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Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to The Honorable John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General - Seven Senate Democrats Request Immediate DOJ Review of Giuliani's FARA Compliance
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 5, 2018
Tweet - "One year ago today, President Trump announced he was ending the #DACA program. With the stroke of a pen, he could fix it and give #Dreamers the future they deserve in the only country they call home. #SaveDACA"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2018
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls For Sanctions On Syrian Regime And Russia In Response To Any Attack On Idlib
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Sept. 4, 2018
Casten: Roskam Puts Chemical Industry Over Public Safety
Rep. Sean Casten
Sept. 4, 2018
Tweet - "The future of the ACA and coverage for pre-existing conditions are at stake with the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh -- and his views on this landmark law are clear. #WhatsAtStake"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2018
Tweet - "The American people deserve better when it comes to the process that has been employed to vet Judge Kavanaugh. They deserve honesty, transparency, and the nominee's full record for review. #WhatAreTheyHiding"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Pascrell, Ways and Means Democrats, Oppose Potential New Trade Negotiations with Philippines
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 31, 2018
Casten: What's Good for The Koch Brothers Is Bad for Sixth District Families
Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "We are more than 5 weeks past the court ordered deadline to reunite families that were ripped apart at the border by the Trump Admin. Yet, 100's of kids remain separated including babies whose parents were deported without them. When will the cruelty end?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration must reverse course in order to provide the critical humanitarian and other aid needed in the West Bank and Gaza."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018
Tweet - "More evidence of the Trump Administration's extreme anti-immigrant agenda - they sanction Nicaraguan government that "brutalized their own people" while forcing Nicaraguans with clean records and deep roots in our country to return to face these abuses."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Tweet - "Wrong, Mr. President. Nearly 3,000 American citizens lost their lives in this tragedy because of a botched effort to quickly get Puerto Rico the aid they so desperately needed. This isn't how America should respond to disasters. Ever."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018
Congressman Wary of Trade War, Optimistic on Farming
Rep. Darin LaHood
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. David Johanson, Chairman of the United States International trade Commission - Newsprint Tariffs Overturned After Advocacy from Knight, Panetta
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 29, 2018
Letter to The Hon. Kirsjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congresswoman Speier and Colleagues Send Letter to DHS Urging Action to Reunite Families
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on U.S. -- Mexico NAFTA Announcement
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 28, 2018
Casten, Bustos: Invest in Our Future
Rep. Sean Casten
Aug. 28, 2018
Tweet - "One of John McCain's lasting impacts will be his work during trips around the world -- often to places marked with violence, human rights violations, and tragedy. I'll always remember this CODEL we took to Ukraine in 2014 in support of Ukraine's freedom & democracy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Trump family separation crisis in numbers: 2 months since court order to reunify families 1 month since court deadline to reunify families 343 children STILL separated from deported parents ZERO Trump officials fired for this humanitarian crisis"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "This month 8 years ago @BarackObama signed into law my Fair Sentencing Act, the most significant reforms ever to the mandatory minimum sentences that have filled our prisons with nonviolent drug offenders."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Hassan Leads Colleagues in Urging FCC to Maintain Focus on Maternal Health in Telehealth Pilot Program
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
Schakowsky Statement of the United Nation's Declaration of a Genocide in Myanmar
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on Gov. Rauner's Health Care Whiplash
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To The Anniversary Of The Ethnic Cleansing Of The Rohingya Community Of Burma
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "JUUL and other flavored e-cigarettes are pulling a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook to hook a generation of kids into a lifelong addiction. @lisamurkowski and I have intro'd a bill to restrict these kid-appealing flavors."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "The Rohingya are victims of genocide per the @UN. It's time we hold the Burmese government accountable for their human rights atrocities."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Pharma tells you every detail in their ads about their high priced drugs EXCEPT the price. New Durbin-Grassley amendment would require honest price disclosure on all ads."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018
Tweet - "It may not be the biggest news story of the week but one of the most surprising: an evening tweet from Pres Trump praising an unnamed (Durbin-@ChuckGrassley) amendment which would require Pharma to disclose the price of their drugs on all of their ads."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Deaths From Gun Violence
Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Tweet - "Yesterday the Senate passed a 5.4% increase for @NIH funding. We can't stop there - in order to make a real difference, investments to our medical research agencies must be sustained year after year."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Tweet - "This is an absolute outrage. The U.S. must stand for progress on human rights and women's rights in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudis must unconditionally release all political prisoners without delay."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to The Hon. Robert Goodlatte, Chairman of The House Judiciary Committee - House Judiciary Dems Demand Goodlatte Bring the Committee Into Session; Request Meeting with DOJ on Cohen's Guilty Plea & Demand Hearings on Trump's Abuse of Pardon Power
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Senate Passes Funding Bill That Includes Durbin Priority Of Increased Medical Research Funding
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to the President Donald Trump - Support the Nicaraguan People by Making Additional Global Magnitsky Designations
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's health care policies are raising premium costs on Americans. Don't take my word for it, just read this nonpartisan report that has the facts:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, HHS and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Concern with Administration's Push for Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Democrat Lauren Underwood in Il-14 Congressional Race
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Aug. 23, 2018
Tweet - "Today, Republicans held a vote to defund Planned Parenthood on the Senate floor, and it failed. I voted no on behalf of the millions of women who use it for their health care needs."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018
Durbin-Grassley Amendment Passes Senate to Take on Big Pharma
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
Congressman LaHood Statement on Peoria County's 1Q Wage Gain
Rep. Darin LaHood
Aug. 22, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's anti-immigrant agenda has provoked the worst immigration crisis in modern times. Under Secretary Nielsen's leadership, this crisis gets worse by the day."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018
Tweet - "The pharmaceutical industry spends $6 billion on direct-to-consumer advertisements, steering patients to buy more expensive, sometimes unnecessary drugs. What is left out of these ads? The price tag."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018
Durbin, Dem Senators Take Action To Stop Trump-Devos Elimination Of Student Borrower Protections
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Culture of Corruption
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 22, 2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Sen. Dick Durbin
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Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to The Honorable John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General - Seven Senate Democrats Request Immediate DOJ Review of Giuliani's FARA Compliance
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 5, 2018
Tweet - "One year ago today, President Trump announced he was ending the #DACA program. With the stroke of a pen, he could fix it and give #Dreamers the future they deserve in the only country they call home. #SaveDACA"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2018
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2018
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls For Sanctions On Syrian Regime And Russia In Response To Any Attack On Idlib
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Sept. 4, 2018
Casten: Roskam Puts Chemical Industry Over Public Safety
Rep.Sean Casten
Sept. 4, 2018
Tweet - "The future of the ACA and coverage for pre-existing conditions are at stake with the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh -- and his views on this landmark law are clear. #WhatsAtStake"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2018
Tweet - "The American people deserve better when it comes to the process that has been employed to vet Judge Kavanaugh. They deserve honesty, transparency, and the nominee's full record for review. #WhatAreTheyHiding"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Pascrell, Ways and Means Democrats, Oppose Potential New Trade Negotiations with Philippines
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 31, 2018
Casten: What's Good for The Koch Brothers Is Bad for Sixth District Families
Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "We are more than 5 weeks past the court ordered deadline to reunite families that were ripped apart at the border by the Trump Admin. Yet, 100's of kids remain separated including babies whose parents were deported without them. When will the cruelty end?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration must reverse course in order to provide the critical humanitarian and other aid needed in the West Bank and Gaza."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018
Tweet - "More evidence of the Trump Administration's extreme anti-immigrant agenda - they sanction Nicaraguan government that "brutalized their own people" while forcing Nicaraguans with clean records and deep roots in our country to return to face these abuses."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Tweet - "Wrong, Mr. President. Nearly 3,000 American citizens lost their lives in this tragedy because of a botched effort to quickly get Puerto Rico the aid they so desperately needed. This isn't how America should respond to disasters. Ever."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018
Congressman Wary of Trade War, Optimistic on Farming
Rep.Darin LaHood
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. David Johanson, Chairman of the United States International trade Commission - Newsprint Tariffs Overturned After Advocacy from Knight, Panetta
