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July 28, 2020 Hearing of the Investigations & Oversight and Research & Technology Subcommittees of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Foster, Hearing on the role of technology in countering human trafficking Rep. Bill Foster
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is in open defiance of the Supreme Court's decision rejecting his repeal of #DACA. I'm going to the Senate floor to respond by attempting to pass the bipartisan, House-passed Dream & Promise Act. Watch live here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 6 Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "The President runs away from responsibility for the pandemic, asking cities & states to come up w/solutions. Yet when it comes to local law enforcement, he wants to send in fed. troops to take over. It's time for the President to take responsibility for his response to #COVID19." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to Chairman Lindsey Graham - Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Pressing Chairman Graham For Committee Action On The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 30 years ago today to provide protections for Americans w/ disabilities & to preserve their basic civil & human rights. I'm proud to celebrate the #ADA today & I remain committed to fight to make equal opportunity a reality." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Chairman Takano Applauds New Veteran Suicide Prevention, VA Police Reform Bills Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "Opening night may be a little bit different this year, but I could not be more excited to have @Cubs baseball back at Wrigley. Let's go Cubs!" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Schakowsky Votes for, Improves Domestic and International Priorities Funding Bill Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "The next federal #COVID19 relief package must include aid for immigrant families. Great to join immigrant rights & labor organizations for this discussion yesterday." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 "Stop Con Artists Preying on the Fears of Older Americans," Says Congresswoman Robin Kelly upon Introducing the Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 83 Members of Congress Urge Support for Animal Shelters and Rescues Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 23, 2020 Durbin To DOJ: We Will Not Allow What Happened In Portland To Happen In Chicago Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Underwood-Backed Legislation to Protect Civil Rights, Reverse Administration's Muslim Travel Bans Passes the House Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 23, 2020 Durbin Attempts To Pass Legislation To Protect Children Of Immigrant Workers In The Green Card Backlog Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 LaHood, Ferguson Introduce the Bringing Back American Jobs Through Intellectual Property Repatriation Act Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 22, 2020 Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 22, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago Rep. Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020 Rep. García Joins 24 Members of Congress to Stop Trump from Excluding Immigrants from Census Count Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Harris, Booker, Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Attorney General Barr and Acting Secretary Wolf on Deployment of Anonymous Federal Agents in American Cities Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020 Memorializing the Honorable John Lewis Rep. Sean Casten
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "I applaud the House for passing the #NoBanAct today--it's now up to the Senate to do the same. President Trump's discriminatory ban on the entry into the US of citizens from Muslim & African nations has no place in this country and must be undone immediately." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Letter to Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Mark A. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Duckworth Joins Harris, Colleagues to Demand Answers on Federal Law Enforcement Presence in American Cities Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020 Schneider Amendments to support Veteran Entrepreneurs and Fight Domestic Terror included in Final Passage of National Defense Authorization Act Rep. Brad Schneider
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "My statement with @SenDuckworth on the Trump Administration's announcement of an expansion of Operation Legend--DOJ's violent crime reduction initiative--to Chicago:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Colleagues To Introduce John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Expansion Of DOJ Operation Legend To Chicago Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago Rep. Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "It is hard to believe that someone would target mourning families like this. My thoughts are with the victims today as I pray for their speedy and full recoveries." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Foster Statement on Passage of NO BAN Act Rep. Bill Foster
July 22, 2020 Durbin Attempts To Pass Legislation To Protect Immigrant Workers & Children In The Green Card Backlog Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Block Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Chicago or Any American City with Senators Merkley & Wyden Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 21, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count for Congressional Districts Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 21, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1044 Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Article I, Section 2 and the 14th Amendment in the Constitution explicitly require the federal government to conduct a census that counts the "whole number of persons in each State.'" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Hats off to Washington @Nationals for inviting Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch Thursday night. A friend for many years, Dr. Fauci is in fact one of our most honored medical leaders." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 VIDEO: Though PhRMA Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Sold at No Profit, Drug Companies Tell Schakowsky a Different Story Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "If @realDonaldTrump actually wants to help reduce violence in American communities, he wouldn't be sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the street. That will only undermine local efforts & exacerbate existing tensions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with @chicagosmayor . We do not need a Portland style federal intervention in Chicago. There are ways Washington can help, but they do not include secret federal police in unmarked vehicles." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I join @GovPritzker & @chicagosmayor in urging the Trump Admin. to refrain from taking any action in Chicago that resembles what occurred in Portland. Sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the streets is not only unacceptable, it's un-American." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "John Lewis risked his life for the right of every man & woman in America to vote & have a voice in our democracy. Words of praise for John Lewis are fine--but they are not enough. The only way to truly honor his monumental legacy is to fully restore the Voting Rights Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin: Sending In Secret Police To Cities Like Portland & Chicago Is Unacceptable & Un-American Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin: We Must Honor John Lewis' Life By Protecting The Right To Vote For All Americans Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "An over-militarized police force will not make our communities safer. I'll be joining @SenBrianSchatz today in his bipartisan effort to #DemilitarizeThePolice. I hope enough of our colleagues--on both sides of the aisle--will join us." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin Introduces Bill To Combat Opioid Addiction As Nation Sees Rise In Overdose Deaths Amid COVID-19 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
