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Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "BOP plays a critical role in implementing the landmark First Step Act. In our meeting today, I asked BOP Director Dr. Hawk Sawyer to address issues like staffing shortages & the overuse of solitary confinement that are undermining the progress of criminal justice reform." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Today @ADMGrain shared with me their difficulties with the China trade war, the @EPA refinery waivers that damage biodiesel demand, and the biodiesel tax credit." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "More than 30M Americans live w/diabetes-- and they're worried about rising insulin prices & the Trump Admin's efforts to eliminate protections for people w/pre-existing conditions. That's why I'm fighting to reduce drug prices & protect health insurance for all. #WorldDiabetesDay" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Devastating reports of yet another school shooting. Thoughts and prayers are not enough. Senate Dems *today* asked that the Senate take up the bipartisan background checks bill that the House passed in February. Senate Rs objected, saying the bill "should not be fast tracked."" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "My heart goes out to the victims and those traumatized by shootings like the Santa Clarita school shooting today. Sadly, tragedies like this can--and should--be prevented. We must come together as a nation to address the gun violence crisis. There's no other way." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to see @USDA continue flexibility with crop insurance premiums, as we requested in our August letter to USDA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "A fourth Illinois resident has died from vaping. And we're still waiting on the President's plan to address this public health crisis. Something has got to give--we can't keep putting this off." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans voted to confirm controversial Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi for a lifetime appointment to serve on the nation's second highest court. Every Senate Democrat voted no. Here's why:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Big Pharma spends $6 billion to flood the airwaves with drug ads that tell you everything but the price. Patients deserve to know the cost, but Big Pharma wants to keep it a secret. Yesterday, I tried to pass my bill with @ChuckGrassley to require price tags in drug ads." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Remember--back in August, after the tragic mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, & Odessa, Pres. Trump & the GOP promised to work with Democrats to address gun violence. But nothing has happened since. No plans presented, no compromises delivered. A tragic failure in leadership." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Remember when the President and the First Lady announced from the Oval Office that they would take dramatic steps to end the epidemic of children vaping? Well it looks like that promise is going up in smoke." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Illinois Congressional Delegation Presses USDA To End Hostility Toward State's Food Stamp Program At Senior Living Facilities Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Durbin, Booker, Harris Introduce New Legislation To Combat Overuse Of Solitary Confinement In Immigration Detention Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Durbin Meets With Director Of Bureau Of Prisons, Dr. Hawk Sawyer, To Discuss Criminal Justice Reform Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Directing the Clerk of the House to Make A Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 2423 Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 14, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid - Warren, Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Question HHS and CMS on Efforts to Reduce Maternal Mortality Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Axne Works to Advance Legislation that Helps Small Businesses and Workers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction - Casten Urges NOAA to Disregard Political Pressure by the Administration When Reporting Natural Disasters Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 Casten Questions EPA Official on Proposed Rule to Censor Science Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 Joint Statement by Senators Menendez, Durbin, and Cruz on Crisis in Bolivia Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 U.S. House Subcommittee Takes Major Congressional Action on America's Maternal Mortality Crisis Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Duckworth Secures Key Priorities in NASA Reauthorization Bill Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 13, 2019 Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment Act Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans Act Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Patriotic Employer Protection Act of 2019 Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2019 Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Our government is at its best when we work together to address issues like infrastructure and transportation. Always great to host Illinois mayors from the West Central Municipal Conference in Washington." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The President's trade wars are hurting all farmers, but for some reason Pres. Trump's USDA is helping out cotton farmers more than soybean farmers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The House passed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 223 days ago. Senator McConnell has yet to hold a vote in the Senate. The House is doing its job for the American people, Senate Republicans are not. The Senate remains little more than a legislative graveyard." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump must raise Pres. Erdogan's cozying up to Putin & abysmal human rights record during their meeting--including violence against the Kurds & the mass detention of journalists, rights activists, & local staff of U.S. Consulates. Pres. Trump can't keep giving Turkey a pass." