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March 10, 2021 Duckworth Votes to Confirm Garland as Attorney General Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 3, 2021 Duckworth, Durbin Join Kaine and Young in Reintroducing Bill to Repeal 1991 & 2002 Aumfs Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 2, 2021 Duckworth, Durbin, Senators Reintroduce Background Check Expansion Act to Reduce Gun Violence Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Justice Department's Decision To Retain U.S. Attorney John Lausch Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 19, 2021 Tweet - "The First Step Act authorizes relief to everyone who had been sentenced for crack-cocaine offenses before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective in 2010, including individuals with low-level crack offenses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 18, 2021 LaHood, Davis, Bost, and Miller Statement on Resignation of Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 12, 2021 Representative Lee Leads Congressional Democrats in Filing Amicus Brief in ACOG v. FDA Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin Renew Request for U.S. Attorney John Lausch to Remain in His Position until Confirmation of His Successor Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 LaHood, Davis, Miller Statement on President Biden's Termination of U.S. Attorneys Lausch, Milhiser Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Termination Of U.S. Attorney John Lausch Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 2, 2021 Nominations Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The Texas court's ruling stopping President Biden's deportation pause is proof positive that we need to legislate to fix our broken immigration system in a timely way." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2021 Schakowsky Blasts Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Pill Access Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 8, 2021 Durbin Statement On President-Elect Biden's Attorney General Nominee, Merrick Garland Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 6, 2021 37 Republican Members Release Statement Ahead of Electoral College Vote Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Trump judicial nominee Stephen Schwartz is yet another extreme & underqualified ideologue the Senate is considering this week. He has described Social Security as "harmful," advocated against DACA & repro rights, & defended restrictive voting practices. I strongly oppose his nom." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee has become a shell of its former self under a Republican majority. But under Democratic leadership, my colleagues and I would get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "I want to thank @SenFeinstein for her distinguished leadership on the Judiciary Committee during turbulent years. She has been a champion for common-sense gun safety, reproductive rights, and many other issues of critical importance to the American people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "I intend to seek the top Democratic position on the Judiciary Committee in the 117th Congress. We have to roll up our sleeves and get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2020 Durbin: Instead Of Negotiating Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Legislation, McConnell Focused On Confirming More Under-Qualified Judges Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2020 Durbin Questions Indiana U.S. Attorney On Gun Trafficking During Confirmation Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican lawsuit to eliminate the Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court today. Protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions are at stake in this case. Health care coverage for millions is at stake. Lives are at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court, including newly confirmed Justice Barrett, tomorrow. If Republicans succeed in eliminating the ACA, millions could lose access to health care--in the middle of a pandemic. Lives are at stake in this case." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2020 Tweet - "There is no excuse for Sen. McConnell's failure on COVID-19 relief. He spent 6 months sitting on his hands while Americans suffered. Then he used the last weeks before the election to ram through his SCOTUS nominee, ignoring health, economic, housing & hunger needs of Americans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2020 Tweet - "For months small businesses & nonprofits in Illinois have been desperate for federal assistance to survive this pandemic. Despite pleas for help, Majority Leader McConnell & Senate Republicans plugged their ears & fast-tracked a Supreme Court nomination." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The ACA protects millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. But Republicans want SCOTUS to strike it down & rushed a new justice to the Court to help. We can't return to dark days of higher costs & less care for sick patients. I'll keep fighting to save the ACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "From start to finish, Republicans disregarded the COVID-19 pandemic in their rush to confirm Judge Barrett before Election Day. All the while #COVID19 cases spiked across the US. They gave up on helping the American people to pursue a partisan power grab. Shameful." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Amy Coney Barrett's walk through the White House with President Trump was a campaign ad. Republicans want the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA and tilt the election their way. It was a sad day for the Court and our country, but we will fight tooth and nail." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Originalism is the MAGA of judicial philosophies. We cannot allow an 18th century understanding of the Constitution to dictate what happens in 21st century America." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell spent 5 straight days on the Senate floor jamming through the Barrett nomination. Five days for a partisan power grab. But no time for meaningful, bipartisan #COVID19 relief. His priorities are crystal clear." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Kavanaugh & his conservative allies last night disenfranchised Wisconsin voters whose ballots are mailed before Election Day but arrive after. Voter suppression is alive and well in the GOP. It's clear that we must enact my Constitutional guarantee of a right to vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump has been clear that he wanted Justice Barrett on the Court to help him in election challenges. Democrats asked Justice Barrett at her hearing to commit to recuse herself from cases involving the ongoing election, and she refused. This left a cloud over her nomination." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "I will be voting against Judge Barrett's nomination tonight. More than 225,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 & more than 60 million ballots have already been cast in the election that is just eight days away. This is not the time to be pursuing partisan power grabs." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "This is a dark day for the Senate. Republicans have defied rules & traditions in their rush to confirm Judge Barrett in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic & an election. I believe my Republican colleagues will regret the consequences of taking us down this path." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "FACT CHECK: Republicans claim Judge Barrett will be a neutral umpire & Democrats want courts to be "super-legislatures" with unelected judges making laws. In fact, right-wing judicial activists have repeatedly used originalism & textualism to overturn duly-enacted laws." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "225,000+ Americans are dead & Trump Admin has surrendered to COVID-19. The GOP-held Senate refuses to work with Democrats on relief. All of their focus is on the Supreme Court. They've decided this power grab is more important than helping American people during a pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Adding Judge Barrett to form a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court is a direct threat to Americans' access to affordable health care, voting rights, reproductive rights, marriage equality, & more. I will vote no on her nomination because I know #WhatsAtStake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are breaking rules to advance Judge Barrett's nomination as fast as possible. Senate Democrats are doing everything we can to protect Americans' health care. Health care, and many other critical issues, are at risk in a 6-3 Supreme Court. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Just because Republicans hold up a scrap of paper & call it a relief bill, doesn't make it one. Not a cent for hospitals, stimulus checks, rental assistance. In their rush to confirm Judge Barrett & eliminate health care, Rs have abandoned needs of Americans during this pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Durbin: Republicans Jamming Supreme Court Nomination Through At Breakneck Speed & Disregarding Pandemic And Risk To Affordable Care Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Susan is a 5th generation farmer from New Berlin, IL. She's also a two time cancer fighter who--like millions of other Americans--relies on the ACA's protections for pre-existing conditions. Republicans want the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA. That is #WhatsAtStake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @FWhitfield on @CNN soon to talk about the Supreme Court vacancy and #COVID19. Make sure you tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have made it clear: their priority is not to pass a bipartisan pandemic relief bill, but to confirm their Supreme Court nominee instead. Meanwhile 225,000+ Americans have died from COVID-19 and the pandemic rages on. The Republicans' priorities are all wrong." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Durbin Slams Senate Republicans For Rushing Through Supreme Court Nomination Instead Of Focusing On Bipartisan COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "How long can Senator McConnell ignore the fact that COVID-19 cases are spiking across the US? The Senate should be working around the clock on a comprehensive bipartisan relief bill. Instead, Rs are focused on rushing through a Supreme Court nominee. It's shameful in every sense." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican plan to eliminate the Affordable Care Act will end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. If Judge Barrett is confirmed & the ACA is ended, millions will lose access to lifesaving care--like Susan from New Berlin, IL. I'm in this fight for Susan." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "If Judge Barrett is confirmed, more than 100 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could lose health care protections. Women could lose the right to choose. And millions of Americans could lose the right to marry who they love. That is what's at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateDems just made a motion to go into closed session & I was happy to second that motion. There is serious business we need to do for the country that takes bipartisanship. I hoped my Republican colleagues would want to take this chance as well." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett's record is full of red flags when it comes to LGBTQ rights. If she is confirmed, the right of Americans to simply be who they are and love who they love is at risk. Marriage equality is at risk. We can't take that chance--I'm voting to #BlockBarrett." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Join me on Facebook Live where I am answering your questions about the state of COVID-19 relief negotiations in the Senate, the Supreme Court, and more." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
