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July 27, 2019
Tweet - "Simply put, President Trump is endangering our troops in order to pay for his ineffective border wall. I hope that as this continues to play out in the courts, the right decision will be reached."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Association - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges FEMA To Support State's Request For Preliminary Flood Damage Assessment
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
July 26, 2019
Foster Introduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance
Rep. Bill Foster
July 26, 2019
Tweet - "For the past 29 years, the Americans with Disabilities Act has provided protections for millions of Americans with disabilities, preserving their basic civil and human rights. I'm proud to celebrate the ADA today, and I'll always fight to make equal opportunity a reality. #ADA29"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2019
Rush and Duckworth Re-Introduce Bill to Take on Firearm Violence Epidemic
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2019
Tweet - "In Chicago, more than 1,400 people have been killed or injured by gunfire so far this year. We can, and must, support research on gun violence. And Congress should fund this life saving work. We can't let the gun lobby stop us. #FundGVPResearch #WeNeedToKnow #ResearchSavesLives"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2019
Tweet - "Director Mueller warned us that the Russians are interfering in our elections "as we sit here today." Leader McConnell is abdicating his responsibility to protect American democracy so he can protect a President who unravels it day-by-day."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Booker Reintroduces Sweeping Environmental Justice Bill
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "It's on all of us, especially lawmakers, to speak out & take action on reducing gun violence. Talked with ATF Director nominee @FOPChuck today about enforcing existing gun regulations and addressing the gun violence epidemic head-on."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Quigley Statement on Special Counsel's Testimony
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 24, 2019
Casten Statement on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Testimony Before House Judiciary And Intelligence Committees
Rep. Sean Casten
July 24, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly's Statement on the Mueller Hearing
Rep. Robin Kelly
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "Director Mueller reminded the American people today of the reason why this investigation was necessary. Russia interfered with our democracy in 2016 to sway the presidential race, and they are at it again in 2020. Leader McConnell: we must act to secure our elections now."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "Three words for Leader McConnell: protect our elections."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth Discuss Election Security With State Board Of Elections Chair Chuck Scholz
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "It's no secret that our elections are under attack and that the Russians are at it again in 2020. Met with @SenDuckworth & IL Board of Elections Chairman Chuck Scholz today to discuss how we can support state efforts to secure our elections."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Underwood-Backed Legislation to Combat Robocalls Passes the House
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Menendez Leads 22 Democratic Senators in Letter Opposing State Department Commission Set to "redefine' Human Rights
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2019
Durbin Presses FBI Director Wray On Effort To Combat White Supremacist Violence
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishamoorthi
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 23, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Help Communities Like Cairo Affected by Public Housing Fraud and Abuse
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Democrats To Sec. DeVos: Parents Must Know When Seclusion And Restraint Occurs
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "White supremacists pose a grave threat to our national security, accounting for more homicides from 2000 to 2016 than any other domestic extremist movement. Today I asked FBI Director Wray whether his agency takes the threat seriously."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "Today, Director Wray made it clear to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Russians are still trying to interfere in our elections. Why is Leader McConnell afraid to bring election security bills to the floor for a vote?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "Our major intelligence agencies have confirmed that the Russians have continued their efforts to interfere in our elections. What are we doing about it? Nothing. The reason? Leader McConnell."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "The #FirstStepAct was a bipartisan success that is giving thousands a second chance. The notion that DOJ is fighting to put some of the bill's beneficiaries back behind bars is not what I and the other authors of this landmark legislation had in mind."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2019
Tweet - "Last year more than 2,000 people in Illinois died from an opioid overdose. There is no denying how this epidemic was ignited: Big Pharma's insatiable greed."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2019
Tweet - "My statement with @ChuckGrassley on the Justice Department's progress towards implementing our landmark criminal justice reform bill, the First Step Act."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2019
Tweet - "I'll be joining @SenSchumer and @SenateDems today to evaluate the conditions at the migrant facilities on our southern border. Follow along for updates."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2019
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Questions Acting Secretary Of Homeland Security McAleenan, Demands Confirmation That Department Use Humanitarian Funding To Help Detainees
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 18, 2019
