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Dec. 30, 2020 Gun Violence in Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 23, 2020 Schakowsky Blasts Commutation of Medicaid Fraudster's Sentence Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 23, 2020 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Condemns CEO Of Purdue Pharma L.P. Still Receiving $3 Million Bonus After The Company Pleaded Guilty To Three Felony Counts Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 22, 2020 Warren, Blumenthal, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi And DeGette Question Tobacco Companies Exploitative E-Cigarette Advertisements During The COVID-19 Pandemic Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 22, 2020 Durbin Applauds Senate Passage Of Bill To Study Possible National Park For Julius Rosenwald Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2020 Rep. LaHood Supports COVID-19 Relief Bill Rep. Darin LaHood
Dec. 21, 2020 Walorski, Davis Applaud Inclusion of Foster Youth Support in COVID-19 Relief Bill Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 21, 2020 Casten Statement on Passage of COVID Relief Package, Omnibus Spending Bill Rep. Sean Casten
Dec. 21, 2020 Congressman Chuy García Votes for COVID Relief, Government Funding, and Against Border Wall and Bloated Defense Spending Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Two years ago, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the First Step Act--the most significant criminal justice reforms in decades. But our work is not done. I look forward to working with the Biden-Harris Admin on the next critical steps to fix our criminal justice system." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Senate Dems Announce Significant Additions To The Economic Justice Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenateDems in introducing the Economic Justice Act today. This bill will invest $435 billion in communities of color to help them recover from COVID-19 and will serve as a bold first step in the process of addressing systemic racism and inequality." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2020 After Hearing from Algonquin Resident Unfairly Impacted by Department of Education Limiting Students' Rights, Underwood Leads New Legislation to Protect the Civil Rights of Students Rep. Lauren Underwood
Dec. 17, 2020 Congressman García Introduces Five Health Equity Bills Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 17, 2020 Schneider Announces $600,000 Federal Grant for The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 17, 2020 Letter to Mr. Russell T. Vought, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Menendez, Brown, Warren Slam Implementation of Trump's Executive Order Prohibiting Diversity and Inclusion Trainings Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 16, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Urges Congress to Provide Survival Checks to All Families Including Immigrant & Mixed Status Families Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke yesterday with leaders from @FWDus about my hopes for DACA & comprehensive immigration reform under the incoming Biden-Harris Administration. It's time we finally fix our broken immigration system & bring millions of hardworking immigrants out of the shadows." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2020 Letter to Hon. Kevin K. Sullivan, United States Ambassador to Nicaragua - Demanding Ortega Regime Respect Nicaraguan Civil Society and Press Freedoms Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 14, 2020 Tweet - "It's been eight years since the devastating mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My heart is with every family remembering a loved one today. We must honor the lives we lost that day with action." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2020 Letter to Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal and Warden Dan Sproul - Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Demand Testing at Fci Pekin Following Significant Covid-19 Outbreak Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Davis, LaHood Announce $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Grant to BN Parents Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Jayapal, Members of Congress Join FIRM Action in Announcing Roadmap to Freedom Resolution that Achieves a Progressive Vision of a Humane Immigration System Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Schneider Introduces Bill to Address Deadly "charleston Loophole" in National Firearm Background Check System Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Require COVID-19 Data Collection In Immigration Detention Facilities Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2020 Reps. García, Jayapal, Escobar, Ocasio-Cortez, Chu and Clarke Join FIRM Action in Announcing Roadmap to Freedom Resolution that Achieves a Progressive Vision of a Humane Immigration System Focused on Respect, Dignity, and Family Unity Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 10, 2020 Reps. García, Pressley, and Jeffries Introduce Transit Parity Resolution Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Durbin, Booker Call For President Trump To Issue A Commutation Reducing The Sentence Of Brandon Bernard, Who Is Scheduled To Be Executed Tomorrow, December 10 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Brandon Bernard should not be executed tomorrow by the Trump Administration. @SenBooker and I are calling on President Trump to commute Mr. Bernard's death sentence." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 9, 2020 Reps. García and Scanlon Introduce Bill to Facilitate Voter Registration in Subsidized Housing Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 8, 2020 Tweet - "The findings of the Fort Hood review are clear: we must do more to address sexual assault and harassment there, at the 416th in IL, and all across our military." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's a disgrace that Senate Republicans continue to block the bipartisan Dream and Promise Act, which passed the House last year. If Democrats take the majority in the Senate, it will be at the top of my agenda. I'll never stop fighting to give #Dreamers a path to citizenship." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2020 Tweet - "It has been more than 5 months since the Supreme Court rejected Pres. Trump's "arbitrary and capricious" effort to end deportation protections for Dreamers. The President must immediately comply with the Court's decision & reopen DACA to all eligible individuals." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker to Introduce Resolution Calling for First United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Adversely Affected by the War on Drugs Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 4, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "After AG Barr changed longstanding DOJ policy, the U.S. government has executed more people this year than the last 60. @RepPressley @SenBooker @SenatorLeahy & I are calling for an end to this killing spree." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke to @AmericanBIC today about the Senate's chance to finally pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill during the Biden-Harris Administration. My Democratic colleagues and I are ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work if we are entrusted with the majority." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2020 QUIGLEY'S "BIG CAT PUBLIC SAFETY ACT" TO END PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF DANGEROUS BIG CATS PASSES HOUSE Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Great news from the Rules Committee today: the Senate is one step closer to passing the National Museum of the American Latino Act, which would authorize the Smithsonian Institution to create a museum honoring American Latinos." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Wishing Illinoisans and Americans across the country a Happy Thanksgiving! I know this year's celebrations look different, but together we will make it through this crisis and come out on the other side stronger because of it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 García, Clark, House Members Demand the CDC Address Disproportionate Excess Deaths in Communities of Color, End Health Disparities in Agency's Data Collection Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The President should use the pardon power to redress manifest injustices, not shamelessly cover up the corruption that touched the core of this Administration. I hope President-elect Biden will use clemency to help right the wrongs of our misguided "war on drugs."" 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. 24, 2020 Bustos, Durbin, Duckworth, Loebsack Secure New Initiative to Bolster Staffing at Usp Thomson 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. 23, 2020 Following Udall, Heinrich Request, Federal Watchdog Releases Report Detailing Trump Administration's Efforts To Seize Private Land To Build Border Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Congrats to @AliMayorkas , a talented & experienced leader who will be the 1st immigrant & Latino to serve as DHS Secretary. We worked closely together on #DACA & I look forward to working with him to undo the damage done by the most anti-immigrant Administration in U.S. history." 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
Date Title Politician
Dec. 30, 2020 Gun Violence in Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 23, 2020 Schakowsky Blasts Commutation of Medicaid Fraudster's Sentence Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 23, 2020 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Condemns CEO Of Purdue Pharma L.P. Still Receiving $3 Million Bonus After The Company Pleaded Guilty To Three Felony Counts Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 22, 2020 Warren, Blumenthal, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi And DeGette Question Tobacco Companies Exploitative E-Cigarette Advertisements During The COVID-19 Pandemic Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 22, 2020 Durbin Applauds Senate Passage Of Bill To Study Possible National Park For Julius Rosenwald Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2020 Rep. LaHood Supports COVID-19 Relief Bill Rep.Darin LaHood
Dec. 21, 2020 Walorski, Davis Applaud Inclusion of Foster Youth Support in COVID-19 Relief Bill Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 21, 2020 Casten Statement on Passage of COVID Relief Package, Omnibus Spending Bill Rep.Sean Casten
Dec. 21, 2020 Congressman Chuy García Votes for COVID Relief, Government Funding, and Against Border Wall and Bloated Defense Spending Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Two years ago, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the First Step Act--the most significant criminal justice reforms in decades. But our work is not done. I look forward to working with the Biden-Harris Admin on the next critical steps to fix our criminal justice system." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Senate Dems Announce Significant Additions To The Economic Justice Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenateDems in introducing the Economic Justice Act today. This bill will invest $435 billion in communities of color to help them recover from COVID-19 and will serve as a bold first step in the process of addressing systemic racism and inequality." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2020 After Hearing from Algonquin Resident Unfairly Impacted by Department of Education Limiting Students' Rights, Underwood Leads New Legislation to Protect the Civil Rights of Students Rep.Lauren Underwood
