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June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Chairman Takano, Brownley, Rice Call on VA to Update Exclusionary Motto, Honor Women, LGBTQ Veterans Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just gave Justin Walker a lifetime appointment to the second highest court in the land for two main reasons: because Walker is a protégé of the Senate Majority Leader, and because he's an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Speaking on the Senate floor now about the Supreme Court's decision on DACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "This morning, the Supreme Court brought a smile & sigh of relief to more than 700,000 young people in the US. But our fight is not over. The Senate must take up the House-passed Dream & Promise Act to give all Dreamers a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I first introduced the Dream Act nearly 20 years ago. And while today's Supreme Court decision is a victory for #Dreamers, it is not the path to citizenship that they deserve. The Senate must pass the Dream and Promise Act to solve this problem once and for all." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Underwood Statement on Supreme Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration from Cancelling Daca Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Mr. President, I implore you to let #DACA stand. 200,000 #Dreamers are essential workers. 40,000 are health care heroes. To deport these young men and women in the middle of a public health pandemic would be a travesty. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Judicial Nominations Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Casten Statement on SCOTUS Rule Against Trump Administration Attempt to End DACA Rep. Sean Casten
June 18, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Speaks On Senate Floor Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Ruling Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Nomination Of Justin Walker To D.C. Circuit Court Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @MSNBC soon to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on DACA. Make sure you tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Quigley Calls for Hud Secretary Carson's Resignation After Years of Targeting Lgbtq Americans Rep. Mike Quigley
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Statement On Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down HHS Policy To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I've fought for years to provide transparency on Pharma's incessant & inflationary drug ads on TV. My statement with my cosponsor @ChuckGrassley on the appeals court decision to strike down a rule requiring prescription drug TV ads to include the list price of the drug:" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 16, 2020 Duckworth Speaks with Army Secretary About Low-Flying Military Helicopters Over Crowds During Peaceful Protests, Reiterates Need for Army to Remove Confederate Battle Flag Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is now in open defiance of Chief Justice Roberts' decision rejecting the repeal of DACA & requiring the Trump Admin to reopen DACA for new applicants. The stakes are too high--both for the rule of law & lives of Dreamers--to dismiss this as yet another Trump outrage." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Foster Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Rep. Bill Foster
June 15, 2020 U.S. Rep. Lawrence, Lends Assistance to Small Businesses and Non-Profits, Introduces the Bipartisan Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 15, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling on Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People in the Workplace Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "8 years ago today, President Obama announced the creation of #DACA. Sadly, the fate of hundreds of thousands of #Dreamers -- who know no other home outside of the U.S. -- is still up in the air." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision that Protects LGBTQ Employees Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Quigley Statement on Landmark SCOTUS Decision Rep. Mike Quigley
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Today's #SCOTUS ruling affirms what we know to be right -- that an employer cannot fire someone for simply being gay or transgender in America." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020 Schakowsky Blasts HHS Rollback of Obama-Era Protections for Transgender People Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 12, 2020 Time - Senator Tammy Duckworth: Our Black Servicemembers Deserve Better Than Military Bases Named After Confederate Officers Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 11, 2020 Durbin Amendments To Subpoena Relevant Witnesses In Crossfire Hurricane Investigation Blocked By Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "As soon as next Monday, the Supreme Court could rule on the future of #DACA. If #SCOTUS upholds the President's cruel repeal of #DACA, he must change course & protect #Dreamers. And Sen. McConnell should give the #DreamAndPromiseAct a vote in the Senate to solve this crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "If the Senate Republican fishing expedition into the vague conspiracy theory Pres Trump calls 'Obamagate' was on the up & up, then they'd allow witnesses with info relevant to how the Russia investigation started. Today they did everything they could to block those witnesses." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Duckworth Provisions to Support Servicemembers and Enhance Military Modernization Efforts Included in Committee-Passed 2021 Defense Bills Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "When 8 or more CPD officers & supervisors are caught camping out in @RepBobbyRush 's office, making popcorn & brewing coffee in midst of neighborhood looting, it's an insult to the Congressman, the people they were sworn to protect & their fellow officers who were doing their job." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Klobuchar, Rounds, Duckworth, Sullivan Call on Administration to Help Servicemembers and Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Receive Proper Care During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020 Duckworth Introduces Bill to Preserve Integrity of Arlington Cemetery Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 10, 2020 With Supreme Court Set To Rule On DACA Any Day, Durbin Calls On Senate To Protect Dreamers Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020 Duckworth: "Depicable" for Trump to Threaten Troops' Pay to Honor Confederate Traitors' "Legacies" Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 9, 2020 Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Jovita Carranza, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator - What rationale for EIDL limits? Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Higgins Calls for A Streamlined Process to Ensure WNYers without Internet Access Receive COVID-19 Relief Payments Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Sen. Menendez, Reps. Vargas, Aguilar Lead Bicameral Request for an Investigation into HUD's Policy Changes to Deny DACA Recipients FHA-Backed Mortgage Loans Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 8, 2020 Oversight Committee Democratic Members Honor Leadership of Black Women on 101st Anniversary of 19th Amendment Passing Congress Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "An overwhelming majority of Americans support #DACA recipients -- 95% of Democrats, 73% of Republicans, 84% of Independents, and 85% total. #SCOTUS should not allow President Trump to repeal #DACA & put the lives of 800,000 #Dreamers at risk. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Brown Joins Bicameral Request for an Investigation into HUD's Policy Changes to Deny DACA Recipients FHA-Backed Mortgage Loans Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Date Title Politician
