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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 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 - "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 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 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. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 - "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. 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. 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. Danny Davis, ...
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 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 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Calling on FIFA to Pay Female Soccer Players Equally Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rock, Commander of the U.S. Navy Region Mid-Atlantic - Scanlon Leads Bipartisan Letter in Support of Alternative Work Schedules for Federal Firefighters Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Wild, Lawmakers Call for Resignation of Carla Provost, Chief of U.S. Border Patrol Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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 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, ...
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 Duckworth Statement on Senate Approval of Bipartisan Budget Agreement Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee violated multiple Committee rules to jam through a cruel & partisan bill that will do nothing to make our border more secure & targets vulnerable children for indefinite detention and deportation. America is better than this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Straw purchasing and illicit trafficking often puts guns in the hands of people barred from possessing them, which is why @SenatorCollins, @SenatorLeahy, & I introduced a bill to crack down on these practices." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Student loan debt is one of the only kinds of debt that can't be discharged in bankruptcy and it's time for that to change. My bill, the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019, would give our young people this much-needed second chance." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to @IllinoisCentral for taking steps to assist the students of closing @midstatecollege. Students can visit http://icc.edu/midstate for more information." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Budget Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "On #WorldLungCancerDay, I remember my father. He smoked two packs of Camels every day & died of lung cancer when he was only 53. I have made it my mission in Congress to fight Big Tobacco & the senseless pain, suffering & death they have caused. That fight continues to this day." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Rural hospitals are the backbones of their communities, providing essential health care & boosting the local economy. To provide relief for hospitals facing financial hardship, @RepKinzinger & I are urging HHS to designate these vulnerable facilities as Critical Access Hospitals." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "With too few medical providers & long distances between them, patients in rural America often struggle to get the health care they need. My bill w/ @MarshaBlackburn expands loan forgiveness programs in rural communities to attract more doctors, dentists & mental health providers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Reform American Infrastructure Investment Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "The @AmerAcadPeds has called JUUL "a fatally flawed product" and now @DavidAKesslerMD--pediatrician & former FDA Commissioner--outlines how JUUL took a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook & designed a nicotine-delivery device that purposely appeals to kids." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "It's time for Sen. McConnell to put the country over his fear of the President's tweets and take up legislation in the Senate to secure our elections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Department of Treasury Secretary - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Requests Data From Trump Administration on Consequences of Texas V. United States Prevailing Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Dream Center Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen Rural Health Workforce 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 Durbin Statement On Rigged Markup Of Cruel Trump-Graham Proposal Targeting Vulnerable Children Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Illegal Straw Purchasing And Firearms Trafficking Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Rep. Raskin Calls on Ice to Protect Rights of Transgender Asylum Seekers Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "The bipartisan budget agreement reached today will avoid harmful cuts to domestic priorities and prevent a default on our nation's debt. Most importantly, this agreement will help prevent another disastrous government shutdown." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Senate Commerce Committee Passes Fischer-Duckworth Pipeline Safety Bill Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges VA Secretary to End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Tactics Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Legislation to Make Straw Purchases a Federal Crime Rep. Robin Kelly
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Kinzinger, Durbin Send Letter to HHS to Save Rural Hospitals Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Sat down with Deputy Sec. of Defense nominee David Norquist today to discuss how DoD's audit uncovered waste, his stance on border security, and the need to fix acquisition reform." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, U.S Secretary of State - Cortez Masto Joins Letter Raising Concerns About Trump Administration's Incoherent Policies for Central America Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Met with Special Envoy Abrams to reiterate my support for President Guaidó & press the need to designate Venezuela for TPS. Pres. Trump can't have it both ways. If he's going to warn Americans that Venezuela is dangerous, he can't then force Venezuelans in the US to return." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to see the long overdue release of Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed M'khaitir, who never should have been jailed in the first place." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Why won't Sen. McConnell allow a vote on election security legislation? Ever since 2016, when our top intelligence chiefs urged him to speak up and he refused, he has consistently failed to stand up to Russia's election interference. Inaction is putting our democracy at risk." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
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 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 - "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 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 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.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 - "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. 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. 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.Danny Davis, ...
