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May 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Bipartisan Letter Outlining Priorities To Support First Responders In The Next COVID-19 Relief Bill Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 18, 2020 DOJ IG Commits To Public Reports In BOP COVID-19 Investigation Following Dubin, Grassley Request Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "Why did Pres. Trump say this? Is a friend of his benefitting? Is he diverting attention from his failures on COVID-19? Does he want to make a splash? Is he really even taking it? He lies characteristically. And when he hears the truth, he runs away from it or fires someone." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "As #COVID19 spreads across the United States, @ChuckGrassley & I asked the DOJ Inspector General to assess how the Bureau of Prisons was handling the situation. Last week, DOJ IG Horowitz sent us his response." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 18, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce nearly $11 million in federal funding for health care centers in New York state during COVID-19 Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "For yet another week, Senator McConnell has scheduled no votes on legislation related to COVID-19. Americans cannot keep waiting for Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "Why aren't Senate Republicans focused on testing, PPE, swabs, or unemployment insurance? Why isn't President Trump leading a nationwide push to increase testing capacity and frequency and awareness? He refuses to do the work that would allow us to re-open safely." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "I'll be on @keloland with @SenatorRounds & @RepDustyJohnson tonight to answer questions and give an update on the federal government's #COVID19 response. Tune in" Sen. John Thune
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "There are now more than 35 million Americans out of work through no fault of their own. Almost 1.5 million Americans are sick. Nearly 90,000 have died. But for yet another week here in the Senate, Senator McConnell has scheduled zero votes on legislation related to COVID-19." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "Wonderful to see how these essential workers in Chicago -- already under strain from #COVID19 - went out of their way to make a little boy's birthday special. This crisis is affecting us all, but by coming together, we'll make it through this difficult time." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "PART TWO of my conversation with Dr. Manuel Bernal - a #DACA recipient and emergency room resident at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago, and one of the many #ImmigrantHealthHeroes helping our nation in the fight against #COVID19. Watch here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2020 Tweet - "It's May 17th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 17, 2020 Tweet - "The huge uptick in COVID-19 treatment scams will only get worse if the Trump administration doesn't take off the kid gloves. Scammers who prey on the public are getting "warning letters.' But they should be getting heavy fines!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 17, 2020 Pelosi Statement on One Year Anniversary of House Passage of the Equality Act Rep. Nancy Pelosi
May 17, 2020 Durbin Speaks With DACA Recipient & Emergency Room Resident To Highlight Immigrant Health Heroes Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2020 Tweet - "As we mark #IDAHOTB, we also mark one year since the House passed the #EqualityAct to bring our nation closer to achieving liberty & justice for all. Even as Leader McConnell has ignored this legislation, we refuse to back down from the fight for equality for all LGBTQ people." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
May 17, 2020 CBS "Face the Nation" - Interview with Nancy Pelosi Rep. Nancy Pelosi
May 17, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Interview with Joshua Gottheimer Rep. Josh Gottheimer
May 17, 2020 Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Ensure Maximum Financial Assistance for Those Enrolled in ACA Exchange Plans Amid COVID-19 Sen. Cynthia Shaheen
May 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's May 16th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 16, 2020 Tweet - "The #HeroesAct that the House passed provides urgent and necessary help for Americans across the country fighting this health and economic crisis. To Senator McConnell and the Republicans: Americans can't wait. We need to act NOW." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 16, 2020 Letter to Democratic Colleague - Dear Colleague on Passage of The Heroes Act Rep. Nancy Pelosi
May 16, 2020 Subcommittee on National Security Holds Briefing on Coronavirus in Africa Rep. Stephen Lynch
May 15, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce Senate passage of bipartisan bill to help families of first responders lost to COVID-19 Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "On March 6, President Trump said "Anybody that wants a test can get a test." That's still not true. People are tired of hearing big announcements but seeing little action or progress. President Trump needs a detailed strategy to vaccinate everyone." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "The #HeroesAct that the House just passed provides urgent and necessary help for Americans across the country fighting this health and economic crisis. Senator McConnell: We need to act NOW. Americans can't afford to wait." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $53.7 million in emergency transportation funding for Westchester County as part of emergency package Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 15, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce nearly $1.6 million in federal funding for telehealth services Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 15, 2020 Case Lauds House Passage of Fifth COVID-19 Emergency Measure Rep. Ed Case
May 15, 2020 Peters, Stabenow Announce $315 Million in Federal Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, ...
