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June 24, 2020
Durbin Commemorates Pride Month, Calls For Senate To Step Up During Moment Of Change In America
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans' police reform proposal fails to meet this historic moment with the real change that people are calling for. We owe it to all of the Black & Brown lives we have lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to take real action to bring about justice & accountability."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, the Senate is voting on a Circuit Court nominee who has been openly hostile toward the Affordable Care Act. Cory Wilson is an extreme partisan with radical views on health care & voting rights. I strongly oppose his nomination. #StopWilson"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Duckworth at AAPD Disability Vote Summit: "The Fight is Not Over"
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Justice in Policing Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020
Letter to Lori Augino, National Association of State Election Directors President, and the Hon. Paul Pate, National Association of Secretaries of State President - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Bill To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "Going to be on @MeetThePress on @MSNBC soon to discuss the #JusticeInPolicing Act I helped introduce with @SenBooker & @SenKamalaHarris . Tune in."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the #JusticeInPolicing Act--a comprehensive approach to police reform that I am proud to support alongside @SenBooker & @SenKamalaHarris . Watch live here:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Allow For Bipartisan Negotiations On Police Reform Legislation
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2020
Tweet - "It was great to be at Springfield's first Black Restaurant Weekend in celebration of #Juneteenth"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020
Duckworth Celebrates Juneteenth at Chicago Demonstration, Calls for Racial Justice
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2020
Durbin Commemorates Juneteenth
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020
Tweet - "This #Juneteenth comes during a moment of reckoning in our nation. The American people are taking to the streets in numbers we've rarely seen before to protest systemic racism & injustice. We have an opportunity before us to make real change--let's not waste it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020
Tweet - "Thank you to Pastor Chris Harris for organizing today's Juneteenth "Faith Community-Led Peaceful Demonstration" March in Grant Park. Proud to mark this historic day with my friends of all backgrounds."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Duckworth Demands Additional Materials Related to Low-Flying Military Helicopters Over Peaceful Protestors from Esper
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2020
Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 17, 2020
Duckworth Pushes FAA Administrator About the Dangers of Low-Flying Military Helicopters Over Peaceful Civilian Protesters, Demands Answers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2020
Durbin To McConnell: Let's Negotiate In Good-Faith To Reach Bipartisan Agreement On Police Reform
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "5 years ago, a white supremacist walked into Emanuel AME Church in Charleston & murdered 9 innocent Black people in their house of worship. My heart still breaks for the victims & their families. We must do more to honor their memory by addressing systemic racism & gun violence."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "Good to see @GovPritzker is taking steps to ensure that every Illinoisan is able to safely exercise their right to vote this fall. In light of this unprecedented global pandemic, expanding vote by mail is simply commonsense."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 16, 2020
Tweet - "Joining @SenBooker on the Senate floor this morning to speak about the #JusticeInPolicing Act. It's past time we bring justice & accountability to policing."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 16, 2020
Durbin Joins Booker To Press For Vote On Justice In Policing Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker, Lee to Re-Introduce Bicameral Bill to Remove Confederate Statues from Capitol
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 15, 2020
Tweet - "Yesterday I participated in the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Jerseyville. How many more names of Black men, women, and children will we cry out in protest before things change?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 15, 2020
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision that Protects LGBTQ Employees
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020
Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling on Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People in the Workplace
Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 15, 2020
Quigley Statement on Landmark SCOTUS Decision
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 12, 2020
Time - Senator Tammy Duckworth: Our Black Servicemembers Deserve Better Than Military Bases Named After Confederate Officers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 12, 2020
Tweet - "The anger & pain we have seen in recent weeks is a reflection of generations of trauma. People are exhausted by pervasive, systemic racism that has led to devastating injustices across the US. When unarmed Black men, women & kids are killed in our streets, there is work to do."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020
