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April 2, 2020 Tweet - "Many of the 600,000 veterans living in IL are over the age of 65, making them particularly susceptible to #COVID19. Today I spoke with the directors of the @DeptVetAffairs Medical Centers in IL to make sure they have what they need to care for patients and protect employees." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Response With Illinois VA Medical Facility Leaders Sen. Dick Durbin
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Duckworth Urge Dept. Of Veterans Affairs To Support Illinois VA Medical Facilities Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 20, 2020 Tweet - "Nearly 600,000 veterans, many over the age of 65, live in Illinois & depend on the @DeptVetAffairs for medical care. In a time of crisis, we must ensure that VA facilities across the state are well equipped to provide veterans with the care they need." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Peterson Pressing VA for Answers on Coronavirus Response Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
March 16, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups across the country are urging President Trump to put #StudentsFirst by signing our bipartisan resolution overturning Besty DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Mr. President -- let's get this done." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill Directing VA To 'Do Its Job' And Support Veterans Suffering From Diseases Linked To Agent Orange Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2020 Tweet - "It's well past time to expand benefits for Vietnam veterans who are suffering from exposure to Agent Orange, yet the Trump Admin. continues to block veterans from receiving additional support for their health conditions linked to their exposure." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today, Republicans and Democrats came together to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans by voting to overturn the DeVos borrower defense rule. Now it is up to the President to put #StudentsFirst by signing our resolution & overturning this ru" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "HAPPENING NOW: The Senate is voting on my resolution to overturn Betsy DeVos' terrible new borrower defense rule and put #StudentsFirst. Defrauded students & veterans deserve the relief. Watch the vote here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "This afternoon, Senators will have a choice to make. Will we stand up for defrauded students & veterans? Or will we side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. Let's do the right thing. Let's put #StudentsFirst & overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Tomorrow, Senators will have a choice to make: side with defrauded students & veterans, or side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. I know where I stand--I'll be voting to put #StudentsFirst by overturning DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups like the @AmericanLegion are absolutely right--the Senate must overturn Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me. Let's show America that the Senate can come together on a bipartisan basis to do the right thing & put #StudentsFirst." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see @DeptVetAffairs act to protect student veterans from predatory #4profit colleges by halting G.I. Bill enrollments at for-profit University of Phoenix & former Career Education Corporation schools. My statement with @RepMarkTakano and @RepMikeLevin :" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Durbin: The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Defrauded Veterans And Student Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Durbin, Takano, Levin Statement On Department Of Veterans Affairs Action To Protect Student Veterans At For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @SenWarren , @SenDuckworth , and other @SenateDems in writing--again--to the @DeptVetAffairs to learn about its efforts to protect American veterans from foreign disinformation campaigns. The VA must take this threat seriously. You can read our letter here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "Too often, veterans struggle to find a support network and housing after finishing their service. I continue to be inspired & grateful for the personalized resources & affordable homes that @VOAIllinois offers veterans and their families throughout IL." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is on a mission to keep her friends in the #4profit college industry from having to face accountability for defrauding hundreds of thousands of students & veterans. The Senate can't let that happen--we must overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule & put #StudentsFirst." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2020 Bost Introduces Disabled Veteran Life Insurance Bill Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2020 Letter to Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs - Underwood Urges VA Secretary Wilkie to Take Proactive Steps to Address Coronavirus Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Sadly, stories like Tasha's are far too common. And now Betsy DeVos wants to make it harder for future defrauded student veterans like Tasha to get relief. The Senate must put #StudentsFirst and vote to overturn this rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - ". @AmericanLegion says Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is "rigged against defrauded student borrowers." They're right. The Senate will soon have a chance to overturn this rule. I hope my colleagues will join me in standing for defrauded student veterans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2020 Underwood Questions VA Secretary on Health Care Priorities, Pushes for Proactive Communication on Coronavirus Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - ". @USPS is an invaluable asset to Illinois, employing veterans & keeping small businesses running. Happy to work with the United Postmasters & Managers of America to ensure USPS is protected from privatization & able to keep its competitive advantage with 6-day delivery service." Sen. Dick Durbin
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