May 15, 2020 House Approves Provisions Based on Peters' COVID-19 "Heroes Fund' Sen. Gary Peters
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "The House has been at home for two months. They gave themselves no assignments except developing this proposal. Yet it still reads like the Speaker of the House pasted together random ideas from her most liberal members and slapped the word "coronavirus" on top of it." Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "We brought the Senate back to Washington to look at serious items and spent the last two weeks at work: hearing from experts on #COVID19, passing critical national security legislation, & monitoring the effectiveness of relief efforts already being implemented." Sen. John Thune
May 15, 2020 Protecting Civil Liberties During Covid-19: Eshoo, Schakowsky, Cardenas, DelBene, Butterfield, Clarke Introduce The Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "This week Speaker Pelosi published an 1,800-page catalog of left-wing oddities & called it a coronavirus relief bill. It proposes tax hikes on small business, giveaways to blue-state millionaires, checks for illegal immigrants, and diversity detectives for the cannabis industry." Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "The Democrats' supposed coronavirus bill includes taxpayer-funded studies to measure "diversity and inclusion" in the cannabis industry. It's a parade of absurdities that can hardly be taken seriously." Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Call For State Unemployment Agency Funding In Future Coronavirus-Related Legislation Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "80,000 Americans have died. More than 20 million have lost their jobs. Most people call that a crisis. But leading Democrats call it "leverage." A co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus: "For me, the leverage is that there is enormous suffering."" Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "Forget about this $3 trillion left-wing wish list that even House Democrats are criticizing. Republicans are focused on practical solutions like legal liability protections for medical workers and the schools, universities, and businesses that will be trying to re-open." Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Klobuchar, Schatz, Wyden, Brown Introduce Legislation to Help Nonprofits Hire Workers During Pandemic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 15, 2020 DUCKWORTH, HARRIS, HIRONO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ANTI-ASIAN DISCRIMINATION CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 15, 2020 Grassley Joins Resolution Supporting National Senior Fraud Awareness Day Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 15, 2020 Minnesota Congressional Delegation Releases Video Urging People to Donate Plasma Rep. Pete Stauber, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of immigrant doctors who are risking their lives to treat #COVID19 patients are stuck in the green card backlog. Congress should pass the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, my bill with @sendavidperdue to help these #ImmigrantHealthHeroes." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 15, 2020 King Speaks with Portland Independent Business Owners, Answers Questions on Coronavirus Response Sen. Angus King
May 15, 2020 Schatz, Cornyn Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Establish Confidential Hotline For Incarcerated Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Sen. John Cornyn, ...
May 15, 2020 Collins, Sinema Lead Resolution Supporting Designation of Today as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" Sen. Susan Collins, ...
May 15, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce $473 Million To Increase COVID-19 Testing In Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2020 Collins, King Announce Nearly $190,000 for UNE to Support Maine's Telehealth Infrastructure in Response to COVID-19 Sen. Angus King, ...
May 15, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Response At State Veterans Homes With IDVA Director Sen. Dick Durbin
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May 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Bipartisan Letter Outlining Priorities To Support First Responders In The Next COVID-19 Relief Bill Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 18, 2020 DOJ IG Commits To Public Reports In BOP COVID-19 Investigation Following Dubin, Grassley Request Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "Why did Pres. Trump say this? Is a friend of his benefitting? Is he diverting attention from his failures on COVID-19? Does he want to make a splash? Is he really even taking it? He lies characteristically. And when he hears the truth, he runs away from it or fires someone." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "As #COVID19 spreads across the United States, @ChuckGrassley & I asked the DOJ Inspector General to assess how the Bureau of Prisons was handling the situation. Last week, DOJ IG Horowitz sent us his response." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 18, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce nearly $11 million in federal funding for health care centers in New York state during COVID-19 Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "For yet another week, Senator McConnell has scheduled no votes on legislation related to COVID-19. Americans cannot keep waiting for Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "Why aren't Senate Republicans focused on testing, PPE, swabs, or unemployment insurance? Why isn't President Trump leading a nationwide push to increase testing capacity and frequency and awareness? He refuses to do the work that would allow us to re-open safely." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "I'll be on @keloland with @SenatorRounds & @RepDustyJohnson tonight to answer questions and give an update on the federal government's #COVID19 response. Tune in" Sen.John Thune
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "There are now more than 35 million Americans out of work through no fault of their own. Almost 1.5 million Americans are sick. Nearly 90,000 have died. But for yet another week here in the Senate, Senator McConnell has scheduled zero votes on legislation related to COVID-19." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "Wonderful to see how these essential workers in Chicago -- already under strain from #COVID19 - went out of their way to make a little boy's birthday special. This crisis is affecting us all, but by coming together, we'll make it through this difficult time." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "PART TWO of my conversation with Dr. Manuel Bernal - a #DACA recipient and emergency room resident at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago, and one of the many #ImmigrantHealthHeroes helping our nation in the fight against #COVID19. Watch here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2020 Tweet - "It's May 17th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 17, 2020 Tweet - "The huge uptick in COVID-19 treatment scams will only get worse if the Trump administration doesn't take off the kid gloves. Scammers who prey on the public are getting "warning letters.' But they should be getting heavy fines!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 17, 2020 Pelosi Statement on One Year Anniversary of House Passage of the Equality Act Rep.Nancy Pelosi
