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July 26, 2018
Tweet - "Illinois farmers won't be fooled by President Trump's soybean negotiation with the EU, which doesn't fix the President's scorched earth trade war. Farmers want all of their export markets back, not just a small fraction of them."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "#OTD a year ago, President Trump impulsively tweeted a ban on our transgender troops. If you're skilled enough to qualify, you should be allowed to serve, period. I'm proud to stand with @HRC & @LambdaLegal in a #TransBanTweetUp to always #ProtectTransTroops."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "I'm urging the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate DOJ's role in President Trump's cruel & immoral "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has separated thousands of families. AG Sessions must be held accountable for his key role in this humanitarian crisis."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "Even as we mark the court ordered deadline, hundreds of children who the Trump Administration forcibly separated from their parents are still not reunited with their families. What an outrage - I will keep fighting until every child is reunited with their parent."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018
Clark and Durbin Introduce Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schneider Leads Illinois House Delegation Letter Urging Federal Action to Improve Election Security
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 25, 2018
Tweet - "I've introduced a bill with @LindseyGrahamSC that would prevent foreign nationals from exploiting our immigration laws to undermine our democracy -- activities revealed by Special Counsel Mueller. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-graham-introduce-bipartisan-election-interference-bill- "
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Reichert, Brady, W&M Republicans Urge President to Meet with China
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 25, 2018
Quigley Offers Amendment to Combat ICE's Inhumane and Ineffective Detention Policy
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 25, 2018
Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2018
Durbin Statement On President Trump's Tariff Aid For Farmers
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "It's imperative that we make a serious effort to secure our elections in the face of Russian interference and cyber threats. President Trump may not want to believe it, but the threat is real and demands American resolve."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "Earlier this year, we finally came together on a bipartisan basis to provide $380 million in the FY18 omnibus spending bill for states to modernize and secure their election systems."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "Amid President Trump's deeply troubling mix of lies, and his naïve & dangerous cozying up to foreign dictators who want to weaken our nation & democracy, where are today's Republicans who are willing to stand up to him?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "The court deadline for reuniting 103 children under the age of five was two weeks ago. Only four were reunited with their parents before the deadline. Even now, two weeks later, the Administration has reunited only 58 of these 103 children."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Dave Reichert, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee - Ways and Means Democrats Demand Oversight from Majority
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "This Thursday is the deadline for reuniting thousands of other children with their families. Here is what we know as of last night:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "Bailouts, tweets, and bragging won't save the lost crop value for our farmers and won't protect their reputations around the world as reliable sellers. The president's scorched earth trade war has put a lot at stake for Illinois and our rural economy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2018
Tweet - "It is long overdue for Latin American autocrats like President Ortega to stop enriching themselves and their inner circle of corrupt enablers on the backs of their people and instead restore democratic norms."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2018
Members of Congress Return From Visit to Detention Center, Border Patrol Processing Center & Port of Entry in Texas
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 23, 2018
Carter Page Fisa Warrant
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 23, 2018
Tweet - "As of today, close to 2,000 children remain separated from their parents as a result of the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy. This is an outrage. It's a toxic mix of cruelty and incompetence."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018
Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
July 20, 2018
Duckworth, Murray And 20 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End The Trump Administration's Practice Of Detaining And Shackling Pregnant Wome
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "This passed 98-0, just as it should. We should never need to pass a resolution reaffirming our commitment to protect U.S. ambassadors from questioning by foreign governments, but this President's pursuit of Putin's agenda made it necessary."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018
Schumer, Menendez, Durbin, and Schatz Urge Immediate Senate Passage of New Resolution Affirming Congress' Opposition to Making Available Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Mcfaul and Other Current and Former U.S. Officials to Questioning by Government of Vladimir Putin
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 19, 2018
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump is now considering allowing Russian investigators to question the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia. That is simply unacceptable and beyond the pale."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Grill Trump Administration for Ignoring Evidence and Experts, Opposing Resolution in Support of Breastfeeding
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2018
Schneider Statement On ICE Resolution
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 18, 2018
Sens. Cruz, Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Crisis in Nicaragua
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2018
Foster Statement On ICE Resolution
Rep. Bill Foster
July 18, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018
Duckworth Helps Introduce Legislation To Reunify And Protect Immigrant Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2018
Trade Adjustment Authority
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 17, 2018
Tweet - "We should all agree that our country comes before party. So then why do most of my Republican colleagues remain silent on the President's performance yesterday?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Tweet - "Today is 4th anniversary of downing of MH17 over Ukraine by Russian forces, resulting in more than 300 deaths. Another stark reminder that Putin is not our friend, he's an adversary hell bent on disrupting world order. Trump should wake up to that reality & truly put America 1st."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Letter to David Sinski, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - Look Into Allegations Of Physical & Emotional Abuse At Chicago Facility
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump - Provide Details on Putin Summit
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 7 Sen. Tina Smith Leads Effort to Extend Humanitarian Protections For Somali Nationals Living in Minnesota, Across the Country
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the Senate - Waters and 61 Members Demand Long-Term Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 16, 2018
Trade Policy
Rep. Darin LaHood
July 16, 2018
Alarming Surge of Hate Group Affiliation
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 16, 2018
LaHood Statement Following President Trump's Meeting with Vladimir Putin
Rep. Darin LaHood
July 16, 2018
Duckworth on Trump's Secret Meeting with Vladimir Putin: "Shocking and Disgraceful"
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Date
Title
Politician
