| Oct. 5, 2021
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Durbin Questions Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco On Helping Young Victims Of Trauma & Violence
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 1, 2021
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Reps. Davis and Walorski Recognize Continued Need to Support Foster Youth
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| Oct. 1, 2021
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Tweet - "Honored to join @IDPH earlier this week for the first Maternal Health Summit to speak on closing the racial disparity gap in maternal & infant mortality that disproportionally impacts moms & babies of color. With the MOMMA Act, we can improve health outcomes & save lives."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 30, 2021
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Reps. Walorski and Davis Recognize Continued Need to Support Foster Youth
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Sept. 30, 2021
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Rep. Danny K. Davis Applauds the US Department of Justice for Providing Grants to Protect Women and Children
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| Sept. 30, 2021
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Durbin Delivers Speech On MOMMA Act At Illinois Maternal Health Summit
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 27, 2021
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Foster Announces Federal Funding for Programs to Combat Youth Substance Use in Naperville and Aurora
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| Sept. 23, 2021
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Casten, Duckworth Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Educational Support Professionals Access Benefits Through FMLA
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| Sept. 22, 2021
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Cassidy, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Group on Senate Resolution Supporting Venezuelan Women and Children
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Sept. 21, 2021
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Reps. Kelly, Arrington, Lieu Introduce Reese's Law to Prevent Button Battery Ingestion
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| Sept. 21, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader - Universal Childcare Provisions
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Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2021
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Letter to Chicago Head Start community - Davis, Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members of Chicago Delegation in Letter to Head Start Community to Encourage Continuing Services Amid New Funding Process
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| Sept. 15, 2021
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Tweet - "Cases like these make clear that sexual abuse of young athletes is a persistent problem that teams, athletic associations, and other institutions are failing to prevent. It shocks the conscience when those failures come from law enforcement itself--yet that is what happened here."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 9, 2021
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Tweet - "The horrific abuse young athletes have faced is more than a tragedy--it is a systemic failure. Once again someone entrusted to protect and mentor athletes is found to have used his position for his own disgusting motives."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 9, 2021
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Tweet - "While I am pleased @US_FDA has rejected all e-cigarette applications to date for failing to show a health benefit, it is unacceptable to delay evaluation of e-cigarettes most responsible for hooking children, like JUUL."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 9, 2021
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Durbin Statement On FDA Review Of E-Cigarette Products
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 31, 2021
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Tweet - "Pres. Biden's expanded #ChildTaxCredit is already making a real difference in the lives of millions of American children. Let's build on this success by passing his Build Back Better agenda, which will continue to lift millions of children out of poverty."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 19, 2021
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Letter to the Chicago Head Start Community - Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members Of Chicago Delegation In Letter To Head Start Community To Encourage Continuing Services Amid New Funding Process
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 16, 2021
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Bipartisan Delegation Reintroduces Bill To Expand Family And Medical Leave Act To Cover Loss Of A Child Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this Page Share by Email Washingto
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Aug. 11, 2021
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Duckworth On Reconciliation Process: Democrats Pushing To Deliver For Working Illinoisans
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Aug. 10, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| Aug. 10, 2021
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Representatives McBath, Horsford, Kelly, and Blunt Rochester Host Gun Violence Prevention Youth Roundtable
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| Aug. 10, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Majority Leader Schumer to Include "Baby Bonds" in the Reconciliation Package
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 29, 2021
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Tweet - ""While poverty has fallen most among children, its retreat is remarkably broad: It has dropped among Americans who are white, Black, Latino & Asian, and among Americans of every age group and residents of every state." This is building back better."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 27, 2021
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Tweet - "In the past 6 months, we've gone from creating 60,000 jobs a month to 60,000 jobs every 3 days. We've made real progress, but we need further investments in American infrastructure, American jobs, and American families. That's how we build back better."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 23, 2021
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Shaheen Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold E-Cigarette Companies Accountable for the Youth Vaping Crisis
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 21, 2021
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Tweet - "COVID-19 has laid bare America's need for stronger #ChildCare infrastructure. President Biden's American Families Plan would make access to quality, affordable child care available to every family--allowing them to go back to work and unlocking the full potential of our economy."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 20, 2021
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Duckworth, Pressley Introduce Bill To Support Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Invest In Research
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 20, 2021
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Tweet - "Last week was an important one for millions of Americans as President Biden's expanded Child Tax Credit went into effect. It has been estimated that it could cut child poverty in the United States by half. That's something we should all celebrate."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 16, 2021
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Letter to Bernie Sanders Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee - Duckworth Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling For $15 Billion Investment In Reconciliation To Fix Substandard Military Childcare Facilities And Barracks
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 16, 2021
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LaHood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Paid Leave Options for Working Parents
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| July 16, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| July 16, 2021
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Tweet - "Pleased to share that the #AmericanRescuePlan is continuing to help Illinoisans. This week, @ACFHHS announced $21.9 million in ARP funding to boost Illinois' in-person Head Start services to support children in low-income & underserved communities."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 15, 2021
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Following Introduction of Legislation by Klobuchar and Colleagues, House Appropriations Committee Approves Funding to Remove Toxins from Baby Food
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 15, 2021
