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June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Mr. President, I implore you to let #DACA stand. 200,000 #Dreamers are essential workers. 40,000 are health care heroes. To deport these young men and women in the middle of a public health pandemic would be a travesty. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Schneider Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Daca Rep. Brad Schneider
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "More than 200,000 #Dreamers--including 41,700 health care workers--are on the frontlines of the #COVID19 pandemic. Now that #SCOTUS has rejected Pres. Trump's repeal of #DACA, we must ensure these essential workers are not sidelined & deported to countries they barely remember." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Speaking on the Senate floor now about the Supreme Court's decision on DACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to celebrate alongside #Dreamers today at the Supreme Court. But our work is far from over -- Pres. Trump could try to repeal #DACA again. Congress must step up & provide a path to citizenship for #Dreamers. We must pass the Dream & Promise Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the US Small Business Administration - Rep. Cisneros Calls for PPP Loan Disclosures as Mnuchin Finally Concedes Need For Transparency Rep. Sean Casten, ...
June 18, 2020 Westerman Joins Gallagher, Quigley, Swalwell to Introduce Promising Pathways Act Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Casten Statement on SCOTUS Rule Against Trump Administration Attempt to End DACA Rep. Sean Casten
June 18, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - House Oversight Chairs Seek Staff Briefing on Future Coronavirus Vaccines from FDA Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth Demands Answers from EPA on Rollback of Pollution Protections During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Join Protect Our Care to Raise Alarm Over Glaring Racial Disparities in Trump Administration's Handling of COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Larson, Davis, Urge SSA to Send Vital Information on Economic Impact Payments to Most Vulnerable Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries Rep. Danny Davis
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Rep. Axne Urges Disclosure of Paycheck Protection Program Data to Protect Use of Taxpayer Dollars Rep. Sean Casten, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "This ground breaking ALS announcement from @NIH wouldn't have been possible w/out the work of orgs like @iamalsorg & the many advocates who fight tirelessly alongside them. This significant funding commitment will help advance our knowledge about ALS & bring us closer to a cure." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I've fought for years to provide transparency on Pharma's incessant & inflationary drug ads on TV. My statement with my cosponsor @ChuckGrassley on the appeals court decision to strike down a rule requiring prescription drug TV ads to include the list price of the drug:" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Quigley Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Bill Is Signed Into Law Rep. Mike Quigley
June 17, 2020 Bost Statement on Loss of Trapshooting Competition Rep. Mike Bost
June 17, 2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Quigley Calls for Hud Secretary Carson's Resignation After Years of Targeting Lgbtq Americans Rep. Mike Quigley
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly, Foster Discuss COVID-19 Response With Illinois Hospitals Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Statement On Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down HHS Policy To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "100 economists--among them 2 fmr. chairs of the Fed. Reserve, 3 fmr. chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, & 2 Nobel Laureates--are urging Congress to pass another #COVID19 relief package. Sen. McConnell must bring the House-passed #HeroesAct to the floor for a vote ASAP." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenDuckworth to announce more than $2 million in federal funding for IL to provide telehealth services during the #COVID19 pandemic. This funding will allow more patients to be treated remotely & will help reduce the spread of coronavirus." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Good to see @GovPritzker is taking steps to ensure that every Illinoisan is able to safely exercise their right to vote this fall. In light of this unprecedented global pandemic, expanding vote by mail is simply commonsense." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Durbin To McConnell: Let's Negotiate In Good-Faith To Reach Bipartisan Agreement On Police Reform Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "President Duterte's troubling vendettas against journalist Maria Ressa and Senator Lelia DeLima only further threaten his country's proud democracy." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Schneider Responds to Conclusion of Ethylene Oxide Monitoring Program in Lake County Rep. Brad Schneider