Tweet - "This morning @LtGovStratton & I met w/ local community & faith leaders to discuss Justice in Policing Act, which proposes comprehensive approach to hold police accountable for misconduct, change culture of law enforcement, & build trust between law enforcement & our communities."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020
In New Video, Durbin Speaks With Georgetown Law Professor & Longtime DOJ Civil Rights Attorney On Systemic Racism & Justice In Policing Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, I proposed an amendment to condemn AG Barr for ordering the attack on peaceful protestors in Lafayette Square last week & to support the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble. Senate Republicans blocked my amendment."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "This week's election in Georgia was frighteningly mismanaged. And it may be a troubling sign of what to expect in November as Republicans around the country seek to make it harder to vote during the ongoing pandemic."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "George Floyd's legacy can -- and should -- be a future where we can all breathe freely. My op-ed in the @chicagotribune :"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "I'm calling on Sen. McConnell to bring the #JusticeInPolicing Act up for a vote ASAP. We owe it to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, & all of the Black and Brown lives lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to finally bring about justice & accountability to policing."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
The Chicago Tribune - Commentary: Sen. Dick Durbin: George Floyd's legacy can -- and should -- be a "future where we can all breathe freely'
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Let's face it, calling out Pres. Trump for every misleading, bigoted, & hateful tweet he sends would be a full time job. However, his attack on Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old Buffalo protester knocked to ground & seriously injured, was especially loathsome."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Bring Justice In Policing Act To Floor For A Vote
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "We cannot call ourselves a land of justice unless we address fundamental issues of racial injustice that plague our nation. That's why @SenateDems & @HouseDemocrats introduced the #JusticeInPolicing Act to create meaningful & much-needed policing reforms & change."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
June 24, 2020
Durbin Commemorates Pride Month, Calls For Senate To Step Up During Moment Of Change In America
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans' police reform proposal fails to meet this historic moment with the real change that people are calling for. We owe it to all of the Black & Brown lives we have lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to take real action to bring about justice & accountability."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, the Senate is voting on a Circuit Court nominee who has been openly hostile toward the Affordable Care Act. Cory Wilson is an extreme partisan with radical views on health care & voting rights. I strongly oppose his nomination. #StopWilson"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Duckworth at AAPD Disability Vote Summit: "The Fight is Not Over"
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Justice in Policing Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2020
Letter to Lori Augino, National Association of State Election Directors President, and the Hon. Paul Pate, National Association of Secretaries of State President - Ahead of the 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call for Proactive Efforts to Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020
Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Bill To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "Going to be on @MeetThePress on @MSNBC soon to discuss the #JusticeInPolicing Act I helped introduce with @SenBooker & @SenKamalaHarris . Tune in."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to discuss the #JusticeInPolicing Act--a comprehensive approach to police reform that I am proud to support alongside @SenBooker & @SenKamalaHarris . Watch live here:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2020
Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Allow For Bipartisan Negotiations On Police Reform Legislation
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2020
Tweet - "It was great to be at Springfield's first Black Restaurant Weekend in celebration of #Juneteenth"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020
Duckworth Celebrates Juneteenth at Chicago Demonstration, Calls for Racial Justice
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 19, 2020
Durbin Commemorates Juneteenth
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020
Tweet - "This #Juneteenth comes during a moment of reckoning in our nation. The American people are taking to the streets in numbers we've rarely seen before to protest systemic racism & injustice. We have an opportunity before us to make real change--let's not waste it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2020
Tweet - "Thank you to Pastor Chris Harris for organizing today's Juneteenth "Faith Community-Led Peaceful Demonstration" March in Grant Park. Proud to mark this historic day with my friends of all backgrounds."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Duckworth Demands Additional Materials Related to Low-Flying Military Helicopters Over Peaceful Protestors from Esper
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2020
Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 17, 2020
Duckworth Pushes FAA Administrator About the Dangers of Low-Flying Military Helicopters Over Peaceful Civilian Protesters, Demands Answers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2020
Durbin To McConnell: Let's Negotiate In Good-Faith To Reach Bipartisan Agreement On Police Reform
