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May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Implement STOP School Violence Act
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 29, 2018
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
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
May 25, 2018
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?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 25, 2018
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Amendment Requiring a Pentagon Study of Medication Shortages in Wake of Damage to Puerto Rican Pharmaceutical Facilities
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
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
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
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
Rep. Danny Davis
May 24, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Resolution Establishing "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 24, 2018
Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep. Mike Bost
May 24, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
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
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 23, 2018
Foster Introduces Legislation to Strengthen National Security Council
Rep. Bill Foster
May 23, 2018
Durbin Questions Trump Administration's Cruel Crackdown On Children Fleeing Persecution
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Quigley Meets with Parkland Students on Capitol Hill, Discusses Policy Proposals to Combat Gun Violence
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 23, 2018
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
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 23, 2018
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"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 22, 2018
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018
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"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018
Durbin, Booker, Harris, Lewis, Jackson Lee Statement On House Vote On "Prison Reform"
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
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"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 21, 2018
Gun Violence
Rep. Robin Kelly
May 21, 2018
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2018
Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 18, 2018
House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Advance Schneider Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep. Brad Schneider
May 18, 2018
Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 17, 2018
Duckworth Statement on CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 17, 2018
Quigley Secures Appropriations Language to Prevent Domestic Abusers from Obtaining Guns
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 16, 2018
Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2018
On Anniversary of Amtrak Shooting, Duckworth and Hoeven Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Protections for Rail Crewmembers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Carper, Coons join 30 Senators in calling on Trump Administration to put American jobs, national security before China
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2018
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
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2018
Statement of Tech Accountability Caucus Co-Chairs on Amazon's "Rooney Rule' Reversal
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 11, 2018
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018
Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 10, 2018
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:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 10, 2018
Durbin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Support Rural EMS Agencies
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Withdraw Controversial Justice Dept Nominee Tied To Russian Bank
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2018
Rep. Davis Announces Beginning of Process of Formulating Anti-Lynching Legislation
Rep. Danny Davis
May 9, 2018
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?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 9, 2018
Grassley, Durbin: Sentencing Reform Necessary For Senate Consideration Of Criminal Justice Reform
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence - CIA Openly Lobbying For Haspel Nomination
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 8, 2018
Letter to Hon. Richard Burr, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman, and the Hon. Mark Warner, Ranking Member - Reject Haspel CIA Nomination
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 4, 2018
Manchin, Durbin and Markey Urge FDA to Remove High-Dose Opioids From the Market
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 4, 2018
Letter to Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Shaheen - Funding of Juvenile Justice Programs
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Velázquez Urges FCC to Preserve Lifeline Program
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Date
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May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Implement STOP School Violence Act
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 29, 2018
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
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
May 25, 2018
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?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 25, 2018
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Amendment Requiring a Pentagon Study of Medication Shortages in Wake of Damage to Puerto Rican Pharmaceutical Facilities
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
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
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
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
Rep.Danny Davis
May 24, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Resolution Establishing "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 24, 2018
Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep.Mike Bost
May 24, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
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
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 23, 2018
Foster Introduces Legislation to Strengthen National Security Council
Rep.Bill Foster
May 23, 2018
Durbin Questions Trump Administration's Cruel Crackdown On Children Fleeing Persecution
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Quigley Meets with Parkland Students on Capitol Hill, Discusses Policy Proposals to Combat Gun Violence
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 23, 2018
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
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 23, 2018
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"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 22, 2018
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018
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"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018
Durbin, Booker, Harris, Lewis, Jackson Lee Statement On House Vote On "Prison Reform"
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
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"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 21, 2018
Gun Violence
Rep.Robin Kelly
May 21, 2018
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2018
Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 18, 2018
House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Advance Schneider Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep.Brad Schneider
May 18, 2018
Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 17, 2018
Duckworth Statement on CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 17, 2018
Quigley Secures Appropriations Language to Prevent Domestic Abusers from Obtaining Guns
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 16, 2018
Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2018
On Anniversary of Amtrak Shooting, Duckworth and Hoeven Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Protections for Rail Crewmembers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Carper, Coons join 30 Senators in calling on Trump Administration to put American jobs, national security before China
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2018
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
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2018
Statement of Tech Accountability Caucus Co-Chairs on Amazon's "Rooney Rule' Reversal
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 11, 2018
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018
Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 10, 2018
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:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 10, 2018
Durbin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Support Rural EMS Agencies
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Withdraw Controversial Justice Dept Nominee Tied To Russian Bank
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2018
Rep. Davis Announces Beginning of Process of Formulating Anti-Lynching Legislation
Rep.Danny Davis
May 9, 2018
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?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 9, 2018
Grassley, Durbin: Sentencing Reform Necessary For Senate Consideration Of Criminal Justice Reform
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence - CIA Openly Lobbying For Haspel Nomination
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 8, 2018
Letter to Hon. Richard Burr, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman, and the Hon. Mark Warner, Ranking Member - Reject Haspel CIA Nomination
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 4, 2018
Manchin, Durbin and Markey Urge FDA to Remove High-Dose Opioids From the Market
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 4, 2018
Letter to Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Shaheen - Funding of Juvenile Justice Programs
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Velázquez Urges FCC to Preserve Lifeline Program
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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