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Feb. 8, 2019
Duckworth Joins Tester, Murkowski & Pingree In Re-Introducing Legislation To Support Survivors Of Military Sexual Trauma
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 8, 2019
Tweet - "Happy to say a few words this morning at the @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting about the importance of strong unions and workforce training."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 8, 2019
Helping Grieving Parents
Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Congresswoman Lawrence Joins Bipartisan Letter Seeking Full Details of Sting Operation and Detention of Indian Students in Michigan
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Foster Introduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Rights
Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 7, 2019
Schneider Leads Bipartisan Introduction of Bill to Expand Family and Medical Leave Act to Cover Loss of a Child
Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 7, 2019
In Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Duckworth Discusses Instability In South America And Threats Of Extremists In Africa
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to Honorable Members of the Department of Homeland Security Conference Committee - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Urge Homeland Security Conferees to Oppose Additional Funding for Trump's Deportation Agenda
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Tweet - "My friend and Illinois colleague, Rep. @janschakowsky, hit the nail on the head at today's hearing on the Trump Administration's family separation policy. This Administration's child separation policy amounts to state-sanctioned child abuse."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2019
The Washington Post - We Can Reach a Border Deal if We Ignore Trump's Threats
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Hon. Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Duckworth, Durbin Request VA, CDC & EPA Assistance In Investigating Potential Legionella-Linked Death At Manteno Illinois Veterans Home
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 6, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Colleagues to Introduce Immigration Package in Response to Trump State of the Union Speech
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 5, 2019
Duckworth Statement On Trump's 2019 State Of The Union Address
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Neomi Rao, President Trump's nominee to serve on the D.C. Circuit, gave testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee today. I asked her to explain her past writings where she discussed "myths of racial and gender oppression.""
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2019
Duckworth Discusses Transportation Logistics Security In The Middle East With CENTCOM General
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "Special thanks to Student Body President Juan Martinez for the intro tonight at @GUPolitics. Juan is a #Dreamer whose story I've shared on the Senate floor. He and the hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers should have a future in America -- the only home they know. #DurbinAtGU"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "This is a humanitarian disaster of the Trump Administration's own creation. It's unwillingness to even try to find and reunite these children with their families speaks to the cruel mindset that led to zero-tolerance in the first place."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Foster Announces Committee Assignments for 116th Congress
Rep. Bill Foster
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson - Quigley Leads Letter to Secretary Carson on Continued Failure to Review Crucial Nondiscrimination Guidance Documents For LGBT Americans in HUD Facilities
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Casten Named to Oversight and Investigations, Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittees on House Financial Services Committee
Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 30, 2019
Tweet - "10 years after the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, women in the workforce continue to face pay inequalities. This is why I support the #PaycheckFairnessAct. It's time to close the gender pay gap and provide equal pay for equal work. #Ledbetter10 #EqualPay"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Help Reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act To Close Gender Wage Gap
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Sec. of State - House Members Condemn Violence Against LGBT People In Chechnya
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Tweet - "On the 2nd anniversary of the President's travel ban, I joined @SenBlumenthal to introduce a resolution that calls for a recommitment to America's tradition of providing safe haven to the world's most vulnerable refugees. The Trump Administration's cold shoulder must end."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2019
Durbin Discusses Legionnaires' Case At IVH Manteno With Governor Pritzker
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2019
Schneider to Serve on House Small Business Committee in Addition to Ways & Means Committee
Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 25, 2019
Schakowsky & Duckworth Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing January 25th as Women's Health Research Day
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 25, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Selected As Chairman Of The Oversight Subcommittee On Economic And Consumer Policy
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 25, 2019
Tweet - "On Women's Health Research Day, I joined @SenDuckworth 's resolution to promote gender diversity in medical research. In the last several years, biomedical research has made incredible advancements in public health, but women continue to be underrepresented."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2019
Duckworth & Schakowsky Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing January 25th As Women's Health Research Day
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 25, 2019
Tweet - "Great to see improved wait time numbers at the VA. Our veterans deserve timely care, and I'll support initiatives here in the Senate to keep building on this success in Illinois and across the country:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Rep. LaHood Receives 116th Congress Ways and Means Committee Assignments
Rep. Darin LaHood
Jan. 24, 2019
Davis Calls for HHS Secretary to Account for Separated Children
Rep. Danny Davis
Jan. 24, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Send Asylum Seekers to Mexico
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 24, 2019
Tweet - "Here are some of the anti-immigrant provisions included in the Trump-McConnell bill to end the #TrumpShutdown:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Letter to Wilbur L. Ross, Jr, Secretary of Commerce, and Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Maloney Leads 40+ Members in Asking Trump Administration to Drop Census Citizenship Question Appeal
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Casten Named to Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 23, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Appointed to the Oversight and Reform Committee
Rep. Robin Kelly
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Menendez, Booker Colleagues Call for Investigation into Conditions of Detained Migrant Children
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 22, 2019
Rep. Underwood Appointed to The House Committee on Homeland Security
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the 46th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on SCOTUS Decision Allowing Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019
Casten Statement Concerning Supreme Court Temporarily Allowing Administration's Ban on Transgender Americans Serving in the Military
Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 22, 2019
Duckworth Statement On Supreme Court Order On Military Transgender Ban
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2019
Durbin On White House Legislation To End Trump Shutdown: Even Worse Than Advertised
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
