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June 25, 2020 Schneider Votes for George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Rep. Brad Schneider
June 25, 2020 Schneider Introduces Bill to Promote Cleaner Vehicles, Fight Climate Change Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 25, 2020 Underwood-Backed George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Passes the House Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see my #IGAccessAct with @SenMikeLee pass out of the Senate Judiciary Committee today on a near-unanimous vote. We need independent oversight of the Attorney General & DOJ lawyers. Sen. McConnell should bring this bill to the floor for a vote as soon as possible." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "For years, inversion loopholes have allowed American companies to evade their tax obligations. I'm teaming up with @RepLloydDoggett to introduce a bill ensuring that these companies can't benefit from American taxpayer funded CARES Act financial relief." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Schakowsky Votes for the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Committee Leaders Submit Comment on EPA's Proposed Rule on the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality for Particulate Matter Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Cisneros and Balderson Lead Bipartisan Letter to Support CDEs and Expand PPP and EIDL Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Cassidy, Fischer, Colleagues Ask USDA to Fund "Last Mile' of Food Delivery to People in Need Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Underwood Legislation to Reduce Health Insurance Premiums Included in Speaker's Historic New Legislation to Expand Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 24, 2020 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Decision TO End Federal Support At Two Illinois COVID-19 Testing Sites Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Just yesterday, the U.S. recorded its 3rd highest coronavirus case count since this pandemic began. So today, the Trump Admin. announces that it will cut off federal funding to operate #COVID19 testing sites in Illinois & 4 other states. This decision defies common sense." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Motion To Proceed To Republican Police Reform Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Cory Wilson's Nomination To The Fifth Circuit Court Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "#Juneteenth is an important reminder that we must continue our fight for equality & justice. Proud to help introduce a bill commemorating #Juneteenth as a federal holiday--our nation must continue to reflect & learn from slavery's dark legacy here in the U.S." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $4 Million For Southern Illinois Mass Transit Districts Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Durbin Commemorates Pride Month, Calls For Senate To Step Up During Moment Of Change In America Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Warren & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Rename All Military Bases & Other Assets Named for Confederacy Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 24, 2020 Durbin, Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Health Care Workforce To Meet Nationwide Challenges Highlighted By COVID-19 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Up to 392,000 Illinoisans will not automatically receive their $1,200 #COVID19 stimulus checks from the federal gov't. If you do not file taxes or receive certain federal benefits, but are still eligible for this payment--just submit the form found here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Our health care professionals are doing heroic work to fight #COVID19, but this crisis has highlighted the need to bolster our health workforce to address shortages, medical disparities, & respond to emergencies. I'm partnering with @SenRubioPress to get it done." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans' police reform proposal fails to meet this historic moment with the real change that people are calling for. We owe it to all of the Black & Brown lives we have lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to take real action to bring about justice & accountability." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Reminder IL-06 Small Businesses: PPP Loan Application Deadline Due June 30th Rep. Sean Casten
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, Senate Republicans have confirmed a Circuit Court nominee with a record of hostility toward the ACA. Even during one of the greatest public health crises in our nation's history, Republicans just won't let go of their obsession with attacking Obamacare." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 24, 2020 Pride Month 2020 Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin, Doggett Introduce Bill To Prevent Tax Dodging Corporation From Receiving COVID-19 Relief Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Schakowsky, Task Force On Aging & Families Exposes Nursing Home Crisis, Demands Protections For Seniors And Caretakers Amid Covid-19 Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to Peter Robb, National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel - Jayapal, Pocan Urge National Labor Relations Board to Take Immediate Action to Protect Workers Punished for Pandemic-Related Organizing Activity Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2020 Rep. LaHood Cosponsors the JUSTICE Act Rep. Darin LaHood
