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July 16, 2018 Statement On Trump-Putin Summit Rep. Brad Schneider
July 16, 2018 Letter to Chairmen McCain and Thorberry, and Ranking Members Reed and Smith - Dingell Urges Congressional Leaders to Expand Restraining Orders in Military Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 16, 2018 Durbin: Trump Joins Putin In "Blaming America First" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "The President's non-stop preening over his 2016 election victory shows clearly that his ego is more important to him than standing up for America." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's performance in Helsinki was appalling. By ignoring the evidence of Russian interference in our 2016 election, President Trump joined Vladimir Putin in blaming America for the charges and throwing our intelligence and justice officials under the bus." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "This Mueller investigation, which the President calls a "rigged witch hunt," just produced the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence members for an act of cyber war attacking our democracy. How is Putin supposed to take it seriously when Trump mocks the whole enterprise?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump must cancel his meeting with Putin if he doesn't plan to make 2016 election interference the top issue of discussion. If he insists on meeting with Putin, doing so without other Americans in the room would be a terrible mistake & raises serious questions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Do Not Meet Putin Alone Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Demands Transparency in HHS' Use of DNA Testing to Reunite Separated Families Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "With more than 65 million people around the world forcibly displaced from their homes, the Trump Administration is doing everything in its power to prevent innocent victims of war and brutal gang violence from seeking safe haven in our country. This does not reflect our values." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2018 Duckworth: Russia Must Be Held Accountable for Attacks on America, Trump Must Cancel Putin Summit Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Cancel Putin Meeting Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 13, 2018 Quigley Statement On The Indictment Of 12 Russian Agents Rep. Mike Quigley
July 13, 2018 Durbin Statement On Special Counsel Indictment Of 12 Russians For Hacking In 2016 U.S. Election Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2018 Schakowsky Statement On The Israeli Nation-State Bill Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative to the United Nations - US Opposition to International Breastfeeding Resolution Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to Sens. James Inhofe and Jack Reed of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Reps. Mac Thornberry and Adam Smith of the House Armed Services Committee - Support Burma Sanctions Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep. Brad Schneider
July 12, 2018 Members of Congress Release Statement Opposing Demolition In Khan Al-Ahmar Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth Votes Against Paul Ney to be U.S. Department of Defense General Counsel Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "NATO allies have stood by us in our darkest hours, sending their men & women into battle with U.S. troops, sometimes to die for the causes we share. This President has no sense of history, is bizarrely enamored with Putin & doesn't appreciate the strongest alliance in the world." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - As Trump-Putin Summit Approaches, Senator Markey Leads Call for Renewed Arms Control Talks Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, and the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Marathon Hearing with Peter Strzok Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's goal is clear -- in the midst of the world's worst refugee crisis, they want to make the situation for families fleeing persecution as painful as possible -- in order to deter them from seeking safe haven in our country." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration continues to try to shift the blame for this humanitarian crisis onto Congress, when in reality this is, as a federal court found, "a chaotic circumstance of the government's own making."" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kevin Brady, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Explain Trade Policies Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I continue to be deeply concerned about the current course of American foreign policy under this President. He's willing to undermine allies and instead cozy up to adversaries like Russia and North Korea." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I can think of few times in my history here that so many in the party of Reagan have sat so quietly on their hands while an American president's actions threaten our Western security alliances and our place in the world." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Middle East Subcmte Dems Send Letter Urging Transparency in Palestinian Aid Hold and Release of Humanitarian Funds Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
