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June 16, 2022
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Pressley, Cohen, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Ensure Cuba Sanctions Don't Impede Global Vaccination Efforts
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 15, 2022
Rep. Demings' VICTIM Act Passes Committee
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June 14, 2022
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June 14, 2022
Durbin: We Came Close to Losing Democracy in America on January 6
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June 14, 2022
Booker, Durbin Introduce Rep. Demings' VICTIM Act in Senate
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June 14, 2022
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June 14, 2022
Tweet - "Maduro and his criminal enablers continue their cowardly efforts to prevent a democratic and free Venezuela. I condemn this barbaric attack on Interim President Guaidó."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Chairwoman Maloney, Rep. Tlaib, and Committee Democrats Push to Include the "Middle Eastern or North African" Response Category in U.S. Census, Federal Data
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June 13, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of United States - Rep. Crawford Works on Solutions to Lower Farm Input Costs
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June 13, 2022
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
June 10, 2022
Letter to Steven McCraw, Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety - Requesting All Information Pertaining to the Uvalde Shooting Be Provided in Spanish
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 10, 2022
Tweet - "Today I joined officials from @ChooseMemorial and @siusom in Springfield to further discuss the need to cap the price of insulin and end the unacceptable price gouging of life-saving medicine. In some cases, the price of insulin has gone from $35 to over $300"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 9, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Announce Inspector General Investigation Into Inmate Deaths, Allegations of Abuses at USP Thomson
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 8, 2022
Letter to Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Demand Answers From FDA Panel Regarding COVID Vaccines for Babies and Toddlers
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
June 8, 2022
LaHood Presses Treasury Secretary Yellen on Inflation, Tax Hikes, and High Costs for Illinois Families
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 8, 2022
Tweet - "American families and small businesses facing economic hardship need Congress's help to get back on their feet. I look forward to President Biden signing the bill into law as soon as possible so they can have the tools they need to be successful."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2022
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Implementation of the New Democrat Coalition's Plan to Fight Inflation
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 7, 2022
Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Colleagues, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Critical Investments in Endometriosis Research and Awareness
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
June 7, 2022
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Advancing an Affordability Agenda to Combat Inflation
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 6, 2022
Letter to Secretary Blinken, Attorney General Garland, and Administrator Power - Concern About Recent Spikes in Forced Disappearances in Mexico
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 6, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Concern About Hostility Towards Free Press in Mexico
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 3, 2022
Leading Delegation to Taiwan and South Korea, Duckworth Works to Expand Illinois's Economic Partnerships in Asia
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 2, 2022
Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended Now-Shuttered Corinthian Colleges
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 2, 2022
Tweet - "This afternoon I joined @chicagosmayor in announcing @NorthwesternMed 's major investment in a new health care facility in Bronzeville. Today's announcement deepens NM's commitment to the HEAL Initiative I launched to support our communities & improve health outcomes."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 2, 2022
Tweet - "Currently, approximately 7.8 percent of BOP inmates are housed in a form of restricted housing. The Senate Judiciary Committee will soon hold a hearing on the continued overuse of solitary confinement and restricted housing in federal prison facilities, including USP Thomson."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 1, 2022
For Country Caucus Members Introduce Bill to Exact Penalties on Businesses Still Operating in Russia
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 1, 2022
Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice - Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos Call for Immediate Federal Investigation into Inmate Deaths, Allegations of Staff Abuses at USP Thomson
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 1, 2022
In Taiwan, Duckworth Celebrates New Biden Administration Effort to Strengthen Economic Ties
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 28, 2022
Letter to President Joseph Biden, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary Antony Blinken - Expanding Temporary Protected Status for Migrants From Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
May 27, 2022
Durbin Statement on DOJ Decision to Again Decline Charges Against Former FBI Agents Who Mishandled Larry Nassar Abuse Case
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 27, 2022
Tweet - "Kissinger once again shows his twisted view of the world by calling on Ukraine to spare Putin the embarrassment of defeat. As Ukrainians fight and die, Kissinger worries about Putin's feelings. I worry about the Ukrainian people who have paid for their nation in blood. Quote Tweet CNBC"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 27, 2022
Duckworth Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Taiwan's Security in Light of China's Provocation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 26, 2022
Senate Republicans Filibuster Durbin's Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 26, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Ahead of Biden Visit to Israel, Stansbury, Merkley, 19 Senators and 62 Representatives Urge Administration to Engage Israeli Government to Prevent Evictions in Masafer Yatta
