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Bobby Rush's Public Statements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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03/15/2022 Rush Statement on Passing of WVON Founder Pervis Spann
07/15/2021 Letter to Husain Al-Musallam, President of the Fédération Internationale de Natation - Reps. Watson Coleman and Lee Lead Letter to International Swimming Federation on Swim Caps for Natural Hair
06/22/2021 Rush Reintroduces Bill to Name Illinois Segment of I-57 "Barack Obama Highway"
04/22/2021 On Earth Day, Rush Champions Legislation To Honor Legacy of Hazel M. Johnson, Mother of Environmental Justice Movement and Activist from Chicago's South Side
04/21/2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Sinema, Kelly Urge Administration to Quickly Fix Shuttered Venue Operators Grant for Arizona Entertainment Businesses
03/31/2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Rush Leads Letter to DOJ Requesting Release of Unredacted Files Related to Assassination of Fred Hampton
03/29/2021 Rush, Bacon Introduce Legislation To Honor Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley With Congressional Gold Medal
02/03/2021 Rush Introduces Legislation Celebrating Black History Month
05/14/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Cleaver & Williams Lead Bipartisan Call To Support Live Entertainment Venues During Coronavirus Crisis
02/28/2020 Rush Reintroduces the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Act
02/26/2020 House Passes Rush Antilynching Legislation
02/11/2020 Rush Introduces Legislation to Observe Month of April as Hazel M. Johnson Environmental Justice Month
01/24/2020 Raskin Cosponsors Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating 75 Years Since Auschwitz Liberation
01/23/2020 Deutch, Meng, Zeldin to Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating 75 Years since Auschwitz Liberation
01/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Frank Pallone, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Hon. Diana DeGette, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Hon. Jan Schakowsky, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Rush Calls for Congressional Oversight Hearing on Major League Baseball Cheating Scandal
12/06/2019 Letter to Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast Corportation, and Jeffrey Hirsch, CEO of STARZ - Rush, Joined by Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Calls on Comcast to Negotiate in Good Faith, Preserve Diverse Programming
12/06/2019 Rush Introduces Legislation Honoring The "Mother Of Environmental Justice," Hazel Johnson
09/17/2019 Commending the Work of the People's Law Office
08/25/2018 Rush Statement on the Passing of U.S. Senator John McCain
05/30/2018 Letter to Virginia Halas McCaskey, Owner of the Chicago Bears and George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears - Congresswoman Kelly leads Chicago Delegation Members in Letter Opposing Freedom of Speech Restrictions by the Chicago Bears and NFL
04/23/2018 Letter to the Honorable John Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State - Condemning Anti-Semitism in Europe
01/19/2018 Rush Introduces Bill to Study National Park Status for Fort Pillow
07/26/2017 Celebrating the Americans With Disabilities Act
04/04/2017 Rush Commemorates Dr. King's Legacy by Calling for Support of the Paycheck Fairness Act and Workplace Equity
03/01/2017 Rush Calls for Civil Rights Cold Cases to Be Declassified to Bring Justice and Closure to Families

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