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Aug. 3, 2020
Menendez, Booker Joint Statement on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas's Call for Protecting the Privacy of Federal Judges
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Aug. 3, 2020
Tweet - "800,000+ Illinoisans were relying on the federal unemployment benefits that Republicans allowed to expire last week. These families cannot afford another week of partisan posturing & delays from @SenateGOP"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020
Boyle & Tartaglione Fight for Nonprofits During Covid-19
Rep. Brendan Boyle
Aug. 3, 2020
Tweet - "Emergency unemployment insurance benefits have expired. The economy is in recession. Things are getting worse for everyday Americans. What is wrong with Senate Republicans? Do. Your. Job."
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Aug. 3, 2020
Tweet - "It's critical that Iowa's working moms & dads have access to child care services. That's why I've introduced a new bill -- the ACCESS Act -- that will increase access to federal funding for child care development."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Aug. 3, 2020
Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with U.S. Tech Workers and Signing of an Executive Order on Hiring American
Rep. Tim Burchett, ...
Aug. 3, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader;
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Aug. 2, 2020
Fox News "Sunday Morning Features" - Transcript Interview with Ron Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson
Aug. 2, 2020
McConnell on "Full Court Press' with Greta Van Susteren
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 2, 2020
Tweet - "There's no excuse for the Trump Administration to ramp up the fee for a lawful permanent resident to become a U.S. citizen. I strongly oppose this decision and will keep fighting for our immigrant communities."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2020
CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with James Clyburn
Rep. Jim Clyburn
Aug. 2, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Pramila Jayapal
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Aug. 2, 2020
Tweet - "It is not enough to confront the consequences of this pandemic -- any agreement must be designed to empower us to defeat the coronavirus. That is what the House-passed #HeroesAct is designed to do, and what the American people deserve. #ThisWeek"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 2, 2020
Tweet - ". @MazieHirono & I are sending this message to Sen. McConnell: immigrants pay taxes and are essential to our nation's health care infrastructure & economy. They deserve support in any #COVID19 relief legislation."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2020
Smith Statement on Anthony Tata's Senate Confirmation Failure
Rep. Adam Smith
Aug. 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - Rosen, Jones, and Hassan Lead Senators in Demanding McConnell Have Senate Work Through Weekend Until Bipartisan Deal Reached
Sen. Maggie Hassan, ...
Aug. 1, 2020
Tweet - "Govt technology systems must be modernized to deliver relief. The #HeroesAct provided $1B for the Tech Modernization Fund & the Senate GOP bill provided $2B for tech upgrades for the IRS. I suggest to Secretary Mnuchin that we combine these proposals."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Diane Jones pressured an accreditor to benefit a #4profit college that was lying to students about its accreditation. Then she and @usedgov mislead me and other Members of Congress about her actions. She must resign from @usedgov ."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans let enhanced unemployment expire today without any extension in place. That means as many as 800,000 Illinoisans will lose $600 per week in the middle of this pandemic. Here are a few of their stories: [thread]"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Whitehouse Statement on Tabling of Key Judicial Ethics Guidance
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Instead of addressing severe cleaning staff shortages, the @DeptVetAffairs has been wasting taxpayer $$ to clean up its public appearance. My July Squeal Award goes to both the VA & Congress for not doing a better job of cleaning up the VA."
Sen. Joni Ernst
July 31, 2020
Tweet - ". @SenateGOP let CARES Act unemployment benefits expire today because they believe that the problem with our economy is not the millions who are unemployed, it's that we're giving them too much money & they won't go back to work. That's not an urban legend--it's an urban lie."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Torres: Immigration Fee Hikes an Attack on America's Character
Rep. Norma Torres
July 31, 2020
Durbin Calls For Resignation Of Principal Deputy Under Secretary Of Education Diane Auer Jones
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "This morning I was joined by a few of the more than 800,000 Illinoisans claiming unemployment benefits to highlight the need for the continuation of enhanced unemployment for Americans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Torres Small Introduces Legislation to Improve Veteran Suicide Prevention
Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen, ...
July 31, 2020
House Passes Appropriations Bill With Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Prohibiting Executive Branch Employees From Endorsing Any Private Company
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 31, 2020
Meng Measure To Stop Trump From Excluding Undocumented Immigrants in Congressional Apportionment Passed By House
Rep. Grace Meng
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Democrats voting against extending benefits for unemployed Americans just to spite Republicans might be a new low. And remember, these funds were passed *unanimously* in March."
Sen. John Thune
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Republicans tried several ways to extend unemployment benefits. Democrats blocked them all. They're refusing any more COVID relief for anyone unless they get a massive tax cut for rich people in blue states. The country can't afford this cynicism. Americans need help now."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 31, 2020
Motion to Recommit
Rep. Robert Aderholt
July 31, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Hirono, Colleagues To McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential & Deserve Support In COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 31, 2020
Cortez Masto: Congress Is Failing Struggling Nevada Workers & Families as $600 Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program Lapses
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
July 31, 2020
Capito Follows up With Va Inspector General on Clarksburg VA Investigation
Sen. Shelley Capito
July 31, 2020
Rubio, Warner, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Air America Employees Receive Federal Retirement Benefits They Have Earned
Sen. Mark Warner, ...
