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July 21, 2020 Durbin: We Must Honor John Lewis' Life By Protecting The Right To Vote For All Americans Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with @chicagosmayor . We do not need a Portland style federal intervention in Chicago. There are ways Washington can help, but they do not include secret federal police in unmarked vehicles." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Bost Provision to Fund Inland Ports Passes House Rep. Mike Bost
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 Duckworth Statement on Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count for Congressional Districts Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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 Letter to Michael R. Pence, Vice President of the United States, and Peter T. Gaynor, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency - Van Hollen, Cardin Call on Trump Administration to Help Secure Access to PPE to Conduct November Election Safely During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $739 Million In Hospital Funding For COVID-19 Care In Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin: Sending In Secret Police To Cities Like Portland & Chicago Is Unacceptable & Un-American Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 House Passes Two Amendments Offered by Schakowsky to Defense Authorization Bill Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 With Federal Benefits Set To Expire This Month, Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Bring House-Passed House Heroes Act To The Floor 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 VIDEO: Though PhRMA Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Sold at No Profit, Drug Companies Tell Schakowsky a Different Story Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again using xenophobic language to try and distract from his horrendous response to #COVID19. 140,000+ Americans have died and tens of millions are unemployed--no amount of race baiting from the President is going to make us forget that." 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
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The last time the Senate took up #COVID19 related legislation was March 26--what has Sen. McConnell been waiting for? CARES Act unemployment benefits expire this month. Cases are spiking across the country. Did Senate Republicans believe this virus would just go away on its own?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Krishnamoorthi, Bennet, Klobuchar, Durbin, Booker, Introduce Legislation To Help College Students Vote During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Rep. LaHood Supports National Defense Authorization Act Rep. Darin LaHood
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Boyle Leads Letter to Oppose Labor Rule to Protect Socially Responsible Investments Rep. Sean Casten, ...
July 20, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Opposing Russia's Inclusion In G7 Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, and Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau - Raskin Joins Grijalva in Demanding Answers, Action Plan from Trump Admin on Puerto Rico's Critically Low Census Response Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "What have Senate Republicans been waiting for? More than 140,000 Americans have died. Millions continue to file for unemployment benefits, and are losing their health insurance. With each passing day, Sen. McConnell's refusal to act becomes more and more inexcusable." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Rep. Mike Bost
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "It is an honor to join @chipublib for #LiveFromTheLibrary. Make sure you join me tomorrow, July 21 at 10 AM CT for a reading of the Peruvian folktale Moon Rope by Lois Ehlert." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Blumenthal, Davis & Udall Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Provide Permanent Amtrak Funding Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 20, 2020 Rep. Reed, Ways & Means Republicans Unveil New Vision for The Future of Telehealth Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 20, 2020 Letter to Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, and Mark A. Calabria, Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency - Carper, Tester, Colleagues Urge Administration to Enforce Housing Eviction Bans During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Instead of using all of the tools at his disposal to fight back against Russian threats against our troops, our election, & the sovereignty of democratic nations across the globe, Pres. Trump has sought to normalize U.S. relations & reward the Kremlin. That cannot stand." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have spent the last 3 months ignoring the spike in #COVID19 cases & deaths across the US. And now they're drafting a partisan bill behind closed doors that prioritizes special interests over working families. The American people deserve better." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the President seems to believe, symbols of hate have no place on our nation's military installations. This is a good--and long overdue--decision by the Pentagon." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Leahy, Durbin, Murray And Tester Call On President Trump To Increase PPE And Testing Capacity Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2020 FDA Follows Chair Krishnamoorthi's Lead, Calls on Puff Bar to Remove Products Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rep Lieu Leads 150 Member Letter Urging DOJ to Condemn COVID-Related Anti-Asian Discrimination Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "There is no place for violence or vandalism in the exercise of any constitutional right. The use of force against peaceful protestors or members of law enforcement in the reasonable exercise of their responsibilities is unacceptable." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Foster Statement on Reports of Federal Agent Deployment to Illinois Rep. Bill Foster
