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Dec. 12, 2018 Quigley Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Reversing Rising Maternal Mortality Rates Rep. Mike Quigley
Dec. 12, 2018 Foster Endorses Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House Rep. Bill Foster
Dec. 12, 2018 LaHood Votes in Support of Final Passage of the Farm Bill Rep. Darin LaHood
Dec. 12, 2018 PBS "News Hour" - Transcript: Sens. Grassley, Durbin on "Smarter' Criminal Law, Bipartisanship Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Potential Closure of Chicago's Refugee Resettlement Agencies Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Statement On Report Of Additional Manganese Source In Southeast Chicago Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Durbin: A Border Wall Will Not Reduce Cartel Violence Or Stop Fentanyl From Flooding Into Our Country Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Senate & House Lawmakers Release Updated First Step Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Senate Passes Durbin, Duckworth Resolution Honoring Victims Of Shooting At Mercy Hospital Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Statement on Report of Additional Manganese Source in Southeast Chicago Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump says we have to shut down our government if he doesn't get $5 billion for a wasteful and ineffective wall. We need modern technology to stop the drug cartels from importing the poison killing our kids, not a medieval solution like a wall from sea to shining sea." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education should rescind its reinstatement of deadbeat #4profit college accreditor ACICS. Students and taxpayers stand to lose if this company is allowed to keep propping up predatory #4profit institutions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I joined Senate and House Democrats asking for a briefing on Sec. Pompeo's meeting with the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister. We need to know when Julian Assange's hiding at the Ecuadorian embassy will finally end and who he might have met with while there." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary Pompeo discredits himself, the State Department, and our nation with his false statements this morning on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. To argue the Crown Prince wasn't involved in this murder is to ignore the obvious and intelligence collected." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Hiding this report on Wells Fargo's shady business practices is another example of how the Trump Administration has sided with large, powerful companies over hardworking students. Students deserve to know the dangers associated with Wells Fargo." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Farm Bill - which includes my bill with @SenPatRoberts that will provide new funding for rural fire and EMS agencies to fight the opioid epidemic, address chronic disease & emergency challenges, and strengthen their workforce." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration requested only $44 million for modern technology that can stop deadly fentanyl from crossing our border & is currently being used to screen only 18% of incoming border traffic, but $5 billion to build a medieval wall that a ladder or tunnel would thwart." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just voted to confirm a circuit court nominee, Jonathan Kobes, who was rated "not qualified" to serve in this position by the non-partisan American Bar Association. Why are Republicans pushing unqualified judges?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "They are called guardians for a reason. This year, @TIME honors journalists at home and abroad for relentlessly pursuing the truth in the face of unprecedented attacks from those who wish to silence them." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats support border security and we stand ready to work on bipartisan immigration reform legislation. But we are not going to support the Trump Administration's hardline anti-immigrant agenda." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act of 2018 Rep. Danny Davis
Dec. 11, 2018 Durbin: Democrats Want Border Security, But Will Not Support Administration's Hardline Anti-Immigrant Agenda Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Senate Passes Durbin, Roberts Legislation To Support Rural EMS Agencies As Part Of Final Farm Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2018 Duckworth Votes for Farm Bill to Support Farmers & Illinois Families Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018 Duckworth Meets with Retired Mineworkers From Southern Illinois Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018 Prioritize Issues That Matter Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 11, 2018 Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018 Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos - Protect Military And Veteran Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Representatives McEachin, Schneider Introduced P.A.R.I.S. Climate Act Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "For years Big Pharma flooded the market with excessive painkillers - causing addiction & overdose. But that's changing thanks to a bill I passed this year w/@SenJohnKennedy. Today DEA issued lower & reasonable opioid production quotas for 2019. This will help fight the epidemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I sent a letter to Sec. Mattis today with @SenJackReed, @SenatorLeahy, and @SenBrianSchatz expressing our concern for the proposed plan to build more barriers along the Arizona border. This would be wasteful and hurt military readiness. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/181210%20Mattis%20joint%20border%20letter.pdf …" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Teachers across the country relied on TEACH grants to pay for their education in return for teaching a high-need subject in a low income school. They upheld their end of the bargain but many had their grants converted to loans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly to Introduce Cybersecurity Legislation for Government-Purchased Internet-Connected Devices Rep. Robin Kelly
