| July 26, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Quigley Offers Amendment to Combat ICE's Inhumane and Ineffective Detention Policy
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| July 25, 2018
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Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Protect Veterans from Political Agendas at VA
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 24, 2018
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Hearing of the Human Resources Subcommittee of House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Danny Davis, Hearing on the "Opioid Crisis: Implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act"
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| July 24, 2018
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Tweet - "The court deadline for reuniting 103 children under the age of five was two weeks ago. Only four were reunited with their parents before the deadline. Even now, two weeks later, the Administration has reunited only 58 of these 103 children."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 24, 2018
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Tweet - "This Thursday is the deadline for reuniting thousands of other children with their families. Here is what we know as of last night:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 24, 2018
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Tweet - "In this 2016 article, Judge Kavanaugh is quoted saying about a Bush Admin proposal that he's "a little biased on this because I helped work on it." This is why we need access to documents on everything he worked on at the Bush White House. #CourtsMatter"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 23, 2018
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Duckworth Votes To Confirm Robert Wilkie As VA Secretary
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 23, 2018
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Tweet - "As of today, close to 2,000 children remain separated from their parents as a result of the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy. This is an outrage. It's a toxic mix of cruelty and incompetence."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 23, 2018
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Members of Congress Return From Visit to Detention Center, Border Patrol Processing Center & Port of Entry in Texas
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| July 23, 2018
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Heitkamp, Enzi, Durbin, Alexander Statement Regarding Sales Tax Collection in the Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 20, 2018
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Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| July 20, 2018
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Duckworth, Murray And 20 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End The Trump Administration's Practice Of Detaining And Shackling Pregnant Wome
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 20, 2018
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Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 19, 2018
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Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh never replied to a letter I sent him 11 years ago about a misleading answer he gave during Congressional testimony on his involvement in questions about the rules governing detention of combatants during the Bush Administration."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 19, 2018
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Executive Session
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 19, 2018
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Duckworth: Kavanaugh Unwilling To Protect Many Of The Individual Rights And Legal Protections We Hold Dear
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 19, 2018
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Tweet - "Ryan Bounds never deserved a seat on the federal bench. I'm glad his judicial nomination was just withdrawn."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2018
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Tweet - "Now Republicans are looking to rubber-stamp Ryan Bounds to be a federal circuit judge sitting in Oregon. Bounds has received zero blue slips; his nomination is strongly opposed by both of Oregon's senators."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2018
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Duckworth Helps Introduce Legislation To Reunify And Protect Immigrant Families
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 18, 2018
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Executive Session
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2018
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Tweet - "When a right-wing think tank asked Judge Kavanaugh about his views on overturning Supreme Court cases, he answered the question. He needs to answer the Senate's questions too."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2018
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Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Tester Takes VA to Task for Politically Motivated Firings
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 18, 2018
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Schneider Statement On ICE Resolution
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| July 18, 2018
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Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh must also answer whether he would support the existing special counsel investigation into Russia's attack on our democracy. His record shows serious cause for concern."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2018
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Executive Calendar
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2018
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Tweet - "Senate Republicans just rubber-stamped another extreme, Federalist Society-approved judicial nominee to the federal appellate bench: 39-year-old Andrew Oldham"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2018
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Foster Statement On ICE Resolution
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| July 17, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| July 17, 2018
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Letter to David Sinski, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - Look Into Allegations Of Physical & Emotional Abuse At Chicago Facility
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 17, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 7 Sen. Tina Smith Leads Effort to Extend Humanitarian Protections For Somali Nationals Living in Minnesota, Across the Country
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 16, 2018
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Letter to Chairmen McCain and Thorberry, and Ranking Members Reed and Smith - Dingell Urges Congressional Leaders to Expand Restraining Orders in Military
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| July 14, 2018
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Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Do Not Meet Putin Alone
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 13, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| July 13, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Demands Transparency in HHS' Use of DNA Testing to Reunite Separated Families
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| July 13, 2018
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Tweet - "With more than 65 million people around the world forcibly displaced from their homes, the Trump Administration is doing everything in its power to prevent innocent victims of war and brutal gang violence from seeking safe haven in our country. This does not reflect our values."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 12, 2018
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Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $7 Million for Northwest Illinois Head Start Programs
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 12, 2018
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Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $6 Million for Southern Illinois Head Start Programs
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 12, 2018
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Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $9 Million for Central Illinois Head Start Programs
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 12, 2018
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Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $3 Million for Chicagoland Head Start Programs
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 12, 2018
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Duckworth Votes Against Paul Ney to be U.S. Department of Defense General Counsel
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 12, 2018
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Senate Democratic Women Warn Supreme Court Nominee Would Roll Back Reproductive Rights
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 11, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| July 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Yesterday, the Trump Administration notified the court that it has identified 102 separated children under the age of five -- and that only four of these children were reunited with their parents before the deadline."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 11, 2018
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Tweet - "The Trump Administration continues to try to shift the blame for this humanitarian crisis onto Congress, when in reality this is, as a federal court found, "a chaotic circumstance of the government's own making.""
