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Senator Claire McCaskill's Public Statements on Women

Claire McCaskill
Full Name: Claire McCaskill
Office: U.S. Senate (MO) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Joseph Shepard; 3 Children: Austin, Maddie, Lily; 4 Stepchildren: Benjamin, Carl, Marilyn, Michael
Birth Date: 07/24/1953
Birth Place: Rolla, MO
Home City: Jefferson City, MO
Religion: Catholic

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May 20, 2013 Collins, McCaskill, Tsongas, Turner Introduce USCG STRONG Act Unknown
May 15, 2013 In Wake of Latest Allegations, Klobuchar and McCaskill Introduce Legislation Requiring New Criteria for Who Can Serve in Sexual Assault Prevention Positions Washington, DC
May 15, 2013 McCaskill on New Allegations of Military Sexual Assault: "Now is the Time For our Military Leaders to Reevaluate Who is Being Put into These Positions' Washington, DC
May 10, 2013 Letter to Secretary Hagel - Take Action to Strengthen Sexual Assault Prevention Programs in the Military Washington, DC
May 8, 2013 NY Times - Study Finds Increase in Sex Assaults in Military Unknown
May 7, 2013 McCaskill on Air Force Sexual Battery Arrest: If Allegations are True, "This was Not Someone Who Understood what his Job was About' Washington, DC
April 30, 2013 Associated Press - Outraged Lawmakers Look to Change Military Justice Washington, DC
April 10, 2013 McCaskill Statement on General's Explanation for Overturning Jury Verdict in Aviano Sexual Assault Case Washington, DC
April 9, 2013 McCaskill Statement on Equal Pay Day Washington, DC
April 8, 2013 Secretary Hagel Endorses McCaskill's Proposed Changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2013 McCaskill Backs Measure Increasing Access to Treatment for Sexual Assault Survivors in Military Washington, DC
Feb. 13, 2013 McCaskill Receives Pentagon Briefing on Sexual Assault Prosecution in Military Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2013 McCaskill Votes to Renew Violence Against Women Act Washington, DC
Jan. 28, 2013 McCaskill Carries Violence Against Women Act Effort Into New Congress Washington, DC
April 26, 2012 McCaskill Rallies Support for Renewing Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence Washington, DC
April 26, 2012 McCaskill Votes to Renew Protections for Missouri Women, Children, Families Washington, DC
April 26, 2012 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011--Continued Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 Letter to Speaker Boehner Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2012 Letter to Nancy G. Brinker Washington, DC
Dec. 2, 2011 Letter to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Washington, DC
July 26, 2011 Letter to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Washington, DC
June 17, 2011 Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Amendment to Protect Service Members Who Are Victims of Sexual Assault Washington, DC
June 17, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Unknown
June 2, 2011 Letter to The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, and The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Washington, DC
March 3, 2011 Effects of H.R.1 on Women and Children Washington, DC
June 18, 2010 Members of the Senate Women's Caucus on Burma Call on Burmese Military Junta to Release Democratic Leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Her Birthday Washington, DC
Aug. 6, 2009 Women's Equality Day Washington, DC
June 19, 2009 Senate Women's Caucus on Burma Renews Calls for the Release of the Imprisoned Democratic Leader Aung San Suu Kyi On Her Birthday Washington, DC
May 19, 2009 Column: Honoring Service Past and Present This Memorial Day Unknown
April 10, 2009 Letter to His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Rancho Mirage, CA
March 18, 2009 Hearing Of The Personnel Subcommittee Of The Senate Armed Services Committee on Testimony on the Incidence of Suicides of United States Servicemembers and Initiatives Within the Department of Defense to Prevent Military Suicides Washington, DC
March 18, 2009 Hearing Of The Personnel Subcommittee Of The Senate Armed Services Committee - Testimony On The Incidence Of Suicides Of United States Service Members And Initiatives Within The Department Of Defense To Prevent Military Suicides Washington, DC
March 17, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Armed Services Committee Washington, DC
Jan. 22, 2009 Letter to Barrack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
Sept. 14, 2008 ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" Unknown
Aug. 28, 2008 Fox News " Fox & Friends" - Transcript Unknown
July 23, 2008 Letter to Michael Leavitt, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Re: Abandon Attempt to Undermine Women's Health Washington, DC
June 20, 2008 Senate Democratic Women Unveil Checklist for Change Washington, DC
May 8, 2008 MSNBC Interview - Transcript Unknown
April 22, 2008 Fair Pay Restoration Act Washington, DC
March 12, 2008 Letter to Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs, Re: Release of Aung San Suu Kyi and Improved Conditions for Burmese Women and Girls Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2008 Letter to Edward M. Kennedy and Mike Enzi, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Re: Heart for Women Act Washington, DC
Nov. 13, 2007 Obama, McCaskill, Planned Parenthood Fight to Increase Access to Affordable Contraception for Low-Income Women, College Students Washington, DC
Sept. 26, 2007 Women's Burma Caucus Calls on International Community to Keep up Press on Military Junta Washington, DC
June 14, 2007 McCaskill Amendments Strengthen Wounded Warrior Bill Washington, DC
May 18, 2007 Letter to His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations Washington, DC
March 6, 2007 Submitted Resolutions Washington, DC
Feb. 20, 2007 MSNBC Hardball-Transcript Unknown

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