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Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "We are more than 5 weeks past the court ordered deadline to reunite families that were ripped apart at the border by the Trump Admin. Yet, 100's of kids remain separated including babies whose parents were deported without them. When will the cruelty end?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Letter to Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Duckworth: Allow American People to Review Records of Brett Kavanaugh's Involvement in Bush Administration's Torture Policies Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "The biggest black hole in Judge Kavanaugh's record is his 35-month tenure as White House Staff Secretary from July 2003 to May 2006. Republicans are not disclosing any documents from this 35-month time period. #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "When I met with Judge Kavanaugh, he acknowledged he worked on same-sex marriage, abortion, executive power, torture, Supreme Court nominations, warrantless wiretapping, and more as Staff Secretary. Why are Republicans hiding his records from this time period? #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration must reverse course in order to provide the critical humanitarian and other aid needed in the West Bank and Gaza." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Casten: What's Good for The Koch Brothers Is Bad for Sixth District Families Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Peter Roskam Continues to Duck Voters Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. David Johanson, Chairman of the United States International trade Commission - Newsprint Tariffs Overturned After Advocacy from Knight, Panetta Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to The Honorable Wilbur Ross, Secretary of the Department of Commerce - Smith Welcomes Trump Administration Action on Steel Imports Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Tweet - "More evidence of the Trump Administration's extreme anti-immigrant agenda - they sanction Nicaraguan government that "brutalized their own people" while forcing Nicaraguans with clean records and deep roots in our country to return to face these abuses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Congressman Wary of Trade War, Optimistic on Farming Rep. Darin LaHood
Aug. 30, 2018 Tweet - "It's clear that there are many parts of Judge Kavanaugh's record that Republicans do not want the American people to see. #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Tweet - "Wrong, Mr. President. Nearly 3,000 American citizens lost their lives in this tragedy because of a botched effort to quickly get Puerto Rico the aid they so desperately needed. This isn't how America should respond to disasters. Ever." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education - Dept Of Education Official Advised Dream Center Education Holdings To Misrepresent Accreditation Status To Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 29, 2018 Tweet - "It's particularly important to review the record of *this* SCOTUS nominee who has been appointed by *this* President at *this* moment. And it's shocking that the Administration & Senate Republicans are hiding huge portions of Judge Kavanaugh's record in light of this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Kirsjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congresswoman Speier and Colleagues Send Letter to DHS Urging Action to Reunite Families Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 29, 2018 Peter Roskam Should Put Country Over Party Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 28, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on U.S. -- Mexico NAFTA Announcement Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "One of John McCain's lasting impacts will be his work during trips around the world -- often to places marked with violence, human rights violations, and tragedy. I'll always remember this CODEL we took to Ukraine in 2014 in support of Ukraine's freedom & democracy." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Judiciary Committee Democrats Protest Withholding of Kavanaugh Documents Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Casten, Bustos: Invest in Our Future Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "We have less than a week before the nomination hearing for Judge Kavanuagh, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has received less than 6% of his White House record. This vetting process is woefully inadequate. What are Senate Republicans hiding?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Illinois Farm Bureau Endorses Bost for Re-Election Rep. Mike Bost
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to Scott Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Investigates Potential Pay-to-Play Allegations Involving Michael Cohen, Trump Donor & Department of Energy Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Hassan Leads Colleagues in Urging FCC to Maintain Focus on Maternal Health in Telehealth Pilot Program Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To The Anniversary Of The Ethnic Cleansing Of The Rohingya Community Of Burma Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 27, 2018 Schakowsky Statement of the United Nation's Declaration of a Genocide in Myanmar Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Gov. Rauner's Health Care Whiplash Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Brief Amici Curiae of Members of Congress Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Duckworth Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Expand the Able Savings Program Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "Trump family separation crisis in numbers: 2 months since court order to reunify families 1 month since court deadline to reunify families 343 children STILL separated from deported parents ZERO Trump officials fired for this humanitarian crisis" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "This month 8 years ago @BarackObama signed into law my Fair Sentencing Act, the most significant reforms ever to the mandatory minimum sentences that have filled our prisons with nonviolent drug offenders." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Rohingya are victims of genocide per the @UN. It's time we hold the Burmese government accountable for their human rights atrocities." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "JUUL and other flavored e-cigarettes are pulling a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook to hook a generation of kids into a lifelong addiction. @lisamurkowski and I have intro'd a bill to restrict these kid-appealing flavors." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added," Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Women's Equality Day 2018 Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 26, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on the Passing of Senator John McCain Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 26, 2018 Tweet - "I'm heartbroken for Jacksonville. No community should have to suffer from such senseless gun violence. When will Congress have the courage to stand up to the NRA and pass meaningful reforms to help prevent these shootings in America?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2018 Casten Celebrates Women's Equality Day, Assails Peter Roskam's Abysmal Record Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Pharma tells you every detail in their ads about their high priced drugs EXCEPT the price. New Durbin-Grassley amendment would require honest price disclosure on all ads." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018 Tweet - "It may not be the biggest news story of the week but one of the most surprising: an evening tweet from Pres Trump praising an unnamed (Durbin-@ChuckGrassley) amendment which would require Pharma to disclose the price of their drugs on all of their ads." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018 Duckworth Statement On Passing Of American Hero John McCain Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - EPW Democrats Press Judiciary Chairman Grassley for Kavanaugh Documents on Environmental Matters Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Senate Passes Funding Bill That Includes Durbin Priority Of Increased Medical Research Funding Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the President Donald Trump - Support the Nicaraguan People by Making Additional Global Magnitsky Designations Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary - Judiciary Committee Democrats Call for Postponement of Kavanaugh Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Davis Statement Opposing Trump Administration Plans for Arming Educators Rep. Danny Davis
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday the Senate passed a 5.4% increase for @NIH funding. We can't stop there - in order to make a real difference, investments to our medical research agencies must be sustained year after year." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "We are at the threshold of a constitutional crisis. Rushing ahead with a hearing on Judge Kavanaugh -- who has argued a sitting President shouldn't be investigated -- would be a mistake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Robert Goodlatte, Chairman of The House Judiciary Committee - House Judiciary Dems Demand Goodlatte Bring the Committee Into Session; Request Meeting with DOJ on Cohen's Guilty Plea & Demand Hearings on Trump's Abuse of Pardon Power Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "This is an absolute outrage. The U.S. must stand for progress on human rights and women's rights in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudis must unconditionally release all political prisoners without delay." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Deaths From Gun Violence Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 23, 2018 Durbin-Grassley Amendment Passes Senate to Take on Big Pharma Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - In Bipartisan Effort, Senators Murray, Blunt, Heitkamp, Grassley Urge EPA to Boost Biodiesel, Support Jobs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - House Democrats Urge Epa Chief to Suspend Efforts to Weaken Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Merkley, Durbin Introduce Bill to Protect Students from Worthless Degrees, Overturn Devos Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Democrat Lauren Underwood in Il-14 Congressional Race Rep. Lauren Underwood
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member - Keep Anti-Environment Policy Riders Out of Senate Farm Bill Conference Report Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Durbin Statement On Meeting With Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works - Democratic Senators Call for Hearing on Trump Fuel Economy Emissions Standards Roll-back Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh was strident during the investigation of President Clinton. Years later while working in the Bush WH, he changed his tune on presidential investigations. In light of the verdicts and guilty pleas this week, the American people deserve to know where he stands." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration and Senate Republicans have refused to disclose any documents from the 35 months that Judge Kavanaugh spent as Staff Secretary in the White House, a time when many controversial issues of constitutional importance were debated and decided." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh today acknowledged that he was involved in many of these issues, including same-sex marriage, abortion, executive power, detainees, torture, Supreme Court nominations, warrantless wiretapping, and more." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Today, Republicans held a vote to defund Planned Parenthood on the Senate floor, and it failed. I voted no on behalf of the millions of women who use it for their health care needs." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's health care policies are raising premium costs on Americans. Don't take my word for it, just read this nonpartisan report that has the facts:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "We are more than 5 weeks past the court ordered deadline to reunite families that were ripped apart at the border by the Trump Admin. Yet, 100's of kids remain separated including babies whose parents were deported without them. When will the cruelty end?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Letter to Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Duckworth: Allow American People to Review Records of Brett Kavanaugh's Involvement in Bush Administration's Torture Policies Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "The biggest black hole in Judge Kavanaugh's record is his 35-month tenure as White House Staff Secretary from July 2003 to May 2006. Republicans are not disclosing any documents from this 35-month time period. #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "When I met with Judge Kavanaugh, he acknowledged he worked on same-sex marriage, abortion, executive power, torture, Supreme Court nominations, warrantless wiretapping, and more as Staff Secretary. Why are Republicans hiding his records from this time period? #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration must reverse course in order to provide the critical humanitarian and other aid needed in the West Bank and Gaza." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Casten: What's Good for The Koch Brothers Is Bad for Sixth District Families Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Peter Roskam Continues to Duck Voters Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. David Johanson, Chairman of the United States International trade Commission - Newsprint Tariffs Overturned After Advocacy from Knight, Panetta Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to The Honorable Wilbur Ross, Secretary of the Department of Commerce - Smith Welcomes Trump Administration Action on Steel Imports Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Tweet - "More evidence of the Trump Administration's extreme anti-immigrant agenda - they sanction Nicaraguan government that "brutalized their own people" while forcing Nicaraguans with clean records and deep roots in our country to return to face these abuses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Congressman Wary of Trade War, Optimistic on Farming Rep.Darin LaHood
Aug. 30, 2018 Tweet - "It's clear that there are many parts of Judge Kavanaugh's record that Republicans do not want the American people to see. #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Tweet - "Wrong, Mr. President. Nearly 3,000 American citizens lost their lives in this tragedy because of a botched effort to quickly get Puerto Rico the aid they so desperately needed. This isn't how America should respond to disasters. Ever." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education - Dept Of Education Official Advised Dream Center Education Holdings To Misrepresent Accreditation Status To Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 29, 2018 Tweet - "It's particularly important to review the record of *this* SCOTUS nominee who has been appointed by *this* President at *this* moment. And it's shocking that the Administration & Senate Republicans are hiding huge portions of Judge Kavanaugh's record in light of this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Kirsjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congresswoman Speier and Colleagues Send Letter to DHS Urging Action to Reunite Families Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 29, 2018 Peter Roskam Should Put Country Over Party Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 28, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on U.S. -- Mexico NAFTA Announcement Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "One of John McCain's lasting impacts will be his work during trips around the world -- often to places marked with violence, human rights violations, and tragedy. I'll always remember this CODEL we took to Ukraine in 2014 in support of Ukraine's freedom & democracy." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Judiciary Committee Democrats Protest Withholding of Kavanaugh Documents Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Casten, Bustos: Invest in Our Future Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "We have less than a week before the nomination hearing for Judge Kavanuagh, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has received less than 6% of his White House record. This vetting process is woefully inadequate. What are Senate Republicans hiding?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Illinois Farm Bureau Endorses Bost for Re-Election Rep.Mike Bost
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to Scott Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Investigates Potential Pay-to-Play Allegations Involving Michael Cohen, Trump Donor & Department of Energy Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Hassan Leads Colleagues in Urging FCC to Maintain Focus on Maternal Health in Telehealth Pilot Program Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To The Anniversary Of The Ethnic Cleansing Of The Rohingya Community Of Burma Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 27, 2018 Schakowsky Statement of the United Nation's Declaration of a Genocide in Myanmar Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Gov. Rauner's Health Care Whiplash Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Brief Amici Curiae of Members of Congress Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Duckworth Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Expand the Able Savings Program Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "Trump family separation crisis in numbers: 2 months since court order to reunify families 1 month since court deadline to reunify families 343 children STILL separated from deported parents ZERO Trump officials fired for this humanitarian crisis" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "This month 8 years ago @BarackObama signed into law my Fair Sentencing Act, the most significant reforms ever to the mandatory minimum sentences that have filled our prisons with nonviolent drug offenders." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Rohingya are victims of genocide per the @UN. It's time we hold the Burmese government accountable for their human rights atrocities." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "JUUL and other flavored e-cigarettes are pulling a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook to hook a generation of kids into a lifelong addiction. @lisamurkowski and I have intro'd a bill to restrict these kid-appealing flavors." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added," Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Women's Equality Day 2018 Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 26, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on the Passing of Senator John McCain Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 26, 2018 Tweet - "I'm heartbroken for Jacksonville. No community should have to suffer from such senseless gun violence. When will Congress have the courage to stand up to the NRA and pass meaningful reforms to help prevent these shootings in America?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2018 Casten Celebrates Women's Equality Day, Assails Peter Roskam's Abysmal Record Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Pharma tells you every detail in their ads about their high priced drugs EXCEPT the price. New Durbin-Grassley amendment would require honest price disclosure on all ads." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018 Tweet - "It may not be the biggest news story of the week but one of the most surprising: an evening tweet from Pres Trump praising an unnamed (Durbin-@ChuckGrassley) amendment which would require Pharma to disclose the price of their drugs on all of their ads." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018 Duckworth Statement On Passing Of American Hero John McCain Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - EPW Democrats Press Judiciary Chairman Grassley for Kavanaugh Documents on Environmental Matters Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Senate Passes Funding Bill That Includes Durbin Priority Of Increased Medical Research Funding Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the President Donald Trump - Support the Nicaraguan People by Making Additional Global Magnitsky Designations Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary - Judiciary Committee Democrats Call for Postponement of Kavanaugh Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Davis Statement Opposing Trump Administration Plans for Arming Educators Rep.Danny Davis
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday the Senate passed a 5.4% increase for @NIH funding. We can't stop there - in order to make a real difference, investments to our medical research agencies must be sustained year after year." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "We are at the threshold of a constitutional crisis. Rushing ahead with a hearing on Judge Kavanaugh -- who has argued a sitting President shouldn't be investigated -- would be a mistake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Robert Goodlatte, Chairman of The House Judiciary Committee - House Judiciary Dems Demand Goodlatte Bring the Committee Into Session; Request Meeting with DOJ on Cohen's Guilty Plea & Demand Hearings on Trump's Abuse of Pardon Power Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "This is an absolute outrage. The U.S. must stand for progress on human rights and women's rights in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudis must unconditionally release all political prisoners without delay." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Deaths From Gun Violence Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 23, 2018 Durbin-Grassley Amendment Passes Senate to Take on Big Pharma Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - In Bipartisan Effort, Senators Murray, Blunt, Heitkamp, Grassley Urge EPA to Boost Biodiesel, Support Jobs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - House Democrats Urge Epa Chief to Suspend Efforts to Weaken Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Merkley, Durbin Introduce Bill to Protect Students from Worthless Degrees, Overturn Devos Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Democrat Lauren Underwood in Il-14 Congressional Race Rep.Lauren Underwood
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member - Keep Anti-Environment Policy Riders Out of Senate Farm Bill Conference Report Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Durbin Statement On Meeting With Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works - Democratic Senators Call for Hearing on Trump Fuel Economy Emissions Standards Roll-back Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh was strident during the investigation of President Clinton. Years later while working in the Bush WH, he changed his tune on presidential investigations. In light of the verdicts and guilty pleas this week, the American people deserve to know where he stands." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration and Senate Republicans have refused to disclose any documents from the 35 months that Judge Kavanaugh spent as Staff Secretary in the White House, a time when many controversial issues of constitutional importance were debated and decided." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh today acknowledged that he was involved in many of these issues, including same-sex marriage, abortion, executive power, detainees, torture, Supreme Court nominations, warrantless wiretapping, and more." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "Today, Republicans held a vote to defund Planned Parenthood on the Senate floor, and it failed. I voted no on behalf of the millions of women who use it for their health care needs." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's health care policies are raising premium costs on Americans. Don't take my word for it, just read this nonpartisan report that has the facts:" Sen.Dick Durbin
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