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June 27, 2019
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Medical Screenings at The U.S.-Mexico Border
Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 27, 2019
Bost Statement on Border Security Bill
Rep. Mike Bost
June 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Opposes Senate Version of Border Supplemental Bill
Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 27, 2019
Congresswoman Schakowsky's Statement on Border Supplemental Vote
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 27, 2019
Quigley Statement on Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 27, 2019
Ahead of 50th Anniversary of Stoewall Riots, Duckworth & Pappas Introduce Bill to Improve VA Services for LGBT Veterans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2019
Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2019
Senate Passes Duckworth's Defense Bill Provisions To Protect Servicemembers & Support Illinois Jobs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2019
Securing America's Federal Elections Act
Rep. Sean Casten
June 27, 2019
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "In threatening to sanction Iran's primary interlocutor with the West, Foreign Minister Zarif, Pres. Trump is showing he's not serious about dialogue with Iran as an alternative to war. Bumbling policies by Tweet are not measures of international leadership."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "Met today with the Yemeni Ambassador to the U.S., Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak. The situation is Yemen in now characterized by the UN as the world's worst man-made humanitarian disaster -- it's imperative that all sides involved come to the table and find a way towards peace."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "Let me state the obvious - President Trump's immigration and border security policies are failing in the most cruel and inhumane ways. When I saw the devastating photo of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, my heart broke."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday @SenDuckworth, @RepCheri, @RepUnderwood and I met with Acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor to discuss ways we can improve the state application process for flood mitigation assistance. I look forward to working together to ensure IL gets much-needed federal funding"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of NDAA
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Rep. LaHood Urges Bipartisan Effort to Address the Humanitarian Crisis at the Southern Border
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 26, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Immediate Relief for Unaccompanied Minors
Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Freshman House Democrats Send Letter to Lighthizer Demanding Changes to NAFTA Rewrite
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Harris, Democrats Call on Trump to Help Venezuelans by Granting them Temporary Protected Status
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2019
Udall, Kaine Statement on Iran Vote Agreement
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos, Underwood Meet With FEMA Acting Administrator Gaynor
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday, I spoke with Acting DHS Secretary McAleenan and met with the newly announced CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan about the inhumane and detestable conditions at our southwest border, as well as Pres. Trump's threats of mass raids and deportations."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Humanitarian Aid To Southwest Border
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Rep. LaHood Statement on Iran Sanctions
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 25, 2019
Foster Statement on Emergency Border Funding
Rep. Bill Foster
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "I've been down to the facilities on our border, I've seen the detestable, inhumane conditions. People are scared to death, children are frightened. That is what this President wants."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Make no mistake -- the buck stops with President Trump. The humanitarian crisis at our border is the direct result of his decisions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Durbin, Cardin, Van Hollen, Kaine Introduce NDAA Amendment To Halt Security Assistance To Cameroon
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "I'm increasingly concerned by the rising level of violence in Cameroon. Today, I met with the Cameroonian Ambassador to the US, Henri Etoundi Essomba, to discuss the ongoing repression in the country's Anglophone regions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday's elections in Istanbul were a win for democracy despite the government's pressure on political rivals, civil society, and the media."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2019
Tweet - "First, President Trump holds 800,000 federal workers hostage for his wall. Now he holds millions of families hostage to force Congress to jail children indefinitely. This is a small minded, mean spirited strategy always punishing others to get his way."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 21, 2019
Tweet - "The two worst foreign policy decisions of the Trump Presidency: Becoming the only nation on earth to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord and walking away from the international agreement to ban the production of nuclear weapons in Iran."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 20, 2019
BOST VOTES AGAINST HOUSE AMNESTY BILL
Rep. Mike Bost
June 20, 2019
Schneider Statement on Iran
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "Count me as NO. As one of 23 Senators who voted against the invasion of Iraq - a war which is now in its 17th year with heavy costs in American lives and taxpayers dollars - count me as a no on the military confrontation with Iran."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
House Approved Bost Amendment on Illegal Foreign Steel Imports
Rep. Mike Bost
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "We can't continue to allow Russia and its Ukrainian separatist proxies to murder with impunity. We must support the International Investigators and our Dutch allies in their effort to hold those responsible for this crime accountable."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "The people of Venezuela deserve better than this. We can't allow this President's short attention span to stop us from delivering on our promise to help the Venezuelan people rebuild their country. Boredom or fomenting a new crisis elsewhere is no excuse for inaction."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "The Saudi-led war in Yemen has been a humanitarian disaster -- leading to an estimated 85,000 children having already died of malnutrition. And the Saudi government and royal family continue to deny any involvement in Mr. Khashoggi's brutal disappearance and murder."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Mass arrests and mass deportations are not the answer. We must solve the root causes of this humanitarian crisis if we want to stem the flow of people who are coming to our border."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - LaHood, DelBene Urge Mnuchin and Lighthizer to Protect U.S. Digital Trade Interests
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Just got off the phone with interim Venezuelan President @jguaido. I told him that the U.S. continues to stand by the Venezuelan people's hope to rebuild and return their country to the community of democracies."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Durbin Receives Update From Venezuelan President Juan Guaido
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with the UN Resident Coordinator for Yemen, Lisa Grande. Sadly, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is the worst in the world."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Durbin: Senate Has Responsibility To Address Humanitarian Crisis President Trump Has Created At Southwest Border
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2019
ICYMI--LaHood: Delaying USMCA harms American agriculture
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 18, 2019
President Trump: Hate Does Not Make America Great
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Date
