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Sept. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Glenn Fine, Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Durbin, Colleagues Press DOD OIG To Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding That Was Held By Trump Administration
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019
Letter to Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General - Rep. Grijalva Leads Members of Congress in Letter Demanding Investigation into Trump's Use of Troops at the Southern Border
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Durbin Statement On Failed Vote To Proceed To Senate Appropriations Funding Bills
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2019
Cotton, Duckworth Bill to Help More Families of Fallen Service Members Travel to Dover Air Force Base
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "We all remember then-candidate Donald Trump's idea that we need a 2,000 mile wall from sea-to-shining-sea, and his claim that Mexico would pay for it. But Mexico said no, and now President Trump has decided that our military and their families should pay for it instead."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "Today I met with Amb. Barbara Barrett, nominee to be @SecAFOfficial. If confirmed, I look forward to working w/ her to get Springfield @IL_Natl_Guard 183D Wing flying again & to ensure @usairforce has the funding to rebuild after natural disasters & to keep our nation safe."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2019
Authorization for Use of Military Force
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump is risking our national security to fulfill a failed campaign promise. His useless wall isn't going to solve the problem at our southern border. These funds should be spent as Congress intended - to support our military & their families."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2019
Duckworth Calls for a New Authorization for the Use of Military Force as Congress Approaches 18 Years Since First Considering 2001 AUMF
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 17, 2019
Tweet - "The President's diversion of funds from our military to his ineffective border wall is not only harmful to our armed service members & their families, it's also damaging the constitutional authority of Congress - especially when it comes to the power of the purse. It has to stop."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2019
Duckworth Statement on Recent Attack in Saudi Arabia and Rising Tensions in Yemen
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump's plan to pay for his ineffective border wall: Divert $3.6B from 127 military construction projects across 26 states. Take $558M away from schools for military children. Skillfully negotiate $0 from Mexico. Promises made, promises kept - right?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Diverting military funds to a border boondoggle has consequences. Why is President Trump putting a campaign promise ahead of our national security? It is time for my Republican colleagues to speak out & stop the President's overreach."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019
Durbin: Congress Must Stand Up To The President's Continued Infringement Of Congress's Power Of The Purse
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 12, 2019
Tweet - "According to our Constitution, Congress holds the power of the purse -- not the President. When Congress appropriates funds, we should believe that it actually means something -- that no President, Republican or Democrat, can simply ignore us for their own selfish purposes."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Durbin, Markup on Defense Appropriations
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019
Tweet - "67% of the land along the southwest border belongs to U.S. citizens, not the federal government. Pres. Trump has already raided funds that Congress had appropriated to take care of our brave service members, and now he's trying to seize private land to build his ineffective wall."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2019
CNN "Erin Burnett Out Front" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley"
Rep. Mike Quigley
Sept. 10, 2019
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Advances FY2020 Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 9, 2019
Duckworth Statement on the Breakdown of Peace Negotiations with the Taliban
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 5, 2019
Schatz, Leahy, Durbin Statement On DoD Plan To Defund Military Projects To Pay For Trump Wall
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 4, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump finds $3.6 billion in loose change in our Defense budget to divert to his almighty wall. A question: shouldn't our military come first before a promise at a campaign rally?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2019
Tweet - "I remember when Mexico was going to pay for President Trump's border wall. He failed entirely to fulfill that promise and has now decided to steal funding from our armed service members and their families instead. Over 120 military projects are going to lose funding as a result."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2019
Tweet - "It's unthinkable that the President would take funding away from our troops in order to pay for his vanity project at the border. Fulfilling a failed campaign promise is no excuse for this overreach in authority. Congress must put our service members first."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Durbin, Shaheen, Portman Lead Bipartisan Ukraine Caucus Leadership Letter Urging Trump Administration To Release Obligated Military Security Assistance For Ukraine
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 3, 2019
Leahy, Durbin, Schatz REAX To President Trump Robbing From The Military To Pay For His Vanity Wall
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 31, 2019
Tweet - ".@RepShimkus and I have worked on many projects together, recently on expanding the fine work at @ScottAFB and establishing a bipartisan approach to filling judicial vacancies."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2019
Quigley Re-Introduces Poland Visa Waiver Act
Rep. Mike Quigley
Aug. 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, Letter to the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services - Harris, Feinstein, Colleagues Call to Ban Low-Yield Nuclear Missiles Deployment and Extend New START Treaty in Final Defense Authorization Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 15, 2019
