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May 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Durbin, Booker, Senators Call Out Trump Admin For Inadequate Effort To Combat White Supremacist Violence Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2019 Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change Rep. Mike Quigley
May 2, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to join @RepMikeQuigley, @marcorubio, @SenDuckworth, and @RepRooney to reintroduce a bill that can help cities better plan & prepare for urban flooding. This will only get worse and we have to act now." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Menendez, Durbin, Blumenthal, Hirono Introduce Election Security Bill in Wake of Mueller Report Findings Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2019 Tweet - "BREAKING: White supremacist violence is on the rise, but the Trump Administration has stopped tracking it as a separate category of domestic terrorism. Read my letter with @CoryBooker to AG Bill Barr on this outrage:" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Rubio, Durbin, Quigley & Duckworth Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address Flooding Events & Help FEMA Better Assess Risks Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 1, 2019 Plight of Puerto Rico Rep. Chuy Garcia
May 1, 2019 Tweet - "I've introduced a bill in the Senate that would strengthen our efforts to combat domestic terrorism by white supremacists. We need to address this growing national security threat." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 1, 2019 Tweet - "I agree with @ActingSecDef Shanahan that DOD "really need[s] to get back to our primary missions." This border assignment and diversion of DOD resources for the President's almighty wall makes it harder for our troops." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 1, 2019 Stop Anti-Semitism Rep. Brad Schneider
May 1, 2019 Durbin, Quigley, Rubio, Duckworth, Rooney Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Map Urban Flooding & Help FEMA Better Assess Risks Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 22, 2019 Tweet - "Job number one for Congress is to lift the veil of secrecy in Barr's redacted Mueller report & understand the depth of Russian infiltration in our election process. Both parties should attack this insidious effort to destroy the heart of our democracy: free & credible elections." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2019 Duckworth Statement on the Mueller Report Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 13, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's exploitation of the 9/11 terrorist attack to politically target Rep. Omar is a new low for a President who sinks to new depths of hate and fear with alarming frequency." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 12, 2019 During Visit To Southwest Border, Durbin Talks Border Security With Customs Officials, Border Community Leaders Sen. Dick Durbin
April 12, 2019 Tweet - "I'm in El Paso today touring our border. This morning I saw scans of vehicles using Z-portals at our port of entry. We need more of this technology, which is what stops lethal drugs from flowing across our border, not a big beautiful wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 12, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's border policies have failed. His fixation with a wall and his non-stop attacks on Mexico have made our border less secure. My statement on my trip to El Paso today:" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "The federal government isn't doing nearly enough to combat white supremacist terrorism. How we can learn from our past:" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Rep. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. David Joyce, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Reps. Schiff, DelBene, DeFazio and 45 Colleagues Urge Increased Funding to Build Out Earthquake Early Warning System Rep. Sean Casten, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Ahead of Tuesday's Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Warren, Reed, & Colleagues Question Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan on Top Marine's Warning of "Unacceptable Risk" to Marine Corps Combat Readiness and Solvency Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 7, 2019 Underwood Statement on Resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Rep. Lauren Underwood
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "My staff have been asking the Trump Administration to brief us on their efforts to fight domestic terrorism threat for six months. Now we know why the Administration is stalling." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on the Trump Administration's attempt to strip disaster aid funds from Puerto Rico:" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Durbin Statement On Trump Admin Attempt To Strip Disaster Aid Funds From Puerto Rico Sen. Dick Durbin
March 31, 2019 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
March 29, 2019 Letter to Controller General Gene Dodaro, US Government Accountability Office - Duckworth, Hassan Requests Examination of Federal and State Prison Emergency Preparedness Procedures Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 28, 2019 Quigley Introduces Legislation to Bolster International Tourism and Protect National Security Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 28, 2019 Tweet - "I told Army leaders this week that the President is building his almighty wall at the expense of the military. It raises serious questions about the President's priorities when he undermines troop readiness to fund his campaign promise." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 28, 2019 New Democrat Coalition Releases National Security Task Force Goals for the 116th Congress Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
March 27, 2019 Durbin, Schneider Introduce Legislation To Combat White Supremacist Terrorist Threat Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 27, 2019 Brown Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Law Enforcement Investigate Fentanyl, Protect Officers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 27, 2019 Hearing Recap: Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Examined Improving Cybersecurity at Consumer Reporting Agencies Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 27, 2019 Durbin: President Trump Is Building His Wall At The Expense Of The Military Sen. Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 Tweet - "Last night, without Congressional approval, DOD took $1 billion from the military to fund the President's almighty border wall. Pres. Trump & DOD leaders are putting political interference & pet projects ahead of our troops' needs." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 Bost Backs Bipartisan Bill to Compensate 9/11 First Responders & Survivors Rep. Mike Bost
March 24, 2019 Rep. LaHood Statement Following Conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Investigation into Russian Collusion Rep. Darin LaHood
March 22, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on Special Counsel Mueller's report:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 19, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Trump Proposal to Take Money from Illinois Military Facilities for Border Wall Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 18, 2019 Tweet - "Earlier today, the Defense Department provided Congress with a list of projects that could be impacted by President Trump's desire to divert military funding to pay for his border wall. " Sen. Dick Durbin
March 18, 2019 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Veto Of Congress' Emergency Declaration Rebuke Sen. Dick Durbin
March 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Palazzo Leads Effort to Protect American Shipbuilding Rep. Mike Bost, ...
