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Jan. 23, 2019 Durbin Statement On Crisis In Venezuela Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Menendez, Booker Colleagues Call for Investigation into Conditions of Detained Migrant Children Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on SCOTUS Decision Allowing Transgender Military Ban Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019 Duckworth Statement On Supreme Court Order On Military Transgender Ban Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2019 Casten Statement Concerning Supreme Court Temporarily Allowing Administration's Ban on Transgender Americans Serving in the Military Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019 Tweet - "Time the Trump administration speaks up for the courageous Sudanese who want change from their brutal dictator -- the same one responsible for the genocide in Darfur and for sending child soldiers to fight for the Saudis in Yemen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2019 Durbin On White House Legislation To End Trump Shutdown: Even Worse Than Advertised Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2019 Tweet - "I have a dream. On MLK Day, President Trump announces the shutdown will end this week. Senators of both parties agree to stay in session this week until we can produce 60 votes for a bill that finally protects Dreamers & reaches an agreement on border security." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump's Speech Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Yes, Mr. President, our immigration system is broken but your shutdown has broken our government and the lives of 800,000 federal employees and thousands of contractors including 250,000 veterans. Fix the shutdown then let's work together to fix immigration." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Mr. President, your proposed "fix" leaves thousands of the victims of your DACA abolition unprotected. No honest solution will leave these forgotten young people behind." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2019 Tweet - "The President has successfully forced the longest government shutdown in this country's history. That's 28 days of more than 800,000 federal employees working without pay. This is unacceptable. Reopen the government and allow for negotiations on border security to continue." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2019 Tweet - "The President has a wall around his mind when it comes to border security. Here's how we can effectively secure our border and stop drugs from flowing in:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2019 Schneider Meets With Local Federal Employees Affected by Shutdown Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 18, 2019 Tweet - "Good to meet with Mexico's new Ambassador to the U.S. @Martha_Barcena along with @RepChuyGarcia this week to discuss U.S.-Mexico relations." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Shutdown Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 17, 2019 Durbin Statement On HHS OIG Report On Family Separation Policy Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's family separation policy is more than a bureaucratic lapse in judgment. It is and was a cruel policy inconsistent with the values of this nation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Today's bombshell report reveals the true scope of this horrific policy: thousands of children were forcibly removed from their parents before the policy was made public and the fate of these children is still unknown." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Guatemala Crisis: Torres, McGovern Lead 46 Members of Congress in Urging President Trump to Impose Targeted Sanctions on Corrupt Officials, Suspend Assistance to Central Government Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Reps. Vargas, Soto, Espaillat, Torres, Garcia, and Napolitano Introduce H.R. 623, DREAMer House Employment Act of 2019 Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Casten Statement on Vote to Block Trump Administration's Lifting of Russian Sanctions Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 17, 2019 Quigley Reintroduces Gun Buyback Program Legislation Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 16, 2019 House Delegation Introduces Freedom Of Religion Act In Challenge To President Trump's Muslim Bans Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, I sat down with CBP Commissioner McAleenan. Customs officers at legal ports of entry seize the vast majority of lethal narcotics coming into our country. We need more screening technology, not a wall, to stop the flow of drugs through our border." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Durbin: President Trump Holding 250,000 Veterans' Paychecks Hostage For His Border Wall Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Appointed To Serve On The House Intelligence Committee Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 16, 2019 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "My message to Senator McConnell: reopen the government while we continue to negotiate border security. You do not need a permission slip from President Trump to do your job. It's time for the Senate to act." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "All of this pain that President Trump is causing is over a campaign promise. We can have a debate about effective border security, but we shouldn't do it while holding the rest of the federal government hostage." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Durbin Discusses Effective Border Security With CBP Commissioner Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Durbin Questions President Trump's AG Nominee On Immigration, Criminal Justice Reform Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Tweet - "I asked President Trump's AG nominee William Barr whether he believes barriers will stop the flow of drugs from coming through our border at legal ports of entry. Experts say more screening technology, not a wall, is what works." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Quigley Statement on Appointment as Ukraine Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 14, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 14, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads House Dems in Demanding Answers on EU Diplomatic Downgrade Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 14, 2019 Fitzpatrick Named Co-Chair of International Basic Education Caucus Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 12, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump has shut down the government for the longest period of time in history. It's an unnecessary punishment to hundreds of thousands of federal workers. We can debate border security without holding their paychecks hostage & stalling critical govt services for millions" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2019 Tweet - "No, Mr. President. According to your own Admin, the majority of drugs are smuggled into U.S. through legal ports of entry. A wall would do nothing to stop that. More screening technology at ports of entry would. We can save lives, but not with an ineffective wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Government Funding Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Michele Aavang is a McHenry County farmer. She's been hit hard from the President's reckless trade war with China, and the #TrumpShutdown is causing more harm as she prepares for planting season." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Tragic and selfish actions by Venezuela's leaders will only lead to more isolation and human suffering. Last year I told Maduro in Venezuela that forging ahead with a sham election would lead to such a disastrous outcome." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Contrary to claims by President Trump and Congressional Republicans about unprecedented numbers of migrants rushing the southwestern border, apprehensions have been at historic lows for several years." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Durbin:Senator McConnell Is Waiting For A Permission Slip From President Trump To Reopen The Government Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Border Security Rep. Mike Bost
Jan. 10, 2019 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act Rep. Brad Schneider
Date Title Politician