Feb. 8, 2019
Duckworth Joins Tester, Murkowski & Pingree In Re-Introducing Legislation To Support Survivors Of Military Sexual Trauma
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 8, 2019
Tweet - "Happy to say a few words this morning at the @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting about the importance of strong unions and workforce training."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 8, 2019
Helping Grieving Parents
Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Congresswoman Lawrence Joins Bipartisan Letter Seeking Full Details of Sting Operation and Detention of Indian Students in Michigan
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Foster Introduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Rights
Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 7, 2019
Schneider Leads Bipartisan Introduction of Bill to Expand Family and Medical Leave Act to Cover Loss of a Child
Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 7, 2019
In Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Duckworth Discusses Instability In South America And Threats Of Extremists In Africa
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to Honorable Members of the Department of Homeland Security Conference Committee - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Urge Homeland Security Conferees to Oppose Additional Funding for Trump's Deportation Agenda
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Tweet - "My friend and Illinois colleague, Rep. @janschakowsky, hit the nail on the head at today's hearing on the Trump Administration's family separation policy. This Administration's child separation policy amounts to state-sanctioned child abuse."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2019
The Washington Post - We Can Reach a Border Deal if We Ignore Trump's Threats
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Hon. Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Duckworth, Durbin Request VA, CDC & EPA Assistance In Investigating Potential Legionella-Linked Death At Manteno Illinois Veterans Home
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 6, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Colleagues to Introduce Immigration Package in Response to Trump State of the Union Speech
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 5, 2019
Duckworth Statement On Trump's 2019 State Of The Union Address
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Neomi Rao, President Trump's nominee to serve on the D.C. Circuit, gave testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee today. I asked her to explain her past writings where she discussed "myths of racial and gender oppression.""
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2019
Duckworth Discusses Transportation Logistics Security In The Middle East With CENTCOM General
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "Special thanks to Student Body President Juan Martinez for the intro tonight at @GUPolitics. Juan is a #Dreamer whose story I've shared on the Senate floor. He and the hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers should have a future in America -- the only home they know. #DurbinAtGU"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2019
Tweet - "This is a humanitarian disaster of the Trump Administration's own creation. It's unwillingness to even try to find and reunite these children with their families speaks to the cruel mindset that led to zero-tolerance in the first place."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Foster Announces Committee Assignments for 116th Congress
Rep.Bill Foster
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson - Quigley Leads Letter to Secretary Carson on Continued Failure to Review Crucial Nondiscrimination Guidance Documents For LGBT Americans in HUD Facilities
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Casten Named to Oversight and Investigations, Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittees on House Financial Services Committee
Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 30, 2019
Tweet - "10 years after the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, women in the workforce continue to face pay inequalities. This is why I support the #PaycheckFairnessAct. It's time to close the gender pay gap and provide equal pay for equal work. #Ledbetter10 #EqualPay"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Help Reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act To Close Gender Wage Gap
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Sec. of State - House Members Condemn Violence Against LGBT People In Chechnya
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Tweet - "On the 2nd anniversary of the President's travel ban, I joined @SenBlumenthal to introduce a resolution that calls for a recommitment to America's tradition of providing safe haven to the world's most vulnerable refugees. The Trump Administration's cold shoulder must end."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2019
Durbin Discusses Legionnaires' Case At IVH Manteno With Governor Pritzker
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2019
Schneider to Serve on House Small Business Committee in Addition to Ways & Means Committee
Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 25, 2019
Schakowsky & Duckworth Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing January 25th as Women's Health Research Day
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 25, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Selected As Chairman Of The Oversight Subcommittee On Economic And Consumer Policy
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 25, 2019
Tweet - "On Women's Health Research Day, I joined @SenDuckworth 's resolution to promote gender diversity in medical research. In the last several years, biomedical research has made incredible advancements in public health, but women continue to be underrepresented."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2019
Duckworth & Schakowsky Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing January 25th As Women's Health Research Day
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 25, 2019
Tweet - "Great to see improved wait time numbers at the VA. Our veterans deserve timely care, and I'll support initiatives here in the Senate to keep building on this success in Illinois and across the country:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Rep. LaHood Receives 116th Congress Ways and Means Committee Assignments
Rep.Darin LaHood
Jan. 24, 2019
Davis Calls for HHS Secretary to Account for Separated Children
Rep.Danny Davis
Jan. 24, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Send Asylum Seekers to Mexico
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 24, 2019
Tweet - "Here are some of the anti-immigrant provisions included in the Trump-McConnell bill to end the #TrumpShutdown:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019
Letter to Wilbur L. Ross, Jr, Secretary of Commerce, and Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Maloney Leads 40+ Members in Asking Trump Administration to Drop Census Citizenship Question Appeal
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Casten Named to Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 23, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Appointed to the Oversight and Reform Committee
Rep.Robin Kelly
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Menendez, Booker Colleagues Call for Investigation into Conditions of Detained Migrant Children
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 22, 2019
Rep. Underwood Appointed to The House Committee on Homeland Security
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the 46th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on SCOTUS Decision Allowing Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019
Casten Statement Concerning Supreme Court Temporarily Allowing Administration's Ban on Transgender Americans Serving in the Military
Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 22, 2019
Duckworth Statement On Supreme Court Order On Military Transgender Ban
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2019
Durbin On White House Legislation To End Trump Shutdown: Even Worse Than Advertised
Sen.Dick Durbin
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