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July 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; and Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Daines to Biden Administration: Don't Rewrite Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Support Montana Farmers, Ranchers
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
July 1, 2021
Tweet - "Today, the conservative 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court issued two decisions: making it harder to vote in an election in one, and making it easier to hide major donors in the other. These decisions ultimately target the heart of our democracy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Durbin Statement On House Vote Creating January 6 Select Committee
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2021
Tweet - "It's time to pull back the curtain of secrecy in our Supreme Court."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2021
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Durbin, Grassley Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2021
Judiciary Committee Advances two Grassley-Backed Bills to televise Federal Court Proceedings
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2021
Tweet - "Americans deserve access to the Supreme Court as it issues rulings on cases that will affect their lives and those of generations to come. Glad to see @JudiciaryDems pass my and @ChuckGrassley's bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act out of committee today."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 22, 2021
Rep. Schakowsky, Sens. Blumenthal & Booker Applaud Supreme Court Decision for NCAA Players
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 17, 2021
Tweet - "Millions of Americans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that yet another Republican effort to overturn the ACA was rejected."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Questioning Of Director Chris Wray Reveals FBI Involvement In DOJ Leak Investigation And Possibility Of Foreign Funding For January 6th Insurrection
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 16, 2021
Nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Statement On Supreme Court First Step Act Ruling On Low-Level Drug Offenders
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2021
Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2021
Nomination of Zahid N. Quraishi
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Calling for DOJ To Drop Lawsuit in Support of GEO Group, Private Prisons
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 9, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Guarantee Equal Access to Abortion, Everywhere
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 8, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 1, 2021
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decisions In Voting Rights & Donor Disclosure Cases
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Feinstein, Durbin, Padilla, Judiciary Democrats Press DOJ to Support Immigration Judges
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 24, 2021
Tweet - "It's time to right this wrong. Today, @SenAlexPadilla & I, along with several of our @JudiciaryDems colleagues, are calling on the Biden Admin to reverse this decision & undo the many harmful actions by the Trump Admin that undermined the independence of our immigration courts."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Durbin, Padilla, Judiciary Democrats Press Department Of Justice To Support Immigration Judges
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Amid Police Reform Negotiations, Pressley, Bush Lead Progressives in Call to End Qualified Immunity
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2021
Tweet - "The Mississippi law is the latest example of a far-right legislature casting aside decades of judicial precedent to pursue a partisan agenda. We must protect a woman's right to make decisions about her own health care."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Senate Judiciary Dems Press DOJ To Not Appeal Federal Court Decision Ordering Release Of Key Memo Related To Mueller Report
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2021
Tweet - "After four years of turmoil, we need to focus on rebuilding the nation's trust in DOJ. That's why my colleagues and I are encouraging the release of this memo, written to downplay Trump's misconduct."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 10, 2021
Quigley Statement On Ruling Calling Barr's Characterizations Of Mueller Report "Misleading"
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 7, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Andrew Saul Commissioner Social Security Administration - Larson, Davis call of Social Security Administration to Revoke Harmful Rule
Rep. Danny Davis
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen McGettigan, Acting Director of the US Office of Personnel Management - Gavel in Hand, Whitehouse Presses Opm for Leonard Leo Documents
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 5, 2021
García, Members of Congress that Led Push for TRIPS Waiver Applaud Biden Administration Announcement
Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 22, 2021
Cárdenas Response to Supreme Court Decision on FTC Act Section 13(b)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 21, 2021
Access to Counsel Act of 2021
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Verdict on the Trial of Derek Chauvin
Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 20, 2021
Rep. Kelly Releases Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
Rep. Robin Kelly
April 9, 2021
Durbin Statement On President Biden's Creation Of The Presidential Commission On The Supreme Court
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm Over Scotus Case Threatening Constitutional Protection for Dark Money
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 25, 2021
Sens. Coons, Wicker reintroduce bipartisan bill targeting debt-based driver's license suspensions
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Hinson Leads Bicameral Effort to Urge Speaker Pelosi to Uphold State-Certified Election Results in IA-02, Stop House from Overturning Miller-Meeks Win
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
March 23, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Grassley, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi To Uphold State-Certified Election Results In Iowa's Second Congressional District
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
March 19, 2021
Tweet - "Cameras in the Supreme Court will let Americans see arguments and rulings on cases which will affect them for generations to come. This bipartisan bill shines a light into the judicial branch of government so more Americans can watch these significant and historic proceedings."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 18, 2021
Duckworth Addresses Recent Surge in Discrimination and Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans at House Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 18, 2021
Quigley Re-Introduces Government Transparency Legislation
Rep. Mike Quigley
March 17, 2021
Duckworth Reaction to Atlanta Shooting Spree
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 16, 2021
Letter to James A. Cunningham, Deputy Regional Administrator of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Ask Hud to Examine Issues at Concordia Place Apartment Complex in Chicago
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 12, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Introduce Assault Weapons Ban
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 11, 2021
Duckworth, Senate Colleagues Re-Introduce Bill to Strengthen Police Accountability & Encourage Independent Investigations of Law Enforcement's Lethal Uses of Force
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Date
