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Aug. 5, 2020 Tweet - "I'll be joining @mitchellreports on @MSNBC soon to discuss my priorities for the next round of federal #COVID19 relief. Make sure you tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2020 Durbin: Russian Interference In Our Elections Is A Threat To Our Democracy Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Durbin, Duckworth Call On Trump Administration To Deliver Remaining Economic Impact Payments To Illinoisans Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 5, 2020 Durbin Slams President Trump & Senate Republican Proposal Conditioning Federal Funds To Schools On Reopening In-Person Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Instead of vilifying peaceful protestors, the Trump Admin. should be focused on the very real and looming threat of white supremacist violence. In the Judiciary Committee today, I pressed @HomelandKen & @USAttyNealyCox on whether or not they agree. Here's how they answered:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Administration - Sherrill, Pascrell, Beyer, Schakowsky, and Waters Demand FEMA Response to Reports of Faulty PPE Sent to Nursing Homes Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to give an update on the status of #COVID19 relief legislation in the Senate. Watch live:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "If @SenateGOP hadn't waited until the end of July to start negotiating the next round of federal #COVID19 relief, then our nation's working families wouldn't be staring down a wave of evictions. It's time to get this done--the American people need our help." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Wearing a mask is an easy way for each of us to do our part in the fight against #COVID19. But it only works if you wear it. Illinoisans--please do your part to stop the spread of this virus and save lives. Wear a mask. #allinillinois" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "We can't let this President play politics with the development and approval process for a safe and effective #COVID19 vaccine, as we saw with hydroxychloroquine. We must follow the science, so the American people trust the integrity behind a vaccine." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Chairman Scott Joins Democrats in Urging House, Senate Leadership to Exclude Corporate Immunity in COVID-19 Relief Package Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "More than 7,500 Illinoisans have lost their lives to #COVID19. My prayers are with all those who have lost a loved one. This grim milestone reminds us that this pandemic has not gone away and that additional federal help is needed now." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "One year ago today, a white supremacist killed 23 people and wounded 22 others in a vicious terror attack motivated by hatred and bigotry. As we #RememberElPaso and honor the victims & survivors of this attack, we must commit to addressing its source--violent white supremacy." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2020 Fox News "Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript Interview with Tammy Duckworth Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 2, 2020 Tweet - ". @MazieHirono & I are sending this message to Sen. McConnell: immigrants pay taxes and are essential to our nation's health care infrastructure & economy. They deserve support in any #COVID19 relief legislation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2020 Tweet - "For years @DEAHQ allowed pharma to flood the market with painkillers. In 2018 @SenJohnKennedy & I changed the law to require DEA to be a gatekeeper & consider health impacts when setting opioid production quotas. As overdoses spike amid #COVID19, DEA must prevent this oversupply" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2020 Tweet - "#COVID19 has pushed many of our nation's rural hospitals to the brink of extinction. @SenatorLankford and I have a bipartisan plan to stabilize them -- which must be part of the next relief package. Our op-ed in @thehill :" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2020 Tweet - "The United States has 5% of the world's population and 25% of its #COVID19 infections. 150,000+ Americans are dead. There is no excuse for the President's repeated failures to take this pandemic as seriously as he should." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans let enhanced unemployment expire today without any extension in place. That means as many as 800,000 Illinoisans will lose $600 per week in the middle of this pandemic. Here are a few of their stories: [thread]" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 Rep. Brad Schneider
July 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Hirono, Colleagues To McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential & Deserve Support In COVID-19 Relief Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "This morning I was joined by a few of the more than 800,000 Illinoisans claiming unemployment benefits to highlight the need for the continuation of enhanced unemployment for Americans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bipartisan Group of 103 Lawmakers Urges House Leadership to Prioritize Affordable Housing in Next COVID-19 Bill Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Illinoisans--our state is experiencing yet another rise in #COVID19 cases. Please continue to follow CDC guidelines, wear your mask, and social distance whenever possible. This virus is far from beaten & your actions could save lives." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateGOP let CARES Act unemployment benefits expire today because they believe that the problem with our economy is not the millions who are unemployed, it's that we're giving them too much money & they won't go back to work. That's not an urban legend--it's an urban lie." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Oversight Subcommittee Investigation Reveals How Trump Administration Deprived Country of Needed Ventilators and Squandered More Than $500 Million in Taxpayer Funding Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "Join me on Facebook Live where I am answering questions about COVID-19 and my priorities for the next round of federal relief legislation." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "More than 150,000 Americans are dead because of COVID-19 and this Administration's failed response. It didn't have to be the "way it is." And it doesn't have to go on--President Trump has the power to save lives, but first he has to accept that responsibility." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenDuckworth & I spoke w/IL senior living facility CEOs about the difficulties they face in securing PPE. Months into this crisis, the Trump Admin still doesn't have a plan to ensure testing & PPE for frontline workers & vulnerable communities. Our seniors are suffering for it." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 The Hill - Preventing the disappearance of America's rural hospitals Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @Morning_Joe shortly to discuss @SenateDems priorities for the next #COVID19 relief package and how the Republican proposal falls short. Tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "The President doesn't have the power to delay an election & he knows it. Instead of trying to distract from his failures by delegitimizing upcoming election, Pres. Trump should focus on building an effective response to pandemic that has killed 150k Americans & devastated econ." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "At some point, Sen. McConnell is going to have to swallow his pride & sit down with Democrats to negotiate a federal #COVID19 relief deal on a bipartisan basis. In times of crisis, leaders are supposed to rise to the occasion--it's time for Sen. McConnell to do just that." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "United States of America: 5% of the world's population 25% of the world's #COVID19 infections Keep peddling worthless medical advice, Mr. President." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The response to #COVID19 in our federal prisons has been downright dangerous & is only getting worse. Congress must pass my COVID-19 Safer Detention Act with @ChuckGrassley to quickly facilitate compassionate release & home confinement for our most vulnerable inmates." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Ways and Means Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Seniors and People with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @MeetThePress on @MSNBC shortly to discuss my priorities for the next round of federal #COVID19 relief. Make sure you tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican corporate immunity bill does nothing to protect workers, improve safety standards, or give businesses incentives to take proper precautions to reduce the spread of #COVID19. In fact, this bill does just the opposite." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Thanks to @NACBAorg & @NCLC4consumers for inviting me to speak on bankruptcy reform this morning. #COVID19's impact on the economy has made it clear that we must reform our bankruptcy code to ensure that struggling Americans receive fair treatment." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "While Republicans chose to cut out state & local governments from their #COVID19 response bill, I spoke with IL mayors today about providing federal assistance. I'll keep fighting for the key provisions in the Heroes Act that will help local governments weather this storm." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin: The Republican Approach To Unemployment Insurance Will Not Work Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses Bankruptcy Reform During COVID-19 Pandemic With Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Relief With Illinois Mayors Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Discuss COVID-19 Response With Senior Living Facility Represenatives Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "150,000 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. is a devastating milestone. The situation never should have gotten this bad--Pres. Trump has failed the American people & neglected his responsibilities for far too long. He is the President, the buck stops with him." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the disastrous Republican #COVID19 response plan and what it will mean for our nation's students, teachers, and schools. Watch here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Relief With Chicago State University President Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Perdue Urge Congress To Address Shortage Of Doctors, Nurse On Senate Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $38 Million To Support Housing And Community Development In Illinois Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenatorLankford & I are going to the Senate floor to discuss the need to pass our Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act. Our bill will help our nation's most vulnerable rural hospitals weather the storm of #COVID19. Watch live here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin Slams Senate Republicans' Inadequate Coronavirus Response Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans introduced legislation today to subsidize employer health insurance for laid-off & furloughed workers through the end of the year--with one condition: as long as the funds don't help plans that cover abortions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Menendez, Booker Urge Inclusion of Critical Health Care Privacy Bill In Covid-19 Relief Package Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Senator McCain helped save the Affordable Care Act. Without his courage, tens of millions of additional American families would be facing this #COVID19 pandemic without access to health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Headed to the Senate floor to discuss Senate Republicans & the Trump Admin's flawed #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems are fighting for. Watch live here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin Statement On Defense Spending In Republicans' COVID-19 Response Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin: We Must Support Rural Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor with @SenDavidPerdue to call for our Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to be included in the next #COVID19 relief package. Our bipartisan bill will address the shortage of doctors & nurses in our nation's hospitals. Watch live:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Durbin Statement On Republican's Outline For Fourth Coronavirus Stimulus Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "10 weeks after the House passed the Heroes Act, and 4 days before expanded unemployment benefits expire, Republicans and the Trump Administration have finally outlined their priority for the next #COVID19 stimulus package: helping corporations over working families." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Presses EPA To Explain COVID-19 Facility Reopening Strategies 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 Tweet - "We've known from the start that CARES Act unemployment benefits would expire on July 31. Democrats have been sounding the alarm on this for months. Any further delay is absolutely unacceptable--unemployed Americans need help now." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @TheRevAl on @MSNBC @PoliticsNation shortly to discuss Senate Republicans' continued delay of #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems continue to fight for. Make sure to tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "I'm joining @CNNSitRoom with @wolfblitzer soon to discuss Senate negotiations on the next #COVID19 relief legislation & @SenateDems ' priorities for working families, small businesses, hospitals, state & local govts, & more. Tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