July 11, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Brian Benczkowski Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I do not know of any modern president who let normal disagreements between key allies turn into personal spats that alienate our friends and undermine our security." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "In fact, I am increasingly convinced that President Trump is so enamored by validation-seeking autocrats and offended by allies expressing disagreements that he is incapable of distinguishing friends from enemies." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be just as clear. This Senator will do everything in his power to stop legislation that would authorize the Trump Administration to throw migrant children in jail and throw away the key. It is immoral and un-American." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's real plan is not to reunite these families but to undermine the Flores settlement, a legally-binding agreement in place for over 20 years that protects the best interests of detained children." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Join Markey and 9 Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Help Small and Disadvantaged Communities Improve the Safety of their Drinking Water Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2018 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Calls Out Glaring Inaccuracies in Trump Health Secretary Azar's Testimony on Child Separation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "At best, HHS Secretary Azar's testimony on Trump's child separation policy two weeks ago was misleading. At worst, it was flat out inaccurate. He must come back and provide Congress with truthful answers." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday, the Trump Administration notified the court that it has identified 102 separated children under the age of five -- and that only four of these children were reunited with their parents before the deadline." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Glaring Inaccuracies In HHS Secretary Azar's Testimony On Child Separation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "Very glad to see the courageous journalist @RafaelMdeMorais acquitted of the bogus criminal charges filed against him for uncovering the truth. A good day for independent journalism in #Angola." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2018 Foster Statement On Visit to Detention Center for Immigrant Children Rep. Bill Foster
July 10, 2018 Forty-Four Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Release Statement on Trump Meetings With NATO and Putin Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "BREAKING: The Trump Administration says that ONLY FOUR of 102 separated children under age 5 were reunited before today's court's deadline. They can't even identify the parent of one toddler and have made no effort to contact 12 parents who ICE deported." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 9, 2018 Duckworth Statement on Trump Administration's Opposition to World Health Assembly Breastfeeding Resolution Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "Extremely disappointed by this decision. These are completely trumped up and ridiculous charges for two journalists who did their job by reporting ethic cleansing atrocities in Myanmar. Once again calling on the Burmese government to release them." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 8, 2018 NBC News "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Supreme Court Sen. Dick Durbin
July 7, 2018 Tweet - "We must send a clear message that DOJ will stand strong against Russian meddling. That means withdrawing the Benczkowski nomination and putting in a DOJ Criminal Division head who has real prosecutorial experience and is free and clear from Russian connections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
July 16, 2018 Statement On Trump-Putin Summit Rep.Brad Schneider
July 16, 2018 Letter to Chairmen McCain and Thorberry, and Ranking Members Reed and Smith - Dingell Urges Congressional Leaders to Expand Restraining Orders in Military Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 16, 2018 Durbin: Trump Joins Putin In "Blaming America First" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "The President's non-stop preening over his 2016 election victory shows clearly that his ego is more important to him than standing up for America." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's performance in Helsinki was appalling. By ignoring the evidence of Russian interference in our 2016 election, President Trump joined Vladimir Putin in blaming America for the charges and throwing our intelligence and justice officials under the bus." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "This Mueller investigation, which the President calls a "rigged witch hunt," just produced the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence members for an act of cyber war attacking our democracy. How is Putin supposed to take it seriously when Trump mocks the whole enterprise?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump must cancel his meeting with Putin if he doesn't plan to make 2016 election interference the top issue of discussion. If he insists on meeting with Putin, doing so without other Americans in the room would be a terrible mistake & raises serious questions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Do Not Meet Putin Alone Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Demands Transparency in HHS' Use of DNA Testing to Reunite Separated Families Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 13, 2018 Tweet - "With more than 65 million people around the world forcibly displaced from their homes, the Trump Administration is doing everything in its power to prevent innocent victims of war and brutal gang violence from seeking safe haven in our country. This does not reflect our values." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2018 Duckworth: Russia Must Be Held Accountable for Attacks on America, Trump Must Cancel Putin Summit Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Cancel Putin Meeting Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 13, 2018 Quigley Statement On The Indictment Of 12 Russian Agents Rep.Mike Quigley
July 13, 2018 Durbin Statement On Special Counsel Indictment Of 12 Russians For Hacking In 2016 U.S. Election Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2018 Schakowsky Statement On The Israeli Nation-State Bill Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative to the United Nations - US Opposition to International Breastfeeding Resolution Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to Sens. James Inhofe and Jack Reed of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Reps. Mac Thornberry and Adam Smith of the House Armed Services Committee - Support Burma Sanctions Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep.Brad Schneider
