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Dec. 17, 2018 CBC Statement on Russian Attempts to Suppress African American Turnout in the 2016 Election Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "In today's era of "big data,' Americans are using the internet every day without fully understanding the consequences of every click and whether that click just handed over their personal data for unwanted uses. This is simply unacceptable." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "When online companies don't do enough to protect your personal data, they need to be held accountable. That's why I support @SenBrianSchatz's #DataCareAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Since the Trump Administration won't send a clear message that the murder of an American resident and journalist will not be tolerated, the Senate sent one itself yesterday. MBS is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. To argue against that is to ignore the obvious." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Implementation of 2nd Round of Market Facilitation Payments Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Today, we remember the 20 children and 6 staff members that were shot and killed at #SandyHook 6 years ago. Gun violence has taken far too many of our loved ones - young and old - far too soon." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Security efforts by the Department of Homeland Security could be compromised in a government shutdown. No matter what President Trump thinks, a shutdown is not good for the country and it won't make America safer." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Coalition Calls on Administration To Reject Renegotiation of Agreement To Allow Deportation of Vietnamese Refugees Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Resolution To Halt Unauthorized U.S. Military Involvement In Yemen Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Not only was the war in Yemen never authorized by the elected representatives of the American people -- it is a humanitarian disaster. An estimated 85,000 children have already died of malnutrition. And in a country of 28 million, nearly half are facing famine." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "This debate and vote were long overdue. Not another taxpayer dollar or American life should be put on the line in support of this Saudi-led disaster in Yemen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "A wall won't stop fentanyl but scanning devices and more customs officers will." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "How will we fight the drug epidemic in America, and stop the fentanyl coming into our country that is killing our children, when the President is fixated on a wall? We need modern technology and more customs officers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced a bill with @SenatorMenendez and @SenRubioPress today that would grant displaced Venezuelans who are fleeing dire conditions in their country temporary protected status here in the U.S." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Duckworth Votes to End U.S. Military's Unauthorized Support of Saudi Arabia's Brutal Military Campaign in Yemen Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2018 Senator Duckworth to Serve on Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to the President - Senate Democrats Urge White House to Continue Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Durbin: A Border Wall Will Not Reduce Cartel Violence Or Stop Fentanyl From Flooding Into Our Country Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Potential Closure of Chicago's Refugee Resettlement Agencies Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I joined Senate and House Democrats asking for a briefing on Sec. Pompeo's meeting with the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister. We need to know when Julian Assange's hiding at the Ecuadorian embassy will finally end and who he might have met with while there." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary Pompeo discredits himself, the State Department, and our nation with his false statements this morning on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. To argue the Crown Prince wasn't involved in this murder is to ignore the obvious and intelligence collected." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats support border security and we stand ready to work on bipartisan immigration reform legislation. But we are not going to support the Trump Administration's hardline anti-immigrant agenda." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Senate Passes Durbin, Roberts Legislation To Support Rural EMS Agencies As Part Of Final Farm Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Farm Bill - which includes my bill with @SenPatRoberts that will provide new funding for rural fire and EMS agencies to fight the opioid epidemic, address chronic disease & emergency challenges, and strengthen their workforce." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration requested only $44 million for modern technology that can stop deadly fentanyl from crossing our border & is currently being used to screen only 18% of incoming border traffic, but $5 billion to build a medieval wall that a ladder or tunnel would thwart." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "They are called guardians for a reason. This year, @TIME honors journalists at home and abroad for relentlessly pursuing the truth in the face of unprecedented attacks from those who wish to silence them." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Durbin: Democrats Want Border Security, But Will Not Support Administration's Hardline Anti-Immigrant Agenda Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly to Introduce Cybersecurity Legislation for Government-Purchased Internet-Connected Devices Rep. Robin Kelly
