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July 6, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump disregarded countless warnings to embark on this reckless trade war that undercuts farmers and holds rural economies hostage. Unfortunately, Illinois will feel the brunt of China's retaliation." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 5, 2018 Tweet - "Concerned about the Palestinian villages of #Khan al-Ahmar and #Susiya. Hopefully, Israel will do the right thing and halt plans to demolish homes and displace entire communities." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 5, 2018 Tweet - "We now know Trump's cruel and immoral policy has separated more than 4,100 children from their parents. I won't stop demanding answers until every family is reunited." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 3, 2018 Tweet - "The government has a legal & moral obligation to ensure that each of these kids can be located by, and quickly reunited with, his or her parents. The Trump Administration took these children away from their parents. They must fully comply with the court's order and reunite them." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 3, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
July 2, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Diminishing Alliances While Embracing Adversaries Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 2, 2018 Tweet - "136 mayors from 34 different states -- both Democrats and Republicans -- agree that #FamiliesBelongTogether. It's time for the Trump Administration to listen to the overwhelming majority of Americans who want zero tolerance to end. https://filemanager.capwiz.com/filemanager/file-mgr/usmayors/USCM_Letter_on_Family_Reunification_07022018__1_.pdf …" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 1, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 30, 2018 Bill Foster for Congress's Statement on the Families Belong Together Rally Rep. Bill Foster
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "ICE should be deporting dangerous felons, not toddlers and immigrant families fleeing danger. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "With the worst drug crisis in our nation's history, ICE and DHS should spend their resources on keeping drugs out and stopping drug money from being exported to gangs and cartels south of the border." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "It's clear that ICE is unprepared and seemingly unwilling to reunite the infants and kids they forcibly removed at the border. We need a different solution to this humanitarian crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "It's heartening to see this outpouring of support for immigrant families who've been impacted by this administration's cruel policies. The message is clear: #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Senate passes Durbin, Roberts Farm Bill Amendment To Support Rural EMS Agencies Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Hundreds of infants and toddlers have been taken from their parents by our government, but ICE can only match ten parents to their child as of now. Cruelty and incompetence at work by the Trump Administration." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Hundreds of infants and toddlers have been taken from their parents by our government, but ICE can only match ten parents to their child as of now. Cruelty and incompetence at work by the Trump Administration." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Any meeting with President Putin must begin with "Do not ever interfere in America's democracy again. We know you did it and I trust the expertise our intelligence community over your word any day."" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "It was clear from my meeting yesterday that the Administration is working harder to stop the court-ordered reunification of these families than returning the kids. In the well-worn words of President Trump: sad." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Calling on the Administration for a public accounting of the progress of reuniting children with their parents. Every day of delay is a bad day for these kids and their parents." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Letter to Donald Trump - Comply With Court Order, Reunite Families Separated By Trump's "Zero Tolerance" Policy Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "I received a briefing yesterday where Trump officials refused to commit to reuniting families. They could not say how many families have been separated and said they only have plans to reunite 10 parents in their custody with children under 5. Outrageous." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Disappointed with Morocco's unjust sentencing of journalists, including Hamid Al Mahdaoui of @BadilInfo and Mohamed Al Asrihi of Rif24, to prison simply for covering local protests." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 28, 2018 Summary Of The FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 28, 2018 Reps. Sewell and LaHood Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Ambulance Services, Combat Ambulance Fraud Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to Matt Oczkowski, Data Propria President - E&C Dems Want Assurances Data Propria Isn't Using Improperly Obtained Cambridge Analytica Data Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Demand Answers Regarding Unaccompanied Minors in Administration's Custody Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to Mr. James - Prevent Foxconn Flooding Impact Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 28, 2018 Tweet - "Heartbroken to once again hear of another mass shooting tragedy in America, this time at a newspaper in Annapolis. When will the Republicans who control Congress have the courage to buck the NRA and act on gun safety bills to stop the next shooting?" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018 Tweet - "Russia attacked American democracy, so naturally President Trump wants to visit with Putin and kiss the ring. Disrespecting our NATO allies and flattering our enemies is a terrible strategy for American foreign policy." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Foster Statement On Border Security and Immigration Reform Act Rep. Bill Foster
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security - Duckworth Calls on HHS & DHS to Reunite Families Separated Under Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Glad HHS answered @SenateDems request by taking this important step for the health and well being of these children. We need full transparency about what's happening under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance' policy harms kids and must be stopped. It's time to close this embarrassing chapter in our nation's history once and for all." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "The way we treat the people at our borders is a message to the world. We have to be humane, civilized, and caring #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep. Bill Foster
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence - Encourage US Commitment to Address Root Causes Forcing People to Flee Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Our police know that detaining families seeking safety is inhumane and cruel and doesn't make us safer. The process at our Southern border must be orderly and caring, and align with our American values #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2018 Durbin Statement On Court Order Blocking Trump Child Separation Policy Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Bost Statement On Defeat Of Immigration Reform Rep. Mike Bost
June 26, 2018 Duckworth Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Preserve Trump's Discriminatory Travel Ban Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2018 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answer Questions About Children Forcibly Separated From Parents At Border Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Casten: Scotus Decision Undermines Our Constitution Rep. Sean Casten
June 26, 2018 SUMMARY: FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill Approved by Subcommittee Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
