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Jan. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Leader McConnell must step up & put the House-passed government funding bills on the Senate floor for a vote -- bills which were passed by the Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee last year. President Trump's reckless shutdown has gone on long enough." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2019 Tweet - "If Leader McConnell is going to stand back and wait for a permission slip from President Trump to do his job and fund the government as the Republican Leader in the Senate, then we clearly are at an impasse." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019 Tweet - "Let me be clear: Dems support strong, effective border security. The type of border security that Dems have long-supported, including increased funds for tech, is what experts have said is needed & actually works. What doesn't work is an ineffective, expensive & medieval wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019 Durbin Statement On White House Briefing On Border Security Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 29, 2018 Tweet - "It has been one week since President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a $5 billion border wall. Federal employees continue to go without pay because of the President's temper tantrum over a wasteful and ineffective wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018 Tweet - "Just went through TSA at STL Lambert. These professionals continue to do their job, without pay, in good spirits with many passengers thanking them. How can anyone be "proud" of a shutdown that hurts so many innocent people?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has taken hundreds of thousands of federal employees' pay hostage in a last ditch effort to fulfill a campaign promise. Building a wall from sea to shining sea won't make us safer or stop drugs from coming into our country." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 27, 2018 Tweet - "No end in sight to the President's government shutdown. He's taken our government hostage over his outrageous demand for a $5 billion border wall that would be both wasteful and ineffective." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 26, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's senseless government shutdown continues. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain without pay - during the holidays - because of his reckless demand for a medieval border wall. This will end when the President and Republicans want it to." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018 Foster Statement on Government Shutdown Rep. Bill Foster
Dec. 22, 2018 Tweet - "At midnight, President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a medieval border wall. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees - more than 8,000 in Illinois - will go without a paycheck over the holidays. This is senseless and cruel." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018 Tweet - "More than 400,000 federal employees will have to report to work without pay while President Trump continues his senseless government shutdown. Trying to gouge $5 billion for his medieval wall is taking priority over the paychecks of hardworking Americans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2018 LaHood Votes to Keep the Government Open and Fund Border Security Rep. Darin LaHood
Dec. 20, 2018 Tax Legislation Including LaHood's Bill Passes House Rep. Darin LaHood
Dec. 20, 2018 Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement Supporting H.R. 7227, the Taxpayer First Act Rep. Danny Davis
Dec. 20, 2018 Bost Votes to Keep Government Open Secure Border Rep. Mike Bost
Dec. 19, 2018 Tweet - "It is unfortunate President Trump's demand for a border wall from sea to shining sea has held up 7 appropriations bills that have been passed out of committee. I'm glad this didn't end in an unnecessary government shutdown, but stopgap spending bills are no way to run a country." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Continuing Resolution Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to Donald Trump - Durbin Pushes President Trump To Prioritize Addressing Chicago Gun Violence In Next Year's Budget Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump says we have to shut down our government if he doesn't get $5 billion for a wasteful and ineffective wall. We need modern technology to stop the drug cartels from importing the poison killing our kids, not a medieval solution like a wall from sea to shining sea." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Teachers across the country relied on TEACH grants to pay for their education in return for teaching a high-need subject in a low income school. They upheld their end of the bargain but many had their grants converted to loans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Duckworth Introduces Legislation to Make Fitness Facilities More Accessible For People With Disabilities Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 29, 2018 Klobuchar, Duckworth, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Keep Jobs in the United States Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Jan. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Leader McConnell must step up & put the House-passed government funding bills on the Senate floor for a vote -- bills which were passed by the Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee last year. President Trump's reckless shutdown has gone on long enough." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2019 Tweet - "If Leader McConnell is going to stand back and wait for a permission slip from President Trump to do his job and fund the government as the Republican Leader in the Senate, then we clearly are at an impasse." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019 Tweet - "Let me be clear: Dems support strong, effective border security. The type of border security that Dems have long-supported, including increased funds for tech, is what experts have said is needed & actually works. What doesn't work is an ineffective, expensive & medieval wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019 Durbin Statement On White House Briefing On Border Security Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 29, 2018 Tweet - "It has been one week since President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a $5 billion border wall. Federal employees continue to go without pay because of the President's temper tantrum over a wasteful and ineffective wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018 Tweet - "Just went through TSA at STL Lambert. These professionals continue to do their job, without pay, in good spirits with many passengers thanking them. How can anyone be "proud" of a shutdown that hurts so many innocent people?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump has taken hundreds of thousands of federal employees' pay hostage in a last ditch effort to fulfill a campaign promise. Building a wall from sea to shining sea won't make us safer or stop drugs from coming into our country." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 27, 2018 Tweet - "No end in sight to the President's government shutdown. He's taken our government hostage over his outrageous demand for a $5 billion border wall that would be both wasteful and ineffective." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 26, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's senseless government shutdown continues. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain without pay - during the holidays - because of his reckless demand for a medieval border wall. This will end when the President and Republicans want it to." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018 Foster Statement on Government Shutdown Rep.Bill Foster
Dec. 22, 2018 Tweet - "At midnight, President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a medieval border wall. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees - more than 8,000 in Illinois - will go without a paycheck over the holidays. This is senseless and cruel." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018 Tweet - "More than 400,000 federal employees will have to report to work without pay while President Trump continues his senseless government shutdown. Trying to gouge $5 billion for his medieval wall is taking priority over the paychecks of hardworking Americans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2018 LaHood Votes to Keep the Government Open and Fund Border Security Rep.Darin LaHood
Dec. 20, 2018 Tax Legislation Including LaHood's Bill Passes House Rep.Darin LaHood
Dec. 20, 2018 Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement Supporting H.R. 7227, the Taxpayer First Act Rep.Danny Davis
Dec. 20, 2018 Bost Votes to Keep Government Open Secure Border Rep.Mike Bost
Dec. 19, 2018 Tweet - "It is unfortunate President Trump's demand for a border wall from sea to shining sea has held up 7 appropriations bills that have been passed out of committee. I'm glad this didn't end in an unnecessary government shutdown, but stopgap spending bills are no way to run a country." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Continuing Resolution Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to Donald Trump - Durbin Pushes President Trump To Prioritize Addressing Chicago Gun Violence In Next Year's Budget Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump says we have to shut down our government if he doesn't get $5 billion for a wasteful and ineffective wall. We need modern technology to stop the drug cartels from importing the poison killing our kids, not a medieval solution like a wall from sea to shining sea." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "Teachers across the country relied on TEACH grants to pay for their education in return for teaching a high-need subject in a low income school. They upheld their end of the bargain but many had their grants converted to loans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Duckworth Introduces Legislation to Make Fitness Facilities More Accessible For People With Disabilities Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 29, 2018 Klobuchar, Duckworth, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Keep Jobs in the United States Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds." Sen.Dick Durbin
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