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June 6, 2018
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep. Robin Kelly
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "AG Sessions is *choosing* to separate children from their parents at the border. That's not a law -- that's the policy of this Administration to intimidate those lawfully seeking asylum in our country."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: Under President Trump, separating families fleeing persecution has become official U.S. policy. It's extreme, cruel, un-American, and has to stop."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Calling for an End to Immigration Raids at Work
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Remember Brian Benczkowski? He represented Russia's Alfa Bank and was a top staffer to then-Senator Sessions. Senate Republicans plan to vote next week to confirm him to head the DOJ Criminal Division."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018
Tweet - "In today's #MasterpieceCakeshop ruling, #SCOTUS acknowledged that LGBTQ people are equal and have a right to be free from the indignity of discrimination. #OpenToAll"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kristjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the Department of Justice - House Judiciary Dems Demand Answers from DHS & DOJ Following Surge of Immigrant Family Separations at the Border
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 1, 2018
Tweet - "Immigrant families fleeing violence and danger from their home countries should not have to experience more suffering in this country by being torn apart from their loved ones. Today I stand in solidarity with thousands of Americans who understand that #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 31, 2018
Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for making history and finally ratifying the ERA last night. Women have been waiting far too long for our nation's most important document to reflect their humanity and value to the United States."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 30, 2018
Letter to Virginia Halas McCaskey, Owner of the Chicago Bears and George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears - Congresswoman Kelly leads Chicago Delegation Members in Letter Opposing Freedom of Speech Restrictions by the Chicago Bears and NFL
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Implement STOP School Violence Act
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 24, 2018
US House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Department of Defense to Report on Plans to Treat and Prevent Opioid Use Among Families of Servicemembers
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep. Mike Bost
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep. Danny Davis
May 24, 2018
House Passes Holocaust Remembrance Amendment
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 24, 2018
Tweet - "In Illinois in 2015, there were 95 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for nearly 120k women. I'm joining women in Illinois and nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on women's health and rights. #TitleX"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 24, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Resolution Establishing "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Protect Against Anti-Faith Bias that Targets Adoption Agencies, Displaces Children
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
May 23, 2018
Foster Condemns House Republicans' Refusal to Allow DREAMers to Serve in Military
Rep. Bill Foster
May 23, 2018
Quigley Meets with Parkland Students on Capitol Hill, Discusses Policy Proposals to Combat Gun Violence
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 23, 2018
Durbin Questions Trump Administration's Cruel Crackdown On Children Fleeing Persecution
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Tweet - "The so-called 'prison reform' bill passed by the House is not meaningful criminal justice reform. It's a step backward from ending America's mass incarceration crisis. It fails to address sentencing reform or reduce recidivism, and will increase racial & socioeconomic disparities"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
Tweet - "Last Friday, the nation watched in horror as news broke of yet another school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School. Today, I called on Congressional Republicans to stand up to the gun sales lobby & act to help prevent future violence"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018
Statement of Congressman Danny K. Davis In Support of His Amendment to Modernize and Expand Healthy Marriage Promotion and Fatherhood Grants
Rep. Danny Davis
May 22, 2018
Durbin, Booker, Harris, Lewis, Jackson Lee Statement On House Vote On "Prison Reform"
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
Hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Opening Statement of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Hearing on "Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: Part II"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 22, 2018
Tweet - "Congress is going to have to choose who they listen to more -- the students who are in class thinking about whether their desks are in the line of fire, or the gun lobbyists who want to further weaken gun laws on the books so they can make more sales. I know where I stand."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2018
Tweet - "I've been working for years to reform @USCIRF to more effectively promote human rights and religious freedom for all. These anti-LGBTQ appointments are a deeply troubling sign for the Commission's future."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2018
Gun Violence
Rep. Robin Kelly
May 21, 2018
Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump Administration Plan Designed To Defund Planned Parenthood
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 18, 2018
House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Advance Schneider Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep. Brad Schneider
May 18, 2018
Chairman Crowley, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2018
Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 18, 2018
Senators Duckworth, Murray Announce New Study to Examine Child Care Challenges Faced by Student Parents in College
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 17, 2018
Quigley Secures Appropriations Language to Prevent Domestic Abusers from Obtaining Guns
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Swiftly Implement Funding Increase to Affordable Child Care Program
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Love And Jayapal Lead 130 In Bipartisan Support Of Work Authorization Of H-4 Dependent Spouses
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 16, 2018
Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date
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Politician
June 6, 2018
