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Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "As we consider the Kavanaugh nomination -- a nominee the public knows little about -- we should follow the same standards of disclosure that nominees of Democratic presidents were held to. It's about transparency and fairness. #ReleaseTheRecords" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the Honorable Mark Meadows, Chairman of House Government Operation Subcommittee - Hearing Request with Commerce Secretary on Misleading Census Testimony Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "The American people got to see 99% of Justice Kagan's White House records before her Supreme Court hearing. What percentage of Judge Kavanaugh's White House records will Republicans allow the American people to see before his hearing? Half? A third?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member - Senators Oppose Harmful House Provision in Final Farm Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley Rep. Mike Quigley
Aug. 1, 2018 Tweet - "As DNI Coats said, the warning lights are blinking red again. Why did Senate Republicans turn down this help for states to prepare for future election attacks? Republican leadership has not taken this threat seriously -- not in 2016 and not today." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Bill To Reform Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Signed Into Law Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 31, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Patrick X. Mordente, Brigadier General, Director for the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum - Judiciary Democrats Officially Request All Kavanaugh Documents from Archives Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2018 Letter to John Bolton, National Security Advisor - Ahead of Today's Election Security Meeting, Klobuchar leads letter Urging National Security Council to hold Russia Accountable, Improve Federal Coordination, and Support States Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "This weekend marks 100 days until the midterm elections, yet we haven't properly held Russia accountable for its 2016 attack & efforts to interfere this year. The National Security Council has to send a strong message today when they meet." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2018 Letter to David J. Apol, Acting Director of Office of Government Ethics - Ethics Investigation into EPA Chief over Meetings with Former Lobbying Clients Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "The House Republican effort to impeach Rod Rosenstein is a political stunt, going nowhere. But it is proof positive that there are GOP loyalists determined to stop the Mueller investigation at every step of the way." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the Hon. Caroline Hunter, Chair of the Federal Election Commission, and the Hon. Ellen Weintraub, Vice Chair of the FEC - Demand Investigation into Trump Foundation Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 26, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi: Rosenstein Impeachment Resolution Is Naked Attempt To Kneecap Mueller - If They're Serious, House Leadership Should Hold A Vote Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 26, 2018 Rep. Davis Statement on Articles of Impeachment Against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rep. Danny Davis
July 26, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Statement On Inspector General Report Evaluating HUD's Oversight Of Alexander Housing County Authority Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Protect Veterans from Political Agendas at VA Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I've introduced a bill with @LindseyGrahamSC that would prevent foreign nationals from exploiting our immigration laws to undermine our democracy -- activities revealed by Special Counsel Mueller. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-graham-introduce-bipartisan-election-interference-bill- …" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schneider Leads Illinois House Delegation Letter Urging Federal Action to Improve Election Security Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Missal, Inspector General for the Department of Veteran Affairs - Political Influence at VA Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Rod J. Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Honorable Lee J. Lofthus, Assistant Attorney General for Administration for the U.S. Department of Justice - Senators Press DOJ on New Criminal Division Head's Ethics Agreements, Recusals Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2018 Election Security Letter Rep. Brad Schneider
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "It's imperative that we make a serious effort to secure our elections in the face of Russian interference and cyber threats. President Trump may not want to believe it, but the threat is real and demands American resolve." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "Senate just passed my amendment with @SenatorWicker 99-0 that will provide an audit of Amtrak on-time performance (OTP). Bad OTP threatens Amtrak's long term financial viability, and this audit will provide data that can help us improve passenger rail service." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "In this 2016 article, Judge Kavanaugh is quoted saying about a Bush Admin proposal that he's "a little biased on this because I helped work on it." This is why we need access to documents on everything he worked on at the Bush White House. #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2018 Heitkamp, Enzi, Durbin, Alexander Statement Regarding Sales Tax Collection in the Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Chairman Clayton - Weak Settlement With Former For-Profit College Executive Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 19, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly's Statement on First Known Hacking Attempts of the 2018 Cycle Rep. Robin Kelly
July 19, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions - Answer for DOJ Denials in Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "Ryan Bounds never deserved a seat on the federal bench. I'm glad his judicial nomination was just withdrawn." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh never replied to a letter I sent him 11 years ago about a misleading answer he gave during Congressional testimony on his involvement in questions about the rules governing detention of combatants during the Bush Administration." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep. Mike Quigley
