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Feb. 13, 2017
Lawmakers Appeal to Secretary of State on Behalf of International Adoptions
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 10, 2017
"U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis Reacts to New GAO Report on Oversight of Psychotropic Medications for Children in Foster Care"
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 7, 2017
Booker, Paul, Durbin, Lee, Lankford, and Casey Renew Bipartisan Senate Push to Ban Juvenile Solitary Confinement
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 13, 2017
Menendez, Durbin Praise Final HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Presidential Pardons for DACA Recipients.
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 2, 2016
Support of Federal Trade Commission We Don't Serve Teens Initiative
Rep. Danny Davis
Dec. 1, 2016
Celebrating the Dreamers
Rep. Bill Foster
Oct. 7, 2016
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - Prolonged Detention
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services - Regarding HHS Document "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients"
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 9, 2016
Members Spearhead Bipartisan Legislation to Spur Hiring of Foster Youth
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 15, 2016
Duckworth Announces Over $800,000 For The American Academy Of Pediatrics
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 11, 2016
Schakowsky Highlights Dangers of Unsafe Furniture For Children
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 3, 2016
Durbin Announces More Than $1.2 Million for Early Head Start in Cook County
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2016
Letter to Mr. Andrew M. Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Update Lead Screening Policy to Protect Children
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 18, 2016
Tammy Duckworth: Students Deserve Better than Lead-Contaminated Water at Schools
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 28, 2016
CPSC and IKEA Announce a Recall to Prevent Future Injuries and Deaths from Tip-overs of Malm Dresser
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 28, 2016
Durbin Announces More Than $20.5 Million for Head Start and Early Head Start
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Create Special Envoy for Palestinian Youth
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 16, 2016
Scott, Wilson, Maloney and Schakowsky Introduce Legislation to Update the Family and Medical Leave Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 13, 2016
Durbin Announces $2 Million to Protect Cook County Families from Lead Hazards
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 9, 2016
Casey, Klobuchar, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation Protecting Children From Tipping Furniture
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 9, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Murphy, Blumenthal Join Senate Colleagues in Calling for Halt to Immigration Raids Targeting Central American Women and Children
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 18, 2016
Letter to Mr. Ward - Urging IKEA to Take Strong and Definitive Action to Prevent Future Injuries and Deaths From Tip-Overs of Malm Dresser
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States, and Dr. John B. King, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Grijalva Leads Lawmakers in Praising the Administration's Leadership Protecting LGBT Individuals
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 13, 2016
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services and Robert Califf, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes Regulations
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 10, 2016
Letter to Chairman Kaye - Klobuchar, Schakowsky, Casey Urge the Consumer Product Safety Commission to Take Action to Prevent Future Injuries and Deaths From Tip-Overs of IKEA Malm Dresser
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 6, 2016
With Mother's Day Approaching, Tammy Duckworth Highlights Agenda To Help Working Parents
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 26, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 25, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jerry Moran, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Kaine Calls For Testing Of Lead Levels In School Drinking Water
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 20, 2016
Aviation Bill Includes McCaskill-Fischer Provision to Accommodate Nursing Mothers in Airports
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 18, 2016
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director of Management and Budget - Call for Finalization of Long Overdue Tobacco Regulations
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2016
With E-Cigarette Use on the Rise, Durbin & Blumenthal Demand FDA Action
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 12, 2016
Letter to Mr. Robert Waterman, U.S. Department of Labor - Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 11, 2016
Durbin Discusses New Initiatives to Address High Rates of Lead Exposure in Cities
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 22, 2016
Reps. Watson Coleman, Kelly, Clarke, Announce Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 21, 2016
New Duckworth Bill to Modernize Military Parental Leave Would Help Armed Forces Recruit and Retain Talented Americans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 16, 2016
Duckworth's Bipartisan Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Act Passes Senate Commerce Committee
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2016
King, Colleagues Call for Investigation into One-Size-Fits-All Cancer Medication
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2016
Durbin Presses HUD Secretary to Strengthen Lead Standards to Protect Children
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2016
Duckworth & Clark Working to Expand Campus Child Care and Help Student Parents Graduate
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 3, 2016
Quigley, Ellison, Durbin, Menendez Introduce Legislation to Protect Children in Public Housing from Lead Exposure
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2016
Quigley, Gutiérrez, Schakowsky Introduce Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2016
Schakowsky, Quigley, Gutierrez Introduce Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 11, 2016
Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Seeking Asylum
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Family and Medical Leave Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2016
Duckworth: It's Time for America to Lead on Leave
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 26, 2016
Letter to Julian Castro, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Conducting a Review of Acceptable Lead Exposure for Children in Subsidized Housing
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America - Regarding Immigration Raids
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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Feb. 13, 2017
Lawmakers Appeal to Secretary of State on Behalf of International Adoptions
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 10, 2017
"U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis Reacts to New GAO Report on Oversight of Psychotropic Medications for Children in Foster Care"
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 7, 2017
Booker, Paul, Durbin, Lee, Lankford, and Casey Renew Bipartisan Senate Push to Ban Juvenile Solitary Confinement
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 13, 2017
Menendez, Durbin Praise Final HUD Lead Safe Housing Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Presidential Pardons for DACA Recipients.
