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Feb. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Department of State - Waltz Leads Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo to Prioritize Afghan University to Combat Extremism Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - House and Senate Social Security Leaders Slam Controversial Disability Proposal Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 30, 2020 Bipartisan Bill to Repair and Update American Bridges and Create Jobs Introduced in House Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB, Chad Wold, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard - Stabenow, Peters Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging Trump Administration to Include New Great Lakes Icebreaker in Upcoming Budget Proposal Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "While hanging out in Davos with corporate elites, Pres. Trump suggested he was open to cutting Medicare and Social Security. While I hope he simply misspoke, his budgets have proposed cuts to these vital programs for working Americans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 24, 2020 Letter to Russ Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Andrew Wheller, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Portman, Stabenow, Bipartisan Colleagues Request $320 Million for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in President's FY 2021 Budget Request Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 22, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.2 Million for Stem Education on Chicago's South Side Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1 Million to Modernize Illinois's Infrastructure Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 14, 2020 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and Mark Green, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Romney Joins Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter to Administration in Support of Burma's Elections Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Letter to Hon. Peter Gaynor, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Reps. Soto, Ocasio-Cortez, Serrano, Mucarsel-Powell Call on Trump Administration to Restore Power to Residents in Puerto Rico Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Neal, Larson, and Davis Slam Harmful Draft Social Security Rule Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Serrano Leads Letter Urging Trump Administration to Issue Major Disaster Declaration Following Earthquakes in Puerto Rico Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Dec. 27, 2019 Underwood Secures Funding for Local Priorities Rep. Lauren Underwood
Dec. 20, 2019 Congress Passes Bipartisan Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Democratic Letter on Continuing Disability Reviews Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on the Senate passing the bipartisan 2020 government funding bills today:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2019 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Government Funding Bills Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Foster Statement on Vote in Favor of Appropriations Agreement Rep. Bill Foster
Dec. 17, 2019 Casten Votes to Fund the Government Rep. Sean Casten
Dec. 17, 2019 Congressman García's Statement on Government Funding Packages Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 17, 2019 Quigley Statement on Passage of FY20 Government Funding Package Rep. Mike Quigley
Dec. 16, 2019 Peters, Stabenow Bipartisan Bill to Establish Great Lakes Fisheries Program Authorization Included in Government Funding Bill Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2019 Congressman García's Statement on the National Defense Authorization Act Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Kennedy leads call for Seema Verma's removal Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Lewis, Larson, Davis, DeLauro Request Transparency for SSA's Telework Program Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Continuing Resolution Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman on the Financial Services Subcommittee, Hon. Christopher A. Coons, Ranking Member of Financial Services Subcommittee - Feinstein, Peters, Colleagues Request Fair Labor Protections for Federal Employees in FY 2020 Appropriations Bills Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Nita Lowey, Chair of the Appropriations Committee - Congressman Joe Neguse Leads Letter Requesting Full LWCF Funding in FY2020 Budget Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Tom Graves, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Udall, Heinrich Urge Increase in Funding for Election Security Grants to Protect New Mexico Elections Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Tweet - "Last Friday, DoD informed Congress that $35 million in critical Ukraine military funding is still unspent. Why the continued delay? @SenatorLeahy, @SenJackReed, @SenatorMenendez & I are asking DoD Sec. Esper to accelerate the release of this promised aid & answer for its delay." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Sarbanes Fights to Protect Federal Funding for Maryland Transportation and Infrastructure Projects Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Duckworth, Collins Push for Federal Assistance for Communities Struggling With Stranded Nuclear Waste Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces $200,000 Grant Award for WIU Rural Cooperative Development Rep. Darin LaHood
Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Walorski, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Bost Announces Carbondale Transportation Funding Rep. Mike Bost
Nov. 5, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Announces School Violence Prevention Grants for Kankakee County Schools Rep. Robin Kelly
Nov. 4, 2019 Schneider, Crow, Hagedorn Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Support National Veterans Small Business Week Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I am proud to have secured important federal funding for Illinois in the bills that passed the Senate yesterday. From protecting the Great Lakes region, to investing in our transportation infrastructure & working to lower the…" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 With Casten Support, World Relief DuPage/Aurora Awarded $997K to Help Local Refugee Resettlement Efforts Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, United States Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Nita M. Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick M. Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Rep. Pressley, Progressive Caucus colleagues lead letter urging back pay for federal contractors Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Durbin Statement On Deadlocked Appropriations Process, Republican Fear-Mongering Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on the deadlocked appropriations process and fear-mongering by Senate Republicans:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Bost Announces Randolph County Drug-Free Communities Grant Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 30, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces $125,000 Grant to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Tazewell County Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 29, 2019 Quigley, Collins Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Congressional Budget Justifications Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - King Demands Improvements to Lead Exposure Screening for Children Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Date Title Politician