March 15, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate chose the Constitution over the President's so-called "national emergency" declaration. Today, the President chose his "big and beautiful" wall over the needs of the U.S. military." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 15, 2019 Durbin Statement On Senate's Bipartisan Rejection Of President Trump's Emergency Declaration Sen. Dick Durbin
March 14, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate chose the Constitution over the President's so-called "national emergency' declaration." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 14, 2019 Letter to Secretary Shanahan - Answers from DoD on its Plans to Defund Military Projects to Pay for Trump's Border Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 14, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Vote to Terminate Donald Trump's National Emergency Declaration Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 14, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate must continue to reject any effort by the President to shortchange our troops who risk their lives to keep us safe for a wild-eyed campaign pledge, which will not keep us safe." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 13, 2019 Tweet - "After signing the Farm Bill in December and saying "we have to take care of our farmers …and we will,' President Trump is abandoning them in order to fulfill his campaign promise of building a big and beautiful wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, DHS - Explain Actions Taken Against Journalists, Lawyers Along Mexico Border Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Reps. Budd, Hurd, and Kelly Introduce Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From DOD On Its Plans To Defund Military Projects To Pay For President Trump's Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Stewart's KREMLIN Act Passes House With Bipartisan Support Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 12, 2019 Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 11, 2019 Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity of Internet-of-Things Devices Introduced in Senate & House Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 11, 2019 Tweet - "Read my letter with @SenatorLeahy and @brianschatz that asks @USGAO for a legal opinion on the President's attempt to end-run the appropriations process and pull funds from our military to build his beloved wall:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Ask Gao For Legal Opinion On President Trump's Transfer Of DOD Funds To Build A Wall Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 7, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration should be going after the cartels who are profiting off of human misery, instead of cracking down on innocent families and children who are fleeing for their lives." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans on smart and effective border security, but we need the Trump Administration to drop their cruel campaign on families and children and focus on the real threats to America." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "America is in the midst of the worst drug epidemic in our history. But the heart of the President's plan to protect America is his beloved border wall, even though the vast majority of lethal narcotics that cross our border come through legal ports of entry." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Let's be clear about what the President is doing with his national emergency declaration: He is going to take money from military readiness --construction projects, training, equipment that our military needs--to build an ineffective wall along our southern border." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Underwood Presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Trauma Incurred by Children Separated From Families at Border Rep. Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans and Democrats may not agree on much, but can't we agree that we should fund our military's top needs, not the President's pet projects? Let's reject the President's phony emergency declaration & any effort to take money from our troops to build the wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump is sowing confusion and creating real risks for our troops, including cuts to military projects across the country -- all so he can declare victory at campaign rallies." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump stated he would delay or cancel $3.6 billion in military construction projects, and cut $2.5 billion in other military priorities, so he could fulfill his campaign promise to build a wall. Remember his claims that Mexico was going to pay for his wall?" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Introduces COOL OFF Act To Require 3-Day Waiting Period For Handgun Sales Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Senate Passes & House Introduces Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Underwood, Bicameral Resolution Honoring Victims & Injured Police Officers of Aurora Shooting Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 27, 2019 Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2019 Davis Votes to Block President Trump's Declaration of Emergency on South Border Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019 Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019 Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 26, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The House just sent a clear and bipartisan message to President Trump. His national emergency is legally dubious and a blatant power grab from Congress. The Senate should follow suit and pass this resolution." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The Presidential Pardon Transparency Act To Prevent Secret Presidential Pardons Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Chairman Quigley Sends Letter to Secretary Mnuchin in Opposition to Moving Funds From Treasury Forfeiture Fund to Border Wall Construction Rep. Mike Quigley
Date Title Politician
May 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Durbin, Booker, Senators Call Out Trump Admin For Inadequate Effort To Combat White Supremacist Violence Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2019 Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change Rep.Mike Quigley
May 2, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to join @RepMikeQuigley, @marcorubio, @SenDuckworth, and @RepRooney to reintroduce a bill that can help cities better plan & prepare for urban flooding. This will only get worse and we have to act now." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Menendez, Durbin, Blumenthal, Hirono Introduce Election Security Bill in Wake of Mueller Report Findings Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2019 Tweet - "BREAKING: White supremacist violence is on the rise, but the Trump Administration has stopped tracking it as a separate category of domestic terrorism. Read my letter with @CoryBooker to AG Bill Barr on this outrage:" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Rubio, Durbin, Quigley & Duckworth Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address Flooding Events & Help FEMA Better Assess Risks Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 1, 2019 Plight of Puerto Rico Rep.Chuy Garcia
