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Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "5 years ago today, 12 little girls, 8 little boys, and 6 educators were senselessly & heinously murdered at #SandyHook a mere 11 days before they were supposed to celebrate the Christmas holiday w their family & friends. It remains one of the darkest days of my time in Congress." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Between 1993 & 2015, DEA allowed production of oxycodone to increase 39-fold and hydrocodone to increase 12-fold. With higher quotas, opioid prescriptions soared -- from 76 million in 1991 to 245 million in 2014 -- and overdose deaths quadrupled to more than 33,000 in 2015." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Additional Federal Opioid Relief Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Kelly, CBC Chair Introduce Legislation to Restore Government's Ability to Study Gun Violence Rep. Robin Kelly
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "More than 91 Americans die every day from our nation's opioid crisis. Last year, the US Surgeon General sent these @CDCgov guidelines on responsible opioid prescribing to every doctor in the country." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - ".@NRA-backed bill to undermine state concealed carry laws just passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Earlier today, Police Chief Thomas Manger of the Major Cities Chiefs Association described the bill as "misguided" and "dangerous for his police officers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2017 Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn - Senators Blunt, Klobuchar, Young Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister on Adoptions Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Quigley Statement on Passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Rep. Mike Quigley
Dec. 6, 2017 Congresswoman Robin Kelly: "I'm heartbroken for families who will have loved ones taken from them because of this bad bill." Rep. Robin Kelly
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "Please retweet and help me share Blanca Morales' story. She is the 98th Dreamer whose story I've told on the Senate floor. #DreamActNow" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Durbin Statement On Cornyn-Grassley Immigration Proposal Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "Here we are 3 months after the President's cruel decision to end #DACA and this Republican Senate has done nothing. Nothing." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "It's been 3 months since the President's cruel decision to end #DACA. My colleagues are joining me on the Senate floor to demand passage of the #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray and Cantwell Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Birth Control Coverage for Millions of Women Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "Today I joined Illinois business, faith, community leaders and Dreamers to discuss why passing the #DreamActNow is the right thing to do morally and economically" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "America already has a big doctor shortage and we could lose 5,400 more physicians unless Congress passes the #DREAMActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Letter to Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Crowley, House Democrats Urge Republicans to Hold Hearings on the Rise of Hate Crimes Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 29, 2017 Meehan, Quigley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Alert Law Enforcement When Criminals Attempt to Acquire a Firearm Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "10,000 Dreamers have already lost their DACA status. Retweet if you agree: Congress must pass the #DreamActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2017 Tweet - "Sen. Graham and I agree Congress must pass our bipartisan #DreamAct this year. #DreamActNow" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 22, 2017 Letter to the President - Bipartisan Group of 68 Members of Congress Call on Trump to Uphold Protections for African Elephants Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of US Department of the Interior - Elephant Trophy Decision Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Democratic Women Senators to McConnell: Pass the DREAM Act Before Senate Recesses in December Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Tweet - "27,000 Americans have parents who are TPS recipients from Haiti. The Trump Admin is forcing parents to choose between leaving their kids behind or living in fear of deportation. Cruel." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2017 Tweet - "This decision is good news for the rule of law in America. Attorney General Sessions cannot hold hostage the federal funds our police departments count on to fight violent crime in cities like Chicago. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-trump-sanctuary-cities-funding-ruling-20171120-story.html …." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2017 Schakowsky statement on President Trump's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 20, 2017 Tweet - "My Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act would require the federal government to focus on the threat of violent white supremacists." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Principal Deputy Chief of Staff - Bennet, Colleagues Ask DHS Nominee to Clarify Stance on DACA, Dream Act, & TPS Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 17, 2017 Tweet - "I've introduced legislation to ensure the FBI focuses on the real domestic terrorism threat -- violent white supremacists. http://bit.ly/2zMYAAn" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Principal Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House - Clarify Stance on DACA, the Dream Act & Temporary Protected Status Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 Tweet - "Violent white supremacist groups & other right-wing extremists are the most significant domestic terror threat facing the U.S. today. I'm introducing legislation to address that." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2017 House Democrats on Department of Homeland Security Decision to Reconsider Rejected DACA Applications Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS Acting Secretary - Accept DACA Applications Delayed by Postal Service Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Quigley Speaks at "Hands Off My Birth Control" Rally, Urges Men to Step Up in Protecting Access to Affordable, Reliable Contraception Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security - House Democrats Demand Department of Homeland Security Reverse Rejections of DACA Applications After USPS Error Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 LaHood Route 66 Bill Gets Legislative Hearing Rep. Darin LaHood