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "ICE should abandon its deeply flawed plan to launch a "Chicago Citizens Academy' in the midst of a global pandemic. The Trump Admin's mass deportation agenda has created widespread fear in our immigrant communities that cannot be fixed by a tone-deaf public-relations effort." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency - Brown, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Press OCC For Information On The Agency's Fair Lending Oversight Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "Rev. CT Vivian grew up in Macomb and his fight for civil rights led him from Peoria to Selma. His lifetime of confronting injustice was inspiring, and his passing is a great loss." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I have lost a dear friend and a real hero. I will always remember standing on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with John Lewis on a misty Sunday morning many years ago. John pointed to the spot where he had been viciously beaten and almost died fifty years before." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Eshoo Leads 83 Democrats Demanding Answers On COVID-19 Data Reporting Change Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "First, the Supreme Court rejected the repeal of #DACA and now a federal court has confirmed this requires the Trump Administration to reopen DACA for new applicants. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "It was an honor to join @NFB_voice for the historic #NFB20 Convention -- the largest gathering of people who are blind ever. I am proud to be your partner in the mission to make technology that is accessible and affordable for people who are blind." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Jayapal Responds to Corrupt Takeover of COVID-19 Data Collection and Reporting Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
July 17, 2020 Duckworth Responds to ICE's "Citizens Academy" Pilot Program in Chicago Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "The #COVID19 pandemic has deeply impacted our economy & Illinoisans' ability to make ends meet. Spoke with @shrivercenter , @EconsecureIL , & @heartlandhelps today about advocating for additional economic impact payments & extending enhanced unemployment & SNAP benefits." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin Statement On Federal Court Ordering Trump Admin To Reopen DACA Program For New Applicants Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Legislation To Support Bias And Anti-Racism Training In COVID-19 Response Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Jill Tyson, Assistance Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Office of Congressional Affairs - Rush, Eshoo Lead House Colleagues in Demanding FBI, CBP Answer Questions About Surveillance of Protests Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 17, 2020 Illinois Republican Delegation Statement on Speaker Madigan and Governor Pritzker Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Date Title Politician
July 21, 2020 Durbin: We Must Honor John Lewis' Life By Protecting The Right To Vote For All Americans Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with @chicagosmayor . We do not need a Portland style federal intervention in Chicago. There are ways Washington can help, but they do not include secret federal police in unmarked vehicles." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Bost Provision to Fund Inland Ports Passes House Rep.Mike Bost
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 Duckworth Statement on Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count for Congressional Districts Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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 Letter to Michael R. Pence, Vice President of the United States, and Peter T. Gaynor, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency - Van Hollen, Cardin Call on Trump Administration to Help Secure Access to PPE to Conduct November Election Safely During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $739 Million In Hospital Funding For COVID-19 Care In Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin: Sending In Secret Police To Cities Like Portland & Chicago Is Unacceptable & Un-American Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 House Passes Two Amendments Offered by Schakowsky to Defense Authorization Bill Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 With Federal Benefits Set To Expire This Month, Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Bring House-Passed House Heroes Act To The Floor 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 VIDEO: Though PhRMA Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Sold at No Profit, Drug Companies Tell Schakowsky a Different Story Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again using xenophobic language to try and distract from his horrendous response to #COVID19. 140,000+ Americans have died and tens of millions are unemployed--no amount of race baiting from the President is going to make us forget that." 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
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The last time the Senate took up #COVID19 related legislation was March 26--what has Sen. McConnell been waiting for? CARES Act unemployment benefits expire this month. Cases are spiking across the country. Did Senate Republicans believe this virus would just go away on its own?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Krishnamoorthi, Bennet, Klobuchar, Durbin, Booker, Introduce Legislation To Help College Students Vote During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Rep. LaHood Supports National Defense Authorization Act Rep.Darin LaHood
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Boyle Leads Letter to Oppose Labor Rule to Protect Socially Responsible Investments Rep.Sean Casten, ...