May 1, 2019 Tweet - "I've introduced a bill in the Senate that would strengthen our efforts to combat domestic terrorism by white supremacists. We need to address this growing national security threat." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 1, 2019 Tweet - "I agree with @ActingSecDef Shanahan that DOD "really need[s] to get back to our primary missions." This border assignment and diversion of DOD resources for the President's almighty wall makes it harder for our troops." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 1, 2019 Stop Anti-Semitism Rep.Brad Schneider
May 1, 2019 Durbin, Quigley, Rubio, Duckworth, Rooney Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Map Urban Flooding & Help FEMA Better Assess Risks Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 22, 2019 Tweet - "Job number one for Congress is to lift the veil of secrecy in Barr's redacted Mueller report & understand the depth of Russian infiltration in our election process. Both parties should attack this insidious effort to destroy the heart of our democracy: free & credible elections." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2019 Duckworth Statement on the Mueller Report Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 13, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's exploitation of the 9/11 terrorist attack to politically target Rep. Omar is a new low for a President who sinks to new depths of hate and fear with alarming frequency." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 12, 2019 During Visit To Southwest Border, Durbin Talks Border Security With Customs Officials, Border Community Leaders Sen.Dick Durbin
April 12, 2019 Tweet - "I'm in El Paso today touring our border. This morning I saw scans of vehicles using Z-portals at our port of entry. We need more of this technology, which is what stops lethal drugs from flowing across our border, not a big beautiful wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 12, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump's border policies have failed. His fixation with a wall and his non-stop attacks on Mexico have made our border less secure. My statement on my trip to El Paso today:" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 9, 2019 Tweet - "The federal government isn't doing nearly enough to combat white supremacist terrorism. How we can learn from our past:" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2019 Letter to Rep. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Rep. David Joyce, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Reps. Schiff, DelBene, DeFazio and 45 Colleagues Urge Increased Funding to Build Out Earthquake Early Warning System Rep.Sean Casten, ...
April 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Ahead of Tuesday's Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Warren, Reed, & Colleagues Question Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan on Top Marine's Warning of "Unacceptable Risk" to Marine Corps Combat Readiness and Solvency Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 7, 2019 Underwood Statement on Resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Rep.Lauren Underwood
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "My staff have been asking the Trump Administration to brief us on their efforts to fight domestic terrorism threat for six months. Now we know why the Administration is stalling." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on the Trump Administration's attempt to strip disaster aid funds from Puerto Rico:" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Durbin Statement On Trump Admin Attempt To Strip Disaster Aid Funds From Puerto Rico Sen.Dick Durbin
March 31, 2019 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
March 29, 2019 Letter to Controller General Gene Dodaro, US Government Accountability Office - Duckworth, Hassan Requests Examination of Federal and State Prison Emergency Preparedness Procedures Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 28, 2019 Quigley Introduces Legislation to Bolster International Tourism and Protect National Security Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 28, 2019 Tweet - "I told Army leaders this week that the President is building his almighty wall at the expense of the military. It raises serious questions about the President's priorities when he undermines troop readiness to fund his campaign promise." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 28, 2019 New Democrat Coalition Releases National Security Task Force Goals for the 116th Congress Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
March 27, 2019 Durbin, Schneider Introduce Legislation To Combat White Supremacist Terrorist Threat Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 27, 2019 Brown Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Law Enforcement Investigate Fentanyl, Protect Officers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 27, 2019 Hearing Recap: Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Examined Improving Cybersecurity at Consumer Reporting Agencies Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 27, 2019 Durbin: President Trump Is Building His Wall At The Expense Of The Military Sen.Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 Tweet - "Last night, without Congressional approval, DOD took $1 billion from the military to fund the President's almighty border wall. Pres. Trump & DOD leaders are putting political interference & pet projects ahead of our troops' needs." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 Bost Backs Bipartisan Bill to Compensate 9/11 First Responders & Survivors Rep.Mike Bost
March 24, 2019 Rep. LaHood Statement Following Conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Investigation into Russian Collusion Rep.Darin LaHood
March 22, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on Special Counsel Mueller's report:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 19, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Trump Proposal to Take Money from Illinois Military Facilities for Border Wall Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 18, 2019 Tweet - "Earlier today, the Defense Department provided Congress with a list of projects that could be impacted by President Trump's desire to divert military funding to pay for his border wall. " Sen.Dick Durbin
March 18, 2019 Durbin Statement On President Trump's Veto Of Congress' Emergency Declaration Rebuke Sen.Dick Durbin
March 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Palazzo Leads Effort to Protect American Shipbuilding Rep.Mike Bost, ...
