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March 12, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Reps. Budd, Hurd, and Kelly Introduce Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 12, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Stewart's KREMLIN Act Passes House With Bipartisan Support Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From DOD On Its Plans To Defund Military Projects To Pay For President Trump's Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2019 Make Full Equality A Reality Rep. Brad Schneider
March 12, 2019 Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 11, 2019 Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity of Internet-of-Things Devices Introduced in Senate & House Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 11, 2019 Duckworth Joines Baldwin to Introduce Legislation to Protect Rights of Airline Passengers with Disabilities Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 11, 2019 Quigley Introduces NICS Denial Notification Act Rep. Mike Quigley
March 11, 2019 Tweet - "Read my letter with @SenatorLeahy and @brianschatz that asks @USGAO for a legal opinion on the President's attempt to end-run the appropriations process and pull funds from our military to build his beloved wall:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Ask Gao For Legal Opinion On President Trump's Transfer Of DOD Funds To Build A Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 11, 2019 Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 Rep. Bill Foster
March 8, 2019 Tweet - ".@SenWhitehouse, @SenSanders, @SenWarren, @SenBlumenthal, and I are urging the IRS to start prioritizing and strengthening efforts to enforce money laundering and other serious financial crimes:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Durbin & Senators Call On IRS To Strengthen Enforcement Of Money Laundering Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Durbin Requests Government Study On Firearms Trafficking To Mexico & Central America Sen. Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019 Maloney, Schakowsky Introduce Resolution supporting CEDAW Ratification on International Women's Day Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 7, 2019 Tweet - "#OTD in 1965 -- hundreds marched for the right to vote in Selma, but were met with violence. Today, voter suppression efforts continue to target communities of color. Our march hasn't ended, and we must stay vigilant in protecting this fundamental right." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Grijalva and Rep. Lowenthal Lead Congressional Letter on U.S. Firearms Sales to Mexico Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
March 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Durbin, Coons, Senators Introduce Bill To Limit Use Of Solitary Confinement Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 7, 2019 MSNBC "Hardball" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
March 7, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration should be going after the cartels who are profiting off of human misery, instead of cracking down on innocent families and children who are fleeing for their lives." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump is sowing confusion and creating real risks for our troops, including cuts to military projects across the country -- all so he can declare victory at campaign rallies." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump stated he would delay or cancel $3.6 billion in military construction projects, and cut $2.5 billion in other military priorities, so he could fulfill his campaign promise to build a wall. Remember his claims that Mexico was going to pay for his wall?" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Let's be clear about what the President is doing with his national emergency declaration: He is going to take money from military readiness --construction projects, training, equipment that our military needs--to build an ineffective wall along our southern border." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans on smart and effective border security, but we need the Trump Administration to drop their cruel campaign on families and children and focus on the real threats to America." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "GAO found 70% of crime guns seized in Mexico & traced by ATF originated in the US. But CBP says it only conducts outbound inspections "when resources permit." Why on earth doesn't the President request more resources to stop the iron river of guns arming cartels to the teeth?" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "America is in the midst of the worst drug epidemic in our history. But the heart of the President's plan to protect America is his beloved border wall, even though the vast majority of lethal narcotics that cross our border come through legal ports of entry." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 6, 2019 Underwood Presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Trauma Incurred by Children Separated From Families at Border Rep. Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2019 Duckworth: Military Must Improve Handling of Military Sexual Assault Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge Graham to Hold Hearings on Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans and Democrats may not agree on much, but can't we agree that we should fund our military's top needs, not the President's pet projects? Let's reject the President's phony emergency declaration & any effort to take money from our troops to build the wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Convicted felons are prohibited from buying guns, but there are gaps in the records that must be closed. I'm asking the FBI to conduct a review to ensure records of felony & domestic violence misdemeanor convictions are being appropriately shared across FBI databases." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Introduces COOL OFF Act To Require 3-Day Waiting Period For Handgun Sales Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 28, 2019 Senate Passes & House Introduces Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Underwood, Bicameral Resolution Honoring Victims & Injured Police Officers of Aurora Shooting Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Schneider Amendment to Enhance Transparency on Gun Sales Passes House in Bill Closing "Charleston Loophole" Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Background check reform has passed the House. Republican leadership in the Senate should listen to the vast majority of Americans who support this sensible reform, and call for a vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019 House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Bost Defends 2nd Amendment Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "These bills represent commonsense reforms that the vast majority of Americans support. Senate Republicans would be unwise to dismiss them. Complacency in addressing the epidemic of gun violence has to end. Communities across America depend on it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act Rep. Robin Kelly
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 27, 2019 Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2019 Duckworth: Military Must Reduce Barriers to Reporting Sexual Trauma Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019 Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2019 Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019 Rep. Chuy Garcia
Date Title Politician
