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Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Tonight, I'm forcing action on a vote to undo the Trump admin gutting the Community Reinvestment Act The GOP's made a mockery of the Supreme Court process And we aren't going to have business as usual in the Senate I won't stand by as the Trump admin guts this civil rights law" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "A federal judge struck down the Trump administration's attempt to eliminate food assistance for nearly 700,000 people. I am proud to have filed two amicus briefs with @HouseDemocrats to fight this vile attempt to put so many Americans at risk of hunger." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "We are not going to have business as usual here in the Senate while the Republicans try to use an illegitimate process to jam through a Supreme Court nominee. Democrats are fighting to stop it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "I just forced a vote to adjourn the Senate until after the November election And we won't stop fighting We aren't going to just have business as usual in the Senate as Republicans try to use an illegitimate process to jam through a Supreme Court nominee" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett on the Supreme Court would be a threat to Americans' rights to: Affordable health care Marry whom they love Join a union Reproductive freedoms Voting Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care and fundamental rights. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are rushing forward with their plan to confirm Judge Barrett before Election Day. They want a right-wing 6-3 Supreme Court majority to end the Affordable Care Act, overturn Roe v. Wade, & undo progress in marriage equality. That's what at stake this week." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "The principal thing we've learned about Judge Barrett in Senate Republicans' illegitimate Supreme Court process is that she believes that she shouldn't have to answer any question that might upset President Trump. This process is a sham and Democrats will not stop fighting it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Wicker, Hyde-Smith Back Constitutional Amendment & Legislation to Block Supreme Court Packing Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett would not say: If voter intimidation is illegal. (It is.) If Congress is empowered to protect the right to vote. (We are.) If the president can unilaterally change the date of the election. (He cannot.) The GOP process is a sham, and Democrats are fighting it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 18, 2020 Tweet - "A 6-3 right-wing Supreme Court is a threat to health care, to a woman's right to choose, and to the right of Americans to love who they love. Republicans know this, and they are doing everything they can to rush Judge Barrett's confirmation. Americans see where they stand." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett was a constitutional law professor--she knows all about the explicit language in our Constitution regarding the peaceful transfer of power after an election. Her outright refusal to commit to honoring those principles is deeply concerning." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Chris Coons Sen. Chris Coons
Oct. 17, 2020 Tweet - "More than 100M Americans with pre-existing conditions, like Kenny Murray of Tinley Park, rely on the Affordable Care Act's protections. On November 10, Pres. Trump & Republicans will argue in the Supreme Court to strike down the entire ACA. I'm on Kenny's team in this fight." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2020 Tweet - "We stand with the women rallying all across New York and America today. We will not stop fighting for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy. We will not stop fighting for women's rights, for civil rights, for health care, and more. #WomensMarch" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett exhibited every bit of the intellectual brilliance, legal expertise, and open-minded judicial temperament that we need on the Supreme Court. I will proudly vote to confirm her. The Senate will take up her nomination as soon as it comes out of Committee." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 16, 2020 Durbin Joins Illinoisans To Highlight What Is At Stake If The ACA Is Struck Down By The Supreme Court Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2020 McConnell: Proud to Support Judge Barrett's Confirmation and Proud of this Precedent-Backed Process Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Today I was joined by Illinoisans who are worried about what will happen to their health care if the President and Republicans succeed in rushing this SCOTUS vacancy and eliminating the ACA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump was clear: he wants Supreme Court justices who will help him end the Affordable Care Act. Judge Barrett's hearing did not reassure us that the law is safe. Will two more Senate Rs stand up for Americans with pre-existing conditions & oppose this rush to confirmation?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to take away health care from so many New Yorkers and so many Americans in the middle of the COVID pandemic. Democrats will not stop fighting for health care. #WhatsAtStake" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Blumenthal and Senate Democrats just forced a vote in Judiciary to demand this sham process be stopped. But Senator Graham and the Senate Republicans voted to keep moving full speed ahead to rip away health care from millions of Americans in the middle of a pandemic." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Statement on The Last Day to Complete the 2020 Census Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "I just joined @NIHB1 to hear from Tribal leaders and talk #WhatsAtStake as Republicans jam through their nominee to end the ACA We need to hear from Native voices: If you have a #NativeHealth story, share your story using #ACAStories2020 We won't stop fighting for #NativeHealth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump has been clear--he picked Judge Barrett to achieve his goals: eliminate the ACA, overturn Roe v. Wade, & help him win an election he plans to dispute. And Republicans broke Judiciary Committee rules to rush the nomination ahead. My closing statement at the hearings:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans cutting every corner to jam through Judge Barrett's nomination before Election Day. It's unprecedented to vote to move forward on a nominee before the hearing has even ended, but they did this morning. My motion to adjourn--and finish the hearing first--was denied." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Tonight, I'm forcing action on a vote to undo the Trump admin gutting the Community Reinvestment Act The GOP's made a mockery of the Supreme Court process And we aren't going to have business as usual in the Senate I won't stand by as the Trump admin guts this civil rights law" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "A federal judge struck down the Trump administration's attempt to eliminate food assistance for nearly 700,000 people. I am proud to have filed two amicus briefs with @HouseDemocrats to fight this vile attempt to put so many Americans at risk of hunger." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "We are not going to have business as usual here in the Senate while the Republicans try to use an illegitimate process to jam through a Supreme Court nominee. Democrats are fighting to stop it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "I just forced a vote to adjourn the Senate until after the November election And we won't stop fighting We aren't going to just have business as usual in the Senate as Republicans try to use an illegitimate process to jam through a Supreme Court nominee" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett on the Supreme Court would be a threat to Americans' rights to: Affordable health care Marry whom they love Join a union Reproductive freedoms Voting Democrats are fighting for Americans' health care and fundamental rights. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans are rushing forward with their plan to confirm Judge Barrett before Election Day. They want a right-wing 6-3 Supreme Court majority to end the Affordable Care Act, overturn Roe v. Wade, & undo progress in marriage equality. That's what at stake this week." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "The principal thing we've learned about Judge Barrett in Senate Republicans' illegitimate Supreme Court process is that she believes that she shouldn't have to answer any question that might upset President Trump. This process is a sham and Democrats will not stop fighting it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 19, 2020 Wicker, Hyde-Smith Back Constitutional Amendment & Legislation to Block Supreme Court Packing Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith, ...
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett would not say: If voter intimidation is illegal. (It is.) If Congress is empowered to protect the right to vote. (We are.) If the president can unilaterally change the date of the election. (He cannot.) The GOP process is a sham, and Democrats are fighting it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 18, 2020 Tweet - "A 6-3 right-wing Supreme Court is a threat to health care, to a woman's right to choose, and to the right of Americans to love who they love. Republicans know this, and they are doing everything they can to rush Judge Barrett's confirmation. Americans see where they stand." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett was a constitutional law professor--she knows all about the explicit language in our Constitution regarding the peaceful transfer of power after an election. Her outright refusal to commit to honoring those principles is deeply concerning." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Chris Coons Sen.Chris Coons
Oct. 17, 2020 Tweet - "More than 100M Americans with pre-existing conditions, like Kenny Murray of Tinley Park, rely on the Affordable Care Act's protections. On November 10, Pres. Trump & Republicans will argue in the Supreme Court to strike down the entire ACA. I'm on Kenny's team in this fight." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2020 Tweet - "We stand with the women rallying all across New York and America today. We will not stop fighting for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy. We will not stop fighting for women's rights, for civil rights, for health care, and more. #WomensMarch" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett exhibited every bit of the intellectual brilliance, legal expertise, and open-minded judicial temperament that we need on the Supreme Court. I will proudly vote to confirm her. The Senate will take up her nomination as soon as it comes out of Committee." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 16, 2020 Durbin Joins Illinoisans To Highlight What Is At Stake If The ACA Is Struck Down By The Supreme Court Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2020 McConnell: Proud to Support Judge Barrett's Confirmation and Proud of this Precedent-Backed Process Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Today I was joined by Illinoisans who are worried about what will happen to their health care if the President and Republicans succeed in rushing this SCOTUS vacancy and eliminating the ACA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump was clear: he wants Supreme Court justices who will help him end the Affordable Care Act. Judge Barrett's hearing did not reassure us that the law is safe. Will two more Senate Rs stand up for Americans with pre-existing conditions & oppose this rush to confirmation?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to take away health care from so many New Yorkers and so many Americans in the middle of the COVID pandemic. Democrats will not stop fighting for health care. #WhatsAtStake" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Senator Blumenthal and Senate Democrats just forced a vote in Judiciary to demand this sham process be stopped. But Senator Graham and the Senate Republicans voted to keep moving full speed ahead to rip away health care from millions of Americans in the middle of a pandemic." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Statement on The Last Day to Complete the 2020 Census Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "I just joined @NIHB1 to hear from Tribal leaders and talk #WhatsAtStake as Republicans jam through their nominee to end the ACA We need to hear from Native voices: If you have a #NativeHealth story, share your story using #ACAStories2020 We won't stop fighting for #NativeHealth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Pres. Trump has been clear--he picked Judge Barrett to achieve his goals: eliminate the ACA, overturn Roe v. Wade, & help him win an election he plans to dispute. And Republicans broke Judiciary Committee rules to rush the nomination ahead. My closing statement at the hearings:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans cutting every corner to jam through Judge Barrett's nomination before Election Day. It's unprecedented to vote to move forward on a nominee before the hearing has even ended, but they did this morning. My motion to adjourn--and finish the hearing first--was denied." Sen.Dick Durbin
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