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Oct. 28, 2018 Durbin Statement On Shooting At Pittsburgh Synagogue Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2018 Tweet - "My heart breaks for Pittsburgh today and the Jewish community that worships at Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue. I'm praying for the families who have lost loved ones, and for those injured in this senseless tragedy including several police officers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2018 Tweet - "I commend the FBI for quickly identifying and apprehending the mail bombing suspect. This act of domestic terrorism should serve as a warning that elected officials have a responsibility to avoid inflammatory rhetoric that encourages violence." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2018 Tweet - "With another apparent hate-fueled shooting that took place in Kentucky this week, these tragedies are a stark reminder that we must remain vigilant in combating an increase in hate crimes in America. Such evil has no place in this country and it must be condemned by all." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 All House Oversight Committee Members Unite To Issue Joint Statement on Terrorist Attacks Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Joined Senate colleagues on a bipartisan letter to Secretary Pompeo this week about the Trump Administration's abandonment of the refugee admissions program. This is an unprecedented move as the world faces a refugee crisis unlike it has ever seen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Khanna Urges Secretary Pompeo to Uphold Democratic Values in Brazil Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Appalling coerced photo-op with Khashoggi's grieving son demonstrates depravity, not strength. The U.S. should call on Saudis to lift restrictions on his family's travel." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Blacklisting 21 Saudis is a weak response to Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder. The U.S. should expel the Saudi ambassador and call on our allies to do the same until a third party investigation is completed. No arms deal is worth our moral authority." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Saudi Crown Prince says, "more people more money" at an investor conference - mocking his critics in the Khashoggi murder scandal. The feeble response from the U.S. and President Trump proves his point." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Push for Release of U.S. Citizens Imprisoned in Turkey Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "In response to Saudi Arabia's involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the United States should speak firmly with a united voice--that American values are not for sale and that such actions are intolerable in the civilized world." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "I'm relieved Asia Bibi has been freed and acquitted of a bogus blasphemy charge in Pakistan. This was the correct, humane, and only decision for the Court to make. Her and her family's safety - and her lawyer's - should be of the utmost importance now." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Calls For Transparency On All Financial Ties Between Trump Administration Officials And Saudi Arabia, Investigation Of President Trump's Failure To Nominate An Ambassador Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Begin Restoring America's Moral Standing Internationally
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - Hanabusa Questions if U.S. Intelligence Knew of Khashoggi Plot Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's response to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has been woefully weak. Expelling the Saudi ambassador from the US would send a clear message that there is a price to pay for such barbaric actions in direct opposition to American values abroad." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of expelling the Saudi Ambassador, ending our support of war in Yemen, or sending any sort of strong message to Saudi Arabia, the Trump Admin continues to hold photo ops with MBS. This isn't how America should respond to betrayals of its values like murdering a journalist" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of the Office of National Intelligence - Connolly Joins More than 50 Members of Congress in Calling On the Trump Administration to Release Evidence of Prior U.S. Awareness of the Saudi Plot to Capture Khashoggi Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "If Saudi Arabia doesn't believe there will be a price to pray for such conduct, then they'll continue to act out. We should expel the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. immediately, and stop funding the country's war in Yemen killing innocent people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2018 Tweet - "The only person on Earth outside of the Saudi kingdom who appears to accept the Saudi "investigation' is President Trump. We should expel the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. until there is a completion of a third party investigation into the kidnap and murder of Jamal Khashoggi." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Being stuck in legal limbo is no way to live. That's why it remains imperative that we protect DACA and continue fighting to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and pass the #DreamAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday I visited Ms. Gomez' pre-k classroom in Chicago. She's a @TeachForAmerica alum, adored by her students, and one of more than 800,000 Dreamers across the country whose future is uncertain due to this administration's reckless decision to end #DACA" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "If the President has nothing to hide when it comes to possible Saudi financial ties, he should prove it. He's been opaque when it comes to this issue, and Americans deserve transparency." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Rhetoric like this, which has become commonplace for this President, is even more appalling on the heels of Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Violence is never acceptable, and applauding an assault on a reporter is beyond wrong and detrimental to our democracy." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The last column from Jamal Khashoggi sends a powerful message to the Arab world. Mr. Khashoggi died for his cause, and the United States can't forget its values & cower to Saudi Arabia as they and others suppress free speech by the most atrocious of means." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - House Members Call for Sanctions After Jamal Khashoggi Murder Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - ".@SenDuckworth & I have sent letters to President Trump & the Trump Organization asking for full disclosure of any Saudi business ties. The American people deserve to know the extent of Trump family financial ties & whether it constitutes a conflict of interest in Saudi Arabia." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Applaud this local effort from Illinois Fire and EMS students to help those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: "While President Trump May Accept Saudi Arabia's Denials About The Disappearance And Death Of Jamal Khashoggi At Face Value, The American People Won't" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Pres. Trump can't give the Saudis a cowardly pass for this barbaric act to suppress a dissident -- just as he has with Putin. They have undermined their status as a trusted ally -- our only response should be to adhere to US values and show there is a price to pay for such conduct." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the President - Duckworth, Durbin Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Rep. LaHood Statement on the Administration's Intent to Enter Trade Negotiations with Japan, EU, UK Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A new low for the Trump Administration. They've hijacked a government office, which is supposed to protect vulnerable children, to ensnare unwitting immigrants who offer to care for these children. This obsession with deporting as many people as possible seems to know no bounds." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump and Secretary Pompeo are giving a shameful pass to Saudia Arabia's denials of direct involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. This Administration has bent the knee to yet another autocrat." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senators Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration is still determining what's more important to it: Business investments in Saudi Arabia, or stopping bloodshed in Yemen and standing up for core U.S. values regarding the brutal murder of a Washington Post journalist. This shouldn't be a hard decision." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Months later, 66 kids remain in govt custody after being separated from their parents by President Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy. These kids may never see their parents again & yet Pres. Trump is considering a new family separation policy. It's intolerable and must be stopped." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Walorski, Kind Call on USTR Lighthizer to Establish Tariff Exclusion Process Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month 2018 Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Date Title Politician
Oct. 28, 2018 Durbin Statement On Shooting At Pittsburgh Synagogue Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2018 Tweet - "My heart breaks for Pittsburgh today and the Jewish community that worships at Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue. I'm praying for the families who have lost loved ones, and for those injured in this senseless tragedy including several police officers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2018 Tweet - "I commend the FBI for quickly identifying and apprehending the mail bombing suspect. This act of domestic terrorism should serve as a warning that elected officials have a responsibility to avoid inflammatory rhetoric that encourages violence." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2018 Tweet - "With another apparent hate-fueled shooting that took place in Kentucky this week, these tragedies are a stark reminder that we must remain vigilant in combating an increase in hate crimes in America. Such evil has no place in this country and it must be condemned by all." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 All House Oversight Committee Members Unite To Issue Joint Statement on Terrorist Attacks Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 26, 2018 Tweet - "Joined Senate colleagues on a bipartisan letter to Secretary Pompeo this week about the Trump Administration's abandonment of the refugee admissions program. This is an unprecedented move as the world faces a refugee crisis unlike it has ever seen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Khanna Urges Secretary Pompeo to Uphold Democratic Values in Brazil Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Appalling coerced photo-op with Khashoggi's grieving son demonstrates depravity, not strength. The U.S. should call on Saudis to lift restrictions on his family's travel." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Blacklisting 21 Saudis is a weak response to Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder. The U.S. should expel the Saudi ambassador and call on our allies to do the same until a third party investigation is completed. No arms deal is worth our moral authority." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Saudi Crown Prince says, "more people more money" at an investor conference - mocking his critics in the Khashoggi murder scandal. The feeble response from the U.S. and President Trump proves his point." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Push for Release of U.S. Citizens Imprisoned in Turkey Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2018 Tweet - "I strongly condemn these targeted acts of attempted violence. This type of dangerous extremism is unacceptable, and I"m thankful for the quick response from law enforcement officials to these threats." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "In response to Saudi Arabia's involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the United States should speak firmly with a united voice--that American values are not for sale and that such actions are intolerable in the civilized world." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "I'm relieved Asia Bibi has been freed and acquitted of a bogus blasphemy charge in Pakistan. This was the correct, humane, and only decision for the Court to make. Her and her family's safety - and her lawyer's - should be of the utmost importance now." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Calls For Transparency On All Financial Ties Between Trump Administration Officials And Saudi Arabia, Investigation Of President Trump's Failure To Nominate An Ambassador Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Begin Restoring America's Moral Standing Internationally