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Today I called for Leader McConnell to call a vote on the #FirstStepAct. We should seize this incredible opportunity for bipartisan criminal justice reform now #cjreform" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 9, 2018 Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 8, 2018 "I Would Bet My Life That Bob Mueller Will Do Things The Right Way": Former FBI Director James Comey Informs Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi And The House Oversight And Judiciary Committees Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 7, 2018 U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Kennedy-Duckworth-Durbin Legislation to Support Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Democratic Senators Raise Alarm Over Human Rights in Cameroon Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, FDA - Go Further In Combatting Youth Tabacco Use Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Following Washington Post Report, Senators Reiterate Calls for Full Disclosure of Trump-Saudi Business Ties Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "I said it months ago and I will say it again: we should formally expel the Saudi Ambassador to the United States given the Crown Prince's direct involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Jamal Khashoggi. And we should call on our allies to do the same." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Duckworth Introduces Legislation to Make Fitness Facilities More Accessible For People With Disabilities Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 6, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls For Emergency Hearing On Allegations Of Election Fraud In North Carolina's 9th Congressional District Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Department of Justice Inspector General - Senate Democrats Urge Department of Justice Watchdog to Investigate Decision-Making Process for Epstein Case Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Hold Student Loan Companies Accountable, Increase Transparency to Ensure Companies Are Following the Law Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Tornadoes in Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Schneider Statement on Hizballah Tunnels Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "I joined @PattyMurray, Sen. Kaine, and colleagues requesting an investigation of DOJ's shameful agreement in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Epstein got the "deal of a lifetime" for his horrific abuse of children, and the American people deserve answers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The charges against Diane Rwigara and her mother, Adeline, were dubious at best. I'm relieved they've now been dropped." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Dec. 12, 2018 Quigley Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Reversing Rising Maternal Mortality Rates Rep.Mike Quigley
Dec. 12, 2018 Foster Endorses Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House Rep.Bill Foster
Dec. 12, 2018 LaHood Votes in Support of Final Passage of the Farm Bill Rep.Darin LaHood
Dec. 12, 2018 PBS "News Hour" - Transcript: Sens. Grassley, Durbin on "Smarter' Criminal Law, Bipartisanship Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Potential Closure of Chicago's Refugee Resettlement Agencies Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Statement On Report Of Additional Manganese Source In Southeast Chicago Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Durbin: A Border Wall Will Not Reduce Cartel Violence Or Stop Fentanyl From Flooding Into Our Country Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Senate & House Lawmakers Release Updated First Step Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Senate Passes Durbin, Duckworth Resolution Honoring Victims Of Shooting At Mercy Hospital Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Statement on Report of Additional Manganese Source in Southeast Chicago Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump says we have to shut down our government if he doesn't get $5 billion for a wasteful and ineffective wall. We need modern technology to stop the drug cartels from importing the poison killing our kids, not a medieval solution like a wall from sea to shining sea." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education should rescind its reinstatement of deadbeat #4profit college accreditor ACICS. Students and taxpayers stand to lose if this company is allowed to keep propping up predatory #4profit institutions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I joined Senate and House Democrats asking for a briefing on Sec. Pompeo's meeting with the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister. We need to know when Julian Assange's hiding at the Ecuadorian embassy will finally end and who he might have met with while there." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary Pompeo discredits himself, the State Department, and our nation with his false statements this morning on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. To argue the Crown Prince wasn't involved in this murder is to ignore the obvious and intelligence collected." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Hiding this report on Wells Fargo's shady business practices is another example of how the Trump Administration has sided with large, powerful companies over hardworking students. Students deserve to know the dangers associated with Wells Fargo." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Farm Bill - which includes my bill with @SenPatRoberts that will provide new funding for rural fire and EMS agencies to fight the opioid epidemic, address chronic disease & emergency challenges, and strengthen their workforce." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration requested only $44 million for modern technology that can stop deadly fentanyl from crossing our border & is currently being used to screen only 18% of incoming border traffic, but $5 billion to build a medieval wall that a ladder or tunnel would thwart." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just voted to confirm a circuit court nominee, Jonathan Kobes, who was rated "not qualified" to serve in this position by the non-partisan American Bar Association. Why are Republicans pushing unqualified judges?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "They are called guardians for a reason. This year, @TIME honors journalists at home and abroad for relentlessly pursuing the truth in the face of unprecedented attacks from those who wish to silence them." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats support border security and we stand ready to work on bipartisan immigration reform legislation. But we are not going to support the Trump Administration's hardline anti-immigrant agenda." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act of 2018 Rep.Danny Davis
Dec. 11, 2018 Durbin: Democrats Want Border Security, But Will Not Support Administration's Hardline Anti-Immigrant Agenda Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Senate Passes Durbin, Roberts Legislation To Support Rural EMS Agencies As Part Of Final Farm Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2018 Duckworth Votes for Farm Bill to Support Farmers & Illinois Families Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018 Duckworth Meets with Retired Mineworkers From Southern Illinois Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018 Prioritize Issues That Matter Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 11, 2018 Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018 Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos - Protect Military And Veteran Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Representatives McEachin, Schneider Introduced P.A.R.I.S. Climate Act Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "For years Big Pharma flooded the market with excessive painkillers - causing addiction & overdose. But that's changing thanks to a bill I passed this year w/@SenJohnKennedy. Today DEA issued lower & reasonable opioid production quotas for 2019. This will help fight the epidemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I sent a letter to Sec. Mattis today with @SenJackReed, @SenatorLeahy, and @SenBrianSchatz expressing our concern for the proposed plan to build more barriers along the Arizona border. This would be wasteful and hurt military readiness. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/181210%20Mattis%20joint%20border%20letter.pdf …" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Teachers across the country relied on TEACH grants to pay for their education in return for teaching a high-need subject in a low income school. They upheld their end of the bargain but many had their grants converted to loans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly to Introduce Cybersecurity Legislation for Government-Purchased Internet-Connected Devices Rep.Robin Kelly
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Today I called for Leader McConnell to call a vote on the #FirstStepAct. We should seize this incredible opportunity for bipartisan criminal justice reform now #cjreform" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 9, 2018 Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 8, 2018 "I Would Bet My Life That Bob Mueller Will Do Things The Right Way": Former FBI Director James Comey Informs Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi And The House Oversight And Judiciary Committees Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 7, 2018 U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Kennedy-Duckworth-Durbin Legislation to Support Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Democratic Senators Raise Alarm Over Human Rights in Cameroon Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, FDA - Go Further In Combatting Youth Tabacco Use Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Following Washington Post Report, Senators Reiterate Calls for Full Disclosure of Trump-Saudi Business Ties Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "I said it months ago and I will say it again: we should formally expel the Saudi Ambassador to the United States given the Crown Prince's direct involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Jamal Khashoggi. And we should call on our allies to do the same." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Duckworth Introduces Legislation to Make Fitness Facilities More Accessible For People With Disabilities Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 6, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls For Emergency Hearing On Allegations Of Election Fraud In North Carolina's 9th Congressional District Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Department of Justice Inspector General - Senate Democrats Urge Department of Justice Watchdog to Investigate Decision-Making Process for Epstein Case Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Hold Student Loan Companies Accountable, Increase Transparency to Ensure Companies Are Following the Law Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Tornadoes in Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Schneider Statement on Hizballah Tunnels Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "I joined @PattyMurray, Sen. Kaine, and colleagues requesting an investigation of DOJ's shameful agreement in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Epstein got the "deal of a lifetime" for his horrific abuse of children, and the American people deserve answers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The charges against Diane Rwigara and her mother, Adeline, were dubious at best. I'm relieved they've now been dropped." Sen.Dick Durbin
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