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Nov. 26, 2018 Casten Statement on Border Tear Gassing Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Time after time, through military force and other means, Russia pushes the boundaries of Ukrainian sovereignty and international norms, escalating the temperature in the region. Such acts by Russia must be universally condemned." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018 Letter to Secretary Carson, HUD - Improve Oversight Of Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 26, 2018 Tweet - "I am troubled by what appears to be highly questionable charges against Diane Rwigara for seemingly running for office peacefully #FreeDianeRwigara #FreeAdelineRwigara" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Thomas Farr is "the preeminent attorney for North Carolina Republicans seeking to curtail the voting rights of people of color," according to @OfficialCBC. Tell @SenMajLeader to pull this nomination now." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Protecting predatory for-profit colleges - and deadbeat accreditors - over students and taxpayers is irresponsible. They only care about their own bottom lines." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Report after report confirms what we suspected about climate change. How long will the President deny the science behind it?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2018 Announcing Democratic Leadership Votes Rep. Lauren Underwood
Nov. 21, 2018 Tweet - "Congress finally has a real chance to pass bipartisan legislation to reform our outdated drug sentencing laws. My bill with @ChuckGrassley @CoryBooker @SenMikeLee unites the right and left. Only @senatemajldr is standing in the way. #FirstStepAct" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2018 Davis, LaHood Announce Continued Investment for LaGrange Lock Improvements Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 21, 2018 Tweet - "The #FirstStepAct has wide-ranging support from law-enforcement, faith leaders, and conservative and progressive groups. Leader McConnell shouldn't squander such an extraordinary opportunity for Congress to pass meaningful criminal justice reform legislation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2018 Tweet - "What does the Trump-DeVos Department of Education and deadbeat accreditor ACICS have in common? They both protect and enable predatory for-profit colleges that defraud students and cheat taxpayers out of millions. Today's decision isn't surprising but it's still outrageous." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "The President adds to his track record of ignoring his own intelligence agencies, and undermining American values at home and abroad, by giving Saudi Arabia a pass for the brutal and premeditated murder of a U.S. resident and journalist. Outrageous." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Letter to Hans Vestburg, Chief Executive Office for Verizon - Push XPO to Change its Practices for Pregnant Workers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Joined @SenDuckworth, @RepBillFoster, and @RepSchneider to ask @US_FDA to examine alternatives to ethylene oxide. This chemical is a public health threat and we shouldn't have to choose between sterile medical equipment and increased cancer risks." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly oppose the possible election of Russian Alexander Prokopchuk as the next Interpol President. He has a reported history of serving in Russian President Putin's dubious security services and reportedly attempting to abuse Interpol to pursue Russia's political enemies." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "It's not often I agree with @realDonaldTrump but he & @JaredKushner deserve real credit for supporting the #FirstStepAct that I introduced with @ChuckGrassley. Our bipartisan criminal justice reform bill is supported by law enforcement & civil rights groups like the FOP & @ACLU." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2018 Tweet - "My heart is with Mercy Hospital in Chicago tonight. I am praying for the victims, their families, and those who were injured during the shooting this afternoon. And I am extremely grateful to the Chicago Police Department who responded with bravery." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Grassley, Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge Funding for River System Infrastructure Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 19, 2018 Durbin Statement On Shooting At Mercy Hospital Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth Sign Bicameral Amicus Brief To Protect National Monuments Against Unconstitutional Attacks By Trump Administration Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Today, America holds more prisoners, by far, than any other country in the world. Our overcrowded federal prisons consume one quarter of DOJ's discretionary budget. This undermines other important priorities, like preventing crime and treating drug addiction." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration hasn't made Saudi Arabia pay a serious price for its premeditated actions and brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Appeasing its leadership undermines American values at home and abroad." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "New Zealand is the only other country in the world that allows drug companies to advertise on TV. Doctors, hospitals, AARP and 76% of Americans agree with our bipartisan plan to finally put American patients before Big Pharma." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Thompson and McCaul Lead Bipartisan Letter to Support Grant Funding to Protect Religious Institutions After Tree of Life Attack Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 16, 2018 Thank you. Rep. Lauren Underwood
