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June 24, 2022 BOST APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT RULING ON ABORTION Rep. Mike Bost
June 24, 2022 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Overturn Roe V. Wade Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2022 Casten Calls on Congress to Protect Abortion Rights After Egregious Scotus Decision Overturning Roe V. Wade Rep. Sean Casten
June 24, 2022 Tweet - "Despite today's devastating news, erasing a constitutional right, it was an honor welcoming @VP to IL w/ @RepUnderwood and @RepRobinKelly . We met with maternal health care providers & discussed the maternal health crisis, as well as the grim fallout from today's SCOTUS decision." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2022 Rep. Mary Miller on Scotus Decision to Overturn Roe V. Wade: "a Joyous Victory for Life!" Rep. Mary Miller
June 24, 2022 LaHood Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Decision Rep. Darin LaHood
June 17, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Crow & Speier Press to Expand Abortion Access & Support for US Servicemembers Rep. Sean Casten, ...
June 7, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Warren Lead Over 20 Senators Urging President Biden to Issue Executive Order to Defend Americans' Right to an Abortion Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 2, 2022 Casten Launches New Digital Ad Highlight Gun Reform Efforts, Pro-Choice Record Rep. Sean Casten
May 24, 2022 Letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google - Limit Collection and Storage of Location Data Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 20, 2022 Letter to Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization - Miss. Lawmakers Seek Withdrawal of WHO Abortion Guidelines Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
May 19, 2022 Schumer, Murray, Senate Democratic Women: Democrats Aren't Backing Down from The Fight to Protect Abortion Rights Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 19, 2022 Tweet - "13 states, including OK, have trigger laws that would automatically ban abortion in the first & second trimesters if Roe is overturned. Between this and what's happening within the walls of SCOTUS, it has never been more urgent to codify the right to access an abortion into law." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2022 Letter to Auren Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer of Safegraph, Inc. - Blumenthal, Murphy Blast Data Brokers for Collecting & Selling Cell Phone Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 17, 2022 Letter to Noam Ben-Zvi, Chief Executive Officer of Placer.ai - Blumenthal, Murphy Blast Data Brokers for Collecting & Selling Cell Phone Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2022 Rep. Mary Miller to Pritzker: Federal Funds Cannot Be Used for Abortion Rep. Mary Miller
May 12, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Peters Joins Senate Colleagues in Urging Defense Secretary to Protect Abortion Rights, Access to Critical Health Care for Servicemembers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 10, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Abolishing the Filibuster and Protecting Reproductive Freedom Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
May 5, 2022 Judiciary Committee Advances U.S. Attorney, Bipartisan Competition Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Bost Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Opinion on Abortion Rep. Mike Bost
May 3, 2022 Duckworth Reacts to Reports of Draft Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe V. Wade Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "Millions of Americans woke up to the realization that a constitutional right many have known their whole lives is on the verge of being extinguished. Regardless of the Court's final decision, we must enshrine into law the right to make one's own reproductive health care choices." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Durbin Statement on the Future of Roe V. Wade Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "There is a reason Republicans are trying to convince you that the "leaker" is the big story today. Republicans are afraid to own the outcome they have been chasing for decades now--a post-Roe America, one where American children have fewer rights than their parents did." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "Make no mistake about it: this is about the state going into your home and telling you how to plan your family. And now, for the first time in years, Americans' right to privacy and freedom are up in the air--entirely dependent on a dubiously-obtained SCOTUS majority." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "America woke up today to the news that one of their constitutional rights is about to be taken away. And this decision could threaten other rights that Americans hold dear. @SenateDems and the nation must stand up for #RoeVWade." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2022 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Draft Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe V. Wade, Stripping American Women Of Their Right To Choose Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 13, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Mullin Demands DOJ Investigation into Gruesome Deaths of Preborn Babies Found in Washington, D.C. Rep. Mary Miller, ...
April 5, 2022 Letter to Hon. Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer U.S. House of Representatives - House Republicans Implore House Chief Administrative Officer to Immediately Terminate Citigroup Contract Rep. Mike Bost, ...
