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Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Call On Devos To Immediately Cooperate With Investigation Into Department's Role In Dream Center Accreditation Misrepresentation
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos Announce Multi-Year Extension For Quad Cities To Chicago Amtrak Rail Project Funding
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Tweet - "Last year, Congress passed my Opioid Quota Reform Act w/ Sen Kennedy to ensure DEA sets sensible opioid production levels & doesn't let Big Pharma to flood the country with Rx painkillers. @SenJohnKennedy & I secured an amendment to ensure @DEAHQ will actually use this authority."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Committee Democrats Call on Trump Administration: Abandon Proposal that Jeopardizes Access to School Meals for Nearly 1 Million Children
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Tweet - "Remember when President Trump promised to address gun violence in August? Whatever happened to that? The President should spend his time working on solutions, not trashing Chicago."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - The Testimony of Timothy Morrison
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Rep. LaHood Opposes Democrats' Impeachment Resolution
Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 31, 2019
Foster Statement on House Resolution on Next Steps in Impeachment Inquiry
Rep. Bill Foster
Oct. 31, 2019
Underwood Statement on Vote to Affirm Rules for Next Stage of Impeachment Inquiry
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Oct. 31, 2019
Bost Statement on Impeachment Inquiry Vote
Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 31, 2019
Reps. Schneider, Fitzpatrick, Crow Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Cybersecurity of Small Businesses
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Schneider Statement on Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
Rep. Brad Schneider
Oct. 31, 2019
Casten on Resolution to Formalize Impeachment Inquiry into the President
Rep. Sean Casten
Oct. 31, 2019
Quigley Statement on House Passage of Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 31, 2019
Cardin Leads Bipartisan Senate Resolution Urging President Trump to Keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Statement on Vote for Impeachment Resolution
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 31, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes to Advance Impeachment Inquiry
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Oct. 31, 2019
On Impeachment, Rep. Kelly Says, "We Have an Obligation to Act"
Rep. Robin Kelly
Oct. 31, 2019
Cunningham and Bost introduce the VA HELP Act to Reform VA Hiring Practices
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Hale, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State - Wyden, Merkley press State Department on policies to protect journalists abroad
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Young Joins Resolution Recognizing Program Critical to US-Indo-Pacific Partnership
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Senator Hirono Leads Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Filipino American History Month
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Doug Collins, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee - Reps. Tlaib and Blumenauer urge Judiciary Committee to make robust, progressive reforms to Patriot Act
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "My statement on the deadlocked appropriations process and fear-mongering by Senate Republicans:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Spoke today with Venezuelan President Guaidó's foreign minister Julio Borges and Venezuelan diplomat Carlos Vecchio. I am deeply concerned about the mounting humanitarian crises and brutal political repression."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "There are a great many questions right now--on both sides of the aisle--about the relationship between the United States, Turkey, and Russia. I think it's time for Erdogan to decide once and for all whose side he's on."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Another tragic death from vaping in Illinois. E-cigarettes are not safe & it's long past time the @US_FDA takes action to regulate these products--many of which are on the market illegally."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "It's unacceptable that there are still women in the United States who have to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy. Congress must pass legislation to #ProtectPregnantWorkers and finally end pregnancy discrimination once and for all."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Meets With Top Venezuelan Diplomat & Foreign Minister For Guiadó Government
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "It was great hosting @LurieChildrens hospital leaders in Washington today to meet incoming CEO Dr. Shanley. Thanks for being a committed partner to the Chicago HEAL Initiative and for providing quality health care for Illinoisans."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Steven Menashi has never tried a case or argued an appeal. Instead, he has spent much of his career writing angry editorials and helping carry out the anti-immigrant and anti-student agendas of Stephen Miller and Betsy DeVos. He is not fit for the job of federal judge."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Sarah Pitlyk has never tried a case, argued a motion, examined a witness, conducted a deposition, or picked a jury. These are important qualifications for a federal trial judge, and she lacks them. Unqualified judges diminish our system of justice -- but do Senate Rs care?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin, Kennedy Secure Amendment In Appropriations Bill To Ensure DEA Uses Its Authority To Reduce Opioid Production Quotas For Pharmaceutical Industry
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Statement On Deadlocked Appropriations Process, Republican Fear-Mongering
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Let's put the evidence together. Let's listen carefully to what comes out of the House. And let's listen to the testimony of the people involved. If there was, in fact, an abuse of power in the Presidency, it goes to the heart of our Constitution. No one should be above justice."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Joins Colleagues To Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Help Reduce Police Officer Suicides
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Today, Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Sarah Pitlyk's nomination to the district court in Missouri. This nominee lacks the basic qualifications & experience a trial judge needs and has radical views on reproductive rights. I opposed her nomination."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 30, 2019
100th Anniversary of Mount Sinai Hospital
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019
Rep. LaHood Announces $125,000 Grant to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Tazewell County
Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 30, 2019
Hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - The Testimony of Catherine Croft
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
Hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - The Testimony of Christopher Anderson
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
Veterans Day
Rep. Brad Schneider
Oct. 30, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019
Bost Announces Randolph County Drug-Free Communities Grant
Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 30, 2019
Congressman García's Message to Chicago Teachers, Students and Families
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Oct. 30, 2019
Reps. García, Meng and Jayapal Joined by Immigration Advocacy Organizations, Unveil Sweeping Legislation to Strengthen Support for Immigrants and Refugees
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
New Democrat Coalition releases national security principles
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Climate Crisis Dems to Ways & Means: 'Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies'
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Date