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "5 years ago, a white supremacist walked into Emanuel AME Church in Charleston & murdered 9 innocent Black people in their house of worship. My heart still breaks for the victims & their families. We must do more to honor their memory by addressing systemic racism & gun violence."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 17, 2020
Tweet - "Good to see @GovPritzker is taking steps to ensure that every Illinoisan is able to safely exercise their right to vote this fall. In light of this unprecedented global pandemic, expanding vote by mail is simply commonsense."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 16, 2020
Tweet - "Joining @SenBooker on the Senate floor this morning to speak about the #JusticeInPolicing Act. It's past time we bring justice & accountability to policing."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 16, 2020
Durbin Joins Booker To Press For Vote On Justice In Policing Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020
Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker, Lee to Re-Introduce Bicameral Bill to Remove Confederate Statues from Capitol
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 15, 2020
Tweet - "Yesterday I participated in the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Jerseyville. How many more names of Black men, women, and children will we cry out in protest before things change?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 15, 2020
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision that Protects LGBTQ Employees
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2020
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2020
Congressman García's Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling on Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People in the Workplace
Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 15, 2020
Quigley Statement on Landmark SCOTUS Decision
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 12, 2020
Time - Senator Tammy Duckworth: Our Black Servicemembers Deserve Better Than Military Bases Named After Confederate Officers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 12, 2020
Tweet - "The anger & pain we have seen in recent weeks is a reflection of generations of trauma. People are exhausted by pervasive, systemic racism that has led to devastating injustices across the US. When unarmed Black men, women & kids are killed in our streets, there is work to do."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020
Tweet - "This morning @LtGovStratton & I met w/ local community & faith leaders to discuss Justice in Policing Act, which proposes comprehensive approach to hold police accountable for misconduct, change culture of law enforcement, & build trust between law enforcement & our communities."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2020
In New Video, Durbin Speaks With Georgetown Law Professor & Longtime DOJ Civil Rights Attorney On Systemic Racism & Justice In Policing Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth Joins Schumer, Warren, Reed, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Support Bipartisan Proposal in Annual Defense Bill to Rename All Bases and Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy and Anyone Who Served in the Confederacy
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, I proposed an amendment to condemn AG Barr for ordering the attack on peaceful protestors in Lafayette Square last week & to support the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble. Senate Republicans blocked my amendment."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "This week's election in Georgia was frighteningly mismanaged. And it may be a troubling sign of what to expect in November as Republicans around the country seek to make it harder to vote during the ongoing pandemic."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "110,000+ Americans have lost their lives to #COVID19. Massive, nationwide protests are calling for racial justice. And what are Senate R's focused on? Confirming right-wing judges & blocking an anti-lynching bill -- unacceptable dereliction of their duty as public servants."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2020
Tweet - "George Floyd's legacy can -- and should -- be a future where we can all breathe freely. My op-ed in the @chicagotribune :"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "I'm calling on Sen. McConnell to bring the #JusticeInPolicing Act up for a vote ASAP. We owe it to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, & all of the Black and Brown lives lost to brutal acts of racial injustice to finally bring about justice & accountability to policing."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
The Chicago Tribune - Commentary: Sen. Dick Durbin: George Floyd's legacy can -- and should -- be a "future where we can all breathe freely'
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "Let's face it, calling out Pres. Trump for every misleading, bigoted, & hateful tweet he sends would be a full time job. However, his attack on Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old Buffalo protester knocked to ground & seriously injured, was especially loathsome."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Durbin Calls On Senator McConnell To Bring Justice In Policing Act To Floor For A Vote
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2020
Tweet - "We cannot call ourselves a land of justice unless we address fundamental issues of racial injustice that plague our nation. That's why @SenateDems & @HouseDemocrats introduced the #JusticeInPolicing Act to create meaningful & much-needed policing reforms & change."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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