Tweet - "The release of Pharma documents discloses small towns in Illinois that were being flooded with opioids, which helped lead to our deadly epidemic. The Pharma execs who engineered this crisis should face hard time, not just fines."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Grassley, Lankford, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Ensure Justice to US Victims of Terrorism
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "My #PharmaFleece Award this month goes to Big Pharma companies like @PurduePharma for their role in igniting the opioid crisis. These companies flooded the nation with billions of deadly painkillers, falsely claiming they were less addictive & harmful than they knew them to be."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "Today I met with Under Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy, to discuss Rock Island Arsenal, the budget crisis, the southwest border, and Army recruiting goals."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "In the real world, @HouseDemocrats have passed bills to: Protect pre-existing conditions Ensure paycheck fairness Require universal background checks Combat climate change And much more But under Sen. McConnell, the GOP has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Jayapal Leads Bipartisan Amendment Limiting Face Recognition Technology in Intelligence Authorization Act
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 17, 2019
Quigley Transparency Legislation to Make Congressional Reports Available to The Public Passes the House
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 16, 2019
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years and 2020
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 15, 2019
Tweet - "Childhood trauma is intimately linked with gun violence. I helped launch the Chicago HEAL Initiative to work with our world class hospitals to invest in & uplift communities affected by violence and address the root factors that cause it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Principled Defense Bill
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 12, 2019
House Passes the National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 12, 2019
Quigley, Dean, Steube Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on Law Enforcement Suicide Rates
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 12, 2019
Quigley Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "I'm concerned by the broad set of drugs that @DEAHQ & @TheJusticeDept want Congress to add to Schedule 1 with no scientific consultation. I'm concerned these sweeping changes will harm our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Durbin Statement On Administration Briefing Regarding Election Security
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Tweet - "Our intelligence agencies are spending millions of dollars to stop the Russians from making a mockery of the 2020 election. Unfortunately, Leader McConnell is blocking critical, comprehensive election security legislation that would help to assure every vote will be counted."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors
Rep. Bill Foster
July 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Sixty-eight House Members Call for Resignation of Labor Secretary Acosta
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 27, 2019
Tweet - "Simply put, President Trump is endangering our troops in order to pay for his ineffective border wall. I hope that as this continues to play out in the courts, the right decision will be reached."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Association - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges FEMA To Support State's Request For Preliminary Flood Damage Assessment
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
July 26, 2019
Foster Introduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance
Rep.Bill Foster
July 26, 2019
Tweet - "For the past 29 years, the Americans with Disabilities Act has provided protections for millions of Americans with disabilities, preserving their basic civil and human rights. I'm proud to celebrate the ADA today, and I'll always fight to make equal opportunity a reality. #ADA29"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2019
Rush and Duckworth Re-Introduce Bill to Take on Firearm Violence Epidemic
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2019
Tweet - "In Chicago, more than 1,400 people have been killed or injured by gunfire so far this year. We can, and must, support research on gun violence. And Congress should fund this life saving work. We can't let the gun lobby stop us. #FundGVPResearch #WeNeedToKnow #ResearchSavesLives"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2019
Tweet - "Director Mueller warned us that the Russians are interfering in our elections "as we sit here today." Leader McConnell is abdicating his responsibility to protect American democracy so he can protect a President who unravels it day-by-day."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Booker Reintroduces Sweeping Environmental Justice Bill
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "It's on all of us, especially lawmakers, to speak out & take action on reducing gun violence. Talked with ATF Director nominee @FOPChuck today about enforcing existing gun regulations and addressing the gun violence epidemic head-on."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Quigley Statement on Special Counsel's Testimony
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 24, 2019
Casten Statement on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Testimony Before House Judiciary And Intelligence Committees
Rep.Sean Casten
July 24, 2019
Congresswoman Robin Kelly's Statement on the Mueller Hearing
Rep.Robin Kelly
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "Director Mueller reminded the American people today of the reason why this investigation was necessary. Russia interfered with our democracy in 2016 to sway the presidential race, and they are at it again in 2020. Leader McConnell: we must act to secure our elections now."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "Three words for Leader McConnell: protect our elections."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth Discuss Election Security With State Board Of Elections Chair Chuck Scholz
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "It's no secret that our elections are under attack and that the Russians are at it again in 2020. Met with @SenDuckworth & IL Board of Elections Chairman Chuck Scholz today to discuss how we can support state efforts to secure our elections."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Underwood-Backed Legislation to Combat Robocalls Passes the House