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Chairman Takano, Brownley, Rice Call on VA to Update Exclusionary Motto, Honor Women, LGBTQ Veterans Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just gave Justin Walker a lifetime appointment to the second highest court in the land for two main reasons: because Walker is a protégé of the Senate Majority Leader, and because he's an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Speaking on the Senate floor now about the Supreme Court's decision on DACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "This morning, the Supreme Court brought a smile & sigh of relief to more than 700,000 young people in the US. But our fight is not over. The Senate must take up the House-passed Dream & Promise Act to give all Dreamers a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I first introduced the Dream Act nearly 20 years ago. And while today's Supreme Court decision is a victory for #Dreamers, it is not the path to citizenship that they deserve. The Senate must pass the Dream and Promise Act to solve this problem once and for all." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Underwood Statement on Supreme Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration from Cancelling Daca Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Mr. President, I implore you to let #DACA stand. 200,000 #Dreamers are essential workers. 40,000 are health care heroes. To deport these young men and women in the middle of a public health pandemic would be a travesty. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Judicial Nominations Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Casten Statement on SCOTUS Rule Against Trump Administration Attempt to End DACA Rep.Sean Casten
June 18, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Speaks On Senate Floor Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Ruling Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Nomination Of Justin Walker To D.C. Circuit Court Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @MSNBC soon to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on DACA. Make sure you tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Quigley Calls for Hud Secretary Carson's Resignation After Years of Targeting Lgbtq Americans Rep.Mike Quigley
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Statement On Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down HHS Policy To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I've fought for years to provide transparency on Pharma's incessant & inflationary drug ads on TV. My statement with my cosponsor @ChuckGrassley on the appeals court decision to strike down a rule requiring prescription drug TV ads to include the list price of the drug:" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 16, 2020 Duckworth Speaks with Army Secretary About Low-Flying Military Helicopters Over Crowds During Peaceful Protests, Reiterates Need for Army to Remove Confederate Battle Flag Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is now in open defiance of Chief Justice Roberts' decision rejecting the repeal of DACA & requiring the Trump Admin to reopen DACA for new applicants. The stakes are too high--both for the rule of law & lives of Dreamers--to dismiss this as yet another Trump outrage." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Foster Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Rep.Bill Foster
June 15, 2020 U.S. Rep. Lawrence, Lends Assistance to Small Businesses and Non-Profits, Introduces the Bipartisan Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 15, 2020 Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling on Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People in the Workplace Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "8 years ago today, President Obama announced the creation of #DACA. Sadly, the fate of hundreds of thousands of #Dreamers -- who know no other home outside of the U.S. -- is still up in the air." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision that Protects LGBTQ Employees Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Quigley Statement on Landmark SCOTUS Decision Rep.Mike Quigley
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Today's #SCOTUS ruling affirms what we know to be right -- that an employer cannot fire someone for simply being gay or transgender in America." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020 Schakowsky Blasts HHS Rollback of Obama-Era Protections for Transgender People Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 12, 2020 Time - Senator Tammy Duckworth: Our Black Servicemembers Deserve Better Than Military Bases Named After Confederate Officers Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 11, 2020 Durbin Amendments To Subpoena Relevant Witnesses In Crossfire Hurricane Investigation Blocked By Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "As soon as next Monday, the Supreme Court could rule on the future of #DACA. If #SCOTUS upholds the President's cruel repeal of #DACA, he must change course & protect #Dreamers. And Sen. McConnell should give the #DreamAndPromiseAct a vote in the Senate to solve this crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "If the Senate Republican fishing expedition into the vague conspiracy theory Pres Trump calls 'Obamagate' was on the up & up, then they'd allow witnesses with info relevant to how the Russia investigation started. Today they did everything they could to block those witnesses." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Duckworth Provisions to Support Servicemembers and Enhance Military Modernization Efforts Included in Committee-Passed 2021 Defense Bills Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "When 8 or more CPD officers & supervisors are caught camping out in @RepBobbyRush 's office, making popcorn & brewing coffee in midst of neighborhood looting, it's an insult to the Congressman, the people they were sworn to protect & their fellow officers who were doing their job." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Klobuchar, Rounds, Duckworth, Sullivan Call on Administration to Help Servicemembers and Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Receive Proper Care During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020 Duckworth Introduces Bill to Preserve Integrity of Arlington Cemetery Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 10, 2020 With Supreme Court Set To Rule On DACA Any Day, Durbin Calls On Senate To Protect Dreamers Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020 Duckworth: "Depicable" for Trump to Threaten Troops' Pay to Honor Confederate Traitors' "Legacies" Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 9, 2020 Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Jovita Carranza, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator - What rationale for EIDL limits? Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Higgins Calls for A Streamlined Process to Ensure WNYers without Internet Access Receive COVID-19 Relief Payments Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Sen. Menendez, Reps. Vargas, Aguilar Lead Bicameral Request for an Investigation into HUD's Policy Changes to Deny DACA Recipients FHA-Backed Mortgage Loans Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 8, 2020 Oversight Committee Democratic Members Honor Leadership of Black Women on 101st Anniversary of 19th Amendment Passing Congress Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "An overwhelming majority of Americans support #DACA recipients -- 95% of Democrats, 73% of Republicans, 84% of Independents, and 85% total. #SCOTUS should not allow President Trump to repeal #DACA & put the lives of 800,000 #Dreamers at risk. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Brown Joins Bicameral Request for an Investigation into HUD's Policy Changes to Deny DACA Recipients FHA-Backed Mortgage Loans Rep.Bill Foster, ...
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