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - House Chairs Demand That SBA Immediately Comply With GAO's Oversight of Taxpayer Funds for Coronavirus Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 16, 2020 Durbin Joins Booker To Press For Vote On Justice In Policing Act Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin To McConnell: Stop Holding Up COVID-19 Relief For Corporation Lawsuit Immunity Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2 Million In Telehealth Funding For Illinois Health Care Providers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 16, 2020 Rep. Delgado Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Give Small Businesses and Non-Profits Tax Credits For Installing PPE Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "As we seek to re-open our economy in Illinois & across the country, contact tracing will be key. I'm calling on Illinois community colleges to partner with the State of Illinois and local health departments to recruit and organize training courses for #COVID19 contact tracers." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "We know we need another COVID relief bill to help struggling families & keep local govts from having to lay off firefighters, teachers, & EMTs. The House passed the #HEROESAct to provide this much-needed emergency assistance. It's been sitting on Sen. McConnell's desk ever since." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Policing Reform Executive Order Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "When America cries out for meaningful, historic police reform, Pres. Trump's EO is modest at best. Democrats have introduced bold, comprehensive legislation to hold police accountable for misconduct & change the culture of law enforcement. We need real change, and we need it now." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Letter to Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration and to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Casten Leads Letter Calling on HHS, FDA to Collect Comprehensive Data when Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
June 16, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Trump's Executive Order on Police Reform Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @SenBooker on the Senate floor this morning to speak about the #JusticeInPolicing Act. It's past time we bring justice & accountability to policing." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Harris, Coons, Wicker, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand National Service Opportunities, Uplift Communities Amid COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is now in open defiance of Chief Justice Roberts' decision rejecting the repeal of DACA & requiring the Trump Admin to reopen DACA for new applicants. The stakes are too high--both for the rule of law & lives of Dreamers--to dismiss this as yet another Trump outrage." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Yesterday I participated in the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Jerseyville. How many more names of Black men, women, and children will we cry out in protest before things change?" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Statement of Senators Markey, Durbin, and Leahy on the Conviction of Journalist Maria Ressa in the Philippines Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to Community College Presidents - Durbin Calls On Illinois Community Colleges To Partner With State & Local Health Departments To Recruit And Train COVID-19 Contact Tracers Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 U.S. Rep. Lawrence, Lends Assistance to Small Businesses and Non-Profits, Introduces the Bipartisan Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 15, 2020 Mast, Schakowsky Introduce Resolution To Increase Glioblastoma Awareness Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Date Title Politician
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Mr. President, I implore you to let #DACA stand. 200,000 #Dreamers are essential workers. 40,000 are health care heroes. To deport these young men and women in the middle of a public health pandemic would be a travesty. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Schneider Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Daca Rep.Brad Schneider
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "More than 200,000 #Dreamers--including 41,700 health care workers--are on the frontlines of the #COVID19 pandemic. Now that #SCOTUS has rejected Pres. Trump's repeal of #DACA, we must ensure these essential workers are not sidelined & deported to countries they barely remember." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Speaking on the Senate floor now about the Supreme Court's decision on DACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to celebrate alongside #Dreamers today at the Supreme Court. But our work is far from over -- Pres. Trump could try to repeal #DACA again. Congress must step up & provide a path to citizenship for #Dreamers. We must pass the Dream & Promise Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the US Small Business Administration - Rep. Cisneros Calls for PPP Loan Disclosures as Mnuchin Finally Concedes Need For Transparency Rep.Sean Casten, ...
