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April 9, 2019 Tweet - "The federal government isn't doing nearly enough to combat white supremacist terrorism. How we can learn from our past:" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander, Chair of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Mike Simpson, Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Bustos, Smith, Durbin, Grassley, Blunt & Baldwin Lead Effort to Fund the Modernization of Locks Along Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers Rep. Mike Bost, ...
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "The U.S. is one of only 13 countries where rates of maternal mortality are worse today than they were 25 years ago. The U.S. also ranks 32nd out of 35 of the richest nations in the deaths of infants, often from preventable factors." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "I strongly support Israel, but believe the Palestinians deserve a home as well. Two sovereign states -- not a threat to one another. I worry the Trump Administration isn't thinking clearly about how its Israel-Palestine strategy ends well." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Help Re-Introduce Bill Allowing Workers to Receive Paid Sick Days Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Romney, Colleagues Call on Sec. Pompeo to Raise Key Concerns during Bilateral Meeting with Egyptian President Sisi Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2019 LaHood Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce Extension for the Biodiesel Tax Credit Rep. Darin LaHood
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "As Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen departs, the Trump Administration now says it will take up to 2 years to identify thousands of separated families, even though she falsely claimed, "We do not have a policy of separating families at the border." Disgraceful." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Rep. Steven Scalise, House Minority Whip - LaHood Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce Extension for the Biodiesel Tax Credit Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the horrific Rwandan genocide. We must renew our commitment to do more to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Chair Collins and Ranking Member Reed - Senator Heinrich and Colleagues Urges Increased Funding For Affordable Housing Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to Kevin Burns, Chief Executive Officer of JUUL Labs, Inc. - Durbin & Senators To Juul: You Are More Interested In Profits Than Public Health Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Ahead of Tuesday's Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Warren, Reed, & Colleagues Question Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan on Top Marine's Warning of "Unacceptable Risk" to Marine Corps Combat Readiness and Solvency Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "I've sent a letter to JUUL today that asks serious questions about the company's secret business practices around youth marketing and intentions to partner with tobacco-giant Altria." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "Kirstjen Nielsen's departure would be encouraging were we not warned that President Trump is looking for a successor who will engage in even harsher tactics. There appears to be no limit to the cruelty of this Administration when it comes to its failed immigration policies." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Durbin Statement On Secretary Nielsen's Resignation Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Rep. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. David Joyce, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Reps. Schiff, DelBene, DeFazio and 45 Colleagues Urge Increased Funding to Build Out Earthquake Early Warning System Rep. Sean Casten, ...
April 8, 2019 Durbin Highlights Bill That Supports Family Caregivers Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "While President Trump falsely claims "Our country's full" to turn back children fleeing gang & sexual violence, he quietly allows businesses, like Mar-a-Lago, to import 30K new foreign workers to take American jobs. The hypocrisy is not surprising but it is still appalling." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 7, 2019 Underwood Statement on Resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Rep. Lauren Underwood
April 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Cardin, Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Press President Trump to Designate Venezuela for TPS Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 7, 2019 Statement by Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García on the Announcement of DHS Secretary Nielsen Leaving the Administration Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 5, 2019 Letter to Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. Mike Simpson, Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Rep. Katko Continues Push to Address Water Levels Along Lake Ontario Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
April 5, 2019 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Passes House Rep. Danny Davis
April 5, 2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Rep. Trone and Rep. Connolly Send Letter to Trump Demanding Answers for Death of Jamal Khashoggi Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Warn President Trump Against Cutting Funding To Northern Triangle Countries Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Congressman Andy Levin, Bipartisan House Members, Urge DHS and ICE to Halt Mass Deportation of Iraqi Nationals Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 5, 2019 Senators Markey, Rubio, Durbin, Blackburn, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Highlighting Human Rights Concerns in the Philippines Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Senators Warren, Brown, and Colleagues Question CFPB's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Oversight Failure Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 Durbin Discusses Highway Safety, Trooper Deaths With IDOT Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Senators Hirono, Duckworth, Blumenthal, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Assist Veterans through Immigration System Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 4, 2019 Violence Against Women Act Passes House, Includes Two Underwood Provisions Rep. Lauren Underwood