May 17, 2020 Durbin Speaks With DACA Recipient & Emergency Room Resident To Highlight Immigrant Health Heroes Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2020 Tweet - "As we mark #IDAHOTB, we also mark one year since the House passed the #EqualityAct to bring our nation closer to achieving liberty & justice for all. Even as Leader McConnell has ignored this legislation, we refuse to back down from the fight for equality for all LGBTQ people." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
May 17, 2020 CBS "Face the Nation" - Interview with Nancy Pelosi Rep.Nancy Pelosi
May 17, 2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Interview with Joshua Gottheimer Rep.Josh Gottheimer
May 17, 2020 Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Ensure Maximum Financial Assistance for Those Enrolled in ACA Exchange Plans Amid COVID-19 Sen.Cynthia Shaheen
May 16, 2020 Tweet - "It's May 16th, and President Trump still doesn't have an adequate national testing strategy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 16, 2020 Tweet - "The #HeroesAct that the House passed provides urgent and necessary help for Americans across the country fighting this health and economic crisis. To Senator McConnell and the Republicans: Americans can't wait. We need to act NOW." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 16, 2020 Letter to Democratic Colleague - Dear Colleague on Passage of The Heroes Act Rep.Nancy Pelosi
May 16, 2020 Subcommittee on National Security Holds Briefing on Coronavirus in Africa Rep.Stephen Lynch
May 15, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce Senate passage of bipartisan bill to help families of first responders lost to COVID-19 Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "On March 6, President Trump said "Anybody that wants a test can get a test." That's still not true. People are tired of hearing big announcements but seeing little action or progress. President Trump needs a detailed strategy to vaccinate everyone." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "The #HeroesAct that the House just passed provides urgent and necessary help for Americans across the country fighting this health and economic crisis. Senator McConnell: We need to act NOW. Americans can't afford to wait." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 15, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $53.7 million in emergency transportation funding for Westchester County as part of emergency package Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 15, 2020 Schumer, Gillibrand announce nearly $1.6 million in federal funding for telehealth services Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 15, 2020 Case Lauds House Passage of Fifth COVID-19 Emergency Measure Rep.Ed Case
May 15, 2020 Peters, Stabenow Announce $315 Million in Federal Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Michigan Sen.Gary Peters, ...
May 15, 2020 House Approves Provisions Based on Peters' COVID-19 "Heroes Fund' Sen.Gary Peters
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "The House has been at home for two months. They gave themselves no assignments except developing this proposal. Yet it still reads like the Speaker of the House pasted together random ideas from her most liberal members and slapped the word "coronavirus" on top of it." Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "We brought the Senate back to Washington to look at serious items and spent the last two weeks at work: hearing from experts on #COVID19, passing critical national security legislation, & monitoring the effectiveness of relief efforts already being implemented." Sen.John Thune
May 15, 2020 Protecting Civil Liberties During Covid-19: Eshoo, Schakowsky, Cardenas, DelBene, Butterfield, Clarke Introduce The Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "This week Speaker Pelosi published an 1,800-page catalog of left-wing oddities & called it a coronavirus relief bill. It proposes tax hikes on small business, giveaways to blue-state millionaires, checks for illegal immigrants, and diversity detectives for the cannabis industry." Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "The Democrats' supposed coronavirus bill includes taxpayer-funded studies to measure "diversity and inclusion" in the cannabis industry. It's a parade of absurdities that can hardly be taken seriously." Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Call For State Unemployment Agency Funding In Future Coronavirus-Related Legislation Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "80,000 Americans have died. More than 20 million have lost their jobs. Most people call that a crisis. But leading Democrats call it "leverage." A co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus: "For me, the leverage is that there is enormous suffering."" Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "Forget about this $3 trillion left-wing wish list that even House Democrats are criticizing. Republicans are focused on practical solutions like legal liability protections for medical workers and the schools, universities, and businesses that will be trying to re-open." Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020 Klobuchar, Schatz, Wyden, Brown Introduce Legislation to Help Nonprofits Hire Workers During Pandemic Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 15, 2020 DUCKWORTH, HARRIS, HIRONO INTRODUCE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ANTI-ASIAN DISCRIMINATION CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 15, 2020 Grassley Joins Resolution Supporting National Senior Fraud Awareness Day Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 15, 2020 Minnesota Congressional Delegation Releases Video Urging People to Donate Plasma Rep.Pete Stauber, ...
May 15, 2020 Tweet - "Thousands of immigrant doctors who are risking their lives to treat #COVID19 patients are stuck in the green card backlog. Congress should pass the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, my bill with @sendavidperdue to help these #ImmigrantHealthHeroes." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 15, 2020 King Speaks with Portland Independent Business Owners, Answers Questions on Coronavirus Response Sen.Angus King
May 15, 2020 Schatz, Cornyn Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Establish Confidential Hotline For Incarcerated Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Sen.John Cornyn, ...
May 15, 2020 Collins, Sinema Lead Resolution Supporting Designation of Today as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" Sen.Susan Collins, ...
May 15, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce $473 Million To Increase COVID-19 Testing In Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2020 Collins, King Announce Nearly $190,000 for UNE to Support Maine's Telehealth Infrastructure in Response to COVID-19 Sen.Angus King, ...
May 15, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Response At State Veterans Homes With IDVA Director Sen.Dick Durbin
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