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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Women

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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11/17/2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Hirono, Lawmakers Urge FDA to Consider Steps to Protect and Expand Access to Medication Abortion
08/11/2022 Letter to Samantha Power, Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Cardin, Colleagues Urge USAID to Clarify the Continuation of International Family Planning and Health Programs Post-Dobbs
03/01/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families
02/16/2022 Letter to Secretary Becerra, Secretary Walsh, and Secretary Yellen - Van Hollen, Hassan Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control
02/16/2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Effort to Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control
10/29/2021 Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $600,000 to Promote, Support Healthy Maine Mothers and Children
06/08/2021 King Votes to Advance Paycheck Fairness Act to Close Gender Wage Gap
05/10/2021 King Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Improve Rural Healthcare for New & Expecting Mothers
02/01/2021 King, Bicameral Members of Congress Re-introduce Paycheck Fairness Act
10/14/2020 Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $11.1 Million to Protect Victims and Prevent Crime in Maine
09/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General of Homeland Security - Bennet, Colleagues Call of DHS IG to Swiftly Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility
09/14/2020 Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $2.3 Million to Prevent Domestic Violence and Protect Survivors
09/08/2020 Maine Delegation Announces $500,000 for Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle
06/29/2020 King Responds to Supreme Court Decision to Follow 2016 Precedent, Protect Women's Right to Choose
04/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitchell McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Klobuchar, Murkowski, Casey, Colleagues Urge Support for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
12/20/2019 King Backs Bill to Help Rural Mothers Access Healthcare
12/20/2019 King Backs Bill to Help Rural Mothers Access Healthcare
11/18/2019 King, Colleagues Push for Senate Vote on Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
07/26/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Call for Reversal of Trump Administration's Gag Rule
07/16/2019 King Statement on Maine Family Planning's Loss of Title X Funding
05/30/2019 Brown Helps Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Protect Women's Health Care Freedom
05/23/2019 Menendez, Booker, Join House and Senate Dems to Introduce Legislation Guaranteeing Equal Access to Abortion Services Everywhere
05/23/2019 Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Federal Legislation to Guarantee Equal Access to Abortion, Everywhere
05/22/2019 Feinstein, Harris, Senate Democrats Highlight Support for Women's Reproductive Rights
05/22/2019 Menendez, Booker, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Resolution in Support of Women's Reproductive Rights

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