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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 Title Politician
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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