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July 29, 2020 Tweet - "This is shameful. American service members deserve better from their Commander in Chief. I've been briefed by General Milley & CIA Director Haspel on the bounties. The President should talk with his own military & intelligence leaders before dismissing this as "fake news."" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "United States of America: 5% of the world's population 25% of the world's #COVID19 infections Keep peddling worthless medical advice, Mr. President." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Relief With Chicago State University President Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Thanks to @NACBAorg & @NCLC4consumers for inviting me to speak on bankruptcy reform this morning. #COVID19's impact on the economy has made it clear that we must reform our bankruptcy code to ensure that struggling Americans receive fair treatment." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "150,000 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. is a devastating milestone. The situation never should have gotten this bad--Pres. Trump has failed the American people & neglected his responsibilities for far too long. He is the President, the buck stops with him." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Moving troops out of key NATO country, out of petty spite, is yet another step the Trump Admin has taken to strengthen Putin's hand in the region. Making U.S. taxpayers pay billions for this policy is absurd." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The response to #COVID19 in our federal prisons has been downright dangerous & is only getting worse. Congress must pass my COVID-19 Safer Detention Act with @ChuckGrassley to quickly facilitate compassionate release & home confinement for our most vulnerable inmates." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican corporate immunity bill does nothing to protect workers, improve safety standards, or give businesses incentives to take proper precautions to reduce the spread of #COVID19. In fact, this bill does just the opposite." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the disastrous Republican #COVID19 response plan and what it will mean for our nation's students, teachers, and schools. Watch here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @MeetThePress on @MSNBC shortly to discuss my priorities for the next round of federal #COVID19 relief. Make sure you tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Schneider Statement on Trump White House Announcement to Effectively End DACA Rep. Brad Schneider
July 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Menendez, Booker Urge Inclusion of Critical Health Care Privacy Bill In Covid-19 Relief Package Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenatorLankford & I are going to the Senate floor to discuss the need to pass our Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act. Our bill will help our nation's most vulnerable rural hospitals weather the storm of #COVID19. Watch live here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is in open defiance of the Supreme Court's decision rejecting his repeal of #DACA. I'm going to the Senate floor to respond by attempting to pass the bipartisan, House-passed Dream & Promise Act. Watch live here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans introduced legislation today to subsidize employer health insurance for laid-off & furloughed workers through the end of the year--with one condition: as long as the funds don't help plans that cover abortions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @SecArmy today about protecting our soldiers from harassment, bias, and intolerance. Every soldier is entitled to same level of respect and opportunity while wearing the uniform." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Senator McCain helped save the Affordable Care Act. Without his courage, tens of millions of additional American families would be facing this #COVID19 pandemic without access to health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin Slams Senate Republicans' Inadequate Coronavirus Response Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 With President Trump In Open Defiance Of The Supreme Court, Durbin Attempts To Pass Dream & Promise Act On Senate Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenko has ruled Belarus as an undemocratic dictatorship for far too long. I'm joining @SenatorCardin & @MarcoRubio in introducing a bipartisan resolution today calling for a free, fair, & transparent election in Belarus." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin: We Must Support Rural Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Headed to the Senate floor to discuss Senate Republicans & the Trump Admin's flawed #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems are fighting for. Watch live here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor with @SenDavidPerdue to call for our Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to be included in the next #COVID19 relief package. Our bipartisan bill will address the shortage of doctors & nurses in our nation's hospitals. Watch live:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 6 Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Perdue Urge Congress To Address Shortage Of Doctors, Nurse On Senate Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $38 Million To Support Housing And Community Development In Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2020 Durbin Statement On Defense Spending In Republicans' COVID-19 Response Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Presses EPA To Explain COVID-19 Facility Reopening Strategies Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2020 Durbin Statement On Republican's Outline For Fourth Coronavirus Stimulus Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Durbin, Rubio, Cardin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling For Free, Fair, & Transparent Election In Belarus Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "10 weeks after the House passed the Heroes Act, and 4 days before expanded unemployment benefits expire, Republicans and the Trump Administration have finally outlined their priority for the next #COVID19 stimulus package: helping corporations over working families." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "The President runs away from responsibility for the pandemic, asking cities & states to come up w/solutions. Yet when it comes to local law enforcement, he wants to send in fed. troops to take over. It's time for the President to take responsibility for his response to #COVID19." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We've known from the start that CARES Act unemployment benefits would expire on July 31. Democrats have been sounding the alarm on this for months. Any further delay is absolutely unacceptable--unemployed Americans need help now." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @TheRevAl on @MSNBC @PoliticsNation shortly to discuss Senate Republicans' continued delay of #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems continue to fight for. Make sure to tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "I'm joining @CNNSitRoom with @wolfblitzer soon to discuss Senate negotiations on the next #COVID19 relief legislation & @SenateDems ' priorities for working families, small businesses, hospitals, state & local govts, & more. Tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Durbin Discusses Priorities For Next Coronavirus Supplemental Legislation, Including Investments In Education And Child Care Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "Held news conference this morning with @janicejackson to discuss @SenateDems $430B plan for investing in education & child care in the wake of the #COVID19 pandemic. This crucial funding must be included in the next federal relief package--regardless of what the President may say." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "The next federal #COVID19 relief package must include aid for immigrant families. Great to join immigrant rights & labor organizations for this discussion yesterday." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Illinois Delegation Discuss COVID-19 With Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Durbin And Welch To Fed: Excessive Debit Swipe Fees Are Hurting Merchants During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 23, 2020 Whitehouse & Colleagues Introduce Medical Bankruptcy Bill After Millions Lose Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor, and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Neal, Blumenauer, Along with Ways and Means Democrats and USMCA Working Group Members, Urge Scalia, Lighthizer to Implement USMCA-Labor Provisions as Congress Intended Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House , and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Durbin, Perdue Lead Bipartisan Group Of Members Urging Congress To Address Shortage Of Doctors, Nurses Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
July 23, 2020 Senate Passes Duckworth's Defense Bill Provisions to Support Servicemembers and Enhance Military Modernization Efforts Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 23, 2020 Durbin To DOJ: We Will Not Allow What Happened In Portland To Happen In Chicago Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 LaHood, Ferguson Introduce the Bringing Back American Jobs Through Intellectual Property Repatriation Act Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 23, 2020 Underwood-Backed Legislation to Protect Civil Rights, Reverse Administration's Muslim Travel Bans Passes the House Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 23, 2020 Portman, Durbin Praise Senate Passage of Bipartisan Amendment to FY 2021 NDAA Welcoming Ukraine Into the NATO Enhanced Opportunity Partnership Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "This is shameful. American service members deserve better from their Commander in Chief. I've been briefed by General Milley & CIA Director Haspel on the bounties. The President should talk with his own military & intelligence leaders before dismissing this as "fake news."" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "United States of America: 5% of the world's population 25% of the world's #COVID19 infections Keep peddling worthless medical advice, Mr. President." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Relief With Chicago State University President Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Thanks to @NACBAorg & @NCLC4consumers for inviting me to speak on bankruptcy reform this morning. #COVID19's impact on the economy has made it clear that we must reform our bankruptcy code to ensure that struggling Americans receive fair treatment." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "150,000 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. is a devastating milestone. The situation never should have gotten this bad--Pres. Trump has failed the American people & neglected his responsibilities for far too long. He is the President, the buck stops with him." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Moving troops out of key NATO country, out of petty spite, is yet another step the Trump Admin has taken to strengthen Putin's hand in the region. Making U.S. taxpayers pay billions for this policy is absurd." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The response to #COVID19 in our federal prisons has been downright dangerous & is only getting worse. Congress must pass my COVID-19 Safer Detention Act with @ChuckGrassley to quickly facilitate compassionate release & home confinement for our most vulnerable inmates." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican corporate immunity bill does nothing to protect workers, improve safety standards, or give businesses incentives to take proper precautions to reduce the spread of #COVID19. In fact, this bill does just the opposite." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the disastrous Republican #COVID19 response plan and what it will mean for our nation's students, teachers, and schools. Watch here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @MeetThePress on @MSNBC shortly to discuss my priorities for the next round of federal #COVID19 relief. Make sure you tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Schneider Statement on Trump White House Announcement to Effectively End DACA Rep.Brad Schneider
