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Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "This morning I joined @RepBobbyRush , @RepChuyGarcia , and @IlSecofState to call on all Illinoisans to fill out their census forms today." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "My office has received nearly 40,000 letters since Friday about the passing of Justice Ginsburg. Almost all of them are asking that the next Justice be confirmed after the inauguration in January. Leader McConnell--listen to the American people!" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Durbin Honors Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Senate Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Booker Leads Judiciary Democrats Pressing Barr on Reports of Rollback of Anti-Bias Training at Justice Department Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court was created by the founders of our nation to be the arbiter of equal justice under the law, not a tool for one party's political agenda. The Senate should honor Justice Ginsburg's fervent last wish by not filling this vacancy before inauguration." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "The American people need to understand that the battle over the Supreme Court comes down to decisions that will impact us all. Republicans have a case before the Court in November that would tear down the ACA & with it protections for pre-existing conditions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell needs to listen to the members of his caucus who are calling for fairness. The Senate should not consider any replacement for Justice Ginsburg until after the next Presidential inauguration." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "I spoke with @NPRWeekend yesterday about the passing of Justice Ginsburg & the upcoming battle over filling her vacancy on the Supreme Court. Listen here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 Tweet - ""My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg I'm with RBG. RT if you are too." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Durbin, Judiciary Committee Democrats To Chairman Graham: Follow Your Own Rule And Delay Filling Supreme Court Vacancy Until After Inauguration Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Four years ago Senator McConnell demanded that Supreme Court vacancies go unfilled during a presidential election year. Now he's completely reversed himself because it's to his political advantage. Do Senate Rs still believe that the voices of the American people should be heard?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Judiciary Dems are making ourselves clear: there cannot be one set of rules for a Republican President and one set for a Democratic President. This vacancy should not be filled until after the inauguration." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "If four Republican Senators commit not to vote to fill this Supreme Court vacancy until after the presidential inauguration, then the voices of the American people will have a chance to be heard." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to Jay Clayton, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Cook, President and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - Casten, Sherman, Foster Urge SEC Chairman, FINRA President to Protect Robinhood Investors Rep. Sean Casten
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Remember Senator McConnell's demand that SCOTUS vacancies go unfilled during a presidential election year, which was also Justice Ginsburg's dying wish. McConnell pleaded with us to let the voters have the last word. Every Senator should be asked to commit to the McConnell Rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General of Homeland Security - Bennet, Colleagues Call of DHS IG to Swiftly Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Civic engagement is power. If you have not done so, complete your #2020Census so we ensure power is distributed equally in our country, & everyone has the representation they deserve & funding their communities need. You can respond at http://my2020census.gov, by phone or mail." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's most valiant lady is gone. Rest in peace, Ruth." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Quigley Statement On Passing Of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rep. Mike Quigley
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Dept. of Justice - Judiciary Committee Democrats Call for Review of Political Interference in Durham Investigation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Schumer, Warren to Introduce Resolution Calling on President to Cancel Student Loan Debt for Federal Borrowers Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 17, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.6 Million for National Runaway Safeline Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The President is asking SCOTUS to repeal pre-existing condition protections & health coverage for millions in the MIDDLE of a pandemic. And there is still no secret Trump plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Just more hollow campaign promises." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2020 Senate Confirms Nominations Of Four Illinois District Judges Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Ninety Days Since Landmark Supreme Court DACA Decisions And Following Critical TPS Decision, Durbin Calls On Senate To Pass Dream And Promise Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's been 90 days since the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to repeal DACA. And yet his Administration is still refusing to accept new DACA applications--openly ignoring an order of the highest court in the land." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Senate Republicans Again Block Menendez Effort to Designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Postmaster General to reverse harmful operational changes to U.S. Postal Service that have resulted in delays of medications to New Yorkers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Last week, Pres. Trump unveiled his latest shortlist for the Supreme Court. I'm joining @SenWhitehouse and others in asking if federal conflict-of-interest and transparency laws were followed in the making of this list, especially to the extent dark money groups were involved." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media - Menendez, Engel Lead Dems in Calling on USAGM to Renew Foreign National Journalist Visa Extensions Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Portman Joins Senate Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution in Support of Belarusian People Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 13, 2020 Tweet - "The 2020 census count closes on September 30th and it is extremely important that every Illinoisans does their part to #MakeILCount. Please make sure you go to http://my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 to make sure you get counted today." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Senators Request Information on Outside Groups Involved in Trump Scotus List Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 11, 2020 Duckworth Speaks with Northwest Illinois Mayors on Covid-19 Recovery Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "It should worry us all that Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has been working so closely with this longtime Russian agent. The Trump Admin. needs to follow up on these sanctions with stronger action to deter election interference instead of denial & deflection." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Menendez Introduce Legislation to Ensure U.S. Pushes Back Against Russia Reportedly Placing Bounties on American Troops Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More than $20 Million for Metro East Port Improvements Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Duckworth Statement After Voting No on The Republican "skinny" Covid-19 Relief Proposal Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 10, 2020 Senate Democrats: Trump Administration Must Take Stronger Action Against Election Interference Following Sanctions on Derkach Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "What will it take for the Republican party to start taking these threats seriously? Our very democracy is at stake and they can't be bothered to help secure our elections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to The Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman on The Committee on Armed Services and The Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member on The Committee on Armed Services, and The Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman on The Committee on Armed Services, and The Hon Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of The Committee on Armed Services - Markey, 21 Senate Colleagues Call for Maintaining Ndaa Provision Prohibiting Restart of Nuclear Weapons Testing Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Bills Pass Full Committee, Move to House Floor Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Under our Constitution, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. But far too many are detained pending trial when they haven't been convicted of any crime & pose no threat to society. We can't end mass incarceration unless we end the overuse of pretrial detention." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "For each person undercounted in the 2020 census, Illinois could lose up to $1,400 in federal funding. We can't let that happen. Illinoisans--let's #MakeILCount. Go to http://my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 to make sure you get counted today." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Pres. Trump began his cruel attempt to end #DACA. SCOTUS rejected this effort in June, but the President is openly defying the Court's order & refusing to reopen the program. I'll keep fighting until every Dreamer has a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The President denies calling fallen American military heroes "losers." He also denied saying "s...hole countries" in a White House meeting. I was there. He said it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The State of Illinois and the men and women of America's military are blessed to have the clear, courageous voice of @SenDuckworth . And I am fortunate to call her my colleague and friend." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce, and the Hon. Steven Dillingham, Dir. of the Census Bureau - Congressman Steven Horsford Calls For Safety Measures in Census Operations Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Date Title Politician
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "This morning I joined @RepBobbyRush , @RepChuyGarcia , and @IlSecofState to call on all Illinoisans to fill out their census forms today." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "My office has received nearly 40,000 letters since Friday about the passing of Justice Ginsburg. Almost all of them are asking that the next Justice be confirmed after the inauguration in January. Leader McConnell--listen to the American people!" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Durbin Honors Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Senate Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Booker Leads Judiciary Democrats Pressing Barr on Reports of Rollback of Anti-Bias Training at Justice Department Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court was created by the founders of our nation to be the arbiter of equal justice under the law, not a tool for one party's political agenda. The Senate should honor Justice Ginsburg's fervent last wish by not filling this vacancy before inauguration." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "The American people need to understand that the battle over the Supreme Court comes down to decisions that will impact us all. Republicans have a case before the Court in November that would tear down the ACA & with it protections for pre-existing conditions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell needs to listen to the members of his caucus who are calling for fairness. The Senate should not consider any replacement for Justice Ginsburg until after the next Presidential inauguration." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "I spoke with @NPRWeekend yesterday about the passing of Justice Ginsburg & the upcoming battle over filling her vacancy on the Supreme Court. Listen here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 Tweet - ""My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg I'm with RBG. RT if you are too." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Durbin, Judiciary Committee Democrats To Chairman Graham: Follow Your Own Rule And Delay Filling Supreme Court Vacancy Until After Inauguration Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Four years ago Senator McConnell demanded that Supreme Court vacancies go unfilled during a presidential election year. Now he's completely reversed himself because it's to his political advantage. Do Senate Rs still believe that the voices of the American people should be heard?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Judiciary Dems are making ourselves clear: there cannot be one set of rules for a Republican President and one set for a Democratic President. This vacancy should not be filled until after the inauguration." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "If four Republican Senators commit not to vote to fill this Supreme Court vacancy until after the presidential inauguration, then the voices of the American people will have a chance to be heard." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to Jay Clayton, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Cook, President and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - Casten, Sherman, Foster Urge SEC Chairman, FINRA President to Protect Robinhood Investors Rep.Sean Casten
