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July 22, 2020 Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 22, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Expansion Of DOJ Operation Legend To Chicago Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago Rep. Mike Quigley
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I join @GovPritzker & @chicagosmayor in urging the Trump Admin. to refrain from taking any action in Chicago that resembles what occurred in Portland. Sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the streets is not only unacceptable, it's un-American." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Article I, Section 2 and the 14th Amendment in the Constitution explicitly require the federal government to conduct a census that counts the "whole number of persons in each State.'" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin: Sending In Secret Police To Cities Like Portland & Chicago Is Unacceptable & Un-American Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "John Lewis risked his life for the right of every man & woman in America to vote & have a voice in our democracy. Words of praise for John Lewis are fine--but they are not enough. The only way to truly honor his monumental legacy is to fully restore the Voting Rights Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "If @realDonaldTrump actually wants to help reduce violence in American communities, he wouldn't be sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the street. That will only undermine local efforts & exacerbate existing tensions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Call Out President Trump On Reports Of Plan To Send Secret Police TO Chicago Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin: We Must Honor John Lewis' Life By Protecting The Right To Vote For All Americans Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "There is no place for violence or vandalism in the exercise of any constitutional right. The use of force against peaceful protestors or members of law enforcement in the reasonable exercise of their responsibilities is unacceptable." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the President seems to believe, symbols of hate have no place on our nation's military installations. This is a good--and long overdue--decision by the Pentagon." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Foster Statement on Reports of Federal Agent Deployment to Illinois Rep. Bill Foster
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "Rev. CT Vivian grew up in Macomb and his fight for civil rights led him from Peoria to Selma. His lifetime of confronting injustice was inspiring, and his passing is a great loss." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I have lost a dear friend and a real hero. I will always remember standing on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with John Lewis on a misty Sunday morning many years ago. John pointed to the spot where he had been viciously beaten and almost died fifty years before." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin Speaks To Chicago Bar Association About Justice In Policing Act Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Rush, Eshoo Lead House Colleagues in Demanding FBI, CBP Answer Questions About Surveillance of Protests Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Legislation To Support Bias And Anti-Racism Training In COVID-19 Response Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Jill Tyson, Assistance Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Office of Congressional Affairs - Rush, Eshoo Lead House Colleagues in Demanding FBI, CBP Answer Questions About Surveillance of Protests Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rush, Tlaib Call on House Leadership to Prohibit the Use of Federal Funds to Purchase or Use Facial Recognition Software Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 16, 2020 Tweet - "Following the disturbing murder of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén inside an armory at Fort Hood, I am requesting an immediate review of the treatment of women and minorities in our military." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Tweet - "Today in East Peoria I discussed the continued need to take COVID-19 seriously. Everyone needs to wear their mask and keep social distancing to help combat this pandemic and save lives #AllInIllinois" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense, and General Mark Miley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Durbin Calls For Comprehensive DOD Review Of Treatment Of Women Service Members & Service Members Of Color Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateDems are announcing a plan today to help communities of color respond to the pandemic & build lasting wealth. Our Economic Justice Act will direct untapped #COVID19 relief funding towards addressing systemic racism and historic underinvestment in communities of color." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights - Release: Reps. Khanna, Cohen Lead Letter to AG Barr to Support Civil Rights Division Staff Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 15, 2020 Durbin Discusses Police Reform With National Organization Of Black Law Enforcement Executives Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2020 Tweet - "Great to hear from @noblenatl Land of Lincoln chapter members & discuss the need for policing reform that addresses racial discrimination & excessive uses of force in law enforcement. The Senate should take up the Justice in Policing Act to correct discriminatory policing." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, Smith Urge Labor Department to Withdraw Proposal That Would Discourage Financial Advisors From Supporting Racial Justice Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Health Disparities & Relief Programs With Illinois Latino Caucus Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Members of Congress to President Trump: Remove Policies Discriminating Against LGBTQ Individuals Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 7, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Request Full Implementation, Enforcement of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 6, 2020 Senators Warren, Durbin, Hirono & Congressman Richmond Introduce Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "I'm deeply impressed by the work of @InnocenceIL to exonerate wrongly convicted individuals & reform the criminal justice system. Great to speak with @InnocenceIL interns about their thoughts on systemic racism, police reform, criminal justice reform, & #FirstStepAct." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 1, 2020 Letter to Brian Huseman, Vice President of Public Policy for Amazon.com, Inc. - Krishnamoorthi Seeks Commitment from Ring on Facial Recognition Moratorium and Questions Continuing Police Partnerships in Wake of Black Lives Matter Protests Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. General David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps - Duckworth Commends Marine Corps for Banning Confederate Battle Flag and Navy for Following Suit Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations for the Department of the Navy - Duckworth Commends Marine Corps for Banning Confederate Battle Flag and Navy for Following Suit Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2020 Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Relating to ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulations'' Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "One month has passed since the killing of George Floyd. We owe it to Mr. Floyd--& all the other Black & Brown lives stolen by racism & injustice in this country--to bring real justice & accountability to policing. @SenateDems are ready to work across the aisle to make that happen." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "Now that the House of Representatives has passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act, it is up to the Senate to act & bring justice and accountability to policing. @SenateDems are ready to get to work passing meaningful reform--I hope our Republican colleagues will join us." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With National Guard Bureau Chief Nominee LTG Hokanson About Trump's Efforts to Politicize the Military Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 24, 2020 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Motion To Proceed To Republican Police Reform Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "#Juneteenth is an important reminder that we must continue our fight for equality & justice. Proud to help introduce a bill commemorating #Juneteenth as a federal holiday--our nation must continue to reflect & learn from slavery's dark legacy here in the U.S." Sen. Dick Durbin
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
Date Title Politician
July 22, 2020 Letter to Attorney William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 22, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Expansion Of DOJ Operation Legend To Chicago Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2020 Tweet - "While many universities are reverting to online learning this fall to protect students, faculty, & staff during the #COVID19 pandemic, it doesn't change the fact that many college students are newly eligible voters who are in need of vital information about their voting options." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Quigley Statement on Trump Deploying Federal Agents to Chicago Rep.Mike Quigley
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "I join @GovPritzker & @chicagosmayor in urging the Trump Admin. to refrain from taking any action in Chicago that resembles what occurred in Portland. Sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the streets is not only unacceptable, it's un-American." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to our democracy, and Americans should be able to exercise this right without the threat or use of force by members of law enforcement. The behavior of federal officers in Portland over the past week has been extremely disturbing." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Article I, Section 2 and the 14th Amendment in the Constitution explicitly require the federal government to conduct a census that counts the "whole number of persons in each State.'" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Durbin: Sending In Secret Police To Cities Like Portland & Chicago Is Unacceptable & Un-American Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "John Lewis risked his life for the right of every man & woman in America to vote & have a voice in our democracy. Words of praise for John Lewis are fine--but they are not enough. The only way to truly honor his monumental legacy is to fully restore the Voting Rights Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "If @realDonaldTrump actually wants to help reduce violence in American communities, he wouldn't be sending in secret police with unmarked vehicles to snatch people off the street. That will only undermine local efforts & exacerbate existing tensions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Call Out President Trump On Reports Of Plan To Send Secret Police TO Chicago Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2020 Durbin: We Must Honor John Lewis' Life By Protecting The Right To Vote For All Americans Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with @MayorBowser this morning about the status of #COVID19 in our nation's capital, the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations here in DC, & and my support for #DCstatehood to give 700,000+ Washingtonians the full representation they deserve." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "There is no place for violence or vandalism in the exercise of any constitutional right. The use of force against peaceful protestors or members of law enforcement in the reasonable exercise of their responsibilities is unacceptable." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "Contrary to what the President seems to believe, symbols of hate have no place on our nation's military installations. This is a good--and long overdue--decision by the Pentagon." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Foster Statement on Reports of Federal Agent Deployment to Illinois Rep.Bill Foster