July 12, 2018 Members of Congress Release Statement Opposing Demolition In Khan Al-Ahmar Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth Votes Against Paul Ney to be U.S. Department of Defense General Counsel Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 12, 2018 Tweet - "NATO allies have stood by us in our darkest hours, sending their men & women into battle with U.S. troops, sometimes to die for the causes we share. This President has no sense of history, is bizarrely enamored with Putin & doesn't appreciate the strongest alliance in the world." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - As Trump-Putin Summit Approaches, Senator Markey Leads Call for Renewed Arms Control Talks Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, and the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Marathon Hearing with Peter Strzok Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's goal is clear -- in the midst of the world's worst refugee crisis, they want to make the situation for families fleeing persecution as painful as possible -- in order to deter them from seeking safe haven in our country." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration continues to try to shift the blame for this humanitarian crisis onto Congress, when in reality this is, as a federal court found, "a chaotic circumstance of the government's own making."" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kevin Brady, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Explain Trade Policies Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I continue to be deeply concerned about the current course of American foreign policy under this President. He's willing to undermine allies and instead cozy up to adversaries like Russia and North Korea." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I can think of few times in my history here that so many in the party of Reagan have sat so quietly on their hands while an American president's actions threaten our Western security alliances and our place in the world." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Middle East Subcmte Dems Send Letter Urging Transparency in Palestinian Aid Hold and Release of Humanitarian Funds Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
July 11, 2018 Durbin Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Brian Benczkowski Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I do not know of any modern president who let normal disagreements between key allies turn into personal spats that alienate our friends and undermine our security." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "In fact, I am increasingly convinced that President Trump is so enamored by validation-seeking autocrats and offended by allies expressing disagreements that he is incapable of distinguishing friends from enemies." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Let me be just as clear. This Senator will do everything in his power to stop legislation that would authorize the Trump Administration to throw migrant children in jail and throw away the key. It is immoral and un-American." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's real plan is not to reunite these families but to undermine the Flores settlement, a legally-binding agreement in place for over 20 years that protects the best interests of detained children." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Join Markey and 9 Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Help Small and Disadvantaged Communities Improve the Safety of their Drinking Water Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2018 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Murray Calls Out Glaring Inaccuracies in Trump Health Secretary Azar's Testimony on Child Separation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "At best, HHS Secretary Azar's testimony on Trump's child separation policy two weeks ago was misleading. At worst, it was flat out inaccurate. He must come back and provide Congress with truthful answers." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday, the Trump Administration notified the court that it has identified 102 separated children under the age of five -- and that only four of these children were reunited with their parents before the deadline." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Glaring Inaccuracies In HHS Secretary Azar's Testimony On Child Separation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "Very glad to see the courageous journalist @RafaelMdeMorais acquitted of the bogus criminal charges filed against him for uncovering the truth. A good day for independent journalism in #Angola." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2018 Foster Statement On Visit to Detention Center for Immigrant Children Rep.Bill Foster
July 10, 2018 Forty-Four Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Release Statement on Trump Meetings With NATO and Putin Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 10, 2018 Tweet - "BREAKING: The Trump Administration says that ONLY FOUR of 102 separated children under age 5 were reunited before today's court's deadline. They can't even identify the parent of one toddler and have made no effort to contact 12 parents who ICE deported." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 9, 2018 Duckworth Statement on Trump Administration's Opposition to World Health Assembly Breastfeeding Resolution Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2018 Tweet - "Extremely disappointed by this decision. These are completely trumped up and ridiculous charges for two journalists who did their job by reporting ethic cleansing atrocities in Myanmar. Once again calling on the Burmese government to release them." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 8, 2018 NBC News "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Supreme Court Sen.Dick Durbin
July 7, 2018 Tweet - "We must send a clear message that DOJ will stand strong against Russian meddling. That means withdrawing the Benczkowski nomination and putting in a DOJ Criminal Division head who has real prosecutorial experience and is free and clear from Russian connections." Sen.Dick Durbin
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