July 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Menendez, Booker Urge Inclusion of Critical Health Care Privacy Bill In Covid-19 Relief Package Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenatorLankford & I are going to the Senate floor to discuss the need to pass our Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act. Our bill will help our nation's most vulnerable rural hospitals weather the storm of #COVID19. Watch live here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is in open defiance of the Supreme Court's decision rejecting his repeal of #DACA. I'm going to the Senate floor to respond by attempting to pass the bipartisan, House-passed Dream & Promise Act. Watch live here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans introduced legislation today to subsidize employer health insurance for laid-off & furloughed workers through the end of the year--with one condition: as long as the funds don't help plans that cover abortions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @SecArmy today about protecting our soldiers from harassment, bias, and intolerance. Every soldier is entitled to same level of respect and opportunity while wearing the uniform." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Senator McCain helped save the Affordable Care Act. Without his courage, tens of millions of additional American families would be facing this #COVID19 pandemic without access to health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin Slams Senate Republicans' Inadequate Coronavirus Response Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 With President Trump In Open Defiance Of The Supreme Court, Durbin Attempts To Pass Dream & Promise Act On Senate Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenko has ruled Belarus as an undemocratic dictatorship for far too long. I'm joining @SenatorCardin & @MarcoRubio in introducing a bipartisan resolution today calling for a free, fair, & transparent election in Belarus." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin: We Must Support Rural Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Headed to the Senate floor to discuss Senate Republicans & the Trump Admin's flawed #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems are fighting for. Watch live here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor with @SenDavidPerdue to call for our Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to be included in the next #COVID19 relief package. Our bipartisan bill will address the shortage of doctors & nurses in our nation's hospitals. Watch live:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 6 Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Perdue Urge Congress To Address Shortage Of Doctors, Nurse On Senate Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $38 Million To Support Housing And Community Development In Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2020 Durbin Statement On Defense Spending In Republicans' COVID-19 Response Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Presses EPA To Explain COVID-19 Facility Reopening Strategies Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2020 Durbin Statement On Republican's Outline For Fourth Coronavirus Stimulus Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Durbin, Rubio, Cardin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling For Free, Fair, & Transparent Election In Belarus Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "10 weeks after the House passed the Heroes Act, and 4 days before expanded unemployment benefits expire, Republicans and the Trump Administration have finally outlined their priority for the next #COVID19 stimulus package: helping corporations over working families." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "The President runs away from responsibility for the pandemic, asking cities & states to come up w/solutions. Yet when it comes to local law enforcement, he wants to send in fed. troops to take over. It's time for the President to take responsibility for his response to #COVID19." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We've known from the start that CARES Act unemployment benefits would expire on July 31. Democrats have been sounding the alarm on this for months. Any further delay is absolutely unacceptable--unemployed Americans need help now." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @TheRevAl on @MSNBC @PoliticsNation shortly to discuss Senate Republicans' continued delay of #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems continue to fight for. Make sure to tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "I'm joining @CNNSitRoom with @wolfblitzer soon to discuss Senate negotiations on the next #COVID19 relief legislation & @SenateDems ' priorities for working families, small businesses, hospitals, state & local govts, & more. Tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Durbin Discusses Priorities For Next Coronavirus Supplemental Legislation, Including Investments In Education And Child Care Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "Held news conference this morning with @janicejackson to discuss @SenateDems $430B plan for investing in education & child care in the wake of the #COVID19 pandemic. This crucial funding must be included in the next federal relief package--regardless of what the President may say." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "The next federal #COVID19 relief package must include aid for immigrant families. Great to join immigrant rights & labor organizations for this discussion yesterday." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Illinois Delegation Discuss COVID-19 With Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Durbin And Welch To Fed: Excessive Debit Swipe Fees Are Hurting Merchants During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 23, 2020 Whitehouse & Colleagues Introduce Medical Bankruptcy Bill After Millions Lose Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor, and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Neal, Blumenauer, Along with Ways and Means Democrats and USMCA Working Group Members, Urge Scalia, Lighthizer to Implement USMCA-Labor Provisions as Congress Intended Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House , and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Durbin, Perdue Lead Bipartisan Group Of Members Urging Congress To Address Shortage Of Doctors, Nurses Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
July 23, 2020 Senate Passes Duckworth's Defense Bill Provisions to Support Servicemembers and Enhance Military Modernization Efforts Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 23, 2020 Durbin To DOJ: We Will Not Allow What Happened In Portland To Happen In Chicago Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 LaHood, Ferguson Introduce the Bringing Back American Jobs Through Intellectual Property Repatriation Act Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 23, 2020 Underwood-Backed Legislation to Protect Civil Rights, Reverse Administration's Muslim Travel Bans Passes the House Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 23, 2020 Portman, Durbin Praise Senate Passage of Bipartisan Amendment to FY 2021 NDAA Welcoming Ukraine Into the NATO Enhanced Opportunity Partnership Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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