| Dec. 21, 2017
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Statement on Continuing Resolution
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - DOJ's Federal Immigration Requirements on Law Enforcement Grants
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Rex Tilerson, Secretary of State - Rep. Torres Leads House Democrats in Objecting to Trump Administration Response to Honduras Crisis
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - Congresswoman Susan Davis Joins in Expressing Support for Robert Mueller's Investigation of Trump
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Rod J. Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General - End Efforts to Undermine Special Counsel Robert S.Mueller III
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Durbin Statement On Government Funding And The Dream Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Durbin Speaks With CDC Director About Deadly Situation At Quincy Veterans' Home
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to Metra, Amtrak and AAR - Update on Positive Train Control Safety Technology
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Approve Illinois's 1115 Medicaid Waiver
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Acting Chairman, Federal Trade Commission - Scrutinize Uber's Handling of Data Breach Involving 57 Million Customers
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Dec. 21, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce and the Hon. Robert E. Lightizer, United States Trade Representative - Congressman Norman Heads Letter to Protect Paper Producers
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2017
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Quigley Statement on Passage of the Republican Tax Reform Bill
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| Dec. 20, 2017
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Durbin Statement On DeVos Decision To Slash Student Loan Relief For Defrauded Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 20, 2017
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Duckworth Calls for Investments in Infrastructure, Not Giveaways for Millionaires
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Dec. 20, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services and Brenda Fitzgerald, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 88 Members of Congress Request Clarification from HHS and CDC on Reported Agency Censorship
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2017
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Congressman LaHood Votes in Favor of Tax Reform Final Passage
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| Dec. 20, 2017
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Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Retract Order Banning Words at CDC
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2017
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Oversight Committee Investigation Of Clinton Emails: House Republicans Would "Rather Reinvestigate 5-Year Old Emails Than Stop An Ongoing Threat To Our Democracy"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Bost Applauds House Passage of Tax Reform Legislation
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Merkley, Schakowsky Join Calls For New Election In Honduras
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Senators Collins and Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Aviation
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Letter to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft - Decision to Eliminate Forced Arbitration in Cases of Sexual Harassment
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Duckworth Statement on GOP Tax Bill
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Where Are Gainful Employment Debt-to-Earnings Rates?
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Tweet - "Senate GOP now saying they want to vote on the #TaxScamBill TONIGHT. Mark my words, their partisan & rushed approach will hurt millions of middle-income families across America."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Tweet - "Let's be clear: the Senate will not be voting on the #TaxCutsandJobsAct tonight. We will be voting on the mashed-up #GOPTaxScam / #ArcticRefuge Drilling / #Healthcare Repeal bill."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Tweet - "Why are the GOP rushing through their partisan #GOPTaxScam? Because if the bill were to receive proper scrutiny, it would be revealed for what it is--a monumental give-away to corporate special-interests, campaign donors, and the wealthiest Americans."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Tweet - "After failing miserably to achieve one of their campaign promises to repeal the #ACA & take away #healthcare from millions of families, Republicans have slipped in to the #GOPTaxScam a provision that will undermine our health care system."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi On House Passage Of GOP Tax Plan: "House Republican Egos Just Wrote A Check The Middle Class Shouldn't Have To Cash"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Tweet - "The real surprise here is that many of the so-called "fiscal hawks" in the Republican Party are ready to add $1.5 trillion to the deficit after complaining about our national debt for the last 8 years under President Obama. #GOPTaxScam"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Statement on Tax Bill Vote
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Schakowsky statement on House Passage of the GOP Tax Scam
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Tweet - "Just in: Senate GOP rams through partisan tax bill that will hurt millions of working families across the country while the wealthiest 1% & largest corporations receive nothing short of a windfall #GOPTaxScam"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 19, 2017
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Foster Statement on GOP Tax Plan
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Brenda Fitzgerald, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Reported List of Seven Forbidden Words
