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July 22, 2020
Memorializing the Honorable John Lewis
Rep. Sean Casten
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "My statement with @SenDuckworth on the Trump Administration's announcement of an expansion of Operation Legend--DOJ's violent crime reduction initiative--to Chicago:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Foster Statement on Passage of NO BAN Act
Rep. Bill Foster
July 22, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Expansion Of DOJ Operation Legend To Chicago
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Colleagues To Introduce John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020
Schneider Amendments to support Veteran Entrepreneurs and Fight Domestic Terror included in Final Passage of National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 22, 2020
Letter to Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Mark A. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Duckworth Joins Harris, Colleagues to Demand Answers on Federal Law Enforcement Presence in American Cities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "More Americans have died from #COVID19 in the last three months than in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghan wars combined. And yet the White House and Senate Republicans are arguing we don't need more funds for testing."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Require Federal Coronavirus Preparedness
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 22, 2020
Letter to Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Demanding Answers from SBA on Closure of the Program that Promoted Racial Diversity in Boardrooms Across the Country
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020
Durbin Speaks With FDA Commissioner About COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Quigley Provision to Protect Service Members from Covid-19 Passes House
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of Food and Drugs of the Food and Drug Administration - Eshoo, Energy and Commerce Leaders Seek Answers From FTC & FDA About COVID-19 Antibody Test Scams
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 22, 2020
Sens. Cruz, Menendez, Colleagues Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Honor the Legacy of Cuban Dissident Oswaldo Payá
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020
Durbin To Trump And Senate Republicans: Don't Rip Away Health Care For Millions During Public Health Crisis
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Durbin Attempts To Pass Legislation To Protect Immigrant Workers & Children In The Green Card Backlog
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "After a flawed distribution of funds provided by Congress, I called @SecAzar to push HHS to release critical funding--more than $739M--to hospitals in Illinois that are treating the most #COVID19 patients & addressing disparities."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "With cases spiking nationwide & a potential #COVID19 resurgence this fall, we can't afford another PPE & testing shortage. I'm joining my colleagues to urge the President to use resources already approved by Congress to increase PPE production & boost testing capacity."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Klobuchar Legislation to Protect Seniors from Scams During Coronavirus Pandemic Introduced in the House
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 22, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Gary Disbrow, Acting Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority - Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Porter, Inquire On BARDA And HHS Funding For Clinical Trials In Preventative COVID-19 Immune Globulin (COVID-IG) Injections
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 22, 2020
Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 22, 2020
Under Questioning by Underwood, FEMA Administrator Gaynor Fails to Clearly Address Agency's Coronavirus Response, Despite Alarming Rise in Cases Nationally
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 22, 2020
Casten Announces Federal Grant for Westmont Fire Department
Rep. Sean Casten
July 22, 2020
Quigley Provision to Protect Service Members from COVID-19 Passes House
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Levin, DelBene and Boyle to Department of Labor: Protect Socially-Responsible Investing
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "It is hard to believe that someone would target mourning families like this. My thoughts are with the victims today as I pray for their speedy and full recoveries."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Harris, Booker, Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Attorney General Barr and Acting Secretary Wolf on Deployment of Anonymous Federal Agents in American Cities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 21, 2020
House Passes National Defense Authorization With Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Pentagon To Report On Efforts To Meet Military's Prescription Supply Needs And How They Can Be Emulated In Civilian Markets
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Booker Leads 33 Democratic Senators Colleagues in Urging Trump to Reverse his Decision to Withdraw from the World Health Organization
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Brasher, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Judiciary Democrats to 11th Circuit Judges: Explain Involvement in Florida Voting Rights Case Despite Commitment to Recuse
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Block Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Chicago or Any American City with Senators Merkley & Wyden
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Luck, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Judiciary Democrats to 11th Circuit Judges: Explain Involvement in Florida Voting Rights Case Despite Commitment to Recuse
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "Senator McConnell's "red line" on liability immunity for businesses will not make America safer. It would make the current situation even worse. Our top priority must be protecting workers and families from #COVID19--not protecting businesses from being held accountable."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