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 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Durbin And Welch To Fed: Excessive Debit Swipe Fees Are Hurting Merchants During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "Held news conference this morning with @janicejackson to discuss @SenateDems $430B plan for investing in education & child care in the wake of the #COVID19 pandemic. This crucial funding must be included in the next federal relief package--regardless of what the President may say." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Illinois Delegation Discuss COVID-19 With Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2020 Durbin Discusses Priorities For Next Coronavirus Supplemental Legislation, Including Investments In Education And Child Care Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans lost their jobs & health insurance due to #COVID19. They shouldn't have to choose between their physical & financial health. My commonsense bill with @SenWhitehouse will offer families some relief from their financial hardships." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "CDFIs play an important role in meeting the economic needs of underserved communities across the U.S.--in both urban & rural areas. Proud to join @SenatorMenendez in this effort to invest in CDFIs to help jumpstart the economies of communities hardest hit by the #COVID19 pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "The President kept promising this virus would just "disappear," and Senate Republicans followed his lead. We now have more than 4 million cases & 142,000+ deaths from #COVID19 in the US. Their response to this virus has failed the American people in every possible way." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Great to connect with new @AccessLiving President & CEO Karen Tamley over the phone yesterday to hear more about her organization's continued advocacy to help people with disabilities every day, and especially during this pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke w/ @SteveFDA about the #COVID19 vaccine research & approval process. I pressed him to not cut corners or bend to the pressures of Pres. Trump. FDA must build confidence by making science-based decisions in developing a safe&effective vaccine to halt the spread of this virus." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Aug. 5, 2020 Tweet - "I'll be joining @mitchellreports on @MSNBC soon to discuss my priorities for the next round of federal #COVID19 relief. Make sure you tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2020 Durbin: Russian Interference In Our Elections Is A Threat To Our Democracy Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Durbin, Duckworth Call On Trump Administration To Deliver Remaining Economic Impact Payments To Illinoisans Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 5, 2020 Durbin Slams President Trump & Senate Republican Proposal Conditioning Federal Funds To Schools On Reopening In-Person Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Instead of vilifying peaceful protestors, the Trump Admin. should be focused on the very real and looming threat of white supremacist violence. In the Judiciary Committee today, I pressed @HomelandKen & @USAttyNealyCox on whether or not they agree. Here's how they answered:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Administration - Sherrill, Pascrell, Beyer, Schakowsky, and Waters Demand FEMA Response to Reports of Faulty PPE Sent to Nursing Homes Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to give an update on the status of #COVID19 relief legislation in the Senate. Watch live:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "If @SenateGOP hadn't waited until the end of July to start negotiating the next round of federal #COVID19 relief, then our nation's working families wouldn't be staring down a wave of evictions. It's time to get this done--the American people need our help." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Wearing a mask is an easy way for each of us to do our part in the fight against #COVID19. But it only works if you wear it. Illinoisans--please do your part to stop the spread of this virus and save lives. Wear a mask. #allinillinois" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "We can't let this President play politics with the development and approval process for a safe and effective #COVID19 vaccine, as we saw with hydroxychloroquine. We must follow the science, so the American people trust the integrity behind a vaccine." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Chairman Scott Joins Democrats in Urging House, Senate Leadership to Exclude Corporate Immunity in COVID-19 Relief Package Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "More than 7,500 Illinoisans have lost their lives to #COVID19. My prayers are with all those who have lost a loved one. This grim milestone reminds us that this pandemic has not gone away and that additional federal help is needed now." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "One year ago today, a white supremacist killed 23 people and wounded 22 others in a vicious terror attack motivated by hatred and bigotry. As we #RememberElPaso and honor the victims & survivors of this attack, we must commit to addressing its source--violent white supremacy." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2020 Fox News "Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript Interview with Tammy Duckworth Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 2, 2020 Tweet - ". @MazieHirono & I are sending this message to Sen. McConnell: immigrants pay taxes and are essential to our nation's health care infrastructure & economy. They deserve support in any #COVID19 relief legislation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2020 Tweet - "For years @DEAHQ allowed pharma to flood the market with painkillers. In 2018 @SenJohnKennedy & I changed the law to require DEA to be a gatekeeper & consider health impacts when setting opioid production quotas. As overdoses spike amid #COVID19, DEA must prevent this oversupply" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2020 Tweet - "#COVID19 has pushed many of our nation's rural hospitals to the brink of extinction. @SenatorLankford and I have a bipartisan plan to stabilize them -- which must be part of the next relief package. Our op-ed in @thehill :" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2020 Tweet - "The United States has 5% of the world's population and 25% of its #COVID19 infections. 150,000+ Americans are dead. There is no excuse for the President's repeated failures to take this pandemic as seriously as he should." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans let enhanced unemployment expire today without any extension in place. That means as many as 800,000 Illinoisans will lose $600 per week in the middle of this pandemic. Here are a few of their stories: [thread]" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 Rep.Brad Schneider
July 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Hirono, Colleagues To McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential & Deserve Support In COVID-19 Relief Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "This morning I was joined by a few of the more than 800,000 Illinoisans claiming unemployment benefits to highlight the need for the continuation of enhanced unemployment for Americans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bipartisan Group of 103 Lawmakers Urges House Leadership to Prioritize Affordable Housing in Next COVID-19 Bill Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Illinoisans--our state is experiencing yet another rise in #COVID19 cases. Please continue to follow CDC guidelines, wear your mask, and social distance whenever possible. This virus is far from beaten & your actions could save lives." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateGOP let CARES Act unemployment benefits expire today because they believe that the problem with our economy is not the millions who are unemployed, it's that we're giving them too much money & they won't go back to work. That's not an urban legend--it's an urban lie." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Oversight Subcommittee Investigation Reveals How Trump Administration Deprived Country of Needed Ventilators and Squandered More Than $500 Million in Taxpayer Funding Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "Join me on Facebook Live where I am answering questions about COVID-19 and my priorities for the next round of federal relief legislation." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "More than 150,000 Americans are dead because of COVID-19 and this Administration's failed response. It didn't have to be the "way it is." And it doesn't have to go on--President Trump has the power to save lives, but first he has to accept that responsibility." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenDuckworth & I spoke w/IL senior living facility CEOs about the difficulties they face in securing PPE. Months into this crisis, the Trump Admin still doesn't have a plan to ensure testing & PPE for frontline workers & vulnerable communities. Our seniors are suffering for it." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 The Hill - Preventing the disappearance of America's rural hospitals Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @Morning_Joe shortly to discuss @SenateDems priorities for the next #COVID19 relief package and how the Republican proposal falls short. Tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "The President doesn't have the power to delay an election & he knows it. Instead of trying to distract from his failures by delegitimizing upcoming election, Pres. Trump should focus on building an effective response to pandemic that has killed 150k Americans & devastated econ." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "At some point, Sen. McConnell is going to have to swallow his pride & sit down with Democrats to negotiate a federal #COVID19 relief deal on a bipartisan basis. In times of crisis, leaders are supposed to rise to the occasion--it's time for Sen. McConnell to do just that." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "United States of America: 5% of the world's population 25% of the world's #COVID19 infections Keep peddling worthless medical advice, Mr. President." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The response to #COVID19 in our federal prisons has been downright dangerous & is only getting worse. Congress must pass my COVID-19 Safer Detention Act with @ChuckGrassley to quickly facilitate compassionate release & home confinement for our most vulnerable inmates." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Ways and Means Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Seniors and People with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @MeetThePress on @MSNBC shortly to discuss my priorities for the next round of federal #COVID19 relief. Make sure you tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Republican corporate immunity bill does nothing to protect workers, improve safety standards, or give businesses incentives to take proper precautions to reduce the spread of #COVID19. In fact, this bill does just the opposite." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Thanks to @NACBAorg & @NCLC4consumers for inviting me to speak on bankruptcy reform this morning. #COVID19's impact on the economy has made it clear that we must reform our bankruptcy code to ensure that struggling Americans receive fair treatment." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "While Republicans chose to cut out state & local governments from their #COVID19 response bill, I spoke with IL mayors today about providing federal assistance. I'll keep fighting for the key provisions in the Heroes Act that will help local governments weather this storm." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin: The Republican Approach To Unemployment Insurance Will Not Work Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses Bankruptcy Reform During COVID-19 Pandemic With Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Relief With Illinois Mayors Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Discuss COVID-19 Response With Senior Living Facility Represenatives Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "150,000 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. is a devastating milestone. The situation never should have gotten this bad--Pres. Trump has failed the American people & neglected his responsibilities for far too long. He is the President, the buck stops with him." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the disastrous Republican #COVID19 response plan and what it will mean for our nation's students, teachers, and schools. Watch here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Relief With Chicago State University President Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Perdue Urge Congress To Address Shortage Of Doctors, Nurse On Senate Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $38 Million To Support Housing And Community Development In Illinois Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenatorLankford & I are going to the Senate floor to discuss the need to pass our Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act. Our bill will help our nation's most vulnerable rural hospitals weather the storm of #COVID19. Watch live here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin Slams Senate Republicans' Inadequate Coronavirus Response Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans introduced legislation today to subsidize employer health insurance for laid-off & furloughed workers through the end of the year--with one condition: as long as the funds don't help plans that cover abortions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Menendez, Booker Urge Inclusion of Critical Health Care Privacy Bill In Covid-19 Relief Package Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Senator McCain helped save the Affordable Care Act. Without his courage, tens of millions of additional American families would be facing this #COVID19 pandemic without access to health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Headed to the Senate floor to discuss Senate Republicans & the Trump Admin's flawed #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems are fighting for. Watch live here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin Statement On Defense Spending In Republicans' COVID-19 Response Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Durbin: We Must Support Rural Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor with @SenDavidPerdue to call for our Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to be included in the next #COVID19 relief package. Our bipartisan bill will address the shortage of doctors & nurses in our nation's hospitals. Watch live:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Durbin Statement On Republican's Outline For Fourth Coronavirus Stimulus Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "10 weeks after the House passed the Heroes Act, and 4 days before expanded unemployment benefits expire, Republicans and the Trump Administration have finally outlined their priority for the next #COVID19 stimulus package: helping corporations over working families." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Presses EPA To Explain COVID-19 Facility Reopening Strategies 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 Tweet - "We've known from the start that CARES Act unemployment benefits would expire on July 31. Democrats have been sounding the alarm on this for months. Any further delay is absolutely unacceptable--unemployed Americans need help now." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @TheRevAl on @MSNBC @PoliticsNation shortly to discuss Senate Republicans' continued delay of #COVID19 relief legislation & the priorities that @SenateDems continue to fight for. Make sure to tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2020 Tweet - "I'm joining @CNNSitRoom with @wolfblitzer soon to discuss Senate negotiations on the next #COVID19 relief legislation & @SenateDems ' priorities for working families, small businesses, hospitals, state & local govts, & more. Tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
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 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Durbin And Welch To Fed: Excessive Debit Swipe Fees Are Hurting Merchants During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2020 Tweet - "Held news conference this morning with @janicejackson to discuss @SenateDems $430B plan for investing in education & child care in the wake of the #COVID19 pandemic. This crucial funding must be included in the next federal relief package--regardless of what the President may say." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Illinois Delegation Discuss COVID-19 With Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 24, 2020 Durbin Discusses Priorities For Next Coronavirus Supplemental Legislation, Including Investments In Education And Child Care Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans lost their jobs & health insurance due to #COVID19. They shouldn't have to choose between their physical & financial health. My commonsense bill with @SenWhitehouse will offer families some relief from their financial hardships." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "CDFIs play an important role in meeting the economic needs of underserved communities across the U.S.--in both urban & rural areas. Proud to join @SenatorMenendez in this effort to invest in CDFIs to help jumpstart the economies of communities hardest hit by the #COVID19 pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "The President kept promising this virus would just "disappear," and Senate Republicans followed his lead. We now have more than 4 million cases & 142,000+ deaths from #COVID19 in the US. Their response to this virus has failed the American people in every possible way." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Great to connect with new @AccessLiving President & CEO Karen Tamley over the phone yesterday to hear more about her organization's continued advocacy to help people with disabilities every day, and especially during this pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke w/ @SteveFDA about the #COVID19 vaccine research & approval process. I pressed him to not cut corners or bend to the pressures of Pres. Trump. FDA must build confidence by making science-based decisions in developing a safe&effective vaccine to halt the spread of this virus." Sen.Dick Durbin
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