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Because the Post Office failed to deliver on time, Dreamers' DACA applications were rejected. Our government should be better than this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2017 Improving the Ability of Middle Class Families to Adopt and Care for Their Children Rep. Danny Davis
Nov. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, US Customs and Border Protection - Call for Investigation to Immigration Arrests at Hospitals, Schools and Churches Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, US Customs and Border Protection - Call for Investigation into Immigration Enforcement in Sensitive Locations Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Cortez Masto Highlights Essential Skills Dreamers Offer to Our Military and Advocates for Passage of the Bipartisan DREAM Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Grijalva and Bass: Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in Prison and Detention Facilities Must Be Addressed Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Duckworth & Durbin call on Congress to Pass Dream Act, Support Servicemembers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine C. Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reverse Administration Decision to Expose Thousands to Dangerous Deportations Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "If Congress fails to pass the #DreamAct, Dreamers could be forced out of our military and at risk of deportation. That is just plain wrong." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Right now more than 800 Dreamers are willing to serve and lay down their life for the country they love -- the only country they know." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Continue to Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "I joined @SenFeinstein to introduce an assault weapons ban. Weapons of war don't belong on America's streets." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2017 The Hill - We Will Fight for our DREAMers Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Date Title Politician
Dec. 14, 2017 Tweet - "5 years ago today, 12 little girls, 8 little boys, and 6 educators were senselessly & heinously murdered at #SandyHook a mere 11 days before they were supposed to celebrate the Christmas holiday w their family & friends. It remains one of the darkest days of my time in Congress." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "Between 1993 & 2015, DEA allowed production of oxycodone to increase 39-fold and hydrocodone to increase 12-fold. With higher quotas, opioid prescriptions soared -- from 76 million in 1991 to 245 million in 2014 -- and overdose deaths quadrupled to more than 33,000 in 2015." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Additional Federal Opioid Relief Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 7, 2017 Kelly, CBC Chair Introduce Legislation to Restore Government's Ability to Study Gun Violence Rep.Robin Kelly
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "More than 91 Americans die every day from our nation's opioid crisis. Last year, the US Surgeon General sent these @CDCgov guidelines on responsible opioid prescribing to every doctor in the country." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - ".@NRA-backed bill to undermine state concealed carry laws just passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Earlier today, Police Chief Thomas Manger of the Major Cities Chiefs Association described the bill as "misguided" and "dangerous for his police officers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2017 Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn - Senators Blunt, Klobuchar, Young Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister on Adoptions Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Quigley Statement on Passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Rep.Mike Quigley
Dec. 6, 2017 Congresswoman Robin Kelly: "I'm heartbroken for families who will have loved ones taken from them because of this bad bill." Rep.Robin Kelly
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "Please retweet and help me share Blanca Morales' story. She is the 98th Dreamer whose story I've told on the Senate floor. #DreamActNow" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Durbin Statement On Cornyn-Grassley Immigration Proposal Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "Here we are 3 months after the President's cruel decision to end #DACA and this Republican Senate has done nothing. Nothing." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Tweet - "It's been 3 months since the President's cruel decision to end #DACA. My colleagues are joining me on the Senate floor to demand passage of the #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray and Cantwell Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Birth Control Coverage for Millions of Women Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 4, 2017 Tweet - "Today I joined Illinois business, faith, community leaders and Dreamers to discuss why passing the #DreamActNow is the right thing to do morally and economically" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "America already has a big doctor shortage and we could lose 5,400 more physicians unless Congress passes the #DREAMActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Letter to Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee - Chairman Crowley, House Democrats Urge Republicans to Hold Hearings on the Rise of Hate Crimes Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 29, 2017 Meehan, Quigley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Alert Law Enforcement When Criminals Attempt to Acquire a Firearm Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "10,000 Dreamers have already lost their DACA status. Retweet if you agree: Congress must pass the #DreamActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2017 Tweet - "Sen. Graham and I agree Congress must pass our bipartisan #DreamAct this year. #DreamActNow" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 22, 2017 Letter to the President - Bipartisan Group of 68 Members of Congress Call on Trump to Uphold Protections for African Elephants Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of US Department of the Interior - Elephant Trophy Decision Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sens. Murray, Cantwell, Democratic Women Senators to McConnell: Pass the DREAM Act Before Senate Recesses in December Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Tweet - "27,000 Americans have parents who are TPS recipients from Haiti. The Trump Admin is forcing parents to choose between leaving their kids behind or living in fear of deportation. Cruel." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2017 Tweet - "This decision is good news for the rule of law in America. Attorney General Sessions cannot hold hostage the federal funds our police departments count on to fight violent crime in cities like Chicago. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-trump-sanctuary-cities-funding-ruling-20171120-story.html …." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2017 Schakowsky statement on President Trump's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 20, 2017 Tweet - "My Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act would require the federal government to focus on the threat of violent white supremacists." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen Nielsen, Principal Deputy Chief of Staff - Bennet, Colleagues Ask DHS Nominee to Clarify Stance on DACA, Dream Act, & TPS Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 17, 2017 Tweet - "I've introduced legislation to ensure the FBI focuses on the real domestic terrorism threat -- violent white supremacists. http://bit.ly/2zMYAAn" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2017 Letter to Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Principal Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House - Clarify Stance on DACA, the Dream Act & Temporary Protected Status Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 16, 2017 Tweet - "Violent white supremacist groups & other right-wing extremists are the most significant domestic terror threat facing the U.S. today. I'm introducing legislation to address that." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2017 House Democrats on Department of Homeland Security Decision to Reconsider Rejected DACA Applications Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS Acting Secretary - Accept DACA Applications Delayed by Postal Service Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Quigley Speaks at "Hands Off My Birth Control" Rally, Urges Men to Step Up in Protecting Access to Affordable, Reliable Contraception Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security - House Democrats Demand Department of Homeland Security Reverse Rejections of DACA Applications After USPS Error Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 LaHood Route 66 Bill Gets Legislative Hearing Rep.Darin LaHood
Nov. 14, 2017 Tweet - "Because the Post Office failed to deliver on time, Dreamers' DACA applications were rejected. Our government should be better than this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2017 Improving the Ability of Middle Class Families to Adopt and Care for Their Children Rep.Danny Davis
Nov. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, DHS, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, US Customs and Border Protection - Call for Investigation to Immigration Arrests at Hospitals, Schools and Churches Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, US Customs and Border Protection - Call for Investigation into Immigration Enforcement in Sensitive Locations Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Cortez Masto Highlights Essential Skills Dreamers Offer to Our Military and Advocates for Passage of the Bipartisan DREAM Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Grijalva and Bass: Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in Prison and Detention Facilities Must Be Addressed Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Duckworth & Durbin call on Congress to Pass Dream Act, Support Servicemembers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Elaine C. Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reverse Administration Decision to Expose Thousands to Dangerous Deportations Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "If Congress fails to pass the #DreamAct, Dreamers could be forced out of our military and at risk of deportation. That is just plain wrong." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "Right now more than 800 Dreamers are willing to serve and lay down their life for the country they love -- the only country they know." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Continue to Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 8, 2017 Tweet - "I joined @SenFeinstein to introduce an assault weapons ban. Weapons of war don't belong on America's streets." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2017 The Hill - We Will Fight for our DREAMers Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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