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March 11, 2019
Request to Consider H.R. 962, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Rep. Mike Bost
March 11, 2019
Quigley Introduces NICS Denial Notification Act
Rep. Mike Quigley
March 11, 2019
Bost Demands Vote on Born Alive Bill
Rep. Mike Bost
March 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice-Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin, Duckworth Continue To Press For Back Pay For Contractors Who Lost Wages During Trump Government Shutdown
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 11, 2019
Tweet - ".@SenDuckworth and I are pressing for back pay for contractors who lost wages during the #TrumpShutdown. Contract workers and their families shouldn't be penalized for something that they did nothing to cause."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019
Rep. Bill Foster
March 8, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Krishnamoorthi
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 8, 2019
Letter to Michael Pompeo, Kiestjen Nielsen, Christopher Wray, Patrick Shanahan - Blumenauer, Kinzinger Lead a Letter to Federal Agencies Expressing Concern Over Slow Processing of Special Immigrant Visas
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Durbin Requests Government Study On Firearms Trafficking To Mexico & Central America
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019
Tweet - ".@SenWhitehouse, @SenSanders, @SenWarren, @SenBlumenthal, and I are urging the IRS to start prioritizing and strengthening efforts to enforce money laundering and other serious financial crimes:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Durbin & Senators Call On IRS To Strengthen Enforcement Of Money Laundering
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2019
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Vice Chairman Leahy - Senator Van Hollen Lead Senators in Urging Inclusion of Contractor Back Pay in Upcoming Disaster Package
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 8, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Introduction of H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act
Rep. Chuy Garcia
March 7, 2019
Tweet - "Venezuelans in the United States should not be forced to return to Venezuela at this time of violent upheaval. It is in the President's hands to grant them temporary protected status, and I hope he will."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019
MSNBC "Hardball" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley
Rep. Mike Quigley
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Enzi, Barrasso sign letter urging administration to increase the number of H-2B workers
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
March 7, 2019
Tweet - "Granting TPS to Venezuelans already in the U.S. is a concrete measure the Trump Administration can immediately take to alleviate the suffering of innocent Venezuelan civilians. I'm leading a bipartisan group of Senators urging the President to make this designation:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Rubio, Menendez, Schumer Lead 24 Senators In Pressing President Trump To Designate Venezuela For TPS
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 7, 2019
Statement from Congressman Jesus "Chuy" García on Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism, Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Hateful Expressions of Intolerance
Rep. Chuy Garcia
March 7, 2019
Casten Statement on Anti-Discrimination Resolution
Rep. Sean Casten
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Durbin, Coons, Senators Introduce Bill To Limit Use Of Solitary Confinement
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Khanna Leads Progressive Colleagues in Call for A Peaceful Political Solution to Avoid Violent Conflict in Venezuela
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 6, 2019
Duckworth: Investments in Transportation and Logistics Infrastructure Essential for Military Readiness in Europe
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 6, 2019
Underwood Presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Trauma Incurred by Children Separated From Families at Border
Rep. Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2019
Duckworth Meets with Alliance for the Great Lakes
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019
Duckworth: Military Must Improve Handling of Military Sexual Assault
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "Secretary Nielsen helped create the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our border. Under her leadership, families have been torn apart, and the facts hidden from the American people. She must resign."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "It would be an American tragedy to deport #Dreamers and TPS recipients who have so much to contribute to our country. President Trump created these crises. But instead of working towards a solution, he has sabotaged every effort to save the Dreamers and TPS recipients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans on smart and effective border security, but we need the Trump Administration to drop their cruel campaign on families and children and focus on the real threats to America."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "GAO found 70% of crime guns seized in Mexico & traced by ATF originated in the US. But CBP says it only conducts outbound inspections "when resources permit." Why on earth doesn't the President request more resources to stop the iron river of guns arming cartels to the teeth?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Dreamers and TPS Recipients to Call for Permanent Solutions For People With Temporary Protections
Rep. Chuy Garcia
March 6, 2019
Durbin Questions CBP Commissioner On Trump Administration's Failing Border Security Policies
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Hearing of the Immigration Subcommitte of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Senator Durbin, Hearing on Dreamers and TPS status
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Quigley Reintroduces Botanical Sciences & Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
March 6, 2019
Following FDA Warning, Durbin Meets With Walgreens To Urge Pharmacy To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "I'm not going to be sending any thank-you flowers to Eli Lilly for this new "bargain" pricing scheme, after hiking the price of Humalog more than 35 times -- from $21 to $329. Big Pharma has to stop its price gouging of insulin patients:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider, Casten, Press ATSDR for Updated Health Report for Willowbrook
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 5, 2019
Bost Votes to Support Veterans Affected by "Burn Pits"
Rep. Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Rep. Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Durbin, Murkowski, Degette, Raskin Introduce Bill To Restrict Kid-Friendly Flavors In E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Brandye Hendrickson, Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration - Durbin, Duckworth Press Trump Administration To Release New Bridge Repair Funding
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "An American citizen is being held prisoner and tortured, adding to the list of barbaric actions in Saudi Arabia. When will Pres. Trump & Sec. of State Pompeo stop paying us lip service, stop coddling a dictator, and finally start holding MBS accountable?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I reintroduced the SAFE Kids Act with @lisamurkowski, @RepDianaDeGette, and @RepRaskin today. This bill would restrict e-cigarette flavorings that are intentionally meant to appeal to kids, like cotton candy, kool-aid grape, and gummy bear."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I found an unlikely ally in Commissioner Gottlieb when it came to fighting Big Tobacco and the e-cigarette epidemic. I hope Gottlieb's successor picks up right where he leaves off."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Washington Post - Trump is barreling toward war with Iran. Congress must act to stop him.