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "Rev. CT Vivian grew up in Macomb and his fight for civil rights led him from Peoria to Selma. His lifetime of confronting injustice was inspiring, and his passing is a great loss." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2020 Tweet - "I have lost a dear friend and a real hero. I will always remember standing on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma with John Lewis on a misty Sunday morning many years ago. John pointed to the spot where he had been viciously beaten and almost died fifty years before." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Durbin Speaks To Chicago Bar Association About Justice In Policing Act Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2020 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Rush, Eshoo Lead House Colleagues in Demanding FBI, CBP Answer Questions About Surveillance of Protests Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 17, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Introduce Legislation To Support Bias And Anti-Racism Training In COVID-19 Response Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Jill Tyson, Assistance Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Office of Congressional Affairs - Rush, Eshoo Lead House Colleagues in Demanding FBI, CBP Answer Questions About Surveillance of Protests Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 17, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rush, Tlaib Call on House Leadership to Prohibit the Use of Federal Funds to Purchase or Use Facial Recognition Software Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 16, 2020 Tweet - "Following the disturbing murder of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén inside an armory at Fort Hood, I am requesting an immediate review of the treatment of women and minorities in our military." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Tweet - "Today in East Peoria I discussed the continued need to take COVID-19 seriously. Everyone needs to wear their mask and keep social distancing to help combat this pandemic and save lives #AllInIllinois" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense, and General Mark Miley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Durbin Calls For Comprehensive DOD Review Of Treatment Of Women Service Members & Service Members Of Color Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Tweet - ". @SenateDems are announcing a plan today to help communities of color respond to the pandemic & build lasting wealth. Our Economic Justice Act will direct untapped #COVID19 relief funding towards addressing systemic racism and historic underinvestment in communities of color." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights - Release: Reps. Khanna, Cohen Lead Letter to AG Barr to Support Civil Rights Division Staff Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 15, 2020 Durbin Discusses Police Reform With National Organization Of Black Law Enforcement Executives Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2020 Tweet - "Great to hear from @noblenatl Land of Lincoln chapter members & discuss the need for policing reform that addresses racial discrimination & excessive uses of force in law enforcement. The Senate should take up the Justice in Policing Act to correct discriminatory policing." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, Smith Urge Labor Department to Withdraw Proposal That Would Discourage Financial Advisors From Supporting Racial Justice Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2020 Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Health Disparities & Relief Programs With Illinois Latino Caucus Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 9, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Members of Congress to President Trump: Remove Policies Discriminating Against LGBTQ Individuals Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 7, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Senators Request Full Implementation, Enforcement of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 6, 2020 Senators Warren, Durbin, Hirono & Congressman Richmond Introduce Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 2, 2020 Tweet - "I'm deeply impressed by the work of @InnocenceIL to exonerate wrongly convicted individuals & reform the criminal justice system. Great to speak with @InnocenceIL interns about their thoughts on systemic racism, police reform, criminal justice reform, & #FirstStepAct." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 1, 2020 Letter to Brian Huseman, Vice President of Public Policy for Amazon.com, Inc. - Krishnamoorthi Seeks Commitment from Ring on Facial Recognition Moratorium and Questions Continuing Police Partnerships in Wake of Black Lives Matter Protests Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. General David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps - Duckworth Commends Marine Corps for Banning Confederate Battle Flag and Navy for Following Suit Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations for the Department of the Navy - Duckworth Commends Marine Corps for Banning Confederate Battle Flag and Navy for Following Suit Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 26, 2020 Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Relating to ``Community Reinvestment Act Regulations'' Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "One month has passed since the killing of George Floyd. We owe it to Mr. Floyd--& all the other Black & Brown lives stolen by racism & injustice in this country--to bring real justice & accountability to policing. @SenateDems are ready to work across the aisle to make that happen." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2020 Tweet - "Now that the House of Representatives has passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act, it is up to the Senate to act & bring justice and accountability to policing. @SenateDems are ready to get to work passing meaningful reform--I hope our Republican colleagues will join us." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With National Guard Bureau Chief Nominee LTG Hokanson About Trump's Efforts to Politicize the Military Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 24, 2020 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 24, 2020 Durbin Votes Against Motion To Proceed To Republican Police Reform Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "#Juneteenth is an important reminder that we must continue our fight for equality & justice. Proud to help introduce a bill commemorating #Juneteenth as a federal holiday--our nation must continue to reflect & learn from slavery's dark legacy here in the U.S." Sen.Dick Durbin
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
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