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March 2, 2019
Tweet - "I'm deeply troubled by reports of Saudi Arabia torturing an American citizen. He and other political prisoners must be released. This is despicable in aftermath of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to President Donald Trump - Members Call for Action to Prevent Deportation of Liberian Residents
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Duckworth Statement on End of Trump-Kim Jong Un Hanoi Summit
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2019
Duckworth Statement on Andrew Wheeler's Confirmation as EPA Administrator
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill
Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin Statement On President Trump's Second Summit With Kim Jong Un
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
As Venezuela's Humanitarian Situation Worsens, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce TPS Legislation to Support Venezuelans Fleeing Maduro Regime
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "Venezuela is in the throes of a crisis, and if we are truly committed to helping their people, the very least we can do is ensure that Venezuelans in the United States are not forced to put their lives at risk by returning to such dangerous conditions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Schneider Amendment to Enhance Transparency on Gun Sales Passes House in Bill Closing "Charleston Loophole"
Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth: Military Must Reduce Barriers to Reporting Sexual Trauma
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Chicagoland Lakefront Protection Project
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "In one year alone, President Trump's discriminatory & senseless travel ban has barred tens thousands of people - such as the wife of an American cancer doctor - from getting visas solely on the basis of their nationality."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act
Rep. Robin Kelly
Feb. 27, 2019
House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations
Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Bost Statement on Emergency Declaration Vote
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Modernization Projects
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Cantwell, Colleagues to Commerce Secretary: Thoroughly Review Argentine Biodiesel Dumping Before Lifting Duties
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Rep. Davis Votes to Pass Historic Public Lands Package That Protects Our Environment, Boosts Our Economy and Conserves American History
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Casten Statement on Vote to Terminate Trump's Emergency Declaration
Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 26, 2019
Davis Votes to Block President Trump's Declaration of Emergency on South Border
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth Statement in Advance of Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit in Hanoi
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 25, 2019
Tweet - "All Americans hope that U.S. diplomacy with North Korea will succeed. But diplomacy should be judged by real, tangible results, not by the number of photo ops. Read my letter to President Trump ahead of his summit in Vietnam with Kim Jong Un:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Ahead Of Second Summit With North Korea, Top Senate Democrats Pen Letter To President Trump Calling For Tough, Principled Diplomacy With Tangible Results, Not Merely A Photo-Op Benefitting North Korea
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Statement of Rep. Danny K. Davis on President Trump's Proposed "Gag Rule" on Women's Health
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 22, 2019
Duckworth Discusses Public Service and Global Conflict at University of Chicago Institute of Politics Event
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Stepp - EPA Block Southeast Chicago Company from Exposing Children to Brain Damage
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to Donald Trump, President - Reps. Call on Trump to Demand Acosta Resignation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Portman and Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration admits that hundreds of children were separated after the family separation policy supposedly ended. If there's an emergency on the border, it's the humanitarian crisis the President created by forcibly removing thousands of children from their parents."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ann Marie Buerkle - Long Overdue Oversight of CPSC
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Trump Administration's Title X Gag Rule
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 22, 2019
Rep. Davis Joins in Co-sponsoring Resolution of Disapproval of Declaration of Emergency Introduced Today
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congressman Lowenthal Presses DHS To Restore Dreamers' Travel Rights
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Bill Wehrum - Schneider,Duckworth, Durbin, Underwood Demand Ambient Air Monitoring of Ethylene Oxide for Lake County Communities
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Date
Title
Politician
March 2, 2019
Tweet - "I'm deeply troubled by reports of Saudi Arabia torturing an American citizen. He and other political prisoners must be released. This is despicable in aftermath of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to President Donald Trump - Members Call for Action to Prevent Deportation of Liberian Residents
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Duckworth Statement on End of Trump-Kim Jong Un Hanoi Summit
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2019
Duckworth Statement on Andrew Wheeler's Confirmation as EPA Administrator
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill
Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin Statement On President Trump's Second Summit With Kim Jong Un
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
As Venezuela's Humanitarian Situation Worsens, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce TPS Legislation to Support Venezuelans Fleeing Maduro Regime
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "Venezuela is in the throes of a crisis, and if we are truly committed to helping their people, the very least we can do is ensure that Venezuelans in the United States are not forced to put their lives at risk by returning to such dangerous conditions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Schneider Amendment to Enhance Transparency on Gun Sales Passes House in Bill Closing "Charleston Loophole"
Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth: Military Must Reduce Barriers to Reporting Sexual Trauma
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Chicagoland Lakefront Protection Project
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "In one year alone, President Trump's discriminatory & senseless travel ban has barred tens thousands of people - such as the wife of an American cancer doctor - from getting visas solely on the basis of their nationality."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act
Rep.Robin Kelly
Feb. 27, 2019
House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations
Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Bost Statement on Emergency Declaration Vote
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Modernization Projects
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Cantwell, Colleagues to Commerce Secretary: Thoroughly Review Argentine Biodiesel Dumping Before Lifting Duties
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Rep. Davis Votes to Pass Historic Public Lands Package That Protects Our Environment, Boosts Our Economy and Conserves American History
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Casten Statement on Vote to Terminate Trump's Emergency Declaration
Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 26, 2019
Davis Votes to Block President Trump's Declaration of Emergency on South Border
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth Statement in Advance of Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit in Hanoi
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 25, 2019
Tweet - "All Americans hope that U.S. diplomacy with North Korea will succeed. But diplomacy should be judged by real, tangible results, not by the number of photo ops. Read my letter to President Trump ahead of his summit in Vietnam with Kim Jong Un:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Ahead Of Second Summit With North Korea, Top Senate Democrats Pen Letter To President Trump Calling For Tough, Principled Diplomacy With Tangible Results, Not Merely A Photo-Op Benefitting North Korea
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Statement of Rep. Danny K. Davis on President Trump's Proposed "Gag Rule" on Women's Health
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 22, 2019
Duckworth Discusses Public Service and Global Conflict at University of Chicago Institute of Politics Event
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Stepp - EPA Block Southeast Chicago Company from Exposing Children to Brain Damage
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to Donald Trump, President - Reps. Call on Trump to Demand Acosta Resignation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Portman and Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration admits that hundreds of children were separated after the family separation policy supposedly ended. If there's an emergency on the border, it's the humanitarian crisis the President created by forcibly removing thousands of children from their parents."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ann Marie Buerkle - Long Overdue Oversight of CPSC
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Trump Administration's Title X Gag Rule
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 22, 2019
Rep. Davis Joins in Co-sponsoring Resolution of Disapproval of Declaration of Emergency Introduced Today
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congressman Lowenthal Presses DHS To Restore Dreamers' Travel Rights
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Bill Wehrum - Schneider,Duckworth, Durbin, Underwood Demand Ambient Air Monitoring of Ethylene Oxide for Lake County Communities
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
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