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June 28, 2018
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Funding Bill That Includes Durbin Priority Of Increased Medical Research Funding
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018
Duckworth Votes for Farm Bill to Support Farmers, Working Illinoisans & Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 26, 2018
SUMMARY: FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill Approved by Subcommittee
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stop Withholding Funds from TRIO
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Pat Roberts, Chairman for the Senate Committe on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Honorable Debbie Stabenow - Feinstein, Cantwell, King Join Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding for Agriculture Export Programs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 21, 2018
Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley and Reps. Larson, Davis, Cummings, Beyer, and Moore Call on President Trump to Stop Closing Social Security Field Offices
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 19, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on the House GOP's FY19 Budget
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "One in six Illinois children struggle with hunger, and I will fight to protect SNAP and other nutrition programs in the upcoming Farm Bill."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Hearing of the House Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Quigley, Markup on FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 8, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Highlight Illinois Priorities Included In Transportation, Housing And Urban Development FY19 Funding Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 7, 2018
Seniors Task Force Statement on the 2018 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Release Findings on Atrocities Against Rohingyas
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 6, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kevin Yoder, Chairman, and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Protecting DREAMers From Deportation
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "NIH funding creates jobs, supports medical breakthroughs, and saves lives. That's why I will always fight for medical research funding."
Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Robin Kelly, ...
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Quigley Markup on FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 21, 2018
Opposition to H.R. 2
Rep. Brad Schneider
May 16, 2018
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Protect and Serve Act of Providing for Consideration of S. Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act; and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
Rep. Brad Schneider
May 14, 2018
Schakowsky, Duckworth, Schneider Host Federal Grants Workshop
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 9, 2018
Krishnamoorthi Opening Statement: Hearing "Program Integrity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 9, 2018
Venezuela
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 9, 2018
Hearing of the Human Resources Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity
Rep. Danny Davis
April 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Sen. Committee on Appropriations Chairman, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, the Hon. Shelly Moore Capito, Chairwoman, and the Hon. Jon Tester, Ranking Member - Demand Rejection of Trump's Deportation Force Budget Request
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 26, 2018
Hearing of the Human Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity - Davis Opening Statement at Human Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity: Employer Perspectives on the Jobs Gap
Rep. Danny Davis
April 26, 2018
Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 25, 2018
Davis Opening Statement at Human Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity: Employer Perspectives on the Jobs Gap
Rep. Danny Davis
April 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Task Force Co-Chairs Call for Fully Funded EPA Ahead of Pruitt's Testimony to Congress
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Appropriations Committee to Prioritize International Family Planning Programs in Upcoming Spending Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 20, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James Lankford, Chairman, and the Honorable Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Critical Funding for Women's Business Centers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 16, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President - Refugees from Syria
Rep. Danny Davis
April 13, 2018
Remarks on the Balanced Budget Amendment
Rep. Danny Davis
April 13, 2018
Letter to Senator Roy Blunt and Senator Patty Murray - Funds to Fully Implement Mental Health Reform Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Chairman, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Urge Congress to Fund Childhood Cancer Initiatives
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 12, 2018
Foster Statement on So-Called Balanced Budget Amendment
Rep. Bill Foster
April 12, 2018
Rep. Kelly Votes NO on GOP's Trojan Horse to Destroy Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security
Rep. Robin Kelly
April 12, 2018
Proposing A Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Durbin Urge Congress to Support NIST
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerry Moran, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member - Fund Juvenile Justice Programs & Improve Outcomes for Kids
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 9, 2018
Quigley, Durbin, Clerk Orr & State Election Officials Highlight New Funding For Election Security
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
March 28, 2018
Durbin, Winnebago County Leaders Discuss Efforts To Combat Opioid Crisis, New Funding In Federal Spending Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 27, 2018
Durbin Discusses New Federal Investments In Medical Research
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 27, 2018
Tweet - "Last week's omnibus spending bill represents a significant victory for medical research. We must continue ensuring that our doctors and scientists have the funding they need to develop new vaccines and discover better treatments and cures for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Call For Full Funding Of Refugee Programs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 23, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Bipartisan Omnibus Compromise
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 22, 2018
Foster Statement on 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act
Rep. Bill Foster
March 22, 2018
Bost Votes to Avert Government Shutdown
Rep. Mike Bost
March 22, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on Passage of the Omnibus Funding Bill
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
March 22, 2018
Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Investigate Allegations of Separation of Children From Asylum-Seeking Parents at U.S. Border U.S. BORDER
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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June 28, 2018
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Funding Bill That Includes Durbin Priority Of Increased Medical Research Funding
