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Dec. 9, 2022 Durbin, Murray Introduce Legislation To Ensure Victims Of Discrimination Can Seek Damages In Court Following Harmful SCOTUS Ruling Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2022 Tweet - "Increasing competition in the credit card industry will help reduce fees and inflation at the checkout counter. Small businesses deserve relief from excessive swipe fees & Congress must take action to bring competition and fairness to this broken market." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2022 Letter to US Bank Regulators - Senator Markey Joins Representative Omar and Senator Warren in Leading Letter to Call on Regulators to Improve Banking Access for Communities of Color Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 1, 2022 Duckworth on Bill to Prevent Costs Rising for Millions of Working Americans by Averting Rail Shutdown Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 1, 2022 Durbin Questions CFTC Chairman At Agriculture Committee Hearing On Crypto Amid FTX Collapse Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2022 Durbin Raises Concerns Over Cryptocurrency Amid FTX Collapse Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 29, 2022 Durbin, Blumenthal, Scanlon Introduce Corporate Crime Database Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 29, 2022 Durbin Questions Witnesses At Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On The Impact Of The Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2022 Letter to Sam Bankman-Fried, Founder and Former CEO of FTX, John Ray, CEO of FTX - Chairman Krishnamoorthi Presses FTX Leadership for Answers on Company's Collapse and Full Scope of Financial Harm to Customers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 17, 2022 Tweet - "Mr. Bankman-Fried will be Exhibit A in the Crypto Crash story. His "billionaire-to-bankrupt" plunge is fair warning that the crypto hype is too good to be true." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2022 Durbin Statement on Release of DOJ Guidance on Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2022 Duckworth, Durbin Join Merkley in Introducing Legislation to Protect Consumers From Predatory Payday Lending Practices Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 16, 2022 Durbin, Duckworth Join Merkley In Introducing Legislation To Protect Consumers From Predatory Payday Lending Practices Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 31, 2022 Tweet - "I've long fought to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges. @usedgov 's updated regulations strengthen borrower defense and closed school discharge so that students who were defrauded or had their school shuttered see relief. https://ed.gov/news/press-rel" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2022 Tweet - "Democrats are taking action to help the middle class. 22 million Americans have already submitted their application to @usedgov to receive life-changing student debt relief. The official application is now live. Take 5 minutes to apply today at https://studentaid.gov." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Scanlon, Durbin, Blumenthal Urge Justice Department to Publically Disclose Data on Prosecution of Corporate Crime Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 18, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Warren Urge Department Of Education To Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable For Scamming Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2022 Tweet - "Thanks to @POTUS ' plan to cancel student debt, millions are now eligible for student loan forgiveness. Take 5 minutes and be among the first to apply for federal student loan debt relief on @usedgov 's test application: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2022 Letter to Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Bowman, Casten, Castor Call on FERC to Amend Uniform System of Accounts That Allows Utilities to Charge Ratepayers for Political Advocacy Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Oct. 12, 2022 Letter to Pablo Vegas, CEO of ERCOT - Lawmakers Open Investigation Into Texas Energy Grid Operator's Subsidies to Cryptominers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 12, 2022 Letter to Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for International Trade - GOP Members Call for U.S.-UK Free Trade Agreement in Letter to Newly Appointed UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Oct. 4, 2022 Tweet - "For-profit colleges often bury first-gen, low-income, & veteran students in debt and worthless degrees. Critics of Biden's student debt relief plan have ignored the harm of this industry. Student loan forgiveness will give these students a second chance." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2022 Durbin, Welch Statement On Federal Reserve's New Rule To Ensure Debit Card Competition Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2022 Chairman Krishnamoorthi Statement on Government Reports Detailing Increased Risks of Crypto Scams and Fraud Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 3, 2022 Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks - Release: Ro Khanna Leads Letter With 30 Members of Congress Calling on Starbucks Ceo Howard Schultz to Support Fair Bargaining Process for All Employees Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 3, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Feinstein, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 29, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Huffman, Casten Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Remove World Bank President Malpass Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 29, 2022 Klobuchar, Durbin Issue Statement Urging House to Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 22, 2022 Van Hollen, Warren, Pressley, Garcia Introduce Bill to Provide Americans Immediate Access to Money in Their Bank Accounts Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 22, 2022 Tweet - "The #DISCLOSE Act is simple. It protects American democracy from foreign interference & requires super PACs & special interest groups to disclose anyone contributing $10,000 or more to their cause. Why wouldn't our Republican colleagues join us to end dark money once and for all?