July 6, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump disregarded countless warnings to embark on this reckless trade war that undercuts farmers and holds rural economies hostage. Unfortunately, Illinois will feel the brunt of China's retaliation." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 5, 2018 Tweet - "Concerned about the Palestinian villages of #Khan al-Ahmar and #Susiya. Hopefully, Israel will do the right thing and halt plans to demolish homes and displace entire communities." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 5, 2018 Tweet - "We now know Trump's cruel and immoral policy has separated more than 4,100 children from their parents. I won't stop demanding answers until every family is reunited." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 3, 2018 Tweet - "The government has a legal & moral obligation to ensure that each of these kids can be located by, and quickly reunited with, his or her parents. The Trump Administration took these children away from their parents. They must fully comply with the court's order and reunite them." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 3, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
July 2, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Diminishing Alliances While Embracing Adversaries Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 2, 2018 Tweet - "136 mayors from 34 different states -- both Democrats and Republicans -- agree that #FamiliesBelongTogether. It's time for the Trump Administration to listen to the overwhelming majority of Americans who want zero tolerance to end. https://filemanager.capwiz.com/filemanager/file-mgr/usmayors/USCM_Letter_on_Family_Reunification_07022018__1_.pdf …" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 1, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 30, 2018 Bill Foster for Congress's Statement on the Families Belong Together Rally Rep.Bill Foster
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "ICE should be deporting dangerous felons, not toddlers and immigrant families fleeing danger. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "With the worst drug crisis in our nation's history, ICE and DHS should spend their resources on keeping drugs out and stopping drug money from being exported to gangs and cartels south of the border." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "It's clear that ICE is unprepared and seemingly unwilling to reunite the infants and kids they forcibly removed at the border. We need a different solution to this humanitarian crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "It's heartening to see this outpouring of support for immigrant families who've been impacted by this administration's cruel policies. The message is clear: #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Senate passes Durbin, Roberts Farm Bill Amendment To Support Rural EMS Agencies Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Hundreds of infants and toddlers have been taken from their parents by our government, but ICE can only match ten parents to their child as of now. Cruelty and incompetence at work by the Trump Administration." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Hundreds of infants and toddlers have been taken from their parents by our government, but ICE can only match ten parents to their child as of now. Cruelty and incompetence at work by the Trump Administration." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Any meeting with President Putin must begin with "Do not ever interfere in America's democracy again. We know you did it and I trust the expertise our intelligence community over your word any day."" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "It was clear from my meeting yesterday that the Administration is working harder to stop the court-ordered reunification of these families than returning the kids. In the well-worn words of President Trump: sad." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Calling on the Administration for a public accounting of the progress of reuniting children with their parents. Every day of delay is a bad day for these kids and their parents." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Letter to Donald Trump - Comply With Court Order, Reunite Families Separated By Trump's "Zero Tolerance" Policy Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "I received a briefing yesterday where Trump officials refused to commit to reuniting families. They could not say how many families have been separated and said they only have plans to reunite 10 parents in their custody with children under 5. Outrageous." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2018 Tweet - "Disappointed with Morocco's unjust sentencing of journalists, including Hamid Al Mahdaoui of @BadilInfo and Mohamed Al Asrihi of Rif24, to prison simply for covering local protests." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 28, 2018 Summary Of The FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 28, 2018 Reps. Sewell and LaHood Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Ambulance Services, Combat Ambulance Fraud Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to Matt Oczkowski, Data Propria President - E&C Dems Want Assurances Data Propria Isn't Using Improperly Obtained Cambridge Analytica Data Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Demand Answers Regarding Unaccompanied Minors in Administration's Custody Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to Mr. James - Prevent Foxconn Flooding Impact Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 28, 2018 Tweet - "Heartbroken to once again hear of another mass shooting tragedy in America, this time at a newspaper in Annapolis. When will the Republicans who control Congress have the courage to buck the NRA and act on gun safety bills to stop the next shooting?" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018 Tweet - "Russia attacked American democracy, so naturally President Trump wants to visit with Putin and kiss the ring. Disrespecting our NATO allies and flattering our enemies is a terrible strategy for American foreign policy." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Foster Statement On Border Security and Immigration Reform Act Rep.Bill Foster
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security - Duckworth Calls on HHS & DHS to Reunite Families Separated Under Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Glad HHS answered @SenateDems request by taking this important step for the health and well being of these children. We need full transparency about what's happening under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance' policy harms kids and must be stopped. It's time to close this embarrassing chapter in our nation's history once and for all." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "The way we treat the people at our borders is a message to the world. We have to be humane, civilized, and caring #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep.Bill Foster
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence - Encourage US Commitment to Address Root Causes Forcing People to Flee Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 27, 2018 Tweet - "Our police know that detaining families seeking safety is inhumane and cruel and doesn't make us safer. The process at our Southern border must be orderly and caring, and align with our American values #FamiliesBelongTogether." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2018 Durbin Statement On Court Order Blocking Trump Child Separation Policy Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018 Bost Statement On Defeat Of Immigration Reform Rep.Mike Bost
June 26, 2018 Duckworth Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Preserve Trump's Discriminatory Travel Ban Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2018 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answer Questions About Children Forcibly Separated From Parents At Border Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018 Casten: Scotus Decision Undermines Our Constitution Rep.Sean Casten
June 26, 2018 SUMMARY: FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill Approved by Subcommittee Sen.Dick Durbin
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