April 4, 2019 Tweet - "I've said it before and I'll say it again--Wells Fargo is a bad deal for college students. @uspirg found Wells has a fourth of campus debit card accounts but half of total fees paid by students." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 As Department of Justice Refuses to Defend Affordable Care Act in Court, Schakowsky, alongside Senators Whitehouse and Brown, Introduces Public Option for the Affordable Care Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 4, 2019 Schneider Statement on Motion to Recommit Rep. Brad Schneider
April 4, 2019 Durbin Presses Carson About Trump Administration's Cuts To Public Housing In East St. Louis Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 Durbin Meets With Jeffrey Rosen, President Trump's Deputy AG Nominee Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Brown Introduces Public Option for Affordable Care Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 4, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Hails Bipartisan, Long-Term Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act With Two New Provisions He Authored Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 4, 2019 Casten Amendment Passes House, Included in Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Rep. Sean Casten
April 4, 2019 Kelly Legislation to Lower Drug Prices Passes Full Energy & Commerce Committee Rep. Robin Kelly
April 4, 2019 Letter to Rep. John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee and Rep. Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee - Top Dems Push for Funding to Address the Climate Crisis Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 4, 2019 Tweet - "Using flawed data, USDA is rushing approval of a rule to speed up slaughter rates in hog plants. This could jeopardize worker safety for a risky & dangerous job. Worker safety at these processing plants should be USDA's priority, and right now it clearly isn't." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Brown Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill to Hold China Accountable On Commitment to Crack Down On Manufacturers & Traffickers of Lethal Opioids Ravaging U.S. Communities Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 Durbin Presses Carson About Trump Administration's Cuts To Public Housing In East St. Louis Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Tweet - "My statement after meeting today with President Trump's Deputy Attorney General nominee, Jeffrey Rosen:" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Print Carper, Menendez and More than 30 Democratic Senators Warn President Trump Against Cutting Funding to Northern Triangle Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Violence Against Women Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 4, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen. Dick Durbin
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April 9, 2019 Tweet - "The federal government isn't doing nearly enough to combat white supremacist terrorism. How we can learn from our past:" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander, Chair of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Mike Simpson, Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Bustos, Smith, Durbin, Grassley, Blunt & Baldwin Lead Effort to Fund the Modernization of Locks Along Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers Rep.Mike Bost, ...
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "The U.S. is one of only 13 countries where rates of maternal mortality are worse today than they were 25 years ago. The U.S. also ranks 32nd out of 35 of the richest nations in the deaths of infants, often from preventable factors." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "I strongly support Israel, but believe the Palestinians deserve a home as well. Two sovereign states -- not a threat to one another. I worry the Trump Administration isn't thinking clearly about how its Israel-Palestine strategy ends well." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Help Re-Introduce Bill Allowing Workers to Receive Paid Sick Days Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Romney, Colleagues Call on Sec. Pompeo to Raise Key Concerns during Bilateral Meeting with Egyptian President Sisi Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2019 LaHood Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce Extension for the Biodiesel Tax Credit Rep.Darin LaHood
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "As Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen departs, the Trump Administration now says it will take up to 2 years to identify thousands of separated families, even though she falsely claimed, "We do not have a policy of separating families at the border." Disgraceful." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Rep. Steven Scalise, House Minority Whip - LaHood Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce Extension for the Biodiesel Tax Credit Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the horrific Rwandan genocide. We must renew our commitment to do more to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Chair Collins and Ranking Member Reed - Senator Heinrich and Colleagues Urges Increased Funding For Affordable Housing Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to Kevin Burns, Chief Executive Officer of JUUL Labs, Inc. - Durbin & Senators To Juul: You Are More Interested In Profits Than Public Health Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Ahead of Tuesday's Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Warren, Reed, & Colleagues Question Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan on Top Marine's Warning of "Unacceptable Risk" to Marine Corps Combat Readiness and Solvency Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "I've sent a letter to JUUL today that asks serious questions about the company's secret business practices around youth marketing and intentions to partner with tobacco-giant Altria." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "Kirstjen Nielsen's departure would be encouraging were we not warned that President Trump is looking for a successor who will engage in even harsher tactics. There appears to be no limit to the cruelty of this Administration when it comes to its failed immigration policies." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Durbin Statement On Secretary Nielsen's Resignation Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Rep. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. David Joyce, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Reps. Schiff, DelBene, DeFazio and 45 Colleagues Urge Increased Funding to Build Out Earthquake Early Warning System Rep.Sean Casten, ...
