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Representative Keith M. Ellison's Public Statements

Keith Ellison
Full Name: Keith M. Ellison
Office: U.S. House (MN) - District 5, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kim; 4 Children: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, Amirah
Birth Date: 08/04/1963
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
Home City: Minneapolis, MN
Religion: Muslim

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Date Title Location
May 8, 2013 Progressive Caucus Holds Hearing on Implications of U.S. Drone Policy Washington, DC
April 30, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Cuba Travel Policy Washington, DC
April 26, 2013 Rep. Keith Ellison: End The Sequester For Everyone Washington, DC
April 25, 2013 Ellison Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation To Help Somalis In Minnesota Send Money Home Washington, DC
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson - National Endowment for the Arts Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran - National Endowment for the Humanities Funding Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Kingston, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chairman Latham, Ranking Member Pastor - Programs that Aim to Eliminate Poverty Funding Unknown
April 18, 2013 Recognizing the Kellogg-Briand Pact Washington, DC
April 18, 2013 Rep. Keith Ellison: Cyber Intelligence Bill Violates Americans' Fundamental Right To Privacy Unknown
April 18, 2013 Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - U.S.-Colombia Policy Unknown
April 18, 2013 Klobuchar, Franken, Ellison Statements On US Bank Decision To Allow Somali-Americans To Send Money Home Washington, DC
April 17, 2013 Letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Farr, Subcommittee on Agriculture - Additional Funding for Child Nutrition Programs Washington, DC
April 17, 2013 Letter to Rep. Jack Kingston and Rep. Rosa DeLauro - Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program Funding Unknown
April 17, 2013 Rep. Keith Ellison Reintroduces The Inclusive Prosperity Act Joined By Coalition Of Former Investors, Nurses, Environmentalists, And Activists Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran of the Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Preventable Patient Deaths Washington, DC
April 15, 2013 Ellison Statement On Explosions In Boston Washington, DC
April 11, 2013 Congressional Progressive Caucus Washington, DC
April 9, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Vote Against Benefit Cuts Unknown
April 8, 2013 Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Statement To President Obama: Social Security Benefit Cuts Hurt Our Economy Washington, DC
April 5, 2013 Ellison: Jobs Report Shows "Tragic Impact Of Sequestration" Minneapolis, MN
April 2, 2013 Ellison: Proposed Social Security Cuts For Veterans Against "Most Basic Principles We Hold As Americans" Minneapolis, MN
March 25, 2013 Letter to Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Rosoboronexport Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Rep. Keith Ellison Votes Against Continuing The Sequester Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole - Repeal the Allowance of Knives on Airplanes Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Congressman Ellison Reintroduces Common Sense Housing Investment Act To Realign The Mortgage Interest Deduction Washington, DC
March 15, 2013 Payne Hosts Liberian National Immigration Conference Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Congressional Progressive Caucus Unveils the Back to Work Budget Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Letter to Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force - Retention of 934th Airlift Wing Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Lawmakers Seek To Prevent Liberians From Being Deported Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Lawmakers Seek To Prevent Liberians From Being Deported Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Letter to His Excellency V.B. Rybak - Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation Washington, DC
March 11, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Drones Washington, DC
March 5, 2013 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Medicare Unknown
March 1, 2013 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Rep. Keith Ellison: Violence Against Women Act Passage A Victory For The Wellstone Legacy Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2013 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Budget Unknown
Feb. 15, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 Klobuchar, Franken, Ellison, Paulsen, Walz, Nolan Introduce Legislation To Fight Spread Of Asian Carp Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Ellison Reintroduces "Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act" As Part Of Immigration Reform Effort Washington, DC
Feb. 13, 2013 Ellison: President Obama Laid Out A Vision Of America In Which Everyone Can Achieve The American Dream Washington, DC
Jan. 29, 2013 Rep. Keith Ellison On Immigration Proposal: Our Laws Must Live Up To Our Values Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2013 Ellison Statement On Denis McDonough Being Named White House Chief Of Staff Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2013 Ellison Statement On Vote Against H.R. 325 Washington, DC
Jan. 22, 2013 President Obama's Inaugural Speech Washington, DC
Jan. 21, 2013 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript Unknown
Jan. 17, 2013 Ellison Statement On U.S. Recognition Of First Somali Government In Two Decades Washington, DC
Jan. 17, 2013 Rep. Keith Ellison Reintroduces Legislation Protecting Voters' Rights As First Bills Of 113th Congress Washington, DC
Jan. 16, 2013 As GOP Gears up to Exploit Debt Ceiling Increase for Political Gain, Reps Nadler, Johnson, Moran, Schakowsky, Ellison, Welch Introduce New Legislation to Repeal Federal Debt Ceiling Washington, DC

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