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Sept. 17, 2018
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2018
Juan Requesens
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Chuck Grassley, and Dianne Feinstein - 110 Democrats Urge Senate to Delay Kavanaugh Vote, Allow Thorough Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 15, 2018
Tweet - "America has always been a land of opportunity -- and a place where refugees fleeing unspeakable violence have finally found safety. The Trump Administration has shut the door on our bipartisan tradition of generous leadership in refugee resettlement for the most vulnerable."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2018
Tweet - "I am calling on Senate Republicans to delay next week's Judiciary Committee vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018
Congressional Solar Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Applauds Increase In Funding To Solar Energy Research And Development
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Sept. 14, 2018
Murphy, Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Encourage Colleges to Remove Criminal and Juvenile Record Questions from Admissions Applications
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Tweet - "12% of kids are vaping in America today. Why? The companies that sell these products have all types of candy and fruit flavors designed to attract children. The evidence is clear: e-cigarette companies are expanding their reach into our kids' lives. That has got to stop."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018
Bost Reaffirms Support for Pre-Existing Conditions Protections
Rep. Mike Bost
Sept. 14, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Consult With Congress on Military Action in Syria
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Durbin Highlights Successes In Senate's Bipartisan Opioid Package
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Innovation Bill Heads to President's Desk
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Tweet - "Despite what the Trump Administration wants you to believe, make no mistake: The President has created one of the worst immigration and humanitarian crises this country has ever seen, and is traumatizing countless children in the process."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
Congressman Danny K. Davis Commends the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (nhlbi) of The National Institute of Health on Their New Cure Sickle Cell Initiative
Rep. Danny Davis
Sept. 13, 2018
Tweet - "My amendment with @ChuckGrassley & @SenAngusKing was supported by both parties, @AARP, American Medical Association, health insurance plans, 76% of Americans, Pres Trump & HHS. The only group who opposed it? Big Pharma & their Representatives in Congress:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley
Rep. Mike Quigley
Sept. 13, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Admin's answer to those most in need across the globe? Fear mongering and a cold shoulder. It's inexcusable to cut the refugee resettlement program, which has helped America lead by example, in the midst of the worst refugee crisis in history."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
Schakowsky and Yarmuth Statement on Administration's Actions Regarding Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Secretary and the Hon Jeff Session, Attorney General - Wyden Raises Concerns over ICE Plans to Reopen Closed Deportation Cases
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State - Chabot, Schakowsky, and Engel Lead Letter to Pompeo on Reuters Journalists Imprisoned in Burma
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Judiciary Committee Adopts Schneider Amendment on Veteran Entrepreneurship and U.S. Patent Protections
Rep. Brad Schneider
Sept. 13, 2018
House Passes Schneider, Smith Led Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep. Brad Schneider
Sept. 13, 2018
House Passes Water Infrastructure Bill with Bost's Provision for Len Small Levee
Rep. Mike Bost
Sept. 13, 2018
Quigley Selected to Serve on Conference Committee to Fund the Government
Rep. Mike Quigley
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "Today the FDA finally recognized that youth use of e-cigarettes has reached epidemic levels. Companies like JUUL have put a new generation at risk of nicotine addiction and that has got to come to an end."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Ethics in Public Service
Rep. Brad Schneider
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "This executive order has no teeth. Russia is actively seeking to interfere in our elections, and if the President wants to hold Putin accountable he should say he supports passing the sanctions bill in the Senate."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions III, Attorney General of the U.S. - 118 House Democrats to AG Sessions: Reverse Decision Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic, Gang, and Gender-Based Violence
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 12, 2018
Durbin Highlights Bipartisan Amendment To Take On Big Pharma, Require Disclosure Of Drug Prices In TV Ads
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Durbin Statement On FDA Announcement Of New Enforcement Actions On Kid-Friendly E-Cigarette Flavors
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump family separation policy is a humanitarian disaster of this Administration's own creation. Hundreds of children are still separated from their families. It's heartless and antithetical to our values as a kind and caring nation. And no one has been held accountable."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "I'm glad the FDA has agreed with my repeated calls to crack down on e-cigarette companies that peddle kid-appealing flavors. This is a health epidemic, and FDA must follow through with today's announcement to protect youth from these dangerous and addictive products."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "Proud to join colleagues in Rockford yesterday to announce more than $450,000 in federal funding to help the city open a Family Justice Center, which will provide comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence, assault, and human trafficking."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "The Attorney General is supposed to advance justice for everyone in our country -- including immigrants. Instead, Jeff Sessions disparages lawyers who represent immigrants & undermines the independence of immigration courts to suit his anti-immigrant agenda"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "Kem Sokha has suffered for democracy in Cambodia. His release is a positive step, but bogus charges must be dropped."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2018
