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Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Would #SCOTUS nominee Judge Kavanaugh give a fair shake to #Dreamers and millions of other immigrants punished by the Trump Administration's cruel and thoughtless policies? Civil and human rights hang in the balance. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 The Hill - A New Law Just Built a Bridge Over America's Skills Gap Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of tweeting, the President and Congressional Republicans should join Democrats in taking action to help lower prescription drug costs for families, like allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices for seniors." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 14, 2018 As Big Pharma Rakes In Profits At Patients' Expense, Durbin Calls For Action On Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Cost Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James N. Mattis, DOD, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - Calling for a Briefing on the Situation in Yemen Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Don't be fooled: Republicans are only revealing documents from Judge Kavanaugh's WH tenure that they want you to see. Only 1% of Kavanaugh's WH records have been made public. This is why we need the neutral National Archives process. #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Pallone & Schakowsky Urge Ftc to Intensify Scrutiny of For-Profit Colleges' Predatory Practices Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI - Congressman Krishnamoorthi Asks FBI Director Wray's Assurance That Strzok Firing Did Not Occur At The Urging Of The White House Or Attorney General Sessions Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 13, 2018 Roskam Negative Ads Don't Pass the Smell Test Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos just found a new way to hide the disastrous record of for-profit colleges from student victims and taxpayers who subsidize their rotten performance. Anyone surprised?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Holds Forum On Climate Change With WGN Meteorologist Tom Skilling Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Today we honor Heather Heyer, Trooper-Pilot Berke Bates, Lt. Jay Cullen, and those who were injured when white supremacists brought hate, bigotry, and violence to Charlottesville one year ago. Inclusion and love make this nation great, not bigotry and hatred." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Statement On The Anniversary Of The Violence In Charlottesville Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Senate Republicans want to wrap up Judge Kavanaugh's hearing before the National Archives releases documents - which Republicans themselves requested - about the work Kavanaugh did in the White House. This is unprecedented and unfair to the American people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Brown Urges Defense Dept. To Honor Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability to Military Family Members Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I remain deeply troubled by the brutality toward political opposition and the spiral toward dictatorship and collapse in Venezuela. The path forward is to release all political prisoners and hold legitimate elections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "It's been a month and a half since a judge ordered the Trump Admin to reunite the families it separated. How are there still over 500 kids yet to see their parents? The zero-tolerance policy, and this incompetent attempt to reunite children, is a stain on our great nation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Take note: Unless it was produced by the National Archives, every document you see from Judge Kavanaugh's White House tenure was selectively chosen for release by his former deputy, Bill Burck. This is not an objective process." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2018 Feminist Majority Pac Endorses Casten for Congress Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 10, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly Responds to President Trump's Chicago "Discussion" Hosted 768 Miles Away in New Jersey Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 10, 2018 Durbin Statement On Announcement Of Kavanaugh Hearings Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Subpoena for State Department Docs Withheld from Congress After Bipartisan Request Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Review Political Influence Plaguing Dept. of Veterans Affairs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Duckworth: VA Secretary Must Sever Ties With Mar-A-Lago Crowd & Replace VA Leadership Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 9, 2018 Duckworth Statement On End Of Proposed Tribune Media-Sinclair Broadcasting Group Merger Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Tribune Withdrawal From Sinclair Mega-Merger Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's New Career Education Law To Increase Funding For Illinois Skills Training By More Than $17 Million Over 6 Years Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "I have no confidence the partisan GOP document production being led by Judge Kavanaugh's former deputy will provide full accounting of Kavanaugh's White House record. But even the cherry-picked docs we've seen include evidence that contradicts his sworn testimony from 12 yrs ago." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "AG Sessions and DHS Sec. Nielsen are doing all they can to make it harder for immigrant victims of domestic violence and gang violence to gain safety. We have to hold this anti-immigrant White House accountable every step of the way." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Exposure to manganese dust can cause serious neurological effects, learning difficulties, and memory loss. I continue to urge the EPA to use its authority to require more facilities to install air monitors to track manganese and other toxic metals." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - ""The voice of Congress in the face of ethnic cleansing has been muffled." Senator McConnell must stop blocking bipartisan efforts to hold those accountable for the horrible violence against the Rohingya." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans think they will be able to get away with hiding Judge Kavanaugh's White House record from the American people. The stakes are too high to let that happen. #WhatAreTheyHiding #ReleaseTheRecords" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 Letter to Gary Stern, General Counsel and Chief FOIA Officer at the National Archives and Records Administration - Release Kavanaugh Documents Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 8, 2018 Tweet - "The people of this nation deserve honesty and transparency in filling this historic vacancy to the Supreme Court, and that is what our request today is aiming to accomplish." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 Kelly, Duckworth Host Small Business Development Workshop Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 8, 2018 Tweet - "In small towns across our state, fire departments and EMS agencies are a critical lifeline to the health care system. The SIREN Act would provide federal funding to help rural EMS agencies train and recruit staff, purchase equipment, and more: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-central-illinois-durbin-touts-legislation-that-will-support-rural-ems-agencies- …" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 In Central Illinois, Durbin Touts Legislation That Will Support Rural EMS Agencies Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Hate-Motivated Attack On Sikh Man In California: In This Assault "We Have Seen The Worst Of Our Country, But Not Its True Nature" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "I continue to urge HUD to quickly implement the recommendations made in the Inspector General's report to improve oversight and administration of public housing authorities. No one should have their access to safe and healthy housing threatened as a result of HUD's inaction." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2018 Durbin Meets With Cairo Public Housing Residents Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2018 Bost Hosts Opioid Task Force Rep. Mike Bost
Aug. 7, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly statement on weekend of gun violence in Chicago Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 7, 2018 Gun Violence Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 7, 2018 Gun Violence Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 7, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - 50+ Tri-Caucus Members Oppose Weaker Clean Car Standards, Warn of Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on the Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 6, 2018 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Decision To Re-Impose Sanctions On Iran Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Would #SCOTUS nominee Judge Kavanaugh give a fair shake to #Dreamers and millions of other immigrants punished by the Trump Administration's cruel and thoughtless policies? Civil and human rights hang in the balance. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 The Hill - A New Law Just Built a Bridge Over America's Skills Gap Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of tweeting, the President and Congressional Republicans should join Democrats in taking action to help lower prescription drug costs for families, like allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices for seniors." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 14, 2018 As Big Pharma Rakes In Profits At Patients' Expense, Durbin Calls For Action On Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Cost Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James N. Mattis, DOD, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - Calling for a Briefing on the Situation in Yemen Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Don't be fooled: Republicans are only revealing documents from Judge Kavanaugh's WH tenure that they want you to see. Only 1% of Kavanaugh's WH records have been made public. This is why we need the neutral National Archives process. #WhatAreTheyHiding" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Pallone & Schakowsky Urge Ftc to Intensify Scrutiny of For-Profit Colleges' Predatory Practices Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI - Congressman Krishnamoorthi Asks FBI Director Wray's Assurance That Strzok Firing Did Not Occur At The Urging Of The White House Or Attorney General Sessions Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 13, 2018 Roskam Negative Ads Don't Pass the Smell Test Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos just found a new way to hide the disastrous record of for-profit colleges from student victims and taxpayers who subsidize their rotten performance. Anyone surprised?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Holds Forum On Climate Change With WGN Meteorologist Tom Skilling Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Today we honor Heather Heyer, Trooper-Pilot Berke Bates, Lt. Jay Cullen, and those who were injured when white supremacists brought hate, bigotry, and violence to Charlottesville one year ago. Inclusion and love make this nation great, not bigotry and hatred." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Statement On The Anniversary Of The Violence In Charlottesville Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Senate Republicans want to wrap up Judge Kavanaugh's hearing before the National Archives releases documents - which Republicans themselves requested - about the work Kavanaugh did in the White House. This is unprecedented and unfair to the American people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Brown Urges Defense Dept. To Honor Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability to Military Family Members Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I remain deeply troubled by the brutality toward political opposition and the spiral toward dictatorship and collapse in Venezuela. The path forward is to release all political prisoners and hold legitimate elections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "It's been a month and a half since a judge ordered the Trump Admin to reunite the families it separated. How are there still over 500 kids yet to see their parents? The zero-tolerance policy, and this incompetent attempt to reunite children, is a stain on our great nation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Take note: Unless it was produced by the National Archives, every document you see from Judge Kavanaugh's White House tenure was selectively chosen for release by his former deputy, Bill Burck. This is not an objective process." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2018 Feminist Majority Pac Endorses Casten for Congress Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 10, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly Responds to President Trump's Chicago "Discussion" Hosted 768 Miles Away in New Jersey Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 10, 2018 Durbin Statement On Announcement Of Kavanaugh Hearings Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Subpoena for State Department Docs Withheld from Congress After Bipartisan Request Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Review Political Influence Plaguing Dept. of Veterans Affairs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Duckworth: VA Secretary Must Sever Ties With Mar-A-Lago Crowd & Replace VA Leadership Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 9, 2018 Duckworth Statement On End Of Proposed Tribune Media-Sinclair Broadcasting Group Merger Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Tribune Withdrawal From Sinclair Mega-Merger Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's New Career Education Law To Increase Funding For Illinois Skills Training By More Than $17 Million Over 6 Years Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "I have no confidence the partisan GOP document production being led by Judge Kavanaugh's former deputy will provide full accounting of Kavanaugh's White House record. But even the cherry-picked docs we've seen include evidence that contradicts his sworn testimony from 12 yrs ago." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "AG Sessions and DHS Sec. Nielsen are doing all they can to make it harder for immigrant victims of domestic violence and gang violence to gain safety. We have to hold this anti-immigrant White House accountable every step of the way." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Exposure to manganese dust can cause serious neurological effects, learning difficulties, and memory loss. I continue to urge the EPA to use its authority to require more facilities to install air monitors to track manganese and other toxic metals." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - ""The voice of Congress in the face of ethnic cleansing has been muffled." Senator McConnell must stop blocking bipartisan efforts to hold those accountable for the horrible violence against the Rohingya." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans think they will be able to get away with hiding Judge Kavanaugh's White House record from the American people. The stakes are too high to let that happen. #WhatAreTheyHiding #ReleaseTheRecords" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 Letter to Gary Stern, General Counsel and Chief FOIA Officer at the National Archives and Records Administration - Release Kavanaugh Documents Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 8, 2018 Tweet - "The people of this nation deserve honesty and transparency in filling this historic vacancy to the Supreme Court, and that is what our request today is aiming to accomplish." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 Kelly, Duckworth Host Small Business Development Workshop Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 8, 2018 Tweet - "In small towns across our state, fire departments and EMS agencies are a critical lifeline to the health care system. The SIREN Act would provide federal funding to help rural EMS agencies train and recruit staff, purchase equipment, and more: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-central-illinois-durbin-touts-legislation-that-will-support-rural-ems-agencies- …" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 In Central Illinois, Durbin Touts Legislation That Will Support Rural EMS Agencies Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Hate-Motivated Attack On Sikh Man In California: In This Assault "We Have Seen The Worst Of Our Country, But Not Its True Nature" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 7, 2018 Tweet - "I continue to urge HUD to quickly implement the recommendations made in the Inspector General's report to improve oversight and administration of public housing authorities. No one should have their access to safe and healthy housing threatened as a result of HUD's inaction." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2018 Durbin Meets With Cairo Public Housing Residents Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2018 Bost Hosts Opioid Task Force Rep.Mike Bost
Aug. 7, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly statement on weekend of gun violence in Chicago Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 7, 2018 Gun Violence Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 7, 2018 Gun Violence Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 7, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - 50+ Tri-Caucus Members Oppose Weaker Clean Car Standards, Warn of Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on the Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 6, 2018 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Decision To Re-Impose Sanctions On Iran Sen.Dick Durbin
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