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Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump cut all non-humanitarian trade w/ Venezuela. Ban on exports has one notable exception: he still allows cruel exportation of Venezuelans living in the U.S. Pres. Trump refuses to give Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans who fear returning to lawless failed state." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Underwood, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Health Care More Affordable for Veterans Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, @SenDuckworth, @SenStabenow, and @SenGaryPeters joined me in asking the @USDA to give farmers some additional flexibility with their crop insurance premiums during this particularly tough year." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Fan safety should be a top priority for @MLB. That's why @SenDuckworth and I are asking the league to start collecting and reporting data about fan injuries at MLB stadiums. This is about protecting baseball's biggest (and littlest) fans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Casten and New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force Release Principles for U.S. Climate Policy Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "We have to stop allowing e-cigarette companies like JUUL to target our children with their harmful and addictive products." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The recent collapse of 3 for-profit college chains has impacted more than 32,000 students across the US. @PattyMurray & I led group of @SenateDems in urging @BetsyDevosED to do her job & ensure these students get the loan discharge & help restarting their educations they deserve." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The President's scorched-Earth trade war approach with China has now closed Illinois' #1 agriculture market. USDA's own economists say the damage will take years to undo. Who is winning? Who is losing?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Collins, Leahy, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Illegal Straw Purchasing and Firearms Trafficking Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - 213 Democratic members urge McConnell to hold a vote on bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation immediately Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Admin. of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Reps. TJ Cox and Brad Sherman lead letter to USAID urging administrator Green to continue funding for demining programs in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 García Statement on the Domestic Terrorist Attack in El Paso Rep. Chuy Garcia
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Menendez, Booker Urge EPA to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell should bring the Senate back into session to vote on important gun safety legislation that has already passed the House. There's no excuse for delay." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "America is in the grips of a gun violence crisis. There were 32 separate shootings in Chicago this weekend alone. You have to wonder if we will ever reach the tipping point and finally say #EnoughIsEnough." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "There's no reason for a company as wealthy and powerful as Google to mistreat workers. I'm joining @SenSherrodBrown and others in urging Google to end its abuse of temporary and contract workers and convert them to full-time employees." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "There are 45 million seniors in America who have prescription drug coverage under Medicare. Some of them are forced to skip doses, split pills, or avoid filling prescriptions because of the skyrocketing increases in drug prices." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law 54 years ago today, only to be gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013. In the 6 years since, too many states have successfully taken steps to make it harder for people to vote. It's time for Congress to #RestoreTheVote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Bill Northey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation - Durbin, Duckworth, Stabenow, Peters Urge USDA To Delay Crop Insurance Premium Deadline Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Rep. Lynch And Quiet Skies Caucus Colleagues Request A Meeting With New FAA Administrator Regarding Airplane Noise Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Raskin Leads 15 Members in Urging Pompeo to Support Human Rights Defenders in India Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Senators Jones and Collins Lead Colleagues in New Push to Repeal Military Widow's Tax Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @UnityPointNews in Moline I stood with patients and families who are struggling with the skyrocketing cost of insulin. Over the past two decades, we have seen the price of insulin increase more than 600%." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Quigley Statement on Shootings in El Paso, Dayton, and Chicago Rep. Mike Quigley
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Underwood, Kennedy Address Mental Health Challenges Faced by Generation Z and Millennials Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 "Mitch McConnell Is the Greatest Threat to the Safety of America's Families," Says Congresswoman Robin Kelly Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 5, 2019 Casten Statement on Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "As the nation grieves with the communities in El Paso and Dayton, we must remember that gun violence is not limited to these tragic mass shootings. There were shootings across the City of Chicago this weekend that left 7 people dead and more than 50 injured by gunfire." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo - Baldwin, Rubio Lead 86 Senators in Calling on Secretary Pompeo to Urge Poland to Support Restitution for Holocaust Victims and their Families Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Seven years ago today, a white supremacist terrorist shot and killed six people worshipping at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Sikh gurdwara. And now, our nation is once again mourning the aftermath of yet another act of white supremacist terrorism." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "White supremacists have accounted for more deaths than any other domestic terrorist group in recent years. This is a serious threat to the safety of our nation & we must redouble our efforts to address this senseless, hate-filled, & violent ideology." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Durbin Discusses Bipartisan Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "It has been more than 3 months since I led a letter to Attorney General Barr asking what specific steps the Justice Department is taking to combat white supremacist violence. I still have not received a response." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Reps. Pressley, García, Senators Van Hollen, Warren Applaud Fed Decision on Faster Payments Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday we learned of twenty dead and dozens injured in El Paso. Hate-filled, anti-immigrant manifesto. Texas open carry law. Military-grade weapons. Connect the dots and ask yourself when America will say enough." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The tragedy in El Paso is heartbreaking & my prayers are with the victims, those injured & their loved ones. The gun violence epidemic plagues our nation each and every day. We must act now. Commonsense gun reforms will help save countless lives." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Nine years ago, @BarackObama signed into law my Fair Sentencing Act, a compromise bill which dramatically lowered the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. It was the first law to counter the war on drugs by reducing unfair federal drug sentences." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Calling on FIFA to Pay Female Soccer Players Equally Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Schneider Completes Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border to Investigate Impact of Trump Administration Immigration Policies Rep. Brad Schneider
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "The 35-day government shutdown is still impacting our air traffic control system, 6 months later. With a shortage of air traffic controllers and the delayed implementation of new safety systems, we need to make sure we're doing everything we can to secure our aviation system." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On GAO Report On VA Oversight Of State Veterans Homes Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Omar, 42 Members of Congress Urge Transparency from Trump Administration on the Removal of Eritreans Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Kuster Leads House Democrats in Effort to Save Pre-Existing Condition Protections from Harmful Trump Administration Rule Pushing Junk Plans Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "JUUL is targeting our children with their dangerous and addictive products. Companies like JUUL are going to hook another entire generation of young people on nicotine. We can't let that happen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Senate Approval of Bipartisan Budget Agreement Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Reps. Demand Answers on Coal Ash from The EPA Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Cardin, Civil Rights Leadership Groups Call for Passage of the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, Legislation to End Profiling By Law Enforcement Nationwide Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Our infrastructure investments should lead to new jobs and growth for disadvantaged small businesses. Proud to introduce the Build Local, Hire Local Act w/ @SenDuckworth, prioritizing local workers & communities of color in any comprehensive infrastructure bill Congress reviews." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Duckworth Urge VA Secretary To End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Negotiation Tactics Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Date Title Politician
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump cut all non-humanitarian trade w/ Venezuela. Ban on exports has one notable exception: he still allows cruel exportation of Venezuelans living in the U.S. Pres. Trump refuses to give Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans who fear returning to lawless failed state." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Underwood, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Health Care More Affordable for Veterans Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, @SenDuckworth, @SenStabenow, and @SenGaryPeters joined me in asking the @USDA to give farmers some additional flexibility with their crop insurance premiums during this particularly tough year." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Fan safety should be a top priority for @MLB. That's why @SenDuckworth and I are asking the league to start collecting and reporting data about fan injuries at MLB stadiums. This is about protecting baseball's biggest (and littlest) fans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Casten and New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force Release Principles for U.S. Climate Policy Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "We have to stop allowing e-cigarette companies like JUUL to target our children with their harmful and addictive products." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The recent collapse of 3 for-profit college chains has impacted more than 32,000 students across the US. @PattyMurray & I led group of @SenateDems in urging @BetsyDevosED to do her job & ensure these students get the loan discharge & help restarting their educations they deserve." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The President's scorched-Earth trade war approach with China has now closed Illinois' #1 agriculture market. USDA's own economists say the damage will take years to undo. Who is winning? Who is losing?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Collins, Leahy, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Illegal Straw Purchasing and Firearms Trafficking Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - 213 Democratic members urge McConnell to hold a vote on bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation immediately Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Admin. of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Reps. TJ Cox and Brad Sherman lead letter to USAID urging administrator Green to continue funding for demining programs in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 García Statement on the Domestic Terrorist Attack in El Paso Rep.Chuy Garcia
