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June 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Investigate Trump Policy of Separating Children at Border
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 17, 2018
Aurora Pride Parade
Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "1. There is no law requiring family separation. 2. President Trump could end this policy today if he so desired. 3. Republicans control Congress. 4. They could bring up & pass @SenFeinstein's bill that is sponsored by 40 @SenateDems and would end family separation."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "On this day 6 years ago President Obama established #DACA. This program gave young immigrants the chance to come out of the shadows and be part of the only country they've ever called home."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Gregg Harper, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Pocan Leads More than 50 House Democrats in Calling on Speaker Ryan to Include LGBT Content in Workplace Training
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 14, 2018
Tweet - "Today, I'm joining thousands of mothers, fathers, grandparents, and others in more than 60 cities across America to declare that #FamiliesBelongTogether. President Trump and AG Sessions are tearing children from their parents, and it has to stop @familiesbelong."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Women and children are making a harrowing journey to America in search of safety, but this Administration won't honor our legal and moral obligations to protect them. It's shameful."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump may tweet that he has "great love" for our Dreamers, but what's happening behind the curtain reveals the truth. He wants to deport them."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Attorney General Sessions has thrown justice and due process for immigrants out the window."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's inadequate efforts to reunite the children they separated from their parents at our border are appalling. The fact that they're migrants doesn't mean they aren't human beings who deserve basic & moral human treatment."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Sanders and Sewell Call on Trump to Honor Treaty Obligations in Response to Scathing UN Report
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 12, 2018
Duckworth, Durbin, Feinstein, 30 Senators Sponsor Legislation to End Separation of Immigrant Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 12, 2018
Casten Hits Roskam For "Moral Failure" On Dreamers' Future
Rep. Sean Casten
June 11, 2018
Casten Condemns High Court's Inaction, Offers Policy Fixes to Voter Disenfranchisement
Rep. Sean Casten
June 8, 2018
As Reports Increase Of Border Patrol Agents Tearing Children Away From Their Parents, Gillibrand Introduces Legislation With 31 Senate Colleagues To Halt Separation Of Immigrant Families
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 8, 2018
Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Halt Separation of Immigrant Families
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 7, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Uphold American Values, End Cruel Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 7, 2018
Seniors Task Force Statement on the 2018 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's policy of separating young children from their parents isn't just cruel and immoral, it's also ineffective. Why? Because these families are fleeing for their lives so nothing will stop them."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "The #PaycheckFairnessAct would close loopholes in the #EqualPayAct. Women & their families need #equalpay now."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "Judicial nominee Ryan Bounds' own bar association called his writings racist, misogynistic, homophobic & disparaging of survivors of sexual assault & abuse. He hid these writings from Oregon's judicial selection committee & he doesn't have the support of his home-state senators."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "I opposed Ms. Ohlhausen's nomination to be a federal judge. She has never tried a case. The practical experience of actually trying cases should be a basic qualification that the Committee looks for in selecting judges who will preside over trials. It's the @SenJohnKennedy test."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Nomination Of Martha Pacold, Mary Rowland & Steven Seeger To Serve As U.S. District Judges For The Northern District of Illinois
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Jayapal, Thompson, and Lofgren Lead 108 Lawmakers Urging Appropriators to Stop DHS from Separating Families
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "Across America there is revulsion to the idea of separating small children from their parents. This policy is causing serious trauma to children and we need your voices now to tell President Trump to end this stain on America immediately."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018
Immigrant Heritage Month
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 6, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Concerns Over Abuses in the H-2B Visa Program that Threaten American Workers
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "AG Sessions is *choosing* to separate children from their parents at the border. That's not a law -- that's the policy of this Administration to intimidate those lawfully seeking asylum in our country."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep. Robin Kelly
June 6, 2018
Letter to Donald McGahn, White House Counsel - House Judiciary Dems Send Letter to White House Counsel Mcgahn About Trump's Extraordinary View of the Pardon Power
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 6, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kevin Yoder, Chairman, and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Protecting DREAMers From Deportation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Calling for an End to Immigration Raids at Work
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: Under President Trump, separating families fleeing persecution has become official U.S. policy. It's extreme, cruel, un-American, and has to stop."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 4, 2018
Rep. Krishnamoorthi on Giuliani Claims of Presidential Immunity: "It's a Dark Day When the President's Lawyer Publicly Muses That the President Could Shoot James Comey and Pardon Himself for the Hit Without Being Subject to Prosecution"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 4, 2018
Tweet - "In today's #MasterpieceCakeshop ruling, #SCOTUS acknowledged that LGBTQ people are equal and have a right to be free from the indignity of discrimination. #OpenToAll"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 1, 2018
Tweet - "Immigrant families fleeing violence and danger from their home countries should not have to experience more suffering in this country by being torn apart from their loved ones. Today I stand in solidarity with thousands of Americans who understand that #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kristjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the Department of Justice - House Judiciary Dems Demand Answers from DHS & DOJ Following Surge of Immigrant Family Separations at the Border
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 31, 2018
Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for making history and finally ratifying the ERA last night. Women have been waiting far too long for our nation's most important document to reflect their humanity and value to the United States."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 28, 2018
The Hill - VA Needs to Fire Dangerous Doctors and Improve Hiring Practices, Oversight
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 24, 2018
Tweet - "In Illinois in 2015, there were 95 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for nearly 120k women. I'm joining women in Illinois and nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on women's health and rights. #TitleX"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep. Danny Davis
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep. Danny Davis
May 23, 2018
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Date
Title
