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Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Administrator for the Agency for International Development - Meng and Ros-lehtinen Urge USAID to Prioritize Gender Equality and Women and Girls' Empowerment Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - House Dems Slam Proposed State Dept. Censorship on Women's Health Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to Vice President Michael Pence - Raise Plight of Rohingya During East Asia Summit Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 13, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 21, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Majority Leader has this all wrong. The #GOPTaxScam bill from last year is the cause for rising deficits this year. We won't let Republicans cover up that fact in order to gut essential programs like Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018 USA Today - Donald Trump Knows Nothing About Medicare, Health Care or Democrats: Talker Rep. Robin Kelly
Oct. 10, 2018 Tweet - "We'll know AG Sessions is serious about addressing Chicago violence once he stops blocking the city from using Byrne-JAG violence prevention funds. He has undermined his own credibility by holding these funds hostage." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos, DoEd - Troubling Findings At For-Profit Colleges By Accreditor Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 2, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Supports Appropriations Bill Including Key Funding For Maternal Health Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 2, 2018 Schakowsky, Bonamici, Norcross introduce the Women's Pension Protection Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the US Department of State - Reps. Smith, Price, Welch and Over 100 House Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Decision To Slash Critical Aid for Regional Stability in the Middle East Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Members of Congress Urge Greater U.S. Leadership To Combat Guatemalan Corruption, Support CICIG Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 27, 2018 Statement of Congressman Danny K. Davis Opposing H.R. 6757, the Family Savings Act Rep. Danny Davis
Sept. 26, 2018 Grassley Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Farm Bill Conferees on Payment Limit Amendment Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Letter to Senator Roberts, Senator Stabenow, Representative Conaway, and Representative Peterson - Grassley Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Farm Bill Conferees on Payment Limit Amendment Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Rohingya Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2018 Menendez, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Sweeping Legislation to Address the Humanitarian Crisis and Collapse of Governance in Venezuela Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 21, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Warner Joins Letter Strongly Opposing Cuts to Aid to Palestinian People Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth: Defense, Labor, Health, Education Appropriations Package Provides Critical Funding For Illinois Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018 Tweet - "For 2 years in a row, the Trump Admin has cut federal funding that helps Illinoisans sign up for health insurance. Pres Trump has shown us time & again he's more interested in tax breaks for the super wealthy than helping bring down health care costs for middle-class families." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018 Defense Summary Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018 Quigley Selected to Serve on Conference Committee to Fund the Government Rep. Mike Quigley
Sept. 13, 2018 Durbin & Duckworth: Appropriations Bill Provides Critical Funding For Illinois Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 13, 2018 Funding for 182nd Airlift Wing Heads to President's Desk for Approval Rep. Darin LaHood
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, the Hon. Tom Cole, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro - Funding for National Caregiving Grants Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "2,911 deaths in Puerto Rico were unaccounted for following Hurricane Maria. Families who qualified for federal funeral assistance could have been denied it, which is why I'm asking the Trump Administration what it plans to do to help these families:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Proud to join colleagues in Rockford yesterday to announce more than $450,000 in federal funding to help the city open a Family Justice Center, which will provide comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence, assault, and human trafficking." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration must reverse course in order to provide the critical humanitarian and other aid needed in the West Bank and Gaza." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Schakowsky Statement of the United Nation's Declaration of a Genocide in Myanmar Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To The Anniversary Of The Ethnic Cleansing Of The Rohingya Community Of Burma Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the President Donald Trump - Support the Nicaraguan People by Making Additional Global Magnitsky Designations Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday the Senate passed a 5.4% increase for @NIH funding. We can't stop there - in order to make a real difference, investments to our medical research agencies must be sustained year after year." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. 21, 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Members of Congress Probe DHS over Circumstances Leading to TPS Termination for Nepal and Honduras Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 3, 2018 Hirono Introduces Legislation to Protect Medicare and Medicaid from Partisan Attacks Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 27, 2018 Rep. Davis Endorses 2019 Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Rep. Danny Davis
July 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Co-Chair Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multi-Employer Pension Plans and the Hon. Sherrod Brown, Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multi-Employer Pension Plans - McKinley Fights for Retired Coal Miners Rep. Mike Bost, ...
