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Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Prioritize Military-to-Military Communication with North Korea Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Governor Bruce Rauner - Where's Your Plan For IVH Quincy Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Today I urged the Trump Administration to send a new nominee to replace Brian Benczkowski. We need a head of the DOJ Criminal Division who is free and clear from Russian connections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I spoke against Thomas Farr's judicial nomination, given his decades-long history of supporting efforts to restrict the right of minorities to vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee can't be a rubber stamp for this Administration's nominees, many of whom lack experience and have displayed troubling judgment and extreme views." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Our bipartisan deal gives the President everything he asked for: Border Security (Special Character) Family Unification (Special Character) Visa Lottery (Special Character) Dream Act (Special Character) This is what compromise is all about. Democrats and Republicans support it. Why wouldn't Congress pass this deal?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "To all Dreamers: I hear you, I see you, and I want to make sure you have a future in America. I won't stop working until we pass the #DreamAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must move forward on fixing the DACA crisis NOW. Our bipartisan deal is still the only bipartisan deal that would finally give Dreamers the future they deserve #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Unless we pass the #DreamAct, I won't support another short-term funding bill. Our Dreamers have waited far too long for a chance to be a part of this country's future." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "There is urgency when it comes to our Dreamers. There's an urgency in their lives because of the uncertainty of tomorrow. Will they be deported or given a chance to continue their lives in America? Yes, there is an urgency to pass the #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Ryan Fisher, Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army Civil Works - Stabenow, Peters Lead Bipartisan Push to Fund Critical Strategy to Protect Great Lakes Coastline in Next Year's Budget Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Keep Government Open, Include Bipartisan Priorities Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Cleaver Applauds Facebook's Hiring Decision Following His Push for Industry Leaders to Enhance Diversity in Tech Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 "Growing opioid crisis is NOT a priority for this White House or this President," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly Rep. Robin Kelly
Jan. 18, 2018 Schakowsky will Vote to Oppose Republican Recklessness Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Request to Add Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The Bipartisan "AI Jobs Act Of 2018" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Votes Against Continuing Resolution Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Davis Introduces the Bail Fairnes Act of 2018 Rep. Danny Davis
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan - Call for Bipartisan, Long-Term Solutions to Prevent Shutdown Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: This editorial from the @washingtonpost hits the nail on the head. There is only ONE bipartisan immigration deal in town, and it represents a fair and honest compromise on border security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Without a free and open press, how can we hold a government and public officials accountable for their actions? The notion of "fake news" or "alternative facts" cannot be allowed to diminish our commitment to protecting this basic constitutional freedom." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Duckworth Demands Answers Over DHS Refusal to Release Watchdog Report Investigating Travel Ban Implementation Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blumenthal, Murphy, Senators Stand Up to Protect Consumer Bureau's Independence Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Call for Strengthening of House-Passed Disaster Supplemental Bill, Equal Treatment and Necessary Relief for Puerto Ricans Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump is demanding $20 billion for an unrealistic wall -- that won't make us safer -- as a condition to give Dreamers a chance to be here in the U.S. legally. It's an outrageous way to handle the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member - Warren, Colleagues Urge Senate Appropriators to Expand Funding for Equal Employment Opportunity Office to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 16, 2018 Congressman Smith Joins Congressman Doyle and Colleagues in Announcing Legislation to Save Net Neutrality Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's approach of putting the entire burden of comprehensive immigration reform on the shoulders of Dreamers is fundamentally unfair and impractical, and jeopardizes their future and their lives." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - EPA Putting Taxpayers on the Hook for Hard Rock Mining Disasters Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced Alejandra and Jhon -- two incredible Dreamers -- at today's Judiciary Committee hearing. They deserve a chance to be a part of America's future, and I'm going to keep fighting to pass the #DreamAct for them and hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Duckworth, Gallego Return From South Korea & Japan, Warn About True Risks of War with North Korea Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans and Democrats negotiated in good faith to reach a deal that gives you what you asked for in front of the country on Tuesday. It's time to lead and support the bipartisan deal." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee Rep. Darin LaHood
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on thousands of Dreamers. Congress has to pass the #DreamAct to keep families together, and I'm hoping my colleagues will join me next week in doing what is right and just. RT if you agree. Let's not lose focus on what's at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm not going to quit my singular mission to pass the #DreamAct. Our deal is a genuine compromise--it addresses all the areas outlined by the President and represents honest concessions on both sides. That is the nature of compromise." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 12, 2018 Statement on President Trump's Immigration Comments Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 12, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Fights To Preserve State And Local Tax Deduction Benefits Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I cannot believe that in the history of the White House, in that Oval Office, any president has ever spoken the words that I personally heard our president speak yesterday. President Trump said things that were hate-filled, vile, and racist. He used those words repeatedly." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Arthur E. Keiser, Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and Frank H. Wu, Vice Chairman - Warren, Colleagues Call on Education Department's College Accreditation Advisory Panel to Address For-Profit Colleges Converting to Non-Profit Status in order to Skirt Oversight Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Prioritize Military-to-Military Communication with North Korea Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Governor Bruce Rauner - Where's Your Plan For IVH Quincy Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Today I urged the Trump Administration to send a new nominee to replace Brian Benczkowski. We need a head of the DOJ Criminal Division who is free and clear from Russian connections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I spoke against Thomas Farr's judicial nomination, given his decades-long history of supporting efforts to restrict the right of minorities to vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee can't be a rubber stamp for this Administration's nominees, many of whom lack experience and have displayed troubling judgment and extreme views." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Our bipartisan deal gives the President everything he asked for: Border Security (Special Character) Family Unification (Special Character) Visa Lottery (Special Character) Dream Act (Special Character) This is what compromise is all about. Democrats and Republicans support it. Why wouldn't Congress pass this deal?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "To all Dreamers: I hear you, I see you, and I want to make sure you have a future in America. I won't stop working until we pass the #DreamAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must move forward on fixing the DACA crisis NOW. Our bipartisan deal is still the only bipartisan deal that would finally give Dreamers the future they deserve #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Unless we pass the #DreamAct, I won't support another short-term funding bill. Our Dreamers have waited far too long for a chance to be a part of this country's future." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "There is urgency when it comes to our Dreamers. There's an urgency in their lives because of the uncertainty of tomorrow. Will they be deported or given a chance to continue their lives in America? Yes, there is an urgency to pass the #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Ryan Fisher, Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army Civil Works - Stabenow, Peters Lead Bipartisan Push to Fund Critical Strategy to Protect Great Lakes Coastline in Next Year's Budget Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Keep Government Open, Include Bipartisan Priorities Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Cleaver Applauds Facebook's Hiring Decision Following His Push for Industry Leaders to Enhance Diversity in Tech Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 "Growing opioid crisis is NOT a priority for this White House or this President," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly Rep.Robin Kelly
Jan. 18, 2018 Schakowsky will Vote to Oppose Republican Recklessness Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Request to Add Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The Bipartisan "AI Jobs Act Of 2018" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Votes Against Continuing Resolution Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Davis Introduces the Bail Fairnes Act of 2018 Rep.Danny Davis
Jan. 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan - Call for Bipartisan, Long-Term Solutions to Prevent Shutdown Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: This editorial from the @washingtonpost hits the nail on the head. There is only ONE bipartisan immigration deal in town, and it represents a fair and honest compromise on border security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Without a free and open press, how can we hold a government and public officials accountable for their actions? The notion of "fake news" or "alternative facts" cannot be allowed to diminish our commitment to protecting this basic constitutional freedom." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid Waiver Authority Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Duckworth Demands Answers Over DHS Refusal to Release Watchdog Report Investigating Travel Ban Implementation Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blumenthal, Murphy, Senators Stand Up to Protect Consumer Bureau's Independence Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Call for Strengthening of House-Passed Disaster Supplemental Bill, Equal Treatment and Necessary Relief for Puerto Ricans Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump is demanding $20 billion for an unrealistic wall -- that won't make us safer -- as a condition to give Dreamers a chance to be here in the U.S. legally. It's an outrageous way to handle the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member - Warren, Colleagues Urge Senate Appropriators to Expand Funding for Equal Employment Opportunity Office to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 16, 2018 Congressman Smith Joins Congressman Doyle and Colleagues in Announcing Legislation to Save Net Neutrality Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's approach of putting the entire burden of comprehensive immigration reform on the shoulders of Dreamers is fundamentally unfair and impractical, and jeopardizes their future and their lives." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - EPA Putting Taxpayers on the Hook for Hard Rock Mining Disasters Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced Alejandra and Jhon -- two incredible Dreamers -- at today's Judiciary Committee hearing. They deserve a chance to be a part of America's future, and I'm going to keep fighting to pass the #DreamAct for them and hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Duckworth, Gallego Return From South Korea & Japan, Warn About True Risks of War with North Korea Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Republicans and Democrats negotiated in good faith to reach a deal that gives you what you asked for in front of the country on Tuesday. It's time to lead and support the bipartisan deal." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee Rep.Darin LaHood
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on thousands of Dreamers. Congress has to pass the #DreamAct to keep families together, and I'm hoping my colleagues will join me next week in doing what is right and just. RT if you agree. Let's not lose focus on what's at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm not going to quit my singular mission to pass the #DreamAct. Our deal is a genuine compromise--it addresses all the areas outlined by the President and represents honest concessions on both sides. That is the nature of compromise." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 12, 2018 Statement on President Trump's Immigration Comments Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 12, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Fights To Preserve State And Local Tax Deduction Benefits Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I cannot believe that in the history of the White House, in that Oval Office, any president has ever spoken the words that I personally heard our president speak yesterday. President Trump said things that were hate-filled, vile, and racist. He used those words repeatedly." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Arthur E. Keiser, Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and Frank H. Wu, Vice Chairman - Warren, Colleagues Call on Education Department's College Accreditation Advisory Panel to Address For-Profit Colleges Converting to Non-Profit Status in order to Skirt Oversight Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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