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the US - As Pride Month Begins, Gillibrand Calls For The Inclusion Of A Permanent Gender Inclusive Marker ("X") On All Federal Ids
08/05/2020 Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Leading Senate Democrats demand removal of prejudiced USAID officials
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
06/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US Department of Justice - Van Hollen, Harris, Murray, Colleagues to Barr: Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Position, Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
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
05/26/2020 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
05/20/2020 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
05/07/2020 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
02/19/2020 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
02/06/2020 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
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
06/14/2019 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
12/18/2018 Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees
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
10/11/2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Press Administration on LGBTQ Diplomatic Discrimination
08/07/2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
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