Tweet - "The service members of the @Arsenal_Island are some of our nation's best & brightest. I'm proud to announce, along with @SenDuckworth and @RepCheri, a $52M federal investment that will improve the installation and enhance mission readiness for years to come."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019
In City Club Address, Duckworth Lays out Vision for How to Achieve True American Strength
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 30, 2019
Tweet - "Thanks to Vice Admiral Mike Gilday, @USNavy nominee for Chief of Naval Operations, for stopping by today to discuss acquisition reform, improving ship safety, and his past experience in surface warfare and cyber command."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I met with General Milley, the nominee to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, to discuss Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan, and defense acquisition reform. He will make an excellent Chairman."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2019
As Administration Escalates Tensions with Iran, Reps. Lee, Price, and Schakowsky Introduce Resolution for U.S. Re-entry into Iran Nuclear Agreement
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 15, 2019
Duckworth Meets with Dod Secretary Nominee Mark Esper
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 12, 2019
Underwood Supports Critical Investment in National Defense
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 12, 2019
Quigley Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 12, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Principled Defense Bill
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 12, 2019
House Passes Schakowsky Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act Providing Oversight of Private Security Contractors
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 12, 2019
House Passes the National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 2, 2019
Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow DREAMers to Serve in Military
Rep. Bill Foster
June 28, 2019
Letter to Joseph Lengyel, Chief at the National Guard Bureau, and Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard - LaHood, Illinois Lawmakers Urge Air National Guard to Assign Flying Mission to 183rd Wing in Springfield
Rep. Darin LaHood
June 27, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of NDAA
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Senate Passes Duckworth's Defense Bill Provisions To Protect Servicemembers & Support Illinois Jobs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 17, 2019
Udall Statement on Reports that Iran Will Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits from 2015 Nuclear Deal in Next 10 Days
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 13, 2019
Udall, Kaine, Senators File Bipartisan Iran Amendment to NDAA to Prevent Unauthorized War
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 30, 2019
Tweet - "Would a "stable genius" require handlers to hide a warship to avoid triggering another Pres. Trump tirade on John McCain?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2019
Chicago Tribune - Sen. Tammy Duckworth: Now is not the time to leave Iraq
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Glenn Fine, Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Durbin, Colleagues Press DOD OIG To Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding That Was Held By Trump Administration
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019
Letter to Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General - Rep. Grijalva Leads Members of Congress in Letter Demanding Investigation into Trump's Use of Troops at the Southern Border
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Durbin Statement On Failed Vote To Proceed To Senate Appropriations Funding Bills
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2019
Cotton, Duckworth Bill to Help More Families of Fallen Service Members Travel to Dover Air Force Base
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "We all remember then-candidate Donald Trump's idea that we need a 2,000 mile wall from sea-to-shining-sea, and his claim that Mexico would pay for it. But Mexico said no, and now President Trump has decided that our military and their families should pay for it instead."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "Today I met with Amb. Barbara Barrett, nominee to be @SecAFOfficial. If confirmed, I look forward to working w/ her to get Springfield @IL_Natl_Guard 183D Wing flying again & to ensure @usairforce has the funding to rebuild after natural disasters & to keep our nation safe."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2019
Authorization for Use of Military Force
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump is risking our national security to fulfill a failed campaign promise. His useless wall isn't going to solve the problem at our southern border. These funds should be spent as Congress intended - to support our military & their families."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2019
Duckworth Calls for a New Authorization for the Use of Military Force as Congress Approaches 18 Years Since First Considering 2001 AUMF
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 17, 2019
Tweet - "The President's diversion of funds from our military to his ineffective border wall is not only harmful to our armed service members & their families, it's also damaging the constitutional authority of Congress - especially when it comes to the power of the purse. It has to stop."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2019
Duckworth Statement on Recent Attack in Saudi Arabia and Rising Tensions in Yemen
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump's plan to pay for his ineffective border wall: Divert $3.6B from 127 military construction projects across 26 states. Take $558M away from schools for military children. Skillfully negotiate $0 from Mexico. Promises made, promises kept - right?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Diverting military funds to a border boondoggle has consequences. Why is President Trump putting a campaign promise ahead of our national security? It is time for my Republican colleagues to speak out & stop the President's overreach."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019
Durbin: Congress Must Stand Up To The President's Continued Infringement Of Congress's Power Of The Purse
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cisneros leads letter to DoD and DHS on non-citizen servicemembers seeking naturalization with Escobar and Carbajal
