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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
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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