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July 29, 2021
Nadler & Johnson Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold Judiciary Accountable to Workers
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
Tweet - "In the convoluted political world we live in, Senate Republicans debated for weeks whether to pay the expenses of the Capitol Police and Nat'l Guardsmen who protected us on and after Jan. 6. It's hard to explain the depths we've reached when it comes to common sense and decency."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021
Tweet - ""While poverty has fallen most among children, its retreat is remarkably broad: It has dropped among Americans who are white, Black, Latino & Asian, and among Americans of every age group and residents of every state." This is building back better."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021
Tweet - "Regardless of where you work, you have a right to a safe workplace. Proud to cosponsor @RepHankJohnson's and @maziehirono's legislation to expand critical protections against harassment and discrimination to federal judicial branch employees."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021
Congressman García Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 29, 2021
Duckworth, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Expand Charitable Deduction Rules for Veterans Organizations
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Kaine & Klobuchar Lead Colleagues in Letter Urging Senate Leadership to Invest In Workforce Development
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
BREAKING: Senate Passes Shaheen-Ernst Bill to Protect Afghan Allies through SIV Program as Part of Supplemental Spending Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Emergency Supplemental Bill To Pay National Guard, Capitol Police
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - House Republicans Urge Biden to Rescind Stone-Manning Nomination
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
July 28, 2021
Hearing of The House Veterans' Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Mike Bost, Markup on Eight Veterans' Bills
Rep. Mike Bost
July 28, 2021
Rep. Kelly, Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls to Host Symposium on Black Women in Healthcare
Rep. Robin Kelly
July 28, 2021
Duckworth to DoD and State: Take Swift Action to Find Alternative Employment Verification for Afghan Translators
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 28, 2021
Tweet - "Glad to see @SenatorLeahy is moving forward with this bipartisan security supplemental. The Capitol Police and National Guard units, including troops from Illinois, who protected the Capitol from insurrections on and after January 6 deserve our support."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "The Committee has been pushing DOJ for this waiver for months. Now that we have it, we'll proceed to interview relevant witnesses ASAP so we can get to the bottom of this plot to enlist DOJ in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "Today's bipartisan House investigation into January 6 is long overdue. It should have started with a bipartisan commission, but Senator McConnell did everything he could to make sure that never happened. History will not look kindly upon his decision."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "In the past 6 months, we've gone from creating 60,000 jobs a month to 60,000 jobs every 3 days. We've made real progress, but we need further investments in American infrastructure, American jobs, and American families. That's how we build back better."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Duckworth Joins Warnock in Calling on Congress to Reimburse National Guard & U.S. Capitol Police after January 6th Insurrection, Improve Efforts to Protect Afghan Interpreters who Helped US Troops
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 26, 2021
Duckworth And Durbin Join Murray And Underwood In Re-introducing Legislation To Protect Women's Retirement Security
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Calls For Emergency Supplemental Funding To Support The National Guard And U.S. Capitol Police
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Pushes For Emergency Funding To Protect Afghan Allies Who Supported U.S. Forces
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2021
Bost Introduces 3 Bills to Support Veterans and Caregivers
Rep. Mike Bost
July 23, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Bost, Tester Urge VA to Improve Travel Reimbursement Program for Veterans
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
July 23, 2021
Ranking Member Bost Calls for Regular Order Following Committee Markup of 8 Bills
Rep. Mike Bost
July 23, 2021
Durbin Discusses DACA Program With DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021
Rep. Foster Applauds House Passage of Bill to Honor our Promises and Protect our Afghan Partners
Rep. Bill Foster
July 22, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations - After New Details On Kavanaugh Investigation Surface, Senators Call On Fbi For Answers On Handling Of "Tip Line'
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2021
Bost Bill Ensures Accountability for VA's Health Record Modernization
Rep. Mike Bost
July 22, 2021
Underwood, Murray Introduce Legislation to Protect Women's Retirement Security
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 22, 2021
Schneider Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Allies Act to Save Translators as Troops Leave Afghanistan
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 22, 2021
Ranking Member Bost Joins General Bergman in Introducing 3 Bills to Support Veterans and Caregivers
Rep. Mike Bost
July 22, 2021
Letter to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee - Co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Send Letter to International Olympic Committee on Treatment of Black Women
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "I introduced the Dream Act 20 years ago. Nothing is ever going to stop me from stepping up and fighting for Dreamers. Not until there is a pathway to citizenship."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Reps. Roy and Miller team up with Sen. Daines to defund colleges that help students perform DIY abortions
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
July 21, 2021
Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "55,584 farmworkers call Illinois home and roughly half are undocumented. Today's @JudiciaryDems hearing highlighted the urgency to support #FarmWorkerLegalization. Our food security depends on it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Chair DeFazio Leads 30 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Members in Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Transformational Policies from the INVEST in America Act in Infrastructure Legislation
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 21, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Bost, Takano, & Mrvan Introduce the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "COVID-19 has laid bare America's need for stronger #ChildCare infrastructure. President Biden's American Families Plan would make access to quality, affordable child care available to every family--allowing them to go back to work and unlocking the full potential of our economy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Duckworth, Pressley Introduce Bill To Support Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Invest In Research
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 20, 2021
Bost Introduces Bill to Expand Veterans' Hiring in Agriculture
Rep. Mike Bost
July 20, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last Friday, a federal court decision in Texas put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers at stake. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for Congress--it's time we finally pass a legislative solution with a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021
Dream Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2021
Tweet - "POTUS: "It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear.""
