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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
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
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