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Oct. 7, 2019 Tweet - "It is against the law for an American to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Another heartbreaking mass shooting in Kansas City. My prayers are with the victims and their families. We have the power to do something about gun violence in the Senate. We must be allowed to take a vote on the bipartisan, House-passed background checks bill immediately." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Dick Durbin" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Casten, Shalala, King Introduce the Stop College Closures Act of 2019 Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces Congressional App Challenge for 18th District High School Students Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019 Rep. LaHood Applauds President Trump's Plan to Boost Midwest Ethanol and Biodiesel Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019 Bost Announces Agreement on The Renewable Fuel Standard Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 4, 2019 Foster, Johnson Introduce Legislation to Keep STEM Graduates in America Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Underwood Statement on Renewable Fuel Standard Agreement Rep. Lauren Underwood
Oct. 4, 2019 Rep. Quigley Visits City Hall, Receives His CityKey ID Card Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 4, 2019 Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Congressional Leaders File Bipartisan Amicus Brief In Support Of DACA In The Supreme Court Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Letter to Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor - Raskin Opposes Department Of Labor's Proposed Rule Allowing Discrimination In Hiring Practices Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see @SchnuckMarkets announce they will no longer sell any tobacco products starting Jan. 1, 2020. Others should do the same. @Walgreens, @Walmart, @riteaid, @DollarGeneral" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud to celebrate #MFGDay19 today. Our manufacturing workers make us stronger. We must ensure that we're doing everything we can to inspire and support the next generation of American manufacturers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Durbin Statement On Poland's Possible Entry Into Visa Waiver Program Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Recognizing Banner Elementary School for Receiving the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "America must maintain a strong STEM workforce to help us compete in the global economy. When we deny international students with advanced STEM degrees from American universities a chance to continue their work in our country, their talents are sent overseas to our competitors." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "When President Trump ended #DACA more than two years ago, he set in motion a crisis jeopardizing the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people and their families. And now he's taking this fight all the way to the Supreme Court. We can't let him win." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Kelly, Schneider Introduce Legislation to Help Low-Income Seniors Afford Prescription Drugs Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @advocatehealth, we discussed their workforce development initiative, which helps train and hire community members into health careers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see @FTC is looking into e-cigarette sales & advertising schemes. I recently sent letters to JUUL & Big Tobacco giant Altria, probing their efforts to target children & falsely claim their e-cig is a safe alternative to cigarettes. This cannot be allowed to continue." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Shortages of health care workers are harming patients across rural America. That's why I introduced the bipartisan Rural America Health Corps Act -- to provide new funding that will help rural communities attract and keep more doctors, dentists, mental health providers & nurses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Duckworth Convenes Senate Field Hearing in Chicago on the Barriers Minority Entrepreneurs Face Entering the Tech Industry Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Protect Health Coverage For People With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Admin is increasing costs & weakening protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions--including 5M in Illinois--by allowing short-term "junk" insurance plans to proliferate." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Now 1,000+ cases of lung illness related to vaping nationwide. More than 100 in Illinois alone. Time for @US_FDA to do its job and keep people safe from these dangerous products." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's decision to slash the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. is a betrayal of our nation's values and will accomplish nothing except to punish innocent victims of persecution." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Reps. Schweikert, Hill, Foster, Chabot, Murphy, Veasey Launch Bipartisan House Entrepreneurship Caucus Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Grijalva and Members of Congress Urge Secretary Pompeo to Support Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Guatemala Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "As the original author of the #DreamAct and the first MOC to call for the creation of #DACA, I'm proud to support #DACA and the #Dreamers. #HomeIsHere for these young people. The House already passed the Dream and Promise Act, the Senate must do the same. #ProtectTheDream" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Udall, Heinrich call for financial certainty for rural counties Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Another $1.2 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to Five South Suburban Fire Departments Rep. Robin Kelly