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "Illinois farmers won't be fooled by President Trump's soybean negotiation with the EU, which doesn't fix the President's scorched earth trade war. Farmers want all of their export markets back, not just a small fraction of them."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "#OTD a year ago, President Trump impulsively tweeted a ban on our transgender troops. If you're skilled enough to qualify, you should be allowed to serve, period. I'm proud to stand with @HRC & @LambdaLegal in a #TransBanTweetUp to always #ProtectTransTroops."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "I'm urging the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate DOJ's role in President Trump's cruel & immoral "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has separated thousands of families. AG Sessions must be held accountable for his key role in this humanitarian crisis."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "Even as we mark the court ordered deadline, hundreds of children who the Trump Administration forcibly separated from their parents are still not reunited with their families. What an outrage - I will keep fighting until every child is reunited with their parent."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018
Clark and Durbin Introduce Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schneider Leads Illinois House Delegation Letter Urging Federal Action to Improve Election Security
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 25, 2018
Tweet - "I've introduced a bill with @LindseyGrahamSC that would prevent foreign nationals from exploiting our immigration laws to undermine our democracy -- activities revealed by Special Counsel Mueller. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-graham-introduce-bipartisan-election-interference-bill- "
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Reichert, Brady, W&M Republicans Urge President to Meet with China
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 25, 2018
Quigley Offers Amendment to Combat ICE's Inhumane and Ineffective Detention Policy
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 25, 2018
Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2018
Durbin Statement On President Trump's Tariff Aid For Farmers
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "It's imperative that we make a serious effort to secure our elections in the face of Russian interference and cyber threats. President Trump may not want to believe it, but the threat is real and demands American resolve."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "Earlier this year, we finally came together on a bipartisan basis to provide $380 million in the FY18 omnibus spending bill for states to modernize and secure their election systems."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "Amid President Trump's deeply troubling mix of lies, and his naïve & dangerous cozying up to foreign dictators who want to weaken our nation & democracy, where are today's Republicans who are willing to stand up to him?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "The court deadline for reuniting 103 children under the age of five was two weeks ago. Only four were reunited with their parents before the deadline. Even now, two weeks later, the Administration has reunited only 58 of these 103 children."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Dave Reichert, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee - Ways and Means Democrats Demand Oversight from Majority
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "This Thursday is the deadline for reuniting thousands of other children with their families. Here is what we know as of last night:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018
Tweet - "Bailouts, tweets, and bragging won't save the lost crop value for our farmers and won't protect their reputations around the world as reliable sellers. The president's scorched earth trade war has put a lot at stake for Illinois and our rural economy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2018
Tweet - "It is long overdue for Latin American autocrats like President Ortega to stop enriching themselves and their inner circle of corrupt enablers on the backs of their people and instead restore democratic norms."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2018
Members of Congress Return From Visit to Detention Center, Border Patrol Processing Center & Port of Entry in Texas
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 23, 2018
Carter Page Fisa Warrant
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 23, 2018
Tweet - "As of today, close to 2,000 children remain separated from their parents as a result of the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy. This is an outrage. It's a toxic mix of cruelty and incompetence."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018
Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
July 20, 2018
Duckworth, Murray And 20 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End The Trump Administration's Practice Of Detaining And Shackling Pregnant Wome
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "This passed 98-0, just as it should. We should never need to pass a resolution reaffirming our commitment to protect U.S. ambassadors from questioning by foreign governments, but this President's pursuit of Putin's agenda made it necessary."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018
Schumer, Menendez, Durbin, and Schatz Urge Immediate Senate Passage of New Resolution Affirming Congress' Opposition to Making Available Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Mcfaul and Other Current and Former U.S. Officials to Questioning by Government of Vladimir Putin
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 19, 2018
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump is now considering allowing Russian investigators to question the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia. That is simply unacceptable and beyond the pale."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Grill Trump Administration for Ignoring Evidence and Experts, Opposing Resolution in Support of Breastfeeding
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2018
Schneider Statement On ICE Resolution
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 18, 2018
Sens. Cruz, Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Crisis in Nicaragua
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2018
Foster Statement On ICE Resolution
Rep.Bill Foster
July 18, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018
Duckworth Helps Introduce Legislation To Reunify And Protect Immigrant Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2018
Trade Adjustment Authority
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 17, 2018
Tweet - "We should all agree that our country comes before party. So then why do most of my Republican colleagues remain silent on the President's performance yesterday?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Tweet - "Today is 4th anniversary of downing of MH17 over Ukraine by Russian forces, resulting in more than 300 deaths. Another stark reminder that Putin is not our friend, he's an adversary hell bent on disrupting world order. Trump should wake up to that reality & truly put America 1st."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Letter to David Sinski, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - Look Into Allegations Of Physical & Emotional Abuse At Chicago Facility
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump - Provide Details on Putin Summit
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 7 Sen. Tina Smith Leads Effort to Extend Humanitarian Protections For Somali Nationals Living in Minnesota, Across the Country
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the Senate - Waters and 61 Members Demand Long-Term Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 16, 2018
Trade Policy
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 16, 2018
Alarming Surge of Hate Group Affiliation
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 16, 2018
LaHood Statement Following President Trump's Meeting with Vladimir Putin
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 16, 2018
Duckworth on Trump's Secret Meeting with Vladimir Putin: "Shocking and Disgraceful"
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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