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Tweet - "Made possible by the #AmericanRescuePlan & Congressional Democrats, Illinoisans will start receiving monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments that will help families meet their needs & is estimated to cut child poverty in half."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 15, 2021
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Tweet - "In America, too many children still go hungry & live below the poverty line. Democrats know that is totally unacceptable, which is why we expanded the #ChildTaxCredit. Payments are hitting bank accounts today -- and we will work to make these permanent."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 15, 2021
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American Rescue Plan
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 14, 2021
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Durbin, Duckworth Announce $21.9 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding To Support Head Start Programs In Illinois
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 14, 2021
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Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation to Support Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 13, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Healt, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcomittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Gillibrand Announces Major Push To Increase Funding For Maternal Health In The FY 2022 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 11, 2021
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Tweet - "Too many kids in Chicago carry the burden of trauma without a helping hand. That's why I've made it a priority to increase funding and improve access to services for children and families who experience trauma. This is how we can start to break the cycle of violence."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 9, 2021
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Duckworth, Durbin Announce $2 Million in Federal Funding to Address Violence, Support Trauma-Informed Care in Chicago
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 9, 2021
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Tweet - "In less than one week, millions of families will start receiving #ChildTaxCredit payments, thanks to the American Rescue Plan. Glad to be in Springfield yesterday to discuss how this will help local families and lift children out of poverty."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 8, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education, and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Increase Funding for Mental Health, Telehealth, and Distance Learning Programs
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 8, 2021
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Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Strengthen Opportunity for Disconnected Youth
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| July 7, 2021
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Congresswoman Kelly announces over $1.2 million in grant funding for local Head Start Programs
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| July 7, 2021
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Durbin Statement On Build Back Better Event With President Biden
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 6, 2021
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Tweet - "Proud to stand with families and leaders in Chicago today to celebrate the expansion of the #ChildTaxCredit. Beginning on July 15, working families will receive up to $300 per child in tax credit payments every month thanks to the American Rescue Plan."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 2, 2021
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Tweet - "The projections outlined in this report reflect the investments that President Biden and Democrats have made in the American people. But we can't stop here. We still need to pass the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan to rebuild and strengthen our economy."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 29, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Chairman Krishnamoorthi & Senator Durbin Urge FDA To Review New And Disturbing Evidence From North Carolina That JUUL Deliberately Marketed High-Nicotine Products To American Youth
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| June 29, 2021
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In New Video, Underwood Highlights Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Starting July 15; Shares Stories of North Aurora and Hinckley Parents Who Will Soon Benefit from Expanded Child Tax Credit
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| June 25, 2021
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Durbin, Duckworth, Schakowsky, Garcia, Trahan Introduce Mentoring To Succeed Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| June 25, 2021
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Wyden, Merkley Unveil Key Legislation to Make Historic Investment in Care Economy
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 24, 2021
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Duckworth, Durbin, Schakowsky, Garcia, Trahan introduce Mentoring To Succeed Act
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 24, 2021
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Durbin, Duckworth, Schakowsky, Garcia, Trahan Introduce Mentoring To Succeed Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 23, 2021
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Cárdenas, Schakowsky Applaud House Passage of Safe Sleep for Babies Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| June 23, 2021
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Schakowsky Applauds Passage of Her Legislation to Protect Children From Furniture Tip-Overs
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| June 23, 2021
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Child Tax Credit Brings Much-Needed Relief
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| June 22, 2021
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Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| June 22, 2021
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Casten, Underwood, Foster, Hold Press Conference on Child Tax Credits Encouraging Illinois Families to Sign Up for Newly Expanded Benefit
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| June 22, 2021
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Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| June 22, 2021
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Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| June 21, 2021
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Rep. Schneider Hosts Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Conversation with Gurnee Mother
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| June 18, 2021
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Catholic Members of Congress Release Statement of Principles
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| June 17, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Horsford, Swalwell Lead Bicameral Group Calling On Congressional Leadership To Include Support For Working Fathers In Infrastructure And Jobs Legislation
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| June 17, 2021
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Major Tax Relief for Working Families
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| June 16, 2021
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Durbin, Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Address Childhood Trauma
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 10, 2021
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Remarks of Congressman Davis at the Briefing on Breaking Down the Economic Barriers for Foster Youth
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| June 8, 2021
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Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan And Bicameral Bill To End LGBTQ+ And Religious Discrimination In The Child Welfare System
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| June 7, 2021
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi: "Integrity Is What You Are When No One Is Looking, And This Episode Demonstrates A Shocking, Shocking Lack Of Corporate Integrity"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| June 4, 2021
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Davis, Walorski, Larson, Reed Issue Statement on Gao Report on Benefits Paid to Foster Youth by The Social Security Administration
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| June 2, 2021
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Cárdenas, E&C Leaders Applaud CPSC Vote on Infant Sleep Safety Rule
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| June 2, 2021
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The Hill - Congress Must Protect Foster Youth by Passing the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| May 27, 2021
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Economic Recovery
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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