March 15, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services - Pressley, Maloney, and Bush Lead Oversight Committee Congresswomen in Urging Biden Administration to Expand Access to Medication Abortion Care Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "Roe v. Wade is hanging on by an ever-thinning thread, which is why I just voted to move forward with the Women's Health Protection Act--a bill that would protect access to abortion. Disappointed that this critical effort did not succeed." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2022 Duckworth on Republicans Blocking Legislation to Protect Women's Constitutional Right to Choose Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2022 Letter to Hon. Robert Califf, US Food and Drug Administration - Latta, Hyde-smith Lead Call for FDA to Immediately Restore Oversight of Chemical Abortion Pills Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 18, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Kennedy, Hyde-Smith condemn FDA's removal of patient safeguards regarding chemical abortion drug Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 22, 2022 Tweet: Reproductive rights mean access to constitutionally protected health care and resources for safe family planning here in Illinois and across the country. Overturning #RoeVWade would jeopardize reproductive care for millions and disproportionately impact people of color. Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2022 Schakowsky Statement on 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 20, 2022 Tweet: 49 years ago this week, SCOTUS issued its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade. It held that the Constitution protects the right of women to access abortion. But with the future of #Roe at stake, it's up to us, in this Senate, to enshrine its protections through federal law. #WHPA Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Blackburn, Hartzler, Smith, Colleagues Request GAO Report On Federal Funding For Abortion Advocacy Groups Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Dec. 17, 2021 MILLER RESPONDS TO BIDEN AND PRITZKER'S RADICAL ABORTION POLICIES Rep. Mary Miller
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "I want to state this unequivocally: abortion is a constitutionally protected right, and the Court should uphold this constitutionally protected right. RT if you agree." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "Today we are witnessing attacks on the constitutional right to an abortion in a number of states. Everybody, no matter their zip code, should have access to safe, legal abortions. I stand with those fighting today to protect access to this essential right." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Everyone deserves to make their own decisions about pregnancy and parenting--and the constitutional right to have an abortion is critical to making that a reality. With #RoevWade hanging in the balance, we all must stand together to protect abortion rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Tweet - "Abortion is a constitutional right--yet it is hanging by a thread in red state houses nationwide. Speaking with @ReproRights today, I reaffirmed my commitment to passing the #WHPA to safeguard everyone's ability to make decisions about their own health, families, and futures." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2021 Tweet - "Republican politicians across the U.S. are working overtime to pass extreme bans on abortion. This constitutional right is currently under attack in our highest court--but #RoeVWade has been the law for almost 50 years, and I'll keep speaking out to make sure it stays that way." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Congresswoman Miller is Standing Up for Parental Rights Rep. Mary Miller
Oct. 3, 2021 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Remarks During Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Tweet - "Texas's SB 8 abortion ban clearly violates Supreme Court precedent, yet the Court allowed it to take effect. Now millions of Texans have had their constitutional rights taken away from them. Today's hearing will shine a light on this law and the shadow docket." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The handling of S.B. 8 by SCOTUS's conservative majority was a dog-whistle to those who have waged a long campaign to undermine reproductive and other constitutional rights. This is a five-alarm fire for due process, and for the future of civil rights. My latest for @TheNLJ:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
June 24, 2022 BOST APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT RULING ON ABORTION Rep.Mike Bost
June 24, 2022 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Overturn Roe V. Wade Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2022 Casten Calls on Congress to Protect Abortion Rights After Egregious Scotus Decision Overturning Roe V. Wade Rep.Sean Casten
June 24, 2022 Tweet - "Despite today's devastating news, erasing a constitutional right, it was an honor welcoming @VP to IL w/ @RepUnderwood and @RepRobinKelly . We met with maternal health care providers & discussed the maternal health crisis, as well as the grim fallout from today's SCOTUS decision." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2022 Rep. Mary Miller on Scotus Decision to Overturn Roe V. Wade: "a Joyous Victory for Life!" Rep.Mary Miller
June 24, 2022 LaHood Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Decision Rep.Darin LaHood
June 17, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Crow & Speier Press to Expand Abortion Access & Support for US Servicemembers Rep.Sean Casten, ...
June 7, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Warren Lead Over 20 Senators Urging President Biden to Issue Executive Order to Defend Americans' Right to an Abortion Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 2, 2022 Casten Launches New Digital Ad Highlight Gun Reform Efforts, Pro-Choice Record Rep.Sean Casten
May 24, 2022 Letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google - Limit Collection and Storage of Location Data Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 20, 2022 Letter to Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization - Miss. Lawmakers Seek Withdrawal of WHO Abortion Guidelines Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
May 19, 2022 Schumer, Murray, Senate Democratic Women: Democrats Aren't Backing Down from The Fight to Protect Abortion Rights Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 19, 2022 Tweet - "13 states, including OK, have trigger laws that would automatically ban abortion in the first & second trimesters if Roe is overturned. Between this and what's happening within the walls of SCOTUS, it has never been more urgent to codify the right to access an abortion into law." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2022 Letter to Auren Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer of Safegraph, Inc. - Blumenthal, Murphy Blast Data Brokers for Collecting & Selling Cell Phone Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 17, 2022 Letter to Noam Ben-Zvi, Chief Executive Officer of Placer.ai - Blumenthal, Murphy Blast Data Brokers for Collecting & Selling Cell Phone Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2022 Rep. Mary Miller to Pritzker: Federal Funds Cannot Be Used for Abortion Rep.Mary Miller
May 12, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Peters Joins Senate Colleagues in Urging Defense Secretary to Protect Abortion Rights, Access to Critical Health Care for Servicemembers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 10, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Abolishing the Filibuster and Protecting Reproductive Freedom Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
May 5, 2022 Judiciary Committee Advances U.S. Attorney, Bipartisan Competition Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Bost Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Opinion on Abortion Rep.Mike Bost
May 3, 2022 Duckworth Reacts to Reports of Draft Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe V. Wade Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "Millions of Americans woke up to the realization that a constitutional right many have known their whole lives is on the verge of being extinguished. Regardless of the Court's final decision, we must enshrine into law the right to make one's own reproductive health care choices." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Durbin Statement on the Future of Roe V. Wade Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "There is a reason Republicans are trying to convince you that the "leaker" is the big story today. Republicans are afraid to own the outcome they have been chasing for decades now--a post-Roe America, one where American children have fewer rights than their parents did." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "Make no mistake about it: this is about the state going into your home and telling you how to plan your family. And now, for the first time in years, Americans' right to privacy and freedom are up in the air--entirely dependent on a dubiously-obtained SCOTUS majority." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2022 Tweet - "America woke up today to the news that one of their constitutional rights is about to be taken away. And this decision could threaten other rights that Americans hold dear. @SenateDems and the nation must stand up for #RoeVWade." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2022 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Draft Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe V. Wade, Stripping American Women Of Their Right To Choose Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 13, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Mullin Demands DOJ Investigation into Gruesome Deaths of Preborn Babies Found in Washington, D.C. Rep.Mary Miller, ...