July 28, 2020 Hearing of the Investigations & Oversight and Research & Technology Subcommittees of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Foster, Hearing on the role of technology in countering human trafficking Rep.Bill Foster
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is in open defiance of the Supreme Court's decision rejecting his repeal of #DACA. I'm going to the Senate floor to respond by attempting to pass the bipartisan, House-passed Dream & Promise Act. Watch live here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 6 Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "The President runs away from responsibility for the pandemic, asking cities & states to come up w/solutions. Yet when it comes to local law enforcement, he wants to send in fed. troops to take over. It's time for the President to take responsibility for his response to #COVID19." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to Chairman Lindsey Graham - Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Pressing Chairman Graham For Committee Action On The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 30 years ago today to provide protections for Americans w/ disabilities & to preserve their basic civil & human rights. I'm proud to celebrate the #ADA today & I remain committed to fight to make equal opportunity a reality." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Chairman Takano Applauds New Veteran Suicide Prevention, VA Police Reform Bills Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "Opening night may be a little bit different this year, but I could not be more excited to have @Cubs baseball back at Wrigley. Let's go Cubs!" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Schakowsky Votes for, Improves Domestic and International Priorities Funding Bill Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "The next federal #COVID19 relief package must include aid for immigrant families. Great to join immigrant rights & labor organizations for this discussion yesterday." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 "Stop Con Artists Preying on the Fears of Older Americans," Says Congresswoman Robin Kelly upon Introducing the Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 83 Members of Congress Urge Support for Animal Shelters and Rescues Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 23, 2020 Durbin To DOJ: We Will Not Allow What Happened In Portland To Happen In Chicago Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Underwood-Backed Legislation to Protect Civil Rights, Reverse Administration's Muslim Travel Bans Passes the House Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 23, 2020 Durbin Attempts To Pass Legislation To Protect Children Of Immigrant Workers In The Green Card Backlog Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 LaHood, Ferguson Introduce the Bringing Back American Jobs Through Intellectual Property Repatriation Act Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 22, 2020 Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 22, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago Rep.Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020 Rep. García Joins 24 Members of Congress to Stop Trump from Excluding Immigrants from Census Count Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Harris, Booker, Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Attorney General Barr and Acting Secretary Wolf on Deployment of Anonymous Federal Agents in American Cities Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020 Memorializing the Honorable John Lewis Rep.Sean Casten
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "I applaud the House for passing the #NoBanAct today--it's now up to the Senate to do the same. President Trump's discriminatory ban on the entry into the US of citizens from Muslim & African nations has no place in this country and must be undone immediately." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Letter to Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Mark A. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Duckworth Joins Harris, Colleagues to Demand Answers on Federal Law Enforcement Presence in American Cities Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020 Schneider Amendments to support Veteran Entrepreneurs and Fight Domestic Terror included in Final Passage of National Defense Authorization Act Rep.Brad Schneider
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "My statement with @SenDuckworth on the Trump Administration's announcement of an expansion of Operation Legend--DOJ's violent crime reduction initiative--to Chicago:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Colleagues To Introduce John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Expansion Of DOJ Operation Legend To Chicago Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 22, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago Rep.Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "It is hard to believe that someone would target mourning families like this. My thoughts are with the victims today as I pray for their speedy and full recoveries." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Foster Statement on Passage of NO BAN Act Rep.Bill Foster
July 22, 2020 Durbin Attempts To Pass Legislation To Protect Immigrant Workers & Children In The Green Card Backlog Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Block Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Chicago or Any American City with Senators Merkley & Wyden Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 21, 2020 Duckworth Statement on Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count for Congressional Districts Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 21, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1044 Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Article I, Section 2 and the 14th Amendment in the Constitution explicitly require the federal government to conduct a census that counts the "whole number of persons in each State.'" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Hats off to Washington @Nationals for inviting Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch Thursday night. A friend for many years, Dr. Fauci is in fact one of our most honored medical leaders." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 VIDEO: Though PhRMA Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Sold at No Profit, Drug Companies Tell Schakowsky a Different Story Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "If @realDonaldTrump actually wants to help reduce violence in American communities, he wouldn't be sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the street. That will only undermine local efforts & exacerbate existing tensions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with @chicagosmayor . We do not need a Portland style federal intervention in Chicago. There are ways Washington can help, but they do not include secret federal police in unmarked vehicles." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I join @GovPritzker & @chicagosmayor in urging the Trump Admin. to refrain from taking any action in Chicago that resembles what occurred in Portland. Sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the streets is not only unacceptable, it's un-American." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "John Lewis risked his life for the right of every man & woman in America to vote & have a voice in our democracy. Words of praise for John Lewis are fine--but they are not enough. The only way to truly honor his monumental legacy is to fully restore the Voting Rights Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin: Sending In Secret Police To Cities Like Portland & Chicago Is Unacceptable & Un-American Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin: We Must Honor John Lewis' Life By Protecting The Right To Vote For All Americans Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "An over-militarized police force will not make our communities safer. I'll be joining @SenBrianSchatz today in his bipartisan effort to #DemilitarizeThePolice. I hope enough of our colleagues--on both sides of the aisle--will join us." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin Introduces Bill To Combat Opioid Addiction As Nation Sees Rise In Overdose Deaths Amid COVID-19 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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