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June 17, 2014
Foster Commends Executive Order Banning Discrimination
Rep. Bill Foster
June 17, 2014
Statement on President Obama's Executive Order Banning Workplace Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientatio
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 16, 2014
Rep. Schneider Applauds President's Action to Bar Federal Contractors From Discriminating Against LGBT Employees
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 1, 2014
Rep. Schneider Applauds Marriage Equality in Illinois
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 1, 2014
Schakowsky Marks the Official Beginning of Marriage Equality in Illinois
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 28, 2014
More Than 100 Members of Congress Urge Action on Human Rights in Honduras
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
March 31, 2014
Quigley Discusses MSM Donor Blood Ban with Students
Rep. Mike Quigley
March 18, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Merkley Leads Over 200 Members of Congress in Calling for Executive Order Protecting LGBT Workers from Workplace Discrimination
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
March 14, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Anti-LGBT Legislation
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 25, 2014
Quigley, Polis Support LGBT Concerns in Solitary Confinement Hearing
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
The Duckworth Diary - February 14, 2014
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2014
Statement on Department of Justice's New Policy on Same-Sex Couples
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 9, 2014
CBS "Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer" - Transcript: Immigration, Marriage Equality, and Healthcare
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2014
Quigley Pushes Revising Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy During National Blood Donor Month
Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 15, 2014
Equal Rights
Rep. Mike Quigley
Dec. 20, 2013
Senators Coons, Durbin Condemn Passage of Anti-LGBT Legislation in Uganda
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 19, 2013
Huffington Post - Embracing Equality on the 150th Anniversary of Gettysburg Address
Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 12, 2013
Foster Applauds Passage of Marriage Equality In Illinois
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 8, 2013
Letter to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee - Reconsider Ruling on Russian Anti-LGBT Law
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 7, 2013
With Illinois Poised to Become the 15th State Legalizing Gay Marriage, Durbin Heralds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to End LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2013
Foster Applauds Senate Vote on Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Calls For House To Take Action
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 5, 2013
Rep. Schakowsky Strongly Supports Illinois General Assembly's Passage of Marriage Equality
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 5, 2013
Quigley Celebrates Passage of Marriage Equality in Illinois
Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 4, 2013
Health Care
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2013
Letter to Scott Blackmun, CEO, United States Olympic Committee - Ensure Safety of Americans During Winter Olympics
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 4, 2013
Letter to Ivica Dacic, Prime Minister of Serbia - Support LGBT Rights
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 20, 2013
Legislators Respond to HHS Letter on Revising Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep. Mike Quigley
Sept. 10, 2013
Congresswoman Duckworth's Statement on Extension of Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses of Military Personnel
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 2, 2013
Quigley Continues Leading Efforts to Revise Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 11, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Implementation of Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 8, 2013
Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Civil Rights and Marriage Equality
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 4, 2013
Statement on Independence Day
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 3, 2013
Blog: Moving Marriage Equality Forward
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 28, 2013
Blog: The Duckworth Diary: June 28, 2013
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2013
Quigley Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling on Defense of Marriage Act
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 26, 2013
Congresswoman Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Overturning DOMA
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2013
Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 26, 2013
Rep. Schneider Praises Supreme Court Decision on DOMA
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 26, 2013
Rep. Foster Commends Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down the Defense of Marriage Act
Rep. Bill Foster
June 25, 2013
Congresswoman Duckworth Participates in NOH8 on the Hill Event
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 23, 2013
Quigley Fights for LGBT Equality in Immigration Reform
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 21, 2013
Letter to Boy Scouts of America, National Council - Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 5, 2013
CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - Transcript - Boston Bomber Investigation and Immigration
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 25, 2013
Congressman Schneider Helps Introduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Rep. Brad Schneider
March 22, 2013
Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Combating Gender-Based Violence Abroad
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2013
Letter to His Excellency V.B. Rybak - Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2013
Rep. Schneider Proudly Supports Reauthorized Violence Against Women Act
Rep. Brad Schneider
Date
Title
