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Bob Menendez'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
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
06/08/2022 MENENDEZ, BOOKER COSPONSOR RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE AS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH
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
06/28/2021 Letter to the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - To Celebrate Pride Month, Menendez Pushes State Department to Establish Permanent "Lavender Scare" Exhibit in the National Museum of American Diplomacy
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
08/04/2020 Van Hollen, Wyden, Feinstein Take Action to Protect Health Care Freedoms in Court
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
05/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Carlos Trujillo, U.S. Permanent Representative tot he Organization of American States - Menendez & Engel Demand Answers on Trump Administration LGBTI Policy in the Americas
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
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
12/19/2019 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Menendez Blasts Facebook's Inaction to Stop Health Misinformation
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
06/28/2019 Menendez Fights LGBTQ Discrimination in Housing, Health Care, Military Benefits
06/24/2019 Menendez, Booker Condemn Hackensack BOE Trustee
05/01/2019 Menendez Introduces Bill to Address Past and Future Discrimination against LGBTI Diplomats
03/13/2019 Menendez, Senate Democrats Introduce LGBTQ Equality Act
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
09/21/2018 Bob Hugin: Anti-Women, Anti-Gay, Unfit for Office

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