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June 26, 2018
Schakowsky Statement On The Supreme Court's Misguided 5-4 Decision on President Trump's Muslim Ban
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy has created a humanitarian and health crisis that they now have a moral obligation to solve. I'm asking HHS for more info on the health and well-being of separated children, and when they'll be reunited with their parents."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 25, 2018
Tweet - "As of today, more than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents. Also as of today, the President has continued to verbally attack immigrants and demand deportations without due process. He lacks the compassion to help solve the humanitarian crisis he created."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018
Duckworth, Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Pat Roberts, Chairman for the Senate Committe on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Honorable Debbie Stabenow - Feinstein, Cantwell, King Join Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding for Agriculture Export Programs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2018
Tweet - "Where is the plan from the Trump Administration to reunite these children with their parents? President Trump created this humanitarian crisis--he hasn't solved anything."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 22, 2018
Foster Statement On Opposition to Immigration Legislation
Rep. Bill Foster
June 22, 2018
Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 21, 2018
Bennet, Gardner, Duckworth Amendment to Prepare Veterans for Careers in Emerging Energy Industries Included in Appropriations Bill
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 21, 2018
Schneider Statement On Failure Of Hard-Line House Immigration Bill
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 21, 2018
Reps. Katko & Quigley Introduce the Bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "Sat down with top U.S. diplomats Todd Robinson and Brian Naranjo this afternoon. Both were expelled from Venezuela on trumped up charges following last month's sham election. We cannot ignore the humanitarian crisis and dismantling of democracy under President Maduro."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "The Senate Appropriations Committee just passed my amendment with @SenatorLeahy that will deny U.S. visas to any Pakistani official involved in the imprisonment of Aasiya Noreen, known as Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy. She must be released."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 21, 2018
Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Durbin Statement On Trump Order To Continue 'Zero Tolerance' & Detain Children Indefinitely
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: the President is doubling down on his "zero tolerance' policy. His new Executive Order criminalizes asylum-seekers and seeks to indefinitely detain their children."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Tweet - "This is a hostage crisis. Babies and preschoolers are torn from their parents, and right now Republican senators are figuring out how much they can extort in Congress instead of telling the President to simply stop."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health - E&C Democrats Demand Hearing on Child Detention Centers
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Duckworth Calls on DHS Secretary Nielsen to Resign
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 20, 2018
Forced Family Separation
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Family Separation
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?"
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Nation's Moral Traditions
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2018
House Democrats, Immigration Advocates Demand the Trump Administration End Family Separation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Trump Executive Order to Continue Family Separation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "We know the depths this Administration will go to now to push their hateful agenda. The President with his lying tweets. The Attorney General hiding behind his Bible. The Secretary of DHS who now must live for the rest of her public life with her performance yesterday."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2018
Family Separation
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 19, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Trump Administration's Renewed Attack on Sanctuary Cities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Duckworth, Graham, Bennet Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train Veterans for Successful Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Senate Passage of National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Inhumane Trump Administration Policy of Family Separation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "The White House is trying to play the blame game for its own policy of separating children from their parents--they're not fooling anybody."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "To my Republican colleagues: Be unafraid of what Breitbart will say tomorrow. Be unafraid what right-wingers' are going to do to you in the next primary. If you truly believe family separation is reprehensible and shameful, have the courage to stand up to this President."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2018
Foster Statement on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep. Bill Foster
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Calls For Hearing On President Trump's Family Separation Policy
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump continues to blame Democrats for family separation at the border. Let's get the facts straight: AG Sessions and President Trump made this decision. It's false to say there's a law they're enforcing. They could end this cruelty if they so desire."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2018
Foster Leads Call to Demand Answers to ICE Arrests
Rep. Bill Foster
June 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Investigate Trump Policy of Separating Children at Border
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "1. There is no law requiring family separation. 2. President Trump could end this policy today if he so desired. 3. Republicans control Congress. 4. They could bring up & pass @SenFeinstein's bill that is sponsored by 40 @SenateDems and would end family separation."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Turkey from Acquiring F-35 Fighter Jet
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "On this day 6 years ago President Obama established #DACA. This program gave young immigrants the chance to come out of the shadows and be part of the only country they've ever called home."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