US House Agrees To Consider Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Amendment Urging The Chinese Government To Halt Military Aggression Along The Line Of Actual Control With India
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020
US House Passes Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Including Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Legislation Urging China To End Its Military Aggression Toward India
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020
Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1044
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "The next #COVID19 relief package must include funding for the E-rate program to help close the #HomeworkGap. Education should be the great equalizer--we cannot afford to allow the 16 million+ students with limited internet access to fall behind their peers."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Rep. LaHood Supports National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Darin LaHood
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "If @realDonaldTrump actually wants to help reduce violence in American communities, he wouldn't be sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the street. That will only undermine local efforts & exacerbate existing tensions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "John Lewis risked his life for the right of every man & woman in America to vote & have a voice in our democracy. Words of praise for John Lewis are fine--but they are not enough. The only way to truly honor his monumental legacy is to fully restore the Voting Rights Act."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Barbara Lagoa, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Judiciary Democrats to 11th Circuit Judges: Explain Involvement in Florida Voting Rights Case Despite Commitment to Recuse
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Duckworth Statement on Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count for Congressional Districts
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "I join @GovPritzker & @chicagosmayor in urging the Trump Admin. to refrain from taking any action in Chicago that resembles what occurred in Portland. Sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the streets is not only unacceptable, it's un-American."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
LaHood, Panetta Introduce the PLUS Act to Support the Food and Beverage Industry
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "An over-militarized police force will not make our communities safer. I'll be joining @SenBrianSchatz today in his bipartisan effort to #DemilitarizeThePolice. I hope enough of our colleagues--on both sides of the aisle--will join us."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "Hats off to Washington @Nationals for inviting Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch Thursday night. A friend for many years, Dr. Fauci is in fact one of our most honored medical leaders."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
July 22, 2020
Memorializing the Honorable John Lewis
Rep.Sean Casten
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "My statement with @SenDuckworth on the Trump Administration's announcement of an expansion of Operation Legend--DOJ's violent crime reduction initiative--to Chicago:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Foster Statement on Passage of NO BAN Act
Rep.Bill Foster
July 22, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Expansion Of DOJ Operation Legend To Chicago
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Colleagues To Introduce John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020
Schneider Amendments to support Veteran Entrepreneurs and Fight Domestic Terror included in Final Passage of National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 22, 2020
Letter to Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Mark A. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Duckworth Joins Harris, Colleagues to Demand Answers on Federal Law Enforcement Presence in American Cities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "More Americans have died from #COVID19 in the last three months than in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghan wars combined. And yet the White House and Senate Republicans are arguing we don't need more funds for testing."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Require Federal Coronavirus Preparedness
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 22, 2020
Letter to Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Demanding Answers from SBA on Closure of the Program that Promoted Racial Diversity in Boardrooms Across the Country
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020
Durbin Speaks With FDA Commissioner About COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Quigley Provision to Protect Service Members from Covid-19 Passes House
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of Food and Drugs of the Food and Drug Administration - Eshoo, Energy and Commerce Leaders Seek Answers From FTC & FDA About COVID-19 Antibody Test Scams
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 22, 2020
Sens. Cruz, Menendez, Colleagues Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Honor the Legacy of Cuban Dissident Oswaldo Payá
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020
Durbin To Trump And Senate Republicans: Don't Rip Away Health Care For Millions During Public Health Crisis
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Durbin Attempts To Pass Legislation To Protect Immigrant Workers & Children In The Green Card Backlog
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "After a flawed distribution of funds provided by Congress, I called @SecAzar to push HHS to release critical funding--more than $739M--to hospitals in Illinois that are treating the most #COVID19 patients & addressing disparities."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "With cases spiking nationwide & a potential #COVID19 resurgence this fall, we can't afford another PPE & testing shortage. I'm joining my colleagues to urge the President to use resources already approved by Congress to increase PPE production & boost testing capacity."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Klobuchar Legislation to Protect Seniors from Scams During Coronavirus Pandemic Introduced in the House