Title
Politician
June 27, 2019
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Medical Screenings at The U.S.-Mexico Border
Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 27, 2019
Bost Statement on Border Security Bill
Rep.Mike Bost
June 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Opposes Senate Version of Border Supplemental Bill
Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 27, 2019
Congresswoman Schakowsky's Statement on Border Supplemental Vote
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 27, 2019
Quigley Statement on Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 27, 2019
Ahead of 50th Anniversary of Stoewall Riots, Duckworth & Pappas Introduce Bill to Improve VA Services for LGBT Veterans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2019
Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2019
Senate Passes Duckworth's Defense Bill Provisions To Protect Servicemembers & Support Illinois Jobs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2019
Securing America's Federal Elections Act
Rep.Sean Casten
June 27, 2019
National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "In threatening to sanction Iran's primary interlocutor with the West, Foreign Minister Zarif, Pres. Trump is showing he's not serious about dialogue with Iran as an alternative to war. Bumbling policies by Tweet are not measures of international leadership."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "Met today with the Yemeni Ambassador to the U.S., Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak. The situation is Yemen in now characterized by the UN as the world's worst man-made humanitarian disaster -- it's imperative that all sides involved come to the table and find a way towards peace."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "Let me state the obvious - President Trump's immigration and border security policies are failing in the most cruel and inhumane ways. When I saw the devastating photo of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, my heart broke."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday @SenDuckworth, @RepCheri, @RepUnderwood and I met with Acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor to discuss ways we can improve the state application process for flood mitigation assistance. I look forward to working together to ensure IL gets much-needed federal funding"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of NDAA
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Rep. LaHood Urges Bipartisan Effort to Address the Humanitarian Crisis at the Southern Border
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 26, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Immediate Relief for Unaccompanied Minors
Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Freshman House Democrats Send Letter to Lighthizer Demanding Changes to NAFTA Rewrite
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Harris, Democrats Call on Trump to Help Venezuelans by Granting them Temporary Protected Status
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2019
Udall, Kaine Statement on Iran Vote Agreement
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos, Underwood Meet With FEMA Acting Administrator Gaynor
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday, I spoke with Acting DHS Secretary McAleenan and met with the newly announced CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan about the inhumane and detestable conditions at our southwest border, as well as Pres. Trump's threats of mass raids and deportations."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Humanitarian Aid To Southwest Border
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Rep. LaHood Statement on Iran Sanctions
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 25, 2019
Foster Statement on Emergency Border Funding
Rep.Bill Foster
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "I've been down to the facilities on our border, I've seen the detestable, inhumane conditions. People are scared to death, children are frightened. That is what this President wants."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Make no mistake -- the buck stops with President Trump. The humanitarian crisis at our border is the direct result of his decisions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Durbin, Cardin, Van Hollen, Kaine Introduce NDAA Amendment To Halt Security Assistance To Cameroon
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "I'm increasingly concerned by the rising level of violence in Cameroon. Today, I met with the Cameroonian Ambassador to the US, Henri Etoundi Essomba, to discuss the ongoing repression in the country's Anglophone regions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday's elections in Istanbul were a win for democracy despite the government's pressure on political rivals, civil society, and the media."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2019
Tweet - "First, President Trump holds 800,000 federal workers hostage for his wall. Now he holds millions of families hostage to force Congress to jail children indefinitely. This is a small minded, mean spirited strategy always punishing others to get his way."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 21, 2019
Tweet - "The two worst foreign policy decisions of the Trump Presidency: Becoming the only nation on earth to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord and walking away from the international agreement to ban the production of nuclear weapons in Iran."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 20, 2019
BOST VOTES AGAINST HOUSE AMNESTY BILL
Rep.Mike Bost
June 20, 2019
Schneider Statement on Iran
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "Count me as NO. As one of 23 Senators who voted against the invasion of Iraq - a war which is now in its 17th year with heavy costs in American lives and taxpayers dollars - count me as a no on the military confrontation with Iran."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
House Approved Bost Amendment on Illegal Foreign Steel Imports
Rep.Mike Bost
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "We can't continue to allow Russia and its Ukrainian separatist proxies to murder with impunity. We must support the International Investigators and our Dutch allies in their effort to hold those responsible for this crime accountable."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "The people of Venezuela deserve better than this. We can't allow this President's short attention span to stop us from delivering on our promise to help the Venezuelan people rebuild their country. Boredom or fomenting a new crisis elsewhere is no excuse for inaction."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019
Tweet - "The Saudi-led war in Yemen has been a humanitarian disaster -- leading to an estimated 85,000 children having already died of malnutrition. And the Saudi government and royal family continue to deny any involvement in Mr. Khashoggi's brutal disappearance and murder."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Mass arrests and mass deportations are not the answer. We must solve the root causes of this humanitarian crisis if we want to stem the flow of people who are coming to our border."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - LaHood, DelBene Urge Mnuchin and Lighthizer to Protect U.S. Digital Trade Interests
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Just got off the phone with interim Venezuelan President @jguaido. I told him that the U.S. continues to stand by the Venezuelan people's hope to rebuild and return their country to the community of democracies."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Durbin Receives Update From Venezuelan President Juan Guaido
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with the UN Resident Coordinator for Yemen, Lisa Grande. Sadly, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is the worst in the world."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Durbin: Senate Has Responsibility To Address Humanitarian Crisis President Trump Has Created At Southwest Border
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2019
ICYMI--LaHood: Delaying USMCA harms American agriculture
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 18, 2019
President Trump: Hate Does Not Make America Great
Rep.Chuy Garcia
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