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Victories in FY2022 Financial Services and General Funding Bill
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
July 16, 2021
LaHood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Paid Leave Options for Working Parents
Rep. Darin LaHood
July 16, 2021
Congressman García's Statement on Court Decision on DACA
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Date
Title
Politician
July 29, 2021
Nadler & Johnson Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold Judiciary Accountable to Workers
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
Tweet - "In the convoluted political world we live in, Senate Republicans debated for weeks whether to pay the expenses of the Capitol Police and Nat'l Guardsmen who protected us on and after Jan. 6. It's hard to explain the depths we've reached when it comes to common sense and decency."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021
Tweet - ""While poverty has fallen most among children, its retreat is remarkably broad: It has dropped among Americans who are white, Black, Latino & Asian, and among Americans of every age group and residents of every state." This is building back better."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021
Tweet - "Regardless of where you work, you have a right to a safe workplace. Proud to cosponsor @RepHankJohnson's and @maziehirono's legislation to expand critical protections against harassment and discrimination to federal judicial branch employees."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021
Congressman García Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 29, 2021
Duckworth, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Expand Charitable Deduction Rules for Veterans Organizations
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Kaine & Klobuchar Lead Colleagues in Letter Urging Senate Leadership to Invest In Workforce Development
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
BREAKING: Senate Passes Shaheen-Ernst Bill to Protect Afghan Allies through SIV Program as Part of Supplemental Spending Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Emergency Supplemental Bill To Pay National Guard, Capitol Police
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - House Republicans Urge Biden to Rescind Stone-Manning Nomination
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
July 28, 2021
Hearing of The House Veterans' Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Mike Bost, Markup on Eight Veterans' Bills
Rep.Mike Bost
July 28, 2021
Rep. Kelly, Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls to Host Symposium on Black Women in Healthcare
Rep.Robin Kelly
July 28, 2021
Duckworth to DoD and State: Take Swift Action to Find Alternative Employment Verification for Afghan Translators
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 28, 2021
Tweet - "Glad to see @SenatorLeahy is moving forward with this bipartisan security supplemental. The Capitol Police and National Guard units, including troops from Illinois, who protected the Capitol from insurrections on and after January 6 deserve our support."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "The Committee has been pushing DOJ for this waiver for months. Now that we have it, we'll proceed to interview relevant witnesses ASAP so we can get to the bottom of this plot to enlist DOJ in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "Today's bipartisan House investigation into January 6 is long overdue. It should have started with a bipartisan commission, but Senator McConnell did everything he could to make sure that never happened. History will not look kindly upon his decision."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "In the past 6 months, we've gone from creating 60,000 jobs a month to 60,000 jobs every 3 days. We've made real progress, but we need further investments in American infrastructure, American jobs, and American families. That's how we build back better."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Duckworth Joins Warnock in Calling on Congress to Reimburse National Guard & U.S. Capitol Police after January 6th Insurrection, Improve Efforts to Protect Afghan Interpreters who Helped US Troops
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 26, 2021
Duckworth And Durbin Join Murray And Underwood In Re-introducing Legislation To Protect Women's Retirement Security
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Calls For Emergency Supplemental Funding To Support The National Guard And U.S. Capitol Police
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Pushes For Emergency Funding To Protect Afghan Allies Who Supported U.S. Forces
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2021
Bost Introduces 3 Bills to Support Veterans and Caregivers
Rep.Mike Bost
July 23, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Bost, Tester Urge VA to Improve Travel Reimbursement Program for Veterans
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
July 23, 2021
Ranking Member Bost Calls for Regular Order Following Committee Markup of 8 Bills
Rep.Mike Bost
July 23, 2021
Durbin Discusses DACA Program With DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021
Rep. Foster Applauds House Passage of Bill to Honor our Promises and Protect our Afghan Partners
Rep.Bill Foster
July 22, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations - After New Details On Kavanaugh Investigation Surface, Senators Call On Fbi For Answers On Handling Of "Tip Line'
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2021
Bost Bill Ensures Accountability for VA's Health Record Modernization
Rep.Mike Bost
July 22, 2021
Underwood, Murray Introduce Legislation to Protect Women's Retirement Security
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 22, 2021
Schneider Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Allies Act to Save Translators as Troops Leave Afghanistan
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 22, 2021
Ranking Member Bost Joins General Bergman in Introducing 3 Bills to Support Veterans and Caregivers
Rep.Mike Bost
July 22, 2021
Letter to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee - Co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Send Letter to International Olympic Committee on Treatment of Black Women
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "I introduced the Dream Act 20 years ago. Nothing is ever going to stop me from stepping up and fighting for Dreamers. Not until there is a pathway to citizenship."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Reps. Roy and Miller team up with Sen. Daines to defund colleges that help students perform DIY abortions
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
July 21, 2021
Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "55,584 farmworkers call Illinois home and roughly half are undocumented. Today's @JudiciaryDems hearing highlighted the urgency to support #FarmWorkerLegalization. Our food security depends on it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Chair DeFazio Leads 30 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Members in Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Transformational Policies from the INVEST in America Act in Infrastructure Legislation
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 21, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Bost, Takano, & Mrvan Introduce the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "COVID-19 has laid bare America's need for stronger #ChildCare infrastructure. President Biden's American Families Plan would make access to quality, affordable child care available to every family--allowing them to go back to work and unlocking the full potential of our economy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Duckworth, Pressley Introduce Bill To Support Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Invest In Research
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 20, 2021
Bost Introduces Bill to Expand Veterans' Hiring in Agriculture
Rep.Mike Bost
July 20, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last Friday, a federal court decision in Texas put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers at stake. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for Congress--it's time we finally pass a legislative solution with a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021
Dream Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2021
Tweet - "POTUS: "It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear.""
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Victories in FY2022 Financial Services and General Funding Bill
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
July 16, 2021
LaHood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Paid Leave Options for Working Parents
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 16, 2021
Congressman García's Statement on Court Decision on DACA
Rep.Chuy Garcia
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