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Feb. 11, 2020 In Hearing, Duckworth Pushes to Reassert Congressional Role in Matters of War and Peace in Afghanistan Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With Community College Trustees From Across Illinois Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Duckworth Meets With John A. Logan College Trustees to Discuss Higher Education Issues Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Transgender migrants & asylum seekers are uniquely vulnerable while in immigration detention centers. I'm joining @PattyMurray , @SenFeinstein , and others in holding ICE accountable for their treatment of transgender detainees in their custody." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "If we want to leave our kids & grandkids a livable planet, we must have the determination to seriously reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Proud to stand with @SenDuckworth , @SenatorCarper , & 30 of my @SenateDems colleagues to introduce The Clean Economy Act today." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Great to meet with IL athletes from the Special Olympics, which held its first Games in Chicago in 1968, to talk about the education programming offered to athletes & their families. Excited to work with Special Olympics to ensure continued federal funding in the coming year." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Administration seems to sink to a new low each and every day. It's disgraceful that the President is allowing Native American burial sites to be destroyed like this, all in order to build his useless border wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Hosted the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police today for an important conversation about the best ways the federal government can support community safety and officer wellness back home." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @Comm_College and @CCTrustees National Education Service Award today and join with trustees, administrators, & students to advocate for the value of affordable community colleges across IL, affordable textbooks, and protections against #4profit colleges." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Counter Safety Net Cuts Pushed By Trump Administration Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today is #AAPIEqualPay Day, which marks the amount of additional time that Asian American & Pacific Islander women must work on average to catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men made in 2019." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Chicago had its deadliest February weekend in 18 years, a reminder that our nation's gun violence epidemic isn't going to go away on its own. Congress can save lives with common sense gun reform legislation, but Democrats can't do it alone. Republicans will have to join us." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "While the President dismisses traumatic brain injuries as "headaches," more than 100 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with TBIs--serious injuries that should not be dismissed so lightly. When will this President live up to his oath as Commander-in-chief?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Durbin, Democrat Colleagues Call For Action On Energy Tax Policy Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "I will vote no on the nomination of Andrew Brasher to the 11th Circuit. His track record on voting, reproductive, and LGBTQ rights raises serious concerns. #StopBrasher" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Legislation To Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By No Later Than 2050 Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Schakowsky Slams Trump for Budget of Broken Promises Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Colleagues Call for Rigorous Safety Standards on Autonomous Vehicles Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Over the weekend, I had the chance to meet with African American elected officials & leaders in the Aurora and Northwest Suburb community. It was great to hear directly from the community and to discuss the importance of using civic engagement as a tool for positive change." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on the budget request that President Trump submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2021:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "I'm heartbroken by the loss of Detective Patricia Walsh. My prayers are with her family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Farmers need trade aid payments, but once again, @USDA overcompensated southern cotton growers whose market losses are smaller & whose prices have gone up, getting more aid on a county-by-county basis than Illinois' soybean farmers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Durbin Statement On President Trump's FY21 Budget Request Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Durbin: If President Trump Wants To Help Those With Pre-Existing Conditions, Stop Trying To Eliminate The ACA Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "During his State of the Union address, President Trump said, "We will always protect Americans with pre-existing conditions." What he meant was, "I am actively fighting in court to take away protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions."" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - ". @FEMA has granted IL an extension to conduct a Preliminary Damage Assessment of lakefront damage following January's severe storms. On Friday, I joined @chicagosmayor to discuss the situation while leading the Illinois Delegation in supporting @GovPritzker 's extension request." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you to League of Women Voters Aurora for hosting the "You Count: Census 2020" event today. Illinois stands to lose $1,800 per year, for each person who goes uncounted. We must use all the resources necessary to make sure that every person is counted." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Duckworth Responds to the Retaliatory Firing of Lt. Col. Vindman Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to Manu Asthana, President and CEO of PJM Interconnection - Duckworth, Bustos Lead 19 Colleagues in Sending a Letter to Pjm Advocating for Affordable Clean Energy Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you to all the @Maine_West students who participated in our immigration discussion. I love hearing from the young people of Illinois and appreciate their passion for making our country a better place." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Retire the Iowa Caucuses Buggy to a museum but spare me Trump tweets ridiculing the technology meltdown in Des Moines. This President forcibly separated thousands of families at the border without the technology to track & reunite them, inflicting lasting trauma on innocent kids." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Recent storms and rising water levels have caused erosion along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Today I toured damage on the South Side and received an update from the @USACEHQ on efforts to protect the lakefront." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Former #4profit IL Institute of Art students who attended on or after January 20, 2018, are now eligible for closed school discharge." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This morning it was great to speak at @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting to discuss the importance of a strong unionized construction market in the Chicago region." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "After hearing from first responders in rural Illinois, I intro'd the SIREN Act to support rural fire & EMS agencies. That bill is now law & ready to start bringing millions in grant funds to rural communities. I highly encourage agencies in IL to apply." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon - Baldwin, Brown, Sanders Demand Answers From Amazon as Work-Related Injuries Continue to Rise Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump does Sondland and Vindman a favor by dispatching them from his team. The truth was more than this White House can take." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin's "asylum cooperative agreements" to forcibly return women & children fleeing horrific violence are inhumane & likely illegal. I'm joining @SenWarren , @SenatorMenendez , & others in writing Sec. Pompeo, AG Barr, & Acting DHS Sec. Wolf demanding more information." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Durbin Statement On USDA Third Round Of Trade Aid Payments Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Pete Gaynor, Acting Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges FEMA To Support State's Request For Extension Of Flood Damage Assessment In Cook And Lake Counties Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Discuss About Trump Firing Key Impeachment Witnesses Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Steve Dickson, Administrator of The Federal Aviation Administration - Release: Rep. Khanna, Sen. Duckworth, Sen. Schumer Urge FAA to Require Life-Saving Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Be Carried on Every Flight Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to Manu Asthana, President and CEO of PJM Interconnection - Van Hollen Joins Duckworth, Bustos, Colleagues in Sending a Letter to PJM Advocating for Affordable Clean Energy Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Schneider Releases Report Detailing NRA's Self-Dealing, Abuse of Tax-Exempt Status Rep. Brad Schneider
Date Title Politician
Feb. 11, 2020 In Hearing, Duckworth Pushes to Reassert Congressional Role in Matters of War and Peace in Afghanistan Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With Community College Trustees From Across Illinois Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Duckworth Meets With John A. Logan College Trustees to Discuss Higher Education Issues Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Transgender migrants & asylum seekers are uniquely vulnerable while in immigration detention centers. I'm joining @PattyMurray , @SenFeinstein , and others in holding ICE accountable for their treatment of transgender detainees in their custody." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "If we want to leave our kids & grandkids a livable planet, we must have the determination to seriously reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Proud to stand with @SenDuckworth , @SenatorCarper , & 30 of my @SenateDems colleagues to introduce The Clean Economy Act today." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Great to meet with IL athletes from the Special Olympics, which held its first Games in Chicago in 1968, to talk about the education programming offered to athletes & their families. Excited to work with Special Olympics to ensure continued federal funding in the coming year." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Administration seems to sink to a new low each and every day. It's disgraceful that the President is allowing Native American burial sites to be destroyed like this, all in order to build his useless border wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Hosted the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police today for an important conversation about the best ways the federal government can support community safety and officer wellness back home." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @Comm_College and @CCTrustees National Education Service Award today and join with trustees, administrators, & students to advocate for the value of affordable community colleges across IL, affordable textbooks, and protections against #4profit colleges." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Counter Safety Net Cuts Pushed By Trump Administration Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today is #AAPIEqualPay Day, which marks the amount of additional time that Asian American & Pacific Islander women must work on average to catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men made in 2019." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Chicago had its deadliest February weekend in 18 years, a reminder that our nation's gun violence epidemic isn't going to go away on its own. Congress can save lives with common sense gun reform legislation, but Democrats can't do it alone. Republicans will have to join us." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "While the President dismisses traumatic brain injuries as "headaches," more than 100 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with TBIs--serious injuries that should not be dismissed so lightly. When will this President live up to his oath as Commander-in-chief?