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Feb. 25, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is a giveaway to her friends in the #4profit college industry at the expense of defrauded students & veterans. The Senate must overturn DeVos' disastrous new rule. It's time we put #StudentsFirst."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2020
Tweet - "Gov. Pritzker's administration has been transparent & responsive to the threat of Legionnaires' cases at State Veterans' Homes. Today, @SenDuckworth & I received an update on the veterans' homes in Manteno and Quincy from @ILVetsAffairs Director Linda Chipa LaVia."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Michael Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray Leads Call for Investigation into VA's Handling of Sexual Assault Report at DC VA Medical Center
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 25, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Meet With Illinois Director Of Veterans Affairs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 19, 2020
Durbin Meets With Vietnam Vet, Calls On Trump Administration To Stop Blocking Coverage For Agent Orange Diseases
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 19, 2020
Tweet - "For far too long, the Trump Administration has stonewalled efforts to extend critical benefits to veterans suffering from certain health conditions associated with their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. It's unacceptable."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Duckworth to DHS: Allow Deported Veterans to Attend Citizenship Interviews
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 13, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin Slam Trump Administration for Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 13, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Takano, 77 Members Call on President Trump to Grant Relief to 190,000 Ill Veterans
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 13, 2020
Duckworth Introduces Legislation to Help Deported Veterans Gain Citizenship
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 12, 2020
Durbin: Senate Will Soon Have Chance To Stand Up For Defrauded Student Veterans
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration For Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "#4profit colleges have defrauded thousands of veterans & military families, leaving them with a lifetime of student loan debt. Many have been waiting for years to get #borrowerdefense relief from @BetsyDeVosED . That relief never came."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule shields predatory schools from accountability and denies relief to the students and veterans they defrauded. @SenSchumer and I are joining with veterans to call on Senators to overturn DeVos' new rule and put #Student"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020
Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020
Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020
Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020
Underwood Presses VA Health OFficials on Solutions to Address the Veteran Suicide Crisis
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Leads Bipartisan Request for Gao Review of Military Naturalization Process
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Paul Lawrence, Under Secretary for Benefits for the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Underwood Urges the Department of Veterans Affairs To Improve Trainings for Veteran Suicide Prevention
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army, Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues Want Answers After Reports that Pentagon is Holding up Info to Veterans and Advocates
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 21, 2020
Underwood Invites 14th District Residents and Families to Drop Off Valentines for Vets
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 17, 2020
Tweet - "Women veterans have made amazing contributions to our armed forces that have gone unheralded for far too long. Proud to support the 49,000+ women veterans who call Illinois home and initiatives that recognize them like the "I Am Not Invisible" campaign."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020
Tweet - "Tomorrow, the House will have a chance to undo Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule, to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans. Put #StudentsFirst. Vote to undo the mess created by Sec. DeVos. Vote to overturn her rewritten borrower defense rule."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
Feb. 25, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is a giveaway to her friends in the #4profit college industry at the expense of defrauded students & veterans. The Senate must overturn DeVos' disastrous new rule. It's time we put #StudentsFirst."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2020
Tweet - "Gov. Pritzker's administration has been transparent & responsive to the threat of Legionnaires' cases at State Veterans' Homes. Today, @SenDuckworth & I received an update on the veterans' homes in Manteno and Quincy from @ILVetsAffairs Director Linda Chipa LaVia."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Michael Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray Leads Call for Investigation into VA's Handling of Sexual Assault Report at DC VA Medical Center
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 25, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Meet With Illinois Director Of Veterans Affairs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 19, 2020
Durbin Meets With Vietnam Vet, Calls On Trump Administration To Stop Blocking Coverage For Agent Orange Diseases
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 19, 2020
Tweet - "For far too long, the Trump Administration has stonewalled efforts to extend critical benefits to veterans suffering from certain health conditions associated with their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. It's unacceptable."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Duckworth to DHS: Allow Deported Veterans to Attend Citizenship Interviews
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 13, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin Slam Trump Administration for Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 13, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Takano, 77 Members Call on President Trump to Grant Relief to 190,000 Ill Veterans
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 13, 2020
Duckworth Introduces Legislation to Help Deported Veterans Gain Citizenship
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 12, 2020
Durbin: Senate Will Soon Have Chance To Stand Up For Defrauded Student Veterans
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration For Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "#4profit colleges have defrauded thousands of veterans & military families, leaving them with a lifetime of student loan debt. Many have been waiting for years to get #borrowerdefense relief from @BetsyDeVosED . That relief never came."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule shields predatory schools from accountability and denies relief to the students and veterans they defrauded. @SenSchumer and I are joining with veterans to call on Senators to overturn DeVos' new rule and put #Student"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020
Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020
Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020
Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2020
Underwood Presses VA Health OFficials on Solutions to Address the Veteran Suicide Crisis
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Leads Bipartisan Request for Gao Review of Military Naturalization Process
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Paul Lawrence, Under Secretary for Benefits for the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Underwood Urges the Department of Veterans Affairs To Improve Trainings for Veteran Suicide Prevention
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army, Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues Want Answers After Reports that Pentagon is Holding up Info to Veterans and Advocates
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 21, 2020
Underwood Invites 14th District Residents and Families to Drop Off Valentines for Vets
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 17, 2020
Tweet - "Women veterans have made amazing contributions to our armed forces that have gone unheralded for far too long. Proud to support the 49,000+ women veterans who call Illinois home and initiatives that recognize them like the "I Am Not Invisible" campaign."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020
Tweet - "Tomorrow, the House will have a chance to undo Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule, to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans. Put #StudentsFirst. Vote to undo the mess created by Sec. DeVos. Vote to overturn her rewritten borrower defense rule."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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