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March 11, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see @GovPritzker provide unemployment benefits to workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. As we seek to address this public health crisis, we must ensure protections for working families. I'm proud to see Illinois is leading the way in these efforts." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "As the coronavirus outbreak spreads & schools across the nation are forced to close, many students are left without the lunches & school services they rely on. @SenateDems & I are urging @usedgov to issue guidelines to schools & families addressing these concerns." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "While some are focused on the challenges facing corporations and the wealthy during this public health crisis, @SenateDems are rightly focused on helping working families." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Durbin Presses CDC On Need For Additional Coronavirus Test Kit Supplies Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Usa Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020 Rep. Mike Quigley
March 11, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Call for President Trump to Invoke Stafford Act and Consider Disaster Declarations to Utilize FEMA's $40+ Billion in Disaster Relief Funds to Aid State & Local Gov't Response to Growing Coronavirus Outbreak Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Rep. Pressley Fights for Justice for Incarcerated Mothers Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
March 10, 2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Discusses Trump Proposals to Help Those Affected by Coronavirus & Coronavirus Outbreaks Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Ways and Means Leaders Seek Additional Information from HHS Regarding Whistleblower Allegation Rep. Danny Davis, ...
March 10, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Illinois State of Emergency Declaration in Response to Coronavirus Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 10, 2020 Letter to Kevin Riddle, Field Office Director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services - Duckworth Condemns USCIS for Failing to Follow Civil Rights Law for Blind Man Seeking Citizenship Test Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - CORONAVIRUS: Murray, Democrats Push Scalia to Advocate for Workers, Question DOL's Absence from Task Force Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Congress passed a robust funding bill to address the coronavirus outbreak--but our work is not done. As we look forward to the next steps, it is critical for Congress to prioritize the health and safety of workers and their families." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Durbin Asks CDC For Clarification And Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Airport Screening Procedures Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Dir. of the National Institutes of Health - Durbin To HHS And NIH: Taxpayer-Funded Coronavirus Vaccines Must Be Affordable For Patients Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Durbin Calls On Trump Administration To Prioritize Health & Safety Working Families In Coronavirus Response Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "With the global spread of coronavirus, it is critical that we have comprehensive screening processes in place for travelers coming from highly infected areas & that airports are provided with clear guidelines & procedures related to screening for #COVID19." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Acting Pardon Attorney for the Department of Justice - U.S. Representatives ask Justice Department to Review Trial Penalties in Clemency Considerations Rep. Bill Foster, ...
March 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Acting Pardon Attorney for the U.S. Dept. of Justice - U.S. Reps. ask Justice Dept. to review trial penalties in clemency considerations Rep. Bill Foster, ...
March 9, 2020 Tweet - "My statement with @SenDuckworth on @GovPritzker 's declaration of a state of emergency in response to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Illinois:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with Dr. Fauci today to get an update on coronavirus. I'm grateful to @NIH for doing everything within its ability to better understand, respond, and treat this virus and public health challenge." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Tweet - "I want to thank @CDCgov , @CookCoHealth , @IDPH , & Chicago Dept. of Public Health for joining me on Friday to discuss the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak and to go over best practices for responding to this growing public health challenge." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor Nominee - Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Protect American Workers Against Covid-19 Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 9, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Illinois State Of Emergency Declaration In Response To Coronavirus Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2020 Tweet - "This #InternationalWomensDay, we recognize the vast and significant accomplishments of women across the globe. As we strive to reach #genderequality, we must continue to empower and support the next generation of women. #IWD2020" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 55th anniversary of #BloodySunday, a day to honor the remarkable courage of the men and women who marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL on March 7, 1965, for the fundamental right to vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's been a year since the House passed the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. Sen. McConnell has yet to hold a vote on this bill to strengthen services and protections for survivors of domestic abuse. The American people deserve better than this do-nothing Senate." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Devon Westhill - Reps. Fudge, Kuster Lead Letter Calling on Agriculture Department to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement Rep. Danny Davis, ...
