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Oct. 26, 2018 Tweet - "This is a downright disgrace. Once again, the Rauner and Trump Administrations prioritized public relations over a serious public health hazard. They must come clean. Illinoisans deserve better than this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Joined Senate colleagues on a bipartisan letter to Secretary Pompeo this week about the Trump Administration's abandonment of the refugee admissions program. This is an unprecedented move as the world faces a refugee crisis unlike it has ever seen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 All House Oversight Committee Members Unite To Issue Joint Statement on Terrorist Attacks Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "With the new bipartisan opioids bill signed into law, communities & first responders can access additional tools to help save lives & fight this epidemic. Pleased it includes several of my bills, including to increase addiction treatment. We must build on this good first step." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Durbin Highlights Key Provisions Included In Major Opioid Legislation Signed Into Law Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Drug Pricing Announcement Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Requiring price tags in Rx drug TV ads is about increasing transparency & lowering prices for the consumer. Big Pharma must level with the American public -- this is a first step to end their price gouging of patients. More from my op-ed with @ChuckGrassley" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's proposal to strictly define gender in our civil rights laws is intolerant to the LGBTQ community and a blatant denial of reality #WontBeErased" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Glad to meet with advocates & health professionals at @RecoverGateway in Chicago to discuss major opioid legislation signed into law yesterday. I worked to include several key provisions to help address both causes and effects of the nation's worst-ever drug overdose epidemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "For years, I've been pushing to lower health care costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. I'm pleased that @SecAzar listened to me and fellow Democrats, and today's announcement is a step in the right direction." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Last week, Sen. McConnell said he supports the Republican lawsuit--backed by Pres. Trump--that would get rid of protections for people w pre-existing conditions. Also said he wants to repeal ACA, which protects people w pre-existing conditions. Actions speak louder than words." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Letter to Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - A Thorough, Impartial Investigation In The Wake Of Numerous Bomb Attacks Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 24, 2018 Bost Statement on Historic Opioid Legislation Becoming Law Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Schakowsky statement on attempted domestic terrorist attacks Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Blacklisting 21 Saudis is a weak response to Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder. The U.S. should expel the Saudi ambassador and call on our allies to do the same until a third party investigation is completed. No arms deal is worth our moral authority." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Saudi Crown Prince says, "more people more money" at an investor conference - mocking his critics in the Khashoggi murder scandal. The feeble response from the U.S. and President Trump proves his point." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "17 million people are walking today thanks to the polio vaccine. This #WorldPolioDay, let's work to ensure every child worldwide has a @ShotAtLife and is protected from this preventable disease." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Push for Release of U.S. Citizens Imprisoned in Turkey Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Mail Bombs To CNN And Public Figures: "Our Opposition To Political Violence Is A Fundamental Tenet Of Our Democracy" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division (DOJ) - Immediately Inform Congress Of Its Efforts To Protect The Rights Of Voters, Willing To Subpoena Documents In A Future Congressional Investigation If DOJ Is Uncooperative Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Appalling coerced photo-op with Khashoggi's grieving son demonstrates depravity, not strength. The U.S. should call on Saudis to lift restrictions on his family's travel." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Davis Statement on Bomb Threats to Prominent Public Officials and The Press Rep. Danny Davis
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Bost, Usda Secretary Perdue Tour Eckert's and Host Farmers Forum Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - Hanabusa Questions if U.S. Intelligence Knew of Khashoggi Plot Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Calls For Transparency On All Financial Ties Between Trump Administration Officials And Saudi Arabia, Investigation Of President Trump's Failure To Nominate An Ambassador Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 23, 2018 Quigley Condemns Report of Trump Administration's Despicable, Discriminatory Transgender Erasure Proposal Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "I'm relieved Asia Bibi has been freed and acquitted of a bogus blasphemy charge in Pakistan. This was the correct, humane, and only decision for the Court to make. Her and her family's safety - and her lawyer's - should be of the utmost importance now." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "In response to Saudi Arabia's involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the United States should speak firmly with a united voice--that American values are not for sale and that such actions are intolerable in the civilized world." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's response to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has been woefully weak. Expelling the Saudi ambassador from the US would send a clear message that there is a price to pay for such barbaric actions in direct opposition to American values abroad." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Begin Restoring America's Moral Standing Internationally
