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Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Congress must maintain its Constitutional Power of the Purse. Today I sent a letter with my @SenateDems colleagues to ensure that any funding measure for DHS prevents the Trump Admin from overstepping its authority to unilaterally transfer those funds to ICE or CBP." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's plan to pay for his ineffective border wall: Divert $3.6B from 127 military construction projects across 26 states. Take $558M away from schools for military children. Skillfully negotiate $0 from Mexico. Promises made, promises kept - right?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "With @DEAHQ approval, Pharma put 13 billion opioid doses on the market in 2017--enough for every adult American to have a 3-week prescription. @SenJohnKennedy & I put into law that DEA must consider the public health & overdose risks when setting quotas for these powerful drugs." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Temporary Protected Status For The Bahamas Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "We've all seen the heartbreaking images from the Bahamas -- homes turned into rubble; no access to food or clean water; families that have lost everything. The Trump Admin's decision to deny TPS to the Bahamas is heartless, but sadly, not surprising. America is better than this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "According to our Constitution, Congress holds the power of the purse -- not the President. When Congress appropriates funds, we should believe that it actually means something -- that no President, Republican or Democrat, can simply ignore us for their own selfish purposes." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Torres, Engel, Schneider reintroduce bill to update reporting requirements for semi-automatic rifles Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Blocking asylum seekers from entering the United States does not make us safer, violates our treaty obligations, tarnishes our image around the world, and endangers vulnerable people who are fleeing violence -- especially children and families. America is better than this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Durbin, Kennedy Applaud DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Fourth Year In A Row Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Duckworth & Durbin Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act After House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Limit High-Capacity Magazines Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Passes Three Key Gun Reform Bills Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "For decades, the United States has provided safe haven to the world's most vulnerable refugees. The Trump Admin. is seeking to bypass Congress to end this long-standing bipartisan tradition & once again drastically cut the number of refugees we'll accept." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "High-capacity ammunition magazines aren't necessary for hunting or self-defense, and are all too often used to commit mass murder. Enough is enough. It's time for Senate Republicans to hold a vote and pass the #KeepAmericaSafe Act to place reasonable limits on magazine capacity." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Durbin Reacts To FDA E-Cigarette Flavors Announcement On Senate Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Durbin: Vaping Targets Kids Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "67% of the land along the southwest border belongs to U.S. citizens, not the federal government. Pres. Trump has already raided funds that Congress had appropriated to take care of our brave service members, and now he's trying to seize private land to build his ineffective wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Good luck to the @wnbachicagosky tonight as they face @PhoenixMercury in the first round of the #WNBAPlayoffs. #OurTown" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "I will always remember how I felt on the morning of September 11, 2001. 18 years later, we honor the lives lost that day and the brave first responders who risked everything to help others. We will #NeverForget." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Congress must maintain its Constitutional Power of the Purse. Today I sent a letter with my @SenateDems colleagues to ensure that any funding measure for DHS prevents the Trump Admin from overstepping its authority to unilaterally transfer those funds to ICE or CBP." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's plan to pay for his ineffective border wall: Divert $3.6B from 127 military construction projects across 26 states. Take $558M away from schools for military children. Skillfully negotiate $0 from Mexico. Promises made, promises kept - right?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "With @DEAHQ approval, Pharma put 13 billion opioid doses on the market in 2017--enough for every adult American to have a 3-week prescription. @SenJohnKennedy & I put into law that DEA must consider the public health & overdose risks when setting quotas for these powerful drugs." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Temporary Protected Status For The Bahamas Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "We've all seen the heartbreaking images from the Bahamas -- homes turned into rubble; no access to food or clean water; families that have lost everything. The Trump Admin's decision to deny TPS to the Bahamas is heartless, but sadly, not surprising. America is better than this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "According to our Constitution, Congress holds the power of the purse -- not the President. When Congress appropriates funds, we should believe that it actually means something -- that no President, Republican or Democrat, can simply ignore us for their own selfish purposes." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Torres, Engel, Schneider reintroduce bill to update reporting requirements for semi-automatic rifles Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Blocking asylum seekers from entering the United States does not make us safer, violates our treaty obligations, tarnishes our image around the world, and endangers vulnerable people who are fleeing violence -- especially children and families. America is better than this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 Durbin, Kennedy Applaud DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Fourth Year In A Row Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Duckworth & Durbin Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act After House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Limit High-Capacity Magazines Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Passes Three Key Gun Reform Bills Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "For decades, the United States has provided safe haven to the world's most vulnerable refugees. The Trump Admin. is seeking to bypass Congress to end this long-standing bipartisan tradition & once again drastically cut the number of refugees we'll accept." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "High-capacity ammunition magazines aren't necessary for hunting or self-defense, and are all too often used to commit mass murder. Enough is enough. It's time for Senate Republicans to hold a vote and pass the #KeepAmericaSafe Act to place reasonable limits on magazine capacity." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Durbin Reacts To FDA E-Cigarette Flavors Announcement On Senate Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Durbin: Vaping Targets Kids Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "67% of the land along the southwest border belongs to U.S. citizens, not the federal government. Pres. Trump has already raided funds that Congress had appropriated to take care of our brave service members, and now he's trying to seize private land to build his ineffective wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Good luck to the @wnbachicagosky tonight as they face @PhoenixMercury in the first round of the #WNBAPlayoffs. #OurTown" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "I will always remember how I felt on the morning of September 11, 2001. 18 years later, we honor the lives lost that day and the brave first responders who risked everything to help others. We will #NeverForget." Sen.Dick Durbin
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