March 6, 2020 Letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Hoyer, DeFazio, House Democrats Call on FEMA to Approve Disaster Recovery Aid to Permanently Restore Infrastructure in Puerto Rico Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump issued the second version of his discriminatory and unconstitutional Muslim travel ban three years ago today. In the time since, it has separated families, devastated communities, wasted taxpayer money, and made America less safe." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenBlumenthal and @LindseyGrahamSC in introducing the EARN IT Act. It's time for Big Tech to step up efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of children online--and ensure that they actually earn liability protections from violations of the law on their platforms." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Restore Amtrak Riders' Legal Rights & Protections Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Durbin Convenes CDC, State, And Local Public Health Officials To Discuss Coronavirus Response Plans Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) about Coronavirus Rep. Mike Quigley
March 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - DeLauro, Porter, Underwood Raise Concerns About COVID-19 Diagnostics Costs for People Covered by ERISA & Short-Term Health Plans, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
March 5, 2020 Duckworth Confronts Officials over the Trump Administration's Botched Response to Covid-19 Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 5, 2020 Feinstein, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Diversity in Corporate Leadership Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Just voted for the bipartisan coronavirus supplemental funding bill, which provides $7.8B to respond to & prevent coronavirus, including funding for patient monitoring, lab testing, acquisition of test kits & protective equipment, & research into vaccines and therapeutics." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2020 Durbin Votes For Coronavirus Supplemental Funding Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2020 Durbin: What Are We Doing To Prevent Election Interference From China? Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Reports Iran now has Fuel Needed for Nuclear Weapon Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Bipartisan Funding Deal to Combat the Spread of Covid-19 Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - U.S. Senator Tina Smith & Democratic Senate Colleagues Defend Right of Department of Defense Civilian Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "We lose around 100 Americans to gun violence every day. Today I went to the Senate floor to call on Sen. Mitch McConnell to bring H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks bill, up for a vote. The House passed this bill more than a year ago. It's time for the Senate to vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "It was critical that the bipartisan coronavirus supplemental funding bill reimburse state and local governments--including Illinois and Chicago--for costs incurred while assisting the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak, which this final agreement does." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Cardin, Van Hollen, Senate Democrats to Azar: Trump Administration's Health Care Sabotage Undermines Coronavirus Response Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 4, 2020 Shortage of Medical Devices Rep. Brad Schneider
March 4, 2020 Durbin Statement On Coronavirus Supplemental Funding Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020 The State Journal-Register - Sen. Dick Durbin: Lessons learned so far on coronavirus Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see @GovPritzker provide unemployment benefits to workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. As we seek to address this public health crisis, we must ensure protections for working families. I'm proud to see Illinois is leading the way in these efforts." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "As the coronavirus outbreak spreads & schools across the nation are forced to close, many students are left without the lunches & school services they rely on. @SenateDems & I are urging @usedgov to issue guidelines to schools & families addressing these concerns." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "While some are focused on the challenges facing corporations and the wealthy during this public health crisis, @SenateDems are rightly focused on helping working families." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Durbin Presses CDC On Need For Additional Coronavirus Test Kit Supplies Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Usa Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020 Rep.Mike Quigley
March 11, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Call for President Trump to Invoke Stafford Act and Consider Disaster Declarations to Utilize FEMA's $40+ Billion in Disaster Relief Funds to Aid State & Local Gov't Response to Growing Coronavirus Outbreak Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Rep. Pressley Fights for Justice for Incarcerated Mothers Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
March 10, 2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Discusses Trump Proposals to Help Those Affected by Coronavirus & Coronavirus Outbreaks Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Ways and Means Leaders Seek Additional Information from HHS Regarding Whistleblower Allegation Rep.Danny Davis, ...
March 10, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Illinois State of Emergency Declaration in Response to Coronavirus Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 10, 2020 Letter to Kevin Riddle, Field Office Director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services - Duckworth Condemns USCIS for Failing to Follow Civil Rights Law for Blind Man Seeking Citizenship Test Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - CORONAVIRUS: Murray, Democrats Push Scalia to Advocate for Workers, Question DOL's Absence from Task Force Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Congress passed a robust funding bill to address the coronavirus outbreak--but our work is not done. As we look forward to the next steps, it is critical for Congress to prioritize the health and safety of workers and their families." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Durbin Asks CDC For Clarification And Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Airport Screening Procedures Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Dir. of the National Institutes of Health - Durbin To HHS And NIH: Taxpayer-Funded Coronavirus Vaccines Must Be Affordable For Patients Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Durbin Calls On Trump Administration To Prioritize Health & Safety Working Families In Coronavirus Response Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "With the global spread of coronavirus, it is critical that we have comprehensive screening processes in place for travelers coming from highly infected areas & that airports are provided with clear guidelines & procedures related to screening for #COVID19." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Acting Pardon Attorney for the Department of Justice - U.S. Representatives ask Justice Department to Review Trial Penalties in Clemency Considerations Rep.Bill Foster, ...