March 10, 2021 Duckworth Votes to Confirm Garland as Attorney General Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 3, 2021 Duckworth, Durbin Join Kaine and Young in Reintroducing Bill to Repeal 1991 & 2002 Aumfs Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 2, 2021 Duckworth, Durbin, Senators Reintroduce Background Check Expansion Act to Reduce Gun Violence Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Justice Department's Decision To Retain U.S. Attorney John Lausch Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 19, 2021 Tweet - "The First Step Act authorizes relief to everyone who had been sentenced for crack-cocaine offenses before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective in 2010, including individuals with low-level crack offenses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 18, 2021 LaHood, Davis, Bost, and Miller Statement on Resignation of Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 12, 2021 Representative Lee Leads Congressional Democrats in Filing Amicus Brief in ACOG v. FDA Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin Renew Request for U.S. Attorney John Lausch to Remain in His Position until Confirmation of His Successor Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 LaHood, Davis, Miller Statement on President Biden's Termination of U.S. Attorneys Lausch, Milhiser Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 9, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Termination Of U.S. Attorney John Lausch Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 2, 2021 Nominations Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The Texas court's ruling stopping President Biden's deportation pause is proof positive that we need to legislate to fix our broken immigration system in a timely way." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2021 Schakowsky Blasts Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Pill Access Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 8, 2021 Durbin Statement On President-Elect Biden's Attorney General Nominee, Merrick Garland Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 6, 2021 37 Republican Members Release Statement Ahead of Electoral College Vote Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Trump judicial nominee Stephen Schwartz is yet another extreme & underqualified ideologue the Senate is considering this week. He has described Social Security as "harmful," advocated against DACA & repro rights, & defended restrictive voting practices. I strongly oppose his nom." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee has become a shell of its former self under a Republican majority. But under Democratic leadership, my colleagues and I would get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "I want to thank @SenFeinstein for her distinguished leadership on the Judiciary Committee during turbulent years. She has been a champion for common-sense gun safety, reproductive rights, and many other issues of critical importance to the American people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "I intend to seek the top Democratic position on the Judiciary Committee in the 117th Congress. We have to roll up our sleeves and get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2020 Durbin: Instead Of Negotiating Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Legislation, McConnell Focused On Confirming More Under-Qualified Judges Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2020 Durbin Questions Indiana U.S. Attorney On Gun Trafficking During Confirmation Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican lawsuit to eliminate the Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court today. Protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions are at stake in this case. Health care coverage for millions is at stake. Lives are at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court, including newly confirmed Justice Barrett, tomorrow. If Republicans succeed in eliminating the ACA, millions could lose access to health care--in the middle of a pandemic. Lives are at stake in this case." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2020 Tweet - "There is no excuse for Sen. McConnell's failure on COVID-19 relief. He spent 6 months sitting on his hands while Americans suffered. Then he used the last weeks before the election to ram through his SCOTUS nominee, ignoring health, economic, housing & hunger needs of Americans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2020 Tweet - "For months small businesses & nonprofits in Illinois have been desperate for federal assistance to survive this pandemic. Despite pleas for help, Majority Leader McConnell & Senate Republicans plugged their ears & fast-tracked a Supreme Court nomination." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2020 Tweet - "The ACA protects millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. But Republicans want SCOTUS to strike it down & rushed a new justice to the Court to help. We can't return to dark days of higher costs & less care for sick patients. I'll keep fighting to save the ACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "From start to finish, Republicans disregarded the COVID-19 pandemic in their rush to confirm Judge Barrett before Election Day. All the while #COVID19 cases spiked across the US. They gave up on helping the American people to pursue a partisan power grab. Shameful." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Amy Coney Barrett's walk through the White House with President Trump was a campaign ad. Republicans want the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA and tilt the election their way. It was a sad day for the Court and our country, but we will fight tooth and nail." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Originalism is the MAGA of judicial philosophies. We cannot allow an 18th century understanding of the Constitution to dictate what happens in 21st century America." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell spent 5 straight days on the Senate floor jamming through the Barrett nomination. Five days for a partisan power grab. But no time for meaningful, bipartisan #COVID19 relief. His priorities are crystal clear." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Kavanaugh & his conservative allies last night disenfranchised Wisconsin voters whose ballots are mailed before Election Day but arrive after. Voter suppression is alive and well in the GOP. It's clear that we must enact my Constitutional guarantee of a right to vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump has been clear that he wanted Justice Barrett on the Court to help him in election challenges. Democrats asked Justice Barrett at her hearing to commit to recuse herself from cases involving the ongoing election, and she refused. This left a cloud over her nomination." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "I will be voting against Judge Barrett's nomination tonight. More than 225,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 & more than 60 million ballots have already been cast in the election that is just eight days away. This is not the time to be pursuing partisan power grabs." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "This is a dark day for the Senate. Republicans have defied rules & traditions in their rush to confirm Judge Barrett in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic & an election. I believe my Republican colleagues will regret the consequences of taking us down this path." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "FACT CHECK: Republicans claim Judge Barrett will be a neutral umpire & Democrats want courts to be "super-legislatures" with unelected judges making laws. In fact, right-wing judicial activists have repeatedly used originalism & textualism to overturn duly-enacted laws." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "225,000+ Americans are dead & Trump Admin has surrendered to COVID-19. The GOP-held Senate refuses to work with Democrats on relief. All of their focus is on the Supreme Court. They've decided this power grab is more important than helping American people during a pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Adding Judge Barrett to form a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court is a direct threat to Americans' access to affordable health care, voting rights, reproductive rights, marriage equality, & more. I will vote no on her nomination because I know #WhatsAtStake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are breaking rules to advance Judge Barrett's nomination as fast as possible. Senate Democrats are doing everything we can to protect Americans' health care. Health care, and many other critical issues, are at risk in a 6-3 Supreme Court. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Just because Republicans hold up a scrap of paper & call it a relief bill, doesn't make it one. Not a cent for hospitals, stimulus checks, rental assistance. In their rush to confirm Judge Barrett & eliminate health care, Rs have abandoned needs of Americans during this pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Durbin: Republicans Jamming Supreme Court Nomination Through At Breakneck Speed & Disregarding Pandemic And Risk To Affordable Care Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Susan is a 5th generation farmer from New Berlin, IL. She's also a two time cancer fighter who--like millions of other Americans--relies on the ACA's protections for pre-existing conditions. Republicans want the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA. That is #WhatsAtStake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @FWhitfield on @CNN soon to talk about the Supreme Court vacancy and #COVID19. Make sure you tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have made it clear: their priority is not to pass a bipartisan pandemic relief bill, but to confirm their Supreme Court nominee instead. Meanwhile 225,000+ Americans have died from COVID-19 and the pandemic rages on. The Republicans' priorities are all wrong." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Durbin Slams Senate Republicans For Rushing Through Supreme Court Nomination Instead Of Focusing On Bipartisan COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "How long can Senator McConnell ignore the fact that COVID-19 cases are spiking across the US? The Senate should be working around the clock on a comprehensive bipartisan relief bill. Instead, Rs are focused on rushing through a Supreme Court nominee. It's shameful in every sense." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican plan to eliminate the Affordable Care Act will end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. If Judge Barrett is confirmed & the ACA is ended, millions will lose access to lifesaving care--like Susan from New Berlin, IL. I'm in this fight for Susan." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "If Judge Barrett is confirmed, more than 100 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could lose health care protections. Women could lose the right to choose. And millions of Americans could lose the right to marry who they love. That is what's at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateDems just made a motion to go into closed session & I was happy to second that motion. There is serious business we need to do for the country that takes bipartisanship. I hoped my Republican colleagues would want to take this chance as well." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett's record is full of red flags when it comes to LGBTQ rights. If she is confirmed, the right of Americans to simply be who they are and love who they love is at risk. Marriage equality is at risk. We can't take that chance--I'm voting to #BlockBarrett." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Join me on Facebook Live where I am answering your questions about the state of COVID-19 relief negotiations in the Senate, the Supreme Court, and more." Sen.Dick Durbin
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