July 31, 2020
Udall, Schumer: Republican Coronavirus Proposal Leaves Tribes, Native Communities Out
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Pleased the House is well on its way to completing our constitutional responsibility to fund the government. These 10 bills enable a strong economic recovery that makes America's greatness affordable & accessible to all Americans, including my constituents in the 6th District."
Rep. Jim Clyburn
July 31, 2020
Espaillat Secures Key Funding Increases, Policy Wins in House Funding Bills
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
July 31, 2020
Congresswoman Angie Craig Delivers for Minnesota's Second District in House Appropriations Package
Rep. Angie Craig
July 31, 2020
Indian Affairs Committee Advances Bills Focused on Health, Safety, Energy, and Cultural Repatriation
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
July 31, 2020
On Teleconference, King Connects with Student Veterans in the University of Maine System
Sen. Angus King
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "These are just a few of the unemployed Americans who @SenateGOP think are getting too much money from enhanced unemployment benefits and who they say are too lazy to go back to work. It is unfair and wrong to turn our backs on these families in their time of need."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Stauber Priorities for Minnesota Included in Funding Bill
Rep. Pete Stauber
July 31, 2020
Tester, Blackburn Bill to Bring Reforms to VA Information Technology Programs Unanimously Passes Senate
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ...
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "11 weeks since the House passed the #HeroesAct, Republicans continue to dissemble and delay in providing coronavirus relief. The House will not begin the August District Work Period until the Senate agrees to pass a COVID-19 bill that we can send to POTUS."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 31, 2020
ICYMI: House Committees Approve Gallego Bills to End Copays and Improve Care for Native Veterans, Extend FTCA Coverage to Urban Indian Health Clinics
Sen. Ruben Gallego
July 31, 2020
Wyden, Brown, Cortez Masto, MomsRising, Workers Call For $600 Weekly Boost to Unemployment Benefits to Be Reinstated
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 31, 2020
DelBene Statement on Senate GOP Failure to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Rep. Suzan DelBene
July 31, 2020
Senate Approves Gold Star Families Week Resolution Authored by Hyde-Smith
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
July 31, 2020
Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester celebrate groundbreaking for $41.2M aircraft hangar
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
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Aug. 3, 2020
Menendez, Booker Joint Statement on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas's Call for Protecting the Privacy of Federal Judges
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Aug. 3, 2020
Tweet - "800,000+ Illinoisans were relying on the federal unemployment benefits that Republicans allowed to expire last week. These families cannot afford another week of partisan posturing & delays from @SenateGOP"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2020
Boyle & Tartaglione Fight for Nonprofits During Covid-19
Rep.Brendan Boyle
Aug. 3, 2020
Tweet - "Emergency unemployment insurance benefits have expired. The economy is in recession. Things are getting worse for everyday Americans. What is wrong with Senate Republicans? Do. Your. Job."
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Aug. 3, 2020
Tweet - "It's critical that Iowa's working moms & dads have access to child care services. That's why I've introduced a new bill -- the ACCESS Act -- that will increase access to federal funding for child care development."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Aug. 3, 2020
Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with U.S. Tech Workers and Signing of an Executive Order on Hiring American
Rep.Tim Burchett, ...
Aug. 3, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader;
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Aug. 2, 2020
Fox News "Sunday Morning Features" - Transcript Interview with Ron Johnson
Sen.Ron Johnson
Aug. 2, 2020
McConnell on "Full Court Press' with Greta Van Susteren
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 2, 2020
Tweet - "There's no excuse for the Trump Administration to ramp up the fee for a lawful permanent resident to become a U.S. citizen. I strongly oppose this decision and will keep fighting for our immigrant communities."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2020
CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with James Clyburn
Rep.Jim Clyburn
Aug. 2, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Pramila Jayapal
Rep.Pramila Jayapal
Aug. 2, 2020
Tweet - "It is not enough to confront the consequences of this pandemic -- any agreement must be designed to empower us to defeat the coronavirus. That is what the House-passed #HeroesAct is designed to do, and what the American people deserve. #ThisWeek"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 2, 2020
Tweet - ". @MazieHirono & I are sending this message to Sen. McConnell: immigrants pay taxes and are essential to our nation's health care infrastructure & economy. They deserve support in any #COVID19 relief legislation."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2020
Smith Statement on Anthony Tata's Senate Confirmation Failure
Rep.Adam Smith
Aug. 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - Rosen, Jones, and Hassan Lead Senators in Demanding McConnell Have Senate Work Through Weekend Until Bipartisan Deal Reached
Sen.Maggie Hassan, ...
