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July 12, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Brown, Wyden Blast Trump Admin Proposal that Would Cut Taxes for the Wealthiest Americans (Again) While Leaving Middle Class Families Behind
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "Today I stood with Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Kelly Cassidy, @CommsUnited families, and community leaders to address the threat of mass arrests and mass deportations of immigrant families, which will lead to many families being separated."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "Eventually, the history of our time will be written and we're going to have to answer for the ways we're treating migrants at our border. Mass arrests and deportations are fundamentally inconsistent with the values of the United States of America. We must be better than this."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "In light of the Trump Administration's cruel plan for mass family arrests, separations, and deportations, it's imperative that immigrants know their rights. More information here: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/Know_Your_Rights.pdf " "Same form in multiple languages: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/immigrant.html "
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Durbin, Collins, Wenstrup, Rice Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Make The VA Smoke-Free
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Durbin, Cramer, Smith Introduce Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Congresswomen Adams and Underwood Hold Black Maternal Health Caucus Stakeholder Summit
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Immigration is a complex issue, but we shouldn't be divided on how we treat children & families. Today, I'm joining @SenSchumer @SenJeffMerkley @PattyMurray & @MazieHirono to intro the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act to ensure humane treatment for migrants in our custody."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "The majority of veterans enrolled in the VA health care system are non-smokers & should be protected from deadly consequences of secondhand smoke. Today I intro'd bill supporting the VA's efforts to prohibit smoking at VHA facilities & help protect the lives of America's heroes."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Cruelty does not make America safer. Mass arrests and deportations are only going to create fear in communities across the United States & separate more families & children. We are better than this."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Menendez, Booker, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Stop Cruel and Neglectful Treatment of Children at Border
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Duckworth, Young, Kildee Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Families from Lead in Federally Assisted Housing
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 11, 2019
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration To Take Action To Lower Drug Prices In USMCA Trade Talks
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 11, 2019
Subcommittee of House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Two Schakowsky Bills
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 11, 2019
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration to Take Action To Lower Drug Prices in USMCA Trade Talks
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Leahy, Feinstein, Durbin: ICE Should Not Separate Families During Upcoming ICE Raids
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Mass arrests & deportation of undocumented families now scheduled to start Sunday. More children will be in detention and more families will be divided. These are not dangerous people. This is not about national security. This is about fear & hate. America is better than this."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Insulin was discovered nearly a century ago - yet prices have skyrocketed without justification, year after year. Today I intro'd a bill with @SenKevinCramer & @SenTinaSmith to speed up approvals of generic, lower-cost insulin. It's time to tell Big Pharma that enough is enough."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Hails House Passage Of The Bipartisan Fairness For High-Skilled Immigrants Act
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 10, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I met with @AmerAcadPeds President-Elect Dr. Sally Goza, to talk about the heart-breaking situation at our southern border."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Executive Calendar
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 10, 2019
Durbin, Grassley Vow To Continue Push To Require Disclosure Of Drug Prices In TV Ads
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2019
Tweet - "Last night, the Senate passed my bipartisan resolution with @SenTedCruz calling for a swift and peaceful transfer of power in Sudan. The Sudanese people have had enough of tyranny - the US Senate stands with them in their fight for democracy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
LaHood Applauds USTR Investigation into France's Digital Services Tax
Rep. Darin LaHood
July 10, 2019
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Women Veterans
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 10, 2019
Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors
Rep. Bill Foster
July 10, 2019
Duckworth, Kildee Re-Introduce Legislation to Help Protect Families from Lead-Contaminated Water
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 10, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Women and Minority Equity Investment Act
Rep. Robin Kelly
July 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Sixty-eight House Members Call for Resignation of Labor Secretary Acosta
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Defense - Van Hollen, Senate Democrats to Trump: Don't Deport Military Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2019
Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2019
Underwood Statement on Continued Assault on Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 8, 2019