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep.Robin Kelly
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "AG Sessions is *choosing* to separate children from their parents at the border. That's not a law -- that's the policy of this Administration to intimidate those lawfully seeking asylum in our country."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Make no mistake: Under President Trump, separating families fleeing persecution has become official U.S. policy. It's extreme, cruel, un-American, and has to stop."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Calling for an End to Immigration Raids at Work
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "Remember Brian Benczkowski? He represented Russia's Alfa Bank and was a top staffer to then-Senator Sessions. Senate Republicans plan to vote next week to confirm him to head the DOJ Criminal Division."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018
Tweet - "In today's #MasterpieceCakeshop ruling, #SCOTUS acknowledged that LGBTQ people are equal and have a right to be free from the indignity of discrimination. #OpenToAll"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kristjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the Department of Justice - House Judiciary Dems Demand Answers from DHS & DOJ Following Surge of Immigrant Family Separations at the Border
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 1, 2018
Tweet - "Immigrant families fleeing violence and danger from their home countries should not have to experience more suffering in this country by being torn apart from their loved ones. Today I stand in solidarity with thousands of Americans who understand that #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 31, 2018
Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for making history and finally ratifying the ERA last night. Women have been waiting far too long for our nation's most important document to reflect their humanity and value to the United States."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 30, 2018
Letter to Virginia Halas McCaskey, Owner of the Chicago Bears and George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears - Congresswoman Kelly leads Chicago Delegation Members in Letter Opposing Freedom of Speech Restrictions by the Chicago Bears and NFL
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Implement STOP School Violence Act
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 24, 2018
US House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Department of Defense to Report on Plans to Treat and Prevent Opioid Use Among Families of Servicemembers
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep.Mike Bost
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep.Danny Davis
May 24, 2018
House Passes Holocaust Remembrance Amendment
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 24, 2018
Tweet - "In Illinois in 2015, there were 95 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for nearly 120k women. I'm joining women in Illinois and nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on women's health and rights. #TitleX"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 24, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Resolution Establishing "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Protect Against Anti-Faith Bias that Targets Adoption Agencies, Displaces Children
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
May 23, 2018
Foster Condemns House Republicans' Refusal to Allow DREAMers to Serve in Military
Rep.Bill Foster
May 23, 2018
Quigley Meets with Parkland Students on Capitol Hill, Discusses Policy Proposals to Combat Gun Violence
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 23, 2018
Durbin Questions Trump Administration's Cruel Crackdown On Children Fleeing Persecution
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Tweet - "The so-called 'prison reform' bill passed by the House is not meaningful criminal justice reform. It's a step backward from ending America's mass incarceration crisis. It fails to address sentencing reform or reduce recidivism, and will increase racial & socioeconomic disparities"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Uphold Protections for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
Tweet - "Last Friday, the nation watched in horror as news broke of yet another school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School. Today, I called on Congressional Republicans to stand up to the gun sales lobby & act to help prevent future violence"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018
Statement of Congressman Danny K. Davis In Support of His Amendment to Modernize and Expand Healthy Marriage Promotion and Fatherhood Grants
Rep.Danny Davis
May 22, 2018
Durbin, Booker, Harris, Lewis, Jackson Lee Statement On House Vote On "Prison Reform"
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
Hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Opening Statement of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Hearing on "Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: Part II"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 22, 2018
Tweet - "Congress is going to have to choose who they listen to more -- the students who are in class thinking about whether their desks are in the line of fire, or the gun lobbyists who want to further weaken gun laws on the books so they can make more sales. I know where I stand."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2018
Tweet - "I've been working for years to reform @USCIRF to more effectively promote human rights and religious freedom for all. These anti-LGBTQ appointments are a deeply troubling sign for the Commission's future."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2018
Gun Violence
Rep.Robin Kelly
May 21, 2018
Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump Administration Plan Designed To Defund Planned Parenthood
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 18, 2018
House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Advance Schneider Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep.Brad Schneider
May 18, 2018
Chairman Crowley, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2018
Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 18, 2018
Senators Duckworth, Murray Announce New Study to Examine Child Care Challenges Faced by Student Parents in College
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 17, 2018
Quigley Secures Appropriations Language to Prevent Domestic Abusers from Obtaining Guns
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Swiftly Implement Funding Increase to Affordable Child Care Program
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Love And Jayapal Lead 130 In Bipartisan Support Of Work Authorization Of H-4 Dependent Spouses
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 16, 2018
Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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