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May 22, 2019
Letter to Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Tweet - "I led 24 Dem Senators on letter to @ICRC & DHS IG asking for investigations into the conditions at CBP detention facilities at the border that are dangerously overcrowded. Five children have died in the last six months after being apprehended at the border. This has to stop."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Tweet - "Can the President walk and chew gum at the same time? He writes that we cannot create jobs by building our infrastructure until we pass trade agreements. Makes no sense. Put America to work, Mr. President."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Durbin: Trump Admin Should Think Twice About Starting Another Middle Eastern War
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Senate Committee Approves Comprehensive Legislation to Help Restore Democracy in Venezuela
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2019
New Cornyn, Tillis, Duckworth, King Bill Will Provide Additional Voting Protections for Military Overseas
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Reps. Schneider, Bacon, and Finkenauer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Physician Shortages
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to Peter Maurer - Senators Call on Red Cross, DHS to Investigate Conditions at Border Detention Facilities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Tweet - "Wrote to President Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan today urging him to show compassion and release political prisoner Gulgeldy Annaniyazov. He has suffered greatly and should be allowed immediate release to rejoin his wife and family."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's confrontational policy with Iran runs the risk of escalation to deadly levels. Talking tough on a tweet is easy. Living with the grim reality of war is not."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Durbin Statement On Iran Briefing By Trump Administration
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Durbin: Trump Administration Anti-Immigration Policies Are Inhumane & Making Us Less Safe
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Condemns Series of Migrant Children Deaths at the Border, Calls for Answers
Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nearly 400 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Address Threats in Syria
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
May 18, 2019
State Journal Register - We Cannot Leave Work in Iraq Unfinished
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "No serious proposal for immigration reform can fail to address the #DACA crisis created by President Trump. The Rose Garden immigration proposal ignores the need for bipartisan comprehensive reform."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - ".@ChuckGrassley is right: the Trump EPA misled farmers. EPA's secret waivers lets oil companies ignore ethanol, costs farmers $2 billion, and guts E15 demand."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "Leader McConnell is abdicating the Senate's responsibility to protect the 2020 elections from foreign interference."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump tells the world we only need engineers and doctors to work as immigrants in America. That's bound to raise the greens fees at Mar-a-Lago."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Congressman Darin LaHood Applauds Trump Administration Announcement on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
Rep. Darin LaHood
May 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Boyle & Kinzinger Urge Trump Administration Address Attacks in Northwest Syria
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "The Mueller report makes it clear that Congress must work to combat future efforts by Russia and others to interfere in our political system. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee took a small step forward by passing my DETER Act with @LindseyGrahamSC."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "The President's campaign promise of a "big and beautiful" wall is being funded at the expense of our military. It's troubling DOD has made this wall a funding priority and steamrolled Congress in the process:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "I'm calling on the International Red Cross to look at the immigration detention facilities at our border, which are holding detainees in dangerous & potentially life threatening circumstances. We must enforce the law, but we should never engage in inhumane conduct."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "We are seeing a replay of the beginnings of the disastrous Iraq war with the Trump Administration, this time in Iran. I think we are reaching a Gulf of Tonkin moment with Iran if we're not careful."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Durbin, Graham Bipartisan Election Interference Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2019
Durbin: Why Won't Leader McConnell Bring An Election Security Bill To The Floor?
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on Trump Immigration Plan
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 16, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Responds to the Kushner-Miller Immigration Plan
Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 16, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly Slams Trump Administration's So-Called Immigration Policy Proposal
Rep. Robin Kelly
May 15, 2019
Tweet - "Joined @RepMikeQuigley & @RepChuyGarcia on a bill blocking ICE from using local law enforcement to enforce immigration law. Our police should not become deportation officers just because the President & Congress have failed to do our job and fix a broken immigration system."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019
Tweet - "Any immigration proposal that is harsh on children seeking asylum and does not address the root causes that are forcing them to flee their home countries will fail to stem the flow of migrants and is a nonstarter."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019
The Mueller Report
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 15, 2019
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Bennet Leads Letter to Defense Secretary Voicing Concern Over Elimination of Data on Conflict in Afghanistan
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 15, 2019
Markey Joins Wyden, Bicameral Coalition to Introduce Bill to Require States to Secure Elections
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 14, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump's anti-immigrant policies have failed. I helped to write Senate Democrats' smart, effective, and humane plan to secure our border."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Tweet - "This notion that the Administration had a briefing in the White House about getting 120,000 troops ready for war against Iran is crazy. I'll tell you this: I'll put the skids on that as quickly as possible."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump is setting the stage for another disastrous war in the Middle East -- this time with Iran. That would be reckless and unconstitutional."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Military Action Against Iran
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Senate Dems Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019
García, Quigley, Durbin, Reintroduce Bill to Stymie Trump Administration's Efforts to Deputize Local Police as Immigration Agents
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 14, 2019
Senators Introduce Bill to Strengthen Election Interference Law
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019
Carper, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act to Address Root Causes of Migrant Crisis
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 13, 2019
Tweet - "Monday's White House meeting with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban is a betrayal to American values abroad. The President clearly has a dangerous affinity for authoritarian figures over our democratic allies."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019
Tweet - "For too many in Chicago and across Illinois, just a few inches of rain can cause thousands of dollars in damages. This is why @RepMikeQuigley and I have introduced a bill to help give communities the tools they need to address urban flooding challenges."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019
Tweet - "Today, the Defense Department will divert another $1.5 billion from our military to the "big & beautiful" border wall. The Pentagon has now reprogrammed 12 times more money to the wall than for repairs at Tyndall AFB, destroyed by Hurricane Michael. We should put troops first!"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
May 22, 2019