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 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 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Calling on FIFA to Pay Female Soccer Players Equally Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rock, Commander of the U.S. Navy Region Mid-Atlantic - Scanlon Leads Bipartisan Letter in Support of Alternative Work Schedules for Federal Firefighters Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Wild, Lawmakers Call for Resignation of Carla Provost, Chief of U.S. Border Patrol Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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 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, ...
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 Duckworth Statement on Senate Approval of Bipartisan Budget Agreement Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee violated multiple Committee rules to jam through a cruel & partisan bill that will do nothing to make our border more secure & targets vulnerable children for indefinite detention and deportation. America is better than this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Straw purchasing and illicit trafficking often puts guns in the hands of people barred from possessing them, which is why @SenatorCollins, @SenatorLeahy, & I introduced a bill to crack down on these practices." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Student loan debt is one of the only kinds of debt that can't be discharged in bankruptcy and it's time for that to change. My bill, the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019, would give our young people this much-needed second chance." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to @IllinoisCentral for taking steps to assist the students of closing @midstatecollege. Students can visit http://icc.edu/midstate for more information." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Budget Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "On #WorldLungCancerDay, I remember my father. He smoked two packs of Camels every day & died of lung cancer when he was only 53. I have made it my mission in Congress to fight Big Tobacco & the senseless pain, suffering & death they have caused. That fight continues to this day." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Rural hospitals are the backbones of their communities, providing essential health care & boosting the local economy. To provide relief for hospitals facing financial hardship, @RepKinzinger & I are urging HHS to designate these vulnerable facilities as Critical Access Hospitals." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "With too few medical providers & long distances between them, patients in rural America often struggle to get the health care they need. My bill w/ @MarshaBlackburn expands loan forgiveness programs in rural communities to attract more doctors, dentists & mental health providers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Reform American Infrastructure Investment Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "The @AmerAcadPeds has called JUUL "a fatally flawed product" and now @DavidAKesslerMD--pediatrician & former FDA Commissioner--outlines how JUUL took a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook & designed a nicotine-delivery device that purposely appeals to kids." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "It's time for Sen. McConnell to put the country over his fear of the President's tweets and take up legislation in the Senate to secure our elections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Department of Treasury Secretary - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Requests Data From Trump Administration on Consequences of Texas V. United States Prevailing Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Dream Center Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen Rural Health Workforce 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 Durbin Statement On Rigged Markup Of Cruel Trump-Graham Proposal Targeting Vulnerable Children Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Durbin Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Illegal Straw Purchasing And Firearms Trafficking Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Rep. Raskin Calls on Ice to Protect Rights of Transgender Asylum Seekers Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "The bipartisan budget agreement reached today will avoid harmful cuts to domestic priorities and prevent a default on our nation's debt. Most importantly, this agreement will help prevent another disastrous government shutdown." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Senate Commerce Committee Passes Fischer-Duckworth Pipeline Safety Bill Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges VA Secretary to End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Tactics Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Legislation to Make Straw Purchases a Federal Crime Rep.Robin Kelly
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Kinzinger, Durbin Send Letter to HHS to Save Rural Hospitals Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Sat down with Deputy Sec. of Defense nominee David Norquist today to discuss how DoD's audit uncovered waste, his stance on border security, and the need to fix acquisition reform." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, U.S Secretary of State - Cortez Masto Joins Letter Raising Concerns About Trump Administration's Incoherent Policies for Central America Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Met with Special Envoy Abrams to reiterate my support for President Guaidó & press the need to designate Venezuela for TPS. Pres. Trump can't have it both ways. If he's going to warn Americans that Venezuela is dangerous, he can't then force Venezuelans in the US to return." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to see the long overdue release of Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed M'khaitir, who never should have been jailed in the first place." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Why won't Sen. McConnell allow a vote on election security legislation? Ever since 2016, when our top intelligence chiefs urged him to speak up and he refused, he has consistently failed to stand up to Russia's election interference. Inaction is putting our democracy at risk." Sen.Dick Durbin
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