March 15, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate chose the Constitution over the President's so-called "national emergency" declaration. Today, the President chose his "big and beautiful" wall over the needs of the U.S. military." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 15, 2019 Durbin Statement On Senate's Bipartisan Rejection Of President Trump's Emergency Declaration Sen.Dick Durbin
March 14, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate chose the Constitution over the President's so-called "national emergency' declaration." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 14, 2019 Letter to Secretary Shanahan - Answers from DoD on its Plans to Defund Military Projects to Pay for Trump's Border Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 14, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Vote to Terminate Donald Trump's National Emergency Declaration Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 14, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate must continue to reject any effort by the President to shortchange our troops who risk their lives to keep us safe for a wild-eyed campaign pledge, which will not keep us safe." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 13, 2019 Tweet - "After signing the Farm Bill in December and saying "we have to take care of our farmers …and we will,' President Trump is abandoning them in order to fulfill his campaign promise of building a big and beautiful wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, DHS - Explain Actions Taken Against Journalists, Lawyers Along Mexico Border Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Reps. Budd, Hurd, and Kelly Introduce Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From DOD On Its Plans To Defund Military Projects To Pay For President Trump's Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Stewart's KREMLIN Act Passes House With Bipartisan Support Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 12, 2019 Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 11, 2019 Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity of Internet-of-Things Devices Introduced in Senate & House Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 11, 2019 Tweet - "Read my letter with @SenatorLeahy and @brianschatz that asks @USGAO for a legal opinion on the President's attempt to end-run the appropriations process and pull funds from our military to build his beloved wall:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Ask Gao For Legal Opinion On President Trump's Transfer Of DOD Funds To Build A Wall Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 7, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration should be going after the cartels who are profiting off of human misery, instead of cracking down on innocent families and children who are fleeing for their lives." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats stand ready to work with Republicans on smart and effective border security, but we need the Trump Administration to drop their cruel campaign on families and children and focus on the real threats to America." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "America is in the midst of the worst drug epidemic in our history. But the heart of the President's plan to protect America is his beloved border wall, even though the vast majority of lethal narcotics that cross our border come through legal ports of entry." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Let's be clear about what the President is doing with his national emergency declaration: He is going to take money from military readiness --construction projects, training, equipment that our military needs--to build an ineffective wall along our southern border." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Underwood Presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Trauma Incurred by Children Separated From Families at Border Rep.Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans and Democrats may not agree on much, but can't we agree that we should fund our military's top needs, not the President's pet projects? Let's reject the President's phony emergency declaration & any effort to take money from our troops to build the wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump is sowing confusion and creating real risks for our troops, including cuts to military projects across the country -- all so he can declare victory at campaign rallies." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "President Trump stated he would delay or cancel $3.6 billion in military construction projects, and cut $2.5 billion in other military priorities, so he could fulfill his campaign promise to build a wall. Remember his claims that Mexico was going to pay for his wall?" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Introduces COOL OFF Act To Require 3-Day Waiting Period For Handgun Sales Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 28, 2019 Senate Passes & House Introduces Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Underwood, Bicameral Resolution Honoring Victims & Injured Police Officers of Aurora Shooting Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 27, 2019 Chairman Quigley Delivers Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on Election Security Vulnerabilities Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2019 Davis Votes to Block President Trump's Declaration of Emergency on South Border Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019 Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019 Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 26, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The House just sent a clear and bipartisan message to President Trump. His national emergency is legally dubious and a blatant power grab from Congress. The Senate should follow suit and pass this resolution." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The Presidential Pardon Transparency Act To Prevent Secret Presidential Pardons Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin - Chairman Quigley Sends Letter to Secretary Mnuchin in Opposition to Moving Funds From Treasury Forfeiture Fund to Border Wall Construction Rep.Mike Quigley
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