June 18, 2020 Westerman Joins Gallagher, Quigley, Swalwell to Introduce Promising Pathways Act Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Casten Statement on SCOTUS Rule Against Trump Administration Attempt to End DACA Rep.Sean Casten
June 18, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - House Oversight Chairs Seek Staff Briefing on Future Coronavirus Vaccines from FDA Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth Demands Answers from EPA on Rollback of Pollution Protections During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Join Protect Our Care to Raise Alarm Over Glaring Racial Disparities in Trump Administration's Handling of COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Larson, Davis, Urge SSA to Send Vital Information on Economic Impact Payments to Most Vulnerable Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries Rep.Danny Davis
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Rep. Axne Urges Disclosure of Paycheck Protection Program Data to Protect Use of Taxpayer Dollars Rep.Sean Casten, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "This ground breaking ALS announcement from @NIH wouldn't have been possible w/out the work of orgs like @iamalsorg & the many advocates who fight tirelessly alongside them. This significant funding commitment will help advance our knowledge about ALS & bring us closer to a cure." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I've fought for years to provide transparency on Pharma's incessant & inflationary drug ads on TV. My statement with my cosponsor @ChuckGrassley on the appeals court decision to strike down a rule requiring prescription drug TV ads to include the list price of the drug:" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Quigley Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Bill Is Signed Into Law Rep.Mike Quigley
June 17, 2020 Bost Statement on Loss of Trapshooting Competition Rep.Mike Bost
June 17, 2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Quigley Calls for Hud Secretary Carson's Resignation After Years of Targeting Lgbtq Americans Rep.Mike Quigley
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly, Foster Discuss COVID-19 Response With Illinois Hospitals Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Statement On Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down HHS Policy To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "100 economists--among them 2 fmr. chairs of the Fed. Reserve, 3 fmr. chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, & 2 Nobel Laureates--are urging Congress to pass another #COVID19 relief package. Sen. McConnell must bring the House-passed #HeroesAct to the floor for a vote ASAP." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenDuckworth to announce more than $2 million in federal funding for IL to provide telehealth services during the #COVID19 pandemic. This funding will allow more patients to be treated remotely & will help reduce the spread of coronavirus." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "Good to see @GovPritzker is taking steps to ensure that every Illinoisan is able to safely exercise their right to vote this fall. In light of this unprecedented global pandemic, expanding vote by mail is simply commonsense." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Durbin To McConnell: Let's Negotiate In Good-Faith To Reach Bipartisan Agreement On Police Reform Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "President Duterte's troubling vendettas against journalist Maria Ressa and Senator Lelia DeLima only further threaten his country's proud democracy." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Schneider Responds to Conclusion of Ethylene Oxide Monitoring Program in Lake County Rep.Brad Schneider
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - House Chairs Demand That SBA Immediately Comply With GAO's Oversight of Taxpayer Funds for Coronavirus Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 16, 2020 Durbin Joins Booker To Press For Vote On Justice In Policing Act Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin To McConnell: Stop Holding Up COVID-19 Relief For Corporation Lawsuit Immunity Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2 Million In Telehealth Funding For Illinois Health Care Providers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 16, 2020 Rep. Delgado Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Give Small Businesses and Non-Profits Tax Credits For Installing PPE Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "As we seek to re-open our economy in Illinois & across the country, contact tracing will be key. I'm calling on Illinois community colleges to partner with the State of Illinois and local health departments to recruit and organize training courses for #COVID19 contact tracers." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "We know we need another COVID relief bill to help struggling families & keep local govts from having to lay off firefighters, teachers, & EMTs. The House passed the #HEROESAct to provide this much-needed emergency assistance. It's been sitting on Sen. McConnell's desk ever since." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Policing Reform Executive Order Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "When America cries out for meaningful, historic police reform, Pres. Trump's EO is modest at best. Democrats have introduced bold, comprehensive legislation to hold police accountable for misconduct & change the culture of law enforcement. We need real change, and we need it now." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Letter to Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration and to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Casten Leads Letter Calling on HHS, FDA to Collect Comprehensive Data when Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
June 16, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Trump's Executive Order on Police Reform Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @SenBooker on the Senate floor this morning to speak about the #JusticeInPolicing Act. It's past time we bring justice & accountability to policing." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Harris, Coons, Wicker, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand National Service Opportunities, Uplift Communities Amid COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is now in open defiance of Chief Justice Roberts' decision rejecting the repeal of DACA & requiring the Trump Admin to reopen DACA for new applicants. The stakes are too high--both for the rule of law & lives of Dreamers--to dismiss this as yet another Trump outrage." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Yesterday I participated in the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Jerseyville. How many more names of Black men, women, and children will we cry out in protest before things change?" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Statement of Senators Markey, Durbin, and Leahy on the Conviction of Journalist Maria Ressa in the Philippines Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to Community College Presidents - Durbin Calls On Illinois Community Colleges To Partner With State & Local Health Departments To Recruit And Train COVID-19 Contact Tracers Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 U.S. Rep. Lawrence, Lends Assistance to Small Businesses and Non-Profits, Introduces the Bipartisan Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 15, 2020 Mast, Schakowsky Introduce Resolution To Increase Glioblastoma Awareness Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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