Feb. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Department of State - Waltz Leads Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo to Prioritize Afghan University to Combat Extremism Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - House and Senate Social Security Leaders Slam Controversial Disability Proposal Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 30, 2020 Bipartisan Bill to Repair and Update American Bridges and Create Jobs Introduced in House Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB, Chad Wold, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Karl Schultz, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard - Stabenow, Peters Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging Trump Administration to Include New Great Lakes Icebreaker in Upcoming Budget Proposal Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "While hanging out in Davos with corporate elites, Pres. Trump suggested he was open to cutting Medicare and Social Security. While I hope he simply misspoke, his budgets have proposed cuts to these vital programs for working Americans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 24, 2020 Letter to Russ Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Andrew Wheller, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Portman, Stabenow, Bipartisan Colleagues Request $320 Million for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in President's FY 2021 Budget Request Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 22, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.2 Million for Stem Education on Chicago's South Side Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1 Million to Modernize Illinois's Infrastructure Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 14, 2020 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and Mark Green, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Romney Joins Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter to Administration in Support of Burma's Elections Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Letter to Hon. Peter Gaynor, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Reps. Soto, Ocasio-Cortez, Serrano, Mucarsel-Powell Call on Trump Administration to Restore Power to Residents in Puerto Rico Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Neal, Larson, and Davis Slam Harmful Draft Social Security Rule Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Serrano Leads Letter Urging Trump Administration to Issue Major Disaster Declaration Following Earthquakes in Puerto Rico Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Dec. 27, 2019 Underwood Secures Funding for Local Priorities Rep.Lauren Underwood
Dec. 20, 2019 Congress Passes Bipartisan Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Democratic Letter on Continuing Disability Reviews Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on the Senate passing the bipartisan 2020 government funding bills today:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2019 Durbin Statement On Bipartisan Government Funding Bills Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Foster Statement on Vote in Favor of Appropriations Agreement Rep.Bill Foster
Dec. 17, 2019 Casten Votes to Fund the Government Rep.Sean Casten
Dec. 17, 2019 Congressman García's Statement on Government Funding Packages Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 17, 2019 Quigley Statement on Passage of FY20 Government Funding Package Rep.Mike Quigley
Dec. 16, 2019 Peters, Stabenow Bipartisan Bill to Establish Great Lakes Fisheries Program Authorization Included in Government Funding Bill Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2019 Congressman García's Statement on the National Defense Authorization Act Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Kennedy leads call for Seema Verma's removal Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Lewis, Larson, Davis, DeLauro Request Transparency for SSA's Telework Program Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Continuing Resolution Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman on the Financial Services Subcommittee, Hon. Christopher A. Coons, Ranking Member of Financial Services Subcommittee - Feinstein, Peters, Colleagues Request Fair Labor Protections for Federal Employees in FY 2020 Appropriations Bills Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Nita Lowey, Chair of the Appropriations Committee - Congressman Joe Neguse Leads Letter Requesting Full LWCF Funding in FY2020 Budget Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Tom Graves, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Udall, Heinrich Urge Increase in Funding for Election Security Grants to Protect New Mexico Elections Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Tweet - "Last Friday, DoD informed Congress that $35 million in critical Ukraine military funding is still unspent. Why the continued delay? @SenatorLeahy, @SenJackReed, @SenatorMenendez & I are asking DoD Sec. Esper to accelerate the release of this promised aid & answer for its delay." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Sarbanes Fights to Protect Federal Funding for Maryland Transportation and Infrastructure Projects Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Duckworth, Collins Push for Federal Assistance for Communities Struggling With Stranded Nuclear Waste Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces $200,000 Grant Award for WIU Rural Cooperative Development Rep.Darin LaHood
Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Walorski, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Bost Announces Carbondale Transportation Funding Rep.Mike Bost
Nov. 5, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Announces School Violence Prevention Grants for Kankakee County Schools Rep.Robin Kelly
Nov. 4, 2019 Schneider, Crow, Hagedorn Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Support National Veterans Small Business Week Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I am proud to have secured important federal funding for Illinois in the bills that passed the Senate yesterday. From protecting the Great Lakes region, to investing in our transportation infrastructure & working to lower the…" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 With Casten Support, World Relief DuPage/Aurora Awarded $997K to Help Local Refugee Resettlement Efforts Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, United States Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Nita M. Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick M. Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Rep. Pressley, Progressive Caucus colleagues lead letter urging back pay for federal contractors Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Durbin Statement On Deadlocked Appropriations Process, Republican Fear-Mongering Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "My statement on the deadlocked appropriations process and fear-mongering by Senate Republicans:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Bost Announces Randolph County Drug-Free Communities Grant Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 30, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces $125,000 Grant to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Tazewell County Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 29, 2019 Quigley, Collins Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Congressional Budget Justifications Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - King Demands Improvements to Lead Exposure Screening for Children Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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