Nov. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Adminstrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Grassley, Durbin Urge Support for Proposed HHS Policy to Require Disclosure of Prescription Drug Prices in TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "On National Rural Health Day, we join the 60 million Americans that live and work in rural communities to recognize the #PowerofRural. We must continue to improve health care in rural areas, not only to help the communities, but also the dedicated health providers serving them." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Today I joined local advocates at @SaferFoundation in Chicago to discuss the urgency of passing the bipartisan #cjreform bill. This is an extraordinary chance to make meaningful changes in our federal drug sentencing laws and create a more equitable & fair justice system." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments In Airport Infrastructure Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schnieder Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action on Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake and Dupage Counties Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018 Motion to Discharge--S.J. Res. 65 Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to Governor Rauner - Call For Illinois Public Health Director Shah To Resign Over Botched Response To Legionnaires' Outbreak At IVH Quincy Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Congressional Progressive Caucus Lead 114 House Democrats in Letter to Administrator Wheeler Urging Reversal of Clean Power Plan Replacement Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Quigley to Transgender Community: You #wontbeerased Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 15, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Improve Water Quality & End Sewage Dumping Into Great Lakes Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018 Durbin, Murkowski Statement On New FDA E-Cigarette Regulations Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schneider Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action On Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake And DuPage Counties Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Infrastructure Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - New Dems on Banking Committee Issue Recommendations on CRA Modernization to OCC Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "At fed level, @SenDuckworth @RepSchneider @RepBillFoster & I are holding EPA accountable for not notifying residents about these dangerous emissions. Also pushing FDA to update its standards on ethylene oxide. Lake & DuPage County residents deserve better." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration should practice what it preaches on press freedom abroad. How will countries like China and Myanmar take us seriously when we turn around and ban reporters from doing their constitutional duties?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Administrator for the Agency for International Development - Meng and Ros-lehtinen Urge USAID to Prioritize Gender Equality and Women and Girls' Empowerment Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Senators Unveil Revised Bipartisan Prison, Sentencing Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Forcibly repatriating Rohingya refugees to Myanmar under the current unsafe conditions would be a grave mistake. The Myanmar military has no respect for human rights, and such a move would put the Rohingya in familiar danger." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Representative Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "E-cigarette use among children and teenagers is an epidemic, just ask our federal health agencies or any school teacher in America. The FDA is finally moving in the right direction by cracking down on the sale of kid-friendly flavors in e-cigarettes and cigars." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Demanding Documents on EPA's Abrupt Dismissal of Scientists from Advisory Committees Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - House Dems Slam Proposed State Dept. Censorship on Women's Health Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Date Title Politician
Nov. 26, 2018 Casten Statement on Border Tear Gassing Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Time after time, through military force and other means, Russia pushes the boundaries of Ukrainian sovereignty and international norms, escalating the temperature in the region. Such acts by Russia must be universally condemned." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018 Letter to Secretary Carson, HUD - Improve Oversight Of Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 26, 2018 Tweet - "I am troubled by what appears to be highly questionable charges against Diane Rwigara for seemingly running for office peacefully #FreeDianeRwigara #FreeAdelineRwigara" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Thomas Farr is "the preeminent attorney for North Carolina Republicans seeking to curtail the voting rights of people of color," according to @OfficialCBC. Tell @SenMajLeader to pull this nomination now." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Protecting predatory for-profit colleges - and deadbeat accreditors - over students and taxpayers is irresponsible. They only care about their own bottom lines." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Report after report confirms what we suspected about climate change. How long will the President deny the science behind it?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2018 Announcing Democratic Leadership Votes Rep.Lauren Underwood
Nov. 21, 2018 Tweet - "Congress finally has a real chance to pass bipartisan legislation to reform our outdated drug sentencing laws. My bill with @ChuckGrassley @CoryBooker @SenMikeLee unites the right and left. Only @senatemajldr is standing in the way. #FirstStepAct" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2018 Davis, LaHood Announce Continued Investment for LaGrange Lock Improvements Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 21, 2018 Tweet - "The #FirstStepAct has wide-ranging support from law-enforcement, faith leaders, and conservative and progressive groups. Leader McConnell shouldn't squander such an extraordinary opportunity for Congress to pass meaningful criminal justice reform legislation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2018 Tweet - "What does the Trump-DeVos Department of Education and deadbeat accreditor ACICS have in common? They both protect and enable predatory for-profit colleges that defraud students and cheat taxpayers out of millions. Today's decision isn't surprising but it's still outrageous." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "The President adds to his track record of ignoring his own intelligence agencies, and undermining American values at home and abroad, by giving Saudi Arabia a pass for the brutal and premeditated murder of a U.S. resident and journalist. Outrageous." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Letter to Hans Vestburg, Chief Executive Office for Verizon - Push XPO to Change its Practices for Pregnant Workers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Joined @SenDuckworth, @RepBillFoster, and @RepSchneider to ask @US_FDA to examine alternatives to ethylene oxide. This chemical is a public health threat and we shouldn't have to choose between sterile medical equipment and increased cancer risks." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly oppose the possible election of Russian Alexander Prokopchuk as the next Interpol President. He has a reported history of serving in Russian President Putin's dubious security services and reportedly attempting to abuse Interpol to pursue Russia's political enemies." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2018 Tweet - "It's not often I agree with @realDonaldTrump but he & @JaredKushner deserve real credit for supporting the #FirstStepAct that I introduced with @ChuckGrassley. Our bipartisan criminal justice reform bill is supported by law enforcement & civil rights groups like the FOP & @ACLU." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2018 Tweet - "My heart is with Mercy Hospital in Chicago tonight. I am praying for the victims, their families, and those who were injured during the shooting this afternoon. And I am extremely grateful to the Chicago Police Department who responded with bravery." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Grassley, Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge Funding for River System Infrastructure Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 19, 2018 Durbin Statement On Shooting At Mercy Hospital Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 19, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth Sign Bicameral Amicus Brief To Protect National Monuments Against Unconstitutional Attacks By Trump Administration Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Today, America holds more prisoners, by far, than any other country in the world. Our overcrowded federal prisons consume one quarter of DOJ's discretionary budget. This undermines other important priorities, like preventing crime and treating drug addiction." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration hasn't made Saudi Arabia pay a serious price for its premeditated actions and brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Appeasing its leadership undermines American values at home and abroad." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "New Zealand is the only other country in the world that allows drug companies to advertise on TV. Doctors, hospitals, AARP and 76% of Americans agree with our bipartisan plan to finally put American patients before Big Pharma." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Thompson and McCaul Lead Bipartisan Letter to Support Grant Funding to Protect Religious Institutions After Tree of Life Attack Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 16, 2018 Thank you. Rep.Lauren Underwood
Nov. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Adminstrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Grassley, Durbin Urge Support for Proposed HHS Policy to Require Disclosure of Prescription Drug Prices in TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "On National Rural Health Day, we join the 60 million Americans that live and work in rural communities to recognize the #PowerofRural. We must continue to improve health care in rural areas, not only to help the communities, but also the dedicated health providers serving them." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Today I joined local advocates at @SaferFoundation in Chicago to discuss the urgency of passing the bipartisan #cjreform bill. This is an extraordinary chance to make meaningful changes in our federal drug sentencing laws and create a more equitable & fair justice system." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2018 Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments In Airport Infrastructure Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schnieder Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action on Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake and Dupage Counties Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018 Motion to Discharge--S.J. Res. 65 Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to Governor Rauner - Call For Illinois Public Health Director Shah To Resign Over Botched Response To Legionnaires' Outbreak At IVH Quincy Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Congressional Progressive Caucus Lead 114 House Democrats in Letter to Administrator Wheeler Urging Reversal of Clean Power Plan Replacement Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Quigley to Transgender Community: You #wontbeerased Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 15, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Improve Water Quality & End Sewage Dumping Into Great Lakes Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018 Durbin, Murkowski Statement On New FDA E-Cigarette Regulations Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schneider Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action On Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake And DuPage Counties Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Infrastructure Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - New Dems on Banking Committee Issue Recommendations on CRA Modernization to OCC Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "At fed level, @SenDuckworth @RepSchneider @RepBillFoster & I are holding EPA accountable for not notifying residents about these dangerous emissions. Also pushing FDA to update its standards on ethylene oxide. Lake & DuPage County residents deserve better." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration should practice what it preaches on press freedom abroad. How will countries like China and Myanmar take us seriously when we turn around and ban reporters from doing their constitutional duties?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Administrator for the Agency for International Development - Meng and Ros-lehtinen Urge USAID to Prioritize Gender Equality and Women and Girls' Empowerment Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Senators Unveil Revised Bipartisan Prison, Sentencing Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Forcibly repatriating Rohingya refugees to Myanmar under the current unsafe conditions would be a grave mistake. The Myanmar military has no respect for human rights, and such a move would put the Rohingya in familiar danger." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Representative Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 15, 2018 Tweet - "E-cigarette use among children and teenagers is an epidemic, just ask our federal health agencies or any school teacher in America. The FDA is finally moving in the right direction by cracking down on the sale of kid-friendly flavors in e-cigarettes and cigars." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Demanding Documents on EPA's Abrupt Dismissal of Scientists from Advisory Committees Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - House Dems Slam Proposed State Dept. Censorship on Women's Health Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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