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018
Duckworth Votes for Farm Bill to Support Farmers, Working Illinoisans & Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Details On How Many Tax Dollars are Being Spent on Trump's Family Separation Policy
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 26, 2018
SUMMARY: FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill Approved by Subcommittee
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stop Withholding Funds from TRIO
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Pat Roberts, Chairman for the Senate Committe on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Honorable Debbie Stabenow - Feinstein, Cantwell, King Join Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding for Agriculture Export Programs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 21, 2018
Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Pompeo - Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 20, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley and Reps. Larson, Davis, Cummings, Beyer, and Moore Call on President Trump to Stop Closing Social Security Field Offices
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 19, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on the House GOP's FY19 Budget
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 15, 2018
Tweet - "One in six Illinois children struggle with hunger, and I will fight to protect SNAP and other nutrition programs in the upcoming Farm Bill."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 13, 2018
Hearing of the House Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Quigley, Markup on FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 8, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Highlight Illinois Priorities Included In Transportation, Housing And Urban Development FY19 Funding Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 7, 2018
Seniors Task Force Statement on the 2018 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Release Findings on Atrocities Against Rohingyas
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 6, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Kevin Yoder, Chairman, and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Protecting DREAMers From Deportation
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 5, 2018
Tweet - "NIH funding creates jobs, supports medical breakthroughs, and saves lives. That's why I will always fight for medical research funding."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Robin Kelly, ...
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Quigley Markup on FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 21, 2018
Opposition to H.R. 2
Rep.Brad Schneider
May 16, 2018
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Protect and Serve Act of Providing for Consideration of S. Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act; and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
Rep.Brad Schneider
May 14, 2018
Schakowsky, Duckworth, Schneider Host Federal Grants Workshop
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 9, 2018
Krishnamoorthi Opening Statement: Hearing "Program Integrity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 9, 2018
Venezuela
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 9, 2018
Hearing of the Human Resources Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity
Rep.Danny Davis
April 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Sen. Committee on Appropriations Chairman, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, the Hon. Shelly Moore Capito, Chairwoman, and the Hon. Jon Tester, Ranking Member - Demand Rejection of Trump's Deportation Force Budget Request
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 26, 2018
Hearing of the Human Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity - Davis Opening Statement at Human Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity: Employer Perspectives on the Jobs Gap
Rep.Danny Davis
April 26, 2018
Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 25, 2018
Davis Opening Statement at Human Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Jobs and Opportunity: Employer Perspectives on the Jobs Gap
Rep.Danny Davis
April 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Task Force Co-Chairs Call for Fully Funded EPA Ahead of Pruitt's Testimony to Congress
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Appropriations Committee to Prioritize International Family Planning Programs in Upcoming Spending Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 20, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James Lankford, Chairman, and the Honorable Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Critical Funding for Women's Business Centers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 16, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President - Refugees from Syria
Rep.Danny Davis
April 13, 2018
Remarks on the Balanced Budget Amendment
Rep.Danny Davis
April 13, 2018
Letter to Senator Roy Blunt and Senator Patty Murray - Funds to Fully Implement Mental Health Reform Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Chairman, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Urge Congress to Fund Childhood Cancer Initiatives
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 12, 2018
Foster Statement on So-Called Balanced Budget Amendment
Rep.Bill Foster
April 12, 2018
Rep. Kelly Votes NO on GOP's Trojan Horse to Destroy Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security
Rep.Robin Kelly
April 12, 2018
Proposing A Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Durbin Urge Congress to Support NIST
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerry Moran, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member - Fund Juvenile Justice Programs & Improve Outcomes for Kids
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 9, 2018
Quigley, Durbin, Clerk Orr & State Election Officials Highlight New Funding For Election Security
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
March 28, 2018
Durbin, Winnebago County Leaders Discuss Efforts To Combat Opioid Crisis, New Funding In Federal Spending Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 27, 2018
Durbin Discusses New Federal Investments In Medical Research
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 27, 2018
Tweet - "Last week's omnibus spending bill represents a significant victory for medical research. We must continue ensuring that our doctors and scientists have the funding they need to develop new vaccines and discover better treatments and cures for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Call For Full Funding Of Refugee Programs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 23, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Bipartisan Omnibus Compromise
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 22, 2018
Foster Statement on 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act
Rep.Bill Foster
March 22, 2018
Bost Votes to Avert Government Shutdown
Rep.Mike Bost
March 22, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on Passage of the Omnibus Funding Bill
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
March 22, 2018
Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Investigate Allegations of Separation of Children From Asylum-Seeking Parents at U.S. Border U.S. BORDER
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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