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to Hon. Janet Dhillon, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - 50+ Members Oppose Trump Admin. Decision To Stop Pay Data Collection Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 HELP Committee Chairman Alexander Sponsors Cassidy's College Transparency Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to Secretary Pompeo and Secretary Mnuchin - Gardner, Cardin, Rubio Lead Call for U.S. to Hold Russian Officials Accountable for Imprisoning Dissidents and Political Opponents Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "Thank you to the students at @WheatonCollege for your questions yesterday. It is always great to hear from students who are working towards a career in public service." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "It was great to attend the groundbreaking for Phase I of the @CTA Red and Purple Modernization Project this morning. I was proud to help secure federal funding for this project that will lead to a safer and more efficient transit system for Chicagoans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "This week I visited @LCTechCampus in Grayslake to learn more about their vocational programs. They offer more than 20 programs ranging from culinary arts to laser technology, for the nearly 1,600 high school students throughout Lake and McHenry counties." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "My thoughts are with my friend and colleague @SenSanders. Get well soon. Loretta and I are praying for your speedy recovery." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "It's been 1 year since the premeditated & brutal murder of U.S. resident & journalist Jamal Khashoggi, & the Trump Admin has still not held Saudi Arabia accountable. Instead, the President is cozying up to the Crown Prince & reportedly hiding the contents of their conversations." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @GWCPWarriors I was joined by @janicejackson and leaders from @NorthwesternMed and @LurieChildrens to highlight the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program, which supports high school students to explore and be better prepared for potential careers in medicine" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, CEO of JUUL Labs, Inc., and to Howard Willard, CEO of Altaria Group, Inc. - Durbin, Colleagues To JUUL / Altria: Protect Children Over Profits Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Durbin Marks The One Year Anniversary Of The Chicago HEAL Initiative, Releases Interim Report Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Reps. Bass, Davis Introduce the Fafsa Act Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Members Introduce Fair Sugar Policy Act Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representative Mike Levin Leads 39 House Members Highlighting Harmful Impact of Proposed SNAP Restrictions on Veterans Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "On Pres. Trump's watch, we have an unprecedented humanitarian crisis at our southern border, w/ overcrowded & inhumane conditions at detention centers. One of the worst episodes in this humanitarian crisis was when Trump Admin separated thousands of children from their parents." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Subcommittee Urges NIH to Allocate Grant Funding to Research Long-Term Health Effects of E-Cigarettes Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today I joined @UIHealth, @CookCtyHealth, and community partners to discuss the flexible housing pool and supportive housing program -- an innovative way that hospitals are uplifting their communities to meet the HEAL Initiative's goals." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Oct. 7, 2019 Tweet - "It is against the law for an American to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Another heartbreaking mass shooting in Kansas City. My prayers are with the victims and their families. We have the power to do something about gun violence in the Senate. We must be allowed to take a vote on the bipartisan, House-passed background checks bill immediately." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Dick Durbin" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Casten, Shalala, King Introduce the Stop College Closures Act of 2019 Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces Congressional App Challenge for 18th District High School Students Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019 Rep. LaHood Applauds President Trump's Plan to Boost Midwest Ethanol and Biodiesel Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019 Bost Announces Agreement on The Renewable Fuel Standard Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 4, 2019 Foster, Johnson Introduce Legislation to Keep STEM Graduates in America Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Underwood Statement on Renewable Fuel Standard Agreement Rep.Lauren Underwood
Oct. 4, 2019 Rep. Quigley Visits City Hall, Receives His CityKey ID Card Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 4, 2019 Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Congressional Leaders File Bipartisan Amicus Brief In Support Of DACA In The Supreme Court Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Letter to Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor - Raskin Opposes Department Of Labor's Proposed Rule Allowing Discrimination In Hiring Practices Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see @SchnuckMarkets announce they will no longer sell any tobacco products starting Jan. 1, 2020. Others should do the same. @Walgreens, @Walmart, @riteaid, @DollarGeneral" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud to celebrate #MFGDay19 today. Our manufacturing workers make us stronger. We must ensure that we're doing everything we can to inspire and support the next generation of American manufacturers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Durbin Statement On Poland's Possible Entry Into Visa Waiver Program Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Recognizing Banner Elementary School for Receiving the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "America must maintain a strong STEM workforce to help us compete in the global economy. When we deny international students with advanced STEM degrees from American universities a chance to continue their work in our country, their talents are sent overseas to our competitors." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "When President Trump ended #DACA more than two years ago, he set in motion a crisis jeopardizing the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people and their families. And now he's taking this fight all the way to the Supreme Court. We can't let him win." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Kelly, Schneider Introduce Legislation to Help Low-Income Seniors Afford Prescription Drugs Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @advocatehealth, we discussed their workforce development initiative, which helps train and hire community members into health careers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see @FTC is looking into e-cigarette sales & advertising schemes. I recently sent letters to JUUL & Big Tobacco giant Altria, probing their efforts to target children & falsely claim their e-cig is a safe alternative to cigarettes. This cannot be allowed to continue." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Shortages of health care workers are harming patients across rural America. That's why I introduced the bipartisan Rural America Health Corps Act -- to provide new funding that will help rural communities attract and keep more doctors, dentists, mental health providers & nurses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Duckworth Convenes Senate Field Hearing in Chicago on the Barriers Minority Entrepreneurs Face Entering the Tech Industry Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Protect Health Coverage For People With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Admin is increasing costs & weakening protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions--including 5M in Illinois--by allowing short-term "junk" insurance plans to proliferate." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Now 1,000+ cases of lung illness related to vaping nationwide. More than 100 in Illinois alone. Time for @US_FDA to do its job and keep people safe from these dangerous products." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's decision to slash the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. is a betrayal of our nation's values and will accomplish nothing except to punish innocent victims of persecution." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Reps. Schweikert, Hill, Foster, Chabot, Murphy, Veasey Launch Bipartisan House Entrepreneurship Caucus Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Grijalva and Members of Congress Urge Secretary Pompeo to Support Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Guatemala Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "As the original author of the #DreamAct and the first MOC to call for the creation of #DACA, I'm proud to support #DACA and the #Dreamers. #HomeIsHere for these young people. The House already passed the Dream and Promise Act, the Senate must do the same. #ProtectTheDream" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Udall, Heinrich call for financial certainty for rural counties Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Another $1.2 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to Five South Suburban Fire Departments Rep.Robin Kelly
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to Hon. Janet Dhillon, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - 50+ Members Oppose Trump Admin. Decision To Stop Pay Data Collection Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 HELP Committee Chairman Alexander Sponsors Cassidy's College Transparency Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to Secretary Pompeo and Secretary Mnuchin - Gardner, Cardin, Rubio Lead Call for U.S. to Hold Russian Officials Accountable for Imprisoning Dissidents and Political Opponents Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "Thank you to the students at @WheatonCollege for your questions yesterday. It is always great to hear from students who are working towards a career in public service." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "It was great to attend the groundbreaking for Phase I of the @CTA Red and Purple Modernization Project this morning. I was proud to help secure federal funding for this project that will lead to a safer and more efficient transit system for Chicagoans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "This week I visited @LCTechCampus in Grayslake to learn more about their vocational programs. They offer more than 20 programs ranging from culinary arts to laser technology, for the nearly 1,600 high school students throughout Lake and McHenry counties." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "My thoughts are with my friend and colleague @SenSanders. Get well soon. Loretta and I are praying for your speedy recovery." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "It's been 1 year since the premeditated & brutal murder of U.S. resident & journalist Jamal Khashoggi, & the Trump Admin has still not held Saudi Arabia accountable. Instead, the President is cozying up to the Crown Prince & reportedly hiding the contents of their conversations." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @GWCPWarriors I was joined by @janicejackson and leaders from @NorthwesternMed and @LurieChildrens to highlight the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program, which supports high school students to explore and be better prepared for potential careers in medicine" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, CEO of JUUL Labs, Inc., and to Howard Willard, CEO of Altaria Group, Inc. - Durbin, Colleagues To JUUL / Altria: Protect Children Over Profits Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Durbin Marks The One Year Anniversary Of The Chicago HEAL Initiative, Releases Interim Report Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Reps. Bass, Davis Introduce the Fafsa Act Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Members Introduce Fair Sugar Policy Act Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representative Mike Levin Leads 39 House Members Highlighting Harmful Impact of Proposed SNAP Restrictions on Veterans Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "On Pres. Trump's watch, we have an unprecedented humanitarian crisis at our southern border, w/ overcrowded & inhumane conditions at detention centers. One of the worst episodes in this humanitarian crisis was when Trump Admin separated thousands of children from their parents." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Subcommittee Urges NIH to Allocate Grant Funding to Research Long-Term Health Effects of E-Cigarettes Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today I joined @UIHealth, @CookCtyHealth, and community partners to discuss the flexible housing pool and supportive housing program -- an innovative way that hospitals are uplifting their communities to meet the HEAL Initiative's goals." Sen.Dick Durbin
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