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Jan. 18, 2018 "Growing opioid crisis is NOT a priority for this White House or this President," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly Rep. Robin Kelly
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "There is urgency when it comes to our Dreamers. There's an urgency in their lives because of the uncertainty of tomorrow. Will they be deported or given a chance to continue their lives in America? Yes, there is an urgency to pass the #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Unless we pass the #DreamAct, I won't support another short-term funding bill. Our Dreamers have waited far too long for a chance to be a part of this country's future." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must move forward on fixing the DACA crisis NOW. Our bipartisan deal is still the only bipartisan deal that would finally give Dreamers the future they deserve #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Our bipartisan deal gives the President everything he asked for: Border Security (Special Character) Family Unification (Special Character) Visa Lottery (Special Character) Dream Act (Special Character) This is what compromise is all about. Democrats and Republicans support it. Why wouldn't Congress pass this deal?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I spoke against Thomas Farr's judicial nomination, given his decades-long history of supporting efforts to restrict the right of minorities to vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Today I urged the Trump Administration to send a new nominee to replace Brian Benczkowski. We need a head of the DOJ Criminal Division who is free and clear from Russian connections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: This editorial from the @washingtonpost hits the nail on the head. There is only ONE bipartisan immigration deal in town, and it represents a fair and honest compromise on border security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump is demanding $20 billion for an unrealistic wall -- that won't make us safer -- as a condition to give Dreamers a chance to be here in the U.S. legally. It's an outrageous way to handle the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Without a free and open press, how can we hold a government and public officials accountable for their actions? The notion of "fake news" or "alternative facts" cannot be allowed to diminish our commitment to protecting this basic constitutional freedom." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced Alejandra and Jhon -- two incredible Dreamers -- at today's Judiciary Committee hearing. They deserve a chance to be a part of America's future, and I'm going to keep fighting to pass the #DreamAct for them and hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's approach of putting the entire burden of comprehensive immigration reform on the shoulders of Dreamers is fundamentally unfair and impractical, and jeopardizes their future and their lives." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 12, 2018 LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee Rep. Darin LaHood
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on thousands of Dreamers. Congress has to pass the #DreamAct to keep families together, and I'm hoping my colleagues will join me next week in doing what is right and just. RT if you agree. Let's not lose focus on what's at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm not going to quit my singular mission to pass the #DreamAct. Our deal is a genuine compromise--it addresses all the areas outlined by the President and represents honest concessions on both sides. That is the nature of compromise." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Statement on President Trump's Immigration Comments Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join 25 Colleagues Calling on DHS To Reverse Decision To End TPS For El Salvador Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Federal Ruling Requiring Trump Administration To Resume Processing DACA Renewal Applications From Dreamers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 10, 2018 Following Trump's DACA Roundtable and Court Order to Restart Program, Quigley Meets with Chicago DREAMers Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "If the #DreamAct was called for a vote today, it would pass. It's long past time to get serious about the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people brought to America as children. Let's pass the #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The President and every member of Congress in that room agreed on the urgent need to fix this DACA crisis now. Republicans laid out their four priorities, and Democrats laid out ours: the Dream Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: A costly and ineffective border wall will not make America safer. Instead the White House should work with Congress on a bipartisan solution combining the #DreamAct and reasonable border security." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Immigration Meeting At White House Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "I've been clear from the start: I will consider reasonable border security measures to pass the #DreamActNow. $18 billion for a wall we don't need and the American people don't want doesn't fall into the "reasonable" category." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Against Sessions' Efforts To Block Byrne-JAG Funds From American Cities Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump Administration Decision To End Temporary Protected Status For El Salvadorans Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "A heartless & dangerous decision. Ending this protection will tear families apart and expose 200,000 people to deportation to a country where their lives will be placed at risk." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Schakowsky: "Shame on President Trump" for Ending TPS Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "The White House set this crisis in motion when it ended DACA four months ago. Now, they are using Dreamers as a bargaining chip to pass a wish-list of hardline anti-immigrant bills. That's being unreasonable #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 5, 2018 Durbin Statement On New White House Immigration Proposal Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 4, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on Dreamers like Zarna, a @LoyolaChicago medical school student who has signed up to serve in an underserved community once she graduates. Why on earth would we expose this bright, aspiring doctor to the threat of deportation? #DreamActNow" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "A group of former DHS Secretaries join the bipartisan calls for swift passage of the Dream Act. The Senate can't afford to delay any longer #DreamActNow" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "14,586 DACA recipients have lost their status as of today. As the Senate convenes for 2018, we must prioritize fixing the crisis President Trump created by immediately passing the #DreamActNow" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2018 Durbin: The Clock Is Ticking On Dreamers Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee - Pro-Choice Leaders Call on Judiciary Committee to Subpoena Witnesses in Case of Abortion-Seeking Teen Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Duckworth, Hirono Announce Legislation to Ensure National Embarrassments Like Japanese American Internment are Never Repeated Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Seven years ago today, a bipartisan majority of the Senate voted for the #DreamAct but it didn't become the law of the land because of a partisan filibuster." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators to Ensure Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Date Title Politician
Jan. 18, 2018 "Growing opioid crisis is NOT a priority for this White House or this President," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly Rep.Robin Kelly
