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July 16, 2021
Whitehouse, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Predatory, High Cost Lending
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July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
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July 16, 2021
LaHood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Paid Leave Options for Working Parents
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July 15, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Bring Fairness To FEMA Disaster Declaration Process
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Casten Encourages Illinois Families to Be on Lookout for Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Beginning Today, July 15
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July 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Lead Colleagues in Urging U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha
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July 15, 2021
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of Circuit & District Court Nominations
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "In America, too many children still go hungry & live below the poverty line. Democrats know that is totally unacceptable, which is why we expanded the #ChildTaxCredit. Payments are hitting bank accounts today -- and we will work to make these permanent."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Inspired by Chicago Students, Quigley Secures Child Labor Prevention Language in Funding Bill
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July 15, 2021
Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on FBI's Dereliction of Duty in Larry Nassar Case
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Luján, Duckworth Lead Colleagues in Urging Republican Leadership to Bolster Capitol Security, Fully Reimburse Law Enforcement and National Guard
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2021
Durbin, Colleagues Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support For Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement
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July 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
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July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Made possible by the #AmericanRescuePlan & Congressional Democrats, Illinoisans will start receiving monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments that will help families meet their needs & is estimated to cut child poverty in half."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Following Introduction of Legislation by Klobuchar and Colleagues, House Appropriations Committee Approves Funding to Remove Toxins from Baby Food
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July 15, 2021
Leading Senators, Representatives Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support for Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021
Quigley Helps Secure $3 Billion for ALS Research
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July 15, 2021
Tweet - "We're seeing decades of frustration over inept, corrupt governance boiling over in Cuba. While I've argued for a change in U.S. policies toward Cuba, the Cuban people know the real source of their island's lost potential rests squarely with the ruling dictatorship."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Schakowsky Lauds Impact of Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments on Chicagoland Area
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Shady sellers can use online marketplaces to sell large amounts of goods that are counterfeit or dangerous. Consumers should be able to get basic, accurate information about who these sellers are. @SenBillCassidy and I have proposed the INFORM Consumers Act to do just that."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
More Schneider Community Projects Included in First Round of Funding Process
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July 14, 2021
Menendez, Booker, Sherrill Renew Bipartisan Effort to Protect Privacy, Safety of Federal Judges & their Families amid Rising Threats
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July 14, 2021
LaHood, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Protect Hospital-Based Nursing Schools From Federal Funding Claw Back
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July 14, 2021
Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice & Accountability
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks
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July 14, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $21.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Head Start Programs in Illinois
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July 14, 2021
Hearing of the Investigations & Oversight Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Bill Foster', Hearing on "Principles for Outbreak Investigation: COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases"
Rep. Bill Foster
July 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Gohmert and Posey Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports
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July 14, 2021
Congressman Bucshon Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Reduce Alarming Rate Of Maternal Deaths
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July 14, 2021
Durbin Questions Latest Circuit & District Court Nominees to Come Before Judiciary Committee
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation to Support Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $21.9 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding To Support Head Start Programs In Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "As the pandemic raged in 2020, so did our nation's opioid epidemic. To address this, the #AmericanRescuePlan provided billions in funding to address mental health & addiction needs in our communities. We must continue to expand access to treatment & prevent the pain of addiction."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "As Chair of the Judiciary Committee, I join in solidarity with all those who are fighting side by side with the spirit of John Lewis to #RestoreTheVRA and make our democratic process fair and accessible. Nothing less than the future of American freedom is on the line."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Nomination of David Chipman
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Unanimous Consent Request--S. 1920
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "The FBI's outrageous failures in this case led to more athletes enduring horrific, traumatic assaults. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I pledge that we will examine this serious and unacceptable injustice to help prevent future, similar tragedies."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
House and Senate Democrats Release New GAO Report Showing Gun Violence Costs U.S. Health Care System More Than $1 Billion Per Year for Initial Treatment
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 14, 2021
Climate Change
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader of the Senate - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter to Leadership Promoting Complete Streets Principles in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Shady, High Cost Lending
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "Glad to see @POTUS & @GovPritzker put their heads together to talk infrastructure today. Our government is at its best when local, state, & federal leaders work together to do right by their constituents."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Gillibrand, Graham, Durbin, Bustos, Griffith And Jayapal Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice And Accountability
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2021
Underwood Successful in Securing $1.5 Million for Projects to Improve Education, Health Care, and Foster Youth Priorities the 14 Th District
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 13, 2021
Foster Announces All 11th Congressional District Community Project Funding Requests Included in Appropriations Bills
