| March 13, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar, HHS - Revoke Waiver Allowing South Carolina Child Welfare Agencies to Discriminate
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, DHS - Explain Actions Taken Against Journalists, Lawyers Along Mexico Border
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Lower Cost Generic Drugs
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| March 13, 2019
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Duckworth to Vote to End US Military's Unauthorized Support of Sauid Arabia's Brutal Military Campaign in Yemen
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| March 13, 2019
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Duckworth Discusses Agricultural Initiatives with Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Corn Growers Association
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| March 13, 2019
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In Major Address Ahead of 16th Anniversary of Iraq, Duckworth Puts Forth New National Security Platform
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| March 13, 2019
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Senators Hirono, Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Repeal Hyde Amendment
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "Ethylene oxide emissions are a cause for serious concern in Willowbrook, and today I heard directly from residents who have had enough with the lack of federal oversight and action. It's time for Administrator Wheeler to stop delaying and start protecting Illinois families."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "Not only was this war never authorized by Congress -- it is a humanitarian disaster with an estimated 85,000 children having already died of malnutrition. Not another taxpayer dollar or American life should be put on the line in support of this Saudi-led disaster."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "The safety of the flying public must come first. Until we can thoroughly examine the black box from the Ethiopian airplane, I support the FAA's grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "Americans deserve the right to request a clean slate for personal data that was collected on the internet about them while they were kids. A bill I reintroduced today would establish that basic privacy protection. "
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "With his budget request, President Trump is telling rural towns across Illinois that his wall is more important than their access to high speed internet, crop insurance, or clean drinking water."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "After signing the Farm Bill in December and saying "we have to take care of our farmers
and we will,' President Trump is abandoning them in order to fulfill his campaign promise of building a big and beautiful wall."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "There is no place for kid-friendly flavors of e-cigarettes & cigars. Today's FDA proposal is a good step, but we've seen too many half-measures. We cannot afford any more delays in keeping kids safe from these addictive and dangerous tobacco products."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "This is a discriminatory policy that unfairly targets transgender Americans and drags our military backwards. If you meet the basic requirements to serve in our military, you should be able to do so. Period."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Bicameral Bill To Support Military Families By Fixing Inconsistency In GI Bill Benefit
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin & Senators Reintroduce Bill To Protect Children's Online Privacy
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin Meets With President Trump's Nominee To Be U.S. Ambassador To Saudi Arabia
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin: President Trump's Budget Request Undermines Our Farmers & Rural America
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth Press EPA Administrator Wheeler For Stronger Standards On Ethylene Oxide Emissions
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Hearing of the Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, And Related Agencies Subcommittee for the House Appropriations Committee - Sen. Durbin Testimony, Hearing on Oversight of For-Profit Colleges: Protecting Students and Taxpayer Dollars
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Cloture Motion
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "Today the Senate votes on the nomination of Neomi Rao to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court for life. She has minimal experience practicing law-no trials, no appeals, only one brief filed in U.S. court-and her writings on race, sexual assault, and other issues are deeply troubling."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "The President and his Administration may say they are standing up for democracy in Venezuela, but their budget says otherwise. Massive cuts to funds supporting democracy in Venezuela and Cuba is not the answer."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Deutch, Durbin Introduce Bill to Create Bond Program to Fund Efforts Combating Climate Change
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin Meets With Willowbrook Residents To Discuss Ethylene Oxide Emissions At Sterigenics
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 13, 2019
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Letter to Doug McMillon, Walmart, CEO - Support Workers with Disabilities
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, the Hon. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior, the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative - Chairs Grijalva, Neal, Engel Lead Team of House Lawmakers Pushing Trump Officials to Answer Questions, Take Action on New Japanese Whaling Efforts
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Rep. Sean Casten, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Education Benefits for Military Families
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| March 13, 2019
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Foster Statement on Equality Act
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| March 13, 2019
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Schneider Co-Sponsors Legislation to Restore Net Neutrality
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| March 13, 2019
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Rep. Davis Co-Sponsors the Equality Act of 2019
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| March 13, 2019
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Casten Cosponsors Each Woman Act
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| March 13, 2019
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Tweet - "Today I urged General (Ret.) Abizaid that if he is confirmed as our next ambassador to Saudi Arabia, he must hold them to the standards & values expressed by the US and our allies around the world -- not the ones currently being shown & ignored by the Trump Administration."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Harris, García, Cunningham Introduce Legislation Providing Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Public Housing
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Peters, Durbin, Tlaib, Kelly Introduce Bicameral Bill to Study Effects of Petroleum Coke
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Duckworth and Durbin's Lincoln National Heritage Area Act Signed into Law
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Duckworth Statemetn on Proposed E15 Rule Changes
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| March 12, 2019
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Congresswoman Lee Reintroduces the EACH Woman Act to End the Harmful and Discriminatory Hyde Amendment