New Irs Data Shows Peter Roskam Tax Bill "devastating" for Sixth District
Rep. Sean Casten
Sept. 7, 2018
Reps. LaHood, DelBene Introduce Legislation Aimed to Empower Small Business by Extending Tip Tax Credit
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Schneider Introduces Legislation to Close Revolving Door Loopholes in Trump Administration Ethics Guidelines
Rep. Brad Schneider
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General - Duckworth & Durbin Request Federal Investigation Into Rudy Giuliani's Ongoing Work For Foreign Entities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen and the Hon. Alex Azar - 64 Members of Congress Urge DHS and HHS Secretaries to Support Flores Settlement
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader - Upton Urges Immediate Bipartisan Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Young, Brown Lead Senators in Urging Administration to Invest in Efforts to Defeat Tuberculosis
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
HASC Ranking Member Adam Smith, Rep. Ro Khanna, CPC Co-Chair Mark Pocan announce plan to introduce a War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. forces from the war in Yemen
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, The Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member - House Dems: Kavanaugh's Lifetime Appointment to the Supreme Court Threatens First Amendment Freedoms, Jeffersonian Separation of Church and State
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's anti-immigrant agenda moves from separating families to indefinitely detaining them. The American Academy of Pediatrics found that DHS facilities "do not meet the basic standard of care for children." We must forcefully stand against this."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "This was a heinous Russian-led murder on allied soil, and it's imperative we stand with the UK and all our allies as they fight back against the Russian threat. What good can our President possibly see in Putin?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "For Judge Kavanaugh's nomination, Republicans have decided to use a GOP lawyer & Kavanaugh's former deputy, Bill Burck, to lead the document production process. Historically, this is done by the National Archives. Why is Kavanaugh getting special treatment? #WhatAreTheyHiding"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "History in India and a victory for LGBTQ rights and equality around the world. Love is love."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Join New Effort To Protect Seniors And Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 17, 2018
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2018
Juan Requesens
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Chuck Grassley, and Dianne Feinstein - 110 Democrats Urge Senate to Delay Kavanaugh Vote, Allow Thorough Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 15, 2018
Tweet - "America has always been a land of opportunity -- and a place where refugees fleeing unspeakable violence have finally found safety. The Trump Administration has shut the door on our bipartisan tradition of generous leadership in refugee resettlement for the most vulnerable."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2018
Tweet - "I am calling on Senate Republicans to delay next week's Judiciary Committee vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018
Congressional Solar Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Applauds Increase In Funding To Solar Energy Research And Development
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Sept. 14, 2018
Murphy, Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Encourage Colleges to Remove Criminal and Juvenile Record Questions from Admissions Applications
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Tweet - "12% of kids are vaping in America today. Why? The companies that sell these products have all types of candy and fruit flavors designed to attract children. The evidence is clear: e-cigarette companies are expanding their reach into our kids' lives. That has got to stop."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018
Bost Reaffirms Support for Pre-Existing Conditions Protections
Rep.Mike Bost
Sept. 14, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Consult With Congress on Military Action in Syria
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Durbin Highlights Successes In Senate's Bipartisan Opioid Package
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Innovation Bill Heads to President's Desk
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Tweet - "Despite what the Trump Administration wants you to believe, make no mistake: The President has created one of the worst immigration and humanitarian crises this country has ever seen, and is traumatizing countless children in the process."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
Congressman Danny K. Davis Commends the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (nhlbi) of The National Institute of Health on Their New Cure Sickle Cell Initiative
Rep.Danny Davis
Sept. 13, 2018
Tweet - "My amendment with @ChuckGrassley & @SenAngusKing was supported by both parties, @AARP, American Medical Association, health insurance plans, 76% of Americans, Pres Trump & HHS. The only group who opposed it? Big Pharma & their Representatives in Congress:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley
Rep.Mike Quigley
Sept. 13, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Admin's answer to those most in need across the globe? Fear mongering and a cold shoulder. It's inexcusable to cut the refugee resettlement program, which has helped America lead by example, in the midst of the worst refugee crisis in history."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018
