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June 26, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Humanitarian Aid To Southwest Border
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Scott, Adams, and Kennedy and Over 40 House Democrats Call on Secretary Acosta to Abandon Joint Employment Proposal
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday, I spoke with Acting DHS Secretary McAleenan and met with the newly announced CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan about the inhumane and detestable conditions at our southwest border, as well as Pres. Trump's threats of mass raids and deportations."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
House Passes FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "The @EPA shouldn't stand in the way of trade. Using outdated calculations for greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol is hurting American farmers. Today, I sent a letter with @ChuckGrassley and others urging them to update their calculations and help our farmers compete."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Zuckerberg Pressed by Rep. McNerney and E&C Democrats About Doctored Pelosi Video
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2019
Rep. LaHood Urges Bipartisan Effort to Address the Humanitarian Crisis at the Southern Border
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 26, 2019
Foster Payer State Amendment Passes House
Rep. Bill Foster
June 26, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Immediate Relief for Unaccompanied Minors
Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 26, 2019
Casten Amendment Preventing the Limitation of Climate Modeling, Passes House in 2nd Appropriations Minibus Bill
Rep. Sean Casten
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Byrne Leads Bipartisan Support for Rural Hospitals
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 26, 2019
Underwood Passes Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act
Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 26, 2019
Peters, Roberts, Duckworth Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines, Increase Vaccination Rates, Cut Health Care Costs Advances in Senate
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Warren, Colleagues Criticize DOL Proposal to Narrow Definition of "Joint-Employer" Under Fair Labor Standards Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2019
Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Criticize Dol Proposal to Narrow Definition of "Joint-Employer" Under Fair Labor Standards Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "I've worked for years to make Big Pharma level with the American public. Disclosing drug prices in Rx TV ads is progress towards transparency and lower costs. Pharma's price gouging has to stop -- patients should come first."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Durbin, Cardin, Van Hollen, Kaine Introduce NDAA Amendment To Halt Security Assistance To Cameroon
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Effort to Help Schools Provide Healthy Meals to Students
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin, Grassley, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge EPA To Update Ethanol Science to Improve Trade
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "I've been down to the facilities on our border, I've seen the detestable, inhumane conditions. People are scared to death, children are frightened. That is what this President wants."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "We can't allow this Administration to hide taxpayer-funded research from the American people. Following recent reports of the suppression of research on climate change, I joined @SenatorBennet & others to request that @USDA release any and all climate-related studies."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Six years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the #VotingRightsAct. Following the Shelby decision, several states moved forward with restrictions designed to suppress the vote. We must restore the VRA to fight voter suppression efforts and protect this fundamental right #RestoreTheVote"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Raising the age is not enough. We must also get rid of the kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors that are addicting our children."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Make no mistake -- the buck stops with President Trump. The humanitarian crisis at our border is the direct result of his decisions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Hearing of the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Sen. Durbin, Hearing on "Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Student loans can trail you to the grave. Let's give our young people a second chance and restore the ability for student borrowers to find meaningful relief in bankruptcy for student loans. Today I testified in @HouseJudiciary on student loan bankruptcy reform."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Bowing to industry special interests, the @USDA relied on sketchy data to justify a dangerous rule change -- and tried to hide that very same data from the public. I'm glad the OIG heeded my request to investigate this matter."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Merkley Join Senators to Press FDA for Stronger Response to Teen Tobacco Use
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Rep. LaHood Statement on Iran Sanctions
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 25, 2019
Underwood Continues Fight for Middle Class Tax Relief Before Ways and Means Committee; Local Illinois Leaders Join Call to Action
Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2019
Foster Statement on Emergency Border Funding
Rep. Bill Foster
June 25, 2019
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Underwood Works to Prevent Administration from Hiding Climate Change Information on Official Government Sites
Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2019
Schneider Co-Sponsors Protecting the Right to Organize Act
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 25, 2019
Casten Amendment to Maintain Great Lakes Advisory Board Passes by Unanimous Consent
Rep. Sean Casten
June 25, 2019
Representatives García, Khanna Introduce Legislation to Boost Jobs and Wages
Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Secure Grant Extension for Quad Cities Amtrak Route
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Bennet, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "Pres. Trump & Leader McConnell continue to deny the science behind climate change & now they're trying to bury research on it. USDA scientists agree - climate change is real & the science is clear. We must work together to address this crisis now, before it's too late."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "I'm increasingly concerned by the rising level of violence in Cameroon. Today, I met with the Cameroonian Ambassador to the US, Henri Etoundi Essomba, to discuss the ongoing repression in the country's Anglophone regions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday's elections in Istanbul were a win for democracy despite the government's pressure on political rivals, civil society, and the media."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "I have long called on @BetsyDeVosED to stop her cruel delays and begin processing the backlog of borrower defense claims from students who were defrauded by #4profit colleges."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep. Bill Foster
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep. Mike Bost
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Ten Years After Landmark Law To Fight Tobacco Addiction, Durbin Presses FDA For Stronger Response To Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
House Approves Bost Amendment to Reform Cairo Housing Authority
Rep. Mike Bost
June 23, 2019
Tweet - "First, President Trump holds 800,000 federal workers hostage for his wall. Now he holds millions of families hostage to force Congress to jail children indefinitely. This is a small minded, mean spirited strategy always punishing others to get his way."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
