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July 22, 2020 Tweet - "With cases spiking nationwide & a potential #COVID19 resurgence this fall, we can't afford another PPE & testing shortage. I'm joining my colleagues to urge the President to use resources already approved by Congress to increase PPE production & boost testing capacity." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "After a flawed distribution of funds provided by Congress, I called @SecAzar to push HHS to release critical funding--more than $739M--to hospitals in Illinois that are treating the most #COVID19 patients & addressing disparities." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Quigley Provision to Protect Service Members from Covid-19 Passes House Rep. Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020 Rep. García Opposes Bloated Defense Bill as U.S. Faces Staggering Impacts of COVID-19 Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 22, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Gary Disbrow, Acting Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority - Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Porter, Inquire On BARDA And HHS Funding For Clinical Trials In Preventative COVID-19 Immune Globulin (COVID-IG) Injections Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 22, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Levin, DelBene and Boyle to Department of Labor: Protect Socially-Responsible Investing Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Booker Leads 33 Democratic Senators Colleagues in Urging Trump to Reverse his Decision to Withdraw from the World Health Organization Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $739 Million In Hospital Funding For COVID-19 Care In Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 US House Passes Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Including Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Legislation Urging China To End Its Military Aggression Toward India Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020 VIDEO: Though PhRMA Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Sold at No Profit, Drug Companies Tell Schakowsky a Different Story Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 With Federal Benefits Set To Expire This Month, Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Bring House-Passed House Heroes Act To The Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin Introduces Bill To Combat Opioid Addiction As Nation Sees Rise In Overdose Deaths Amid COVID-19 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Rep. LaHood Supports National Defense Authorization Act Rep. Darin LaHood
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The last time the Senate took up #COVID19 related legislation was March 26--what has Sen. McConnell been waiting for? CARES Act unemployment benefits expire this month. Cases are spiking across the country. Did Senate Republicans believe this virus would just go away on its own?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the towering legacy of my dear friend, and a true American hero--John Lewis--and to discuss @SenateDems priorities for the next federal coronavirus relief package. Watch live here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Bost Provision to Fund Inland Ports Passes House Rep. Mike Bost
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Hats off to Washington @Nationals for inviting Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch Thursday night. A friend for many years, Dr. Fauci is in fact one of our most honored medical leaders." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 House Passes Two Amendments Offered by Schakowsky to Defense Authorization Bill Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The next #COVID19 relief package must include funding for the E-rate program to help close the #HomeworkGap. Education should be the great equalizer--we cannot afford to allow the 16 million+ students with limited internet access to fall behind their peers." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell's "red line" on liability immunity for businesses will not make America safer. It would make the current situation even worse. Our top priority must be protecting workers and families from #COVID19--not protecting businesses from being held accountable." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again using xenophobic language to try and distract from his horrendous response to #COVID19. 140,000+ Americans have died and tens of millions are unemployed--no amount of race baiting from the President is going to make us forget that." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, and Chairman Neal - Pappas Leads Call to Support America's Trucking Industry Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to Michael R. Pence, Vice President of the United States, and Peter T. Gaynor, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency - Van Hollen, Cardin Call on Trump Administration to Help Secure Access to PPE to Conduct November Election Safely During Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 21, 2020 House Passes National Defense Authorization With Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Pentagon To Report On Efforts To Meet Military's Prescription Supply Needs And How They Can Be Emulated In Civilian Markets Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 20, 2020 Rep. Reed, Ways & Means Republicans Unveil New Vision for The Future of Telehealth Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the President seems to believe, symbols of hate have no place on our nation's military installations. This is a good--and long overdue--decision by the Pentagon." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "ICE should abandon its deeply flawed plan to launch a "Chicago Citizens Academy' in the midst of a global pandemic. The Trump Admin's mass deportation agenda has created widespread fear in our immigrant communities that cannot be fixed by a tone-deaf public-relations effort." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rep Lieu Leads 150 Member Letter Urging DOJ to Condemn COVID-Related Anti-Asian Discrimination Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency - Brown, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Press OCC For Information On The Agency's Fair Lending Oversight Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "It is an honor to join @chipublib for #LiveFromTheLibrary. Make sure you join me tomorrow, July 21 at 10 AM CT for a reading of the Peruvian folktale Moon Rope by Lois Ehlert." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have spent the last 3 months ignoring the spike in #COVID19 cases & deaths across the US. And now they're drafting a partisan bill behind closed doors that prioritizes special interests over working families. The American people deserve better." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, and Mark A. Calabria, Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency - Carper, Tester, Colleagues Urge Administration to Enforce Housing Eviction Bans During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2020 Blumenthal, Davis & Udall Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Provide Permanent Amtrak Funding Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Boyle Leads Letter to Oppose Labor Rule to Protect Socially Responsible Investments Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 20, 2020 FDA Follows Chair Krishnamoorthi's Lead, Calls on Puff Bar to Remove Products Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 20, 2020 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Rep. Mike Bost