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Tweet - "For the last 3 months, Puerto Rico has been without power, and without power there has been no reliable source of clean water, schools have remained closed, health care is questionable, and small businesses are struggling"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Tweet - "Seven years ago today, a bipartisan majority of the Senate voted for the #DreamAct but it didn't become the law of the land because of a partisan filibuster."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Tweet - "First we had George Carlin. Now we have the Trump Admin - and it isn't funny. These are the 7 words that the Trump Admin is reportedly prohibiting officials at CDC from using. I wrote to the CDC Director today in an attempt to get to the bottom of this supposed gag order."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Rep. Rutherford: VA Fails Veterans by Hiring Dangerous Doctors
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Strip Environmental Riders from End-of-Year Spending Package
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Goodlatte - Hold Hearings on Trump's Threat to Abuse his Pardon Power
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mayor Rahm Emanuel - Assessment of the Repercussions of an O'Hare Power Outage
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Duckworth, Hirono Announce Legislation to Ensure National Embarrassments Like Japanese American Internment are Never Repeated
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Dec. 18, 2017
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Rubio Statement on President Trump's National Security Strategy
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Dec. 17, 2017
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Letter From Trump Transition Team On Its Emails In The Possession Of Special Counsel Mueller
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 16, 2017
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Tweet - "In Springfield today to break ground on the next phase of the Springfield Rail Improvement Project - a great example how federal investments in transportation infrastructure create jobs and allow communities to prosper."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 16, 2017
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On President's Comments On Flynn Pardon: "Even Richard Nixon Never Publicly Dangled The Possibility Of Pardons For Witnesses Against Him"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 16, 2017
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Tweet - "Through history, banning words has worked about as well as banning books. This is outrageous."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Quigley Leads Press Conference with Illinois Election Officials on Remaining Hacking Threats & Ways to Strengthen Election Infrastructure
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators to Ensure Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Tweet - "Even Brett Talley has had more appearances in court than Matthew Petersen. Federal judges need to know what they're doing on day one. Litigants deserve judges who are experienced and competent."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Durbin Joins Resolution To Restore FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Tweet - "Once again, thank you IL AG @LisaMadigan for standing up for IL students & calling on @BetsyDeVosED to provide federal loan discharges to students victimized by predatory for-profit college Corinthian Colleges"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Republican Tax Plan: "If I Ever Wrote A Bill This Bad, I Wouldn't Want Anyone To Read It Either"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Call for Open and Transparent Debate
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Duckworth Concerned Over VA Proposal to Reduce Assistance to Homeless Veterans
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Dec. 14, 2017
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Schakowsky Statement on Net Neutrality Ruling
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| Dec. 14, 2017
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The Protecting Students From Worthless Degrees Act To Prevent Taxpayer Funds From Going To Predatory And Valueless Programs
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 14, 2017
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Letter to Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Warren, Brown, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Address Rampant Sexual Harassment of Tipped Workers
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Dec. 14, 2017
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Tweet - "Glad to meet with the head of Azerbaijan's last independent media outlet, Mehman Aliyev, of the Turan Information Agency."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 14, 2017
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Tweet - "5 years ago today, 12 little girls, 8 little boys, and 6 educators were senselessly & heinously murdered at #SandyHook a mere 11 days before they were supposed to celebrate the Christmas holiday w their family & friends. It remains one of the darkest days of my time in Congress."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 14, 2017
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Quigley Introduces Bipartisan Transparency Bill to Make Congressional Reports Easily Accessible to the Public
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| Dec. 14, 2017
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Davis Reiterates Condemnation of FCC Action to Kill Net Neutrality
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| Dec. 13, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Peter Roskam, Rep. of the 6th District of Illinois, the Hon. John Shimkus, Rep. of the 15th District of Illinois - Put Middle-Income Illinoisans Ahead of Large Corporations as Tax Bill Conferees
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2017
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Tweet - "It's time for Congress to get serious about addressing for-profit colleges. We've been bystanders for too long as for-profit colleges have taken advantage of veterans, service members, and their families."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 13, 2017
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Tweet - "Calling on @FCC Chairman Pai to abandon his plan to repeal the agency's #netneutrality rules, which would give internet providers the ability to freely block or slow down consumers' access to the internet."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 13, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Oversight of Federal Government
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Expand Educator Expense Deduction in Final Tax Bill
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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