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Amy Klobuchar's Public Statements on Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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10/06/2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
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
07/07/2022 Tweet - "Pride month may be over, but the fight for progress and equality continues."
06/02/2022 Tweet - "It's #PrideMonth! This month and every other, let's reflect on how far we've come and continue the fight for full LGBTQ rights. No matter who you are or who you love -- I am proud to stand with you."
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
11/30/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
08/06/2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Senators Urge State Department to Support LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
08/06/2021 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging Secretary Blinken to Provide Additional Support to LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
06/17/2021 Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand LGBTQ+ Representation at the VA
06/16/2021 DelBene, Pappas, Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Legislation to Expand LGBTQ+ Representation at the VA
08/04/2020 Van Hollen, Wyden, Feinstein Take Action to Protect Health Care Freedoms in Court
07/30/2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
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
05/26/2020 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 Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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
01/30/2020 Klobuchar, Murkowski Introduce Legislation to Promote Enforcement of the Federal Hate Crimes Law
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
10/10/2019 Equality in America Town Hall with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Presidential Candidate
06/30/2019 Tweet - "We've made progress 50 years after the LGBTQ community took a stand at #Stonewall. But in most states LGBTQ people can be fired or evicted for being who they are. At the end of #pride month, we recommit ourselves to achieving justice and equality."
06/14/2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Calling Out State Department's Refusal to Let Pride Flags Fly at Embassies

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