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Jan. 24, 2019
Effects of the Shutdown
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 16, 2019
Schneider to Serve on Health and Social Security Subcommittees of Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 16, 2019
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019
Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Lawmakers Urge the President to Veto Any Appropriations Bill that Weakens Current Pro-Life Protections
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 14, 2019
Congressman García, Chicago Community Services Agencies, Federal Employees Representative Urge President Trump to End Shutdown
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Protect Illinois Families and American Farmers and to Re-Open the Department of Agriculture and Other Key Agencies
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Protect Vulnerable Illinois Families and to Re-Open the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget - On First Day Employees are Missing Paychecks, Udall & Heinrich Fight to Protect Federal Workers and Contractors Stiffed Out of Pay Due to Trump Shutdown
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Menendez, Colleagues Express Concern Shutdown will Leave Taxpayers Needing Assistance Out in the Cold
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Response President Trump's Threats To Deny Disaster Relief Funding For California Wildfire Survivors
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 10, 2019
Durbin:Senator McConnell Is Waiting For A Permission Slip From President Trump To Reopen The Government
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019
Tweet - "Senator McConnell has made it clear that he's waiting for a permission slip from President Trump to reopen the government."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019
Border Security
Rep. Mike Bost
Jan. 9, 2019
Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 9, 2019
Schneider to Serve on Influential Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 9, 2019
Letter to President Donald Trump - Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Jan. 9, 2019
Tweet - "Met with Acting Sec. Defense Shanahan today. I cautioned him that if President Trump chooses to declare a national emergency & attempt to use DoD funds to pay for his beloved wall, that it would be a major breach of relations between DoD & Senate oversight committees."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2019
Government Shutdown
Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 9, 2019
Durbin Meets With Acting Defense Secretary On President Trump's Demand For A Southern Border Wall
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2019
Schakowsky's Response to President Trump's Tuesday Night Address
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 8, 2019
Chairman Joaquin Castro Welcomes Newest Members to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 7, 2019
Quigley Statement on HUD's Failure to Renew Housing Contracts for the Most Vulnerable
Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 4, 2019
Tweet - "Leader McConnell must step up & put the House-passed government funding bills on the Senate floor for a vote -- bills which were passed by the Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee last year. President Trump's reckless shutdown has gone on long enough."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2019
Tweet - "If Leader McConnell is going to stand back and wait for a permission slip from President Trump to do his job and fund the government as the Republican Leader in the Senate, then we clearly are at an impasse."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019
Tweet - "Let me be clear: Dems support strong, effective border security. The type of border security that Dems have long-supported, including increased funds for tech, is what experts have said is needed & actually works. What doesn't work is an ineffective, expensive & medieval wall."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019
Durbin Statement On White House Briefing On Border Security
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 29, 2018
Tweet - "It has been one week since President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a $5 billion border wall. Federal employees continue to go without pay because of the President's temper tantrum over a wasteful and ineffective wall."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump has taken hundreds of thousands of federal employees' pay hostage in a last ditch effort to fulfill a campaign promise. Building a wall from sea to shining sea won't make us safer or stop drugs from coming into our country."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018
Tweet - "Just went through TSA at STL Lambert. These professionals continue to do their job, without pay, in good spirits with many passengers thanking them. How can anyone be "proud" of a shutdown that hurts so many innocent people?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 27, 2018
Tweet - "No end in sight to the President's government shutdown. He's taken our government hostage over his outrageous demand for a $5 billion border wall that would be both wasteful and ineffective."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 26, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's senseless government shutdown continues. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain without pay - during the holidays - because of his reckless demand for a medieval border wall. This will end when the President and Republicans want it to."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018
Foster Statement on Government Shutdown
Rep. Bill Foster
Dec. 22, 2018
Tweet - "At midnight, President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a medieval border wall. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees - more than 8,000 in Illinois - will go without a paycheck over the holidays. This is senseless and cruel."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018