June 26, 2018
Schakowsky Statement On The Supreme Court's Misguided 5-4 Decision on President Trump's Muslim Ban
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy has created a humanitarian and health crisis that they now have a moral obligation to solve. I'm asking HHS for more info on the health and well-being of separated children, and when they'll be reunited with their parents."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 25, 2018
Tweet - "As of today, more than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents. Also as of today, the President has continued to verbally attack immigrants and demand deportations without due process. He lacks the compassion to help solve the humanitarian crisis he created."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018
Duckworth, Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Pat Roberts, Chairman for the Senate Committe on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Honorable Debbie Stabenow - Feinstein, Cantwell, King Join Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding for Agriculture Export Programs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2018
Tweet - "Where is the plan from the Trump Administration to reunite these children with their parents? President Trump created this humanitarian crisis--he hasn't solved anything."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 22, 2018
Foster Statement On Opposition to Immigration Legislation
Rep.Bill Foster
June 22, 2018
Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 21, 2018
Bennet, Gardner, Duckworth Amendment to Prepare Veterans for Careers in Emerging Energy Industries Included in Appropriations Bill
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 21, 2018
Schneider Statement On Failure Of Hard-Line House Immigration Bill
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 21, 2018
Reps. Katko & Quigley Introduce the Bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "Sat down with top U.S. diplomats Todd Robinson and Brian Naranjo this afternoon. Both were expelled from Venezuela on trumped up charges following last month's sham election. We cannot ignore the humanitarian crisis and dismantling of democracy under President Maduro."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "The Senate Appropriations Committee just passed my amendment with @SenatorLeahy that will deny U.S. visas to any Pakistani official involved in the imprisonment of Aasiya Noreen, known as Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy. She must be released."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 21, 2018
Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Durbin Statement On Trump Order To Continue 'Zero Tolerance' & Detain Children Indefinitely
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: the President is doubling down on his "zero tolerance' policy. His new Executive Order criminalizes asylum-seekers and seeks to indefinitely detain their children."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Tweet - "This is a hostage crisis. Babies and preschoolers are torn from their parents, and right now Republican senators are figuring out how much they can extort in Congress instead of telling the President to simply stop."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health - E&C Democrats Demand Hearing on Child Detention Centers
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Duckworth Calls on DHS Secretary Nielsen to Resign
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 20, 2018
Forced Family Separation
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Family Separation
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?"
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Nation's Moral Traditions
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2018
House Democrats, Immigration Advocates Demand the Trump Administration End Family Separation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Trump Executive Order to Continue Family Separation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "We know the depths this Administration will go to now to push their hateful agenda. The President with his lying tweets. The Attorney General hiding behind his Bible. The Secretary of DHS who now must live for the rest of her public life with her performance yesterday."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2018
Family Separation
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 19, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Trump Administration's Renewed Attack on Sanctuary Cities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Duckworth, Graham, Bennet Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train Veterans for Successful Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Senate Passage of National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Inhumane Trump Administration Policy of Family Separation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "The White House is trying to play the blame game for its own policy of separating children from their parents--they're not fooling anybody."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2018
Tweet - "To my Republican colleagues: Be unafraid of what Breitbart will say tomorrow. Be unafraid what right-wingers' are going to do to you in the next primary. If you truly believe family separation is reprehensible and shameful, have the courage to stand up to this President."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2018
Foster Statement on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep.Bill Foster
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Calls For Hearing On President Trump's Family Separation Policy
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump continues to blame Democrats for family separation at the border. Let's get the facts straight: AG Sessions and President Trump made this decision. It's false to say there's a law they're enforcing. They could end this cruelty if they so desire."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2018
Foster Leads Call to Demand Answers to ICE Arrests
Rep.Bill Foster
June 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy - Investigate Trump Policy of Separating Children at Border
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "1. There is no law requiring family separation. 2. President Trump could end this policy today if he so desired. 3. Republicans control Congress. 4. They could bring up & pass @SenFeinstein's bill that is sponsored by 40 @SenateDems and would end family separation."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Turkey from Acquiring F-35 Fighter Jet
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "On this day 6 years ago President Obama established #DACA. This program gave young immigrants the chance to come out of the shadows and be part of the only country they've ever called home."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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