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July 27, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Senate Judiciary Committee On Ransomware Attacks Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021 Durbin Questions DOJ And FBI On Combating Ransomware Attacks Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2021 Chairman Quigley Statement to Rules Committee on Seven-Bill Appropriations Minibus Rep. Mike Quigley
July 26, 2021 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Calls For Emergency Supplemental Funding To Support The National Guard And U.S. Capitol Police Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2021 Statement of Rep. Danny K Davis on Chicago City Council Adoption of Police Community Oversight Ordinance Rep. Danny Davis
July 26, 2021 Tweet - "Climate change is not some looming future threat. It is here today and has been for some time. We need to get serious about how we are going to address this crisis before it is too late." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2021 Tweet - "Gun violence continues to take a devastating toll on Chicago. My prayers are with the victims and their families, but my thoughts are on the future and how we must find a way to finally end this national nightmare." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Tweet - "The crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity disproportionately impacts people of color, with 81 percent of those convicted of federal crack offenses from 2015 to 2019 being Black. We need to end this injustice once and for all by eliminating the crack-powder disparity." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Tweet - "Today I visited @CMBWNTheNetwork to learn about their important work providing resources to survivors of domestic violence and discuss the importance of the #VOCAFix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act, which @POTUS signed into law yesterday." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García and Brian Fitzpatrick Re-Introduce Bipartisan Cargo Flight Deck Security Act Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Duckworth Urge SBA To Support State's Request For McLean County Disaster Declaration Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Tweet - "As states & localities work toward a settlement to hold some of the drug companies accountable for fueling the opioid epidemic, we must heed lessons from the tobacco settlement and safeguard critical funds for treatment, prevention, and public health purposes." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 Durbin, Lightfoot, Attorney General Garland Discuss Gun Trafficking Strike Force, Investments in Community Violence Prevention Programs in Chicago Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 Tweet - "Honored to welcome @TheJusticeDept to Chicago today to discuss initiatives to address gun violence. AG Garland and I are committed to stemming the flood of illegal firearms into our neighborhoods. The firearms trafficking strike force is a critical step forward for this effort." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations - After New Details On Kavanaugh Investigation Surface, Senators Call On Fbi For Answers On Handling Of "Tip Line' Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2021 Durbin To Join Attorney General Garland In Chicago Today To Announce Gun Violence Strike Force Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Individuals on CARES Act home confinement have posed no threat and are already reintegrating into society. If this opinion is not withdrawn, the Biden Admin must use other legal tools to ensure no inmate who has successfully transitioned to home confinement is returned to prison." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Cloture Motion Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Gun violence is traumatizing an entire generation of children in this country. This is a crisis. History and future generations will judge us by how we meet this moment." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Announce $121 Million In Federal Funding For Emergency Preparedness In Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Senate Passes Critical Bipartisan, House-Passed Legislation To Strengthen The Victims Of Crime Act Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Booker, Durbin Applaud Passage of the EQUAL Act out of House Judiciary Committee Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "When our democracy needed them, the Illinois National Guard came to Washington to protect me and everyone who works at the Capitol. Congress should not delay passing @SenatorLeahy's emergency supplemental funding bill. No Guard member should miss a paycheck." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "Illinoisans who have been victims of crime need the services and supports provided through the Crime Victims Fund. Yet because of a partisan objection, it is facing depletion. Victims cannot be used as political pawns in the esoteric game of budget scorekeeping. #VOCAFix" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "Victim support organizations have been a beacon of hope for some of the most vulnerable members of our community. But these beacons are at risk of going dark without immediate action. I'm proud to say the Senate has finally passed the #VOCAFix to sustain the Crime Victims Fund." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "This transfer is an important step toward what should be our ultimate goal: closing the Guantánamo Bay detention center for good. Every day that the prison remains open, its existence calls into question our commitment to human rights and the rule of law." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Duckworth Applauds White House's Justice40 Interim Guidance Prioritizing Environmental Justice Communities Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 20, 2021 Durbin, Booker: We Should Not Force Individuals On Home Confinement To Return To Prison Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Consumer Protection and Recovery Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 20, 2021 Booker, Durbin: We Should Not Force Individuals On Home Confinement To Return To Prison Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 19, 2021 Tweet - "We are a nation that has become traumatized by gun violence. If that much wasn't obvious already, the scene at Nationals Park on Saturday should serve as evidence: Americans have come to accept and even expect mass shootings as a possibility anywhere in America." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Cory Booker, United States Senator, to the Hon. Tim Scott, United States Senator, to the Hon. Karen Bass, United States Representative - Rep. García, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Calls for Reforms to Address Police Violence Affecting Latino Communities Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 19, 2021 Nationals Park Shooting Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Tweet - "Congress must stand up to the wave of restrictive voting laws sweeping across America and enact basic federal standards to access the ballot. Our democracy it at its strongest when more people participate, not fewer. Let's #ProtectVotingRights and pass the #ForThePeopleAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Tweet - "Another summer weekend in Chicago with devastating gun violence. My prayers are with the victims and their families. We must redouble our efforts to break the cycles of violence and trauma. It will take dedicated efforts at all levels, but we must address this crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "When gun violence plagues a community, it not only leaves physical and emotional scars, it takes a financial toll too. This @USGAO report shows that addressing the cycle of violence helps our neighbors facing trauma & saves money." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Tweet - "Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Luján, Duckworth Lead Colleagues in Urging Republican Leadership to Bolster Capitol Security, Fully Reimburse Law Enforcement and National Guard Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Bring Fairness To FEMA Disaster Declaration Process Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on FBI's Dereliction of Duty in Larry Nassar Case Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Tweet - "The FBI's outrageous failures in this case led to more athletes enduring horrific, traumatic assaults. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I pledge that we will examine this serious and unacceptable injustice to help prevent future, similar tragedies." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Nomination of David Chipman Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Gohmert and Posey Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports Rep. Mary Miller, ...
July 14, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 1920 Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice & Accountability Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
July 27, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Senate Judiciary Committee On Ransomware Attacks Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021 Durbin Questions DOJ And FBI On Combating Ransomware Attacks Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2021 Chairman Quigley Statement to Rules Committee on Seven-Bill Appropriations Minibus Rep.Mike Quigley
July 26, 2021 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Calls For Emergency Supplemental Funding To Support The National Guard And U.S. Capitol Police Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2021 Statement of Rep. Danny K Davis on Chicago City Council Adoption of Police Community Oversight Ordinance Rep.Danny Davis
July 26, 2021 Tweet - "Climate change is not some looming future threat. It is here today and has been for some time. We need to get serious about how we are going to address this crisis before it is too late." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2021 Tweet - "Gun violence continues to take a devastating toll on Chicago. My prayers are with the victims and their families, but my thoughts are on the future and how we must find a way to finally end this national nightmare." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Tweet - "The crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity disproportionately impacts people of color, with 81 percent of those convicted of federal crack offenses from 2015 to 2019 being Black. We need to end this injustice once and for all by eliminating the crack-powder disparity." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Tweet - "Today I visited @CMBWNTheNetwork to learn about their important work providing resources to survivors of domestic violence and discuss the importance of the #VOCAFix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act, which @POTUS signed into law yesterday." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García and Brian Fitzpatrick Re-Introduce Bipartisan Cargo Flight Deck Security Act Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Duckworth Urge SBA To Support State's Request For McLean County Disaster Declaration Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021 Tweet - "As states & localities work toward a settlement to hold some of the drug companies accountable for fueling the opioid epidemic, we must heed lessons from the tobacco settlement and safeguard critical funds for treatment, prevention, and public health purposes." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 Durbin, Lightfoot, Attorney General Garland Discuss Gun Trafficking Strike Force, Investments in Community Violence Prevention Programs in Chicago Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 Tweet - "Honored to welcome @TheJusticeDept to Chicago today to discuss initiatives to address gun violence. AG Garland and I are committed to stemming the flood of illegal firearms into our neighborhoods. The firearms trafficking strike force is a critical step forward for this effort." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations - After New Details On Kavanaugh Investigation Surface, Senators Call On Fbi For Answers On Handling Of "Tip Line' Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2021 Durbin To Join Attorney General Garland In Chicago Today To Announce Gun Violence Strike Force Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Individuals on CARES Act home confinement have posed no threat and are already reintegrating into society. If this opinion is not withdrawn, the Biden Admin must use other legal tools to ensure no inmate who has successfully transitioned to home confinement is returned to prison." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Cloture Motion Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Gun violence is traumatizing an entire generation of children in this country. This is a crisis. History and future generations will judge us by how we meet this moment." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Announce $121 Million In Federal Funding For Emergency Preparedness In Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Senate Passes Critical Bipartisan, House-Passed Legislation To Strengthen The Victims Of Crime Act Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021 Booker, Durbin Applaud Passage of the EQUAL Act out of House Judiciary Committee Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "When our democracy needed them, the Illinois National Guard came to Washington to protect me and everyone who works at the Capitol. Congress should not delay passing @SenatorLeahy's emergency supplemental funding bill. No Guard member should miss a paycheck." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "Illinoisans who have been victims of crime need the services and supports provided through the Crime Victims Fund. Yet because of a partisan objection, it is facing depletion. Victims cannot be used as political pawns in the esoteric game of budget scorekeeping. #VOCAFix" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "Victim support organizations have been a beacon of hope for some of the most vulnerable members of our community. But these beacons are at risk of going dark without immediate action. I'm proud to say the Senate has finally passed the #VOCAFix to sustain the Crime Victims Fund." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "This transfer is an important step toward what should be our ultimate goal: closing the Guantánamo Bay detention center for good. Every day that the prison remains open, its existence calls into question our commitment to human rights and the rule of law." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Duckworth Applauds White House's Justice40 Interim Guidance Prioritizing Environmental Justice Communities Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 20, 2021 Durbin, Booker: We Should Not Force Individuals On Home Confinement To Return To Prison Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Consumer Protection and Recovery Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 20, 2021 Booker, Durbin: We Should Not Force Individuals On Home Confinement To Return To Prison Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 19, 2021 Tweet - "We are a nation that has become traumatized by gun violence. If that much wasn't obvious already, the scene at Nationals Park on Saturday should serve as evidence: Americans have come to accept and even expect mass shootings as a possibility anywhere in America." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Cory Booker, United States Senator, to the Hon. Tim Scott, United States Senator, to the Hon. Karen Bass, United States Representative - Rep. García, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Calls for Reforms to Address Police Violence Affecting Latino Communities Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 19, 2021 Nationals Park Shooting Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Tweet - "Congress must stand up to the wave of restrictive voting laws sweeping across America and enact basic federal standards to access the ballot. Our democracy it at its strongest when more people participate, not fewer. Let's #ProtectVotingRights and pass the #ForThePeopleAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Tweet - "Another summer weekend in Chicago with devastating gun violence. My prayers are with the victims and their families. We must redouble our efforts to break the cycles of violence and trauma. It will take dedicated efforts at all levels, but we must address this crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "When gun violence plagues a community, it not only leaves physical and emotional scars, it takes a financial toll too. This @USGAO report shows that addressing the cycle of violence helps our neighbors facing trauma & saves money." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Tweet - "Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Luján, Duckworth Lead Colleagues in Urging Republican Leadership to Bolster Capitol Security, Fully Reimburse Law Enforcement and National Guard Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Bring Fairness To FEMA Disaster Declaration Process Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on FBI's Dereliction of Duty in Larry Nassar Case Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Tweet - "The FBI's outrageous failures in this case led to more athletes enduring horrific, traumatic assaults. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I pledge that we will examine this serious and unacceptable injustice to help prevent future, similar tragedies." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Nomination of David Chipman Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Gohmert and Posey Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports Rep.Mary Miller, ...
July 14, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 1920 Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice & Accountability Sen.Dick Durbin
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