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 22, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Gary Disbrow, Acting Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority - Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Porter, Inquire On BARDA And HHS Funding For Clinical Trials In Preventative COVID-19 Immune Globulin (COVID-IG) Injections
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 22, 2020
Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 22, 2020
Under Questioning by Underwood, FEMA Administrator Gaynor Fails to Clearly Address Agency's Coronavirus Response, Despite Alarming Rise in Cases Nationally
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 22, 2020
Casten Announces Federal Grant for Westmont Fire Department
Rep.Sean Casten
July 22, 2020
Quigley Provision to Protect Service Members from COVID-19 Passes House
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Levin, DelBene and Boyle to Department of Labor: Protect Socially-Responsible Investing
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 22, 2020
Tweet - "It is hard to believe that someone would target mourning families like this. My thoughts are with the victims today as I pray for their speedy and full recoveries."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Harris, Booker, Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Attorney General Barr and Acting Secretary Wolf on Deployment of Anonymous Federal Agents in American Cities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 21, 2020
House Passes National Defense Authorization With Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Pentagon To Report On Efforts To Meet Military's Prescription Supply Needs And How They Can Be Emulated In Civilian Markets
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Booker Leads 33 Democratic Senators Colleagues in Urging Trump to Reverse his Decision to Withdraw from the World Health Organization
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Brasher, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Judiciary Democrats to 11th Circuit Judges: Explain Involvement in Florida Voting Rights Case Despite Commitment to Recuse
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Block Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Chicago or Any American City with Senators Merkley & Wyden
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Luck, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Judiciary Democrats to 11th Circuit Judges: Explain Involvement in Florida Voting Rights Case Despite Commitment to Recuse
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "Senator McConnell's "red line" on liability immunity for businesses will not make America safer. It would make the current situation even worse. Our top priority must be protecting workers and families from #COVID19--not protecting businesses from being held accountable."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
US House Agrees To Consider Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Amendment Urging The Chinese Government To Halt Military Aggression Along The Line Of Actual Control With India
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020
US House Passes Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Including Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Legislation Urging China To End Its Military Aggression Toward India
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020
Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1044
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "The next #COVID19 relief package must include funding for the E-rate program to help close the #HomeworkGap. Education should be the great equalizer--we cannot afford to allow the 16 million+ students with limited internet access to fall behind their peers."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Rep. LaHood Supports National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "If @realDonaldTrump actually wants to help reduce violence in American communities, he wouldn't be sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the street. That will only undermine local efforts & exacerbate existing tensions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "John Lewis risked his life for the right of every man & woman in America to vote & have a voice in our democracy. Words of praise for John Lewis are fine--but they are not enough. The only way to truly honor his monumental legacy is to fully restore the Voting Rights Act."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Barbara Lagoa, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - Judiciary Democrats to 11th Circuit Judges: Explain Involvement in Florida Voting Rights Case Despite Commitment to Recuse
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020
Duckworth Statement on Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count for Congressional Districts
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "I join @GovPritzker & @chicagosmayor in urging the Trump Admin. to refrain from taking any action in Chicago that resembles what occurred in Portland. Sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the streets is not only unacceptable, it's un-American."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
LaHood, Panetta Introduce the PLUS Act to Support the Food and Beverage Industry
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "An over-militarized police force will not make our communities safer. I'll be joining @SenBrianSchatz today in his bipartisan effort to #DemilitarizeThePolice. I hope enough of our colleagues--on both sides of the aisle--will join us."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020
Tweet - "Hats off to Washington @Nationals for inviting Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch Thursday night. A friend for many years, Dr. Fauci is in fact one of our most honored medical leaders."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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