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June 28, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 28, 2018
Tweet - "Heartbroken to once again hear of another mass shooting tragedy in America, this time at a newspaper in Annapolis. When will the Republicans who control Congress have the courage to buck the NRA and act on gun safety bills to stop the next shooting?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Statement On Justice Kennedy Retirement
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "Our police know that detaining families seeking safety is inhumane and cruel and doesn't make us safer. The process at our Southern border must be orderly and caring, and align with our American values #FamiliesBelongTogether."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance' policy harms kids and must be stopped. It's time to close this embarrassing chapter in our nation's history once and for all."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "Glad HHS answered @SenateDems request by taking this important step for the health and well being of these children. We need full transparency about what's happening under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy #FamiliesBelongTogether."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Foster Statement On Border Security and Immigration Reform Act
Rep. Bill Foster
June 27, 2018
Bost Statement On Defeat Of Immigration Reform
Rep. Mike Bost
June 27, 2018
Durbin Statement On Court Order Blocking Trump Child Separation Policy
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security - Duckworth Calls on HHS & DHS to Reunite Families Separated Under Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, President - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Preserve Family Planning Program
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Juiciary Committee - Judiciary Democrats: The Committee Has Been Hijacked By Its Most Extreme Republican Members
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Thomas E. Brandon, Acting Director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Senators to ATF: Get Tough on Irresponsible Firearm Dealers
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2018
Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "The way we treat the people at our borders is a message to the world. We have to be humane, civilized, and caring #FamiliesBelongTogether."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Casten: Scotus Decision Undermines Our Constitution
Rep. Sean Casten
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "#OTD 3 years ago, love won. But we can't ever stop fighting for full equality. LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination simply for being who they are. That's wrong, and I'm proud to support federal protections that will ensure love always wins."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy has created a humanitarian and health crisis that they now have a moral obligation to solve. I'm asking HHS for more info on the health and well-being of separated children, and when they'll be reunited with their parents."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Letter to David Pekoske, Transportation Security Administration - Jayapal and Kennedy Demand TSA Treat Transgender Travelers with Dignity and Respect
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2018
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answer Questions About Children Forcibly Separated From Parents At Border
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Duckworth Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Preserve Trump's Discriminatory Travel Ban
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 25, 2018
Tweet - "As of today, more than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents. Also as of today, the President has continued to verbally attack immigrants and demand deportations without due process. He lacks the compassion to help solve the humanitarian crisis he created."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018
Duckworth, Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
DCCP Ranking Member Schakowsky's Opening Remarks at Horseracing Integrity Hearing
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 22, 2018
Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
Tweet - "Where is the plan from the Trump Administration to reunite these children with their parents? President Trump created this humanitarian crisis--he hasn't solved anything."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 22, 2018
Hatch Endorses Grassley's Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2018
Foster Statement On Opposition to Immigration Legislation
Rep. Bill Foster
June 22, 2018
Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate Democrats Call for Examination of State Efforts to Address Mounting Maternal Mortality Crisis
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 21, 2018
Schneider Statement On Failure Of Hard-Line House Immigration Bill
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 20, 2018
Forced Family Separation
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Family Separation
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 20, 2018
Nation's Moral Traditions
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2018
The Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act can save Black mommas
Rep. Robin Kelly
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?"
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Seek Documents from HHS on Gag Rule for Title X National Family Planning Program
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 20, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Trump Executive Order to Continue Family Separation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 20, 2018
Durbin Statement On Trump Order To Continue 'Zero Tolerance' & Detain Children Indefinitely
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
House Democrats, Immigration Advocates Demand the Trump Administration End Family Separation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: the President is doubling down on his "zero tolerance' policy. His new Executive Order criminalizes asylum-seekers and seeks to indefinitely detain their children."
Sen. Dick Durbin
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June 28, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 28, 2018
Tweet - "Heartbroken to once again hear of another mass shooting tragedy in America, this time at a newspaper in Annapolis. When will the Republicans who control Congress have the courage to buck the NRA and act on gun safety bills to stop the next shooting?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Statement On Justice Kennedy Retirement
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "Our police know that detaining families seeking safety is inhumane and cruel and doesn't make us safer. The process at our Southern border must be orderly and caring, and align with our American values #FamiliesBelongTogether."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance' policy harms kids and must be stopped. It's time to close this embarrassing chapter in our nation's history once and for all."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "Glad HHS answered @SenateDems request by taking this important step for the health and well being of these children. We need full transparency about what's happening under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy #FamiliesBelongTogether."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Foster Statement On Border Security and Immigration Reform Act
Rep.Bill Foster
June 27, 2018
Bost Statement On Defeat Of Immigration Reform
Rep.Mike Bost
June 27, 2018
Durbin Statement On Court Order Blocking Trump Child Separation Policy
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security - Duckworth Calls on HHS & DHS to Reunite Families Separated Under Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, President - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Preserve Family Planning Program
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Juiciary Committee - Judiciary Democrats: The Committee Has Been Hijacked By Its Most Extreme Republican Members
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Thomas E. Brandon, Acting Director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Senators to ATF: Get Tough on Irresponsible Firearm Dealers
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 27, 2018
Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Tweet - "The way we treat the people at our borders is a message to the world. We have to be humane, civilized, and caring #FamiliesBelongTogether."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Casten: Scotus Decision Undermines Our Constitution
Rep.Sean Casten
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "#OTD 3 years ago, love won. But we can't ever stop fighting for full equality. LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination simply for being who they are. That's wrong, and I'm proud to support federal protections that will ensure love always wins."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy has created a humanitarian and health crisis that they now have a moral obligation to solve. I'm asking HHS for more info on the health and well-being of separated children, and when they'll be reunited with their parents."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Letter to David Pekoske, Transportation Security Administration - Jayapal and Kennedy Demand TSA Treat Transgender Travelers with Dignity and Respect
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2018
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answer Questions About Children Forcibly Separated From Parents At Border
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2018
Duckworth Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Preserve Trump's Discriminatory Travel Ban
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 25, 2018
Tweet - "As of today, more than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents. Also as of today, the President has continued to verbally attack immigrants and demand deportations without due process. He lacks the compassion to help solve the humanitarian crisis he created."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018
Duckworth, Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
DCCP Ranking Member Schakowsky's Opening Remarks at Horseracing Integrity Hearing
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 22, 2018
Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 22, 2018
Tweet - "Where is the plan from the Trump Administration to reunite these children with their parents? President Trump created this humanitarian crisis--he hasn't solved anything."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 22, 2018
Hatch Endorses Grassley's Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2018
Foster Statement On Opposition to Immigration Legislation
Rep.Bill Foster
June 22, 2018
Letter to Inspectors General Kelly and Levinson - 123 Members In Call For Investigation to Reunite Children and Parents
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 21, 2018
Immigration Legislation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate Democrats Call for Examination of State Efforts to Address Mounting Maternal Mortality Crisis
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 21, 2018
Schneider Statement On Failure Of Hard-Line House Immigration Bill
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 20, 2018
Forced Family Separation
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
Family Separation
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 20, 2018
Nation's Moral Traditions
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2018
The Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act can save Black mommas
Rep.Robin Kelly
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?"
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Seek Documents from HHS on Gag Rule for Title X National Family Planning Program
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 20, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Trump Executive Order to Continue Family Separation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 20, 2018
Durbin Statement On Trump Order To Continue 'Zero Tolerance' & Detain Children Indefinitely
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
House Democrats, Immigration Advocates Demand the Trump Administration End Family Separation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: the President is doubling down on his "zero tolerance' policy. His new Executive Order criminalizes asylum-seekers and seeks to indefinitely detain their children."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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