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Menendez Leads 22 Democratic Senators in Letter Opposing State Department Commission Set to "redefine' Human Rights
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2019
Durbin Presses FBI Director Wray On Effort To Combat White Supremacist Violence
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishamoorthi
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 23, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Help Communities Like Cairo Affected by Public Housing Fraud and Abuse
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Democrats To Sec. DeVos: Parents Must Know When Seclusion And Restraint Occurs
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "White supremacists pose a grave threat to our national security, accounting for more homicides from 2000 to 2016 than any other domestic extremist movement. Today I asked FBI Director Wray whether his agency takes the threat seriously."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "Today, Director Wray made it clear to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Russians are still trying to interfere in our elections. Why is Leader McConnell afraid to bring election security bills to the floor for a vote?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "Our major intelligence agencies have confirmed that the Russians have continued their efforts to interfere in our elections. What are we doing about it? Nothing. The reason? Leader McConnell."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2019
Tweet - "The #FirstStepAct was a bipartisan success that is giving thousands a second chance. The notion that DOJ is fighting to put some of the bill's beneficiaries back behind bars is not what I and the other authors of this landmark legislation had in mind."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2019
Tweet - "Last year more than 2,000 people in Illinois died from an opioid overdose. There is no denying how this epidemic was ignited: Big Pharma's insatiable greed."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2019
Tweet - "My statement with @ChuckGrassley on the Justice Department's progress towards implementing our landmark criminal justice reform bill, the First Step Act."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2019
Tweet - "I'll be joining @SenSchumer and @SenateDems today to evaluate the conditions at the migrant facilities on our southern border. Follow along for updates."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2019
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Questions Acting Secretary Of Homeland Security McAleenan, Demands Confirmation That Department Use Humanitarian Funding To Help Detainees
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 18, 2019
Tweet - "The release of Pharma documents discloses small towns in Illinois that were being flooded with opioids, which helped lead to our deadly epidemic. The Pharma execs who engineered this crisis should face hard time, not just fines."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Grassley, Lankford, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Ensure Justice to US Victims of Terrorism
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "My #PharmaFleece Award this month goes to Big Pharma companies like @PurduePharma for their role in igniting the opioid crisis. These companies flooded the nation with billions of deadly painkillers, falsely claiming they were less addictive & harmful than they knew them to be."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "Today I met with Under Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy, to discuss Rock Island Arsenal, the budget crisis, the southwest border, and Army recruiting goals."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "In the real world, @HouseDemocrats have passed bills to: Protect pre-existing conditions Ensure paycheck fairness Require universal background checks Combat climate change And much more But under Sen. McConnell, the GOP has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019
Jayapal Leads Bipartisan Amendment Limiting Face Recognition Technology in Intelligence Authorization Act
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 17, 2019
Quigley Transparency Legislation to Make Congressional Reports Available to The Public Passes the House
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 16, 2019
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years and 2020
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 15, 2019
Tweet - "Childhood trauma is intimately linked with gun violence. I helped launch the Chicago HEAL Initiative to work with our world class hospitals to invest in & uplift communities affected by violence and address the root factors that cause it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Principled Defense Bill
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 12, 2019
House Passes the National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 12, 2019
Quigley, Dean, Steube Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on Law Enforcement Suicide Rates
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 12, 2019
Quigley Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 11, 2019
Tweet - "I'm concerned by the broad set of drugs that @DEAHQ & @TheJusticeDept want Congress to add to Schedule 1 with no scientific consultation. I'm concerned these sweeping changes will harm our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019
Durbin Statement On Administration Briefing Regarding Election Security
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Tweet - "Our intelligence agencies are spending millions of dollars to stop the Russians from making a mockery of the 2020 election. Unfortunately, Leader McConnell is blocking critical, comprehensive election security legislation that would help to assure every vote will be counted."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019
Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors
Rep.Bill Foster
July 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Sixty-eight House Members Call for Resignation of Labor Secretary Acosta
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
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