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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 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 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Duckworth Demands Answers Over DHS Refusal to Release Watchdog Report Investigating Travel Ban Implementation Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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 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 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. 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. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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. 16, 2018 Congressman Smith Joins Congressman Doyle and Colleagues in Announcing Legislation to Save Net Neutrality Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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 - "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. 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 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 LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee Rep. Darin LaHood
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. 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 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join 25 Colleagues Calling on DHS To Reverse Decision To End TPS For El Salvador Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Trey Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Oversight Dems Insist That Gowdy Finally Start Investigating President's Compliance with Emoluments Clause of U.S. Constitution Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 CPC: Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements are Legally, Morally and Economically Bankrupt Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Restore Climate Change to the National Security Strategy Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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, ...
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. 10, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education is proposing to disburse federal student aid through prepaid cards. This raises concerns about fees, privacy, and how student info is used. I'm pressing for answers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Federal Ruling Requiring Trump Administration To Resume Processing DACA Renewal Applications From Dreamers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 10, 2018 Letter to Dr. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, DoE - Student Loan Disbursement Prepaid Card Pilot Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I look forward to casting my vote in favor of #NetNeutrality because every single Illinoisan deserves a free and open internet." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2018 Following Trump's DACA Roundtable and Court Order to Restart Program, Quigley Meets with Chicago DREAMers Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 10, 2018 Bost, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Perdue Discuss Veterans' Employment Rep. Mike Bost
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: A costly and ineffective border wall will not make America safer. Instead the White House should work with Congress on a bipartisan solution combining the #DreamAct and reasonable border security." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Funding CHIP has always been a bipartisan issue. 100 days since funding ran out, it's past time to end the anxiety that countless parents are facing. 300,000 kids in Illinois need us to do the right thing, now." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Immigration Meeting At White House Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Udall, Markey Net Neutrality Resolution Reaches 40-Vote Milestone in the Senate Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Condemn Trump Administration Offshore Drilling Reversal Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "If the #DreamAct was called for a vote today, it would pass. It's long past time to get serious about the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people brought to America as children. Let's pass the #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The President and every member of Congress in that room agreed on the urgent need to fix this DACA crisis now. Republicans laid out their four priorities, and Democrats laid out ours: the Dream Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Duckworth Statement on Trump Decision to End Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans & Tear Thousands of Families Apart Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "I've been clear from the start: I will consider reasonable border security measures to pass the #DreamActNow. $18 billion for a wall we don't need and the American people don't want doesn't fall into the "reasonable" category." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "A heartless & dangerous decision. Ending this protection will tear families apart and expose 200,000 people to deportation to a country where their lives will be placed at risk." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
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 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 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Duckworth Demands Answers Over DHS Refusal to Release Watchdog Report Investigating Travel Ban Implementation Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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 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 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. 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.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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. 16, 2018 Congressman Smith Joins Congressman Doyle and Colleagues in Announcing Legislation to Save Net Neutrality Rep.Danny Davis, ...
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 - "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. 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 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 LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee Rep.Darin LaHood
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. 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 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join 25 Colleagues Calling on DHS To Reverse Decision To End TPS For El Salvador Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Trey Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Oversight Dems Insist That Gowdy Finally Start Investigating President's Compliance with Emoluments Clause of U.S. Constitution Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 CPC: Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements are Legally, Morally and Economically Bankrupt Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Restore Climate Change to the National Security Strategy Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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, ...
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. 10, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education is proposing to disburse federal student aid through prepaid cards. This raises concerns about fees, privacy, and how student info is used. I'm pressing for answers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Federal Ruling Requiring Trump Administration To Resume Processing DACA Renewal Applications From Dreamers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 10, 2018 Letter to Dr. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, DoE - Student Loan Disbursement Prepaid Card Pilot Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I look forward to casting my vote in favor of #NetNeutrality because every single Illinoisan deserves a free and open internet." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2018 Following Trump's DACA Roundtable and Court Order to Restart Program, Quigley Meets with Chicago DREAMers Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 10, 2018 Bost, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Perdue Discuss Veterans' Employment Rep.Mike Bost
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: A costly and ineffective border wall will not make America safer. Instead the White House should work with Congress on a bipartisan solution combining the #DreamAct and reasonable border security." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "Funding CHIP has always been a bipartisan issue. 100 days since funding ran out, it's past time to end the anxiety that countless parents are facing. 300,000 kids in Illinois need us to do the right thing, now." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Immigration Meeting At White House Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Udall, Markey Net Neutrality Resolution Reaches 40-Vote Milestone in the Senate Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Condemn Trump Administration Offshore Drilling Reversal Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "If the #DreamAct was called for a vote today, it would pass. It's long past time to get serious about the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people brought to America as children. Let's pass the #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The President and every member of Congress in that room agreed on the urgent need to fix this DACA crisis now. Republicans laid out their four priorities, and Democrats laid out ours: the Dream Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Duckworth Statement on Trump Decision to End Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans & Tear Thousands of Families Apart Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "I've been clear from the start: I will consider reasonable border security measures to pass the #DreamActNow. $18 billion for a wall we don't need and the American people don't want doesn't fall into the "reasonable" category." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "A heartless & dangerous decision. Ending this protection will tear families apart and expose 200,000 people to deportation to a country where their lives will be placed at risk." Sen.Dick Durbin
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