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "This $3.7B to pay for the costs of defending the U.S. Capitol from the Trump-inspired insurrectionist mob of January 6 is only a fraction of the real cost in lives lost, injuries sustained, and stain on our democracy this outrage spawned."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Durbin Meets With Mexican Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma
Sen. Dick Durbin
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July 16, 2021
Whitehouse, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Predatory, High Cost Lending
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
July 16, 2021
LaHood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Paid Leave Options for Working Parents
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 15, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Bring Fairness To FEMA Disaster Declaration Process
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Casten Encourages Illinois Families to Be on Lookout for Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Beginning Today, July 15
Rep.Sean Casten
July 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Lead Colleagues in Urging U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of Circuit & District Court Nominations
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "In America, too many children still go hungry & live below the poverty line. Democrats know that is totally unacceptable, which is why we expanded the #ChildTaxCredit. Payments are hitting bank accounts today -- and we will work to make these permanent."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Inspired by Chicago Students, Quigley Secures Child Labor Prevention Language in Funding Bill
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 15, 2021
Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on FBI's Dereliction of Duty in Larry Nassar Case
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Luján, Duckworth Lead Colleagues in Urging Republican Leadership to Bolster Capitol Security, Fully Reimburse Law Enforcement and National Guard
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2021
Durbin, Colleagues Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support For Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 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
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Made possible by the #AmericanRescuePlan & Congressional Democrats, Illinoisans will start receiving monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments that will help families meet their needs & is estimated to cut child poverty in half."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Following Introduction of Legislation by Klobuchar and Colleagues, House Appropriations Committee Approves Funding to Remove Toxins from Baby Food
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 15, 2021
Leading Senators, Representatives Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support for Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021
Quigley Helps Secure $3 Billion for ALS Research
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "We're seeing decades of frustration over inept, corrupt governance boiling over in Cuba. While I've argued for a change in U.S. policies toward Cuba, the Cuban people know the real source of their island's lost potential rests squarely with the ruling dictatorship."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Schakowsky Lauds Impact of Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments on Chicagoland Area
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Shady sellers can use online marketplaces to sell large amounts of goods that are counterfeit or dangerous. Consumers should be able to get basic, accurate information about who these sellers are. @SenBillCassidy and I have proposed the INFORM Consumers Act to do just that."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
More Schneider Community Projects Included in First Round of Funding Process
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 14, 2021
Menendez, Booker, Sherrill Renew Bipartisan Effort to Protect Privacy, Safety of Federal Judges & their Families amid Rising Threats
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021
LaHood, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Protect Hospital-Based Nursing Schools From Federal Funding Claw Back
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice & Accountability
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $21.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Head Start Programs in Illinois
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2021
Hearing of the Investigations & Oversight Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Bill Foster', Hearing on "Principles for Outbreak Investigation: COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases"
Rep.Bill Foster
July 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Gohmert and Posey Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
July 14, 2021
Congressman Bucshon Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Reduce Alarming Rate Of Maternal Deaths
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 14, 2021
Durbin Questions Latest Circuit & District Court Nominees to Come Before Judiciary Committee
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation to Support Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $21.9 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding To Support Head Start Programs In Illinois
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "As the pandemic raged in 2020, so did our nation's opioid epidemic. To address this, the #AmericanRescuePlan provided billions in funding to address mental health & addiction needs in our communities. We must continue to expand access to treatment & prevent the pain of addiction."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "As Chair of the Judiciary Committee, I join in solidarity with all those who are fighting side by side with the spirit of John Lewis to #RestoreTheVRA and make our democratic process fair and accessible. Nothing less than the future of American freedom is on the line."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Nomination of David Chipman
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Unanimous Consent Request--S. 1920
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "The FBI's outrageous failures in this case led to more athletes enduring horrific, traumatic assaults. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I pledge that we will examine this serious and unacceptable injustice to help prevent future, similar tragedies."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
House and Senate Democrats Release New GAO Report Showing Gun Violence Costs U.S. Health Care System More Than $1 Billion Per Year for Initial Treatment
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 14, 2021
Climate Change
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader of the Senate - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter to Leadership Promoting Complete Streets Principles in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Shady, High Cost Lending
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "Glad to see @POTUS & @GovPritzker put their heads together to talk infrastructure today. Our government is at its best when local, state, & federal leaders work together to do right by their constituents."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Gillibrand, Graham, Durbin, Bustos, Griffith And Jayapal Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice And Accountability
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2021
Underwood Successful in Securing $1.5 Million for Projects to Improve Education, Health Care, and Foster Youth Priorities the 14 Th District
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 13, 2021
Foster Announces All 11th Congressional District Community Project Funding Requests Included in Appropriations Bills
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 13, 2021
Tweet - "This $3.7B to pay for the costs of defending the U.S. Capitol from the Trump-inspired insurrectionist mob of January 6 is only a fraction of the real cost in lives lost, injuries sustained, and stain on our democracy this outrage spawned."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Durbin Meets With Mexican Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma
Sen.Dick Durbin
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