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July 9, 2020 Foster Statement on Supreme Court Rulings on Access to Trump Financial Records Rep. Bill Foster
July 8, 2020 Schakowsky Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling That Limits Access to Birth Control Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's ruling to further limit the ACA's provisions to require coverage for birth control is detrimental to women's health & reproductive rights. Women, not their employers, should be the ones making decisions about their health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 1, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Gillibrand, Grassley & Cruz in Proposing Bipartisan NDAA Amendment to Improve Military Prosecution of Serious Crimes Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2020 Following Landmark Supreme Court Decision On DACA, Durbin Attempts To Pass Dream & Promise Act On Senate Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2020 Tweet - "As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, Sen. McConnell's top priority has been confirming judicial nominees instead of responding to this crisis. We need another relief effort ASAP. @SpeakerPelosi passed the #HeroesAct 6 weeks ago. It's time for the Senate to do the same." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2020 Connolly Joins Cohen, 34 Members in Introducing Resolution to Investigate and Consider the Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 29, 2020 Casten Statement on the Supreme Court Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law Rep. Sean Casten
June 29, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see SCOTUS recognize that the Louisiana law was yet another unconstitutional attack on a woman's right to choose and has no place in the modern United States." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump asked the Supreme Court to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. That would end health insurance for 20 million Americans in the midst of this pandemic with millions more now unemployed. The Trump alternative plan? He doesn't have one." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2020 Tweet - "During a global pandemic, the last thing our President should be doing is attempting to rip health insurance away from millions of Americans. Yet, that is exactly what President Trump did last night when he asked the Supreme Court to eliminate the Affordable Care Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Following Landmark Supreme Court Decision On DACA, Durbin Calls On Senate To Protect Dreamers Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Cory Wilson's Nomination To The Fifth Circuit Court Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, Senate Republicans have confirmed a Circuit Court nominee with a record of hostility toward the ACA. Even during one of the greatest public health crises in our nation's history, Republicans just won't let go of their obsession with attacking Obamacare." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, the Senate is voting on a Circuit Court nominee who has been openly hostile toward the Affordable Care Act. Cory Wilson is an extreme partisan with radical views on health care & voting rights. I strongly oppose his nomination. #StopWilson" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "Yesterday's Supreme Court decision was historic, but it was just the first step. We need to ensure the protection of #DACA recipients and pass the House-passed American Dream and Promise Act. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Underwood Statement on Supreme Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration from Cancelling Daca Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 18, 2020 Foster Statement on Supreme Court DACA Ruling Rep. Bill Foster
June 18, 2020 Schneider Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Daca Rep. Brad Schneider
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "This morning, the Supreme Court brought a smile & sigh of relief to more than 700,000 young people in the US. But our fight is not over. The Senate must take up the House-passed Dream & Promise Act to give all Dreamers a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I first introduced the Dream Act nearly 20 years ago. And while today's Supreme Court decision is a victory for #Dreamers, it is not the path to citizenship that they deserve. The Senate must pass the Dream and Promise Act to solve this problem once and for all." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Nomination Of Justin Walker To D.C. Circuit Court Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just gave Justin Walker a lifetime appointment to the second highest court in the land for two main reasons: because Walker is a protégé of the Senate Majority Leader, and because he's an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @MSNBC soon to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on DACA. Make sure you tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Speaking on the Senate floor now about the Supreme Court's decision on DACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to celebrate alongside #Dreamers today at the Supreme Court. But our work is far from over -- Pres. Trump could try to repeal #DACA again. Congress must step up & provide a path to citizenship for #Dreamers. We must pass the Dream & Promise Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Judicial Nominations Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Speaks On Senate Floor Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Ruling Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Statement On Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down HHS Policy To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I've fought for years to provide transparency on Pharma's incessant & inflationary drug ads on TV. My statement with my cosponsor @ChuckGrassley on the appeals court decision to strike down a rule requiring prescription drug TV ads to include the list price of the drug:" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin To McConnell: Stop Holding Up COVID-19 Relief For Corporation Lawsuit Immunity Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is now in open defiance of Chief Justice Roberts' decision rejecting the repeal of DACA & requiring the Trump Admin to reopen DACA for new applicants. The stakes are too high--both for the rule of law & lives of Dreamers--to dismiss this as yet another Trump outrage." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision that Protects LGBTQ Employees Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "8 years ago today, President Obama announced the creation of #DACA. Sadly, the fate of hundreds of thousands of #Dreamers -- who know no other home outside of the U.S. -- is still up in the air." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Today's #SCOTUS ruling affirms what we know to be right -- that an employer cannot fire someone for simply being gay or transgender in America." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "As soon as next Monday, the Supreme Court could rule on the future of #DACA. If #SCOTUS upholds the President's cruel repeal of #DACA, he must change course & protect #Dreamers. And Sen. McConnell should give the #DreamAndPromiseAct a vote in the Senate to solve this crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020 With Supreme Court Set To Rule On DACA Any Day, Durbin Calls On Senate To Protect Dreamers Sen. Dick Durbin
June 8, 2020 Congressman Davis Joins as Original Co-Sponsor of Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Rep. Danny Davis
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "An overwhelming majority of Americans support #DACA recipients -- 95% of Democrats, 73% of Republicans, 84% of Independents, and 85% total. #SCOTUS should not allow President Trump to repeal #DACA & put the lives of 800,000 #Dreamers at risk. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 5, 2020 Letter to Michael E. Horowitz, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Acting Chair - Rep. Speier Leads Letter Requesting PRAC Investigation into Suspect Federal Contracts Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "It has been one year since the House passed the Dream and Promise Act. And yet Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans have not taken any action on this bill, leaving hundreds of thousands of young people who grew up in this country hanging in the balance." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Nomination Of Justin Walker To D.C. Circuit Court In Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Judiciary Republicans just voted to advance the nomination of Justin Walker, a family friend of Senator McConnell and outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act, to the 2nd highest court in the land. I spoke about my opposition to his nomination." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "This new @SenateDems report outlines how big money special interests drive the GOP judicial nominations process. It's clearer than ever that Senator McConnell is trying to capture our nation's independent judiciary and use the courts do his donors' dirty work. #CapturedCourts" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 26, 2020 As GOP Pushes For Blanket Corporate Immunity, Schakowsky Introduces COVID Justice and Accountability Act to Protect Americans' Rights Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Date Title Politician
July 9, 2020 Foster Statement on Supreme Court Rulings on Access to Trump Financial Records Rep.Bill Foster
July 8, 2020 Schakowsky Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling That Limits Access to Birth Control Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's ruling to further limit the ACA's provisions to require coverage for birth control is detrimental to women's health & reproductive rights. Women, not their employers, should be the ones making decisions about their health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 1, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Gillibrand, Grassley & Cruz in Proposing Bipartisan NDAA Amendment to Improve Military Prosecution of Serious Crimes Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2020 Following Landmark Supreme Court Decision On DACA, Durbin Attempts To Pass Dream & Promise Act On Senate Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2020 Tweet - "As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, Sen. McConnell's top priority has been confirming judicial nominees instead of responding to this crisis. We need another relief effort ASAP. @SpeakerPelosi passed the #HeroesAct 6 weeks ago. It's time for the Senate to do the same." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2020 Connolly Joins Cohen, 34 Members in Introducing Resolution to Investigate and Consider the Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 29, 2020 Casten Statement on the Supreme Court Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law Rep.Sean Casten
June 29, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see SCOTUS recognize that the Louisiana law was yet another unconstitutional attack on a woman's right to choose and has no place in the modern United States." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump asked the Supreme Court to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. That would end health insurance for 20 million Americans in the midst of this pandemic with millions more now unemployed. The Trump alternative plan? He doesn't have one." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2020 Tweet - "During a global pandemic, the last thing our President should be doing is attempting to rip health insurance away from millions of Americans. Yet, that is exactly what President Trump did last night when he asked the Supreme Court to eliminate the Affordable Care Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Following Landmark Supreme Court Decision On DACA, Durbin Calls On Senate To Protect Dreamers Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Cory Wilson's Nomination To The Fifth Circuit Court Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, Senate Republicans have confirmed a Circuit Court nominee with a record of hostility toward the ACA. Even during one of the greatest public health crises in our nation's history, Republicans just won't let go of their obsession with attacking Obamacare." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, the Senate is voting on a Circuit Court nominee who has been openly hostile toward the Affordable Care Act. Cory Wilson is an extreme partisan with radical views on health care & voting rights. I strongly oppose his nomination. #StopWilson" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020 Tweet - "Yesterday's Supreme Court decision was historic, but it was just the first step. We need to ensure the protection of #DACA recipients and pass the House-passed American Dream and Promise Act. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Underwood Statement on Supreme Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration from Cancelling Daca Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 18, 2020 Foster Statement on Supreme Court DACA Ruling Rep.Bill Foster
