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March 30, 2016
Duckworth Announces Nearly $5 Million For Organizations Fighting Homelessness In The Eighth District
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 8, 2016
US News and World Report - Rep. Duckworth: Let's Refocus Efforts on Needs of Working Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 1, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Charlie Dent and the Hon. Sanford Bishop, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Committee - Veteran's Suicide Hotline Staffing
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 29, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding Hines VA Hospital
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2016
Letter to Linda Halliday, Deputy of the Office of Inspector General - A Demand for Transparency from VA Inspector General
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 25, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Our Veterans and All Taxpayers Deserve Transparency from the Watchdogs Created to Protect Them
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2016
Durbin: Bipartisan Legislation to Allow for Danville VA Land Swap Heads to President's Desk
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 16, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs - Grant Read-Only Access to Congressional Offices Working to Help Veterans
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Erica Jeffries, Director of Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs - Protecting Student Veterans
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army - Restore Arlington National Cemetery Eligibility to Women's Air Force Service Pilots, Other Active Duty Designees
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Comprehensive Relief for Students, Veterans Defrauded by DeVry University
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Durbin: As Interest in Post-9/11 GI Bill Grows It Is More Important Than Ever to Close For-Profit College Loophole
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2016
Durbin Continues Tradition of Hosting Illinois Service Members for Tomorrow's State of the Union
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 6, 2016
Letter to Erica Jeffries, Director of the Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs - Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak at Illinois Veterans' Home
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2015
Durbin: Senate Approves Bill to Fund Department of Veterans Affairs & Military Construction
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2015
Durbin: Senate Approves Bill to Fund Department of Veterans Affairs & Military Construction
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 11, 2015
President Obama Calls on Congress to Take Action on Durbin Legislation to Protect Veterans from For-Profit Schools
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2015
Durbin Announces More Than $443,000 in Federal Funding to Assist Homeless Veterans in Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2015
Veterans Day
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2015
Bost Bill Restores Certainty in VA Leadership
Rep. Mike Bost
Nov. 9, 2015
World War II Heroes and Holocaust Survivors
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2015
Quigley, Reps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Veterans and Servicemembers from Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 4, 2015
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 -- Motion to Proceed-- Continued
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Trade Act of 2015
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2015
Japanese Pow Friendship Program
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2015
Duckworth Diary: October 2, 2015
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 21, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Look into Legionnaires Outbreak at Veterans Facility in Quincy
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Renewing Efforts to Ensure That Service Members Get Complete, Accurate, and Timely Information About Their Various Benefits
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 17, 2015
Congresswoman Duckworth's ACES Act Passes Committee
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 7, 2015
Kirk, Durbin, Shimkus Introduce Legislation to Allow for Danville VA Land Transfer
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 30, 2015
Duckworth Statement on VA Accountability Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 29, 2015
Rep. Bost Votes to Hold VA Accountable
Rep. Mike Bost
July 29, 2015
Durbin, Vitter Bill To Level Playing Field For Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Passes Committee
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2015
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2015
Senators: 'Terrible Failure Of Our Promise To Veterans And Taxpayers' When GI Bill Benefits Wasted On Questionable Institutions
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Investigattion of Allegations That a Number of Questionable Unaccredited Educational Institutions Have Received G.I. Bill Benefits
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - GI Bill Misuse
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2015
On Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Vietnam War, Durbin Honors The Men And Women Who Served
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 9, 2015
Quigley, Bustos Continue Efforts to Put Veterans Back to Work
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 1, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary for the Department of Defense - University of Phoenix
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2015
Quigley, Democratic Whip Hoyer Visit Rags of Honor
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 24, 2015
Durbin Leads Members Of Congress In Calling On VA To Investigate ITT Tech - The Third Largest Recipient Of GI Bill Benefits
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2015
Durbin Joins Carper & Blumenthal To Introduce Legislation To Protect Veterans And Military Students
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2015
Sequestration
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2015
Il Delegation Targets Revolving Door In St. Louis VA Leadership
Rep. Mike Bost
June 11, 2015
Durbin And Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 2, 2015
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Rep. Robin Kelly
May 22, 2015
The Fallen Served for Our Freedom
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 21, 2015
Dedication of the LGBT Monument in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 20, 2015
LGBT Veterans Monument At Lincoln National Cemetery
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
