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Oct. 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Khanna Urges Secretary Pompeo to Uphold Democratic Values in Brazil
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 23, 2018
Quigley Condemns Report of Trump Administration's Despicable, Discriminatory Transgender Erasure Proposal
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 22, 2018
Tweet - "It is abhorrent that the Trump Administration is reportedly working to gut civil rights protections for transgender Americans. We can't stand for this type of degrading and humiliating policy in America. The LGBTQ community #WontBeErased."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018
Bipartisan Duckworth-Portman-Schatz-Booker Bill to Help Reduce Recidivism Rates Gains Support From Criminal Justice Leaders And Civil Rights Organizations
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 12, 2018
Tweet - "I'm pressing Secretary of State Pompeo to address rising global authoritarianism and a crackdown on freedom of the press. Violence and murder against journalists and dissidents is barbaric and unacceptable."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018
Tweet - "Students beware: accreditor puts #4profit colleges owned by Center for Excellence in Higher Education on probation. We're asking @usedgov to investigate accreditor's findings including predatory consumer practices and potential discriminatory policies against Native Americans."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2018
Tweet - "Today Senate Republicans are "plowing right through" with two controversial circuit court nominees who have worked to restrict voting rights and strip health coverage for those with pre-existing conditions."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 9, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Raise Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance with the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 1, 2018
Judge Emmet Sullivan, Denied in Part the Government's Motion to Dismiss Our Lawsuit Against the President, for Violating the Foreign Emoluments Clause
Rep. Danny Davis
Sept. 28, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on The Latest Massive Facebook Data Breach
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 27, 2018
Schneider, Marchant Introduce Bipartisan Bicameral Bill to Aid Survivors of Human Trafficking
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 18, 2018
Duckworth, Casey, Hassan, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Strengthen the ADA & Help Small Businesses Become Accessible
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Pascrell, Ways and Means Democrats, Oppose Potential New Trade Negotiations with Philippines
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, HHS and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Concern with Administration's Push for Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 16, 2018
Tweet - "When President Trump calls the press "fake news" or the "enemy of the people," it discredits an important part of America's democracy. It takes a free press to hold politicians of both parties accountable. That's their job, and it's more important now than ever before."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Congresswoman Kelly Speaks Out on Trump Administration Lies Regarding Jobs in the African American Community
Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 12, 2018
Tweet - "Today we honor Heather Heyer, Trooper-Pilot Berke Bates, Lt. Jay Cullen, and those who were injured when white supremacists brought hate, bigotry, and violence to Charlottesville one year ago. Inclusion and love make this nation great, not bigotry and hatred."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Statement On The Anniversary Of The Violence In Charlottesville
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 8, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Hate-Motivated Attack On Sikh Man In California: In This Assault "We Have Seen The Worst Of Our Country, But Not Its True Nature"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 7, 2018
Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on the Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 3, 2018
Tweet - "When we call the press "fake news" or tell people not to pay attention to them, it discredits an important part of America's democracy. It takes a free press to hold politicians of both parties accountable. That's their job, and it's more important now than ever before."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
On the Anniversary of the ADA, Rep. Jan Schakowsky introduces the Inclusive Home Design Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 16, 2018
Alarming Surge of Hate Group Affiliation
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 12, 2018
Letter to Health Insurance Company CEO's - Lawmakers Press Major Health Insurers To Ramp Up Their Efforts To Reduce Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Request Hearing on Federal Workforce Diversity
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "#OTD 3 years ago, love won. But we can't ever stop fighting for full equality. LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination simply for being who they are. That's wrong, and I'm proud to support federal protections that will ensure love always wins."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
The Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act can save Black mommas
Rep. Robin Kelly
June 4, 2018
Rep. Krishnamoorthi on Giuliani Claims of Presidential Immunity: "It's a Dark Day When the President's Lawyer Publicly Muses That the President Could Shoot James Comey and Pardon Himself for the Hit Without Being Subject to Prosecution"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 31, 2018
Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for making history and finally ratifying the ERA last night. Women have been waiting far too long for our nation's most important document to reflect their humanity and value to the United States."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 30, 2018
Letter to Virginia Halas McCaskey, Owner of the Chicago Bears and George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears - Congresswoman Kelly leads Chicago Delegation Members in Letter Opposing Freedom of Speech Restrictions by the Chicago Bears and NFL
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
Hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Opening Statement of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Hearing on "Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: Part II"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 21, 2018
Tweet - "I've been working for years to reform @USCIRF to more effectively promote human rights and religious freedom for all. These anti-LGBTQ appointments are a deeply troubling sign for the Commission's future."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 18, 2018
House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Advance Schneider Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep. Brad Schneider
May 15, 2018
Statement of Tech Accountability Caucus Co-Chairs on Amazon's "Rooney Rule' Reversal
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
May 9, 2018
Rep. Davis Announces Beginning of Process of Formulating Anti-Lynching Legislation
Rep. Danny Davis
May 3, 2018
Letter to Wa Lone, and Kyaw Soe Oo, Reuters News Service - Reuters Journalists Imprisoned in Myanmar
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, US Secretary of Labor - Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 16, 2018
Letter to John Sullivan, US Deputy Secretary of State - Holocaust Distortion in Poland and Ukraine
Rep. Danny Davis
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Khanna Urges Secretary Pompeo to Uphold Democratic Values in Brazil
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 23, 2018
Quigley Condemns Report of Trump Administration's Despicable, Discriminatory Transgender Erasure Proposal
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 22, 2018
