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July 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Reps. Garamendi, Beyer and Senators Markey, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Reduce Military Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Upcoming Nuclear Posture Review Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "This transfer is an important step toward what should be our ultimate goal: closing the Guantánamo Bay detention center for good. Every day that the prison remains open, its existence calls into question our commitment to human rights and the rule of law." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "When our democracy needed them, the Illinois National Guard came to Washington to protect me and everyone who works at the Capitol. Congress should not delay passing @SenatorLeahy's emergency supplemental funding bill. No Guard member should miss a paycheck." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "Last Friday, a federal court decision in Texas put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers at stake. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for Congress--it's time we finally pass a legislative solution with a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Dream Act Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2021 Tweet - "POTUS: "It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear."" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Congressman García's Statement on Court Decision on DACA Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 16, 2021 Duckworth Raises Frerichs Case In Call With Secretary Of State Blinken Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2021 Leading Senators, Representatives Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support For Cuba's Pro-democracy Movement Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 16, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Shaheen, Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Urge U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 16, 2021 Letter to Bernie Sanders Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee - Duckworth Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling For $15 Billion Investment In Reconciliation To Fix Substandard Military Childcare Facilities And Barracks Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "This cruel and misguided act of judicial fiat is the culmination of a longstanding Republican campaign to deport Dreamers. Congress will now act quickly -- with or without the party of Donald Trump -- to allow these Americans to finally become citizens." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Durbin Statement On Texas Court DACA Ruling Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Inspired by Chicago Students, Quigley Secures Child Labor Prevention Language in Funding Bill Rep. Mike Quigley
July 15, 2021 Tweet - "We're seeing decades of frustration over inept, corrupt governance boiling over in Cuba. While I've argued for a change in U.S. policies toward Cuba, the Cuban people know the real source of their island's lost potential rests squarely with the ruling dictatorship." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Leading Senators, Representatives Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support for Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Lead Colleagues in Urging U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Bring Fairness To FEMA Disaster Declaration Process Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Durbin, Colleagues Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support For Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Tweet - "Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Luján, Duckworth Lead Colleagues in Urging Republican Leadership to Bolster Capitol Security, Fully Reimburse Law Enforcement and National Guard Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Gohmert and Posey Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports Rep. Mary Miller, ...
July 14, 2021 Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021 Climate Change Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Tweet - "Oswaldo Paya suspiciously died 9 years ago after peacefully calling for political openings in Cuba. Today the Cuban people bravely renew his call for an end to the Cuban dictatorship's corruption, mismanagement, and repression." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Durbin Meets With Mexican Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Letter to Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Posey and Gohmert Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports Rep. Mary Miller, ...
July 13, 2021 China Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. John Cornyn, U.S. Senator, and the Hon. Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator - Durbin Responds To Cornyn, Tillis Letter On Dream Act Proposal Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Durbin Meets Virtually With Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Tweet - "While Ukraine faces ongoing Russian aggression, the US will continue to be an unwavering ally to Ukrainians & their effort for a democratic, secure nation. I reiterated my support in my conversation today with former Ukrainian Prime Minister @Yatsenyuk_AP." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Duckworth, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Voting Access for Military Voters Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2021 Tweet - "While Cuban backed security thugs try to arrest Interim Venezuelan President Guaido, thousands of Cubans protest decades of government mismanagement, corruption, and cruelty amid hunger and repression. The Venezuelan and Cuban people both deserve better." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2021 Duckworth Announces U.S. Shipment of 1.5 Million American Vaccine Doses to Indonesia as Biden Administration Ramps Up Vaccine Diplomacy Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Praises U.N. Security Council Agreement To Extend Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Into Syria While Urging Additional Aid Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 9, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Hails President Biden's Nomination Of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti As Ambassador To India Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
July 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Duckworth Urge SBA To Support State's Request For DuPage County Disaster Declaration Sen. Dick Durbin
July 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Duckworth, Durbin Urge SBA to Support State's Request for DuPage County Disaster Declaration Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2021 In Meeting with Senior-most Embassy Official, Duckworth Underscores Support for Indonesia as U.S. Sends 3 Million Vaccine Doses to the Country Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 8, 2021 Tweet - "I'm leading a bipartisan group of Senators to call again on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to complete its investigation into the death of Cuban political prisoner Oswaldo Payá without further delay." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 8, 2021 Tweet - "Securing the safe release of Mark Frerichs needs to be a top priority for the Biden Administration as U.S. troops depart from Afghanistan. We cannot leave Mark, or any other American hostages, behind." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 8, 2021 Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow Dreamers to Serve in Military Rep. Bill Foster
July 8, 2021 Tweet - "I'm calling on @TheJusticeDept to reconsider its approach to ongoing detention at Guantanamo Bay. Every day that the prison remains open, its existence calls into question our commitment to human rights and the rule of law." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Durbin Statement On Assassination Of Haitian President Moise Sen. Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice - Durbin Calls On Justice Department To Reconsider Its Approach To Ongoing Detention At Guantanamo Bay Sen. Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Tweet - "The criminal assassination of President Moïse will only further the country's political and security crises. I'm calling on the UN and OAS to hold emergency meetings on the situation in Haiti and establish a peacekeeping force to help stabilize the nation." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Huizenga, Higgins, and Castor Lead over 70 Members of Congress in Bipartisan Call for President Biden to Reopen U.S. Canada Border, Reestablish Travel Between US and UK Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Date Title Politician
