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[U.N. Civil Society Conference]
U.N. Secretary-General Guterres: “The United Nations and I look to you for ideas and solutions, and we will also continue to stress the vital role of civil society in solving all global challenges, especially at a time when civic space is shrinking worldwide and intolerance is on the rise.”
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[Women’s Equality Day]
House Speaker Pelosi: “Today, on Women’s Equality Day, we celebrate 99 years since American women took a momentous step forward in the fight for equal rights by securing their right to suffrage.”
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[Reproductive Rights\Abortion News]
NY AG Letitia James: “Access to reproductive health care is a fundamental right, and despite this crusade against women’s reproductive freedoms, we will never stop fighting for reproductive justice. No matter what anyone may say, this is about freedom of one’s body, freedom of one’s beliefs, and freedom of choice.”
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[Immigration News]
Congressman Joaquin Castro: “Already marginalized, these immigrant workers will experience further fear and may be exposed to additional harm. The Department of Labor must act swiftly to overturn this dangerous and discriminatory guidance. Lives depend on it.”
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[New Jersey News]
“According to recent data, roughly one million New Jerseyans experience food insecurity and nearly 700,000 New Jerseyans received SNAP benefits so far this year. Of those, over 300,000 were children. If this rule were to be enacted, some of those children would be at risk of losing their eligibility for free school meals.”
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[Virgin Islands News]
U.S.V.I. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett: “Given the enormous and complex issues facing Puerto Rico, placing the Virgin Islands within Puerto Rico’s reporting structure could prove to be problematic to the most timely, successful completion of our recovery plans.”
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[Gun Control]
Artex Productions’ Tim Warren: “We hope Morning Routine evokes a powerful, gut-level reaction in each viewer, one that spurs them to take tangible political action.”
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[Israel News]
Randi Weingarten: “This is not what democracies do. It is an unprecedented attack on the values every democracy holds dear: the freedom to express dissent and to engage in political debate.”
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[Voter Suppression]
Congressional leaders from the State of Maryland today sent a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to address problems that occurred during the 2018 Elections.
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[NAACP]
NAACP: “At a time when the President should be working to promote unity and heal the division in our country, these raids will sow fear, pain, and discord across our already wounded country.”
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