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Tammy Baldwin's Public Statements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. Senate (WI) - Jr

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07/07/2020 Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce 1619 Act to Raise Awareness, Understanding of African American History in Schools
07/07/2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Request Full Implementation, Enforcement of the Death In Custody Reporting Act
07/02/2020 Senate Passes Bipartisan Baldwin, Collins Resolution Designating August as National Women's Suffrage Month
07/02/2020 Tweet - "I introduced a bipartisan resolution designating this August as National Women's Suffrage Month with @SenatorCollins and all the women of the Senate… and we just passed it. #19thAmendment #WomensVote100"
07/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rosen Joins Letter Calling for Department of Justice to Address the Mass Closure of Polling Locations in Tribal Communities
06/26/2020 Tweet - "Black and Latina women face unemployment rates of 16.5 percent and 19 percent. And Mitch McConnell thinks Congress should take a break? We need action. The Senate must pass the #HEROESAct now. #FamiliesFirst"
06/24/2020 Tweet - "I support the peaceful protests working against systemic racism and for racial justice. However, the vandalism and assault by some in Madison last night are simply wrong, destructive and disrespectful to the many people working for the positive and productive change we need."
06/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests
06/18/2020 Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
06/18/2020 Executive Session
06/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
06/16/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
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
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests
06/04/2020 Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act
06/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests
06/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Bennet, Baldwin, Blumenthal, Casey, and Brown Lead 16 Senators in Urging Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests
06/02/2020 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Senate Resolution Supporting Constitutional Right To Peacefully Protest & Condemning President Trump's Order To Tear Gas Peaceful Protesters Outside The White House Last Night
05/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Reed, Whitehouse, Colleagues Call for Federal Investigation into Racially Discriminatory & Violent Policing At Minneapolis Police Department
04/21/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Feinstein, Menendez, Colleagues Call on Trump to Protect AAPI Community
04/20/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Writes to Schumer & McConnell Requesting Funding for Environmental Justice Communities in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
04/14/2020 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Require Federal Government to Collect and Report Coronavirus Demographic Data -- Including Race and Ethnicity
04/09/2020 Letter to the Hon. Tammy Whitcomb, Inspector General of the United States Postal Service - Johnson, Baldwin Urge U.S. Postal Service IG to Launch Absentee Ballot Investigation
03/19/2020 Van Hollen, Menendez, Colleagues Urge Trump Admin to Protect, Guarantee Health Care Access for Americans with HIV, LGBTQ Community amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
03/19/2020 Senator Doug Jones, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail in Response to COVID-19

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