March 30, 2016
Duckworth Announces Nearly $5 Million For Organizations Fighting Homelessness In The Eighth District
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 8, 2016
US News and World Report - Rep. Duckworth: Let's Refocus Efforts on Needs of Working Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 1, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Charlie Dent and the Hon. Sanford Bishop, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Committee - Veteran's Suicide Hotline Staffing
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 29, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding Hines VA Hospital
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2016
Letter to Linda Halliday, Deputy of the Office of Inspector General - A Demand for Transparency from VA Inspector General
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 25, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Our Veterans and All Taxpayers Deserve Transparency from the Watchdogs Created to Protect Them
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2016
Durbin: Bipartisan Legislation to Allow for Danville VA Land Swap Heads to President's Desk
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 16, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs - Grant Read-Only Access to Congressional Offices Working to Help Veterans
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Erica Jeffries, Director of Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs - Protecting Student Veterans
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army - Restore Arlington National Cemetery Eligibility to Women's Air Force Service Pilots, Other Active Duty Designees
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Comprehensive Relief for Students, Veterans Defrauded by DeVry University
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Durbin: As Interest in Post-9/11 GI Bill Grows It Is More Important Than Ever to Close For-Profit College Loophole
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2016
Durbin Continues Tradition of Hosting Illinois Service Members for Tomorrow's State of the Union
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 6, 2016
Letter to Erica Jeffries, Director of the Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs - Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak at Illinois Veterans' Home
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2015
Durbin: Senate Approves Bill to Fund Department of Veterans Affairs & Military Construction
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2015
Durbin: Senate Approves Bill to Fund Department of Veterans Affairs & Military Construction
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 11, 2015
President Obama Calls on Congress to Take Action on Durbin Legislation to Protect Veterans from For-Profit Schools
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2015
Durbin Announces More Than $443,000 in Federal Funding to Assist Homeless Veterans in Illinois
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2015
Veterans Day
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2015
Bost Bill Restores Certainty in VA Leadership
Rep.Mike Bost
Nov. 9, 2015
World War II Heroes and Holocaust Survivors
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2015
Quigley, Reps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Veterans and Servicemembers from Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 4, 2015
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 -- Motion to Proceed-- Continued
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Trade Act of 2015
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2015
Japanese Pow Friendship Program
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2015
Duckworth Diary: October 2, 2015
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 21, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Look into Legionnaires Outbreak at Veterans Facility in Quincy
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Renewing Efforts to Ensure That Service Members Get Complete, Accurate, and Timely Information About Their Various Benefits
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 17, 2015
Congresswoman Duckworth's ACES Act Passes Committee
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 7, 2015
Kirk, Durbin, Shimkus Introduce Legislation to Allow for Danville VA Land Transfer
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 30, 2015
Duckworth Statement on VA Accountability Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 29, 2015
Rep. Bost Votes to Hold VA Accountable
Rep.Mike Bost
July 29, 2015
Durbin, Vitter Bill To Level Playing Field For Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Passes Committee
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2015
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2015
Senators: 'Terrible Failure Of Our Promise To Veterans And Taxpayers' When GI Bill Benefits Wasted On Questionable Institutions
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Investigattion of Allegations That a Number of Questionable Unaccredited Educational Institutions Have Received G.I. Bill Benefits
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - GI Bill Misuse
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2015
On Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Vietnam War, Durbin Honors The Men And Women Who Served
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 9, 2015
Quigley, Bustos Continue Efforts to Put Veterans Back to Work
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 1, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary for the Department of Defense - University of Phoenix
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2015
Quigley, Democratic Whip Hoyer Visit Rags of Honor
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 24, 2015
Durbin Leads Members Of Congress In Calling On VA To Investigate ITT Tech - The Third Largest Recipient Of GI Bill Benefits
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2015
Durbin Joins Carper & Blumenthal To Introduce Legislation To Protect Veterans And Military Students
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2015
Sequestration
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2015
Il Delegation Targets Revolving Door In St. Louis VA Leadership
Rep.Mike Bost
June 11, 2015
Durbin And Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 2, 2015
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Rep.Robin Kelly
May 22, 2015
The Fallen Served for Our Freedom
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 21, 2015
Dedication of the LGBT Monument in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 20, 2015
LGBT Veterans Monument At Lincoln National Cemetery
Sen.Dick Durbin
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