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Marines in Congress Urge Trump Administration to Support Bombing Victims in Court
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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LaHood Applauds the EPA's Announced Proposal to Allow the Sale of E15 Year-Round
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "For years, I've been concerned about the possible negative health effects of pet coke on Chicago's southeast side. I reintroduced a bill today with @SenDuckworth and @RepRobinKelly that would require a federal study into the potential health risks."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "Respected Venezuelan journalist Luis Carlos Díaz should be immediately released. Those involved in his shameful arrest put themselves at risk of further international sanction."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "Spoke to EPA Administrator Wheeler w/@SenDuckworth today. Unacceptably high emissions of cancer-causing EtO in our air isn't something he can wait to address, and we made it clear that Illinoisans are looking for him to protect their families now."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "The public deserves transparency from the FAA on the safety of Boeing 737 Max 8 series aircraft. I'm asking the agency to fully investigate any potential technical and mechanical vulnerabilities, and re-inspect & certify each aircraft in the U.S. fleet as safe to fly. My letter:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "This is past-due, and now it's imperative the E15 rule be implemented before June. IL farmers are frustrated with continually shouldering the economic uncertainty of decisions made by the Trump Administration."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans and the White House decided to ignore the objections of New Jersey's two Senators and plowed right through with the controversial nomination of Paul Matey to serve on the 3rd Circuit."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "Today I introduced a bill that would create a bond program to fund efforts combating climate change. Similar to the war bonds effort started by our government during WWII, this bill would involve Americans in the government's efforts to fight the impacts of climate change."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on data privacy, I discussed the importance of protecting the privacy of children's online information, especially as we see an increase in online learning programs that gather massive amounts of student data."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Tweet - "Pres. Trump's $5 billion in cuts to medical research for cures for cancer, Alzheimer's, and heart disease are pathetic. The President doesn't get it. There are things a helluva lot more important than his almighty wall."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Daniel K. Elwell, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Durbin: Public Deserves Transparency From The FAA On Safety Of Boeing 737 Max 8 Series Aircraft
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Bicameral Bill To Study Effects Of Petroleum Coke
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From DOD On Its Plans To Defund Military Projects To Pay For President Trump's Wall
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Durbin, Deutch Introduce Bill To Create Bond Program To Fund Efforts Combating Climate Change
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Durbin: President Trump's Budget Request Asks Congress To Choose - Border Wall Or Medical Research
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Make Full Equality A Reality
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| March 12, 2019
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Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| March 12, 2019
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Cloture Motion
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2019
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Hearing Recap:Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Examined the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| March 12, 2019
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Ruppersberger and House Cybersecurity Leaders Introduce "Internet-of-Things" Legislation
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Reps. Budd, Hurd, and Kelly Introduce Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| March 12, 2019
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Schakowsky Statement on H.R. 6, The Dream and Promise Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| March 12, 2019
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Representatives Schakowsky, Lee, and DeGette Reintroduce Groundbreaking Legislation to Ensure Reproductive Justice
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| March 12, 2019
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Quigley and Udall Reintroduce Bicameral MAR-A-LAGO Act to Require Disclosure of Visitor Logs at White House, Trump Properties Where President Conducts Official Business
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| March 12, 2019
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Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Stewart's KREMLIN Act Passes House With Bipartisan Support
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| March 11, 2019
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Duckworth, Ernst Announce Creation of Global Positioning System (GPS) Caucus
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 11, 2019
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Duckworth Joines Baldwin to Introduce Legislation to Protect Rights of Airline Passengers with Disabilities
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 11, 2019
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Tweet - "After a disastrous 35 day shutdown, and the Senate slated to reject his national emergency declaration, the fact President Trump would request $8.6 billion for his beloved border wall -- while cutting $5 billion in medical research from NIH & $1.3 billion from CDC -- is an outrage."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Tweet - "Read my letter with @SenatorLeahy and @brianschatz that asks @USGAO for a legal opinion on the President's attempt to end-run the appropriations process and pull funds from our military to build his beloved wall:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Tweet - ".@SenDuckworth and I are pressing for back pay for contractors who lost wages during the #TrumpShutdown. Contract workers and their families shouldn't be penalized for something that they did nothing to cause."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Ask Gao For Legal Opinion On President Trump's Transfer Of DOD Funds To Build A Wall
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 11, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice-Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin, Duckworth Continue To Press For Back Pay For Contractors Who Lost Wages During Trump Government Shutdown
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 11, 2019
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Durbin Statement On For-Profit Argosy University's Imminent Closure
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Smith, Sinema, Senators Urge Department Of Education To Immediately Assist Argosy University Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 11, 2019
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Request to Consider H.R. 962, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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Rep. Mike Bost
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