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Oct. 12, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 12, 2020 Durbin: The Affordable Care Act Is At Stake In This Supreme Court Nomination Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump & Republicans have been obsessed with repealing the Affordable Care Act for years. They tried in Congress & failed, so now they want to use the Supreme Court to repeal the ACA's protections. Judge Barrett's nomination will forever be under that cloud." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is sending Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court with an assignment--eliminate the Affordable Care Act. If that happens, over 20 million Americans would lose health coverage and millions with pre-existing conditions would lose protections. I'll fight for each of them." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The nomination of Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court is a direct threat to the Affordable Care Act & the important protections it affords LGBTQ Americans. We must fight to protect the ACA with everything we can--far too much is at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2020 Tweet - "If Republicans succeed in getting the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA, over 20 million Americans would lose their health insurance, including 1.7M in Texas 242,000 in South Carolina 187,000 in Iowa It's unthinkable Rs would do this, especially during a pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act is at stake in the fight over the Supreme Court. That means protections for pre-existing conditions are at stake as well. The case that will decide the future of health care access is set for Nov. 10. We must fight to save the ACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2020 Tweet - "On Monday, Senate Republicans will continue their rush to put another Trump justice on the Supreme Court. This is part of Trump's plan to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. I will do everything I can to fight back." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 9, 2020 With the Health Coverage of Millions of Illinoisans at Risk, Underwood Urges the Protection of the ACA Ahead of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Rep. Lauren Underwood
Oct. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - Rep. Cisneros Stands Up for Reproductive Rights and ACA Amid Supreme Court Nomination Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans held a super-spreader event in the Rose Garden to announce Judge Barrett's nomination & now they risk doing it again in Senate hearings. All so they can rush through a nominee to help them strike down the ACA & rip health care away from millions during a pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "210,000 Americans are dead & many more face financial hardship. Instead of asking Senate R's to provide relief to struggling Americans, the President wants them to focus on confirming his nominee so they can undo the ACA & rip health care away from millions during a pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court controversy is not just partisan politics. Republicans are rushing through a nominee because they want the Court to strike down the ACA, ripping health care away from millions & ending protections for people with pre-existing conditions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Our health care is at stake in the fight over the Supreme Court. If Republicans succeed in ramming through their nominee before Nov. 10, they'll use the Court to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. We must fight back." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "One week after the election, the Supreme Court will hear a case to determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have urged the Court to strike the ACA down. And now Senate Republicans are rushing to fill the SCOTUS vacancy this month." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2020 Durbin Joins Illinoisans With Pre-Existing Conditions To Speak Out Against Republican Threat To Overturn Affordable Care Act With SCOTUS Nomination Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has been very clear--he wants nominees for the Supreme Court who will vote to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & overturn Roe v. Wade. These are litmus tests that he has publicly laid out." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "43 Senate Republicans just voted in support of a lawsuit seeking to undo the Affordable Care Act, which would wipe out protections for pre-existing conditions. They want to rip health care coverage away from millions in the middle of a pandemic without providing any alternative." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is rushing the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett because he wants to: 1. Eliminate the Affordable Care Act & with it protections for people with pre-existing conditions 2. Have another Trump justice on the Court for any election challenges We will fight this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "At 30 years old, Tom was diagnosed with cancer. He faced more than $2M in medical bills. Thankfully Tom's chemo & surgery were successful. And because of the Affordable Care Act, he isn't facing a mountain of medical debt. His story is one of many made possible by the ACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Durbin: Rush To Confirm Judge Barrett Is About Eliminating The Affordable Care Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "While Republicans rush to undo the Affordable Care Act, @SenateDems are doing everything we can to preserve protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. We understand that health care is more than a partisan disagreement. It's a matter of life & death." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court on Nov. 10. If Pres. Trump & Sen. McConnell rush through their nominee by then, they'll use the Court to rip health care & pre-existing condition protections away from millions. We will fight this. #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Republicans hate the Affordable Care Act like the devil hates holy water. They tried to eliminate the ACA in Congress, but were stopped by John McCain. Now they're trying to use the Supreme Court. We must fight back. We must protect access to health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2020 Tweet - "For months, Sen. McConnell couldn't find time to negotiate a #COVID19 relief deal. Now he wants to drop everything to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Why? Because Republicans want Judge Barrett to help strike down the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10. Our health care is at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Oct. 12, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 12, 2020 Durbin: The Affordable Care Act Is At Stake In This Supreme Court Nomination Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 12, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump & Republicans have been obsessed with repealing the Affordable Care Act for years. They tried in Congress & failed, so now they want to use the Supreme Court to repeal the ACA's protections. Judge Barrett's nomination will forever be under that cloud." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is sending Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court with an assignment--eliminate the Affordable Care Act. If that happens, over 20 million Americans would lose health coverage and millions with pre-existing conditions would lose protections. I'll fight for each of them." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2020 Tweet - "The nomination of Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court is a direct threat to the Affordable Care Act & the important protections it affords LGBTQ Americans. We must fight to protect the ACA with everything we can--far too much is at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2020 Tweet - "If Republicans succeed in getting the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA, over 20 million Americans would lose their health insurance, including 1.7M in Texas 242,000 in South Carolina 187,000 in Iowa It's unthinkable Rs would do this, especially during a pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act is at stake in the fight over the Supreme Court. That means protections for pre-existing conditions are at stake as well. The case that will decide the future of health care access is set for Nov. 10. We must fight to save the ACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2020 Tweet - "On Monday, Senate Republicans will continue their rush to put another Trump justice on the Supreme Court. This is part of Trump's plan to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. I will do everything I can to fight back." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 9, 2020 With the Health Coverage of Millions of Illinoisans at Risk, Underwood Urges the Protection of the ACA Ahead of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Rep.Lauren Underwood
Oct. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - Rep. Cisneros Stands Up for Reproductive Rights and ACA Amid Supreme Court Nomination Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans held a super-spreader event in the Rose Garden to announce Judge Barrett's nomination & now they risk doing it again in Senate hearings. All so they can rush through a nominee to help them strike down the ACA & rip health care away from millions during a pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2020 Tweet - "210,000 Americans are dead & many more face financial hardship. Instead of asking Senate R's to provide relief to struggling Americans, the President wants them to focus on confirming his nominee so they can undo the ACA & rip health care away from millions during a pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court controversy is not just partisan politics. Republicans are rushing through a nominee because they want the Court to strike down the ACA, ripping health care away from millions & ending protections for people with pre-existing conditions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Our health care is at stake in the fight over the Supreme Court. If Republicans succeed in ramming through their nominee before Nov. 10, they'll use the Court to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. We must fight back." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2020 Tweet - "One week after the election, the Supreme Court will hear a case to determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have urged the Court to strike the ACA down. And now Senate Republicans are rushing to fill the SCOTUS vacancy this month." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2020 Durbin Joins Illinoisans With Pre-Existing Conditions To Speak Out Against Republican Threat To Overturn Affordable Care Act With SCOTUS Nomination Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump has been very clear--he wants nominees for the Supreme Court who will vote to eliminate the Affordable Care Act & overturn Roe v. Wade. These are litmus tests that he has publicly laid out." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "43 Senate Republicans just voted in support of a lawsuit seeking to undo the Affordable Care Act, which would wipe out protections for pre-existing conditions. They want to rip health care coverage away from millions in the middle of a pandemic without providing any alternative." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump is rushing the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett because he wants to: 1. Eliminate the Affordable Care Act & with it protections for people with pre-existing conditions 2. Have another Trump justice on the Court for any election challenges We will fight this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "At 30 years old, Tom was diagnosed with cancer. He faced more than $2M in medical bills. Thankfully Tom's chemo & surgery were successful. And because of the Affordable Care Act, he isn't facing a mountain of medical debt. His story is one of many made possible by the ACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Durbin: Rush To Confirm Judge Barrett Is About Eliminating The Affordable Care Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "While Republicans rush to undo the Affordable Care Act, @SenateDems are doing everything we can to preserve protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. We understand that health care is more than a partisan disagreement. It's a matter of life & death." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court on Nov. 10. If Pres. Trump & Sen. McConnell rush through their nominee by then, they'll use the Court to rip health care & pre-existing condition protections away from millions. We will fight this. #SaveOurHealthcare" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Republicans hate the Affordable Care Act like the devil hates holy water. They tried to eliminate the ACA in Congress, but were stopped by John McCain. Now they're trying to use the Supreme Court. We must fight back. We must protect access to health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2020 Tweet - "For months, Sen. McConnell couldn't find time to negotiate a #COVID19 relief deal. Now he wants to drop everything to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Why? Because Republicans want Judge Barrett to help strike down the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10. Our health care is at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
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