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Politician
July 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; and Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Daines to Biden Administration: Don't Rewrite Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Support Montana Farmers, Ranchers
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
July 1, 2021
Tweet - "Today, the conservative 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court issued two decisions: making it harder to vote in an election in one, and making it easier to hide major donors in the other. These decisions ultimately target the heart of our democracy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Durbin Statement On House Vote Creating January 6 Select Committee
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2021
Tweet - "It's time to pull back the curtain of secrecy in our Supreme Court."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2021
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Durbin, Grassley Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2021
Judiciary Committee Advances two Grassley-Backed Bills to televise Federal Court Proceedings
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2021
Tweet - "Americans deserve access to the Supreme Court as it issues rulings on cases that will affect their lives and those of generations to come. Glad to see @JudiciaryDems pass my and @ChuckGrassley's bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act out of committee today."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 22, 2021
Rep. Schakowsky, Sens. Blumenthal & Booker Applaud Supreme Court Decision for NCAA Players
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 17, 2021
Tweet - "Millions of Americans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that yet another Republican effort to overturn the ACA was rejected."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Questioning Of Director Chris Wray Reveals FBI Involvement In DOJ Leak Investigation And Possibility Of Foreign Funding For January 6th Insurrection
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 16, 2021
Nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Statement On Supreme Court First Step Act Ruling On Low-Level Drug Offenders
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2021
Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2021
Nomination of Zahid N. Quraishi
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Calling for DOJ To Drop Lawsuit in Support of GEO Group, Private Prisons
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 9, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Guarantee Equal Access to Abortion, Everywhere
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 8, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 1, 2021
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decisions In Voting Rights & Donor Disclosure Cases
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Feinstein, Durbin, Padilla, Judiciary Democrats Press DOJ to Support Immigration Judges
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 24, 2021
Tweet - "It's time to right this wrong. Today, @SenAlexPadilla & I, along with several of our @JudiciaryDems colleagues, are calling on the Biden Admin to reverse this decision & undo the many harmful actions by the Trump Admin that undermined the independence of our immigration courts."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Durbin, Padilla, Judiciary Democrats Press Department Of Justice To Support Immigration Judges
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Amid Police Reform Negotiations, Pressley, Bush Lead Progressives in Call to End Qualified Immunity
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2021
Tweet - "The Mississippi law is the latest example of a far-right legislature casting aside decades of judicial precedent to pursue a partisan agenda. We must protect a woman's right to make decisions about her own health care."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Senate Judiciary Dems Press DOJ To Not Appeal Federal Court Decision Ordering Release Of Key Memo Related To Mueller Report
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2021
Tweet - "After four years of turmoil, we need to focus on rebuilding the nation's trust in DOJ. That's why my colleagues and I are encouraging the release of this memo, written to downplay Trump's misconduct."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 10, 2021
Quigley Statement On Ruling Calling Barr's Characterizations Of Mueller Report "Misleading"
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 7, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Andrew Saul Commissioner Social Security Administration - Larson, Davis call of Social Security Administration to Revoke Harmful Rule
Rep.Danny Davis
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen McGettigan, Acting Director of the US Office of Personnel Management - Gavel in Hand, Whitehouse Presses Opm for Leonard Leo Documents
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 5, 2021
García, Members of Congress that Led Push for TRIPS Waiver Applaud Biden Administration Announcement
Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 22, 2021
Cárdenas Response to Supreme Court Decision on FTC Act Section 13(b)
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 21, 2021
Access to Counsel Act of 2021
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Verdict on the Trial of Derek Chauvin
Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 20, 2021
Rep. Kelly Releases Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
Rep.Robin Kelly
April 9, 2021
Durbin Statement On President Biden's Creation Of The Presidential Commission On The Supreme Court
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm Over Scotus Case Threatening Constitutional Protection for Dark Money
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 25, 2021
Sens. Coons, Wicker reintroduce bipartisan bill targeting debt-based driver's license suspensions
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Hinson Leads Bicameral Effort to Urge Speaker Pelosi to Uphold State-Certified Election Results in IA-02, Stop House from Overturning Miller-Meeks Win
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
March 23, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Grassley, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi To Uphold State-Certified Election Results In Iowa's Second Congressional District
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
March 19, 2021
Tweet - "Cameras in the Supreme Court will let Americans see arguments and rulings on cases which will affect them for generations to come. This bipartisan bill shines a light into the judicial branch of government so more Americans can watch these significant and historic proceedings."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 18, 2021
Duckworth Addresses Recent Surge in Discrimination and Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans at House Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 18, 2021
Quigley Re-Introduces Government Transparency Legislation
Rep.Mike Quigley
March 17, 2021
Duckworth Reaction to Atlanta Shooting Spree
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 16, 2021
Letter to James A. Cunningham, Deputy Regional Administrator of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Ask Hud to Examine Issues at Concordia Place Apartment Complex in Chicago
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 12, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Introduce Assault Weapons Ban
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 11, 2021
Duckworth, Senate Colleagues Re-Introduce Bill to Strengthen Police Accountability & Encourage Independent Investigations of Law Enforcement's Lethal Uses of Force
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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