| June 13, 2018
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Tweet - "Attorney General Sessions has thrown justice and due process for immigrants out the window."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 12, 2018
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Duckworth, Durbin, Feinstein, 30 Senators Sponsor Legislation to End Separation of Immigrant Families
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| June 12, 2018
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Durbin Questions Trump Admin On Efforts To Stop Future Election Interference
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 12, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators to Pompeo: Divisive Comments by Ambassador Grenell Strain Relations with Allies
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 12, 2018
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Duckworth Statement on Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| June 12, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Brock Long, Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Honorable Alex Azar II, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Members of Congress Press FEMA, HHS on Federal Government's Failures on Puerto Rico Fatality Count Following Hurricane Maria
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 12, 2018
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Tweet - "It is better for the leaders of nations with nuclear weapons to exchange positive words than hurl insults. But the meeting in Singapore did not produce an agreement, nor any credible plan to remove the nuclear threat from the Korean Peninsula."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 12, 2018
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Tweet - "Today we remember the 49 lives lost at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando 2 years ago. We must #HonorThemWithAction that can help prevent these senseless massacres and put a stop to gun violence in our communities."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 8, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Clarify Testimony on Gun Violence and School Safety
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| June 7, 2018
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Letter to William Evanina, Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center - Request Threat Assessment Due To President Trump's Reckless Cell Phone Usage
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 7, 2018
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Tweet - "When Republicans in Congress decide that our children are worth more than the approval of the @NRA, we can begin to fix this crisis."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 7, 2018
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Rush and Duckworth Introduce Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2018
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 6, 2018
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Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos Statements on New Mission & Continued Activation of Thomson Prison
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 6, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Kevin Yoder, Chairman, and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Protecting DREAMers From Deportation
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| June 6, 2018
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Water Resources Development Act of 2018
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| June 6, 2018
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Immigrant Heritage Month
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| June 6, 2018
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Tweet - "I support this commutation and urge @realDonaldTrump to support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill with @ChuckGrassley. It would repeal the unjust law that leaves thousands of others like Alice Johnson still serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 5, 2018
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Tweet - "Remember Brian Benczkowski? He represented Russia's Alfa Bank and was a top staffer to then-Senator Sessions. Senate Republicans plan to vote next week to confirm him to head the DOJ Criminal Division."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 4, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Conditions For Any Deal With North Korea
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 1, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Kristjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the Department of Justice - House Judiciary Dems Demand Answers from DHS & DOJ Following Surge of Immigrant Family Separations at the Border
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| May 31, 2018
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Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for making history and finally ratifying the ERA last night. Women have been waiting far too long for our nation's most important document to reflect their humanity and value to the United States."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 31, 2018
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Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| May 30, 2018
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Letter to Virginia Halas McCaskey, Owner of the Chicago Bears and George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears - Congresswoman Kelly leads Chicago Delegation Members in Letter Opposing Freedom of Speech Restrictions by the Chicago Bears and NFL
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| May 30, 2018
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Tweet "The Trump Administration's response to Hurricane Maria has been a disaster. Now they must come clean about why it took so long to get these Americans the help they so desperately needed."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 30, 2018
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Letter to National Security Advisor Bolton - Not to Eliminate the Role of Cybersecurity Coordinator
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 29, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Implement STOP School Violence Act
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| May 29, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Rutherford, Members of Congress Send Letter to AG Sessions to Release Guidance on STOP School Violence Act Grants
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| May 29, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| May 25, 2018
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Tweet - "We're 21 weeks into 2018, and there have already been 23 school shootings where someone was hurt or killed. That averages out to more than 1 shooting a week. Is there any sane person in America who thinks our kids should have to go through this?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 25, 2018
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Tweet - "My heart is heavy for the students, teachers, faculty, families, and community of Noblesville West Middle School following today's shooting. My thanks go out to the first responders who were quick to act."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 24, 2018
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House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Amendment Requiring a Pentagon Study of Medication Shortages in Wake of Damage to Puerto Rican Pharmaceutical Facilities
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| May 24, 2018
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US House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Department of Defense to Report on Plans to Treat and Prevent Opioid Use Among Families of Servicemembers
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| May 24, 2018
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Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| May 24, 2018
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Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Resolution Establishing "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 24, 2018
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Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| May 24, 2018