March 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Acting Pardon Attorney for the U.S. Dept. of Justice - U.S. Reps. ask Justice Dept. to review trial penalties in clemency considerations Rep.Bill Foster, ...
March 9, 2020 Tweet - "My statement with @SenDuckworth on @GovPritzker 's declaration of a state of emergency in response to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Illinois:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with Dr. Fauci today to get an update on coronavirus. I'm grateful to @NIH for doing everything within its ability to better understand, respond, and treat this virus and public health challenge." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Tweet - "I want to thank @CDCgov , @CookCoHealth , @IDPH , & Chicago Dept. of Public Health for joining me on Friday to discuss the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak and to go over best practices for responding to this growing public health challenge." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor Nominee - Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Protect American Workers Against Covid-19 Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 9, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Illinois State Of Emergency Declaration In Response To Coronavirus Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2020 Tweet - "This #InternationalWomensDay, we recognize the vast and significant accomplishments of women across the globe. As we strive to reach #genderequality, we must continue to empower and support the next generation of women. #IWD2020" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2020 Tweet - "Today marks the 55th anniversary of #BloodySunday, a day to honor the remarkable courage of the men and women who marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL on March 7, 1965, for the fundamental right to vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's been a year since the House passed the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. Sen. McConnell has yet to hold a vote on this bill to strengthen services and protections for survivors of domestic abuse. The American people deserve better than this do-nothing Senate." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Devon Westhill - Reps. Fudge, Kuster Lead Letter Calling on Agriculture Department to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement Rep.Danny Davis, ...
March 6, 2020 Letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Hoyer, DeFazio, House Democrats Call on FEMA to Approve Disaster Recovery Aid to Permanently Restore Infrastructure in Puerto Rico Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump issued the second version of his discriminatory and unconstitutional Muslim travel ban three years ago today. In the time since, it has separated families, devastated communities, wasted taxpayer money, and made America less safe." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenBlumenthal and @LindseyGrahamSC in introducing the EARN IT Act. It's time for Big Tech to step up efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of children online--and ensure that they actually earn liability protections from violations of the law on their platforms." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Restore Amtrak Riders' Legal Rights & Protections Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Durbin Convenes CDC, State, And Local Public Health Officials To Discuss Coronavirus Response Plans Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) about Coronavirus Rep.Mike Quigley
March 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - DeLauro, Porter, Underwood Raise Concerns About COVID-19 Diagnostics Costs for People Covered by ERISA & Short-Term Health Plans, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
March 5, 2020 Duckworth Confronts Officials over the Trump Administration's Botched Response to Covid-19 Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 5, 2020 Feinstein, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Diversity in Corporate Leadership Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 5, 2020 Tweet - "Just voted for the bipartisan coronavirus supplemental funding bill, which provides $7.8B to respond to & prevent coronavirus, including funding for patient monitoring, lab testing, acquisition of test kits & protective equipment, & research into vaccines and therapeutics." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2020 Durbin Votes For Coronavirus Supplemental Funding Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2020 Durbin: What Are We Doing To Prevent Election Interference From China? Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Reports Iran now has Fuel Needed for Nuclear Weapon Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Bipartisan Funding Deal to Combat the Spread of Covid-19 Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - U.S. Senator Tina Smith & Democratic Senate Colleagues Defend Right of Department of Defense Civilian Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "We lose around 100 Americans to gun violence every day. Today I went to the Senate floor to call on Sen. Mitch McConnell to bring H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks bill, up for a vote. The House passed this bill more than a year ago. It's time for the Senate to vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "It was critical that the bipartisan coronavirus supplemental funding bill reimburse state and local governments--including Illinois and Chicago--for costs incurred while assisting the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak, which this final agreement does." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Cardin, Van Hollen, Senate Democrats to Azar: Trump Administration's Health Care Sabotage Undermines Coronavirus Response Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 4, 2020 Shortage of Medical Devices Rep.Brad Schneider
March 4, 2020 Durbin Statement On Coronavirus Supplemental Funding Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020 The State Journal-Register - Sen. Dick Durbin: Lessons learned so far on coronavirus Sen.Dick Durbin
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