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 29, 2018
Letter to The Hon. Kirsjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congresswoman Speier and Colleagues Send Letter to DHS Urging Action to Reunite Families
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on U.S. -- Mexico NAFTA Announcement
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 28, 2018
Casten, Bustos: Invest in Our Future
Rep.Sean Casten
Aug. 28, 2018
Tweet - "One of John McCain's lasting impacts will be his work during trips around the world -- often to places marked with violence, human rights violations, and tragedy. I'll always remember this CODEL we took to Ukraine in 2014 in support of Ukraine's freedom & democracy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Trump family separation crisis in numbers: 2 months since court order to reunify families 1 month since court deadline to reunify families 343 children STILL separated from deported parents ZERO Trump officials fired for this humanitarian crisis"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "This month 8 years ago @BarackObama signed into law my Fair Sentencing Act, the most significant reforms ever to the mandatory minimum sentences that have filled our prisons with nonviolent drug offenders."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Hassan Leads Colleagues in Urging FCC to Maintain Focus on Maternal Health in Telehealth Pilot Program
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
Schakowsky Statement of the United Nation's Declaration of a Genocide in Myanmar
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on Gov. Rauner's Health Care Whiplash
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To The Anniversary Of The Ethnic Cleansing Of The Rohingya Community Of Burma
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "JUUL and other flavored e-cigarettes are pulling a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook to hook a generation of kids into a lifelong addiction. @lisamurkowski and I have intro'd a bill to restrict these kid-appealing flavors."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "The Rohingya are victims of genocide per the @UN. It's time we hold the Burmese government accountable for their human rights atrocities."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Pharma tells you every detail in their ads about their high priced drugs EXCEPT the price. New Durbin-Grassley amendment would require honest price disclosure on all ads."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2018
Tweet - "It may not be the biggest news story of the week but one of the most surprising: an evening tweet from Pres Trump praising an unnamed (Durbin-@ChuckGrassley) amendment which would require Pharma to disclose the price of their drugs on all of their ads."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Deaths From Gun Violence
Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Tweet - "Yesterday the Senate passed a 5.4% increase for @NIH funding. We can't stop there - in order to make a real difference, investments to our medical research agencies must be sustained year after year."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Tweet - "This is an absolute outrage. The U.S. must stand for progress on human rights and women's rights in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudis must unconditionally release all political prisoners without delay."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to The Hon. Robert Goodlatte, Chairman of The House Judiciary Committee - House Judiciary Dems Demand Goodlatte Bring the Committee Into Session; Request Meeting with DOJ on Cohen's Guilty Plea & Demand Hearings on Trump's Abuse of Pardon Power
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Senate Passes Funding Bill That Includes Durbin Priority Of Increased Medical Research Funding
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to the President Donald Trump - Support the Nicaraguan People by Making Additional Global Magnitsky Designations
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's health care policies are raising premium costs on Americans. Don't take my word for it, just read this nonpartisan report that has the facts:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, HHS and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Concern with Administration's Push for Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Democrat Lauren Underwood in Il-14 Congressional Race
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Aug. 23, 2018
Tweet - "Today, Republicans held a vote to defund Planned Parenthood on the Senate floor, and it failed. I voted no on behalf of the millions of women who use it for their health care needs."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2018
Durbin-Grassley Amendment Passes Senate to Take on Big Pharma
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
Congressman LaHood Statement on Peoria County's 1Q Wage Gain
Rep.Darin LaHood
Aug. 22, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's anti-immigrant agenda has provoked the worst immigration crisis in modern times. Under Secretary Nielsen's leadership, this crisis gets worse by the day."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018
Tweet - "The pharmaceutical industry spends $6 billion on direct-to-consumer advertisements, steering patients to buy more expensive, sometimes unnecessary drugs. What is left out of these ads? The price tag."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018
Durbin, Dem Senators Take Action To Stop Trump-Devos Elimination Of Student Borrower Protections
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Culture of Corruption
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 22, 2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Sen.Dick Durbin
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