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May 17, 2019 Murkowski Leads Senate Effort to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump tells the world we only need engineers and doctors to work as immigrants in America. That's bound to raise the greens fees at Mar-a-Lago." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the House made history and passed the bipartisan #EqualityAct. This is a common sense bill that would protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination. Leader McConnell should stop making the Senate a legislative graveyard and bring this important bill to the floor right away." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "No serious proposal for immigration reform can fail to address the #DACA crisis created by President Trump. The Rose Garden immigration proposal ignores the need for bipartisan comprehensive reform." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Durbin Opposes President Trump's Deputy AG Nominee, Jeffrey Rosen Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump Immigration Plan Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 16, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Responds to the Kushner-Miller Immigration Plan Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 16, 2019 Congresswoman Robin Kelly Testifies before House Ways & Means Committee on Maternal Mortality Rep. Robin Kelly
May 16, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Slams Trump Administration's So-Called Immigration Policy Proposal Rep. Robin Kelly
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Jeffrey Rosen does not have the qualifications to be Deputy AG. He has no experience working in the Justice Department or handling criminal cases. When I questioned him about core DOJ functions, he wasn't familiar with them." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday Senate Republicans rubber stamped Kenneth Lee to the 9th Circuit. To say Lee's writings are extreme would be an understatement. He wrote, "Charges of sexism often amount to nothing but irrelevant pouting." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "The Republican-led Congress went to extraordinary lengths to investigate Hillary Clinton's emails. Why is it all of a sudden unreasonable for a Democratic-led Congress to subpoena witnesses & documents from this Administration concerning an act of cyber war against our democracy?" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just approved Wendy Vitter to serve on the federal bench. While moderating a panel, she told an audience to urge their doctors to put in their waiting rooms a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "I'm calling on the International Red Cross to look at the immigration detention facilities at our border, which are holding detainees in dangerous & potentially life threatening circumstances. We must enforce the law, but we should never engage in inhumane conduct." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Any immigration proposal that is harsh on children seeking asylum and does not address the root causes that are forcing them to flee their home countries will fail to stem the flow of migrants and is a nonstarter." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Joined @RepMikeQuigley & @RepChuyGarcia on a bill blocking ICE from using local law enforcement to enforce immigration law. Our police should not become deportation officers just because the President & Congress have failed to do our job and fix a broken immigration system." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 García, Quigley, Durbin, Reintroduce Bill to Stymie Trump Administration's Efforts to Deputize Local Police as Immigration Agents Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Carper, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act to Address Root Causes of Migrant Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's anti-immigrant policies have failed. I helped to write Senate Democrats' smart, effective, and humane plan to secure our border." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "Wendy Vitter failed to disclose more than 100 speeches & documents to the Judiciary Committee, including a panel she moderated in 2013 where she told the audience to urge their doctors to put a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills" in waiting rooms. #UnfitToJudge #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 Senate Dems Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Rep. Mike Bost
May 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici Leads Effort to Call on DeVos to Reinstate Protections for Transgender Students; Joined by 44 Colleagues Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 13, 2019 Senators Introduce Creig Sharp Funeral Honors for Veterans Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 13, 2019 Tweet - "This week, Senate Republicans are expected to rubber-stamp 3 more Trump judicial nominees who are far out of the mainstream. They have turned the Senate's advice and consent process into an assembly line to confirm ideological extremists. The Senate can, and should, do better." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 10, 2019 Garcia, Espaillat, Rice Introduce Legislation to Keep USCIS Offices Open Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
May 10, 2019 Trump Administration Refuses Rule Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 9, 2019 Durbin: President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies Have Made Our Border Less Secure Sen. Dick Durbin
May 8, 2019 Neal and Davis Statement on USDA Guidance that Puts Families at Greater Risk of Food Insecurity Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 8, 2019 Tweet - "In the midst of the worst refugee crisis in history, President Trump has abandoned our nation's longstanding bipartisan commitment to provide safe haven to the most vulnerable refugees in the world. Shameful." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 8, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 7, 2019 Schneider, Ruiz, Walorski and Bilirakis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Medicare late Enrollment Penalties Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 7, 2019 Quigley Statement on House Passage of Equality Act Rep. Mike Quigley