Aug. 1, 2020
Tweet - "Govt technology systems must be modernized to deliver relief. The #HeroesAct provided $1B for the Tech Modernization Fund & the Senate GOP bill provided $2B for tech upgrades for the IRS. I suggest to Secretary Mnuchin that we combine these proposals."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Diane Jones pressured an accreditor to benefit a #4profit college that was lying to students about its accreditation. Then she and @usedgov mislead me and other Members of Congress about her actions. She must resign from @usedgov ."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans let enhanced unemployment expire today without any extension in place. That means as many as 800,000 Illinoisans will lose $600 per week in the middle of this pandemic. Here are a few of their stories: [thread]"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Whitehouse Statement on Tabling of Key Judicial Ethics Guidance
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Instead of addressing severe cleaning staff shortages, the @DeptVetAffairs has been wasting taxpayer $$ to clean up its public appearance. My July Squeal Award goes to both the VA & Congress for not doing a better job of cleaning up the VA."
Sen.Joni Ernst
July 31, 2020
Tweet - ". @SenateGOP let CARES Act unemployment benefits expire today because they believe that the problem with our economy is not the millions who are unemployed, it's that we're giving them too much money & they won't go back to work. That's not an urban legend--it's an urban lie."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Torres: Immigration Fee Hikes an Attack on America's Character
Rep.Norma Torres
July 31, 2020
Durbin Calls For Resignation Of Principal Deputy Under Secretary Of Education Diane Auer Jones
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "This morning I was joined by a few of the more than 800,000 Illinoisans claiming unemployment benefits to highlight the need for the continuation of enhanced unemployment for Americans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Torres Small Introduces Legislation to Improve Veteran Suicide Prevention
Rep.Aumua Amata Radewagen, ...
July 31, 2020
House Passes Appropriations Bill With Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Prohibiting Executive Branch Employees From Endorsing Any Private Company
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 31, 2020
Meng Measure To Stop Trump From Excluding Undocumented Immigrants in Congressional Apportionment Passed By House
Rep.Grace Meng
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Democrats voting against extending benefits for unemployed Americans just to spite Republicans might be a new low. And remember, these funds were passed *unanimously* in March."
Sen.John Thune
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Republicans tried several ways to extend unemployment benefits. Democrats blocked them all. They're refusing any more COVID relief for anyone unless they get a massive tax cut for rich people in blue states. The country can't afford this cynicism. Americans need help now."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 31, 2020
Motion to Recommit
Rep.Robert Aderholt
July 31, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Hirono, Colleagues To McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential & Deserve Support In COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 31, 2020
Cortez Masto: Congress Is Failing Struggling Nevada Workers & Families as $600 Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program Lapses
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
July 31, 2020
Capito Follows up With Va Inspector General on Clarksburg VA Investigation
Sen.Shelley Capito
July 31, 2020
Rubio, Warner, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Air America Employees Receive Federal Retirement Benefits They Have Earned
Sen.Mark Warner, ...
July 31, 2020
Udall, Schumer: Republican Coronavirus Proposal Leaves Tribes, Native Communities Out
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "Pleased the House is well on its way to completing our constitutional responsibility to fund the government. These 10 bills enable a strong economic recovery that makes America's greatness affordable & accessible to all Americans, including my constituents in the 6th District."
Rep.Jim Clyburn
July 31, 2020
Espaillat Secures Key Funding Increases, Policy Wins in House Funding Bills
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
July 31, 2020
Congresswoman Angie Craig Delivers for Minnesota's Second District in House Appropriations Package
Rep.Angie Craig
July 31, 2020
Indian Affairs Committee Advances Bills Focused on Health, Safety, Energy, and Cultural Repatriation
Sen.Lisa Murkowski
July 31, 2020
On Teleconference, King Connects with Student Veterans in the University of Maine System
Sen.Angus King
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "These are just a few of the unemployed Americans who @SenateGOP think are getting too much money from enhanced unemployment benefits and who they say are too lazy to go back to work. It is unfair and wrong to turn our backs on these families in their time of need."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2020
Stauber Priorities for Minnesota Included in Funding Bill
Rep.Pete Stauber
July 31, 2020
Tester, Blackburn Bill to Bring Reforms to VA Information Technology Programs Unanimously Passes Senate
Sen.Marsha Blackburn, ...
July 31, 2020
Tweet - "11 weeks since the House passed the #HeroesAct, Republicans continue to dissemble and delay in providing coronavirus relief. The House will not begin the August District Work Period until the Senate agrees to pass a COVID-19 bill that we can send to POTUS."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 31, 2020
ICYMI: House Committees Approve Gallego Bills to End Copays and Improve Care for Native Veterans, Extend FTCA Coverage to Urban Indian Health Clinics
Sen.Ruben Gallego
July 31, 2020
Wyden, Brown, Cortez Masto, MomsRising, Workers Call For $600 Weekly Boost to Unemployment Benefits to Be Reinstated
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 31, 2020
DelBene Statement on Senate GOP Failure to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Rep.Suzan DelBene
July 31, 2020
Senate Approves Gold Star Families Week Resolution Authored by Hyde-Smith
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
July 31, 2020
Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester celebrate groundbreaking for $41.2M aircraft hangar
Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
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