Tweet - "I've always believed that it's impossible to understand the issues facing our criminal justice system without seeing prisons firsthand. That's why I'd urge my fellow lawmakers to take the @FAMMFoundation #VisitAPrison challenge and visit a prison in the next twelve months."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 8, 2019
Letter to Steven Dillingham, Director and Census Bureau - Murray, Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Census Bureau to Provide Language Support for Southeast Asian Communities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 8, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishamoorthi
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 8, 2019
Tweet - "We know why President Trump wants to put the citizenship question on the census: to discourage Hispanic-Americans from answering the questionnaire. The DOJ must print the census without the citizenship question so every person in the U.S. is counted."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 3, 2019
Tweet - "In April, I visited the Del Norte Processing Center in El Paso. I will never forget what I saw there. The cruelty of this Administration is hard to overstate. America is better than this."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 3, 2019
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Strongly Supports Oversight Committee Investigation Of Detestable CBP Facebook Group Posts
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 3, 2019
Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary at the US Department of Homeland Security, Matthew Albence, Acting Director at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner at US Customs and Border Protection - Illinois Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi And Jesus "Chuy" Garcia Launch Inquiry To Ensure DHS Uses Funds To Strengthen Conditions For Migrant Children And Families
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 2, 2019
Tweet - "This afternoon I visited @SIUE WE CARE Clinic in my hometown of East St. Louis. It's a nurse-managed primary clinic that serves patients of all ages and works with community partners to decrease health disparities and promote health"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019
Tweet - "This is good news for our democracy. I'm glad the Trump Administration finally decided to abandon its partisan, underhanded effort to add a citizenship question to the census."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019
Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow DREAMers to Serve in Military
Rep. Bill Foster
July 2, 2019
Underwood Works to Combat Robocalls
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 2, 2019
Congressman Jesus "Chuy" García Applauds Removal of Citizenship Question from 2020 Census
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cassidy Presses for Access to Life-Saving Devices
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2019
Congresswoman Schakowsky Reintroduces Bill to Protect Drinking Water From Fracking
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 12, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Brown, Wyden Blast Trump Admin Proposal that Would Cut Taxes for the Wealthiest Americans (Again) While Leaving Middle Class Families Behind
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "Today I stood with Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Kelly Cassidy, @CommsUnited families, and community leaders to address the threat of mass arrests and mass deportations of immigrant families, which will lead to many families being separated."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "Eventually, the history of our time will be written and we're going to have to answer for the ways we're treating migrants at our border. Mass arrests and deportations are fundamentally inconsistent with the values of the United States of America. We must be better than this."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "In light of the Trump Administration's cruel plan for mass family arrests, separations, and deportations, it's imperative that immigrants know their rights. More information here: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/Know_Your_Rights.pdf " "Same form in multiple languages: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/immigrant.html "
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Durbin, Collins, Wenstrup, Rice Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Make The VA Smoke-Free
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Durbin, Cramer, Smith Introduce Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Congresswomen Adams and Underwood Hold Black Maternal Health Caucus Stakeholder Summit
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Immigration is a complex issue, but we shouldn't be divided on how we treat children & families. Today, I'm joining @SenSchumer @SenJeffMerkley @PattyMurray & @MazieHirono to intro the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act to ensure humane treatment for migrants in our custody."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "The majority of veterans enrolled in the VA health care system are non-smokers & should be protected from deadly consequences of secondhand smoke. Today I intro'd bill supporting the VA's efforts to prohibit smoking at VHA facilities & help protect the lives of America's heroes."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Cruelty does not make America safer. Mass arrests and deportations are only going to create fear in communities across the United States & separate more families & children. We are better than this."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Menendez, Booker, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Stop Cruel and Neglectful Treatment of Children at Border
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Duckworth, Young, Kildee Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Families from Lead in Federally Assisted Housing
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 11, 2019
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration To Take Action To Lower Drug Prices In USMCA Trade Talks
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 11, 2019
