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Aug. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The President's plan for extending enhanced unemployment places too much burden on state gov'ts. The White House & Republicans need to get back to the negotiating table so that Congress can pass a realistic & comprehensive plan for #COVID19 relief." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The President's country club executive order amounts to a $200 cut in unemployment benefits & will strain already stressed state gov't budgets. Instead, White House & Republicans should come back to the negotiating table & work with Dems on a plan for #COVID19 relief." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Enhanced unemployment benefits expired a week ago and Republican leadership in the House & Senate is still refusing to join negotiations between Congressional Dems and the White House. It's time to get over our partisan differences to get this done." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Lucas Joins Colleagues Urging Action on Delayed Stimulus Payments Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The American people are looking to Congress for significant action in response to #COVID19 & widespread unemployment. But Sen. McConnell won't even sit down with Democrats to negotiate. When America needs them most, Congressional Republican leadership goes into hiding." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "In neighborhoods across Chicago & the country, young kids, especially kids of color, grow up facing barriers like poverty, inadequate schools, & community violence. These kids need a strong support system, and that's why @SenDuckworth & I introduced the Mentoring to Succeed Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "30 million Americans are relying on enhanced unemployment just to keep things together. Republicans want to cut those benefits by $400/week, forcing struggling families to take a pay cut during this historic public health and economic crisis. For @SenateDems , that's unacceptable." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "800,000+ Illinoisans were relying on the federal unemployment benefits that Republicans allowed to expire last week. These families cannot afford another week of partisan posturing & delays from @SenateGOP" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "This morning I was joined by a few of the more than 800,000 Illinoisans claiming unemployment benefits to highlight the need for the continuation of enhanced unemployment for Americans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans let enhanced unemployment expire today without any extension in place. That means as many as 800,000 Illinoisans will lose $600 per week in the middle of this pandemic. Here are a few of their stories: [thread]" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateGOP let CARES Act unemployment benefits expire today because they believe that the problem with our economy is not the millions who are unemployed, it's that we're giving them too much money & they won't go back to work. That's not an urban legend--it's an urban lie." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "These are just a few of the unemployed Americans who @SenateGOP think are getting too much money from enhanced unemployment benefits and who they say are too lazy to go back to work. It is unfair and wrong to turn our backs on these families in their time of need." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Durbin: I Reject Notion That $600 A Week Keeps People From Going Back To Work Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans are relying on enhanced unemployment benefits to put food on the table and keep a roof over their head. If we don't extend these benefits, this already bad economic crisis will get even worse. #ExtendUI" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin: The Republican Approach To Unemployment Insurance Will Not Work Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Cisneros Joins 42 House Members Asking Congressional Leaders to Include Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance in the Next Stimulus Package Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "At a time when unemployment figures are breaking records, Senate Republicans have decided that the problem with our economy is not unemployment--it's that the people who are unemployed are being given too much money. The GOP unemployment plan is cruel, inhumane, & unacceptable." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We've known from the start that CARES Act unemployment benefits would expire on July 31. Democrats have been sounding the alarm on this for months. Any further delay is absolutely unacceptable--unemployed Americans need help now." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Enhanced unemployment benefits expire at the end of this month. That means 30 million Americans will lose 60% of their income overnight. Why did Sen. McConnell wait until the last minute? Senate Republicans need to get their act together & work with Democrats to fix this ASAP." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The last time the Senate took up #COVID19 related legislation was March 26--what has Sen. McConnell been waiting for? CARES Act unemployment benefits expire this month. Cases are spiking across the country. Did Senate Republicans believe this virus would just go away on its own?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again using xenophobic language to try and distract from his horrendous response to #COVID19. 140,000+ Americans have died and tens of millions are unemployed--no amount of race baiting from the President is going to make us forget that." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "What have Senate Republicans been waiting for? More than 140,000 Americans have died. Millions continue to file for unemployment benefits, and are losing their health insurance. With each passing day, Sen. McConnell's refusal to act becomes more and more inexcusable." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "The #COVID19 pandemic has deeply impacted our economy & Illinoisans' ability to make ends meet. Spoke with @shrivercenter , @EconsecureIL , & @heartlandhelps today about advocating for additional economic impact payments & extending enhanced unemployment & SNAP benefits." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Aug. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The President's plan for extending enhanced unemployment places too much burden on state gov'ts. The White House & Republicans need to get back to the negotiating table so that Congress can pass a realistic & comprehensive plan for #COVID19 relief." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The President's country club executive order amounts to a $200 cut in unemployment benefits & will strain already stressed state gov't budgets. Instead, White House & Republicans should come back to the negotiating table & work with Dems on a plan for #COVID19 relief." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Enhanced unemployment benefits expired a week ago and Republican leadership in the House & Senate is still refusing to join negotiations between Congressional Dems and the White House. It's time to get over our partisan differences to get this done." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Lucas Joins Colleagues Urging Action on Delayed Stimulus Payments Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 6, 2020 Tweet - "The American people are looking to Congress for significant action in response to #COVID19 & widespread unemployment. But Sen. McConnell won't even sit down with Democrats to negotiate. When America needs them most, Congressional Republican leadership goes into hiding." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "In neighborhoods across Chicago & the country, young kids, especially kids of color, grow up facing barriers like poverty, inadequate schools, & community violence. These kids need a strong support system, and that's why @SenDuckworth & I introduced the Mentoring to Succeed Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2020 Tweet - "30 million Americans are relying on enhanced unemployment just to keep things together. Republicans want to cut those benefits by $400/week, forcing struggling families to take a pay cut during this historic public health and economic crisis. For @SenateDems , that's unacceptable." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020 Tweet - "800,000+ Illinoisans were relying on the federal unemployment benefits that Republicans allowed to expire last week. These families cannot afford another week of partisan posturing & delays from @SenateGOP" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "This morning I was joined by a few of the more than 800,000 Illinoisans claiming unemployment benefits to highlight the need for the continuation of enhanced unemployment for Americans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans let enhanced unemployment expire today without any extension in place. That means as many as 800,000 Illinoisans will lose $600 per week in the middle of this pandemic. Here are a few of their stories: [thread]" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateGOP let CARES Act unemployment benefits expire today because they believe that the problem with our economy is not the millions who are unemployed, it's that we're giving them too much money & they won't go back to work. That's not an urban legend--it's an urban lie." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "These are just a few of the unemployed Americans who @SenateGOP think are getting too much money from enhanced unemployment benefits and who they say are too lazy to go back to work. It is unfair and wrong to turn our backs on these families in their time of need." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Durbin: I Reject Notion That $600 A Week Keeps People From Going Back To Work Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans are relying on enhanced unemployment benefits to put food on the table and keep a roof over their head. If we don't extend these benefits, this already bad economic crisis will get even worse. #ExtendUI" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Durbin: The Republican Approach To Unemployment Insurance Will Not Work Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Cisneros Joins 42 House Members Asking Congressional Leaders to Include Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance in the Next Stimulus Package Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "At a time when unemployment figures are breaking records, Senate Republicans have decided that the problem with our economy is not unemployment--it's that the people who are unemployed are being given too much money. The GOP unemployment plan is cruel, inhumane, & unacceptable." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We've known from the start that CARES Act unemployment benefits would expire on July 31. Democrats have been sounding the alarm on this for months. Any further delay is absolutely unacceptable--unemployed Americans need help now." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Enhanced unemployment benefits expire at the end of this month. That means 30 million Americans will lose 60% of their income overnight. Why did Sen. McConnell wait until the last minute? Senate Republicans need to get their act together & work with Democrats to fix this ASAP." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The last time the Senate took up #COVID19 related legislation was March 26--what has Sen. McConnell been waiting for? CARES Act unemployment benefits expire this month. Cases are spiking across the country. Did Senate Republicans believe this virus would just go away on its own?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again using xenophobic language to try and distract from his horrendous response to #COVID19. 140,000+ Americans have died and tens of millions are unemployed--no amount of race baiting from the President is going to make us forget that." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "What have Senate Republicans been waiting for? More than 140,000 Americans have died. Millions continue to file for unemployment benefits, and are losing their health insurance. With each passing day, Sen. McConnell's refusal to act becomes more and more inexcusable." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "The #COVID19 pandemic has deeply impacted our economy & Illinoisans' ability to make ends meet. Spoke with @shrivercenter , @EconsecureIL , & @heartlandhelps today about advocating for additional economic impact payments & extending enhanced unemployment & SNAP benefits." Sen.Dick Durbin
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