July 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Reps. Garamendi, Beyer and Senators Markey, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Reduce Military Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Upcoming Nuclear Posture Review Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "This transfer is an important step toward what should be our ultimate goal: closing the Guantánamo Bay detention center for good. Every day that the prison remains open, its existence calls into question our commitment to human rights and the rule of law." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "When our democracy needed them, the Illinois National Guard came to Washington to protect me and everyone who works at the Capitol. Congress should not delay passing @SenatorLeahy's emergency supplemental funding bill. No Guard member should miss a paycheck." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021 Tweet - "Last Friday, a federal court decision in Texas put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers at stake. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for Congress--it's time we finally pass a legislative solution with a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021 Dream Act Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2021 Tweet - "POTUS: "It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear."" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Congressman García's Statement on Court Decision on DACA Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 16, 2021 Duckworth Raises Frerichs Case In Call With Secretary Of State Blinken Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2021 Leading Senators, Representatives Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support For Cuba's Pro-democracy Movement Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 16, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Shaheen, Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Urge U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 16, 2021 Letter to Bernie Sanders Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee - Duckworth Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling For $15 Billion Investment In Reconciliation To Fix Substandard Military Childcare Facilities And Barracks Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "This cruel and misguided act of judicial fiat is the culmination of a longstanding Republican campaign to deport Dreamers. Congress will now act quickly -- with or without the party of Donald Trump -- to allow these Americans to finally become citizens." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Durbin Statement On Texas Court DACA Ruling Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021 Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Inspired by Chicago Students, Quigley Secures Child Labor Prevention Language in Funding Bill Rep.Mike Quigley
July 15, 2021 Tweet - "We're seeing decades of frustration over inept, corrupt governance boiling over in Cuba. While I've argued for a change in U.S. policies toward Cuba, the Cuban people know the real source of their island's lost potential rests squarely with the ruling dictatorship." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Leading Senators, Representatives Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support for Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Lead Colleagues in Urging U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Bring Fairness To FEMA Disaster Declaration Process Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Durbin, Colleagues Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support For Cuba's Pro-Democracy Movement Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Tweet - "Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Luján, Duckworth Lead Colleagues in Urging Republican Leadership to Bolster Capitol Security, Fully Reimburse Law Enforcement and National Guard Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Gohmert and Posey Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports Rep.Mary Miller, ...
July 14, 2021 Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021 Climate Change Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Tweet - "Oswaldo Paya suspiciously died 9 years ago after peacefully calling for political openings in Cuba. Today the Cuban people bravely renew his call for an end to the Cuban dictatorship's corruption, mismanagement, and repression." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Durbin Meets With Mexican Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Letter to Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency - Reps Posey and Gohmert Lead Letter to NSA Director Demanding Answers about Tucker Carlson Spying Reports Rep.Mary Miller, ...
July 13, 2021 China Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. John Cornyn, U.S. Senator, and the Hon. Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator - Durbin Responds To Cornyn, Tillis Letter On Dream Act Proposal Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Durbin Meets Virtually With Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Tweet - "While Ukraine faces ongoing Russian aggression, the US will continue to be an unwavering ally to Ukrainians & their effort for a democratic, secure nation. I reiterated my support in my conversation today with former Ukrainian Prime Minister @Yatsenyuk_AP." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021 Duckworth, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Voting Access for Military Voters Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2021 Tweet - "While Cuban backed security thugs try to arrest Interim Venezuelan President Guaido, thousands of Cubans protest decades of government mismanagement, corruption, and cruelty amid hunger and repression. The Venezuelan and Cuban people both deserve better." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2021 Duckworth Announces U.S. Shipment of 1.5 Million American Vaccine Doses to Indonesia as Biden Administration Ramps Up Vaccine Diplomacy Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Praises U.N. Security Council Agreement To Extend Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Into Syria While Urging Additional Aid Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 9, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Hails President Biden's Nomination Of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti As Ambassador To India Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
July 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Duckworth Urge SBA To Support State's Request For DuPage County Disaster Declaration Sen.Dick Durbin
July 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Duckworth, Durbin Urge SBA to Support State's Request for DuPage County Disaster Declaration Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2021 In Meeting with Senior-most Embassy Official, Duckworth Underscores Support for Indonesia as U.S. Sends 3 Million Vaccine Doses to the Country Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 8, 2021 Tweet - "I'm leading a bipartisan group of Senators to call again on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to complete its investigation into the death of Cuban political prisoner Oswaldo Payá without further delay." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 8, 2021 Tweet - "Securing the safe release of Mark Frerichs needs to be a top priority for the Biden Administration as U.S. troops depart from Afghanistan. We cannot leave Mark, or any other American hostages, behind." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 8, 2021 Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow Dreamers to Serve in Military Rep.Bill Foster
July 8, 2021 Tweet - "I'm calling on @TheJusticeDept to reconsider its approach to ongoing detention at Guantanamo Bay. Every day that the prison remains open, its existence calls into question our commitment to human rights and the rule of law." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Durbin Statement On Assassination Of Haitian President Moise Sen.Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice - Durbin Calls On Justice Department To Reconsider Its Approach To Ongoing Detention At Guantanamo Bay Sen.Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Tweet - "The criminal assassination of President Moïse will only further the country's political and security crises. I'm calling on the UN and OAS to hold emergency meetings on the situation in Haiti and establish a peacekeeping force to help stabilize the nation." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 7, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Huizenga, Higgins, and Castor Lead over 70 Members of Congress in Bipartisan Call for President Biden to Reopen U.S. Canada Border, Reestablish Travel Between US and UK Rep.Mike Bost, ...
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