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Paul Tonko's Public Statements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic, Working Families for U.S. House (NY) - District 20

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08/01/2022 Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - DelBene, Huffman Call on IRS to Review Tax-Exempt "Church Status' for Known Hate Group
06/18/2021 Catholic Members of Congress Release Statement of Principles
06/14/2021 Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
05/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State - Dingell, Lowenthal Lead 56 Members of Congress in Calling for Palestinian Humanitarian Relief, Support of Current Ceasefire
04/15/2021 Hearing of the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Tonko Leads Congressional Hearing on Environmental Justice Bills
09/25/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - E&C Leaders Demand Answers for EPA's Suspension of Environmental Justice & Racism Sensitivity Job Trainings
07/09/2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback
06/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law
06/02/2020 E&C Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Environmental Justice and the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19
05/12/2020 Energy and Commerce Committee Fights for Utility Relief and Environmental Justice in COVID-19 Response Bill
04/03/2020 Letter to Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Rep. McNerney and Colleagues Push Zoom for Answers About the Company's Privacy Practices
02/24/2020 Letter to David Ferriero, U.S. Archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration - Speier, Members of Congress Urge Archivist to Certify ERA Now!
02/13/2020 Tonko Votes with House to Advance Equal Rights Amendment
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Social Justice
07/25/2019 Tonko Votes to End Robocalls and Abusive Telephone Scams
06/27/2019 Tonko Presses for Congressional Oversight in Border Funding Bill
02/13/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - LGBTQ Parents in Congress Maloney and Craig, and Hill Lead Letter to HHS Opposing Religious Litmus Test in Adoption, Foster Care
02/04/2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
05/29/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
05/23/2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
12/05/2016 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama - Protect Immigrants' Private Data
06/09/2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand LGBT Protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
04/28/2016 Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
04/21/2016 Letter to The Honorable Candice Miller, Chairman, Committee on House Administration, The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Judiciary on Committee - Calling for Hearings on Democracy Reform
01/01/2016 Issue Position: When Women Succeed America Succeeds

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