June 26, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Humanitarian Aid To Southwest Border
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Scott, Adams, and Kennedy and Over 40 House Democrats Call on Secretary Acosta to Abandon Joint Employment Proposal
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday, I spoke with Acting DHS Secretary McAleenan and met with the newly announced CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan about the inhumane and detestable conditions at our southwest border, as well as Pres. Trump's threats of mass raids and deportations."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
House Passes FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "The @EPA shouldn't stand in the way of trade. Using outdated calculations for greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol is hurting American farmers. Today, I sent a letter with @ChuckGrassley and others urging them to update their calculations and help our farmers compete."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Zuckerberg Pressed by Rep. McNerney and E&C Democrats About Doctored Pelosi Video
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2019
Rep. LaHood Urges Bipartisan Effort to Address the Humanitarian Crisis at the Southern Border
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 26, 2019
Foster Payer State Amendment Passes House
Rep.Bill Foster
June 26, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Immediate Relief for Unaccompanied Minors
Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 26, 2019
Casten Amendment Preventing the Limitation of Climate Modeling, Passes House in 2nd Appropriations Minibus Bill
Rep.Sean Casten
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Byrne Leads Bipartisan Support for Rural Hospitals
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 26, 2019
Underwood Passes Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act
Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 26, 2019
Peters, Roberts, Duckworth Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines, Increase Vaccination Rates, Cut Health Care Costs Advances in Senate
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Warren, Colleagues Criticize DOL Proposal to Narrow Definition of "Joint-Employer" Under Fair Labor Standards Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2019
Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Criticize Dol Proposal to Narrow Definition of "Joint-Employer" Under Fair Labor Standards Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "I've worked for years to make Big Pharma level with the American public. Disclosing drug prices in Rx TV ads is progress towards transparency and lower costs. Pharma's price gouging has to stop -- patients should come first."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Durbin, Cardin, Van Hollen, Kaine Introduce NDAA Amendment To Halt Security Assistance To Cameroon
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Effort to Help Schools Provide Healthy Meals to Students
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin, Grassley, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge EPA To Update Ethanol Science to Improve Trade
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "I've been down to the facilities on our border, I've seen the detestable, inhumane conditions. People are scared to death, children are frightened. That is what this President wants."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "We can't allow this Administration to hide taxpayer-funded research from the American people. Following recent reports of the suppression of research on climate change, I joined @SenatorBennet & others to request that @USDA release any and all climate-related studies."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Six years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the #VotingRightsAct. Following the Shelby decision, several states moved forward with restrictions designed to suppress the vote. We must restore the VRA to fight voter suppression efforts and protect this fundamental right #RestoreTheVote"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Raising the age is not enough. We must also get rid of the kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors that are addicting our children."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Make no mistake -- the buck stops with President Trump. The humanitarian crisis at our border is the direct result of his decisions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Hearing of the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Sen. Durbin, Hearing on "Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Student loans can trail you to the grave. Let's give our young people a second chance and restore the ability for student borrowers to find meaningful relief in bankruptcy for student loans. Today I testified in @HouseJudiciary on student loan bankruptcy reform."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Bowing to industry special interests, the @USDA relied on sketchy data to justify a dangerous rule change -- and tried to hide that very same data from the public. I'm glad the OIG heeded my request to investigate this matter."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Merkley Join Senators to Press FDA for Stronger Response to Teen Tobacco Use
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Rep. LaHood Statement on Iran Sanctions
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 25, 2019
Underwood Continues Fight for Middle Class Tax Relief Before Ways and Means Committee; Local Illinois Leaders Join Call to Action
Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2019
Foster Statement on Emergency Border Funding
Rep.Bill Foster
June 25, 2019
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Underwood Works to Prevent Administration from Hiding Climate Change Information on Official Government Sites
Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2019
Schneider Co-Sponsors Protecting the Right to Organize Act
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 25, 2019
Casten Amendment to Maintain Great Lakes Advisory Board Passes by Unanimous Consent
Rep.Sean Casten
June 25, 2019
Representatives García, Khanna Introduce Legislation to Boost Jobs and Wages
Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Secure Grant Extension for Quad Cities Amtrak Route
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Bennet, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "Pres. Trump & Leader McConnell continue to deny the science behind climate change & now they're trying to bury research on it. USDA scientists agree - climate change is real & the science is clear. We must work together to address this crisis now, before it's too late."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "I'm increasingly concerned by the rising level of violence in Cameroon. Today, I met with the Cameroonian Ambassador to the US, Henri Etoundi Essomba, to discuss the ongoing repression in the country's Anglophone regions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday's elections in Istanbul were a win for democracy despite the government's pressure on political rivals, civil society, and the media."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "I have long called on @BetsyDeVosED to stop her cruel delays and begin processing the backlog of borrower defense claims from students who were defrauded by #4profit colleges."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep.Bill Foster
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 24, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep.Mike Bost
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Ten Years After Landmark Law To Fight Tobacco Addiction, Durbin Presses FDA For Stronger Response To Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
House Approves Bost Amendment to Reform Cairo Housing Authority
Rep.Mike Bost
June 23, 2019
Tweet - "First, President Trump holds 800,000 federal workers hostage for his wall. Now he holds millions of families hostage to force Congress to jail children indefinitely. This is a small minded, mean spirited strategy always punishing others to get his way."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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