April 8, 2019 Durbin Highlights Bill That Supports Family Caregivers Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Tweet - "While President Trump falsely claims "Our country's full" to turn back children fleeing gang & sexual violence, he quietly allows businesses, like Mar-a-Lago, to import 30K new foreign workers to take American jobs. The hypocrisy is not surprising but it is still appalling." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 7, 2019 Underwood Statement on Resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Rep.Lauren Underwood
April 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Cardin, Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Press President Trump to Designate Venezuela for TPS Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 7, 2019 Statement by Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García on the Announcement of DHS Secretary Nielsen Leaving the Administration Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 5, 2019 Letter to Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. Mike Simpson, Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Rep. Katko Continues Push to Address Water Levels Along Lake Ontario Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
April 5, 2019 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Passes House Rep.Danny Davis
April 5, 2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Rep. Trone and Rep. Connolly Send Letter to Trump Demanding Answers for Death of Jamal Khashoggi Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Warn President Trump Against Cutting Funding To Northern Triangle Countries Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Congressman Andy Levin, Bipartisan House Members, Urge DHS and ICE to Halt Mass Deportation of Iraqi Nationals Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 5, 2019 Senators Markey, Rubio, Durbin, Blackburn, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Highlighting Human Rights Concerns in the Philippines Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Senators Warren, Brown, and Colleagues Question CFPB's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Oversight Failure Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 Durbin Discusses Highway Safety, Trooper Deaths With IDOT Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Senators Hirono, Duckworth, Blumenthal, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Assist Veterans through Immigration System Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 4, 2019 Violence Against Women Act Passes House, Includes Two Underwood Provisions Rep.Lauren Underwood
April 4, 2019 Tweet - "I've said it before and I'll say it again--Wells Fargo is a bad deal for college students. @uspirg found Wells has a fourth of campus debit card accounts but half of total fees paid by students." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 As Department of Justice Refuses to Defend Affordable Care Act in Court, Schakowsky, alongside Senators Whitehouse and Brown, Introduces Public Option for the Affordable Care Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 4, 2019 Schneider Statement on Motion to Recommit Rep.Brad Schneider
April 4, 2019 Durbin Presses Carson About Trump Administration's Cuts To Public Housing In East St. Louis Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 Durbin Meets With Jeffrey Rosen, President Trump's Deputy AG Nominee Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Brown Introduces Public Option for Affordable Care Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 4, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Hails Bipartisan, Long-Term Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act With Two New Provisions He Authored Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 4, 2019 Casten Amendment Passes House, Included in Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Rep.Sean Casten
April 4, 2019 Kelly Legislation to Lower Drug Prices Passes Full Energy & Commerce Committee Rep.Robin Kelly
April 4, 2019 Letter to Rep. John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee and Rep. Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee - Top Dems Push for Funding to Address the Climate Crisis Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 4, 2019 Tweet - "Using flawed data, USDA is rushing approval of a rule to speed up slaughter rates in hog plants. This could jeopardize worker safety for a risky & dangerous job. Worker safety at these processing plants should be USDA's priority, and right now it clearly isn't." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Brown Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill to Hold China Accountable On Commitment to Crack Down On Manufacturers & Traffickers of Lethal Opioids Ravaging U.S. Communities Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 Durbin Presses Carson About Trump Administration's Cuts To Public Housing In East St. Louis Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Tweet - "My statement after meeting today with President Trump's Deputy Attorney General nominee, Jeffrey Rosen:" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Print Carper, Menendez and More than 30 Democratic Senators Warn President Trump Against Cutting Funding to Northern Triangle Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Violence Against Women Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 4, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen.Dick Durbin
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