Politician
June 17, 2014
Foster Commends Executive Order Banning Discrimination
Rep.Bill Foster
June 17, 2014
Statement on President Obama's Executive Order Banning Workplace Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientatio
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 16, 2014
Rep. Schneider Applauds President's Action to Bar Federal Contractors From Discriminating Against LGBT Employees
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 1, 2014
Rep. Schneider Applauds Marriage Equality in Illinois
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 1, 2014
Schakowsky Marks the Official Beginning of Marriage Equality in Illinois
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 28, 2014
More Than 100 Members of Congress Urge Action on Human Rights in Honduras
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
March 31, 2014
Quigley Discusses MSM Donor Blood Ban with Students
Rep.Mike Quigley
March 18, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Merkley Leads Over 200 Members of Congress in Calling for Executive Order Protecting LGBT Workers from Workplace Discrimination
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
March 14, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Anti-LGBT Legislation
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 25, 2014
Quigley, Polis Support LGBT Concerns in Solitary Confinement Hearing
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
The Duckworth Diary - February 14, 2014
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2014
Statement on Department of Justice's New Policy on Same-Sex Couples
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 9, 2014
CBS "Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer" - Transcript: Immigration, Marriage Equality, and Healthcare
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2014
Quigley Pushes Revising Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy During National Blood Donor Month
Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 15, 2014
Equal Rights
Rep.Mike Quigley
Dec. 20, 2013
Senators Coons, Durbin Condemn Passage of Anti-LGBT Legislation in Uganda
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 19, 2013
Huffington Post - Embracing Equality on the 150th Anniversary of Gettysburg Address
Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 12, 2013
Foster Applauds Passage of Marriage Equality In Illinois
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 8, 2013
Letter to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee - Reconsider Ruling on Russian Anti-LGBT Law
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 7, 2013
With Illinois Poised to Become the 15th State Legalizing Gay Marriage, Durbin Heralds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to End LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2013
Foster Applauds Senate Vote on Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Calls For House To Take Action
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 5, 2013
Rep. Schakowsky Strongly Supports Illinois General Assembly's Passage of Marriage Equality
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 5, 2013
Quigley Celebrates Passage of Marriage Equality in Illinois
Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 4, 2013
Health Care
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2013
Letter to Scott Blackmun, CEO, United States Olympic Committee - Ensure Safety of Americans During Winter Olympics
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 4, 2013
Letter to Ivica Dacic, Prime Minister of Serbia - Support LGBT Rights
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 20, 2013
Legislators Respond to HHS Letter on Revising Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep.Mike Quigley
Sept. 10, 2013
Congresswoman Duckworth's Statement on Extension of Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses of Military Personnel
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 2, 2013
Quigley Continues Leading Efforts to Revise Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 11, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Implementation of Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 8, 2013
Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Civil Rights and Marriage Equality
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 4, 2013
Statement on Independence Day
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 3, 2013
Blog: Moving Marriage Equality Forward
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 28, 2013
Blog: The Duckworth Diary: June 28, 2013
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2013
Quigley Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling on Defense of Marriage Act
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 26, 2013
Congresswoman Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Overturning DOMA
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2013
Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 26, 2013
Rep. Schneider Praises Supreme Court Decision on DOMA
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 26, 2013
Rep. Foster Commends Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down the Defense of Marriage Act
Rep.Bill Foster
June 25, 2013
Congresswoman Duckworth Participates in NOH8 on the Hill Event
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 23, 2013
Quigley Fights for LGBT Equality in Immigration Reform
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 21, 2013
Letter to Boy Scouts of America, National Council - Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 5, 2013
CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - Transcript - Boston Bomber Investigation and Immigration
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 25, 2013
Congressman Schneider Helps Introduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Rep.Brad Schneider
March 22, 2013
Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Combating Gender-Based Violence Abroad
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 12, 2013
Letter to His Excellency V.B. Rybak - Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2013
Rep. Schneider Proudly Supports Reauthorized Violence Against Women Act
Rep.Brad Schneider
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