Jan. 23, 2019 Durbin Statement On Crisis In Venezuela Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Menendez, Booker Colleagues Call for Investigation into Conditions of Detained Migrant Children Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on SCOTUS Decision Allowing Transgender Military Ban Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019 Duckworth Statement On Supreme Court Order On Military Transgender Ban Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2019 Casten Statement Concerning Supreme Court Temporarily Allowing Administration's Ban on Transgender Americans Serving in the Military Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 22, 2019 Tweet - "Time the Trump administration speaks up for the courageous Sudanese who want change from their brutal dictator -- the same one responsible for the genocide in Darfur and for sending child soldiers to fight for the Saudis in Yemen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2019 Durbin On White House Legislation To End Trump Shutdown: Even Worse Than Advertised Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2019 Tweet - "I have a dream. On MLK Day, President Trump announces the shutdown will end this week. Senators of both parties agree to stay in session this week until we can produce 60 votes for a bill that finally protects Dreamers & reaches an agreement on border security." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump's Speech Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Yes, Mr. President, our immigration system is broken but your shutdown has broken our government and the lives of 800,000 federal employees and thousands of contractors including 250,000 veterans. Fix the shutdown then let's work together to fix immigration." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Mr. President, your proposed "fix" leaves thousands of the victims of your DACA abolition unprotected. No honest solution will leave these forgotten young people behind." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2019 Tweet - "The President has successfully forced the longest government shutdown in this country's history. That's 28 days of more than 800,000 federal employees working without pay. This is unacceptable. Reopen the government and allow for negotiations on border security to continue." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2019 Tweet - "The President has a wall around his mind when it comes to border security. Here's how we can effectively secure our border and stop drugs from flowing in:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2019 Schneider Meets With Local Federal Employees Affected by Shutdown Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 18, 2019 Tweet - "Good to meet with Mexico's new Ambassador to the U.S. @Martha_Barcena along with @RepChuyGarcia this week to discuss U.S.-Mexico relations." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Shutdown Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 17, 2019 Durbin Statement On HHS OIG Report On Family Separation Policy Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's family separation policy is more than a bureaucratic lapse in judgment. It is and was a cruel policy inconsistent with the values of this nation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Today's bombshell report reveals the true scope of this horrific policy: thousands of children were forcibly removed from their parents before the policy was made public and the fate of these children is still unknown." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Guatemala Crisis: Torres, McGovern Lead 46 Members of Congress in Urging President Trump to Impose Targeted Sanctions on Corrupt Officials, Suspend Assistance to Central Government Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Reps. Vargas, Soto, Espaillat, Torres, Garcia, and Napolitano Introduce H.R. 623, DREAMer House Employment Act of 2019 Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Casten Statement on Vote to Block Trump Administration's Lifting of Russian Sanctions Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 17, 2019 Quigley Reintroduces Gun Buyback Program Legislation Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 16, 2019 House Delegation Introduces Freedom Of Religion Act In Challenge To President Trump's Muslim Bans Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, I sat down with CBP Commissioner McAleenan. Customs officers at legal ports of entry seize the vast majority of lethal narcotics coming into our country. We need more screening technology, not a wall, to stop the flow of drugs through our border." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Durbin: President Trump Holding 250,000 Veterans' Paychecks Hostage For His Border Wall Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Appointed To Serve On The House Intelligence Committee Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 16, 2019 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "My message to Senator McConnell: reopen the government while we continue to negotiate border security. You do not need a permission slip from President Trump to do your job. It's time for the Senate to act." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 Tweet - "All of this pain that President Trump is causing is over a campaign promise. We can have a debate about effective border security, but we shouldn't do it while holding the rest of the federal government hostage." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Durbin Discusses Effective Border Security With CBP Commissioner Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Durbin Questions President Trump's AG Nominee On Immigration, Criminal Justice Reform Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Tweet - "I asked President Trump's AG nominee William Barr whether he believes barriers will stop the flow of drugs from coming through our border at legal ports of entry. Experts say more screening technology, not a wall, is what works." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Quigley Statement on Appointment as Ukraine Caucus Co-Chair Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 14, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 14, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads House Dems in Demanding Answers on EU Diplomatic Downgrade Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 14, 2019 Fitzpatrick Named Co-Chair of International Basic Education Caucus Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 12, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump has shut down the government for the longest period of time in history. It's an unnecessary punishment to hundreds of thousands of federal workers. We can debate border security without holding their paychecks hostage & stalling critical govt services for millions" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2019 Tweet - "No, Mr. President. According to your own Admin, the majority of drugs are smuggled into U.S. through legal ports of entry. A wall would do nothing to stop that. More screening technology at ports of entry would. We can save lives, but not with an ineffective wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Government Funding Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Michele Aavang is a McHenry County farmer. She's been hit hard from the President's reckless trade war with China, and the #TrumpShutdown is causing more harm as she prepares for planting season." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Tragic and selfish actions by Venezuela's leaders will only lead to more isolation and human suffering. Last year I told Maduro in Venezuela that forging ahead with a sham election would lead to such a disastrous outcome." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Contrary to claims by President Trump and Congressional Republicans about unprecedented numbers of migrants rushing the southwestern border, apprehensions have been at historic lows for several years." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Durbin:Senator McConnell Is Waiting For A Permission Slip From President Trump To Reopen The Government Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Border Security Rep.Mike Bost
Jan. 10, 2019 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act Rep.Brad Schneider
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