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Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Call On Devos To Immediately Cooperate With Investigation Into Department's Role In Dream Center Accreditation Misrepresentation
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos Announce Multi-Year Extension For Quad Cities To Chicago Amtrak Rail Project Funding
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Tweet - "Last year, Congress passed my Opioid Quota Reform Act w/ Sen Kennedy to ensure DEA sets sensible opioid production levels & doesn't let Big Pharma to flood the country with Rx painkillers. @SenJohnKennedy & I secured an amendment to ensure @DEAHQ will actually use this authority."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Committee Democrats Call on Trump Administration: Abandon Proposal that Jeopardizes Access to School Meals for Nearly 1 Million Children
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Tweet - "Remember when President Trump promised to address gun violence in August? Whatever happened to that? The President should spend his time working on solutions, not trashing Chicago."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - The Testimony of Timothy Morrison
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Rep. LaHood Opposes Democrats' Impeachment Resolution
Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 31, 2019
Foster Statement on House Resolution on Next Steps in Impeachment Inquiry
Rep.Bill Foster
Oct. 31, 2019
Underwood Statement on Vote to Affirm Rules for Next Stage of Impeachment Inquiry
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Oct. 31, 2019
Bost Statement on Impeachment Inquiry Vote
Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 31, 2019
Reps. Schneider, Fitzpatrick, Crow Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Cybersecurity of Small Businesses
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Schneider Statement on Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
Rep.Brad Schneider
Oct. 31, 2019
Casten on Resolution to Formalize Impeachment Inquiry into the President
Rep.Sean Casten
Oct. 31, 2019
Quigley Statement on House Passage of Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 31, 2019
Cardin Leads Bipartisan Senate Resolution Urging President Trump to Keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Statement on Vote for Impeachment Resolution
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 31, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes to Advance Impeachment Inquiry
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Oct. 31, 2019
On Impeachment, Rep. Kelly Says, "We Have an Obligation to Act"
Rep.Robin Kelly
Oct. 31, 2019
Cunningham and Bost introduce the VA HELP Act to Reform VA Hiring Practices
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Hale, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State - Wyden, Merkley press State Department on policies to protect journalists abroad
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Young Joins Resolution Recognizing Program Critical to US-Indo-Pacific Partnership
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Senator Hirono Leads Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Filipino American History Month
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Doug Collins, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee - Reps. Tlaib and Blumenauer urge Judiciary Committee to make robust, progressive reforms to Patriot Act
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "My statement on the deadlocked appropriations process and fear-mongering by Senate Republicans:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Spoke today with Venezuelan President Guaidó's foreign minister Julio Borges and Venezuelan diplomat Carlos Vecchio. I am deeply concerned about the mounting humanitarian crises and brutal political repression."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "There are a great many questions right now--on both sides of the aisle--about the relationship between the United States, Turkey, and Russia. I think it's time for Erdogan to decide once and for all whose side he's on."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Another tragic death from vaping in Illinois. E-cigarettes are not safe & it's long past time the @US_FDA takes action to regulate these products--many of which are on the market illegally."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "It's unacceptable that there are still women in the United States who have to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy. Congress must pass legislation to #ProtectPregnantWorkers and finally end pregnancy discrimination once and for all."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Meets With Top Venezuelan Diplomat & Foreign Minister For Guiadó Government
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "It was great hosting @LurieChildrens hospital leaders in Washington today to meet incoming CEO Dr. Shanley. Thanks for being a committed partner to the Chicago HEAL Initiative and for providing quality health care for Illinoisans."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Steven Menashi has never tried a case or argued an appeal. Instead, he has spent much of his career writing angry editorials and helping carry out the anti-immigrant and anti-student agendas of Stephen Miller and Betsy DeVos. He is not fit for the job of federal judge."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Sarah Pitlyk has never tried a case, argued a motion, examined a witness, conducted a deposition, or picked a jury. These are important qualifications for a federal trial judge, and she lacks them. Unqualified judges diminish our system of justice -- but do Senate Rs care?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin, Kennedy Secure Amendment In Appropriations Bill To Ensure DEA Uses Its Authority To Reduce Opioid Production Quotas For Pharmaceutical Industry
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Statement On Deadlocked Appropriations Process, Republican Fear-Mongering
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Let's put the evidence together. Let's listen carefully to what comes out of the House. And let's listen to the testimony of the people involved. If there was, in fact, an abuse of power in the Presidency, it goes to the heart of our Constitution. No one should be above justice."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Joins Colleagues To Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Help Reduce Police Officer Suicides
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Tweet - "Today, Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Sarah Pitlyk's nomination to the district court in Missouri. This nominee lacks the basic qualifications & experience a trial judge needs and has radical views on reproductive rights. I opposed her nomination."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 30, 2019
100th Anniversary of Mount Sinai Hospital
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019
Rep. LaHood Announces $125,000 Grant to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Tazewell County
Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 30, 2019
Hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - The Testimony of Catherine Croft
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
Hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - The Testimony of Christopher Anderson
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
Veterans Day
Rep.Brad Schneider
Oct. 30, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019
Bost Announces Randolph County Drug-Free Communities Grant
Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 30, 2019
Congressman García's Message to Chicago Teachers, Students and Families
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Oct. 30, 2019
Reps. García, Meng and Jayapal Joined by Immigration Advocacy Organizations, Unveil Sweeping Legislation to Strengthen Support for Immigrants and Refugees
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
New Democrat Coalition releases national security principles
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 30, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Climate Crisis Dems to Ways & Means: 'Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies'
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
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