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March 4, 2019 Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Ellen L. Weirntraup - Senator Tester Demands Federal Election Commission Require Identify the Source for Online Political Ads Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump, members of his Administration, and congressional Republicans continue to downplay the threat climate change poses to our humanity and outright deny the science behind it." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just advanced the judicial nomination of 36 year-old Allison Jones Rushing for the 4th Circuit (NC). She has practiced law for just 9 years, only tried 4 cases to verdict or judgment in her career (none as lead counsel), and isn't even a member of the NC bar." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 2, 2019 Tweet - "I'm deeply troubled by reports of Saudi Arabia torturing an American citizen. He and other political prisoners must be released. This is despicable in aftermath of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Credit and debit card swipe fees cost U.S. businesses and their customers $90 billion/year. This is unsustainable. Yet the WSJ reported that @Visa and @MasterCard are looking to raise swipe fees in the U.S. and lower them in Europe. How is that fair?" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Convicted felons are prohibited from buying guns, but there are gaps in the records that must be closed. I'm asking the FBI to conduct a review to ensure records of felony & domestic violence misdemeanor convictions are being appropriately shared across FBI databases." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Students who were hung out to dry by deadbeat for-profit schools, with mountains of loan debt, should be allowed to hold these schools accountable in court. I've intro'd the CLASS Act w/ @RepMaxineWaters. It ends mandatory arbitration in for-profit college enrollment agreements." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Letter to Mr. Anderson - Make Changes to Prevent Another Equipment Failure at Union Station Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 1, 2019 Schakowsky Statement Commemorating Women's History Month Rep. Jan Schakowsky
March 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Members Call for Action to Prevent Deportation of Liberian Residents Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Heinrich, Senators Call On Trump To Abandon Plan To Form Anti-Science Panel That Would Threaten National Security, Ignore Climate Change Facts Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Schneider Amendment to Enhance Transparency on Gun Sales Passes House in Bill Closing "Charleston Loophole" Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Second Summit With Kim Jong Un Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin, Waters Re-Introduce Bill To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Senate Passes & House Introduces Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Underwood, Bicameral Resolution Honoring Victims & Injured Police Officers of Aurora Shooting Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Introduces COOL OFF Act To Require 3-Day Waiting Period For Handgun Sales Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 As Venezuela's Humanitarian Situation Worsens, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce TPS Legislation to Support Venezuelans Fleeing Maduro Regime Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Duckworth Statement on End of Trump-Kim Jong Un Hanoi Summit Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2019 Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Venezuela is in the throes of a crisis, and if we are truly committed to helping their people, the very least we can do is ensure that Venezuelans in the United States are not forced to put their lives at risk by returning to such dangerous conditions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "I've said for years: climate change is real, the science is clear, human activity is the cause, and we must act now. Our Republican colleagues must set aside politics and work with Democrats to address this crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "When it comes to seniors in support living facilities, many of whom are facing illness, disability, mental illness, and the like, I hope USDA won't treat them as they're somehow cheating their government. They depend on SNAP as a lifeline." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "The safety, security, and readiness of our military is more important than President Trump keeping a campaign promise." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Former Secretary James Mattis knew that the country can't hit the pause button on military readiness, but the White House still won't listen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Van Hollen, Duckworth, Beyer & Feinstein Re-Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Voting Rights and Support Civic Participation Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Andrew Wheeler's Confirmation as EPA Administrator Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019 Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 27, 2019 House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Durbin Opposes Andrew Wheeler, President Trump's Nominee To Head The EPA Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "We need someone leading the EPA that will put the health and well-being of the people of this country above the profits of corporate polluters. I cannot support Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler's nomination." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "In one year alone, President Trump's discriminatory & senseless travel ban has barred tens thousands of people - such as the wife of an American cancer doctor - from getting visas solely on the basis of their nationality." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act Rep. Robin Kelly