Schakowsky and Yarmuth Statement on Administration's Actions Regarding Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Secretary and the Hon Jeff Session, Attorney General - Wyden Raises Concerns over ICE Plans to Reopen Closed Deportation Cases
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State - Chabot, Schakowsky, and Engel Lead Letter to Pompeo on Reuters Journalists Imprisoned in Burma
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 13, 2018
Judiciary Committee Adopts Schneider Amendment on Veteran Entrepreneurship and U.S. Patent Protections
Rep.Brad Schneider
Sept. 13, 2018
House Passes Schneider, Smith Led Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep.Brad Schneider
Sept. 13, 2018
House Passes Water Infrastructure Bill with Bost's Provision for Len Small Levee
Rep.Mike Bost
Sept. 13, 2018
Quigley Selected to Serve on Conference Committee to Fund the Government
Rep.Mike Quigley
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "Today the FDA finally recognized that youth use of e-cigarettes has reached epidemic levels. Companies like JUUL have put a new generation at risk of nicotine addiction and that has got to come to an end."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Ethics in Public Service
Rep.Brad Schneider
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "This executive order has no teeth. Russia is actively seeking to interfere in our elections, and if the President wants to hold Putin accountable he should say he supports passing the sanctions bill in the Senate."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions III, Attorney General of the U.S. - 118 House Democrats to AG Sessions: Reverse Decision Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic, Gang, and Gender-Based Violence
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 12, 2018
Durbin Highlights Bipartisan Amendment To Take On Big Pharma, Require Disclosure Of Drug Prices In TV Ads
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Durbin Statement On FDA Announcement Of New Enforcement Actions On Kid-Friendly E-Cigarette Flavors
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump family separation policy is a humanitarian disaster of this Administration's own creation. Hundreds of children are still separated from their families. It's heartless and antithetical to our values as a kind and caring nation. And no one has been held accountable."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Tweet - "I'm glad the FDA has agreed with my repeated calls to crack down on e-cigarette companies that peddle kid-appealing flavors. This is a health epidemic, and FDA must follow through with today's announcement to protect youth from these dangerous and addictive products."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "Proud to join colleagues in Rockford yesterday to announce more than $450,000 in federal funding to help the city open a Family Justice Center, which will provide comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence, assault, and human trafficking."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "The Attorney General is supposed to advance justice for everyone in our country -- including immigrants. Instead, Jeff Sessions disparages lawyers who represent immigrants & undermines the independence of immigration courts to suit his anti-immigrant agenda"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018
Tweet - "Kem Sokha has suffered for democracy in Cambodia. His release is a positive step, but bogus charges must be dropped."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2018
New Irs Data Shows Peter Roskam Tax Bill "devastating" for Sixth District
Rep.Sean Casten
Sept. 7, 2018
Reps. LaHood, DelBene Introduce Legislation Aimed to Empower Small Business by Extending Tip Tax Credit
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Schneider Introduces Legislation to Close Revolving Door Loopholes in Trump Administration Ethics Guidelines
Rep.Brad Schneider
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General - Duckworth & Durbin Request Federal Investigation Into Rudy Giuliani's Ongoing Work For Foreign Entities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen and the Hon. Alex Azar - 64 Members of Congress Urge DHS and HHS Secretaries to Support Flores Settlement
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader - Upton Urges Immediate Bipartisan Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Young, Brown Lead Senators in Urging Administration to Invest in Efforts to Defeat Tuberculosis
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
HASC Ranking Member Adam Smith, Rep. Ro Khanna, CPC Co-Chair Mark Pocan announce plan to introduce a War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. forces from the war in Yemen
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, The Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member - House Dems: Kavanaugh's Lifetime Appointment to the Supreme Court Threatens First Amendment Freedoms, Jeffersonian Separation of Church and State
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's anti-immigrant agenda moves from separating families to indefinitely detaining them. The American Academy of Pediatrics found that DHS facilities "do not meet the basic standard of care for children." We must forcefully stand against this."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "This was a heinous Russian-led murder on allied soil, and it's imperative we stand with the UK and all our allies as they fight back against the Russian threat. What good can our President possibly see in Putin?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "For Judge Kavanaugh's nomination, Republicans have decided to use a GOP lawyer & Kavanaugh's former deputy, Bill Burck, to lead the document production process. Historically, this is done by the National Archives. Why is Kavanaugh getting special treatment? #WhatAreTheyHiding"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "History in India and a victory for LGBTQ rights and equality around the world. Love is love."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Join New Effort To Protect Seniors And Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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