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday I joined my @SenateAgDems colleagues, @SenStabenow, @SenTinaSmith, and @AmyKlobuchar, to oppose funding language used by the Trump EPA to allow Big Oil to wreck ethanol and biodiesel." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Thousands of women in Illinois depend on @PPFA for quality health care. I'm looking forward to working with @PPFA Acting President & CEO @alexismcgill to adequately fund Planned Parenthood & push back against the Trump Admin's harmful "gag rule."" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see Gambia file suit at the International Court of Justice accusing Burma of genocide against the Rohingya. Senator McConnell should show the same kind of leadership and allow a vote on the bipartisan Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2019 immediately." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi is entirely unfit to serve on this nation's second highest court. I will vote against his nomination tomorrow. I urge my Republican colleagues to join me in doing so." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Straw purchases are driving gun violence in Chicago. I have a bipartisan bill to crack down on straw purchases--the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act--but it's stuck in Sen. Mitch McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate should take up & vote on this bill without delay." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Troubled by the ongoing violence in Hong Kong. The overwhelming majority of HK citizens aspire for greater political freedom--it's time for Leader McConnell to allow a vote on the bipartisan Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "More than 300,000 people in Illinois get their health insurance through the ACA's individual market, and you can too. Enroll in your own 2020 health care plan today by going to http://healthcare.gov or calling 1-800-318-2596 to #GetCovered." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Writers, from @AuthorDanBrown & @JohnGrisham to the next aspiring author, must be able to protect their copyrighted works from infringement. Good to sit down with these authors & @AuthorsGuild to discuss the CASE Act and the protections it provides." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin Calls On Congress To Pass Legislation To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump must stop AG Barr's undermining of the landmark bipartisan reforms that I authored with @ChuckGrassley to reduce sentences for nonviolent drug offenses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin Votes Against President Trump's Nominee For DHS, Chad Wolf Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Statement On DOD OIG Decision To Not Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding Delay Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Schneider Bill Promoting Veteran Entrepreneurship Passes House Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Foster's Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Education Benefits for Military Families Passes House Rep. Bill Foster
Date Title Politician
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "BOP plays a critical role in implementing the landmark First Step Act. In our meeting today, I asked BOP Director Dr. Hawk Sawyer to address issues like staffing shortages & the overuse of solitary confinement that are undermining the progress of criminal justice reform." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Today @ADMGrain shared with me their difficulties with the China trade war, the @EPA refinery waivers that damage biodiesel demand, and the biodiesel tax credit." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "More than 30M Americans live w/diabetes-- and they're worried about rising insulin prices & the Trump Admin's efforts to eliminate protections for people w/pre-existing conditions. That's why I'm fighting to reduce drug prices & protect health insurance for all. #WorldDiabetesDay" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Devastating reports of yet another school shooting. Thoughts and prayers are not enough. Senate Dems *today* asked that the Senate take up the bipartisan background checks bill that the House passed in February. Senate Rs objected, saying the bill "should not be fast tracked."" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "My heart goes out to the victims and those traumatized by shootings like the Santa Clarita school shooting today. Sadly, tragedies like this can--and should--be prevented. We must come together as a nation to address the gun violence crisis. There's no other way." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to see @USDA continue flexibility with crop insurance premiums, as we requested in our August letter to USDA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "A fourth Illinois resident has died from vaping. And we're still waiting on the President's plan to address this public health crisis. Something has got to give--we can't keep putting this off." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans voted to confirm controversial Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi for a lifetime appointment to serve on the nation's second highest court. Every Senate Democrat voted no. Here's why:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Big Pharma spends $6 billion to flood the airwaves with drug ads that tell you everything but the price. Patients deserve to know the cost, but Big Pharma wants to keep it a secret. Yesterday, I tried to pass my bill with @ChuckGrassley to require price tags in drug ads." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Remember--back in August, after the tragic mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, & Odessa, Pres. Trump & the GOP promised to work with Democrats to address gun violence. But nothing has happened since. No plans presented, no compromises delivered. A tragic failure in leadership." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Remember when the President and the First Lady announced from the Oval Office that they would take dramatic steps to end the epidemic of children vaping? Well it looks like that promise is going up in smoke." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Illinois Congressional Delegation Presses USDA To End Hostility Toward State's Food Stamp Program At Senior Living Facilities Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Durbin, Booker, Harris Introduce New Legislation To Combat Overuse Of Solitary Confinement In Immigration Detention Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Durbin Meets With Director Of Bureau Of Prisons, Dr. Hawk Sawyer, To Discuss Criminal Justice Reform Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 Directing the Clerk of the House to Make A Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 2423 Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 14, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2019 United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid - Warren, Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Question HHS and CMS on Efforts to Reduce Maternal Mortality Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Axne Works to Advance Legislation that Helps Small Businesses and Workers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction - Casten Urges NOAA to Disregard Political Pressure by the Administration When Reporting Natural Disasters Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 Casten Questions EPA Official on Proposed Rule to Censor Science Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 Joint Statement by Senators Menendez, Durbin, and Cruz on Crisis in Bolivia Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 U.S. House Subcommittee Takes Major Congressional Action on America's Maternal Mortality Crisis Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Duckworth Secures Key Priorities in NASA Reauthorization Bill Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 13, 2019 Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment Act Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans Act Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Patriotic Employer Protection Act of 2019 Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2019 Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Our government is at its best when we work together to address issues like infrastructure and transportation. Always great to host Illinois mayors from the West Central Municipal Conference in Washington." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The President's trade wars are hurting all farmers, but for some reason Pres. Trump's USDA is helping out cotton farmers more than soybean farmers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The House passed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 223 days ago. Senator McConnell has yet to hold a vote in the Senate. The House is doing its job for the American people, Senate Republicans are not. The Senate remains little more than a legislative graveyard." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump must raise Pres. Erdogan's cozying up to Putin & abysmal human rights record during their meeting--including violence against the Kurds & the mass detention of journalists, rights activists, & local staff of U.S. Consulates. Pres. Trump can't keep giving Turkey a pass." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday I joined my @SenateAgDems colleagues, @SenStabenow, @SenTinaSmith, and @AmyKlobuchar, to oppose funding language used by the Trump EPA to allow Big Oil to wreck ethanol and biodiesel." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Thousands of women in Illinois depend on @PPFA for quality health care. I'm looking forward to working with @PPFA Acting President & CEO @alexismcgill to adequately fund Planned Parenthood & push back against the Trump Admin's harmful "gag rule."" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see Gambia file suit at the International Court of Justice accusing Burma of genocide against the Rohingya. Senator McConnell should show the same kind of leadership and allow a vote on the bipartisan Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2019 immediately." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi is entirely unfit to serve on this nation's second highest court. I will vote against his nomination tomorrow. I urge my Republican colleagues to join me in doing so." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Straw purchases are driving gun violence in Chicago. I have a bipartisan bill to crack down on straw purchases--the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act--but it's stuck in Sen. Mitch McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate should take up & vote on this bill without delay." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Troubled by the ongoing violence in Hong Kong. The overwhelming majority of HK citizens aspire for greater political freedom--it's time for Leader McConnell to allow a vote on the bipartisan Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "More than 300,000 people in Illinois get their health insurance through the ACA's individual market, and you can too. Enroll in your own 2020 health care plan today by going to http://healthcare.gov or calling 1-800-318-2596 to #GetCovered." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Writers, from @AuthorDanBrown & @JohnGrisham to the next aspiring author, must be able to protect their copyrighted works from infringement. Good to sit down with these authors & @AuthorsGuild to discuss the CASE Act and the protections it provides." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin Calls On Congress To Pass Legislation To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump must stop AG Barr's undermining of the landmark bipartisan reforms that I authored with @ChuckGrassley to reduce sentences for nonviolent drug offenses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin Votes Against President Trump's Nominee For DHS, Chad Wolf Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Statement On DOD OIG Decision To Not Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding Delay Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Schneider Bill Promoting Veteran Entrepreneurship Passes House Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 13, 2019 Foster's Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Education Benefits for Military Families Passes House Rep.Bill Foster
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