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Dec. 2, 2016
Support of Federal Trade Commission We Don't Serve Teens Initiative
Rep.Danny Davis
Dec. 1, 2016
Celebrating the Dreamers
Rep.Bill Foster
Oct. 7, 2016
Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - Prolonged Detention
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services - Regarding HHS Document "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients"
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 9, 2016
Members Spearhead Bipartisan Legislation to Spur Hiring of Foster Youth
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Aug. 15, 2016
Duckworth Announces Over $800,000 For The American Academy Of Pediatrics
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 11, 2016
Schakowsky Highlights Dangers of Unsafe Furniture For Children
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 3, 2016
Durbin Announces More Than $1.2 Million for Early Head Start in Cook County
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2016
Letter to Mr. Andrew M. Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Update Lead Screening Policy to Protect Children
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 18, 2016
Tammy Duckworth: Students Deserve Better than Lead-Contaminated Water at Schools
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 28, 2016
CPSC and IKEA Announce a Recall to Prevent Future Injuries and Deaths from Tip-overs of Malm Dresser
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 28, 2016
Durbin Announces More Than $20.5 Million for Head Start and Early Head Start
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Create Special Envoy for Palestinian Youth
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 16, 2016
Scott, Wilson, Maloney and Schakowsky Introduce Legislation to Update the Family and Medical Leave Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 13, 2016
Durbin Announces $2 Million to Protect Cook County Families from Lead Hazards
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 9, 2016
Casey, Klobuchar, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation Protecting Children From Tipping Furniture
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 9, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Murphy, Blumenthal Join Senate Colleagues in Calling for Halt to Immigration Raids Targeting Central American Women and Children
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 18, 2016
Letter to Mr. Ward - Urging IKEA to Take Strong and Definitive Action to Prevent Future Injuries and Deaths From Tip-Overs of Malm Dresser
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States, and Dr. John B. King, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Grijalva Leads Lawmakers in Praising the Administration's Leadership Protecting LGBT Individuals
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 13, 2016
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services and Robert Califf, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes Regulations
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 10, 2016
Letter to Chairman Kaye - Klobuchar, Schakowsky, Casey Urge the Consumer Product Safety Commission to Take Action to Prevent Future Injuries and Deaths From Tip-Overs of IKEA Malm Dresser
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 6, 2016
With Mother's Day Approaching, Tammy Duckworth Highlights Agenda To Help Working Parents
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 26, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 25, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jerry Moran, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Kaine Calls For Testing Of Lead Levels In School Drinking Water
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 20, 2016
Aviation Bill Includes McCaskill-Fischer Provision to Accommodate Nursing Mothers in Airports
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 18, 2016
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director of Management and Budget - Call for Finalization of Long Overdue Tobacco Regulations
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2016
With E-Cigarette Use on the Rise, Durbin & Blumenthal Demand FDA Action
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 12, 2016
Letter to Mr. Robert Waterman, U.S. Department of Labor - Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 11, 2016
Durbin Discusses New Initiatives to Address High Rates of Lead Exposure in Cities
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 22, 2016
Reps. Watson Coleman, Kelly, Clarke, Announce Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 21, 2016
New Duckworth Bill to Modernize Military Parental Leave Would Help Armed Forces Recruit and Retain Talented Americans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 16, 2016
Duckworth's Bipartisan Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Act Passes Senate Commerce Committee
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2016
King, Colleagues Call for Investigation into One-Size-Fits-All Cancer Medication
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 8, 2016
Durbin Presses HUD Secretary to Strengthen Lead Standards to Protect Children
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2016
Duckworth & Clark Working to Expand Campus Child Care and Help Student Parents Graduate
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 3, 2016
Quigley, Ellison, Durbin, Menendez Introduce Legislation to Protect Children in Public Housing from Lead Exposure
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2016
Quigley, Gutiérrez, Schakowsky Introduce Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 26, 2016
Schakowsky, Quigley, Gutierrez Introduce Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 11, 2016
Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Seeking Asylum
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Family and Medical Leave Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2016
Duckworth: It's Time for America to Lead on Leave
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 26, 2016
Letter to Julian Castro, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Conducting a Review of Acceptable Lead Exposure for Children in Subsidized Housing
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America - Regarding Immigration Raids
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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