Subcommittee of House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Two Schakowsky Bills
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 11, 2019
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration to Take Action To Lower Drug Prices in USMCA Trade Talks
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Leahy, Feinstein, Durbin: ICE Should Not Separate Families During Upcoming ICE Raids
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Mass arrests & deportation of undocumented families now scheduled to start Sunday. More children will be in detention and more families will be divided. These are not dangerous people. This is not about national security. This is about fear & hate. America is better than this."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "Insulin was discovered nearly a century ago - yet prices have skyrocketed without justification, year after year. Today I intro'd a bill with @SenKevinCramer & @SenTinaSmith to speed up approvals of generic, lower-cost insulin. It's time to tell Big Pharma that enough is enough."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Hails House Passage Of The Bipartisan Fairness For High-Skilled Immigrants Act
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 10, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I met with @AmerAcadPeds President-Elect Dr. Sally Goza, to talk about the heart-breaking situation at our southern border."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Executive Calendar
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 10, 2019
Durbin, Grassley Vow To Continue Push To Require Disclosure Of Drug Prices In TV Ads
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2019
Tweet - "Last night, the Senate passed my bipartisan resolution with @SenTedCruz calling for a swift and peaceful transfer of power in Sudan. The Sudanese people have had enough of tyranny - the US Senate stands with them in their fight for democracy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
LaHood Applauds USTR Investigation into France's Digital Services Tax
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 10, 2019
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Women Veterans
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 10, 2019
Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors
Rep.Bill Foster
July 10, 2019
Duckworth, Kildee Re-Introduce Legislation to Help Protect Families from Lead-Contaminated Water
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 10, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Women and Minority Equity Investment Act
Rep.Robin Kelly
July 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Sixty-eight House Members Call for Resignation of Labor Secretary Acosta
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Defense - Van Hollen, Senate Democrats to Trump: Don't Deport Military Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2019
Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2019
Underwood Statement on Continued Assault on Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 8, 2019
Tweet - "I've always believed that it's impossible to understand the issues facing our criminal justice system without seeing prisons firsthand. That's why I'd urge my fellow lawmakers to take the @FAMMFoundation #VisitAPrison challenge and visit a prison in the next twelve months."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 8, 2019
Letter to Steven Dillingham, Director and Census Bureau - Murray, Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Census Bureau to Provide Language Support for Southeast Asian Communities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 8, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishamoorthi
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 8, 2019
Tweet - "We know why President Trump wants to put the citizenship question on the census: to discourage Hispanic-Americans from answering the questionnaire. The DOJ must print the census without the citizenship question so every person in the U.S. is counted."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 3, 2019
Tweet - "In April, I visited the Del Norte Processing Center in El Paso. I will never forget what I saw there. The cruelty of this Administration is hard to overstate. America is better than this."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 3, 2019
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Strongly Supports Oversight Committee Investigation Of Detestable CBP Facebook Group Posts
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 3, 2019
Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary at the US Department of Homeland Security, Matthew Albence, Acting Director at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner at US Customs and Border Protection - Illinois Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi And Jesus "Chuy" Garcia Launch Inquiry To Ensure DHS Uses Funds To Strengthen Conditions For Migrant Children And Families
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 2, 2019
Tweet - "This afternoon I visited @SIUE WE CARE Clinic in my hometown of East St. Louis. It's a nurse-managed primary clinic that serves patients of all ages and works with community partners to decrease health disparities and promote health"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019
Tweet - "This is good news for our democracy. I'm glad the Trump Administration finally decided to abandon its partisan, underhanded effort to add a citizenship question to the census."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019
Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow DREAMers to Serve in Military
Rep.Bill Foster
July 2, 2019
Underwood Works to Combat Robocalls
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 2, 2019
Congressman Jesus "Chuy" García Applauds Removal of Citizenship Question from 2020 Census
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cassidy Presses for Access to Life-Saving Devices
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2019
Congresswoman Schakowsky Reintroduces Bill to Protect Drinking Water From Fracking
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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