Dec. 17, 2020 Congressman García Introduces Five Health Equity Bills Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 17, 2020 Schneider Announces $600,000 Federal Grant for The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 17, 2020 Letter to Mr. Russell T. Vought, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Menendez, Brown, Warren Slam Implementation of Trump's Executive Order Prohibiting Diversity and Inclusion Trainings Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 16, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Urges Congress to Provide Survival Checks to All Families Including Immigrant & Mixed Status Families Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke yesterday with leaders from @FWDus about my hopes for DACA & comprehensive immigration reform under the incoming Biden-Harris Administration. It's time we finally fix our broken immigration system & bring millions of hardworking immigrants out of the shadows." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2020 Letter to Hon. Kevin K. Sullivan, United States Ambassador to Nicaragua - Demanding Ortega Regime Respect Nicaraguan Civil Society and Press Freedoms Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 14, 2020 Tweet - "It's been eight years since the devastating mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My heart is with every family remembering a loved one today. We must honor the lives we lost that day with action." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2020 Letter to Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal and Warden Dan Sproul - Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Demand Testing at Fci Pekin Following Significant Covid-19 Outbreak Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Davis, LaHood Announce $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Grant to BN Parents Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Jayapal, Members of Congress Join FIRM Action in Announcing Roadmap to Freedom Resolution that Achieves a Progressive Vision of a Humane Immigration System Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 11, 2020 Schneider Introduces Bill to Address Deadly "charleston Loophole" in National Firearm Background Check System Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Require COVID-19 Data Collection In Immigration Detention Facilities Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2020 Reps. García, Jayapal, Escobar, Ocasio-Cortez, Chu and Clarke Join FIRM Action in Announcing Roadmap to Freedom Resolution that Achieves a Progressive Vision of a Humane Immigration System Focused on Respect, Dignity, and Family Unity Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 10, 2020 Reps. García, Pressley, and Jeffries Introduce Transit Parity Resolution Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Durbin, Booker Call For President Trump To Issue A Commutation Reducing The Sentence Of Brandon Bernard, Who Is Scheduled To Be Executed Tomorrow, December 10 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Brandon Bernard should not be executed tomorrow by the Trump Administration. @SenBooker and I are calling on President Trump to commute Mr. Bernard's death sentence." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 9, 2020 Reps. García and Scanlon Introduce Bill to Facilitate Voter Registration in Subsidized Housing Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 8, 2020 Tweet - "The findings of the Fort Hood review are clear: we must do more to address sexual assault and harassment there, at the 416th in IL, and all across our military." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 7, 2020 Tweet - "It's a disgrace that Senate Republicans continue to block the bipartisan Dream and Promise Act, which passed the House last year. If Democrats take the majority in the Senate, it will be at the top of my agenda. I'll never stop fighting to give #Dreamers a path to citizenship." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2020 Tweet - "It has been more than 5 months since the Supreme Court rejected Pres. Trump's "arbitrary and capricious" effort to end deportation protections for Dreamers. The President must immediately comply with the Court's decision & reopen DACA to all eligible individuals." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker to Introduce Resolution Calling for First United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Adversely Affected by the War on Drugs Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 4, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "After AG Barr changed longstanding DOJ policy, the U.S. government has executed more people this year than the last 60. @RepPressley @SenBooker @SenatorLeahy & I are calling for an end to this killing spree." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke to @AmericanBIC today about the Senate's chance to finally pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill during the Biden-Harris Administration. My Democratic colleagues and I are ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work if we are entrusted with the majority." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2020 QUIGLEY'S "BIG CAT PUBLIC SAFETY ACT" TO END PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF DANGEROUS BIG CATS PASSES HOUSE Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Great news from the Rules Committee today: the Senate is one step closer to passing the National Museum of the American Latino Act, which would authorize the Smithsonian Institution to create a museum honoring American Latinos." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Wishing Illinoisans and Americans across the country a Happy Thanksgiving! I know this year's celebrations look different, but together we will make it through this crisis and come out on the other side stronger because of it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2020 García, Clark, House Members Demand the CDC Address Disproportionate Excess Deaths in Communities of Color, End Health Disparities in Agency's Data Collection Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The President should use the pardon power to redress manifest injustices, not shamelessly cover up the corruption that touched the core of this Administration. I hope President-elect Biden will use clemency to help right the wrongs of our misguided "war on drugs."" 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. 24, 2020 Bustos, Durbin, Duckworth, Loebsack Secure New Initiative to Bolster Staffing at Usp Thomson 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. 23, 2020 Following Udall, Heinrich Request, Federal Watchdog Releases Report Detailing Trump Administration's Efforts To Seize Private Land To Build Border Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Congrats to @AliMayorkas , a talented & experienced leader who will be the 1st immigrant & Latino to serve as DHS Secretary. We worked closely together on #DACA & I look forward to working with him to undo the damage done by the most anti-immigrant Administration in U.S. history." 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
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