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Gary Peters' Public Statements on Issue: Government Budget and Spending

Office:
  • U.S. Senate (MI) - Jr, Democratic Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair
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04/03/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - Sens. Peters & Carper and Reps. Maloney & Connolly Press Trump Administration to Provide Urgently-Needed Funds to U.S. Postal Service during Coronavirus Pandemic
04/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Doubles Down on Effort to Ensure Veterans Swiftly Get Stimulus Checks from CARES Act
03/21/2020 Letter to Lisa Murkowski and Tom Udall, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Bipartisan Colleagues Request Full FY2021 Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
03/18/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Direct Cash Assistance to Help Americans Weather Economic Fallout of Coronavirus Outbreak
02/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Join Democratic Colleagues In Fighting To Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions In FY21 Budget
02/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak, Peters, Leahy, Murray and Menendez Press Trump Administration to Fully Fund Pandemic Preparedness and Response Efforts
01/29/2020 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB, Chad Wold, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard - Stabenow, Peters Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging Trump Administration to Include New Great Lakes Icebreaker in Upcoming Budget Proposal
01/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits
01/27/2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
01/24/2020 Letter to Russ Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Andrew Wheller, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Portman, Stabenow, Bipartisan Colleagues Request $320 Million for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in President's FY 2021 Budget Request
12/17/2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Peters Presses DeVos for Answers on Program that Wasted Over $500 Million in Taxpayer Money on Failed Charter Schools
11/26/2019 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget - Peters, Colleagues Call for Transparency from White House Regulatory Office Nominee
11/21/2019 Letter to the Hon. Shelly Moore Capito, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations, and the Hon. Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations - Peters Calls for Michigan Border Crossing Funding to Promote Secure, Efficient Trade and Travel
11/20/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman on the Financial Services Subcommittee, Hon. Christopher A. Coons, Ranking Member of Financial Services Subcommittee - Feinstein, Peters, Colleagues Request Fair Labor Protections for Federal Employees in FY 2020 Appropriations Bills
11/20/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Peters, Colleagues Request Fair Labor Protections for Federal Employees in FY 2020 Appropriations Bills
11/18/2019 Letter to the Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Tom Graves, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Udall, Heinrich Urge Increase in Funding for Election Security Grants to Protect New Mexico Elections
10/29/2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - King Demands Improvements to Lead Exposure Screening for Children
10/28/2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings
10/24/2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Call for Expanded Access to Care and Resources for Families with Alzheimer's
10/23/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority of the United States Senate - Capito, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Extend Funding for Community Health Centers
10/18/2019 Letter to Hon Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Hon Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Push to Extend Funding for Community Health Centers
10/02/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the US Senate, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the US Senate - Bipartisan Group of 31 Senators Request Two-Year Reauthorization for PILT and SRS Programs
09/10/2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Peters Presses for Full Funding for 2020 Census as Congress Finalizes Spending Bills
07/18/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Direct of the Office of Management and Budget - Grassley, Bipartisan Senators Call On OMB To Publish Comprehensive List Of Federal Programs
07/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Democratic Social Security and Labor Leaders in Congress Urge New Commissioner to Support Workers

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