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Dec. 15, 2020 Letter to Hon. Kevin K. Sullivan, United States Ambassador to Nicaragua - Demanding Ortega Regime Respect Nicaraguan Civil Society and Press Freedoms Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 14, 2020 Letter to Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal and Warden Dan Sproul - Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Demand Testing at Fci Pekin Following Significant Covid-19 Outbreak Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 14, 2020 Tweet - "It's been eight years since the devastating mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My heart is with every family remembering a loved one today. We must honor the lives we lost that day with action." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2020 Davis, LaHood Announce $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Grant to BN Parents Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Schneider Introduces Bill to Address Deadly "charleston Loophole" in National Firearm Background Check System Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 10, 2020 Reps. García, Pressley, and Jeffries Introduce Transit Parity Resolution Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Durbin, Booker Call For President Trump To Issue A Commutation Reducing The Sentence Of Brandon Bernard, Who Is Scheduled To Be Executed Tomorrow, December 10 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Reps. García and Scanlon Introduce Bill to Facilitate Voter Registration in Subsidized Housing Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Brandon Bernard should not be executed tomorrow by the Trump Administration. @SenBooker and I are calling on President Trump to commute Mr. Bernard's death sentence." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2020 Tweet - "The findings of the Fort Hood review are clear: we must do more to address sexual assault and harassment there, at the 416th in IL, and all across our military." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2020 Letter to Honorable Christopher Wray, Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mr. Joseph B. Maher, Principal Deputy General Counsel Senior Official Performing the Duties of Undersecretary of Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security - Heinrich And Senate Democrats Write To FBI And DHS Requesting Information On QAnon Threat Posed To America And Abroad Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Trump judicial nominee Stephen Schwartz is yet another extreme & underqualified ideologue the Senate is considering this week. He has described Social Security as "harmful," advocated against DACA & repro rights, & defended restrictive voting practices. I strongly oppose his nom." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2020 Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Adversely Affected by the War on Drugs Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 4, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker to Introduce Resolution Calling for First United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke w/President-elect Biden's DHS Secretary nominee @AliMayorkas today. He knows the beacon of hope and promise America can be to those facing persecution. I believe that Mr. Mayorkas can restore integrity and decency at DHS, and I urge my colleagues to support his nomination." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution in Support of Thailand's Pro-Democracy Movement Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "After AG Barr changed longstanding DOJ policy, the U.S. government has executed more people this year than the last 60. @RepPressley @SenBooker @SenatorLeahy & I are calling for an end to this killing spree." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2020 Duckworth Responds to Trump's Second Threat to Block Pay Raise for Our Troops Over Unrelated Policy Issues Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The 2021 open enrollment period ends on December 15. COVID-19 has underscored the importance of health coverage. NOW is the time to find the plan that fits your needs. Go to http://healthcare.gov and shop around--premiums are lower and there are more options to choose from." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "As we give thanks this year, we owe a special debt of gratitude to our heroic health care workers who are facing another surge in COVID-19 cases. Please help to protect them by heeding public health guidance, wearing a mask & distancing." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 García, Clark, House Members Demand the CDC Address Disproportionate Excess Deaths in Communities of Color, End Health Disparities in Agency's Data Collection Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee has become a shell of its former self under a Republican majority. But under Democratic leadership, my colleagues and I would get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The President should use the pardon power to redress manifest injustices, not shamelessly cover up the corruption that touched the core of this Administration. I hope President-elect Biden will use clemency to help right the wrongs of our misguided "war on drugs."" Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Dec. 15, 2020 Letter to Hon. Kevin K. Sullivan, United States Ambassador to Nicaragua - Demanding Ortega Regime Respect Nicaraguan Civil Society and Press Freedoms Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 14, 2020 Letter to Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal and Warden Dan Sproul - Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Demand Testing at Fci Pekin Following Significant Covid-19 Outbreak Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 14, 2020 Tweet - "It's been eight years since the devastating mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My heart is with every family remembering a loved one today. We must honor the lives we lost that day with action." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2020 Davis, LaHood Announce $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Grant to BN Parents Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Schneider Introduces Bill to Address Deadly "charleston Loophole" in National Firearm Background Check System Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 10, 2020 Reps. García, Pressley, and Jeffries Introduce Transit Parity Resolution Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Durbin, Booker Call For President Trump To Issue A Commutation Reducing The Sentence Of Brandon Bernard, Who Is Scheduled To Be Executed Tomorrow, December 10 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Reps. García and Scanlon Introduce Bill to Facilitate Voter Registration in Subsidized Housing Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Brandon Bernard should not be executed tomorrow by the Trump Administration. @SenBooker and I are calling on President Trump to commute Mr. Bernard's death sentence." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2020 Tweet - "The findings of the Fort Hood review are clear: we must do more to address sexual assault and harassment there, at the 416th in IL, and all across our military." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 8, 2020 Letter to Honorable Christopher Wray, Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mr. Joseph B. Maher, Principal Deputy General Counsel Senior Official Performing the Duties of Undersecretary of Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security - Heinrich And Senate Democrats Write To FBI And DHS Requesting Information On QAnon Threat Posed To America And Abroad Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Trump judicial nominee Stephen Schwartz is yet another extreme & underqualified ideologue the Senate is considering this week. He has described Social Security as "harmful," advocated against DACA & repro rights, & defended restrictive voting practices. I strongly oppose his nom." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2020 Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Adversely Affected by the War on Drugs Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 4, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker to Introduce Resolution Calling for First United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke w/President-elect Biden's DHS Secretary nominee @AliMayorkas today. He knows the beacon of hope and promise America can be to those facing persecution. I believe that Mr. Mayorkas can restore integrity and decency at DHS, and I urge my colleagues to support his nomination." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution in Support of Thailand's Pro-Democracy Movement Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "After AG Barr changed longstanding DOJ policy, the U.S. government has executed more people this year than the last 60. @RepPressley @SenBooker @SenatorLeahy & I are calling for an end to this killing spree." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2020 Duckworth Responds to Trump's Second Threat to Block Pay Raise for Our Troops Over Unrelated Policy Issues Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The 2021 open enrollment period ends on December 15. COVID-19 has underscored the importance of health coverage. NOW is the time to find the plan that fits your needs. Go to http://healthcare.gov and shop around--premiums are lower and there are more options to choose from." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "As we give thanks this year, we owe a special debt of gratitude to our heroic health care workers who are facing another surge in COVID-19 cases. Please help to protect them by heeding public health guidance, wearing a mask & distancing." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 García, Clark, House Members Demand the CDC Address Disproportionate Excess Deaths in Communities of Color, End Health Disparities in Agency's Data Collection Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee has become a shell of its former self under a Republican majority. But under Democratic leadership, my colleagues and I would get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The President should use the pardon power to redress manifest injustices, not shamelessly cover up the corruption that touched the core of this Administration. I hope President-elect Biden will use clemency to help right the wrongs of our misguided "war on drugs."" Sen.Dick Durbin
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