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "There is urgency when it comes to our Dreamers. There's an urgency in their lives because of the uncertainty of tomorrow. Will they be deported or given a chance to continue their lives in America? Yes, there is an urgency to pass the #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Unless we pass the #DreamAct, I won't support another short-term funding bill. Our Dreamers have waited far too long for a chance to be a part of this country's future." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "We must move forward on fixing the DACA crisis NOW. Our bipartisan deal is still the only bipartisan deal that would finally give Dreamers the future they deserve #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Our bipartisan deal gives the President everything he asked for: Border Security (Special Character) Family Unification (Special Character) Visa Lottery (Special Character) Dream Act (Special Character) This is what compromise is all about. Democrats and Republicans support it. Why wouldn't Congress pass this deal?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I spoke against Thomas Farr's judicial nomination, given his decades-long history of supporting efforts to restrict the right of minorities to vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Today I urged the Trump Administration to send a new nominee to replace Brian Benczkowski. We need a head of the DOJ Criminal Division who is free and clear from Russian connections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: This editorial from the @washingtonpost hits the nail on the head. There is only ONE bipartisan immigration deal in town, and it represents a fair and honest compromise on border security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump is demanding $20 billion for an unrealistic wall -- that won't make us safer -- as a condition to give Dreamers a chance to be here in the U.S. legally. It's an outrageous way to handle the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Without a free and open press, how can we hold a government and public officials accountable for their actions? The notion of "fake news" or "alternative facts" cannot be allowed to diminish our commitment to protecting this basic constitutional freedom." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2018 Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect DREAMers Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced Alejandra and Jhon -- two incredible Dreamers -- at today's Judiciary Committee hearing. They deserve a chance to be a part of America's future, and I'm going to keep fighting to pass the #DreamAct for them and hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Administration's approach of putting the entire burden of comprehensive immigration reform on the shoulders of Dreamers is fundamentally unfair and impractical, and jeopardizes their future and their lives." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 12, 2018 LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee Rep.Darin LaHood
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on thousands of Dreamers. Congress has to pass the #DreamAct to keep families together, and I'm hoping my colleagues will join me next week in doing what is right and just. RT if you agree. Let's not lose focus on what's at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Tweet - "I'm not going to quit my singular mission to pass the #DreamAct. Our deal is a genuine compromise--it addresses all the areas outlined by the President and represents honest concessions on both sides. That is the nature of compromise." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Remarks, Bipartisan Immigration Deal Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 12, 2018 Statement on President Trump's Immigration Comments Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 11, 2018 Bipartisan Senators Reach Agreement On Immigration Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces President Trump's Vulgar Disparagement Of African Nations And Haiti Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 11, 2018 Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's "Vile, Racist" Comments Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join 25 Colleagues Calling on DHS To Reverse Decision To End TPS For El Salvador Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Federal Ruling Requiring Trump Administration To Resume Processing DACA Renewal Applications From Dreamers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 10, 2018 Following Trump's DACA Roundtable and Court Order to Restart Program, Quigley Meets with Chicago DREAMers Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "If the #DreamAct was called for a vote today, it would pass. It's long past time to get serious about the fate of hundreds of thousands of young people brought to America as children. Let's pass the #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The President and every member of Congress in that room agreed on the urgent need to fix this DACA crisis now. Republicans laid out their four priorities, and Democrats laid out ours: the Dream Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Tweet - "MORNING READ: A costly and ineffective border wall will not make America safer. Instead the White House should work with Congress on a bipartisan solution combining the #DreamAct and reasonable border security." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Immigration Meeting At White House Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "I've been clear from the start: I will consider reasonable border security measures to pass the #DreamActNow. $18 billion for a wall we don't need and the American people don't want doesn't fall into the "reasonable" category." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Against Sessions' Efforts To Block Byrne-JAG Funds From American Cities Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump Administration Decision To End Temporary Protected Status For El Salvadorans Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "A heartless & dangerous decision. Ending this protection will tear families apart and expose 200,000 people to deportation to a country where their lives will be placed at risk." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018 Schakowsky: "Shame on President Trump" for Ending TPS Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 8, 2018 Tweet - "The White House set this crisis in motion when it ended DACA four months ago. Now, they are using Dreamers as a bargaining chip to pass a wish-list of hardline anti-immigrant bills. That's being unreasonable #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 5, 2018 Durbin Statement On New White House Immigration Proposal Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 4, 2018 Tweet - "The clock is ticking on Dreamers like Zarna, a @LoyolaChicago medical school student who has signed up to serve in an underserved community once she graduates. Why on earth would we expose this bright, aspiring doctor to the threat of deportation? #DreamActNow" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "A group of former DHS Secretaries join the bipartisan calls for swift passage of the Dream Act. The Senate can't afford to delay any longer #DreamActNow" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2018 Tweet - "14,586 DACA recipients have lost their status as of today. As the Senate convenes for 2018, we must prioritize fixing the crisis President Trump created by immediately passing the #DreamActNow" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2018 Durbin: The Clock Is Ticking On Dreamers Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee - Pro-Choice Leaders Call on Judiciary Committee to Subpoena Witnesses in Case of Abortion-Seeking Teen Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 19, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Duckworth, Hirono Announce Legislation to Ensure National Embarrassments Like Japanese American Internment are Never Repeated Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 18, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Grijalva and Chu Call for Investigation on Sexual Assaults in ICE Facilities Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 18, 2017 Tweet - "Seven years ago today, a bipartisan majority of the Senate voted for the #DreamAct but it didn't become the law of the land because of a partisan filibuster." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Harris, Senate Democrats Urge Appropriators to Ensure Immigration Detention Centers Meet National Standards Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, the Hon. Adam Smith, the Hon. Edward Royce, the Hon. Eliot Engel, the Hon. Michael McCaul, the Hon. Bennie Thompson, the Hon. Devin Nunes, and the Hon. Adam Schiff - 42 Members of the House Call for Hearings on Sexual Misconduct in the National Security Workforce Rep.Bill Foster, ...
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