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
March 11, 2019
Request to Consider H.R. 962, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Rep.Mike Bost
March 11, 2019
Quigley Introduces NICS Denial Notification Act
Rep.Mike Quigley
March 11, 2019
Bost Demands Vote on Born Alive Bill
Rep.Mike Bost
March 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice-Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin, Duckworth Continue To Press For Back Pay For Contractors Who Lost Wages During Trump Government Shutdown
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 11, 2019
Tweet - ".@SenDuckworth and I are pressing for back pay for contractors who lost wages during the #TrumpShutdown. Contract workers and their families shouldn't be penalized for something that they did nothing to cause."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019
Rep.Bill Foster
March 8, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Krishnamoorthi
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 8, 2019
Letter to Michael Pompeo, Kiestjen Nielsen, Christopher Wray, Patrick Shanahan - Blumenauer, Kinzinger Lead a Letter to Federal Agencies Expressing Concern Over Slow Processing of Special Immigrant Visas
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Durbin Requests Government Study On Firearms Trafficking To Mexico & Central America
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019
Tweet - ".@SenWhitehouse, @SenSanders, @SenWarren, @SenBlumenthal, and I are urging the IRS to start prioritizing and strengthening efforts to enforce money laundering and other serious financial crimes:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Durbin & Senators Call On IRS To Strengthen Enforcement Of Money Laundering
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2019
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Vice Chairman Leahy - Senator Van Hollen Lead Senators in Urging Inclusion of Contractor Back Pay in Upcoming Disaster Package
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 8, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Introduction of H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act
Rep.Chuy Garcia
March 7, 2019
Tweet - "Venezuelans in the United States should not be forced to return to Venezuela at this time of violent upheaval. It is in the President's hands to grant them temporary protected status, and I hope he will."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019
MSNBC "Hardball" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley
Rep.Mike Quigley
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Enzi, Barrasso sign letter urging administration to increase the number of H-2B workers
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
March 7, 2019
Tweet - "Granting TPS to Venezuelans already in the U.S. is a concrete measure the Trump Administration can immediately take to alleviate the suffering of innocent Venezuelan civilians. I'm leading a bipartisan group of Senators urging the President to make this designation:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Rubio, Menendez, Schumer Lead 24 Senators In Pressing President Trump To Designate Venezuela For TPS
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 7, 2019
Statement from Congressman Jesus "Chuy" García on Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism, Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Hateful Expressions of Intolerance
Rep.Chuy Garcia
March 7, 2019
Casten Statement on Anti-Discrimination Resolution
Rep.Sean Casten
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Durbin, Coons, Senators Introduce Bill To Limit Use Of Solitary Confinement
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Khanna Leads Progressive Colleagues in Call for A Peaceful Political Solution to Avoid Violent Conflict in Venezuela
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 6, 2019
Duckworth: Investments in Transportation and Logistics Infrastructure Essential for Military Readiness in Europe
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 6, 2019
Underwood Presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Trauma Incurred by Children Separated From Families at Border
Rep.Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2019
Duckworth Meets with Alliance for the Great Lakes
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019
Duckworth: Military Must Improve Handling of Military Sexual Assault
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "Secretary Nielsen helped create the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our border. Under her leadership, families have been torn apart, and the facts hidden from the American people. She must resign."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "It would be an American tragedy to deport #Dreamers and TPS recipients who have so much to contribute to our country. President Trump created these crises. But instead of working towards a solution, he has sabotaged every effort to save the Dreamers and TPS recipients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans on smart and effective border security, but we need the Trump Administration to drop their cruel campaign on families and children and focus on the real threats to America."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "GAO found 70% of crime guns seized in Mexico & traced by ATF originated in the US. But CBP says it only conducts outbound inspections "when resources permit." Why on earth doesn't the President request more resources to stop the iron river of guns arming cartels to the teeth?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Dreamers and TPS Recipients to Call for Permanent Solutions For People With Temporary Protections
Rep.Chuy Garcia
March 6, 2019
Durbin Questions CBP Commissioner On Trump Administration's Failing Border Security Policies
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Hearing of the Immigration Subcommitte of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Senator Durbin, Hearing on Dreamers and TPS status
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Quigley Reintroduces Botanical Sciences & Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
March 6, 2019
Following FDA Warning, Durbin Meets With Walgreens To Urge Pharmacy To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "I'm not going to be sending any thank-you flowers to Eli Lilly for this new "bargain" pricing scheme, after hiking the price of Humalog more than 35 times -- from $21 to $329. Big Pharma has to stop its price gouging of insulin patients:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider, Casten, Press ATSDR for Updated Health Report for Willowbrook
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 5, 2019
Bost Votes to Support Veterans Affected by "Burn Pits"
Rep.Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Rep.Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Durbin, Murkowski, Degette, Raskin Introduce Bill To Restrict Kid-Friendly Flavors In E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Brandye Hendrickson, Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration - Durbin, Duckworth Press Trump Administration To Release New Bridge Repair Funding
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "An American citizen is being held prisoner and tortured, adding to the list of barbaric actions in Saudi Arabia. When will Pres. Trump & Sec. of State Pompeo stop paying us lip service, stop coddling a dictator, and finally start holding MBS accountable?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I reintroduced the SAFE Kids Act with @lisamurkowski, @RepDianaDeGette, and @RepRaskin today. This bill would restrict e-cigarette flavorings that are intentionally meant to appeal to kids, like cotton candy, kool-aid grape, and gummy bear."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I found an unlikely ally in Commissioner Gottlieb when it came to fighting Big Tobacco and the e-cigarette epidemic. I hope Gottlieb's successor picks up right where he leaves off."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Washington Post - Trump is barreling toward war with Iran. Congress must act to stop him.
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin
Sen.Dick Durbin
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