July 20, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Opposing Russia's Inclusion In G7 Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, and Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau - Raskin Joins Grijalva in Demanding Answers, Action Plan from Trump Admin on Puerto Rico's Critically Low Census Response Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "What have Senate Republicans been waiting for? More than 140,000 Americans have died. Millions continue to file for unemployment benefits, and are losing their health insurance. With each passing day, Sen. McConnell's refusal to act becomes more and more inexcusable." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Rep.Mike Bost
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "It is an honor to join @chipublib for #LiveFromTheLibrary. Make sure you join me tomorrow, July 21 at 10 AM CT for a reading of the Peruvian folktale Moon Rope by Lois Ehlert." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Blumenthal, Davis & Udall Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Provide Permanent Amtrak Funding Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 20, 2020 Rep. Reed, Ways & Means Republicans Unveil New Vision for The Future of Telehealth Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 20, 2020 Letter to Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, and Mark A. Calabria, Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency - Carper, Tester, Colleagues Urge Administration to Enforce Housing Eviction Bans During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Instead of using all of the tools at his disposal to fight back against Russian threats against our troops, our election, & the sovereignty of democratic nations across the globe, Pres. Trump has sought to normalize U.S. relations & reward the Kremlin. That cannot stand." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have spent the last 3 months ignoring the spike in #COVID19 cases & deaths across the US. And now they're drafting a partisan bill behind closed doors that prioritizes special interests over working families. The American people deserve better." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the President seems to believe, symbols of hate have no place on our nation's military installations. This is a good--and long overdue--decision by the Pentagon." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Leahy, Durbin, Murray And Tester Call On President Trump To Increase PPE And Testing Capacity Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2020 FDA Follows Chair Krishnamoorthi's Lead, Calls on Puff Bar to Remove Products Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rep Lieu Leads 150 Member Letter Urging DOJ to Condemn COVID-Related Anti-Asian Discrimination Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "There is no place for violence or vandalism in the exercise of any constitutional right. The use of force against peaceful protestors or members of law enforcement in the reasonable exercise of their responsibilities is unacceptable." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Foster Statement on Reports of Federal Agent Deployment to Illinois Rep.Bill Foster
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "ICE should abandon its deeply flawed plan to launch a "Chicago Citizens Academy' in the midst of a global pandemic. The Trump Admin's mass deportation agenda has created widespread fear in our immigrant communities that cannot be fixed by a tone-deaf public-relations effort." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency - Brown, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Press OCC For Information On The Agency's Fair Lending Oversight Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "Rev. CT Vivian grew up in Macomb and his fight for civil rights led him from Peoria to Selma. His lifetime of confronting injustice was inspiring, and his passing is a great loss." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I have lost a dear friend and a real hero. I will always remember standing on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with John Lewis on a misty Sunday morning many years ago. John pointed to the spot where he had been viciously beaten and almost died fifty years before." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Eshoo Leads 83 Democrats Demanding Answers On COVID-19 Data Reporting Change Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "First, the Supreme Court rejected the repeal of #DACA and now a federal court has confirmed this requires the Trump Administration to reopen DACA for new applicants. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "It was an honor to join @NFB_voice for the historic #NFB20 Convention -- the largest gathering of people who are blind ever. I am proud to be your partner in the mission to make technology that is accessible and affordable for people who are blind." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Jayapal Responds to Corrupt Takeover of COVID-19 Data Collection and Reporting Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
July 17, 2020 Duckworth Responds to ICE's "Citizens Academy" Pilot Program in Chicago Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "The #COVID19 pandemic has deeply impacted our economy & Illinoisans' ability to make ends meet. Spoke with @shrivercenter , @EconsecureIL , & @heartlandhelps today about advocating for additional economic impact payments & extending enhanced unemployment & SNAP benefits." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin Statement On Federal Court Ordering Trump Admin To Reopen DACA Program For New Applicants Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Legislation To Support Bias And Anti-Racism Training In COVID-19 Response Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Jill Tyson, Assistance Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Office of Congressional Affairs - Rush, Eshoo Lead House Colleagues in Demanding FBI, CBP Answer Questions About Surveillance of Protests Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 17, 2020 Illinois Republican Delegation Statement on Speaker Madigan and Governor Pritzker Rep.Mike Bost, ...
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