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Bobby Rush's Public Statements

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06/21/2022 Letter to Ynon Kreiz, Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc. - Blumenthal, Schakowsky & Colleagues Probe Fisher-Price Over Deadly Infant Rockers
06/16/2022 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Pressley, Cohen, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Ensure Cuba Sanctions Don't Impede Global Vaccination Efforts
06/15/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Urging Climate Investments in Reconciliation Package
05/31/2022 Letter to Chair Cantwell, Chair Johnson, Ranking Member Wicker, and Ranking Member Lucas - Romney, Durbin Lead Call for Robust Research Funding in Final Competition Bill
05/27/2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House, James Clyburn, Majority Whip of the House - House Gun Sit-In Organizers Call on House Leadership to Act on Gun Violence Prevention
05/26/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Concern About Summit of the Americas Decision
05/26/2022 Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, and Ranking Member Inhofe - Closure of Guantanamo Bay Through NDAA
05/26/2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Ahead of Biden Visit to Israel, Stansbury, Merkley, 19 Senators and 62 Representatives Urge Administration to Engage Israeli Government to Prevent Evictions in Masafer Yatta
05/23/2022 Letter to Samantha Power, Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development - Pressley, Schakowsky, Levin, McGovern, and Wilson Lead Colleagues in Urging USAID to Ensure Food Security in Haiti
04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
04/27/2022 Letter to Hon. Tim Ryan, Chairman Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Herrera Beutler, Ranking Member Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, and Hon. Steven Womack, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Financial Services - Rep. Aguilar Leads Letter To Allow DACA Recipients To Hold Federal Employment
04/27/2022 Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee, Tom Cole, Ranking Member of the House Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee, David Price, Chair of the House Transportation-HUD Subcommittee, Mario Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member of the House Transportation-HUD Subcommittee - Representatives Cicilline, Moore, Katko Lead Call for Increased Funding for Federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts
04/26/2022 Letter to the Honorable Sanford Bishop, Chariman of Agriculture Subcommittee, The Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of Agriculture Subcommittee - Funding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
04/25/2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Representatives Clarke, Espaillat, Chu Call on Dhs to Expand Immigrant Access to Public Benefits
04/20/2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Increased Oversight of Cryptocurrency's Environmental Impacts
04/14/2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker and Barragán Urge EPA to Implement Robust Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters
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
04/05/2022 Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce, and Hon. Robert Santos, Director U.S. Census Bureau - Gallego, Sánchez Lead Letter Calling on Census Bureau to Address Undercounting in 2020 Census
04/01/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Kaptur Leads Congressional Call for Appointment of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Administrator
03/30/2022 Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce, and Hon. Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative Executive Office of the President - Chabot and Taiwan Caucus Urge Commerce, USTR to Include Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
03/29/2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Chairmen Scott and Smith Lead Letter to Offer Recommendations for Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S. Military
03/29/2022 President Biden Signs Rep. Bobby Rush's Emmett Till Antilynching Act Into Law
03/16/2022 Letter to Hon. Micheal Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - McEachin, Dingell Lead 17 Members in Commending EPA Lead Strategy, Providing Additional Recommendations
03/16/2022 Letter to Hon. JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois - Congressman García Leads Letter Asking Governor Pritzker to Use Infrastructure Law Funds to Improve Transportation Equity and Address Climate Change
03/15/2022 Rush Statement on Passing of WVON Founder Pervis Spann

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