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence - Hanabusa Questions if U.S. Intelligence Knew of Khashoggi Plot Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's response to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has been woefully weak. Expelling the Saudi ambassador from the US would send a clear message that there is a price to pay for such barbaric actions in direct opposition to American values abroad." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Instead of expelling the Saudi Ambassador, ending our support of war in Yemen, or sending any sort of strong message to Saudi Arabia, the Trump Admin continues to hold photo ops with MBS. This isn't how America should respond to betrayals of its values like murdering a journalist" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Coats, Director of the Office of National Intelligence - Connolly Joins More than 50 Members of Congress in Calling On the Trump Administration to Release Evidence of Prior U.S. Awareness of the Saudi Plot to Capture Khashoggi Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Tweet - "If Saudi Arabia doesn't believe there will be a price to pray for such conduct, then they'll continue to act out. We should expel the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. immediately, and stop funding the country's war in Yemen killing innocent people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2018 Tweet - "The only person on Earth outside of the Saudi kingdom who appears to accept the Saudi "investigation' is President Trump. We should expel the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. until there is a completion of a third party investigation into the kidnap and murder of Jamal Khashoggi." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Being stuck in legal limbo is no way to live. That's why it remains imperative that we protect DACA and continue fighting to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and pass the #DreamAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday I visited Ms. Gomez' pre-k classroom in Chicago. She's a @TeachForAmerica alum, adored by her students, and one of more than 800,000 Dreamers across the country whose future is uncertain due to this administration's reckless decision to end #DACA" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 CNN "The Lead With Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "If the President has nothing to hide when it comes to possible Saudi financial ties, he should prove it. He's been opaque when it comes to this issue, and Americans deserve transparency." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Rhetoric like this, which has become commonplace for this President, is even more appalling on the heels of Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Violence is never acceptable, and applauding an assault on a reporter is beyond wrong and detrimental to our democracy." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The last column from Jamal Khashoggi sends a powerful message to the Arab world. Mr. Khashoggi died for his cause, and the United States can't forget its values & cower to Saudi Arabia as they and others suppress free speech by the most atrocious of means." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 18, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - House Members Call for Sanctions After Jamal Khashoggi Murder Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 18, 2018 Tweet - ".@SenDuckworth & I have sent letters to President Trump & the Trump Organization asking for full disclosure of any Saudi business ties. The American people deserve to know the extent of Trump family financial ties & whether it constitutes a conflict of interest in Saudi Arabia." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Applaud this local effort from Illinois Fire and EMS students to help those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: "While President Trump May Accept Saudi Arabia's Denials About The Disappearance And Death Of Jamal Khashoggi At Face Value, The American People Won't" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Pres. Trump can't give the Saudis a cowardly pass for this barbaric act to suppress a dissident -- just as he has with Putin. They have undermined their status as a trusted ally -- our only response should be to adhere to US values and show there is a price to pay for such conduct." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the President - Duckworth, Durbin Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Rep. LaHood Statement on the Administration's Intent to Enter Trade Negotiations with Japan, EU, UK Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "A new low for the Trump Administration. They've hijacked a government office, which is supposed to protect vulnerable children, to ensnare unwitting immigrants who offer to care for these children. This obsession with deporting as many people as possible seems to know no bounds." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump and Secretary Pompeo are giving a shameful pass to Saudia Arabia's denials of direct involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. This Administration has bent the knee to yet another autocrat." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senators Press for Full Disclosure of Trump Family Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration is still determining what's more important to it: Business investments in Saudi Arabia, or stopping bloodshed in Yemen and standing up for core U.S. values regarding the brutal murder of a Washington Post journalist. This shouldn't be a hard decision." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Months later, 66 kids remain in govt custody after being separated from their parents by President Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy. These kids may never see their parents again & yet Pres. Trump is considering a new family separation policy. It's intolerable and must be stopped." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Walorski, Kind Call on USTR Lighthizer to Establish Tariff Exclusion Process Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month 2018 Rep.Jan Schakowsky
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