[Gun Violence\Control]
Rep. Barbara Lee: “Every day, more and more people across the country are victimized by gun violence…“The fact that – until recently – experts couldn’t even research gun violence because the NRA and gun lobby forbid it is despicable.”
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SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS PUSH BICAMERAL GUN SAFETY BILL
U.S. SENATE DEMOCRATS ASK POMPEO TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM TRUMP IMPEACHMENT UKRAINE SCANDAL
[House Impeachment Inquiry\Pompeo]
Senate Democrats on Foreign Intelligence Committee: “ We now know, according to today’s testimony from Ambassador Gordon Sondland, that you were fully aware of President Trump’s scheme to withhold urgently needed security assistance to Ukraine for his personal and political gain…The only legitimate option is for you to recuse and to delegate the Department’s response to the Trump-Ukraine scandal to a senior career Department official. We urge you to do so immediately.”
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NEW JERSEY SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ’S STATEMENT ON COMMENCEMENT OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
[Hispanic Heritage Month]
Senator Bob Menendez: “Today we mark the start of Hispanic Heritage Month at a time when celebrating our rich heritage, diverse culture, and countless achievements has never mattered more. It is up to us to rise above the hateful rhetoric and uncertainty of this era.”
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LATINO CONGRESSMEMBERS RESPOND TO USC STUDY SHOWING “LATINOS LARGELY MISSING” IN HOLLYWOOD REPRESENTATION
[Latinos in Hollywood]
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez: “This study, unfortunately, confirms that to this day, Latinos remain disproportionately underrepresented in Hollywood both behind and in front of the camera.”
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NEW JERSEY LAWMAKERS OPPOSE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSAL RESTRICTING SNAP BENEFITS FOR POOR FAMILIES
[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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IMMIGRATION GROUP: SENATE REPUBLICANS BLOCKING OF TPS LEGISLATION FOR VENEZUELANS “CRUEL AND INHUMAN”
[Immigration News]
America’s Voice Communication Director Douglas Rivlin: “It comes as no surprise that Senate Republicans are unable to put their party leanings aside to protect human lives. Denying protections for Venezuelans fleeing for their lives is inhumane and cruel.”
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