May 7, 2019 Tweet - "A year ago the Trump Admin announced full implementation of its family separation policy. What resulted was a humanitarian disaster that will have permanent health & human consequences. We can never let the President re-start this failed & cruel policy. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 6, 2019 Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Highlights Contributions, Challenges of African American Mothers Rep. Robin Kelly
May 6, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Over $230,000 for Americorps Vista Projects in Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Congressional Democrats Denounce Trump Proposal that Would Deny Social Security Benefits to Vulnerable Individuals Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 5, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Representatives García, Grijalva, Costa, Schakowsky and 43 More Call on Social Security to Suspend Practice that Disproportionately Targets Immigrants Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 3, 2019 Murphy, Blumenthal, Durbin, Cartwright Introduce Bills to Support Wounded Warriors Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. David Pekoske, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration - Homeland Security Democrats Urge TSA to Continue to Allow Collective Bargaining for its Frontline Workforce Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
May 3, 2019 Tweet - "In August, I sent a letter opposing a new rule denying #homecare workers the choice to join together in strong unions and their ability to spend their wages the way they choose." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Tweet - "Given AG Barr's statements and actions with respect to Mueller's investigation, his credibility and independence are in doubt. For that reason, he must recuse himself from any ongoing investigations involving evidence referred by the special counsel's office." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Support Wounded Warriors Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 3, 2019 Tweet - "I've been working for years to close the legal loopholes that have allowed war criminals to find safe haven in our country. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have a responsibility to come together on a bipartisan basis to finish the job." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 PBS "News Hours" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 2, 2019 Durbin Presses Senate Judiciary Committee To Bring In Mueller And McGahn To Testify On The Mueller Report Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Tweet - "My statement after voting to override President Trump's veto of the bipartisan resolution to halt unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen:" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Durbin, Murphy, Cartwright Introduce Bills To Support Wounded Warriors Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
May 17, 2019 Murkowski Leads Senate Effort to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump tells the world we only need engineers and doctors to work as immigrants in America. That's bound to raise the greens fees at Mar-a-Lago." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the House made history and passed the bipartisan #EqualityAct. This is a common sense bill that would protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination. Leader McConnell should stop making the Senate a legislative graveyard and bring this important bill to the floor right away." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019 Tweet - "No serious proposal for immigration reform can fail to address the #DACA crisis created by President Trump. The Rose Garden immigration proposal ignores the need for bipartisan comprehensive reform." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Durbin Opposes President Trump's Deputy AG Nominee, Jeffrey Rosen Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump Immigration Plan Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 16, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Responds to the Kushner-Miller Immigration Plan Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 16, 2019 Congresswoman Robin Kelly Testifies before House Ways & Means Committee on Maternal Mortality Rep.Robin Kelly
May 16, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Slams Trump Administration's So-Called Immigration Policy Proposal Rep.Robin Kelly
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Jeffrey Rosen does not have the qualifications to be Deputy AG. He has no experience working in the Justice Department or handling criminal cases. When I questioned him about core DOJ functions, he wasn't familiar with them." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday Senate Republicans rubber stamped Kenneth Lee to the 9th Circuit. To say Lee's writings are extreme would be an understatement. He wrote, "Charges of sexism often amount to nothing but irrelevant pouting." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "The Republican-led Congress went to extraordinary lengths to investigate Hillary Clinton's emails. Why is it all of a sudden unreasonable for a Democratic-led Congress to subpoena witnesses & documents from this Administration concerning an act of cyber war against our democracy?" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just approved Wendy Vitter to serve on the federal bench. While moderating a panel, she told an audience to urge their doctors to put in their waiting rooms a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "I'm calling on the International Red Cross to look at the immigration detention facilities at our border, which are holding detainees in dangerous & potentially life threatening circumstances. We must enforce the law, but we should never engage in inhumane conduct." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Any immigration proposal that is harsh on children seeking asylum and does not address the root causes that are forcing them to flee their home countries will fail to stem the flow of migrants and is a nonstarter." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019 Tweet - "Joined @RepMikeQuigley & @RepChuyGarcia on a bill blocking ICE from using local law enforcement to enforce immigration law. Our police should not become deportation officers just because the President & Congress have failed to do our job and fix a broken immigration system." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 García, Quigley, Durbin, Reintroduce Bill to Stymie Trump Administration's Efforts to Deputize Local Police as Immigration Agents Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Carper, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act to Address Root Causes of Migrant Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's anti-immigrant policies have failed. I helped to write Senate Democrats' smart, effective, and humane plan to secure our border." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "Wendy Vitter failed to disclose more than 100 speeches & documents to the Judiciary Committee, including a panel she moderated in 2013 where she told the audience to urge their doctors to put a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills" in waiting rooms. #UnfitToJudge #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 Senate Dems Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Rep.Mike Bost
May 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici Leads Effort to Call on DeVos to Reinstate Protections for Transgender Students; Joined by 44 Colleagues Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 13, 2019 Senators Introduce Creig Sharp Funeral Honors for Veterans Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 13, 2019 Tweet - "This week, Senate Republicans are expected to rubber-stamp 3 more Trump judicial nominees who are far out of the mainstream. They have turned the Senate's advice and consent process into an assembly line to confirm ideological extremists. The Senate can, and should, do better." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 10, 2019 Garcia, Espaillat, Rice Introduce Legislation to Keep USCIS Offices Open Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
May 10, 2019 Trump Administration Refuses Rule Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 9, 2019 Durbin: President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies Have Made Our Border Less Secure Sen.Dick Durbin
May 8, 2019 Neal and Davis Statement on USDA Guidance that Puts Families at Greater Risk of Food Insecurity Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 8, 2019 Tweet - "In the midst of the worst refugee crisis in history, President Trump has abandoned our nation's longstanding bipartisan commitment to provide safe haven to the most vulnerable refugees in the world. Shameful." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 8, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 7, 2019 Schneider, Ruiz, Walorski and Bilirakis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Medicare late Enrollment Penalties Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 7, 2019 Quigley Statement on House Passage of Equality Act Rep.Mike Quigley
May 7, 2019 Tweet - "A year ago the Trump Admin announced full implementation of its family separation policy. What resulted was a humanitarian disaster that will have permanent health & human consequences. We can never let the President re-start this failed & cruel policy. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 6, 2019 Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Highlights Contributions, Challenges of African American Mothers Rep.Robin Kelly
May 6, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Over $230,000 for Americorps Vista Projects in Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Congressional Democrats Denounce Trump Proposal that Would Deny Social Security Benefits to Vulnerable Individuals Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 5, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Representatives García, Grijalva, Costa, Schakowsky and 43 More Call on Social Security to Suspend Practice that Disproportionately Targets Immigrants Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 3, 2019 Murphy, Blumenthal, Durbin, Cartwright Introduce Bills to Support Wounded Warriors Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. David Pekoske, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration - Homeland Security Democrats Urge TSA to Continue to Allow Collective Bargaining for its Frontline Workforce Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
May 3, 2019 Tweet - "In August, I sent a letter opposing a new rule denying #homecare workers the choice to join together in strong unions and their ability to spend their wages the way they choose." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Tweet - "Given AG Barr's statements and actions with respect to Mueller's investigation, his credibility and independence are in doubt. For that reason, he must recuse himself from any ongoing investigations involving evidence referred by the special counsel's office." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Support Wounded Warriors Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 3, 2019 Tweet - "I've been working for years to close the legal loopholes that have allowed war criminals to find safe haven in our country. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have a responsibility to come together on a bipartisan basis to finish the job." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 PBS "News Hours" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 2, 2019 Durbin Presses Senate Judiciary Committee To Bring In Mueller And McGahn To Testify On The Mueller Report Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Tweet - "My statement after voting to override President Trump's veto of the bipartisan resolution to halt unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen:" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Durbin, Murphy, Cartwright Introduce Bills To Support Wounded Warriors Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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