June 18, 2020 Schneider Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Daca Rep.Brad Schneider
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "This morning, the Supreme Court brought a smile & sigh of relief to more than 700,000 young people in the US. But our fight is not over. The Senate must take up the House-passed Dream & Promise Act to give all Dreamers a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "I first introduced the Dream Act nearly 20 years ago. And while today's Supreme Court decision is a victory for #Dreamers, it is not the path to citizenship that they deserve. The Senate must pass the Dream and Promise Act to solve this problem once and for all." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Nomination Of Justin Walker To D.C. Circuit Court Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just gave Justin Walker a lifetime appointment to the second highest court in the land for two main reasons: because Walker is a protégé of the Senate Majority Leader, and because he's an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @MSNBC soon to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on DACA. Make sure you tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Speaking on the Senate floor now about the Supreme Court's decision on DACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to celebrate alongside #Dreamers today at the Supreme Court. But our work is far from over -- Pres. Trump could try to repeal #DACA again. Congress must step up & provide a path to citizenship for #Dreamers. We must pass the Dream & Promise Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Judicial Nominations Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Durbin Speaks On Senate Floor Following Landmark Supreme Court DACA Ruling Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020 Durbin, Grassley Statement On Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down HHS Policy To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "I've fought for years to provide transparency on Pharma's incessant & inflationary drug ads on TV. My statement with my cosponsor @ChuckGrassley on the appeals court decision to strike down a rule requiring prescription drug TV ads to include the list price of the drug:" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020 Durbin To McConnell: Stop Holding Up COVID-19 Relief For Corporation Lawsuit Immunity Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is now in open defiance of Chief Justice Roberts' decision rejecting the repeal of DACA & requiring the Trump Admin to reopen DACA for new applicants. The stakes are too high--both for the rule of law & lives of Dreamers--to dismiss this as yet another Trump outrage." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision that Protects LGBTQ Employees Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "8 years ago today, President Obama announced the creation of #DACA. Sadly, the fate of hundreds of thousands of #Dreamers -- who know no other home outside of the U.S. -- is still up in the air." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Today's #SCOTUS ruling affirms what we know to be right -- that an employer cannot fire someone for simply being gay or transgender in America." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "As soon as next Monday, the Supreme Court could rule on the future of #DACA. If #SCOTUS upholds the President's cruel repeal of #DACA, he must change course & protect #Dreamers. And Sen. McConnell should give the #DreamAndPromiseAct a vote in the Senate to solve this crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020 With Supreme Court Set To Rule On DACA Any Day, Durbin Calls On Senate To Protect Dreamers Sen.Dick Durbin
June 8, 2020 Congressman Davis Joins as Original Co-Sponsor of Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Rep.Danny Davis
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "An overwhelming majority of Americans support #DACA recipients -- 95% of Democrats, 73% of Republicans, 84% of Independents, and 85% total. #SCOTUS should not allow President Trump to repeal #DACA & put the lives of 800,000 #Dreamers at risk. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 5, 2020 Letter to Michael E. Horowitz, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Acting Chair - Rep. Speier Leads Letter Requesting PRAC Investigation into Suspect Federal Contracts Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "It has been one year since the House passed the Dream and Promise Act. And yet Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans have not taken any action on this bill, leaving hundreds of thousands of young people who grew up in this country hanging in the balance." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Nomination Of Justin Walker To D.C. Circuit Court In Senate Judiciary Committee Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Judiciary Republicans just voted to advance the nomination of Justin Walker, a family friend of Senator McConnell and outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act, to the 2nd highest court in the land. I spoke about my opposition to his nomination." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "This new @SenateDems report outlines how big money special interests drive the GOP judicial nominations process. It's clearer than ever that Senator McConnell is trying to capture our nation's independent judiciary and use the courts do his donors' dirty work. #CapturedCourts" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 26, 2020 As GOP Pushes For Blanket Corporate Immunity, Schakowsky Introduces COVID Justice and Accountability Act to Protect Americans' Rights Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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