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Krishnamoorthi and Tlaib Investigate Potential Abuses in Treasury Department's Opportunity Zone Program Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 24, 2020 Hearing of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statements of Reps. Schakowsky and Doyle, Hearing on a Country in Crisis: How Disinformation Online is Dividing the Nation Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 24, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Trump Decision to Cut Federal Funding From Illinois Testing Sites Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 24, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With National Guard Bureau Chief Nominee LTG Hokanson About Trump's Efforts to Politicize the Military Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to EU Member States, Delegation of the European Union to the United States - Rosen Leads Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on European Union to Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 23, 2020 Underwood Addresses Coronavirus Health Disparities in Educational and Labor Virtual Hearing Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - 30+ House Members Request Investigation into Disinfectants Used at ICE Facilities Resulting in Sick Detainees Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 23, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Applaud USDA Office Relocation From Goodfellow Federal Complex After Continued Concerns for Worker Safety Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Duckworth at AAPD Disability Vote Summit: "The Fight is Not Over" Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Senators Introduce Post Traumatic Stress Resolution Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 One Week to Deadline, Schneider Again Encourages Businesses to Apply for PPP Loans, Highlights New Business Interruption Grants Rep. Brad Schneider
June 23, 2020 Bost Introduces Bill to Increase Flexibility for Veteran Disability Exams Rep. Mike Bost
June 23, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Mucarsel-Powell, Over 100 House Democrats And CHC Members Call On Senator McConnell To Stop Blocking The American Dream And Promise Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 23, 2020 Letter to Lori Augino, National Association of State Election Directors President, and the Hon. Paul Pate, National Association of Secretaries of State President - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "In 2018, @ChuckGrassley and I introduced & passed the First Step Act, the most significant criminal justice reform in a generation. We have an obligation to ensure that this law is properly implemented--especially when prisons have become COVID-19 hotspots." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Call for Robust Funding for Background Checks, Gun Safety in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 23, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Introduce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Reform Elderly Home Detention And Compassionate Release Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "In the course of America's immigration history, there have emerged leaders whose names are synonymous with the struggle and triumph of these immigrant efforts. Stanley Balzekas was that leader for Lithuanian-Americans, especially in Chicago." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
June 25, 2020 Schneider Votes for George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Rep.Brad Schneider
June 25, 2020 Schneider Introduces Bill to Promote Cleaner Vehicles, Fight Climate Change Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 25, 2020 Underwood-Backed George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Passes the House Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see my #IGAccessAct with @SenMikeLee pass out of the Senate Judiciary Committee today on a near-unanimous vote. We need independent oversight of the Attorney General & DOJ lawyers. Sen. McConnell should bring this bill to the floor for a vote as soon as possible." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "For years, inversion loopholes have allowed American companies to evade their tax obligations. I'm teaming up with @RepLloydDoggett to introduce a bill ensuring that these companies can't benefit from American taxpayer funded CARES Act financial relief." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Schakowsky Votes for the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Committee Leaders Submit Comment on EPA's Proposed Rule on the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality for Particulate Matter Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Cisneros and Balderson Lead Bipartisan Letter to Support CDEs and Expand PPP and EIDL Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Cassidy, Fischer, Colleagues Ask USDA to Fund "Last Mile' of Food Delivery to People in Need Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Underwood Legislation to Reduce Health Insurance Premiums Included in Speaker's Historic New Legislation to Expand Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 24, 2020 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Decision TO End Federal Support At Two Illinois COVID-19 Testing Sites Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Just yesterday, the U.S. recorded its 3rd highest coronavirus case count since this pandemic began. So today, the Trump Admin. announces that it will cut off federal funding to operate #COVID19 testing sites in Illinois & 4 other states. This decision defies common sense." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Motion To Proceed To Republican Police Reform Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Cory Wilson's Nomination To The Fifth Circuit Court Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "#Juneteenth is an important reminder that we must continue our fight for equality & justice. Proud to help introduce a bill commemorating #Juneteenth as a federal holiday--our nation must continue to reflect & learn from slavery's dark legacy here in the U.S." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $4 Million For Southern Illinois Mass Transit Districts Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Durbin Commemorates Pride Month, Calls For Senate To Step Up During Moment Of Change In America Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Warren & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Rename All Military Bases & Other Assets Named for Confederacy Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 24, 2020 Durbin, Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Health Care Workforce To Meet Nationwide Challenges Highlighted By COVID-19 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Up to 392,000 Illinoisans will not automatically receive their $1,200 #COVID19 stimulus checks from the federal gov't. If you do not file taxes or receive certain federal benefits, but are still eligible for this payment--just submit the form found here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Our health care professionals are doing heroic work to fight #COVID19, but this crisis has highlighted the need to bolster our health workforce to address shortages, medical disparities, & respond to emergencies. I'm partnering with @SenRubioPress to get it done." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans' police reform proposal fails to meet this historic moment with the real change that people are calling for. We owe it to all of the Black & Brown lives we have lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to take real action to bring about justice & accountability." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Reminder IL-06 Small Businesses: PPP Loan Application Deadline Due June 30th Rep.Sean Casten
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, Senate Republicans have confirmed a Circuit Court nominee with a record of hostility toward the ACA. Even during one of the greatest public health crises in our nation's history, Republicans just won't let go of their obsession with attacking Obamacare." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 24, 2020 Pride Month 2020 Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin, Doggett Introduce Bill To Prevent Tax Dodging Corporation From Receiving COVID-19 Relief Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2020 Schakowsky, Task Force On Aging & Families Exposes Nursing Home Crisis, Demands Protections For Seniors And Caretakers Amid Covid-19 Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to Peter Robb, National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel - Jayapal, Pocan Urge National Labor Relations Board to Take Immediate Action to Protect Workers Punished for Pandemic-Related Organizing Activity Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2020 Rep. LaHood Cosponsors the JUSTICE Act Rep.Darin LaHood
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Krishnamoorthi and Tlaib Investigate Potential Abuses in Treasury Department's Opportunity Zone Program Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 24, 2020 Hearing of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statements of Reps. Schakowsky and Doyle, Hearing on a Country in Crisis: How Disinformation Online is Dividing the Nation Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 24, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Trump Decision to Cut Federal Funding From Illinois Testing Sites Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 24, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With National Guard Bureau Chief Nominee LTG Hokanson About Trump's Efforts to Politicize the Military Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to EU Member States, Delegation of the European Union to the United States - Rosen Leads Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on European Union to Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 23, 2020 Underwood Addresses Coronavirus Health Disparities in Educational and Labor Virtual Hearing Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - 30+ House Members Request Investigation into Disinfectants Used at ICE Facilities Resulting in Sick Detainees Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 23, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Applaud USDA Office Relocation From Goodfellow Federal Complex After Continued Concerns for Worker Safety Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Duckworth at AAPD Disability Vote Summit: "The Fight is Not Over" Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Senators Introduce Post Traumatic Stress Resolution Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 One Week to Deadline, Schneider Again Encourages Businesses to Apply for PPP Loans, Highlights New Business Interruption Grants Rep.Brad Schneider
June 23, 2020 Bost Introduces Bill to Increase Flexibility for Veteran Disability Exams Rep.Mike Bost
June 23, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Mucarsel-Powell, Over 100 House Democrats And CHC Members Call On Senator McConnell To Stop Blocking The American Dream And Promise Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 23, 2020 Letter to Lori Augino, National Association of State Election Directors President, and the Hon. Paul Pate, National Association of Secretaries of State President - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "In 2018, @ChuckGrassley and I introduced & passed the First Step Act, the most significant criminal justice reform in a generation. We have an obligation to ensure that this law is properly implemented--especially when prisons have become COVID-19 hotspots." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Call for Robust Funding for Background Checks, Gun Safety in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 23, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Introduce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Reform Elderly Home Detention And Compassionate Release Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "In the course of America's immigration history, there have emerged leaders whose names are synonymous with the struggle and triumph of these immigrant efforts. Stanley Balzekas was that leader for Lithuanian-Americans, especially in Chicago." Sen.Dick Durbin
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