July 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Designate TPS for Guatemala and Nicaragua Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "Earlier this year, we finally came together on a bipartisan basis to provide $380 million in the FY18 omnibus spending bill for states to modernize and secure their election systems." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Sens. Cruz, Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Crisis in Nicaragua Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 28, 2018 Summary Of The FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
Nov. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Administrator for the Agency for International Development - Meng and Ros-lehtinen Urge USAID to Prioritize Gender Equality and Women and Girls' Empowerment Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - House Dems Slam Proposed State Dept. Censorship on Women's Health Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Letter to Vice President Michael Pence - Raise Plight of Rohingya During East Asia Summit Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 13, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 21, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2018 Schakowsky statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Majority Leader has this all wrong. The #GOPTaxScam bill from last year is the cause for rising deficits this year. We won't let Republicans cover up that fact in order to gut essential programs like Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2018 USA Today - Donald Trump Knows Nothing About Medicare, Health Care or Democrats: Talker Rep.Robin Kelly
Oct. 10, 2018 Tweet - "We'll know AG Sessions is serious about addressing Chicago violence once he stops blocking the city from using Byrne-JAG violence prevention funds. He has undermined his own credibility by holding these funds hostage." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos, DoEd - Troubling Findings At For-Profit Colleges By Accreditor Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 2, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Supports Appropriations Bill Including Key Funding For Maternal Health Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 2, 2018 Schakowsky, Bonamici, Norcross introduce the Women's Pension Protection Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the US Department of State - Reps. Smith, Price, Welch and Over 100 House Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Decision To Slash Critical Aid for Regional Stability in the Middle East Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Members of Congress Urge Greater U.S. Leadership To Combat Guatemalan Corruption, Support CICIG Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 27, 2018 Statement of Congressman Danny K. Davis Opposing H.R. 6757, the Family Savings Act Rep.Danny Davis
Sept. 26, 2018 Grassley Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Farm Bill Conferees on Payment Limit Amendment Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Letter to Senator Roberts, Senator Stabenow, Representative Conaway, and Representative Peterson - Grassley Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Farm Bill Conferees on Payment Limit Amendment Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Rohingya Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2018 Menendez, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Sweeping Legislation to Address the Humanitarian Crisis and Collapse of Governance in Venezuela Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 21, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Warner Joins Letter Strongly Opposing Cuts to Aid to Palestinian People Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth: Defense, Labor, Health, Education Appropriations Package Provides Critical Funding For Illinois Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018 Tweet - "For 2 years in a row, the Trump Admin has cut federal funding that helps Illinoisans sign up for health insurance. Pres Trump has shown us time & again he's more interested in tax breaks for the super wealthy than helping bring down health care costs for middle-class families." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018 Defense Summary Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2018 Quigley Selected to Serve on Conference Committee to Fund the Government Rep.Mike Quigley
Sept. 13, 2018 Durbin & Duckworth: Appropriations Bill Provides Critical Funding For Illinois Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 13, 2018 Funding for 182nd Airlift Wing Heads to President's Desk for Approval Rep.Darin LaHood
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, the Hon. Tom Cole, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro - Funding for National Caregiving Grants Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "2,911 deaths in Puerto Rico were unaccounted for following Hurricane Maria. Families who qualified for federal funeral assistance could have been denied it, which is why I'm asking the Trump Administration what it plans to do to help these families:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Proud to join colleagues in Rockford yesterday to announce more than $450,000 in federal funding to help the city open a Family Justice Center, which will provide comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence, assault, and human trafficking." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration must reverse course in order to provide the critical humanitarian and other aid needed in the West Bank and Gaza." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Schakowsky Statement of the United Nation's Declaration of a Genocide in Myanmar Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To The Anniversary Of The Ethnic Cleansing Of The Rohingya Community Of Burma Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 24, 2018 Letter to the President Donald Trump - Support the Nicaraguan People by Making Additional Global Magnitsky Designations Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 24, 2018 Tweet - "Yesterday the Senate passed a 5.4% increase for @NIH funding. We can't stop there - in order to make a real difference, investments to our medical research agencies must be sustained year after year." Sen.Dick Durbin
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. 21, 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Members of Congress Probe DHS over Circumstances Leading to TPS Termination for Nepal and Honduras Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 3, 2018 Hirono Introduces Legislation to Protect Medicare and Medicaid from Partisan Attacks Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 27, 2018 Rep. Davis Endorses 2019 Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Rep.Danny Davis
July 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Co-Chair Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multi-Employer Pension Plans and the Hon. Sherrod Brown, Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multi-Employer Pension Plans - McKinley Fights for Retired Coal Miners Rep.Mike Bost, ...
July 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Designate TPS for Guatemala and Nicaragua Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 24, 2018 Tweet - "Earlier this year, we finally came together on a bipartisan basis to provide $380 million in the FY18 omnibus spending bill for states to modernize and secure their election systems." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Sens. Cruz, Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Crisis in Nicaragua Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 28, 2018 Summary Of The FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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