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Menendez, Booker Urge EPA to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell should bring the Senate back into session to vote on important gun safety legislation that has already passed the House. There's no excuse for delay." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "America is in the grips of a gun violence crisis. There were 32 separate shootings in Chicago this weekend alone. You have to wonder if we will ever reach the tipping point and finally say #EnoughIsEnough." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "There's no reason for a company as wealthy and powerful as Google to mistreat workers. I'm joining @SenSherrodBrown and others in urging Google to end its abuse of temporary and contract workers and convert them to full-time employees." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "There are 45 million seniors in America who have prescription drug coverage under Medicare. Some of them are forced to skip doses, split pills, or avoid filling prescriptions because of the skyrocketing increases in drug prices." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law 54 years ago today, only to be gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013. In the 6 years since, too many states have successfully taken steps to make it harder for people to vote. It's time for Congress to #RestoreTheVote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Bill Northey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation - Durbin, Duckworth, Stabenow, Peters Urge USDA To Delay Crop Insurance Premium Deadline Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Rep. Lynch And Quiet Skies Caucus Colleagues Request A Meeting With New FAA Administrator Regarding Airplane Noise Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Raskin Leads 15 Members in Urging Pompeo to Support Human Rights Defenders in India Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Senators Jones and Collins Lead Colleagues in New Push to Repeal Military Widow's Tax Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @UnityPointNews in Moline I stood with patients and families who are struggling with the skyrocketing cost of insulin. Over the past two decades, we have seen the price of insulin increase more than 600%." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Quigley Statement on Shootings in El Paso, Dayton, and Chicago Rep.Mike Quigley
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Underwood, Kennedy Address Mental Health Challenges Faced by Generation Z and Millennials Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 "Mitch McConnell Is the Greatest Threat to the Safety of America's Families," Says Congresswoman Robin Kelly Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 5, 2019 Casten Statement on Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "As the nation grieves with the communities in El Paso and Dayton, we must remember that gun violence is not limited to these tragic mass shootings. There were shootings across the City of Chicago this weekend that left 7 people dead and more than 50 injured by gunfire." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo - Baldwin, Rubio Lead 86 Senators in Calling on Secretary Pompeo to Urge Poland to Support Restitution for Holocaust Victims and their Families Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Seven years ago today, a white supremacist terrorist shot and killed six people worshipping at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Sikh gurdwara. And now, our nation is once again mourning the aftermath of yet another act of white supremacist terrorism." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "White supremacists have accounted for more deaths than any other domestic terrorist group in recent years. This is a serious threat to the safety of our nation & we must redouble our efforts to address this senseless, hate-filled, & violent ideology." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Durbin Discusses Bipartisan Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "It has been more than 3 months since I led a letter to Attorney General Barr asking what specific steps the Justice Department is taking to combat white supremacist violence. I still have not received a response." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Reps. Pressley, García, Senators Van Hollen, Warren Applaud Fed Decision on Faster Payments Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday we learned of twenty dead and dozens injured in El Paso. Hate-filled, anti-immigrant manifesto. Texas open carry law. Military-grade weapons. Connect the dots and ask yourself when America will say enough." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The tragedy in El Paso is heartbreaking & my prayers are with the victims, those injured & their loved ones. The gun violence epidemic plagues our nation each and every day. We must act now. Commonsense gun reforms will help save countless lives." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Nine years ago, @BarackObama signed into law my Fair Sentencing Act, a compromise bill which dramatically lowered the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. It was the first law to counter the war on drugs by reducing unfair federal drug sentences." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Calling on FIFA to Pay Female Soccer Players Equally Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Schneider Completes Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border to Investigate Impact of Trump Administration Immigration Policies Rep.Brad Schneider
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "The 35-day government shutdown is still impacting our air traffic control system, 6 months later. With a shortage of air traffic controllers and the delayed implementation of new safety systems, we need to make sure we're doing everything we can to secure our aviation system." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On GAO Report On VA Oversight Of State Veterans Homes Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Omar, 42 Members of Congress Urge Transparency from Trump Administration on the Removal of Eritreans Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Kuster Leads House Democrats in Effort to Save Pre-Existing Condition Protections from Harmful Trump Administration Rule Pushing Junk Plans Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "JUUL is targeting our children with their dangerous and addictive products. Companies like JUUL are going to hook another entire generation of young people on nicotine. We can't let that happen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Senate Approval of Bipartisan Budget Agreement Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Reps. Demand Answers on Coal Ash from The EPA Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Cardin, Civil Rights Leadership Groups Call for Passage of the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, Legislation to End Profiling By Law Enforcement Nationwide Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Our infrastructure investments should lead to new jobs and growth for disadvantaged small businesses. Proud to introduce the Build Local, Hire Local Act w/ @SenDuckworth, prioritizing local workers & communities of color in any comprehensive infrastructure bill Congress reviews." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Duckworth Urge VA Secretary To End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Negotiation Tactics Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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