Tweet - "It is abhorrent that the Trump Administration is reportedly working to gut civil rights protections for transgender Americans. We can't stand for this type of degrading and humiliating policy in America. The LGBTQ community #WontBeErased."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018
Bipartisan Duckworth-Portman-Schatz-Booker Bill to Help Reduce Recidivism Rates Gains Support From Criminal Justice Leaders And Civil Rights Organizations
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 12, 2018
Tweet - "I'm pressing Secretary of State Pompeo to address rising global authoritarianism and a crackdown on freedom of the press. Violence and murder against journalists and dissidents is barbaric and unacceptable."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018
Tweet - "Students beware: accreditor puts #4profit colleges owned by Center for Excellence in Higher Education on probation. We're asking @usedgov to investigate accreditor's findings including predatory consumer practices and potential discriminatory policies against Native Americans."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2018
Tweet - "Today Senate Republicans are "plowing right through" with two controversial circuit court nominees who have worked to restrict voting rights and strip health coverage for those with pre-existing conditions."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 9, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Raise Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance with the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Oct. 1, 2018
Judge Emmet Sullivan, Denied in Part the Government's Motion to Dismiss Our Lawsuit Against the President, for Violating the Foreign Emoluments Clause
Rep.Danny Davis
Sept. 28, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on The Latest Massive Facebook Data Breach
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 27, 2018
Schneider, Marchant Introduce Bipartisan Bicameral Bill to Aid Survivors of Human Trafficking
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Sept. 18, 2018
Duckworth, Casey, Hassan, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Strengthen the ADA & Help Small Businesses Become Accessible
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Pascrell, Ways and Means Democrats, Oppose Potential New Trade Negotiations with Philippines
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Engel Leads Bipartisan Group Pushing for Justice for Victims of Mass Atrocities in Burma
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, HHS and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Concern with Administration's Push for Medicaid Work Requirements
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 16, 2018
Tweet - "When President Trump calls the press "fake news" or the "enemy of the people," it discredits an important part of America's democracy. It takes a free press to hold politicians of both parties accountable. That's their job, and it's more important now than ever before."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Congresswoman Kelly Speaks Out on Trump Administration Lies Regarding Jobs in the African American Community
Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 12, 2018
Tweet - "Today we honor Heather Heyer, Trooper-Pilot Berke Bates, Lt. Jay Cullen, and those who were injured when white supremacists brought hate, bigotry, and violence to Charlottesville one year ago. Inclusion and love make this nation great, not bigotry and hatred."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Statement On The Anniversary Of The Violence In Charlottesville
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 8, 2018
Congressman Krishnamoorthi On Hate-Motivated Attack On Sikh Man In California: In This Assault "We Have Seen The Worst Of Our Country, But Not Its True Nature"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 7, 2018
Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on the Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 3, 2018
Tweet - "When we call the press "fake news" or tell people not to pay attention to them, it discredits an important part of America's democracy. It takes a free press to hold politicians of both parties accountable. That's their job, and it's more important now than ever before."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018
On the Anniversary of the ADA, Rep. Jan Schakowsky introduces the Inclusive Home Design Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 16, 2018
Alarming Surge of Hate Group Affiliation
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 12, 2018
Letter to Health Insurance Company CEO's - Lawmakers Press Major Health Insurers To Ramp Up Their Efforts To Reduce Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Request Hearing on Federal Workforce Diversity
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 26, 2018
Tweet - "#OTD 3 years ago, love won. But we can't ever stop fighting for full equality. LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination simply for being who they are. That's wrong, and I'm proud to support federal protections that will ensure love always wins."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2018
The Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act can save Black mommas
Rep.Robin Kelly
June 4, 2018
Rep. Krishnamoorthi on Giuliani Claims of Presidential Immunity: "It's a Dark Day When the President's Lawyer Publicly Muses That the President Could Shoot James Comey and Pardon Himself for the Hit Without Being Subject to Prosecution"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Urge Designation of Courts as Immigrant Safe Spaces
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 31, 2018
Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for making history and finally ratifying the ERA last night. Women have been waiting far too long for our nation's most important document to reflect their humanity and value to the United States."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 30, 2018
Letter to Virginia Halas McCaskey, Owner of the Chicago Bears and George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears - Congresswoman Kelly leads Chicago Delegation Members in Letter Opposing Freedom of Speech Restrictions by the Chicago Bears and NFL
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders, Social Leaders Amid Dangerous Escalation of Targeted Murders
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 120 Members of Bipartisan Task Force Urge Sec. Pompeo to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press DeVos on Department of Education Actions to Weaken Discrimination Protections
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 22, 2018
Hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Opening Statement of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Hearing on "Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: Part II"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 21, 2018
Tweet - "I've been working for years to reform @USCIRF to more effectively promote human rights and religious freedom for all. These anti-LGBTQ appointments are a deeply troubling sign for the Commission's future."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 18, 2018
House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Advance Schneider Bill to Elevate Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Rep.Brad Schneider
May 15, 2018
Statement of Tech Accountability Caucus Co-Chairs on Amazon's "Rooney Rule' Reversal
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
May 9, 2018
Rep. Davis Announces Beginning of Process of Formulating Anti-Lynching Legislation
Rep.Danny Davis
May 3, 2018
Letter to Wa Lone, and Kyaw Soe Oo, Reuters News Service - Reuters Journalists Imprisoned in Myanmar
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and William Wiatrowski, Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Start Taking Workplace Harassment Seriously, Reconsider Decision Not to Collect Economic Data
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, US Secretary of Labor - Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 16, 2018
Letter to John Sullivan, US Deputy Secretary of State - Holocaust Distortion in Poland and Ukraine
Rep.Danny Davis
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