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Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 23, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| May 23, 2018
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Foster Introduces Legislation to Strengthen National Security Council
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| May 23, 2018
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Durbin Questions Trump Administration's Cruel Crackdown On Children Fleeing Persecution
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 23, 2018
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Quigley Meets with Parkland Students on Capitol Hill, Discusses Policy Proposals to Combat Gun Violence
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| May 23, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| May 23, 2018
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Tweet - "The so-called 'prison reform' bill passed by the House is not meaningful criminal justice reform. It's a step backward from ending America's mass incarceration crisis. It fails to address sentencing reform or reduce recidivism, and will increase racial & socioeconomic disparities"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 23, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| May 22, 2018
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Tweet - "Congress is going to have to choose who they listen to more -- the students who are in class thinking about whether their desks are in the line of fire, or the gun lobbyists who want to further weaken gun laws on the books so they can make more sales. I know where I stand."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 22, 2018
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Tweet - "Last Friday, the nation watched in horror as news broke of yet another school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School. Today, I called on Congressional Republicans to stand up to the gun sales lobby & act to help prevent future violence"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 22, 2018
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Durbin, Booker, Harris, Lewis, Jackson Lee Statement On House Vote On "Prison Reform"
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 22, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 22, 2018
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Hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Opening Statement of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Hearing on "Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: Part II"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| May 21, 2018
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Gun Violence
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| May 21, 2018
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Tweet - "I've been working for years to reform @USCIRF to more effectively promote human rights and religious freedom for all. These anti-LGBTQ appointments are a deeply troubling sign for the Commission's future."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 21, 2018
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Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| May 18, 2018
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Tweet - "My heart breaks for the Santa Fe families and community coping with another mass shooting tragedy in America. It's unconscionable that students and teachers aren't safe in their own classrooms, and that Congress has stood idly by as gun violence plagues our nation's schools."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 18, 2018
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Advance Schneider Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| May 18, 2018
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Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 17, 2018
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Duckworth Statement on CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| May 17, 2018
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Quigley Secures Appropriations Language to Prevent Domestic Abusers from Obtaining Guns
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| May 16, 2018
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Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 16, 2018
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On Anniversary of Amtrak Shooting, Duckworth and Hoeven Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Protections for Rail Crewmembers
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 16, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Carper, Coons join 30 Senators in calling on Trump Administration to put American jobs, national security before China
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 15, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Sen. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Hon. Claire McCaskill, Ranking Member - Press for Fairness in FEMA Disaster Declaration Process
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 15, 2018
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Statement of Tech Accountability Caucus Co-Chairs on Amazon's "Rooney Rule' Reversal
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| May 11, 2018
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Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| May 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose. From prevention to treatment, all stakeholders--government, industry, medical community, and law enforcement--have a duty to do what we can to combat this epidemic."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 11, 2018
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Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 10, 2018
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Tweet - "You can't reform America's criminal justice system without reforming sentencing, which is why a quarter of the U.S. Senate and law-enforcement, faith and civil rights leaders support the bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Read my statement with @chuckgrassley:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 10, 2018
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Durbin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Support Rural EMS Agencies
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 9, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Withdraw Controversial Justice Dept Nominee Tied To Russian Bank
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 9, 2018
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Rep. Davis Announces Beginning of Process of Formulating Anti-Lynching Legislation
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| May 9, 2018
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Tweet - ".@JudiciaryDems call on @POTUS to pull his @TheJusticeDept nominee, Brian Benczkowski, who has represented a Russian bank tied to Putin and his government. He's also refused to recuse himself on issues related to the ongoing Russia investigation. Anyone else see a problem there?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 9, 2018
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Grassley, Durbin: Sentencing Reform Necessary For Senate Consideration Of Criminal Justice Reform
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 8, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence - CIA Openly Lobbying For Haspel Nomination
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 8, 2018
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Letter to Hon. Richard Burr, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman, and the Hon. Mark Warner, Ranking Member - Reject Haspel CIA Nomination
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 4, 2018
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Manchin, Durbin and Markey Urge FDA to Remove High-Dose Opioids From the Market
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 4, 2018
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Letter to Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Shaheen - Funding of Juvenile Justice Programs
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 3, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Velázquez Urges FCC to Preserve Lifeline Program
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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