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Leahy, Durbin, Murray And Tester Call On President Trump To Increase PPE And Testing Capacity Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I have lost a dear friend and a real hero. I will always remember standing on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with John Lewis on a misty Sunday morning many years ago. John pointed to the spot where he had been viciously beaten and almost died fifty years before." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos - McCarthy, Lewis, and Bipartisan Group of Members Champion Promoting Civic Education for Students Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence, Vice President of the United States, and the Hon. Deborah Brix, Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator - Durbin, Duckworth, Senate Dems Press Trump Admin To Reverse Move Undermining COVID-19 Hospital Data Collection & Reporting Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "The #COVID19 pandemic has deeply impacted our economy & Illinoisans' ability to make ends meet. Spoke with @shrivercenter , @EconsecureIL , & @heartlandhelps today about advocating for additional economic impact payments & extending enhanced unemployment & SNAP benefits." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Eshoo Leads 83 Democrats Demanding Answers On COVID-19 Data Reporting Change Rep. Sean Casten, ...
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "It was an honor to join @NFB_voice for the historic #NFB20 Convention -- the largest gathering of people who are blind ever. I am proud to be your partner in the mission to make technology that is accessible and affordable for people who are blind." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Legislation To Support Bias And Anti-Racism Training In COVID-19 Response Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Jayapal Responds to Corrupt Takeover of COVID-19 Data Collection and Reporting Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 17, 2020 Duckworth Tours MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Discusses Federal Aviation Priorities Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2020 Reps. Schneider, Underwood Address Federal Coronavirus Challenges Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Date Title Politician
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "With cases spiking nationwide & a potential #COVID19 resurgence this fall, we can't afford another PPE & testing shortage. I'm joining my colleagues to urge the President to use resources already approved by Congress to increase PPE production & boost testing capacity." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "After a flawed distribution of funds provided by Congress, I called @SecAzar to push HHS to release critical funding--more than $739M--to hospitals in Illinois that are treating the most #COVID19 patients & addressing disparities." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Quigley Provision to Protect Service Members from Covid-19 Passes House Rep.Mike Quigley
July 22, 2020 Rep. García Opposes Bloated Defense Bill as U.S. Faces Staggering Impacts of COVID-19 Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 22, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Gary Disbrow, Acting Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority - Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Porter, Inquire On BARDA And HHS Funding For Clinical Trials In Preventative COVID-19 Immune Globulin (COVID-IG) Injections Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 22, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Levin, DelBene and Boyle to Department of Labor: Protect Socially-Responsible Investing Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Booker Leads 33 Democratic Senators Colleagues in Urging Trump to Reverse his Decision to Withdraw from the World Health Organization Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $739 Million In Hospital Funding For COVID-19 Care In Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 US House Passes Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Including Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Legislation Urging China To End Its Military Aggression Toward India Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 21, 2020 VIDEO: Though PhRMA Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Sold at No Profit, Drug Companies Tell Schakowsky a Different Story Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 With Federal Benefits Set To Expire This Month, Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Bring House-Passed House Heroes Act To The Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin Introduces Bill To Combat Opioid Addiction As Nation Sees Rise In Overdose Deaths Amid COVID-19 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Rep. LaHood Supports National Defense Authorization Act Rep.Darin LaHood
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The last time the Senate took up #COVID19 related legislation was March 26--what has Sen. McConnell been waiting for? CARES Act unemployment benefits expire this month. Cases are spiking across the country. Did Senate Republicans believe this virus would just go away on its own?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the towering legacy of my dear friend, and a true American hero--John Lewis--and to discuss @SenateDems priorities for the next federal coronavirus relief package. Watch live here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Bost Provision to Fund Inland Ports Passes House Rep.Mike Bost