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Remember Senator McConnell's demand that SCOTUS vacancies go unfilled during a presidential election year, which was also Justice Ginsburg's dying wish. McConnell pleaded with us to let the voters have the last word. Every Senator should be asked to commit to the McConnell Rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General of Homeland Security - Bennet, Colleagues Call of DHS IG to Swiftly Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Civic engagement is power. If you have not done so, complete your #2020Census so we ensure power is distributed equally in our country, & everyone has the representation they deserve & funding their communities need. You can respond at http://my2020census.gov, by phone or mail." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's most valiant lady is gone. Rest in peace, Ruth." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2020 Quigley Statement On Passing Of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rep.Mike Quigley
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Dept. of Justice - Judiciary Committee Democrats Call for Review of Political Interference in Durham Investigation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Schumer, Warren to Introduce Resolution Calling on President to Cancel Student Loan Debt for Federal Borrowers Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 17, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.6 Million for National Runaway Safeline Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The President is asking SCOTUS to repeal pre-existing condition protections & health coverage for millions in the MIDDLE of a pandemic. And there is still no secret Trump plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Just more hollow campaign promises." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2020 Senate Confirms Nominations Of Four Illinois District Judges Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Ninety Days Since Landmark Supreme Court DACA Decisions And Following Critical TPS Decision, Durbin Calls On Senate To Pass Dream And Promise Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's been 90 days since the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to repeal DACA. And yet his Administration is still refusing to accept new DACA applications--openly ignoring an order of the highest court in the land." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Senate Republicans Again Block Menendez Effort to Designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service - Schumer, Gillibrand urge Postmaster General to reverse harmful operational changes to U.S. Postal Service that have resulted in delays of medications to New Yorkers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Last week, Pres. Trump unveiled his latest shortlist for the Supreme Court. I'm joining @SenWhitehouse and others in asking if federal conflict-of-interest and transparency laws were followed in the making of this list, especially to the extent dark money groups were involved." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media - Menendez, Engel Lead Dems in Calling on USAGM to Renew Foreign National Journalist Visa Extensions Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Portman Joins Senate Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution in Support of Belarusian People Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 13, 2020 Tweet - "The 2020 census count closes on September 30th and it is extremely important that every Illinoisans does their part to #MakeILCount. Please make sure you go to http://my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 to make sure you get counted today." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Senators Request Information on Outside Groups Involved in Trump Scotus List Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 11, 2020 Duckworth Speaks with Northwest Illinois Mayors on Covid-19 Recovery Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2020 Tweet - "It should worry us all that Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has been working so closely with this longtime Russian agent. The Trump Admin. needs to follow up on these sanctions with stronger action to deter election interference instead of denial & deflection." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin, Menendez Introduce Legislation to Ensure U.S. Pushes Back Against Russia Reportedly Placing Bounties on American Troops Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More than $20 Million for Metro East Port Improvements Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Duckworth Statement After Voting No on The Republican "skinny" Covid-19 Relief Proposal Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 10, 2020 Senate Democrats: Trump Administration Must Take Stronger Action Against Election Interference Following Sanctions on Derkach Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "What will it take for the Republican party to start taking these threats seriously? Our very democracy is at stake and they can't be bothered to help secure our elections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to The Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman on The Committee on Armed Services and The Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member on The Committee on Armed Services, and The Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman on The Committee on Armed Services, and The Hon Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of The Committee on Armed Services - Markey, 21 Senate Colleagues Call for Maintaining Ndaa Provision Prohibiting Restart of Nuclear Weapons Testing Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Bills Pass Full Committee, Move to House Floor Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Under our Constitution, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. But far too many are detained pending trial when they haven't been convicted of any crime & pose no threat to society. We can't end mass incarceration unless we end the overuse of pretrial detention." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 7, 2020 Tweet - "For each person undercounted in the 2020 census, Illinois could lose up to $1,400 in federal funding. We can't let that happen. Illinoisans--let's #MakeILCount. Go to http://my2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020 to make sure you get counted today." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Pres. Trump began his cruel attempt to end #DACA. SCOTUS rejected this effort in June, but the President is openly defying the Court's order & refusing to reopen the program. I'll keep fighting until every Dreamer has a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The President denies calling fallen American military heroes "losers." He also denied saying "s...hole countries" in a White House meeting. I was there. He said it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The State of Illinois and the men and women of America's military are blessed to have the clear, courageous voice of @SenDuckworth . And I am fortunate to call her my colleague and friend." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce, and the Hon. Steven Dillingham, Dir. of the Census Bureau - Congressman Steven Horsford Calls For Safety Measures in Census Operations Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
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