Tweet - "More than 400,000 federal employees will have to report to work without pay while President Trump continues his senseless government shutdown. Trying to gouge $5 billion for his medieval wall is taking priority over the paychecks of hardworking Americans."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2018
LaHood Votes to Keep the Government Open and Fund Border Security
Rep. Darin LaHood
Dec. 20, 2018
Bost Votes to Keep Government Open Secure Border
Rep. Mike Bost
Dec. 20, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on the USDA Waiver Rule
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 20, 2018
Tweet - "On a bipartisan basis, Congress rejected attempts to cut off food support from the most vulnerable Americans. This cruel proposal is completely out of line with the recently passed Farm Bill, is rooted in senseless assumptions, and will be fought every step of the way."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2018
Davis Against the Department of Agriculture SNAP Proposal
Rep. Danny Davis
Dec. 19, 2018
Tweet - "It is unfortunate President Trump's demand for a border wall from sea to shining sea has held up 7 appropriations bills that have been passed out of committee. I'm glad this didn't end in an unnecessary government shutdown, but stopgap spending bills are no way to run a country."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2018
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Continuing Resolution
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump - Durbin Pushes President Trump To Prioritize Addressing Chicago Gun Violence In Next Year's Budget
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump says we have to shut down our government if he doesn't get $5 billion for a wasteful and ineffective wall. We need modern technology to stop the drug cartels from importing the poison killing our kids, not a medieval solution like a wall from sea to shining sea."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018
Tweet - "Teachers across the country relied on TEACH grants to pay for their education in return for teaching a high-need subject in a low income school. They upheld their end of the bargain but many had their grants converted to loans."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018
Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Democratic Senators Raise Alarm Over Human Rights in Cameroon
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 4, 2018
Young, Cardin, Durbin, Rubio, and Merkley Re-introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Burmese Officials for Rohingya Atrocities Amid Increasing Evidence of Genocide
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Ignoring Russian aggression in the Crimea is exactly what Putin wants. Without an unequivocal condemnation from the President and State Department, Russia is only emboldened to ramp up its hostility and illegal activities in the region."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
Jan. 24, 2019
Effects of the Shutdown
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 16, 2019
Schneider to Serve on Health and Social Security Subcommittees of Ways and Means Committee
Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 16, 2019
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019
Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Lawmakers Urge the President to Veto Any Appropriations Bill that Weakens Current Pro-Life Protections
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 14, 2019
Congressman García, Chicago Community Services Agencies, Federal Employees Representative Urge President Trump to End Shutdown
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Protect Illinois Families and American Farmers and to Re-Open the Department of Agriculture and Other Key Agencies
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Protect Vulnerable Illinois Families and to Re-Open the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 10, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget - On First Day Employees are Missing Paychecks, Udall & Heinrich Fight to Protect Federal Workers and Contractors Stiffed Out of Pay Due to Trump Shutdown
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Menendez, Colleagues Express Concern Shutdown will Leave Taxpayers Needing Assistance Out in the Cold
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Response President Trump's Threats To Deny Disaster Relief Funding For California Wildfire Survivors
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 10, 2019
Durbin:Senator McConnell Is Waiting For A Permission Slip From President Trump To Reopen The Government
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019
Tweet - "Senator McConnell has made it clear that he's waiting for a permission slip from President Trump to reopen the government."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019
Border Security
Rep.Mike Bost
Jan. 9, 2019
Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 9, 2019
Schneider to Serve on Influential Ways and Means Committee
Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 9, 2019
Letter to President Donald Trump - Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Jan. 9, 2019
Tweet - "Met with Acting Sec. Defense Shanahan today. I cautioned him that if President Trump chooses to declare a national emergency & attempt to use DoD funds to pay for his beloved wall, that it would be a major breach of relations between DoD & Senate oversight committees."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2019
Government Shutdown
Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 9, 2019
Durbin Meets With Acting Defense Secretary On President Trump's Demand For A Southern Border Wall
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2019
Schakowsky's Response to President Trump's Tuesday Night Address
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 8, 2019
Chairman Joaquin Castro Welcomes Newest Members to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 7, 2019
Quigley Statement on HUD's Failure to Renew Housing Contracts for the Most Vulnerable
Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 4, 2019
