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Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "In Springfield today to break ground on the next phase of the Springfield Rail Improvement Project - a great example how federal investments in transportation infrastructure create jobs and allow communities to prosper." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2017 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On President's Comments On Flynn Pardon: "Even Richard Nixon Never Publicly Dangled The Possibility Of Pardons For Witnesses Against Him" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "Through history, banning words has worked about as well as banning books. This is outrageous." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Quigley Leads Press Conference with Illinois Election Officials on Remaining Hacking Threats & Ways to Strengthen Election Infrastructure Rep. Mike Quigley
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators to Ensure Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Even Brett Talley has had more appearances in court than Matthew Petersen. Federal judges need to know what they're doing on day one. Litigants deserve judges who are experienced and competent." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Durbin Joins Resolution To Restore FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Once again, thank you IL AG @LisaMadigan for standing up for IL students & calling on @BetsyDeVosED to provide federal loan discharges to students victimized by predatory for-profit college Corinthian Colleges" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Republican Tax Plan: "If I Ever Wrote A Bill This Bad, I Wouldn't Want Anyone To Read It Either" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Call for Open and Transparent Debate Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Duckworth Concerned Over VA Proposal to Reduce Assistance to Homeless Veterans Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Schakowsky Statement on Net Neutrality Ruling Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 14, 2017 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The Protecting Students From Worthless Degrees Act To Prevent Taxpayer Funds From Going To Predatory And Valueless Programs Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Warren, Brown, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Address Rampant Sexual Harassment of Tipped Workers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Glad to meet with the head of Azerbaijan's last independent media outlet, Mehman Aliyev, of the Turan Information Agency." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "5 years ago today, 12 little girls, 8 little boys, and 6 educators were senselessly & heinously murdered at #SandyHook a mere 11 days before they were supposed to celebrate the Christmas holiday w their family & friends. It remains one of the darkest days of my time in Congress." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2017 Quigley Introduces Bipartisan Transparency Bill to Make Congressional Reports Easily Accessible to the Public Rep. Mike Quigley
Dec. 14, 2017 Davis Reiterates Condemnation of FCC Action to Kill Net Neutrality Rep. Danny Davis
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Peter Roskam, Rep. of the 6th District of Illinois, the Hon. John Shimkus, Rep. of the 15th District of Illinois - Put Middle-Income Illinoisans Ahead of Large Corporations as Tax Bill Conferees Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "It's time for Congress to get serious about addressing for-profit colleges. We've been bystanders for too long as for-profit colleges have taken advantage of veterans, service members, and their families." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Calling on @FCC Chairman Pai to abandon his plan to repeal the agency's #netneutrality rules, which would give internet providers the ability to freely block or slow down consumers' access to the internet." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Oversight of Federal Government Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Expand Educator Expense Deduction in Final Tax Bill Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Release Contracts Between For-Profit Colleges & Military Installations Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Senate Republicans now have a lame duck problem. The Senate should not take another vote on the #GOPTaxScam until Senator-elect Jones is seated. Senate Republicans must respect Alabama's decision." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Schakowsky introduces the PEER Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 13, 2017 Bipartisan Schneider Amendment to Help Prevent Iranian Human Rights Abuses Passes House of Representatives Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 13, 2017 Duckworth Statement on Military Transgender Ban Court Ruling Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Don't Kill Net Neutrality Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "I called foul a month ago when Brett Talley came before Judiciary Committee -- an unqualified, right-wing ideologue who also did not disclose his marriage to a senior White House lawyer -- a potential conflict of interest #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Citing Unknown Impacts on Students and Schools, Senators Murray and Cantwell Demand Delay of Net Neutrality Decision Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader - Urge Bipartisan Budget Negotiations & Forgo Partisan Funding Bill That Would Underfund Efforts To Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Security Agencies like the FBI, Cancer Research, Veterans Healthcare, Rural Infrastructure & More Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Hon. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Members of the Democratic Women's Working Group Request Congressional Investigation Into Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against President Trump Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to Scott Pruitt, Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Doug Lamont, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Move Forward with Bubbly Creek Restoration Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2017 Durbin-Harris Legislation To Prevent Discharge Of Non-Citizen Military Personnel Signed Into Law Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to Ms. Kathleen Hartnett White, Texas Public Policy Foundation - CEQ Nominee to Submit New and Original Answers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On The Election Of Doug Jones: "Majority Leader McConnell Must Not Be Allowed To Treat Senator-Elect Jones The Way He Treated Judge Merrick Garland" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Abandon Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality Rules Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Between 1993 & 2015, DEA allowed production of oxycodone to increase 39-fold and hydrocodone to increase 12-fold. With higher quotas, opioid prescriptions soared -- from 76 million in 1991 to 245 million in 2014 -- and overdose deaths quadrupled to more than 33,000 in 2015." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Additional Federal Opioid Relief Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip - Restoring biodiesel tax credit Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - 46 Democrats Urge Administration to Extend New Tip-Pooling Regulations Comment Period Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin Brady, and Richard Neal - Oppose Tax Bill Provision that would Raise Taxes Substantially on Graduate Students and Hurt Our Economic Future Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 10, 2017 Tweet - "The United States must promote human rights around the world, but we also have a responsibility to look in the mirror and speak out when human rights are violated at home. #HumanRightsDay" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee - O'halleran Leads Bipartisan Letter Opposing Cuts to Critical Access Hospitals Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Consider Importance of Net Neutrality Rules for Small Businesses Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Date Title Politician
Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "In Springfield today to break ground on the next phase of the Springfield Rail Improvement Project - a great example how federal investments in transportation infrastructure create jobs and allow communities to prosper." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2017 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On President's Comments On Flynn Pardon: "Even Richard Nixon Never Publicly Dangled The Possibility Of Pardons For Witnesses Against Him" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 16, 2017 Tweet - "Through history, banning words has worked about as well as banning books. This is outrageous." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Quigley Leads Press Conference with Illinois Election Officials on Remaining Hacking Threats & Ways to Strengthen Election Infrastructure Rep.Mike Quigley
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators to Ensure Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Even Brett Talley has had more appearances in court than Matthew Petersen. Federal judges need to know what they're doing on day one. Litigants deserve judges who are experienced and competent." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Durbin Joins Resolution To Restore FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Once again, thank you IL AG @LisaMadigan for standing up for IL students & calling on @BetsyDeVosED to provide federal loan discharges to students victimized by predatory for-profit college Corinthian Colleges" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Republican Tax Plan: "If I Ever Wrote A Bill This Bad, I Wouldn't Want Anyone To Read It Either" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Call for Open and Transparent Debate Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Duckworth Concerned Over VA Proposal to Reduce Assistance to Homeless Veterans Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Schakowsky Statement on Net Neutrality Ruling Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 14, 2017 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The Protecting Students From Worthless Degrees Act To Prevent Taxpayer Funds From Going To Predatory And Valueless Programs Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 14, 2017 Letter to Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Warren, Brown, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Address Rampant Sexual Harassment of Tipped Workers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Glad to meet with the head of Azerbaijan's last independent media outlet, Mehman Aliyev, of the Turan Information Agency." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "5 years ago today, 12 little girls, 8 little boys, and 6 educators were senselessly & heinously murdered at #SandyHook a mere 11 days before they were supposed to celebrate the Christmas holiday w their family & friends. It remains one of the darkest days of my time in Congress." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2017 Quigley Introduces Bipartisan Transparency Bill to Make Congressional Reports Easily Accessible to the Public Rep.Mike Quigley
Dec. 14, 2017 Davis Reiterates Condemnation of FCC Action to Kill Net Neutrality Rep.Danny Davis
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Peter Roskam, Rep. of the 6th District of Illinois, the Hon. John Shimkus, Rep. of the 15th District of Illinois - Put Middle-Income Illinoisans Ahead of Large Corporations as Tax Bill Conferees Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "It's time for Congress to get serious about addressing for-profit colleges. We've been bystanders for too long as for-profit colleges have taken advantage of veterans, service members, and their families." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Calling on @FCC Chairman Pai to abandon his plan to repeal the agency's #netneutrality rules, which would give internet providers the ability to freely block or slow down consumers' access to the internet." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Oversight of Federal Government Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Expand Educator Expense Deduction in Final Tax Bill Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Release Contracts Between For-Profit Colleges & Military Installations Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Senate Republicans now have a lame duck problem. The Senate should not take another vote on the #GOPTaxScam until Senator-elect Jones is seated. Senate Republicans must respect Alabama's decision." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Schakowsky introduces the PEER Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 13, 2017 Bipartisan Schneider Amendment to Help Prevent Iranian Human Rights Abuses Passes House of Representatives Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 13, 2017 Duckworth Statement on Military Transgender Ban Court Ruling Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Don't Kill Net Neutrality Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "I called foul a month ago when Brett Talley came before Judiciary Committee -- an unqualified, right-wing ideologue who also did not disclose his marriage to a senior White House lawyer -- a potential conflict of interest #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Citing Unknown Impacts on Students and Schools, Senators Murray and Cantwell Demand Delay of Net Neutrality Decision Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader - Urge Bipartisan Budget Negotiations & Forgo Partisan Funding Bill That Would Underfund Efforts To Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Security Agencies like the FBI, Cancer Research, Veterans Healthcare, Rural Infrastructure & More Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Hon. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Members of the Democratic Women's Working Group Request Congressional Investigation Into Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against President Trump Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to Scott Pruitt, Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Doug Lamont, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Move Forward with Bubbly Creek Restoration Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2017 Durbin-Harris Legislation To Prevent Discharge Of Non-Citizen Military Personnel Signed Into Law Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to Ms. Kathleen Hartnett White, Texas Public Policy Foundation - CEQ Nominee to Submit New and Original Answers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Congressman Krishnamoorthi On The Election Of Doug Jones: "Majority Leader McConnell Must Not Be Allowed To Treat Senator-Elect Jones The Way He Treated Judge Merrick Garland" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 12, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Abandon Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality Rules Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Between 1993 & 2015, DEA allowed production of oxycodone to increase 39-fold and hydrocodone to increase 12-fold. With higher quotas, opioid prescriptions soared -- from 76 million in 1991 to 245 million in 2014 -- and overdose deaths quadrupled to more than 33,000 in 2015." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Additional Federal Opioid Relief Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip - Restoring biodiesel tax credit Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - 46 Democrats Urge Administration to Extend New Tip-Pooling Regulations Comment Period Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin Brady, and Richard Neal - Oppose Tax Bill Provision that would Raise Taxes Substantially on Graduate Students and Hurt Our Economic Future Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 10, 2017 Tweet - "The United States must promote human rights around the world, but we also have a responsibility to look in the mirror and speak out when human rights are violated at home. #HumanRightsDay" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee - O'halleran Leads Bipartisan Letter Opposing Cuts to Critical Access Hospitals Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Consider Importance of Net Neutrality Rules for Small Businesses Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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