July 19, 2018 Duckworth: Kavanaugh Unwilling To Protect Many Of The Individual Rights And Legal Protections We Hold Dear Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Now Republicans are looking to rubber-stamp Ryan Bounds to be a federal circuit judge sitting in Oregon. Bounds has received zero blue slips; his nomination is strongly opposed by both of Oregon's senators." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Hearing of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Schakowsky, (Hearing/Markup) on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 18, 2018 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just rubber-stamped another extreme, Federalist Society-approved judicial nominee to the federal appellate bench: 39-year-old Andrew Oldham" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "When a right-wing think tank asked Judge Kavanaugh about his views on overturning Supreme Court cases, he answered the question. He needs to answer the Senate's questions too." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Tester Takes VA to Task for Politically Motivated Firings Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh must also answer whether he would support the existing special counsel investigation into Russia's attack on our democracy. His record shows serious cause for concern." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Duckworth Announces $1.6 Million For The National Runaway Safeline Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "We should all agree that our country comes before party. So then why do most of my Republican colleagues remain silent on the President's performance yesterday?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018 After Alarming Federal Report Shows Less than Half of Schools Even Test for Lead in Water, Duckworth Reiterates Call to Protect Children from Contaminated Drinking Water Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "The President's non-stop preening over his 2016 election victory shows clearly that his ego is more important to him than standing up for America." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Duckworth on Trump's Secret Meeting with Vladimir Putin: "Shocking and Disgraceful" Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "This Mueller investigation, which the President calls a "rigged witch hunt," just produced the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence members for an act of cyber war attacking our democracy. How is Putin supposed to take it seriously when Trump mocks the whole enterprise?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's performance in Helsinki was appalling. By ignoring the evidence of Russian interference in our 2016 election, President Trump joined Vladimir Putin in blaming America for the charges and throwing our intelligence and justice officials under the bus." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Meeting with Vladimir Putin Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Date Title Politician
Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "As we consider the Kavanaugh nomination -- a nominee the public knows little about -- we should follow the same standards of disclosure that nominees of Democratic presidents were held to. It's about transparency and fairness. #ReleaseTheRecords" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the Honorable Mark Meadows, Chairman of House Government Operation Subcommittee - Hearing Request with Commerce Secretary on Misleading Census Testimony Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "The American people got to see 99% of Justice Kagan's White House records before her Supreme Court hearing. What percentage of Judge Kavanaugh's White House records will Republicans allow the American people to see before his hearing? Half? A third?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member - Senators Oppose Harmful House Provision in Final Farm Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley Rep.Mike Quigley
Aug. 1, 2018 Tweet - "As DNI Coats said, the warning lights are blinking red again. Why did Senate Republicans turn down this help for states to prepare for future election attacks? Republican leadership has not taken this threat seriously -- not in 2016 and not today." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Bill To Reform Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Signed Into Law Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 31, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Patrick X. Mordente, Brigadier General, Director for the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum - Judiciary Democrats Officially Request All Kavanaugh Documents from Archives Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2018 Letter to John Bolton, National Security Advisor - Ahead of Today's Election Security Meeting, Klobuchar leads letter Urging National Security Council to hold Russia Accountable, Improve Federal Coordination, and Support States Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "This weekend marks 100 days until the midterm elections, yet we haven't properly held Russia accountable for its 2016 attack & efforts to interfere this year. The National Security Council has to send a strong message today when they meet." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2018 Letter to David J. Apol, Acting Director of Office of Government Ethics - Ethics Investigation into EPA Chief over Meetings with Former Lobbying Clients Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "The House Republican effort to impeach Rod Rosenstein is a political stunt, going nowhere. But it is proof positive that there are GOP loyalists determined to stop the Mueller investigation at every step of the way." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the Hon. Caroline Hunter, Chair of the Federal Election Commission, and the Hon. Ellen Weintraub, Vice Chair of the FEC - Demand Investigation into Trump Foundation Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 26, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi: Rosenstein Impeachment Resolution Is Naked Attempt To Kneecap Mueller - If They're Serious, House Leadership Should Hold A Vote Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 26, 2018 Rep. Davis Statement on Articles of Impeachment Against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rep.Danny Davis