Tweet - "Leader McConnell must step up & put the House-passed government funding bills on the Senate floor for a vote -- bills which were passed by the Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee last year. President Trump's reckless shutdown has gone on long enough."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 3, 2019
Tweet - "If Leader McConnell is going to stand back and wait for a permission slip from President Trump to do his job and fund the government as the Republican Leader in the Senate, then we clearly are at an impasse."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019
Tweet - "Let me be clear: Dems support strong, effective border security. The type of border security that Dems have long-supported, including increased funds for tech, is what experts have said is needed & actually works. What doesn't work is an ineffective, expensive & medieval wall."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 2, 2019
Durbin Statement On White House Briefing On Border Security
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 29, 2018
Tweet - "It has been one week since President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a $5 billion border wall. Federal employees continue to go without pay because of the President's temper tantrum over a wasteful and ineffective wall."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump has taken hundreds of thousands of federal employees' pay hostage in a last ditch effort to fulfill a campaign promise. Building a wall from sea to shining sea won't make us safer or stop drugs from coming into our country."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2018
Tweet - "Just went through TSA at STL Lambert. These professionals continue to do their job, without pay, in good spirits with many passengers thanking them. How can anyone be "proud" of a shutdown that hurts so many innocent people?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 27, 2018
Tweet - "No end in sight to the President's government shutdown. He's taken our government hostage over his outrageous demand for a $5 billion border wall that would be both wasteful and ineffective."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 26, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's senseless government shutdown continues. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain without pay - during the holidays - because of his reckless demand for a medieval border wall. This will end when the President and Republicans want it to."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018
Foster Statement on Government Shutdown
Rep.Bill Foster
Dec. 22, 2018
Tweet - "At midnight, President Trump decided to shut down the government over his demand for a medieval border wall. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees - more than 8,000 in Illinois - will go without a paycheck over the holidays. This is senseless and cruel."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2018
Tweet - "More than 400,000 federal employees will have to report to work without pay while President Trump continues his senseless government shutdown. Trying to gouge $5 billion for his medieval wall is taking priority over the paychecks of hardworking Americans."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2018
LaHood Votes to Keep the Government Open and Fund Border Security
Rep.Darin LaHood
Dec. 20, 2018
Bost Votes to Keep Government Open Secure Border
Rep.Mike Bost
Dec. 20, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on the USDA Waiver Rule
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 20, 2018
Tweet - "On a bipartisan basis, Congress rejected attempts to cut off food support from the most vulnerable Americans. This cruel proposal is completely out of line with the recently passed Farm Bill, is rooted in senseless assumptions, and will be fought every step of the way."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2018
Davis Against the Department of Agriculture SNAP Proposal
Rep.Danny Davis
Dec. 19, 2018
Tweet - "It is unfortunate President Trump's demand for a border wall from sea to shining sea has held up 7 appropriations bills that have been passed out of committee. I'm glad this didn't end in an unnecessary government shutdown, but stopgap spending bills are no way to run a country."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2018
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of Continuing Resolution
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump - Durbin Pushes President Trump To Prioritize Addressing Chicago Gun Violence In Next Year's Budget
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump says we have to shut down our government if he doesn't get $5 billion for a wasteful and ineffective wall. We need modern technology to stop the drug cartels from importing the poison killing our kids, not a medieval solution like a wall from sea to shining sea."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018
Tweet - "Teachers across the country relied on TEACH grants to pay for their education in return for teaching a high-need subject in a low income school. They upheld their end of the bargain but many had their grants converted to loans."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018
Letter to Secretary Mattis - Plans To Build Barriers Along Arizona Border
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Democratic Senators Raise Alarm Over Human Rights in Cameroon
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 4, 2018
Young, Cardin, Durbin, Rubio, and Merkley Re-introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Burmese Officials for Rohingya Atrocities Amid Increasing Evidence of Genocide
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Ignoring Russian aggression in the Crimea is exactly what Putin wants. Without an unequivocal condemnation from the President and State Department, Russia is only emboldened to ramp up its hostility and illegal activities in the region."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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