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Durbin, Democrat Colleagues Call For Action On Energy Tax Policy Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "I will vote no on the nomination of Andrew Brasher to the 11th Circuit. His track record on voting, reproductive, and LGBTQ rights raises serious concerns. #StopBrasher" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Legislation To Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By No Later Than 2050 Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Schakowsky Slams Trump for Budget of Broken Promises Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Colleagues Call for Rigorous Safety Standards on Autonomous Vehicles Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Over the weekend, I had the chance to meet with African American elected officials & leaders in the Aurora and Northwest Suburb community. It was great to hear directly from the community and to discuss the importance of using civic engagement as a tool for positive change." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on the budget request that President Trump submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2021:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "I'm heartbroken by the loss of Detective Patricia Walsh. My prayers are with her family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Farmers need trade aid payments, but once again, @USDA overcompensated southern cotton growers whose market losses are smaller & whose prices have gone up, getting more aid on a county-by-county basis than Illinois' soybean farmers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Durbin Statement On President Trump's FY21 Budget Request Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Durbin: If President Trump Wants To Help Those With Pre-Existing Conditions, Stop Trying To Eliminate The ACA Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "During his State of the Union address, President Trump said, "We will always protect Americans with pre-existing conditions." What he meant was, "I am actively fighting in court to take away protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions."" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - ". @FEMA has granted IL an extension to conduct a Preliminary Damage Assessment of lakefront damage following January's severe storms. On Friday, I joined @chicagosmayor to discuss the situation while leading the Illinois Delegation in supporting @GovPritzker 's extension request." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you to League of Women Voters Aurora for hosting the "You Count: Census 2020" event today. Illinois stands to lose $1,800 per year, for each person who goes uncounted. We must use all the resources necessary to make sure that every person is counted." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Duckworth Responds to the Retaliatory Firing of Lt. Col. Vindman Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to Manu Asthana, President and CEO of PJM Interconnection - Duckworth, Bustos Lead 19 Colleagues in Sending a Letter to Pjm Advocating for Affordable Clean Energy Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you to all the @Maine_West students who participated in our immigration discussion. I love hearing from the young people of Illinois and appreciate their passion for making our country a better place." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Retire the Iowa Caucuses Buggy to a museum but spare me Trump tweets ridiculing the technology meltdown in Des Moines. This President forcibly separated thousands of families at the border without the technology to track & reunite them, inflicting lasting trauma on innocent kids." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Recent storms and rising water levels have caused erosion along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Today I toured damage on the South Side and received an update from the @USACEHQ on efforts to protect the lakefront." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Former #4profit IL Institute of Art students who attended on or after January 20, 2018, are now eligible for closed school discharge." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This morning it was great to speak at @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting to discuss the importance of a strong unionized construction market in the Chicago region." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "After hearing from first responders in rural Illinois, I intro'd the SIREN Act to support rural fire & EMS agencies. That bill is now law & ready to start bringing millions in grant funds to rural communities. I highly encourage agencies in IL to apply." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon - Baldwin, Brown, Sanders Demand Answers From Amazon as Work-Related Injuries Continue to Rise Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump does Sondland and Vindman a favor by dispatching them from his team. The truth was more than this White House can take." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin's "asylum cooperative agreements" to forcibly return women & children fleeing horrific violence are inhumane & likely illegal. I'm joining @SenWarren , @SenatorMenendez , & others in writing Sec. Pompeo, AG Barr, & Acting DHS Sec. Wolf demanding more information." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Durbin Statement On USDA Third Round Of Trade Aid Payments Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Pete Gaynor, Acting Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges FEMA To Support State's Request For Extension Of Flood Damage Assessment In Cook And Lake Counties Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Discuss About Trump Firing Key Impeachment Witnesses Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Steve Dickson, Administrator of The Federal Aviation Administration - Release: Rep. Khanna, Sen. Duckworth, Sen. Schumer Urge FAA to Require Life-Saving Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Be Carried on Every Flight Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to Manu Asthana, President and CEO of PJM Interconnection - Van Hollen Joins Duckworth, Bustos, Colleagues in Sending a Letter to PJM Advocating for Affordable Clean Energy Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Schneider Releases Report Detailing NRA's Self-Dealing, Abuse of Tax-Exempt Status Rep.Brad Schneider
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