July 26, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Statement On Inspector General Report Evaluating HUD's Oversight Of Alexander Housing County Authority Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Protect Veterans from Political Agendas at VA Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2018 Tweet - "I've introduced a bill with @LindseyGrahamSC that would prevent foreign nationals from exploiting our immigration laws to undermine our democracy -- activities revealed by Special Counsel Mueller. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-graham-introduce-bipartisan-election-interference-bill- …" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schneider Leads Illinois House Delegation Letter Urging Federal Action to Improve Election Security Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Missal, Inspector General for the Department of Veteran Affairs - Political Influence at VA Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Rod J. Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Honorable Lee J. Lofthus, Assistant Attorney General for Administration for the U.S. Department of Justice - Senators Press DOJ on New Criminal Division Head's Ethics Agreements, Recusals Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2018 Election Security Letter Rep.Brad Schneider
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "It's imperative that we make a serious effort to secure our elections in the face of Russian interference and cyber threats. President Trump may not want to believe it, but the threat is real and demands American resolve." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "Senate just passed my amendment with @SenatorWicker 99-0 that will provide an audit of Amtrak on-time performance (OTP). Bad OTP threatens Amtrak's long term financial viability, and this audit will provide data that can help us improve passenger rail service." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "In this 2016 article, Judge Kavanaugh is quoted saying about a Bush Admin proposal that he's "a little biased on this because I helped work on it." This is why we need access to documents on everything he worked on at the Bush White House. #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2018 Heitkamp, Enzi, Durbin, Alexander Statement Regarding Sales Tax Collection in the Aftermath of the Supreme Court's Decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Chairman Clayton - Weak Settlement With Former For-Profit College Executive Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 19, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly's Statement on First Known Hacking Attempts of the 2018 Cycle Rep.Robin Kelly
July 19, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions - Answer for DOJ Denials in Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "Ryan Bounds never deserved a seat on the federal bench. I'm glad his judicial nomination was just withdrawn." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh never replied to a letter I sent him 11 years ago about a misleading answer he gave during Congressional testimony on his involvement in questions about the rules governing detention of combatants during the Bush Administration." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep.Mike Quigley
July 19, 2018 Duckworth: Kavanaugh Unwilling To Protect Many Of The Individual Rights And Legal Protections We Hold Dear Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Now Republicans are looking to rubber-stamp Ryan Bounds to be a federal circuit judge sitting in Oregon. Bounds has received zero blue slips; his nomination is strongly opposed by both of Oregon's senators." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Hearing of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Schakowsky, (Hearing/Markup) on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 18, 2018 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just rubber-stamped another extreme, Federalist Society-approved judicial nominee to the federal appellate bench: 39-year-old Andrew Oldham" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "When a right-wing think tank asked Judge Kavanaugh about his views on overturning Supreme Court cases, he answered the question. He needs to answer the Senate's questions too." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Letter to Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Tester Takes VA to Task for Politically Motivated Firings Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2018 Tweet - "Judge Kavanaugh must also answer whether he would support the existing special counsel investigation into Russia's attack on our democracy. His record shows serious cause for concern." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Duckworth Announces $1.6 Million For The National Runaway Safeline Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2018 Tweet - "We should all agree that our country comes before party. So then why do most of my Republican colleagues remain silent on the President's performance yesterday?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018 After Alarming Federal Report Shows Less than Half of Schools Even Test for Lead in Water, Duckworth Reiterates Call to Protect Children from Contaminated Drinking Water Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "The President's non-stop preening over his 2016 election victory shows clearly that his ego is more important to him than standing up for America." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Duckworth on Trump's Secret Meeting with Vladimir Putin: "Shocking and Disgraceful" Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "This Mueller investigation, which the President calls a "rigged witch hunt," just produced the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence members for an act of cyber war attacking our democracy. How is Putin supposed to take it seriously when Trump mocks the whole enterprise?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump's performance in Helsinki was appalling. By ignoring the evidence of Russian interference in our 2016 election, President Trump joined Vladimir Putin in blaming America for the charges and throwing our intelligence and justice officials under the bus." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Meeting with Vladimir Putin Rep.Jan Schakowsky
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