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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
Date
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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
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