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "If Saudi Arabia doesn't believe there will be a price to pray for such conduct, then they'll continue to act out. We should expel the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. immediately, and stop funding the country's war in Yemen killing innocent people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "It is abhorrent that the Trump Administration is reportedly working to gut civil rights protections for transgender Americans. We can't stand for this type of degrading and humiliating policy in America. The LGBTQ community #WontBeErased." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to Lowen Sweatt, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health - Duckworth, Durbin Ask OSHA For Lower Exposure Limit, Alternatives For Ethylene Oxide Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to Brian Steed, Deputy Directory of Policy and Programs Bureau of Land Management - Forty-Four House Democrats Push BLM to Rescind Illegal Anti-Transparency Directive on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing, Postpone December Lease Sales Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of the Office of National Intelligence - Connolly Joins More than 50 Members of Congress in Calling On the Trump Administration to Release Evidence of Prior U.S. Awareness of the Saudi Plot to Capture Khashoggi Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of expelling the Saudi Ambassador, ending our support of war in Yemen, or sending any sort of strong message to Saudi Arabia, the Trump Admin continues to hold photo ops with MBS. This isn't how America should respond to betrayals of its values like murdering a journalist" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 21, 2018 Tweet - "The only person on Earth outside of the Saudi kingdom who appears to accept the Saudi "investigation' is President Trump. We should expel the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. until there is a completion of a third party investigation into the kidnap and murder of Jamal Khashoggi." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Being stuck in legal limbo is no way to live. That's why it remains imperative that we protect DACA and continue fighting to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and pass the #DreamAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday I visited Ms. Gomez' pre-k classroom in Chicago. She's a @TeachForAmerica alum, adored by her students, and one of more than 800,000 Dreamers across the country whose future is uncertain due to this administration's reckless decision to end #DACA" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Warren, Bonamici, Colleagues Call on DeVos to Release Documents Used in Decision to Restore Recognition of For-Profit Accreditor ACICS Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Rhetoric like this, which has become commonplace for this President, is even more appalling on the heels of Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Violence is never acceptable, and applauding an assault on a reporter is beyond wrong and detrimental to our democracy." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Quigley Asks U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Support on Key Priorities Impacting the Great Lakes Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "If the President has nothing to hide when it comes to possible Saudi financial ties, he should prove it. He's been opaque when it comes to this issue, and Americans deserve transparency." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, Army Corps of Engineers - Request Soo Locks Funding in New Army Corps Work Plan Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Date Title Politician
Oct. 26, 2018 Tweet - "This is a downright disgrace. Once again, the Rauner and Trump Administrations prioritized public relations over a serious public health hazard. They must come clean. Illinoisans deserve better than this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Joined Senate colleagues on a bipartisan letter to Secretary Pompeo this week about the Trump Administration's abandonment of the refugee admissions program. This is an unprecedented move as the world faces a refugee crisis unlike it has ever seen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 All House Oversight Committee Members Unite To Issue Joint Statement on Terrorist Attacks Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "With the new bipartisan opioids bill signed into law, communities & first responders can access additional tools to help save lives & fight this epidemic. Pleased it includes several of my bills, including to increase addiction treatment. We must build on this good first step." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Durbin Highlights Key Provisions Included In Major Opioid Legislation Signed Into Law Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Drug Pricing Announcement Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Requiring price tags in Rx drug TV ads is about increasing transparency & lowering prices for the consumer. Big Pharma must level with the American public -- this is a first step to end their price gouging of patients. More from my op-ed with @ChuckGrassley" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's proposal to strictly define gender in our civil rights laws is intolerant to the LGBTQ community and a blatant denial of reality #WontBeErased" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Glad to meet with advocates & health professionals at @RecoverGateway in Chicago to discuss major opioid legislation signed into law yesterday. I worked to include several key provisions to help address both causes and effects of the nation's worst-ever drug overdose epidemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "For years, I've been pushing to lower health care costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. I'm pleased that @SecAzar listened to me and fellow Democrats, and today's announcement is a step in the right direction." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Last week, Sen. McConnell said he supports the Republican lawsuit--backed by Pres. Trump--that would get rid of protections for people w pre-existing conditions. Also said he wants to repeal ACA, which protects people w pre-existing conditions. Actions speak louder than words." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2018 Letter to Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - A Thorough, Impartial Investigation In The Wake Of Numerous Bomb Attacks Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 24, 2018 Bost Statement on Historic Opioid Legislation Becoming Law Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Schakowsky statement on attempted domestic terrorist attacks Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Blacklisting 21 Saudis is a weak response to Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder. The U.S. should expel the Saudi ambassador and call on our allies to do the same until a third party investigation is completed. No arms deal is worth our moral authority." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Saudi Crown Prince says, "more people more money" at an investor conference - mocking his critics in the Khashoggi murder scandal. The feeble response from the U.S. and President Trump proves his point." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "17 million people are walking today thanks to the polio vaccine. This #WorldPolioDay, let's work to ensure every child worldwide has a @ShotAtLife and is protected from this preventable disease." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Push for Release of U.S. Citizens Imprisoned in Turkey Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Mail Bombs To CNN And Public Figures: "Our Opposition To Political Violence Is A Fundamental Tenet Of Our Democracy" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division (DOJ) - Immediately Inform Congress Of Its Efforts To Protect The Rights Of Voters, Willing To Subpoena Documents In A Future Congressional Investigation If DOJ Is Uncooperative Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Appalling coerced photo-op with Khashoggi's grieving son demonstrates depravity, not strength. The U.S. should call on Saudis to lift restrictions on his family's travel." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Davis Statement on Bomb Threats to Prominent Public Officials and The Press Rep.Danny Davis
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Bost, Usda Secretary Perdue Tour Eckert's and Host Farmers Forum Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - Hanabusa Questions if U.S. Intelligence Knew of Khashoggi Plot Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Calls For Transparency On All Financial Ties Between Trump Administration Officials And Saudi Arabia, Investigation Of President Trump's Failure To Nominate An Ambassador Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 23, 2018 Quigley Condemns Report of Trump Administration's Despicable, Discriminatory Transgender Erasure Proposal Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "I'm relieved Asia Bibi has been freed and acquitted of a bogus blasphemy charge in Pakistan. This was the correct, humane, and only decision for the Court to make. Her and her family's safety - and her lawyer's - should be of the utmost importance now." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "In response to Saudi Arabia's involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the United States should speak firmly with a united voice--that American values are not for sale and that such actions are intolerable in the civilized world." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's response to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has been woefully weak. Expelling the Saudi ambassador from the US would send a clear message that there is a price to pay for such barbaric actions in direct opposition to American values abroad." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Begin Restoring America's Moral Standing Internationally
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "If Saudi Arabia doesn't believe there will be a price to pray for such conduct, then they'll continue to act out. We should expel the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. immediately, and stop funding the country's war in Yemen killing innocent people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "It is abhorrent that the Trump Administration is reportedly working to gut civil rights protections for transgender Americans. We can't stand for this type of degrading and humiliating policy in America. The LGBTQ community #WontBeErased." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to Lowen Sweatt, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health - Duckworth, Durbin Ask OSHA For Lower Exposure Limit, Alternatives For Ethylene Oxide Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to Brian Steed, Deputy Directory of Policy and Programs Bureau of Land Management - Forty-Four House Democrats Push BLM to Rescind Illegal Anti-Transparency Directive on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing, Postpone December Lease Sales Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of the Office of National Intelligence - Connolly Joins More than 50 Members of Congress in Calling On the Trump Administration to Release Evidence of Prior U.S. Awareness of the Saudi Plot to Capture Khashoggi Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of expelling the Saudi Ambassador, ending our support of war in Yemen, or sending any sort of strong message to Saudi Arabia, the Trump Admin continues to hold photo ops with MBS. This isn't how America should respond to betrayals of its values like murdering a journalist" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 21, 2018 Tweet - "The only person on Earth outside of the Saudi kingdom who appears to accept the Saudi "investigation' is President Trump. We should expel the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. until there is a completion of a third party investigation into the kidnap and murder of Jamal Khashoggi." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Being stuck in legal limbo is no way to live. That's why it remains imperative that we protect DACA and continue fighting to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and pass the #DreamAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday I visited Ms. Gomez' pre-k classroom in Chicago. She's a @TeachForAmerica alum, adored by her students, and one of more than 800,000 Dreamers across the country whose future is uncertain due to this administration's reckless decision to end #DACA" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Warren, Bonamici, Colleagues Call on DeVos to Release Documents Used in Decision to Restore Recognition of For-Profit Accreditor ACICS Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Rhetoric like this, which has become commonplace for this President, is even more appalling on the heels of Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Violence is never acceptable, and applauding an assault on a reporter is beyond wrong and detrimental to our democracy." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Quigley Asks U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Support on Key Priorities Impacting the Great Lakes Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "If the President has nothing to hide when it comes to possible Saudi financial ties, he should prove it. He's been opaque when it comes to this issue, and Americans deserve transparency." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, Army Corps of Engineers - Request Soo Locks Funding in New Army Corps Work Plan Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
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