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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. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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. 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. Mike Quigley, ...
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. 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 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. 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 - "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. 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. 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 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. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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 Quigley Asks U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Support on Key Priorities Impacting the Great Lakes Rep. Mike Quigley
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 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - House Members Call for Sanctions After Jamal Khashoggi Murder Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to Caryn Beck Danley, President of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and India Tips, Interim Executive Director of the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Standards - Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Nearly 5M Illinoisans-- 40% of people in our state -- receive Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, or tax credits from ACA to help buy health insurance. And yet, congressional Republicans & Pres. Trump have made no secret of the fact that they want to cut these essential programs." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "A good question for AG Sessions when he visits Chicago tomorrow to talk about crime: why is he still withholding federal Byrne JAG grant funding from the City? These are formula-based violence prevention funds, not a bargaining chip for the AG to use for ideological purposes." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "In 2016, there were 72 pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in Illinois & 985 infant deaths. Today, women of color are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. This is unacceptable. #BlanketChallenge" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - ".@SenDuckworth & I have sent letters to President Trump & the Trump Organization asking for full disclosure of any Saudi business ties. The American people deserve to know the extent of Trump family financial ties & whether it constitutes a conflict of interest in Saudi Arabia." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The last column from Jamal Khashoggi sends a powerful message to the Arab world. Mr. Khashoggi died for his cause, and the United States can't forget its values & cower to Saudi Arabia as they and others suppress free speech by the most atrocious of means." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We have to do better to help women and babies, and that's why I'm proud to support the @MarchOfDimes #BlanketChallenge" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to Ms. Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner, SSA - Provide Data Needed For Gainful Employment Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Bipartisan Duckworth-Portman-Schatz-Booker Bill to Help Reduce Recidivism Rates Gains Support From Criminal Justice Leaders And Civil Rights Organizations Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration - New Emails and Photo Show President Intervened Directly in Decision Not to Sell FBI HQ Property to Potential Trump Hotel Competitors Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Rep. LaHood Statement on the Administration's Intent to Enter Trade Negotiations with Japan, EU, UK Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A new low for the Trump Administration. They've hijacked a government office, which is supposed to protect vulnerable children, to ensnare unwitting immigrants who offer to care for these children. This obsession with deporting as many people as possible seems to know no bounds." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Durbin Calls On Secretary Devos To Implement & Enforce Obama-Era Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Honorable Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Protect Virginia Students From Lead in Drinking Water Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: "While President Trump May Accept Saudi Arabia's Denials About The Disappearance And Death Of Jamal Khashoggi At Face Value, The American People Won't" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senators Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Schakowsky and colleagues press Pharma execs on tax dodging, drug pricing, and stock buybacks Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Your health depends as much on your zip code as your genetic code. To improve health across Chicago neighborhoods and nationwide, we must improve economic opportunity, expand access to behavioral health, and uplift communities for all." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the President - Duckworth, Durbin Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Republican control of the Senate next Congress means one thing: more health care uncertainty and sabotage. Majority Leader McConnell made that clear today advocating for another try at an ACA repeal and potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Pres. Trump can't give the Saudis a cowardly pass for this barbaric act to suppress a dissident -- just as he has with Putin. They have undermined their status as a trusted ally -- our only response should be to adhere to US values and show there is a price to pay for such conduct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Applaud this local effort from Illinois Fire and EMS students to help those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump and Secretary Pompeo are giving a shameful pass to Saudia Arabia's denials of direct involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. This Administration has bent the knee to yet another autocrat." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
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.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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. 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.Mike Quigley, ...
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. 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 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. 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 - "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. 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. 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 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.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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 Quigley Asks U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Support on Key Priorities Impacting the Great Lakes Rep.Mike Quigley
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 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - House Members Call for Sanctions After Jamal Khashoggi Murder Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to Caryn Beck Danley, President of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and India Tips, Interim Executive Director of the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Standards - Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Nearly 5M Illinoisans-- 40% of people in our state -- receive Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, or tax credits from ACA to help buy health insurance. And yet, congressional Republicans & Pres. Trump have made no secret of the fact that they want to cut these essential programs." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "A good question for AG Sessions when he visits Chicago tomorrow to talk about crime: why is he still withholding federal Byrne JAG grant funding from the City? These are formula-based violence prevention funds, not a bargaining chip for the AG to use for ideological purposes." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "In 2016, there were 72 pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in Illinois & 985 infant deaths. Today, women of color are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. This is unacceptable. #BlanketChallenge" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - ".@SenDuckworth & I have sent letters to President Trump & the Trump Organization asking for full disclosure of any Saudi business ties. The American people deserve to know the extent of Trump family financial ties & whether it constitutes a conflict of interest in Saudi Arabia." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The last column from Jamal Khashoggi sends a powerful message to the Arab world. Mr. Khashoggi died for his cause, and the United States can't forget its values & cower to Saudi Arabia as they and others suppress free speech by the most atrocious of means." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We have to do better to help women and babies, and that's why I'm proud to support the @MarchOfDimes #BlanketChallenge" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to Ms. Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner, SSA - Provide Data Needed For Gainful Employment Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Bipartisan Duckworth-Portman-Schatz-Booker Bill to Help Reduce Recidivism Rates Gains Support From Criminal Justice Leaders And Civil Rights Organizations Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration - New Emails and Photo Show President Intervened Directly in Decision Not to Sell FBI HQ Property to Potential Trump Hotel Competitors Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Rep. LaHood Statement on the Administration's Intent to Enter Trade Negotiations with Japan, EU, UK Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A new low for the Trump Administration. They've hijacked a government office, which is supposed to protect vulnerable children, to ensnare unwitting immigrants who offer to care for these children. This obsession with deporting as many people as possible seems to know no bounds." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Durbin Calls On Secretary Devos To Implement & Enforce Obama-Era Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Honorable Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Protect Virginia Students From Lead in Drinking Water Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: "While President Trump May Accept Saudi Arabia's Denials About The Disappearance And Death Of Jamal Khashoggi At Face Value, The American People Won't" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senators Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Schakowsky and colleagues press Pharma execs on tax dodging, drug pricing, and stock buybacks Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Your health depends as much on your zip code as your genetic code. To improve health across Chicago neighborhoods and nationwide, we must improve economic opportunity, expand access to behavioral health, and uplift communities for all." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the President - Duckworth, Durbin Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Republican control of the Senate next Congress means one thing: more health care uncertainty and sabotage. Majority Leader McConnell made that clear today advocating for another try at an ACA repeal and potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Pres. Trump can't give the Saudis a cowardly pass for this barbaric act to suppress a dissident -- just as he has with Putin. They have undermined their status as a trusted ally -- our only response should be to adhere to US values and show there is a price to pay for such conduct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Applaud this local effort from Illinois Fire and EMS students to help those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump and Secretary Pompeo are giving a shameful pass to Saudia Arabia's denials of direct involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. This Administration has bent the knee to yet another autocrat." Sen.Dick Durbin
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