April 5, 2022 Letter to Hon. Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer U.S. House of Representatives - House Republicans Implore House Chief Administrative Officer to Immediately Terminate Citigroup Contract Rep.Mike Bost, ...
March 15, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services - Pressley, Maloney, and Bush Lead Oversight Committee Congresswomen in Urging Biden Administration to Expand Access to Medication Abortion Care Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "Roe v. Wade is hanging on by an ever-thinning thread, which is why I just voted to move forward with the Women's Health Protection Act--a bill that would protect access to abortion. Disappointed that this critical effort did not succeed." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2022 Duckworth on Republicans Blocking Legislation to Protect Women's Constitutional Right to Choose Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 28, 2022 Letter to Hon. Robert Califf, US Food and Drug Administration - Latta, Hyde-smith Lead Call for FDA to Immediately Restore Oversight of Chemical Abortion Pills Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 18, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Kennedy, Hyde-Smith condemn FDA's removal of patient safeguards regarding chemical abortion drug Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 22, 2022 Tweet: Reproductive rights mean access to constitutionally protected health care and resources for safe family planning here in Illinois and across the country. Overturning #RoeVWade would jeopardize reproductive care for millions and disproportionately impact people of color. Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 21, 2022 Schakowsky Statement on 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 20, 2022 Tweet: 49 years ago this week, SCOTUS issued its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade. It held that the Constitution protects the right of women to access abortion. But with the future of #Roe at stake, it's up to us, in this Senate, to enshrine its protections through federal law. #WHPA Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Blackburn, Hartzler, Smith, Colleagues Request GAO Report On Federal Funding For Abortion Advocacy Groups Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Dec. 17, 2021 MILLER RESPONDS TO BIDEN AND PRITZKER'S RADICAL ABORTION POLICIES Rep.Mary Miller
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "I want to state this unequivocally: abortion is a constitutionally protected right, and the Court should uphold this constitutionally protected right. RT if you agree." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "Today we are witnessing attacks on the constitutional right to an abortion in a number of states. Everybody, no matter their zip code, should have access to safe, legal abortions. I stand with those fighting today to protect access to this essential right." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Everyone deserves to make their own decisions about pregnancy and parenting--and the constitutional right to have an abortion is critical to making that a reality. With #RoevWade hanging in the balance, we all must stand together to protect abortion rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Tweet - "Abortion is a constitutional right--yet it is hanging by a thread in red state houses nationwide. Speaking with @ReproRights today, I reaffirmed my commitment to passing the #WHPA to safeguard everyone's ability to make decisions about their own health, families, and futures." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2021 Tweet - "Republican politicians across the U.S. are working overtime to pass extreme bans on abortion. This constitutional right is currently under attack in our highest court--but #RoeVWade has been the law for almost 50 years, and I'll keep speaking out to make sure it stays that way." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Congresswoman Miller is Standing Up for Parental Rights Rep.Mary Miller
Oct. 3, 2021 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Remarks During Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Tweet - "Texas's SB 8 abortion ban clearly violates Supreme Court precedent, yet the Court allowed it to take effect. Now millions of Texans have had their constitutional rights taken away from them. Today's hearing will shine a light on this law and the shadow docket." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The handling of S.B. 8 by SCOTUS's conservative majority was a dog-whistle to those who have waged a long campaign to undermine reproductive and other constitutional rights. This is a five-alarm fire for due process, and for the future of civil rights. My latest for @TheNLJ:" Sen.Dick Durbin
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