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 26, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Concern About Summit of the Americas Decision
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 25, 2022
Letter to Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Ranking Member Roy Blunt - Markey, Kaine, and Colleagues Urge Funding to Support Long COVID Patients
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 25, 2022
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Judiciary Committee Hearing on President Biden's Nominee to Lead ATF
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 25, 2022
Durbin Questions President Biden's Nominee to Lead ATF During Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 25, 2022
Costa, Walorski, and Colleagues Lead a Bipartisan Effort to Expedite Food Aid
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 25, 2022
Durbin Statement on President Biden's Executive Order on Effective, Accountable Policing
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2022
Letter to Christi Grimm, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lankford, Bicameral Members Want Immediate Check On Claims Of Fetal Tissue Research at University of Pittsburgh
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 24, 2022
Letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Duckworth Calls on Cdc to Protect Infant Lives by Tracking Cronobacter Infections
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 24, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Support Finland & Sweden NATO Applications
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 23, 2022
Letter to Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Judiciary Committee Leaders Press Justice Department for Overdue Answers on DEA Foreign Operations
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 23, 2022
Tweet - "My mother, who escaped the tyranny of the Russian Czar in 1911, would have been so proud to know that I am #257 of the 1,000 officially banned from Russia by Vladimir Putin. God save Ukraine!"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2022
Letter to Charles E. Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - Kaptur, Colleagues Urge Congressional Leadership to Act on Lowering Health Care Costs
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 23, 2022
Tweet - "The census recount should give pause to all of the critics who were so quick to peddle the Illinois desertion scenario. We have our challenges (ever read about the Chicago Fire?) but we need to face them honestly and not spread a tale of gloom and doom."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2022
Durbin, Duckworth Announce Historic New Federal Investment In Community-Based Medical Residency Program At Lawndale Christian Health Center
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 20, 2022
Letter to Jon Tester, Chair of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee - Young Joins Gillibrand, Rounds In Bipartisan Push To Fully Fund U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 20, 2022
Neal, Larson, Davis Respond to Shocking Actions by the Social Security Inspector General
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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June 16, 2022
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Pressley, Cohen, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Ensure Cuba Sanctions Don't Impede Global Vaccination Efforts
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 15, 2022
Rep. Demings' VICTIM Act Passes Committee
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 14, 2022
Rep. Demings' VICTIM Act To Be Considered Tomorrow
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 14, 2022
Durbin: We Came Close to Losing Democracy in America on January 6
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2022
Booker, Durbin Introduce Rep. Demings' VICTIM Act in Senate
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 14, 2022
Duckworth Outlines Ndaa Priorities, Focusing on Support for Our Troops, Improving Military Readiness and Enhancing Partnerships Abroad
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 14, 2022
Tweet - "Maduro and his criminal enablers continue their cowardly efforts to prevent a democratic and free Venezuela. I condemn this barbaric attack on Interim President Guaidó."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Chairwoman Maloney, Rep. Tlaib, and Committee Democrats Push to Include the "Middle Eastern or North African" Response Category in U.S. Census, Federal Data
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 13, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of United States - Rep. Crawford Works on Solutions to Lower Farm Input Costs
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
June 13, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Lucas Joins Leader McCarthy, House Ag Republicans Calling on Biden Administration to Reduce Barriers to U.S. Agriculture Production
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
June 10, 2022
Letter to Steven McCraw, Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety - Requesting All Information Pertaining to the Uvalde Shooting Be Provided in Spanish
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 10, 2022
Tweet - "Today I joined officials from @ChooseMemorial and @siusom in Springfield to further discuss the need to cap the price of insulin and end the unacceptable price gouging of life-saving medicine. In some cases, the price of insulin has gone from $35 to over $300"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 9, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Announce Inspector General Investigation Into Inmate Deaths, Allegations of Abuses at USP Thomson
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 8, 2022
Letter to Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Demand Answers From FDA Panel Regarding COVID Vaccines for Babies and Toddlers
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
June 8, 2022
LaHood Presses Treasury Secretary Yellen on Inflation, Tax Hikes, and High Costs for Illinois Families
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 8, 2022
Tweet - "American families and small businesses facing economic hardship need Congress's help to get back on their feet. I look forward to President Biden signing the bill into law as soon as possible so they can have the tools they need to be successful."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2022
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Implementation of the New Democrat Coalition's Plan to Fight Inflation
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 7, 2022
Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Colleagues, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Critical Investments in Endometriosis Research and Awareness