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I sent a letter to Sec. Mattis today with @SenJackReed, @SenatorLeahy, and @SenBrianSchatz expressing our concern for the proposed plan to build more barriers along the Arizona border. This would be wasteful and hurt military readiness. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/181210%20Mattis%20joint%20border%20letter.pdf …" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 9, 2018 Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 8, 2018 "I Would Bet My Life That Bob Mueller Will Do Things The Right Way": Former FBI Director James Comey Informs Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi And The House Oversight And Judiciary Committees Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 7, 2018 Following Washington Post Report, Senators Reiterate Calls for Full Disclosure of Trump-Saudi Business Ties Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Democratic Senators Raise Alarm Over Human Rights in Cameroon Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "I said it months ago and I will say it again: we should formally expel the Saudi Ambassador to the United States given the Crown Prince's direct involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Jamal Khashoggi. And we should call on our allies to do the same." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Durbin: Expel The Saudi Ambassador To The U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Tornadoes in Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Schneider Statement on Hizballah Tunnels Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The charges against Diane Rwigara and her mother, Adeline, were dubious at best. I'm relieved they've now been dropped." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Durbin Calls For Full Senate Briefing By CIA Director Haspel On Saudi Involvement In Khashoggi Murder Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Tweet - "Another President Trump-coddled autocrat further undermines a democracy, this time in Hungary:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Discovery of Hezbollah Tunnels Along Israel's Northern Border Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 4, 2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - Gomez Leads 82 House Democrats in Calling for Investigation on TPS Termination Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 4, 2018 Young, Cardin, Durbin, Rubio, and Merkley Re-introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Burmese Officials for Rohingya Atrocities Amid Increasing Evidence of Genocide Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 3, 2018 Schneider Announces "Holiday Cards for Heroes" Program Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 30, 2018 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2018 Hurd & Kelly's Bipartisan IT Bill Passes House Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 30, 2018 Rep. LaHood Statement on the USMCA Signing Rep. Darin LaHood
Nov. 30, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Businesses with National Guard and Military Reservists Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 30, 2018 Duckworth, Klobuchar, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Keep Jobs in The United States Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Date Title Politician
Dec. 17, 2018 CBC Statement on Russian Attempts to Suppress African American Turnout in the 2016 Election Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "In today's era of "big data,' Americans are using the internet every day without fully understanding the consequences of every click and whether that click just handed over their personal data for unwanted uses. This is simply unacceptable." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "When online companies don't do enough to protect your personal data, they need to be held accountable. That's why I support @SenBrianSchatz's #DataCareAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Since the Trump Administration won't send a clear message that the murder of an American resident and journalist will not be tolerated, the Senate sent one itself yesterday. MBS is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. To argue against that is to ignore the obvious." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Implementation of 2nd Round of Market Facilitation Payments Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Today, we remember the 20 children and 6 staff members that were shot and killed at #SandyHook 6 years ago. Gun violence has taken far too many of our loved ones - young and old - far too soon." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Security efforts by the Department of Homeland Security could be compromised in a government shutdown. No matter what President Trump thinks, a shutdown is not good for the country and it won't make America safer." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Coalition Calls on Administration To Reject Renegotiation of Agreement To Allow Deportation of Vietnamese Refugees Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Resolution To Halt Unauthorized U.S. Military Involvement In Yemen Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Not only was the war in Yemen never authorized by the elected representatives of the American people -- it is a humanitarian disaster. An estimated 85,000 children have already died of malnutrition. And in a country of 28 million, nearly half are facing famine." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "This debate and vote were long overdue. Not another taxpayer dollar or American life should be put on the line in support of this Saudi-led disaster in Yemen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "A wall won't stop fentanyl but scanning devices and more customs officers will." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "How will we fight the drug epidemic in America, and stop the fentanyl coming into our country that is killing our children, when the President is fixated on a wall? We need modern technology and more customs officers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced a bill with @SenatorMenendez and @SenRubioPress today that would grant displaced Venezuelans who are fleeing dire conditions in their country temporary protected status here in the U.S." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Duckworth Votes to End U.S. Military's Unauthorized Support of Saudi Arabia's Brutal Military Campaign in Yemen Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2018 Senator Duckworth to Serve on Senate Armed Services Committee Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to the President - Senate Democrats Urge White House to Continue Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Durbin: A Border Wall Will Not Reduce Cartel Violence Or Stop Fentanyl From Flooding Into Our Country Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Potential Closure of Chicago's Refugee Resettlement Agencies Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I joined Senate and House Democrats asking for a briefing on Sec. Pompeo's meeting with the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister. We need to know when Julian Assange's hiding at the Ecuadorian embassy will finally end and who he might have met with while there." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary Pompeo discredits himself, the State Department, and our nation with his false statements this morning on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. To argue the Crown Prince wasn't involved in this murder is to ignore the obvious and intelligence collected." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Democrats support border security and we stand ready to work on bipartisan immigration reform legislation. But we are not going to support the Trump Administration's hardline anti-immigrant agenda." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Senate Passes Durbin, Roberts Legislation To Support Rural EMS Agencies As Part Of Final Farm Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Farm Bill - which includes my bill with @SenPatRoberts that will provide new funding for rural fire and EMS agencies to fight the opioid epidemic, address chronic disease & emergency challenges, and strengthen their workforce." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration requested only $44 million for modern technology that can stop deadly fentanyl from crossing our border & is currently being used to screen only 18% of incoming border traffic, but $5 billion to build a medieval wall that a ladder or tunnel would thwart." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Tweet - "They are called guardians for a reason. This year, @TIME honors journalists at home and abroad for relentlessly pursuing the truth in the face of unprecedented attacks from those who wish to silence them." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2018 Durbin: Democrats Want Border Security, But Will Not Support Administration's Hardline Anti-Immigrant Agenda Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly to Introduce Cybersecurity Legislation for Government-Purchased Internet-Connected Devices Rep.Robin Kelly
Dec. 10, 2018 Tweet - "I sent a letter to Sec. Mattis today with @SenJackReed, @SenatorLeahy, and @SenBrianSchatz expressing our concern for the proposed plan to build more barriers along the Arizona border. This would be wasteful and hurt military readiness. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/181210%20Mattis%20joint%20border%20letter.pdf …" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 9, 2018 Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 8, 2018 "I Would Bet My Life That Bob Mueller Will Do Things The Right Way": Former FBI Director James Comey Informs Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi And The House Oversight And Judiciary Committees Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 7, 2018 Following Washington Post Report, Senators Reiterate Calls for Full Disclosure of Trump-Saudi Business Ties Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Democratic Senators Raise Alarm Over Human Rights in Cameroon Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "I said it months ago and I will say it again: we should formally expel the Saudi Ambassador to the United States given the Crown Prince's direct involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Jamal Khashoggi. And we should call on our allies to do the same." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Durbin: Expel The Saudi Ambassador To The U.S. Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Tornadoes in Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018 Schneider Statement on Hizballah Tunnels Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 6, 2018 Tweet - "The charges against Diane Rwigara and her mother, Adeline, were dubious at best. I'm relieved they've now been dropped." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Durbin Calls For Full Senate Briefing By CIA Director Haspel On Saudi Involvement In Khashoggi Murder Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Tweet - "Another President Trump-coddled autocrat further undermines a democracy, this time in Hungary:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Discovery of Hezbollah Tunnels Along Israel's Northern Border Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 4, 2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - Gomez Leads 82 House Democrats in Calling for Investigation on TPS Termination Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 4, 2018 Young, Cardin, Durbin, Rubio, and Merkley Re-introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Burmese Officials for Rohingya Atrocities Amid Increasing Evidence of Genocide Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 3, 2018 Schneider Announces "Holiday Cards for Heroes" Program Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 30, 2018 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2018 Hurd & Kelly's Bipartisan IT Bill Passes House Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 30, 2018 Rep. LaHood Statement on the USMCA Signing Rep.Darin LaHood
Nov. 30, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help Small Businesses with National Guard and Military Reservists Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 30, 2018 Duckworth, Klobuchar, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Keep Jobs in The United States Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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