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 12, 2019
Tweet - "According to our Constitution, Congress holds the power of the purse -- not the President. When Congress appropriates funds, we should believe that it actually means something -- that no President, Republican or Democrat, can simply ignore us for their own selfish purposes."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Durbin, Markup on Defense Appropriations
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019
Tweet - "67% of the land along the southwest border belongs to U.S. citizens, not the federal government. Pres. Trump has already raided funds that Congress had appropriated to take care of our brave service members, and now he's trying to seize private land to build his ineffective wall."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 10, 2019
CNN "Erin Burnett Out Front" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley"
Rep.Mike Quigley
Sept. 10, 2019
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Advances FY2020 Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 9, 2019
Duckworth Statement on the Breakdown of Peace Negotiations with the Taliban
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 5, 2019
Schatz, Leahy, Durbin Statement On DoD Plan To Defund Military Projects To Pay For Trump Wall
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 4, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump finds $3.6 billion in loose change in our Defense budget to divert to his almighty wall. A question: shouldn't our military come first before a promise at a campaign rally?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2019
Tweet - "I remember when Mexico was going to pay for President Trump's border wall. He failed entirely to fulfill that promise and has now decided to steal funding from our armed service members and their families instead. Over 120 military projects are going to lose funding as a result."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2019
Tweet - "It's unthinkable that the President would take funding away from our troops in order to pay for his vanity project at the border. Fulfilling a failed campaign promise is no excuse for this overreach in authority. Congress must put our service members first."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Durbin, Shaheen, Portman Lead Bipartisan Ukraine Caucus Leadership Letter Urging Trump Administration To Release Obligated Military Security Assistance For Ukraine
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 3, 2019
Leahy, Durbin, Schatz REAX To President Trump Robbing From The Military To Pay For His Vanity Wall
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 31, 2019
Tweet - ".@RepShimkus and I have worked on many projects together, recently on expanding the fine work at @ScottAFB and establishing a bipartisan approach to filling judicial vacancies."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 30, 2019
Quigley Re-Introduces Poland Visa Waiver Act
Rep.Mike Quigley
Aug. 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, Letter to the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services - Harris, Feinstein, Colleagues Call to Ban Low-Yield Nuclear Missiles Deployment and Extend New START Treaty in Final Defense Authorization Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 15, 2019
Tweet - "The service members of the @Arsenal_Island are some of our nation's best & brightest. I'm proud to announce, along with @SenDuckworth and @RepCheri, a $52M federal investment that will improve the installation and enhance mission readiness for years to come."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019
In City Club Address, Duckworth Lays out Vision for How to Achieve True American Strength
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 30, 2019
Tweet - "Thanks to Vice Admiral Mike Gilday, @USNavy nominee for Chief of Naval Operations, for stopping by today to discuss acquisition reform, improving ship safety, and his past experience in surface warfare and cyber command."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I met with General Milley, the nominee to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, to discuss Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan, and defense acquisition reform. He will make an excellent Chairman."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2019
As Administration Escalates Tensions with Iran, Reps. Lee, Price, and Schakowsky Introduce Resolution for U.S. Re-entry into Iran Nuclear Agreement
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 15, 2019
Duckworth Meets with Dod Secretary Nominee Mark Esper
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 12, 2019
Underwood Supports Critical Investment in National Defense
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 12, 2019
Quigley Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 12, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes for Principled Defense Bill
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 12, 2019
House Passes Schakowsky Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act Providing Oversight of Private Security Contractors
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 12, 2019
House Passes the National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 2, 2019
Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow DREAMers to Serve in Military
Rep.Bill Foster
June 28, 2019
Letter to Joseph Lengyel, Chief at the National Guard Bureau, and Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard - LaHood, Illinois Lawmakers Urge Air National Guard to Assign Flying Mission to 183rd Wing in Springfield
Rep.Darin LaHood
June 27, 2019
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of NDAA
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Senate Passes Duckworth's Defense Bill Provisions To Protect Servicemembers & Support Illinois Jobs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 17, 2019
Udall Statement on Reports that Iran Will Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits from 2015 Nuclear Deal in Next 10 Days
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 13, 2019
Udall, Kaine, Senators File Bipartisan Iran Amendment to NDAA to Prevent Unauthorized War
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 30, 2019
Tweet - "Would a "stable genius" require handlers to hide a warship to avoid triggering another Pres. Trump tirade on John McCain?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2019
Chicago Tribune - Sen. Tammy Duckworth: Now is not the time to leave Iraq
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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