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Hats off to Washington @Nationals for inviting Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch Thursday night. A friend for many years, Dr. Fauci is in fact one of our most honored medical leaders." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 House Passes Two Amendments Offered by Schakowsky to Defense Authorization Bill Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The next #COVID19 relief package must include funding for the E-rate program to help close the #HomeworkGap. Education should be the great equalizer--we cannot afford to allow the 16 million+ students with limited internet access to fall behind their peers." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell's "red line" on liability immunity for businesses will not make America safer. It would make the current situation even worse. Our top priority must be protecting workers and families from #COVID19--not protecting businesses from being held accountable." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is once again using xenophobic language to try and distract from his horrendous response to #COVID19. 140,000+ Americans have died and tens of millions are unemployed--no amount of race baiting from the President is going to make us forget that." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, and Chairman Neal - Pappas Leads Call to Support America's Trucking Industry Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to Michael R. Pence, Vice President of the United States, and Peter T. Gaynor, Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency - Van Hollen, Cardin Call on Trump Administration to Help Secure Access to PPE to Conduct November Election Safely During Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 21, 2020 House Passes National Defense Authorization With Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Pentagon To Report On Efforts To Meet Military's Prescription Supply Needs And How They Can Be Emulated In Civilian Markets Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 20, 2020 Rep. Reed, Ways & Means Republicans Unveil New Vision for The Future of Telehealth Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the President seems to believe, symbols of hate have no place on our nation's military installations. This is a good--and long overdue--decision by the Pentagon." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "ICE should abandon its deeply flawed plan to launch a "Chicago Citizens Academy' in the midst of a global pandemic. The Trump Admin's mass deportation agenda has created widespread fear in our immigrant communities that cannot be fixed by a tone-deaf public-relations effort." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rep Lieu Leads 150 Member Letter Urging DOJ to Condemn COVID-Related Anti-Asian Discrimination Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency - Brown, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Press OCC For Information On The Agency's Fair Lending Oversight Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "It is an honor to join @chipublib for #LiveFromTheLibrary. Make sure you join me tomorrow, July 21 at 10 AM CT for a reading of the Peruvian folktale Moon Rope by Lois Ehlert." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans have spent the last 3 months ignoring the spike in #COVID19 cases & deaths across the US. And now they're drafting a partisan bill behind closed doors that prioritizes special interests over working families. The American people deserve better." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Letter to Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, and Mark A. Calabria, Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency - Carper, Tester, Colleagues Urge Administration to Enforce Housing Eviction Bans During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2020 Blumenthal, Davis & Udall Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Provide Permanent Amtrak Funding Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Boyle Leads Letter to Oppose Labor Rule to Protect Socially Responsible Investments Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 20, 2020 FDA Follows Chair Krishnamoorthi's Lead, Calls on Puff Bar to Remove Products Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 20, 2020 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Rep.Mike Bost
July 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Leahy, Durbin, Murray And Tester Call On President Trump To Increase PPE And Testing Capacity Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I have lost a dear friend and a real hero. I will always remember standing on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with John Lewis on a misty Sunday morning many years ago. John pointed to the spot where he had been viciously beaten and almost died fifty years before." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos - McCarthy, Lewis, and Bipartisan Group of Members Champion Promoting Civic Education for Students Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pence, Vice President of the United States, and the Hon. Deborah Brix, Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator - Durbin, Duckworth, Senate Dems Press Trump Admin To Reverse Move Undermining COVID-19 Hospital Data Collection & Reporting Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "The #COVID19 pandemic has deeply impacted our economy & Illinoisans' ability to make ends meet. Spoke with @shrivercenter , @EconsecureIL , & @heartlandhelps today about advocating for additional economic impact payments & extending enhanced unemployment & SNAP benefits." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Eshoo Leads 83 Democrats Demanding Answers On COVID-19 Data Reporting Change Rep.Sean Casten, ...
July 17, 2020 Tweet - "It was an honor to join @NFB_voice for the historic #NFB20 Convention -- the largest gathering of people who are blind ever. I am proud to be your partner in the mission to make technology that is accessible and affordable for people who are blind." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Legislation To Support Bias And Anti-Racism Training In COVID-19 Response Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Jayapal Responds to Corrupt Takeover of COVID-19 Data Collection and Reporting Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 17, 2020 Duckworth Tours MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Discusses Federal Aviation Priorities Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 17, 2020 Reps. Schneider, Underwood Address Federal Coronavirus Challenges Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
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