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Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Receive Update On Coronavirus From The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "As the world tries to stop the spread of the coronavirus, @NUFeinbergMed is working with @UChicago and other members of the Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases to find out how to attack it. #AmericanCuresAct" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin Honored By Head Start Association As Champion For Children And Families Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenDuckworth & I received an update today from CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Schuchat about the status of the coronavirus outbreak. We're continuing to monitor the virus & are grateful for the CDC's work, along with IL health officials, to keep Illinoisans safe & informed." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to John Brett, President and CEO of ArcelorMittal USA - Durbin, Duckworth Call On ArcelorMittal To Clean Up Its Act Following Pollution Violations Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Bicameral Congressional Leaders Call on the Ninth Circuit to Uphold Protections for Immigrant Children Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - Cardin, Democratic Senators Urge SecState Pompeo to Press New Guatemalan Government to Improve Human Rights Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Statement on Trump's "Peace Plan" Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 28, 2020 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds To Supreme Court Decision To Lift Injunction On Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 28, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on President Trump's Proposed Israel - Palestine Plan Rep. Chuy Garcia
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services - Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Press Health Department for Updates on Novel Coronavirus After a Case Was Reported in Chicago Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 28, 2020 Duckworth & Durbin Meet With Amtrak Ceo, Secure Accessibility Improvements for Customers With Disabilities Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 28, 2020 Save Minor League Baseball Task Force Co-Chairs Trahan, McKinley, Rose, and Simpson Lead Introduction of Congressional Resolution Supporting Minor League Baseball Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "After @Amtrak mistakenly charged a group of wheelchair advocates $25k to travel from Chicago to Bloomington-Normal, @SenDuckworth & I met with Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson today to express our disappointment & urge him to improve Amtrak's disability and accessibility policies." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "In a nation of 350 million people, the President's defense team decided that Ken Starr was the person to lecture Senators on not abusing the impeachment process? Breathtaking for anyone who remembers the Clinton impeachment proceedings." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The only way for the Senate to hold a trial that will be credible across America is to call in witnesses like John Bolton. I don't know what Amb. Bolton will say under oath--no one does. But if we don't have witnesses under oath speaking the truth, then we won't have a fair trial." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Indefinite family detention is harmful to children & parents, inconsistent with our nation's values, & doesn't make us safer. I joined more than 100 Senate & House Dems in filing a brief in Flores v. Barr with the 9th Circuit to stand against Trump Admin's immoral policy." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the House @WaysMeansCmte held a hearing to discuss the #FAMILYAct--a bill I cosponsor. The #FAMILYAct would help more Illinoisans care for themselves & their families without risking their job or their paycheck. It's time to make #PaidLeave accessible to every American." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "There's a reason the President's defense team hates the notion of allowing witnesses, documents, and evidence to be brought in this trial and before the American people. It's not a real trial without them. Senate Republicans must not be complicit in a cover-up." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump's agenda is clear: get #SCOTUS to uphold illegal repeal of #DACA so he can deport young immigrants who grew up in this country. The House has passed legislation giving #Dreamers a path to citizenship but Sen. McConnell won't give it a vote. The cruelty is the point." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @Morning_Joe soon. I'll be joining to discuss the latest in the impeachment trial." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "It's sad to see GOP Senators talk about using this impeachment trial to hurt Joe Biden politically. If we're measuring the impeachment articles, their veracity, & their truth by the impact they could potentially have on an Iowa caucus voter, then we've failed the American people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Extreme weather & flooding in Illinois has done great damage to the Lake Michigan shoreline. Read my letter to the editor in today's @chicagotribune on how we can save Lake Michigan's shoreline:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "With 5 reported cases of the coronavirus in the US, including one in Chicago, we need to urgently seek a robust & scientifically-driven response to this outbreak. @SenDuckworth & I called on @HHSGov to act quickly & share info on how to prevent & treat the coronavirus properly." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Bicameral Congressional Leaders Call On Ninth Circuit To Uphold Protections For Migrant Children In Flores Amicus Brief Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Underwood Continues Her Work to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 27, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin & García to Amtrak CEO: Commit to Making Amtrak Affordable, Accessible and Reliable for Customers With Disabilities Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Hon. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations - Bipartisan Task Force Urges UN to Appoint Senior-Level Official to Combat Anti-Semitism Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 On anniversary of Trump's Muslim ban, Coons, Chu, faith and civil rights leaders call for passage of NO BAN Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Never Again Education Act Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Trahan Leads Call for Administration to Provide Full Funding for Programs to Clean Up Merrimack River in FY 2021 Budget Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, within a week of assuming office, President Trump issued the first version of his Muslim travel ban. The ugliness of that moment--and the subsequent campaign to uphold the ban in court--has done lasting damage." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "The reporting about John Bolton blows a hole in the President's defense, and calls into question much of what the President's lawyers told us on Saturday. The easiest way to resolve this dispute would be calling in witnesses like Amb. Bolton." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Limiting legal immigration based on an applicant's wealth is shameful and entirely un-American. We must be better than this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember the millions of lives that were lost 75 years ago and honor the survivors who faced immeasurable horrors with courage & resolve. We must re-commit ourselves to fighting anti-Semitism and hate wherever it may surface. #NeverAgain" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "As we prepare to hear from the President's lawyers this afternoon, the need for access to key documents & relevant witnesses becomes more glaring by the day. We cannot hold a full & fair trial w/out access to all the necessary evidence--especially with so much dispute over facts." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the President's team's presentation continued to show why key documents & relevant witnesses should be provided -especially John Bolton. If Senators vote to move forward without them, we would be giving the American people a cover up, not a full & fair trial." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to the Editors of the Chicago Tribune - Letters: How to save Lake Michigan's shoreline Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Press Health Secretary for Updates on Novel Coronavirus, Call for Continuing Robust, Science-Driven Response Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Foster Announces Guest for 2020 State of the Union Address Rep. Bill Foster
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020 Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "I agree, @SenFeinstein --Congress needs to act against the youth vaping epidemic. 5 million children are now hooked on e-cigs. That's a 135% increase over the last 2 years of the Trump presidency." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Senator Duckworth: "I Would Think That the President's Counsel Would Want to Call Witnesses in Order to Exonerate Him" Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 25, 2020 Senator Duckworth: "I Would Think That the President's Counsel Would Want to Call Witnesses in Order to Exonerate Him" Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "If we don't hold this President accountable under the rule of law, then he is not answerable to anyone. By blocking key documents & witnesses from Congress, this President is essentially telling the American people they have no right to know what he's doing as their President." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The President's lawyers are arguing that "Ukraine didn't know" the aid was being held until late August. That is--at best--yet another disputed fact that could be resolved by additional documents & witnesses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Heartbreaking situation out of Lisle last night. My prayers are with the victims and their families." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's attorney Mr. Philbin said "Cross-examination in our legal system is regarded as the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth." I agree - that's why we need witnesses for this to be a full and fair trial." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Receive Update On Coronavirus From The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "As the world tries to stop the spread of the coronavirus, @NUFeinbergMed is working with @UChicago and other members of the Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases to find out how to attack it. #AmericanCuresAct" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin Honored By Head Start Association As Champion For Children And Families Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenDuckworth & I received an update today from CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Schuchat about the status of the coronavirus outbreak. We're continuing to monitor the virus & are grateful for the CDC's work, along with IL health officials, to keep Illinoisans safe & informed." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to John Brett, President and CEO of ArcelorMittal USA - Durbin, Duckworth Call On ArcelorMittal To Clean Up Its Act Following Pollution Violations Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Bicameral Congressional Leaders Call on the Ninth Circuit to Uphold Protections for Immigrant Children Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - Cardin, Democratic Senators Urge SecState Pompeo to Press New Guatemalan Government to Improve Human Rights Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Statement on Trump's "Peace Plan" Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 28, 2020 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds To Supreme Court Decision To Lift Injunction On Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 28, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on President Trump's Proposed Israel - Palestine Plan Rep.Chuy Garcia
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services - Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Press Health Department for Updates on Novel Coronavirus After a Case Was Reported in Chicago Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 28, 2020 Duckworth & Durbin Meet With Amtrak Ceo, Secure Accessibility Improvements for Customers With Disabilities Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 28, 2020 Save Minor League Baseball Task Force Co-Chairs Trahan, McKinley, Rose, and Simpson Lead Introduction of Congressional Resolution Supporting Minor League Baseball Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "After @Amtrak mistakenly charged a group of wheelchair advocates $25k to travel from Chicago to Bloomington-Normal, @SenDuckworth & I met with Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson today to express our disappointment & urge him to improve Amtrak's disability and accessibility policies." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "In a nation of 350 million people, the President's defense team decided that Ken Starr was the person to lecture Senators on not abusing the impeachment process? Breathtaking for anyone who remembers the Clinton impeachment proceedings." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The only way for the Senate to hold a trial that will be credible across America is to call in witnesses like John Bolton. I don't know what Amb. Bolton will say under oath--no one does. But if we don't have witnesses under oath speaking the truth, then we won't have a fair trial." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Indefinite family detention is harmful to children & parents, inconsistent with our nation's values, & doesn't make us safer. I joined more than 100 Senate & House Dems in filing a brief in Flores v. Barr with the 9th Circuit to stand against Trump Admin's immoral policy." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the House @WaysMeansCmte held a hearing to discuss the #FAMILYAct--a bill I cosponsor. The #FAMILYAct would help more Illinoisans care for themselves & their families without risking their job or their paycheck. It's time to make #PaidLeave accessible to every American." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "There's a reason the President's defense team hates the notion of allowing witnesses, documents, and evidence to be brought in this trial and before the American people. It's not a real trial without them. Senate Republicans must not be complicit in a cover-up." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump's agenda is clear: get #SCOTUS to uphold illegal repeal of #DACA so he can deport young immigrants who grew up in this country. The House has passed legislation giving #Dreamers a path to citizenship but Sen. McConnell won't give it a vote. The cruelty is the point." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in to @Morning_Joe soon. I'll be joining to discuss the latest in the impeachment trial." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "It's sad to see GOP Senators talk about using this impeachment trial to hurt Joe Biden politically. If we're measuring the impeachment articles, their veracity, & their truth by the impact they could potentially have on an Iowa caucus voter, then we've failed the American people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Extreme weather & flooding in Illinois has done great damage to the Lake Michigan shoreline. Read my letter to the editor in today's @chicagotribune on how we can save Lake Michigan's shoreline:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "With 5 reported cases of the coronavirus in the US, including one in Chicago, we need to urgently seek a robust & scientifically-driven response to this outbreak. @SenDuckworth & I called on @HHSGov to act quickly & share info on how to prevent & treat the coronavirus properly." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Bicameral Congressional Leaders Call On Ninth Circuit To Uphold Protections For Migrant Children In Flores Amicus Brief Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Underwood Continues Her Work to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 27, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin & García to Amtrak CEO: Commit to Making Amtrak Affordable, Accessible and Reliable for Customers With Disabilities Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Hon. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations - Bipartisan Task Force Urges UN to Appoint Senior-Level Official to Combat Anti-Semitism Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 On anniversary of Trump's Muslim ban, Coons, Chu, faith and civil rights leaders call for passage of NO BAN Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Never Again Education Act Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Trahan Leads Call for Administration to Provide Full Funding for Programs to Clean Up Merrimack River in FY 2021 Budget Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, within a week of assuming office, President Trump issued the first version of his Muslim travel ban. The ugliness of that moment--and the subsequent campaign to uphold the ban in court--has done lasting damage." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "The reporting about John Bolton blows a hole in the President's defense, and calls into question much of what the President's lawyers told us on Saturday. The easiest way to resolve this dispute would be calling in witnesses like Amb. Bolton." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Limiting legal immigration based on an applicant's wealth is shameful and entirely un-American. We must be better than this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember the millions of lives that were lost 75 years ago and honor the survivors who faced immeasurable horrors with courage & resolve. We must re-commit ourselves to fighting anti-Semitism and hate wherever it may surface. #NeverAgain" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "As we prepare to hear from the President's lawyers this afternoon, the need for access to key documents & relevant witnesses becomes more glaring by the day. We cannot hold a full & fair trial w/out access to all the necessary evidence--especially with so much dispute over facts." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the President's team's presentation continued to show why key documents & relevant witnesses should be provided -especially John Bolton. If Senators vote to move forward without them, we would be giving the American people a cover up, not a full & fair trial." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to the Editors of the Chicago Tribune - Letters: How to save Lake Michigan's shoreline Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Press Health Secretary for Updates on Novel Coronavirus, Call for Continuing Robust, Science-Driven Response Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Foster Announces Guest for 2020 State of the Union Address Rep.Bill Foster
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020 Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Tweet - "I agree, @SenFeinstein --Congress needs to act against the youth vaping epidemic. 5 million children are now hooked on e-cigs. That's a 135% increase over the last 2 years of the Trump presidency." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Senator Duckworth: "I Would Think That the President's Counsel Would Want to Call Witnesses in Order to Exonerate Him" Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 25, 2020 Senator Duckworth: "I Would Think That the President's Counsel Would Want to Call Witnesses in Order to Exonerate Him" Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "If we don't hold this President accountable under the rule of law, then he is not answerable to anyone. By blocking key documents & witnesses from Congress, this President is essentially telling the American people they have no right to know what he's doing as their President." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The President's lawyers are arguing that "Ukraine didn't know" the aid was being held until late August. That is--at best--yet another disputed fact that could be resolved by additional documents & witnesses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Heartbreaking situation out of Lisle last night. My prayers are with the victims and their families." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's attorney Mr. Philbin said "Cross-examination in our legal system is regarded as the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth." I agree - that's why we need witnesses for this to be a full and fair trial." Sen.Dick Durbin
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