Feb. 27, 2019 Bost Defends 2nd Amendment Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Background check reform has passed the House. Republican leadership in the Senate should listen to the vast majority of Americans who support this sensible reform, and call for a vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Chicagoland Lakefront Protection Project Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019 In First Hearing as Ranking Member of Transportation and Safety Subcommittee Duckworth Highlights Need to Improve Infrastructure and Reduce Bottlenecks in Chicagoland Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "These bills represent commonsense reforms that the vast majority of Americans support. Senate Republicans would be unwise to dismiss them. Complacency in addressing the epidemic of gun violence has to end. Communities across America depend on it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Ellen L. Weirntraup - Senator Tester Demands Federal Election Commission Require Identify the Source for Online Political Ads Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump, members of his Administration, and congressional Republicans continue to downplay the threat climate change poses to our humanity and outright deny the science behind it." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just advanced the judicial nomination of 36 year-old Allison Jones Rushing for the 4th Circuit (NC). She has practiced law for just 9 years, only tried 4 cases to verdict or judgment in her career (none as lead counsel), and isn't even a member of the NC bar." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 2, 2019 Tweet - "I'm deeply troubled by reports of Saudi Arabia torturing an American citizen. He and other political prisoners must be released. This is despicable in aftermath of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Credit and debit card swipe fees cost U.S. businesses and their customers $90 billion/year. This is unsustainable. Yet the WSJ reported that @Visa and @MasterCard are looking to raise swipe fees in the U.S. and lower them in Europe. How is that fair?" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Convicted felons are prohibited from buying guns, but there are gaps in the records that must be closed. I'm asking the FBI to conduct a review to ensure records of felony & domestic violence misdemeanor convictions are being appropriately shared across FBI databases." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Students who were hung out to dry by deadbeat for-profit schools, with mountains of loan debt, should be allowed to hold these schools accountable in court. I've intro'd the CLASS Act w/ @RepMaxineWaters. It ends mandatory arbitration in for-profit college enrollment agreements." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019 Letter to Mr. Anderson - Make Changes to Prevent Another Equipment Failure at Union Station Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 1, 2019 Schakowsky Statement Commemorating Women's History Month Rep.Jan Schakowsky
March 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Members Call for Action to Prevent Deportation of Liberian Residents Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Heinrich, Senators Call On Trump To Abandon Plan To Form Anti-Science Panel That Would Threaten National Security, Ignore Climate Change Facts Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Schneider Amendment to Enhance Transparency on Gun Sales Passes House in Bill Closing "Charleston Loophole" Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Second Summit With Kim Jong Un Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin, Waters Re-Introduce Bill To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Senate Passes & House Introduces Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Underwood, Bicameral Resolution Honoring Victims & Injured Police Officers of Aurora Shooting Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Introduces COOL OFF Act To Require 3-Day Waiting Period For Handgun Sales Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 As Venezuela's Humanitarian Situation Worsens, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce TPS Legislation to Support Venezuelans Fleeing Maduro Regime Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Duckworth Statement on End of Trump-Kim Jong Un Hanoi Summit Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2019 Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Venezuela is in the throes of a crisis, and if we are truly committed to helping their people, the very least we can do is ensure that Venezuelans in the United States are not forced to put their lives at risk by returning to such dangerous conditions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "I've said for years: climate change is real, the science is clear, human activity is the cause, and we must act now. Our Republican colleagues must set aside politics and work with Democrats to address this crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "When it comes to seniors in support living facilities, many of whom are facing illness, disability, mental illness, and the like, I hope USDA won't treat them as they're somehow cheating their government. They depend on SNAP as a lifeline." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "The safety, security, and readiness of our military is more important than President Trump keeping a campaign promise." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Former Secretary James Mattis knew that the country can't hit the pause button on military readiness, but the White House still won't listen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Van Hollen, Duckworth, Beyer & Feinstein Re-Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Voting Rights and Support Civic Participation Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Andrew Wheeler's Confirmation as EPA Administrator Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019 Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 27, 2019 House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Durbin Opposes Andrew Wheeler, President Trump's Nominee To Head The EPA Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "We need someone leading the EPA that will put the health and well-being of the people of this country above the profits of corporate polluters. I cannot support Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler's nomination." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "In one year alone, President Trump's discriminatory & senseless travel ban has barred tens thousands of people - such as the wife of an American cancer doctor - from getting visas solely on the basis of their nationality." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act Rep.Robin Kelly
Feb. 27, 2019 Bost Defends 2nd Amendment Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Background check reform has passed the House. Republican leadership in the Senate should listen to the vast majority of Americans who support this sensible reform, and call for a vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Chicagoland Lakefront Protection Project Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019 In First Hearing as Ranking Member of Transportation and Safety Subcommittee Duckworth Highlights Need to Improve Infrastructure and Reduce Bottlenecks in Chicagoland Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "These bills represent commonsense reforms that the vast majority of Americans support. Senate Republicans would be unwise to dismiss them. Complacency in addressing the epidemic of gun violence has to end. Communities across America depend on it." Sen.Dick Durbin
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