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Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Takano, 77 Members Call on President Trump to Grant Relief to 190,000 Ill Veterans Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Congressional Leaders Condemn White Nationalist Stephen Miller, Call for Immediate Removal From Role As White House Senior Advisor Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Former Food Assistance Recipients In Congress Urge President Trump To Abandon Proposed Cuts To SNAP Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Senate Judiciary Democrats to Chairman Graham: Investigate Political Interference at DOJ Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Slam Trump Administration for Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's decision to raid National Guard & Reserve funding in order to build his border wall will harm our national security. It is a direct attack on Congressional efforts to ensure our citizen-soldiers are well-prepared and fully modernized." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Barr said in his confirmation hearing that the AG must ensure that the enforcement of the law is "above and away from politics." He is failing. All 10 @SenateDems on the Judiciary Committee agree--it's time to investigate political interference at DOJ." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "It's time for the Constitution to unequivocally state that everyone is equal under the law, regardless of sex. Now that the House has done its job, the Senate must remove the deadline and pass the #ERA. #ERANow" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Appropriations Dems Raise Alarm On Trump Admin Decision To Divert Funding From National Guard & Other Security Programs To Border Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration For Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "#4profit colleges have defrauded thousands of veterans & military families, leaving them with a lifetime of student loan debt. Many have been waiting for years to get #borrowerdefense relief from @BetsyDeVosED . That relief never came." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing on the Women's Health Protection Act. This bill protects a woman's personal right to choose and I'm a proud cosponsor in the Senate. #ActForWomen" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Barr must testify under oath in @SenJudiciary ASAP to explain the decision by @TheJusticeDept political appointees to overturn the sentence recommended by career prosecutors for Roger Stone just hours after President Trump criticized the prosecutors." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Senate Confirms John Kness To Serve As U.S. District Judge For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin: Senate Will Soon Have Chance To Stand Up For Defrauded Student Veterans Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule shields predatory schools from accountability and denies relief to the students and veterans they defrauded. @SenSchumer and I are joining with veterans to call on Senators to overturn DeVos' new rule and put #Student" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Vela Joins Over 100 House Democrats in Call for Immediate End of Remain in Mexico Policy Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Republicans Introduce Bill To Ensure All Active Duty Overseas Military Ballots Are Counted In Elections Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "I will vote no on the nomination of Andrew Brasher to the 11th Circuit. His track record on voting, reproductive, and LGBTQ rights raises serious concerns. #StopBrasher" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Administration seems to sink to a new low each and every day. It's disgraceful that the President is allowing Native American burial sites to be destroyed like this, all in order to build his useless border wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Transgender migrants & asylum seekers are uniquely vulnerable while in immigration detention centers. I'm joining @PattyMurray , @SenFeinstein , and others in holding ICE accountable for their treatment of transgender detainees in their custody." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Interference in Stone Sentencing Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "While the President dismisses traumatic brain injuries as "headaches," more than 100 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with TBIs--serious injuries that should not be dismissed so lightly. When will this President live up to his oath as Commander-in-chief?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "During his State of the Union address, President Trump said, "We will always protect Americans with pre-existing conditions." What he meant was, "I am actively fighting in court to take away protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions."" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you to all the @Maine_West students who participated in our immigration discussion. I love hearing from the young people of Illinois and appreciate their passion for making our country a better place." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Discuss About Trump Firing Key Impeachment Witnesses Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 7, 2020 Duckworth Responds to the Retaliatory Firing of Lt. Col. Vindman Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump does Sondland and Vindman a favor by dispatching them from his team. The truth was more than this White House can take." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Retire the Iowa Caucuses Buggy to a museum but spare me Trump tweets ridiculing the technology meltdown in Des Moines. This President forcibly separated thousands of families at the border without the technology to track & reunite them, inflicting lasting trauma on innocent kids." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This morning it was great to speak at @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting to discuss the importance of a strong unionized construction market in the Chicago region." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin's "asylum cooperative agreements" to forcibly return women & children fleeing horrific violence are inhumane & likely illegal. I'm joining @SenWarren , @SenatorMenendez , & others in writing Sec. Pompeo, AG Barr, & Acting DHS Sec. Wolf demanding more information." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Congratulations De'Andre, a future Hoya. It was an honor to have you join me for the State of the Union this week. You have a bright future ahead of you, at Georgetown and beyond. I look forward to seeing all the amazing things you will accomplish." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Families are hurting, and Pres. Trump is boasting about cutting SNAP benefits. This story is a heartwarming reminder of the kindness that resides in so many Americans, but our children should not have to fix our failures & feed their hungry friends." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Casten Votes to Strengthen Protections for Workers Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - "As a student from East St. Louis, my first internship was for Sen. Paul Douglas. I learned firsthand what an exciting and valuable experience interning in the Senate can be. Great to meet with the impressive group of young men and women interning in D.C. this spring." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - ""The events of the past year, while deeply disturbing, show that even though our institutions and our fellow citizens are being challenged in ways that few of us ever expected, we will endure, we will persist and we will prevail." Well said, Ambassador Yovanovitch." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2020 Bost Statement on Senate Impeachment Vote Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 5, 2020 LaHood Reacts to the Senate's Acquittal of President Trump Rep. Darin LaHood
Feb. 5, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Senate Vote to Acquit President Trump Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 5, 2020 Statement on Senate Acquittal in Impeachment Trial Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 5, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Condemns Senate Acquittal Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 5, 2020 Foster Statement on Senate Sham Acquittal Vote Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 5, 2020 Quigley Statement on Senate Impeachment Vote Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Today is a sad day for the U.S. Senate. Alexander Hamilton described the Senate as the best venue for an impeachment trial because it is independent and dignified. When the Senate voted 51-49 against witnesses and evidence, those 51 abandoned any claim to independence or dignity." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Takano, 77 Members Call on President Trump to Grant Relief to 190,000 Ill Veterans Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Congressional Leaders Condemn White Nationalist Stephen Miller, Call for Immediate Removal From Role As White House Senior Advisor Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Former Food Assistance Recipients In Congress Urge President Trump To Abandon Proposed Cuts To SNAP Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Senate Judiciary Democrats to Chairman Graham: Investigate Political Interference at DOJ Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Slam Trump Administration for Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's decision to raid National Guard & Reserve funding in order to build his border wall will harm our national security. It is a direct attack on Congressional efforts to ensure our citizen-soldiers are well-prepared and fully modernized." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Barr said in his confirmation hearing that the AG must ensure that the enforcement of the law is "above and away from politics." He is failing. All 10 @SenateDems on the Judiciary Committee agree--it's time to investigate political interference at DOJ." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "It's time for the Constitution to unequivocally state that everyone is equal under the law, regardless of sex. Now that the House has done its job, the Senate must remove the deadline and pass the #ERA. #ERANow" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Appropriations Dems Raise Alarm On Trump Admin Decision To Divert Funding From National Guard & Other Security Programs To Border Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration For Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "#4profit colleges have defrauded thousands of veterans & military families, leaving them with a lifetime of student loan debt. Many have been waiting for years to get #borrowerdefense relief from @BetsyDeVosED . That relief never came." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing on the Women's Health Protection Act. This bill protects a woman's personal right to choose and I'm a proud cosponsor in the Senate. #ActForWomen" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Attorney General Barr must testify under oath in @SenJudiciary ASAP to explain the decision by @TheJusticeDept political appointees to overturn the sentence recommended by career prosecutors for Roger Stone just hours after President Trump criticized the prosecutors." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Senate Confirms John Kness To Serve As U.S. District Judge For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin: Senate Will Soon Have Chance To Stand Up For Defrauded Student Veterans Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule shields predatory schools from accountability and denies relief to the students and veterans they defrauded. @SenSchumer and I are joining with veterans to call on Senators to overturn DeVos' new rule and put #Student" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Vela Joins Over 100 House Democrats in Call for Immediate End of Remain in Mexico Policy Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Republicans Introduce Bill To Ensure All Active Duty Overseas Military Ballots Are Counted In Elections Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "I will vote no on the nomination of Andrew Brasher to the 11th Circuit. His track record on voting, reproductive, and LGBTQ rights raises serious concerns. #StopBrasher" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Administration seems to sink to a new low each and every day. It's disgraceful that the President is allowing Native American burial sites to be destroyed like this, all in order to build his useless border wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Transgender migrants & asylum seekers are uniquely vulnerable while in immigration detention centers. I'm joining @PattyMurray , @SenFeinstein , and others in holding ICE accountable for their treatment of transgender detainees in their custody." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Interference in Stone Sentencing Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "While the President dismisses traumatic brain injuries as "headaches," more than 100 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with TBIs--serious injuries that should not be dismissed so lightly. When will this President live up to his oath as Commander-in-chief?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "During his State of the Union address, President Trump said, "We will always protect Americans with pre-existing conditions." What he meant was, "I am actively fighting in court to take away protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions."" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you to all the @Maine_West students who participated in our immigration discussion. I love hearing from the young people of Illinois and appreciate their passion for making our country a better place." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Discuss About Trump Firing Key Impeachment Witnesses Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 7, 2020 Duckworth Responds to the Retaliatory Firing of Lt. Col. Vindman Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump does Sondland and Vindman a favor by dispatching them from his team. The truth was more than this White House can take." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Retire the Iowa Caucuses Buggy to a museum but spare me Trump tweets ridiculing the technology meltdown in Des Moines. This President forcibly separated thousands of families at the border without the technology to track & reunite them, inflicting lasting trauma on innocent kids." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This morning it was great to speak at @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting to discuss the importance of a strong unionized construction market in the Chicago region." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin's "asylum cooperative agreements" to forcibly return women & children fleeing horrific violence are inhumane & likely illegal. I'm joining @SenWarren , @SenatorMenendez , & others in writing Sec. Pompeo, AG Barr, & Acting DHS Sec. Wolf demanding more information." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Congratulations De'Andre, a future Hoya. It was an honor to have you join me for the State of the Union this week. You have a bright future ahead of you, at Georgetown and beyond. I look forward to seeing all the amazing things you will accomplish." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Families are hurting, and Pres. Trump is boasting about cutting SNAP benefits. This story is a heartwarming reminder of the kindness that resides in so many Americans, but our children should not have to fix our failures & feed their hungry friends." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Casten Votes to Strengthen Protections for Workers Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - "As a student from East St. Louis, my first internship was for Sen. Paul Douglas. I learned firsthand what an exciting and valuable experience interning in the Senate can be. Great to meet with the impressive group of young men and women interning in D.C. this spring." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Tweet - ""The events of the past year, while deeply disturbing, show that even though our institutions and our fellow citizens are being challenged in ways that few of us ever expected, we will endure, we will persist and we will prevail." Well said, Ambassador Yovanovitch." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2020 Bost Statement on Senate Impeachment Vote Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 5, 2020 LaHood Reacts to the Senate's Acquittal of President Trump Rep.Darin LaHood
Feb. 5, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Senate Vote to Acquit President Trump Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 5, 2020 Statement on Senate Acquittal in Impeachment Trial Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 5, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Condemns Senate Acquittal Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 5, 2020 Foster Statement on Senate Sham Acquittal Vote Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 5, 2020 Quigley Statement on Senate Impeachment Vote Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Today is a sad day for the U.S. Senate. Alexander Hamilton described the Senate as the best venue for an impeachment trial because it is independent and dignified. When the Senate voted 51-49 against witnesses and evidence, those 51 abandoned any claim to independence or dignity." Sen.Dick Durbin
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