Letter to Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Tweet - "I led 24 Dem Senators on letter to @ICRC & DHS IG asking for investigations into the conditions at CBP detention facilities at the border that are dangerously overcrowded. Five children have died in the last six months after being apprehended at the border. This has to stop."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Tweet - "Can the President walk and chew gum at the same time? He writes that we cannot create jobs by building our infrastructure until we pass trade agreements. Makes no sense. Put America to work, Mr. President."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Durbin: Trump Admin Should Think Twice About Starting Another Middle Eastern War
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019
Senate Committee Approves Comprehensive Legislation to Help Restore Democracy in Venezuela
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2019
New Cornyn, Tillis, Duckworth, King Bill Will Provide Additional Voting Protections for Military Overseas
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Reps. Schneider, Bacon, and Finkenauer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Physician Shortages
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to Peter Maurer - Senators Call on Red Cross, DHS to Investigate Conditions at Border Detention Facilities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2019
Tweet - "Wrote to President Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan today urging him to show compassion and release political prisoner Gulgeldy Annaniyazov. He has suffered greatly and should be allowed immediate release to rejoin his wife and family."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's confrontational policy with Iran runs the risk of escalation to deadly levels. Talking tough on a tweet is easy. Living with the grim reality of war is not."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Durbin Statement On Iran Briefing By Trump Administration
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Durbin: Trump Administration Anti-Immigration Policies Are Inhumane & Making Us Less Safe
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Condemns Series of Migrant Children Deaths at the Border, Calls for Answers
Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nearly 400 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Address Threats in Syria
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
May 18, 2019
State Journal Register - We Cannot Leave Work in Iraq Unfinished
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "No serious proposal for immigration reform can fail to address the #DACA crisis created by President Trump. The Rose Garden immigration proposal ignores the need for bipartisan comprehensive reform."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - ".@ChuckGrassley is right: the Trump EPA misled farmers. EPA's secret waivers lets oil companies ignore ethanol, costs farmers $2 billion, and guts E15 demand."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "Leader McConnell is abdicating the Senate's responsibility to protect the 2020 elections from foreign interference."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump tells the world we only need engineers and doctors to work as immigrants in America. That's bound to raise the greens fees at Mar-a-Lago."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2019
Congressman Darin LaHood Applauds Trump Administration Announcement on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
Rep.Darin LaHood
May 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Boyle & Kinzinger Urge Trump Administration Address Attacks in Northwest Syria
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "The Mueller report makes it clear that Congress must work to combat future efforts by Russia and others to interfere in our political system. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee took a small step forward by passing my DETER Act with @LindseyGrahamSC."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "The President's campaign promise of a "big and beautiful" wall is being funded at the expense of our military. It's troubling DOD has made this wall a funding priority and steamrolled Congress in the process:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "I'm calling on the International Red Cross to look at the immigration detention facilities at our border, which are holding detainees in dangerous & potentially life threatening circumstances. We must enforce the law, but we should never engage in inhumane conduct."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Tweet - "We are seeing a replay of the beginnings of the disastrous Iraq war with the Trump Administration, this time in Iran. I think we are reaching a Gulf of Tonkin moment with Iran if we're not careful."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Durbin, Graham Bipartisan Election Interference Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2019
Durbin: Why Won't Leader McConnell Bring An Election Security Bill To The Floor?
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on Trump Immigration Plan
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 16, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Responds to the Kushner-Miller Immigration Plan
Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 16, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly Slams Trump Administration's So-Called Immigration Policy Proposal
Rep.Robin Kelly
May 15, 2019
Tweet - "Joined @RepMikeQuigley & @RepChuyGarcia on a bill blocking ICE from using local law enforcement to enforce immigration law. Our police should not become deportation officers just because the President & Congress have failed to do our job and fix a broken immigration system."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019
Tweet - "Any immigration proposal that is harsh on children seeking asylum and does not address the root causes that are forcing them to flee their home countries will fail to stem the flow of migrants and is a nonstarter."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 15, 2019
The Mueller Report
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 15, 2019
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Bennet Leads Letter to Defense Secretary Voicing Concern Over Elimination of Data on Conflict in Afghanistan
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 15, 2019
Markey Joins Wyden, Bicameral Coalition to Introduce Bill to Require States to Secure Elections
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 14, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump's anti-immigrant policies have failed. I helped to write Senate Democrats' smart, effective, and humane plan to secure our border."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Tweet - "This notion that the Administration had a briefing in the White House about getting 120,000 troops ready for war against Iran is crazy. I'll tell you this: I'll put the skids on that as quickly as possible."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump is setting the stage for another disastrous war in the Middle East -- this time with Iran. That would be reckless and unconstitutional."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Military Action Against Iran
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019
Senate Dems Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019
García, Quigley, Durbin, Reintroduce Bill to Stymie Trump Administration's Efforts to Deputize Local Police as Immigration Agents
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 14, 2019
Senators Introduce Bill to Strengthen Election Interference Law
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 14, 2019
Carper, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Central America Reform And Enforcement Act to Address Root Causes of Migrant Crisis
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 13, 2019
Tweet - "Monday's White House meeting with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban is a betrayal to American values abroad. The President clearly has a dangerous affinity for authoritarian figures over our democratic allies."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019
Tweet - "For too many in Chicago and across Illinois, just a few inches of rain can cause thousands of dollars in damages. This is why @RepMikeQuigley and I have introduced a bill to help give communities the tools they need to address urban flooding challenges."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 10, 2019
Tweet - "Today, the Defense Department will divert another $1.5 billion from our military to the "big & beautiful" border wall. The Pentagon has now reprogrammed 12 times more money to the wall than for repairs at Tyndall AFB, destroyed by Hurricane Michael. We should put troops first!"
Sen.Dick Durbin
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