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
June 7, 2022
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Advancing an Affordability Agenda to Combat Inflation
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 6, 2022
Letter to Secretary Blinken, Attorney General Garland, and Administrator Power - Concern About Recent Spikes in Forced Disappearances in Mexico
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 6, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Concern About Hostility Towards Free Press in Mexico
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 3, 2022
Leading Delegation to Taiwan and South Korea, Duckworth Works to Expand Illinois's Economic Partnerships in Asia
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 2, 2022
Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended Now-Shuttered Corinthian Colleges
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 2, 2022
Tweet - "This afternoon I joined @chicagosmayor in announcing @NorthwesternMed 's major investment in a new health care facility in Bronzeville. Today's announcement deepens NM's commitment to the HEAL Initiative I launched to support our communities & improve health outcomes."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 2, 2022
Tweet - "Currently, approximately 7.8 percent of BOP inmates are housed in a form of restricted housing. The Senate Judiciary Committee will soon hold a hearing on the continued overuse of solitary confinement and restricted housing in federal prison facilities, including USP Thomson."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 1, 2022
For Country Caucus Members Introduce Bill to Exact Penalties on Businesses Still Operating in Russia
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 1, 2022
Letter to Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice - Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos Call for Immediate Federal Investigation into Inmate Deaths, Allegations of Staff Abuses at USP Thomson
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 1, 2022
In Taiwan, Duckworth Celebrates New Biden Administration Effort to Strengthen Economic Ties
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 28, 2022
Letter to President Joseph Biden, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary Antony Blinken - Expanding Temporary Protected Status for Migrants From Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
May 27, 2022
Durbin Statement on DOJ Decision to Again Decline Charges Against Former FBI Agents Who Mishandled Larry Nassar Abuse Case
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 27, 2022
Tweet - "Kissinger once again shows his twisted view of the world by calling on Ukraine to spare Putin the embarrassment of defeat. As Ukrainians fight and die, Kissinger worries about Putin's feelings. I worry about the Ukrainian people who have paid for their nation in blood. Quote Tweet CNBC"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 27, 2022
Duckworth Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Taiwan's Security in Light of China's Provocation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 26, 2022
Senate Republicans Filibuster Durbin's Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 26, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Ahead of Biden Visit to Israel, Stansbury, Merkley, 19 Senators and 62 Representatives Urge Administration to Engage Israeli Government to Prevent Evictions in Masafer Yatta
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 26, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Concern About Summit of the Americas Decision
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 25, 2022
Letter to Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Ranking Member Roy Blunt - Markey, Kaine, and Colleagues Urge Funding to Support Long COVID Patients
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 25, 2022
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Judiciary Committee Hearing on President Biden's Nominee to Lead ATF
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 25, 2022
Durbin Questions President Biden's Nominee to Lead ATF During Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 25, 2022
Costa, Walorski, and Colleagues Lead a Bipartisan Effort to Expedite Food Aid
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 25, 2022
Durbin Statement on President Biden's Executive Order on Effective, Accountable Policing
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2022
Letter to Christi Grimm, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lankford, Bicameral Members Want Immediate Check On Claims Of Fetal Tissue Research at University of Pittsburgh
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 24, 2022
Letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Duckworth Calls on Cdc to Protect Infant Lives by Tracking Cronobacter Infections
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 24, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Support Finland & Sweden NATO Applications
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 23, 2022
Letter to Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Judiciary Committee Leaders Press Justice Department for Overdue Answers on DEA Foreign Operations
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 23, 2022
Tweet - "My mother, who escaped the tyranny of the Russian Czar in 1911, would have been so proud to know that I am #257 of the 1,000 officially banned from Russia by Vladimir Putin. God save Ukraine!"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2022
Letter to Charles E. Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - Kaptur, Colleagues Urge Congressional Leadership to Act on Lowering Health Care Costs
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 23, 2022
Tweet - "The census recount should give pause to all of the critics who were so quick to peddle the Illinois desertion scenario. We have our challenges (ever read about the Chicago Fire?) but we need to face them honestly and not spread a tale of gloom and doom."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2022
Durbin, Duckworth Announce Historic New Federal Investment In Community-Based Medical Residency Program At Lawndale Christian Health Center
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 20, 2022
Letter to Jon Tester, Chair of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee - Young Joins Gillibrand, Rounds In Bipartisan Push To Fully Fund U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 20, 2022
Neal, Larson, Davis Respond to Shocking Actions by the Social Security Inspector General
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
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