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 11, 2018
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Tweet - "The Administration's real plan is not to reunite these families but to undermine the Flores settlement, a legally-binding agreement in place for over 20 years that protects the best interests of detained children."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 11, 2018
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Executive Session
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 11, 2018
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Tweet - "The Trump Administration's goal is clear -- in the midst of the world's worst refugee crisis, they want to make the situation for families fleeing persecution as painful as possible -- in order to deter them from seeking safe haven in our country."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Let me be just as clear. This Senator will do everything in his power to stop legislation that would authorize the Trump Administration to throw migrant children in jail and throw away the key. It is immoral and un-American."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 11, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Glaring Inaccuracies In HHS Secretary Azar's Testimony On Child Separation
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 11, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Calls Out Glaring Inaccuracies in Trump Health Secretary Azar's Testimony on Child Separation
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 11, 2018
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Tweet - "At best, HHS Secretary Azar's testimony on Trump's child separation policy two weeks ago was misleading. At worst, it was flat out inaccurate. He must come back and provide Congress with truthful answers."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Schneider Statement On Supreme Court Nomination
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| July 10, 2018
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Tweet - "Brett Kavanaugh would be the deciding vote on this Court to change the rules in America for the next generation."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Tweet - "If Justice Kennedy was a swing vote on the Supreme Court, Judge Kavanaugh would swing the Supreme Court to the far right #WhatsAtStake."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Concerns About Judge Kavanaugh
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| July 10, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: Nomination Of Judge Kavanaugh To Supreme Court "Deeply Disturbing"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| July 10, 2018
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Tweet - "The stakes for this SCOTUS nomination are historic. Critical rights, freedoms, and protections are hanging in the balance. #WhatsAtStake."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Schakowsky Statement On President Trump's Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| July 10, 2018
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CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Senator Richard Durbin
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Tweet - "BREAKING: The Trump Administration says that ONLY FOUR of 102 separated children under age 5 were reunited before today's court's deadline. They can't even identify the parent of one toddler and have made no effort to contact 12 parents who ICE deported."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Bost Statement On Nomination Of Judge Brett Kavanaugh To Supreme Court
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| July 10, 2018
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Foster Statement On Visit to Detention Center for Immigrant Children
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| July 10, 2018
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Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh has a record on the bench of consistently favoring big business and undermining protections for consumers, workers, women, and the environment."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Tweet - "And in light of the ongoing Russia investigation, is it a coincidence that President Trump picked a nominee who has expressed staunch opposition to criminal investigations of sitting Presidents?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Hoyer, Schakowsky, 130 Democrats Write Letter to President Trump to Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| July 10, 2018
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Sean Casten Statement on President Trump Scotus Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| July 10, 2018
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Sean Casten Commits to Protecting Women's Right to Choose
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| July 10, 2018
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Durbin Meets With VA Secretary Nominee, Presses For Support Of Quincy Veterans' Home & To Protect Veterans From For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Durbin Statement On President Trump's Supreme Court Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2018
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Tweet - "Replacing Justice Kennedy's swing vote with a far-right jurist like Judge Kavanaugh could change the rules in America. With a subservient Republican Congress and a far-right Supreme Court, there is a real risk that the worst impulses of the Trump presidency will go unchecked."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 9, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| July 9, 2018
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Duckworth, Heitkamp Introduce Bill to Support Women Entrepreneurs
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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