Politician
June 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Investigate Trump Policy of Separating Children at Border
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 17, 2018
Aurora Pride Parade
Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "1. There is no law requiring family separation. 2. President Trump could end this policy today if he so desired. 3. Republicans control Congress. 4. They could bring up & pass @SenFeinstein's bill that is sponsored by 40 @SenateDems and would end family separation."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "On this day 6 years ago President Obama established #DACA. This program gave young immigrants the chance to come out of the shadows and be part of the only country they've ever called home."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Gregg Harper, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Pocan Leads More than 50 House Democrats in Calling on Speaker Ryan to Include LGBT Content in Workplace Training
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 14, 2018
Tweet - "Today, I'm joining thousands of mothers, fathers, grandparents, and others in more than 60 cities across America to declare that #FamiliesBelongTogether. President Trump and AG Sessions are tearing children from their parents, and it has to stop @familiesbelong."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Women and children are making a harrowing journey to America in search of safety, but this Administration won't honor our legal and moral obligations to protect them. It's shameful."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump may tweet that he has "great love" for our Dreamers, but what's happening behind the curtain reveals the truth. He wants to deport them."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "Attorney General Sessions has thrown justice and due process for immigrants out the window."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's inadequate efforts to reunite the children they separated from their parents at our border are appalling. The fact that they're migrants doesn't mean they aren't human beings who deserve basic & moral human treatment."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Sanders and Sewell Call on Trump to Honor Treaty Obligations in Response to Scathing UN Report
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 12, 2018
Duckworth, Durbin, Feinstein, 30 Senators Sponsor Legislation to End Separation of Immigrant Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 12, 2018
Casten Hits Roskam For "Moral Failure" On Dreamers' Future
Rep.Sean Casten
June 11, 2018
Casten Condemns High Court's Inaction, Offers Policy Fixes to Voter Disenfranchisement
Rep.Sean Casten
June 8, 2018
As Reports Increase Of Border Patrol Agents Tearing Children Away From Their Parents, Gillibrand Introduces Legislation With 31 Senate Colleagues To Halt Separation Of Immigrant Families
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 8, 2018
Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Halt Separation of Immigrant Families
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 7, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Uphold American Values, End Cruel Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 7, 2018
Seniors Task Force Statement on the 2018 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's policy of separating young children from their parents isn't just cruel and immoral, it's also ineffective. Why? Because these families are fleeing for their lives so nothing will stop them."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "The #PaycheckFairnessAct would close loopholes in the #EqualPayAct. Women & their families need #equalpay now."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "Judicial nominee Ryan Bounds' own bar association called his writings racist, misogynistic, homophobic & disparaging of survivors of sexual assault & abuse. He hid these writings from Oregon's judicial selection committee & he doesn't have the support of his home-state senators."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Tweet - "I opposed Ms. Ohlhausen's nomination to be a federal judge. She has never tried a case. The practical experience of actually trying cases should be a basic qualification that the Committee looks for in selecting judges who will preside over trials. It's the @SenJohnKennedy test."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Nomination Of Martha Pacold, Mary Rowland & Steven Seeger To Serve As U.S. District Judges For The Northern District of Illinois
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Jayapal, Thompson, and Lofgren Lead 108 Lawmakers Urging Appropriators to Stop DHS from Separating Families
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "Across America there is revulsion to the idea of separating small children from their parents. This policy is causing serious trauma to children and we need your voices now to tell President Trump to end this stain on America immediately."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018
Immigrant Heritage Month
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 6, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Concerns Over Abuses in the H-2B Visa Program that Threaten American Workers
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "AG Sessions is *choosing* to separate children from their parents at the border. That's not a law -- that's the policy of this Administration to intimidate those lawfully seeking asylum in our country."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep.Robin Kelly
June 6, 2018
Letter to Donald McGahn, White House Counsel - House Judiciary Dems Send Letter to White House Counsel Mcgahn About Trump's Extraordinary View of the Pardon Power
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 6, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kevin Yoder, Chairman, and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Protecting DREAMers From Deportation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Calling for an End to Immigration Raids at Work
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: Under President Trump, separating families fleeing persecution has become official U.S. policy. It's extreme, cruel, un-American, and has to stop."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 4, 2018
Rep. Krishnamoorthi on Giuliani Claims of Presidential Immunity: "It's a Dark Day When the President's Lawyer Publicly Muses That the President Could Shoot James Comey and Pardon Himself for the Hit Without Being Subject to Prosecution"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 4, 2018
Tweet - "In today's #MasterpieceCakeshop ruling, #SCOTUS acknowledged that LGBTQ people are equal and have a right to be free from the indignity of discrimination. #OpenToAll"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 1, 2018
Tweet - "Immigrant families fleeing violence and danger from their home countries should not have to experience more suffering in this country by being torn apart from their loved ones. Today I stand in solidarity with thousands of Americans who understand that #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kristjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the Department of Justice - House Judiciary Dems Demand Answers from DHS & DOJ Following Surge of Immigrant Family Separations at the Border
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 31, 2018
Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for making history and finally ratifying the ERA last night. Women have been waiting far too long for our nation's most important document to reflect their humanity and value to the United States."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 28, 2018
The Hill - VA Needs to Fire Dangerous Doctors and Improve Hiring Practices, Oversight
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 24, 2018
Tweet - "In Illinois in 2015, there were 95 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for nearly 120k women. I'm joining women in Illinois and nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on women's health and rights. #TitleX"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep.Danny Davis
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep.Danny Davis
May 23, 2018
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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