April 2, 2020 Tweet - "Many of the 600,000 veterans living in IL are over the age of 65, making them particularly susceptible to #COVID19. Today I spoke with the directors of the @DeptVetAffairs Medical Centers in IL to make sure they have what they need to care for patients and protect employees." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Response With Illinois VA Medical Facility Leaders Sen.Dick Durbin
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Duckworth Urge Dept. Of Veterans Affairs To Support Illinois VA Medical Facilities Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 20, 2020 Tweet - "Nearly 600,000 veterans, many over the age of 65, live in Illinois & depend on the @DeptVetAffairs for medical care. In a time of crisis, we must ensure that VA facilities across the state are well equipped to provide veterans with the care they need." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Peterson Pressing VA for Answers on Coronavirus Response Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
March 16, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups across the country are urging President Trump to put #StudentsFirst by signing our bipartisan resolution overturning Besty DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Mr. President -- let's get this done." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill Directing VA To 'Do Its Job' And Support Veterans Suffering From Diseases Linked To Agent Orange Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2020 Tweet - "It's well past time to expand benefits for Vietnam veterans who are suffering from exposure to Agent Orange, yet the Trump Admin. continues to block veterans from receiving additional support for their health conditions linked to their exposure." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today, Republicans and Democrats came together to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans by voting to overturn the DeVos borrower defense rule. Now it is up to the President to put #StudentsFirst by signing our resolution & overturning this ru" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "HAPPENING NOW: The Senate is voting on my resolution to overturn Betsy DeVos' terrible new borrower defense rule and put #StudentsFirst. Defrauded students & veterans deserve the relief. Watch the vote here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "This afternoon, Senators will have a choice to make. Will we stand up for defrauded students & veterans? Or will we side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. Let's do the right thing. Let's put #StudentsFirst & overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Tomorrow, Senators will have a choice to make: side with defrauded students & veterans, or side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. I know where I stand--I'll be voting to put #StudentsFirst by overturning DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups like the @AmericanLegion are absolutely right--the Senate must overturn Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me. Let's show America that the Senate can come together on a bipartisan basis to do the right thing & put #StudentsFirst." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see @DeptVetAffairs act to protect student veterans from predatory #4profit colleges by halting G.I. Bill enrollments at for-profit University of Phoenix & former Career Education Corporation schools. My statement with @RepMarkTakano and @RepMikeLevin :" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Durbin: The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Defrauded Veterans And Student Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Durbin, Takano, Levin Statement On Department Of Veterans Affairs Action To Protect Student Veterans At For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "Joining @SenWarren , @SenDuckworth , and other @SenateDems in writing--again--to the @DeptVetAffairs to learn about its efforts to protect American veterans from foreign disinformation campaigns. The VA must take this threat seriously. You can read our letter here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "Too often, veterans struggle to find a support network and housing after finishing their service. I continue to be inspired & grateful for the personalized resources & affordable homes that @VOAIllinois offers veterans and their families throughout IL." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is on a mission to keep her friends in the #4profit college industry from having to face accountability for defrauding hundreds of thousands of students & veterans. The Senate can't let that happen--we must overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule & put #StudentsFirst." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2020 Bost Introduces Disabled Veteran Life Insurance Bill Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 27, 2020 Letter to Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs - Underwood Urges VA Secretary Wilkie to Take Proactive Steps to Address Coronavirus Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Sadly, stories like Tasha's are far too common. And now Betsy DeVos wants to make it harder for future defrauded student veterans like Tasha to get relief. The Senate must put #StudentsFirst and vote to overturn this rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - ". @AmericanLegion says Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is "rigged against defrauded student borrowers." They're right. The Senate will soon have a chance to overturn this rule. I hope my colleagues will join me in standing for defrauded student veterans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2020 Underwood Questions VA Secretary on Health Care Priorities, Pushes for Proactive Communication on Coronavirus Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - ". @USPS is an invaluable asset to Illinois, employing veterans & keeping small businesses running. Happy to work with the United Postmasters & Managers of America to ensure USPS is protected from privatization & able to keep its competitive advantage with 6-day delivery service." Sen.Dick Durbin
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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