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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
Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill
Rep. Sean Casten
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. 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
Feb. 27, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act
Rep. Robin Kelly
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
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
Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 27, 2019
Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations
Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2019
Bost Defends 2nd Amendment
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2019
Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth: Military Must Reduce Barriers to Reporting Sexual Trauma
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth Advocates for Illinois' Role in Future of Carbon Capture at EPW Hearing
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Chicagoland Lakefront Protection Project
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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. 26, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The Presidential Pardon Transparency Act To Prevent Secret Presidential Pardons
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate is currently voting on 9th Circuit nominee Eric Miller. If confirmed, he'd be first judicial nominee confirmed with no blue slips - i.e., no approval from either home state Senator. Republicans would remove yet another guardrail in the Senate advice & consent process."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "The House just sent a clear and bipartisan message to President Trump. His national emergency is legally dubious and a blatant power grab from Congress. The Senate should follow suit and pass this resolution."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Davis Votes to Block President Trump's Declaration of Emergency on South Border
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Gillibrand Leads Group Of 9 Senators To Reintroduce Voter Empowerment Act To Help Protect The Voting Rights Of People Across The Country And Ensure All Americans Have Equal Access To The Ballot
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Rep. Davis Votes to Pass Historic Public Lands Package That Protects Our Environment, Boosts Our Economy and Conserves American History
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Cantwell, Colleagues to Commerce Secretary: Thoroughly Review Argentine Biodiesel Dumping Before Lifting Duties
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Casten Statement on Vote to Terminate Trump's Emergency Declaration
Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Modernization Projects
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Bost Bill Will Restore Certainty in VA Leadership
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth Statement in Advance of Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit in Hanoi
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 26, 2019
Bost Statement on Emergency Declaration Vote
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Ethylene Oxide
Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Voter Empowerment Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Quigley Introduces Bipartisan "Big Cat Public Safety Act"
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Chairman Quigley Sends Letter to Secretary Mnuchin in Opposition to Moving Funds From Treasury Forfeiture Fund to Border Wall Construction
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 25, 2019
Tweet - "All Americans hope that U.S. diplomacy with North Korea will succeed. But diplomacy should be judged by real, tangible results, not by the number of photo ops. Read my letter to President Trump ahead of his summit in Vietnam with Kim Jong Un:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2019
Tweet - ".@rosadelauro and I have called on the Dept. of Ed. Inspector General to investigate the missing student aid funds and @BetsyDeVosED's handling of Dream Center case: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-and-delauro-call-for-oig-investigation-into-department-of-educations-handling-of-dream-center-transaction-possible-misuse-of-federal-funds- "
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Ahead Of Second Summit With North Korea, Top Senate Democrats Pen Letter To President Trump Calling For Tough, Principled Diplomacy With Tangible Results, Not Merely A Photo-Op Benefitting North Korea
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep. Sean Casten
Date
Title
Politician
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
Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill
Rep.Sean Casten
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. 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
Feb. 27, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act
Rep.Robin Kelly
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
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
Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 27, 2019
Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations
Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2019
Bost Defends 2nd Amendment
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2019
Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth: Military Must Reduce Barriers to Reporting Sexual Trauma
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth Advocates for Illinois' Role in Future of Carbon Capture at EPW Hearing
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Chicagoland Lakefront Protection Project
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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. 26, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The Presidential Pardon Transparency Act To Prevent Secret Presidential Pardons
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate is currently voting on 9th Circuit nominee Eric Miller. If confirmed, he'd be first judicial nominee confirmed with no blue slips - i.e., no approval from either home state Senator. Republicans would remove yet another guardrail in the Senate advice & consent process."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "The House just sent a clear and bipartisan message to President Trump. His national emergency is legally dubious and a blatant power grab from Congress. The Senate should follow suit and pass this resolution."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Davis Votes to Block President Trump's Declaration of Emergency on South Border
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Gillibrand Leads Group Of 9 Senators To Reintroduce Voter Empowerment Act To Help Protect The Voting Rights Of People Across The Country And Ensure All Americans Have Equal Access To The Ballot
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Rep. Davis Votes to Pass Historic Public Lands Package That Protects Our Environment, Boosts Our Economy and Conserves American History
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Cantwell, Colleagues to Commerce Secretary: Thoroughly Review Argentine Biodiesel Dumping Before Lifting Duties
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Casten Statement on Vote to Terminate Trump's Emergency Declaration
Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Modernization Projects
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Bost Bill Will Restore Certainty in VA Leadership
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth Statement in Advance of Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit in Hanoi
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 26, 2019
Bost Statement on Emergency Declaration Vote
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Ethylene Oxide
Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Voter Empowerment Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Quigley Introduces Bipartisan "Big Cat Public Safety Act"
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Chairman Quigley Sends Letter to Secretary Mnuchin in Opposition to Moving Funds From Treasury Forfeiture Fund to Border Wall Construction
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 25, 2019
Tweet - "All Americans hope that U.S. diplomacy with North Korea will succeed. But diplomacy should be judged by real, tangible results, not by the number of photo ops. Read my letter to President Trump ahead of his summit in Vietnam with Kim Jong Un:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2019
Tweet - ".@rosadelauro and I have called on the Dept. of Ed. Inspector General to investigate the missing student aid funds and @BetsyDeVosED's handling of Dream Center case: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-and-delauro-call-for-oig-investigation-into-department-of-educations-handling-of-dream-center-transaction-possible-misuse-of-federal-funds- "
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Ahead Of Second Summit With North Korea, Top Senate Democrats Pen Letter To President Trump Calling For Tough, Principled Diplomacy With Tangible Results, Not Merely A Photo-Op Benefitting North Korea
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep.Sean Casten
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