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2022 Tweet - "Here's one example of the importance of competition policy: Last year, American businesses paid $77 billion in fees for credit card transactions under the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Those fees are passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices, and contribute to inflation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2022 Tweet - "The #CitizensUnited decision opened the floodgates for special interests and dark money to take hold of our democracy. That's why I'm proud to cosponsor the #DISCLOSE Act to require transparency from big-money donors. It's time we crack down on secret spending in our elections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2022 Reps Houlahan, Chu and Small Business Chairwoman Velázquez: Stop Unfairly Penalizing PPP Borrowers Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 12, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Biden to Provide Student Debt Relief for Parent Borrowers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 6, 2022 Tweet - "For years, e-cig companies like JUUL have targeted kids w/ deceptive advertising, hooked kids w/ their addictive nicotine products, & evaded real regulation by @US_FDA . This settlement is an important step, but does not absolve e-cig companies from the harm they have wrought." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 1, 2022 Congresswoman Dean and Senator Warren Urge Bank CEOs to Adopt New Code for Gun and Ammunition Retailers Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Congresswoman Boebert Leads Letter to Biden Opposing Unconstitutional Student Loan Wealth Redistribution Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Aug. 30, 2022 Tweet - "After 10 years of urging Admins to discharge borrower defense claims, I'm grateful @usedgov is relieving students of the financial burden put on them by Westwood College. With @ILAttyGeneral 's help, 12,650 IL students are getting the relief they deserve." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2022 Rep. Davis Statement on President Biden Cancelling Student Loan Debt Rep. Danny Davis
Aug. 29, 2022 Letter to Dusty Wunderlich, CEO of Credova Financial - Rep. Larson Joins Colleagues in Opposition to "Buy Now, Pay Later" Financing for Gun Purchases Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Aug. 26, 2022 Tweet - "Responsible dietary supplement manufacturers owe their customers honesty in their production & marketing. Since these supplements are rarely, if ever, tested by a federal agency, it is not too much to ask that their products be registered with FDA and their ingredients disclosed." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2022 Quigley Statement on Biden's Historic Student Debt Relief Announcement Rep. Mike Quigley
Aug. 24, 2022 Tweet - "Tens of millions of Americans are plagued by student loan debt in pursuit of a quality education. Today's announcement by @POTUS is a crucial step to enable low- & middle-income borrowers--especially communities of color--to eliminate their student loan debt." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2022 Bost Statement on Biden's Federal Student Loan Cancelation Plan Rep. Mike Bost
Aug. 24, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On President Biden's Announcement To Eliminate $10,000 In Student Loans Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2022 Foster Statement on President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief Plan Rep. Bill Foster
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 23, 2022 Tweet - "The whistleblower's allegations of widespread security failures at Twitter, willful misrepresentations by top executives to government agencies, and penetration of the company by foreign intelligence raise serious concerns." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2022 Durbin Statement On Claims Of Widespread Security Failures At Twitter Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended ITT Technical Institute Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Dec. 9, 2022 Durbin, Murray Introduce Legislation To Ensure Victims Of Discrimination Can Seek Damages In Court Following Harmful SCOTUS Ruling Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2022 Tweet - "Increasing competition in the credit card industry will help reduce fees and inflation at the checkout counter. Small businesses deserve relief from excessive swipe fees & Congress must take action to bring competition and fairness to this broken market." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2022 Letter to US Bank Regulators - Senator Markey Joins Representative Omar and Senator Warren in Leading Letter to Call on Regulators to Improve Banking Access for Communities of Color Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 1, 2022 Duckworth on Bill to Prevent Costs Rising for Millions of Working Americans by Averting Rail Shutdown Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 1, 2022 Durbin Questions CFTC Chairman At Agriculture Committee Hearing On Crypto Amid FTX Collapse Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2022 Durbin Raises Concerns Over Cryptocurrency Amid FTX Collapse Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 29, 2022 Durbin, Blumenthal, Scanlon Introduce Corporate Crime Database Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 29, 2022 Durbin Questions Witnesses At Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On The Impact Of The Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2022 Letter to Sam Bankman-Fried, Founder and Former CEO of FTX, John Ray, CEO of FTX - Chairman Krishnamoorthi Presses FTX Leadership for Answers on Company's Collapse and Full Scope of Financial Harm to Customers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 17, 2022 Tweet - "Mr. Bankman-Fried will be Exhibit A in the Crypto Crash story. His "billionaire-to-bankrupt" plunge is fair warning that the crypto hype is too good to be true." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2022 Durbin Statement on Release of DOJ Guidance on Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2022 Duckworth, Durbin Join Merkley in Introducing Legislation to Protect Consumers From Predatory Payday Lending Practices Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 16, 2022 Durbin, Duckworth Join Merkley In Introducing Legislation To Protect Consumers From Predatory Payday Lending Practices Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 31, 2022 Tweet - "I've long fought to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges. @usedgov 's updated regulations strengthen borrower defense and closed school discharge so that students who were defrauded or had their school shuttered see relief. https://ed.gov/news/press-rel" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2022 Tweet - "Democrats are taking action to help the middle class. 22 million Americans have already submitted their application to @usedgov to receive life-changing student debt relief. The official application is now live. Take 5 minutes to apply today at https://studentaid.gov." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Scanlon, Durbin, Blumenthal Urge Justice Department to Publically Disclose Data on Prosecution of Corporate Crime Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 18, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Warren Urge Department Of Education To Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable For Scamming Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2022 Tweet - "Thanks to @POTUS ' plan to cancel student debt, millions are now eligible for student loan forgiveness. Take 5 minutes and be among the first to apply for federal student loan debt relief on @usedgov 's test application: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2022 Letter to Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Bowman, Casten, Castor Call on FERC to Amend Uniform System of Accounts That Allows Utilities to Charge Ratepayers for Political Advocacy Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Oct. 12, 2022 Letter to Pablo Vegas, CEO of ERCOT - Lawmakers Open Investigation Into Texas Energy Grid Operator's Subsidies to Cryptominers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 12, 2022 Letter to Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for International Trade - GOP Members Call for U.S.-UK Free Trade Agreement in Letter to Newly Appointed UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Oct. 4, 2022 Tweet - "For-profit colleges often bury first-gen, low-income, & veteran students in debt and worthless degrees. Critics of Biden's student debt relief plan have ignored the harm of this industry. Student loan forgiveness will give these students a second chance." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2022 Durbin, Welch Statement On Federal Reserve's New Rule To Ensure Debit Card Competition Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 4, 2022 Chairman Krishnamoorthi Statement on Government Reports Detailing Increased Risks of Crypto Scams and Fraud Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 3, 2022 Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks - Release: Ro Khanna Leads Letter With 30 Members of Congress Calling on Starbucks Ceo Howard Schultz to Support Fair Bargaining Process for All Employees Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 3, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Feinstein, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 29, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Huffman, Casten Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Remove World Bank President Malpass Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 29, 2022 Klobuchar, Durbin Issue Statement Urging House to Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 22, 2022 Van Hollen, Warren, Pressley, Garcia Introduce Bill to Provide Americans Immediate Access to Money in Their Bank Accounts Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 22, 2022 Tweet - "The #DISCLOSE Act is simple. It protects American democracy from foreign interference & requires super PACs & special interest groups to disclose anyone contributing $10,000 or more to their cause. Why wouldn't our Republican colleagues join us to end dark money once and for all?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2022 Tweet - "Here's one example of the importance of competition policy: Last year, American businesses paid $77 billion in fees for credit card transactions under the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Those fees are passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices, and contribute to inflation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2022 Tweet - "The #CitizensUnited decision opened the floodgates for special interests and dark money to take hold of our democracy. That's why I'm proud to cosponsor the #DISCLOSE Act to require transparency from big-money donors. It's time we crack down on secret spending in our elections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2022 Reps Houlahan, Chu and Small Business Chairwoman Velázquez: Stop Unfairly Penalizing PPP Borrowers Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 12, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Biden to Provide Student Debt Relief for Parent Borrowers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 6, 2022 Tweet - "For years, e-cig companies like JUUL have targeted kids w/ deceptive advertising, hooked kids w/ their addictive nicotine products, & evaded real regulation by @US_FDA . This settlement is an important step, but does not absolve e-cig companies from the harm they have wrought." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 1, 2022 Congresswoman Dean and Senator Warren Urge Bank CEOs to Adopt New Code for Gun and Ammunition Retailers Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Congresswoman Boebert Leads Letter to Biden Opposing Unconstitutional Student Loan Wealth Redistribution Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Aug. 30, 2022 Tweet - "After 10 years of urging Admins to discharge borrower defense claims, I'm grateful @usedgov is relieving students of the financial burden put on them by Westwood College. With @ILAttyGeneral 's help, 12,650 IL students are getting the relief they deserve." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2022 Rep. Davis Statement on President Biden Cancelling Student Loan Debt Rep.Danny Davis
Aug. 29, 2022 Letter to Dusty Wunderlich, CEO of Credova Financial - Rep. Larson Joins Colleagues in Opposition to "Buy Now, Pay Later" Financing for Gun Purchases Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Aug. 26, 2022 Tweet - "Responsible dietary supplement manufacturers owe their customers honesty in their production & marketing. Since these supplements are rarely, if ever, tested by a federal agency, it is not too much to ask that their products be registered with FDA and their ingredients disclosed." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2022 Quigley Statement on Biden's Historic Student Debt Relief Announcement Rep.Mike Quigley
Aug. 24, 2022 Tweet - "Tens of millions of Americans are plagued by student loan debt in pursuit of a quality education. Today's announcement by @POTUS is a crucial step to enable low- & middle-income borrowers--especially communities of color--to eliminate their student loan debt." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2022 Bost Statement on Biden's Federal Student Loan Cancelation Plan Rep.Mike Bost
Aug. 24, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On President Biden's Announcement To Eliminate $10,000 In Student Loans Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2022 Foster Statement on President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief Plan Rep.Bill Foster
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 23, 2022 Tweet - "The whistleblower's allegations of widespread security failures at Twitter, willful misrepresentations by top executives to government agencies, and penetration of the company by foreign intelligence raise serious concerns." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2022 Durbin Statement On Claims Of Widespread Security Failures At Twitter Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended ITT Technical Institute Sen.Dick Durbin
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