March 12, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Reps. Budd, Hurd, and Kelly Introduce Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 12, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Stewart's KREMLIN Act Passes House With Bipartisan Support Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From DOD On Its Plans To Defund Military Projects To Pay For President Trump's Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2019 Make Full Equality A Reality Rep.Brad Schneider
March 12, 2019 Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 11, 2019 Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity of Internet-of-Things Devices Introduced in Senate & House Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 11, 2019 Duckworth Joines Baldwin to Introduce Legislation to Protect Rights of Airline Passengers with Disabilities Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 11, 2019 Quigley Introduces NICS Denial Notification Act Rep.Mike Quigley
March 11, 2019 Tweet - "Read my letter with @SenatorLeahy and @brianschatz that asks @USGAO for a legal opinion on the President's attempt to end-run the appropriations process and pull funds from our military to build his beloved wall:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Ask Gao For Legal Opinion On President Trump's Transfer Of DOD Funds To Build A Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 11, 2019 Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 Rep.Bill Foster
March 8, 2019 Tweet - ".@SenWhitehouse, @SenSanders, @SenWarren, @SenBlumenthal, and I are urging the IRS to start prioritizing and strengthening efforts to enforce money laundering and other serious financial crimes:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Durbin & Senators Call On IRS To Strengthen Enforcement Of Money Laundering Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Durbin Requests Government Study On Firearms Trafficking To Mexico & Central America Sen.Dick Durbin
March 8, 2019 Maloney, Schakowsky Introduce Resolution supporting CEDAW Ratification on International Women's Day Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 7, 2019 Tweet - "#OTD in 1965 -- hundreds marched for the right to vote in Selma, but were met with violence. Today, voter suppression efforts continue to target communities of color. Our march hasn't ended, and we must stay vigilant in protecting this fundamental right." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Grijalva and Rep. Lowenthal Lead Congressional Letter on U.S. Firearms Sales to Mexico Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
March 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Durbin, Coons, Senators Introduce Bill To Limit Use Of Solitary Confinement Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 7, 2019 MSNBC "Hardball" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
March 7, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration should be going after the cartels who are profiting off of human misery, instead of cracking down on innocent families and children who are fleeing for their lives." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump is sowing confusion and creating real risks for our troops, including cuts to military projects across the country -- all so he can declare victory at campaign rallies." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump stated he would delay or cancel $3.6 billion in military construction projects, and cut $2.5 billion in other military priorities, so he could fulfill his campaign promise to build a wall. Remember his claims that Mexico was going to pay for his wall?" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Let's be clear about what the President is doing with his national emergency declaration: He is going to take money from military readiness --construction projects, training, equipment that our military needs--to build an ineffective wall along our southern border." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans on smart and effective border security, but we need the Trump Administration to drop their cruel campaign on families and children and focus on the real threats to America." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "GAO found 70% of crime guns seized in Mexico & traced by ATF originated in the US. But CBP says it only conducts outbound inspections "when resources permit." Why on earth doesn't the President request more resources to stop the iron river of guns arming cartels to the teeth?" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "America is in the midst of the worst drug epidemic in our history. But the heart of the President's plan to protect America is his beloved border wall, even though the vast majority of lethal narcotics that cross our border come through legal ports of entry." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 6, 2019 Underwood Presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Trauma Incurred by Children Separated From Families at Border Rep.Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2019 Duckworth: Military Must Improve Handling of Military Sexual Assault Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge Graham to Hold Hearings on Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans and Democrats may not agree on much, but can't we agree that we should fund our military's top needs, not the President's pet projects? Let's reject the President's phony emergency declaration & any effort to take money from our troops to build the wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 1, 2019 Tweet - "Convicted felons are prohibited from buying guns, but there are gaps in the records that must be closed. I'm asking the FBI to conduct a review to ensure records of felony & domestic violence misdemeanor convictions are being appropriately shared across FBI databases." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Introduces COOL OFF Act To Require 3-Day Waiting Period For Handgun Sales Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Casten Votes to Close 'Charleston Loophole' Bill Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 28, 2019 Senate Passes & House Introduces Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Underwood, Bicameral Resolution Honoring Victims & Injured Police Officers of Aurora Shooting Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Schneider Amendment to Enhance Transparency on Gun Sales Passes House in Bill Closing "Charleston Loophole" Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Background check reform has passed the House. Republican leadership in the Senate should listen to the vast majority of Americans who support this sensible reform, and call for a vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019 House Passes Underwood- Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Bost Defends 2nd Amendment Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2019 Tweet - "These bills represent commonsense reforms that the vast majority of Americans support. Senate Republicans would be unwise to dismiss them. Complacency in addressing the epidemic of gun violence has to end. Communities across America depend on it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019 Congresswoman Robin Kelly Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Background Checks Act Rep.Robin Kelly
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 27, 2019 Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Financing of Criminal Organizations Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2019 Duckworth: Military Must Reduce Barriers to Reporting Sexual Trauma Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019 Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2019 Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019 Rep.Chuy Garcia
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