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Oct. 5, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Remarks During Hearing On Renewing And Strengthening The Violence Against Women Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2021
Reps. Davis and Walorski Recognize Continued Need to Support Foster Youth
Rep. Danny Davis
Oct. 1, 2021
Tweet - "Honored to join @IDPH earlier this week for the first Maternal Health Summit to speak on closing the racial disparity gap in maternal & infant mortality that disproportionally impacts moms & babies of color. With the MOMMA Act, we can improve health outcomes & save lives."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2021
Rep. Danny K. Davis Applauds the US Department of Justice for Providing Grants to Protect Women and Children
Rep. Danny Davis
Sept. 30, 2021
Reps. Walorski and Davis Recognize Continued Need to Support Foster Youth
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Durbin Delivers Speech On MOMMA Act At Illinois Maternal Health Summit
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2021
Foster Announces Federal Funding for Programs to Combat Youth Substance Use in Naperville and Aurora
Rep. Bill Foster
Sept. 23, 2021
Casten, Duckworth Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Educational Support Professionals Access Benefits Through FMLA
Rep. Sean Casten
Sept. 22, 2021
Cassidy, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Group on Senate Resolution Supporting Venezuelan Women and Children
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 21, 2021
Reps. Kelly, Arrington, Lieu Introduce Reese's Law to Prevent Button Battery Ingestion
Rep. Robin Kelly
Sept. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader - Universal Childcare Provisions
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Sept. 19, 2021
Letter to Chicago Head Start community - Davis, Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members of Chicago Delegation in Letter to Head Start Community to Encourage Continuing Services Amid New Funding Process
Rep. Danny Davis
Sept. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Cases like these make clear that sexual abuse of young athletes is a persistent problem that teams, athletic associations, and other institutions are failing to prevent. It shocks the conscience when those failures come from law enforcement itself--yet that is what happened here."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "The horrific abuse young athletes have faced is more than a tragedy--it is a systemic failure. Once again someone entrusted to protect and mentor athletes is found to have used his position for his own disgusting motives."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2021
Durbin Statement On FDA Review Of E-Cigarette Products
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "While I am pleased @US_FDA has rejected all e-cigarette applications to date for failing to show a health benefit, it is unacceptable to delay evaluation of e-cigarettes most responsible for hooking children, like JUUL."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's expanded #ChildTaxCredit is already making a real difference in the lives of millions of American children. Let's build on this success by passing his Build Back Better agenda, which will continue to lift millions of children out of poverty."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to the Chicago Head Start Community - Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members Of Chicago Delegation In Letter To Head Start Community To Encourage Continuing Services Amid New Funding Process
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2021
Bipartisan Delegation Reintroduces Bill To Expand Family And Medical Leave Act To Cover Loss Of A Child Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this Page Share by Email Washingto
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Duckworth On Reconciliation Process: Democrats Pushing To Deliver For Working Illinoisans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Representatives McBath, Horsford, Kelly, and Blunt Rochester Host Gun Violence Prevention Youth Roundtable
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 5, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Majority Leader Schumer to Include "Baby Bonds" in the Reconciliation Package
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
Tweet - ""While poverty has fallen most among children, its retreat is remarkably broad: It has dropped among Americans who are white, Black, Latino & Asian, and among Americans of every age group and residents of every state." This is building back better."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "In the past 6 months, we've gone from creating 60,000 jobs a month to 60,000 jobs every 3 days. We've made real progress, but we need further investments in American infrastructure, American jobs, and American families. That's how we build back better."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021
Shaheen Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold E-Cigarette Companies Accountable for the Youth Vaping Crisis
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "COVID-19 has laid bare America's need for stronger #ChildCare infrastructure. President Biden's American Families Plan would make access to quality, affordable child care available to every family--allowing them to go back to work and unlocking the full potential of our economy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Duckworth, Pressley Introduce Bill To Support Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Invest In Research
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last week was an important one for millions of Americans as President Biden's expanded Child Tax Credit went into effect. It has been estimated that it could cut child poverty in the United States by half. That's something we should all celebrate."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 16, 2021
Letter to Bernie Sanders Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee - Duckworth Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling For $15 Billion Investment In Reconciliation To Fix Substandard Military Childcare Facilities And Barracks
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "Pleased to share that the #AmericanRescuePlan is continuing to help Illinoisans. This week, @ACFHHS announced $21.9 million in ARP funding to boost Illinois' in-person Head Start services to support children in low-income & underserved communities."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
LaHood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Paid Leave Options for Working Parents
Rep. Darin LaHood
July 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "In America, too many children still go hungry & live below the poverty line. Democrats know that is totally unacceptable, which is why we expanded the #ChildTaxCredit. Payments are hitting bank accounts today -- and we will work to make these permanent."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Following Introduction of Legislation by Klobuchar and Colleagues, House Appropriations Committee Approves Funding to Remove Toxins from Baby Food
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Made possible by the #AmericanRescuePlan & Congressional Democrats, Illinoisans will start receiving monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments that will help families meet their needs & is estimated to cut child poverty in half."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation to Support Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $21.9 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding To Support Head Start Programs In Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Healt, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcomittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Gillibrand Announces Major Push To Increase Funding For Maternal Health In The FY 2022 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 11, 2021
Tweet - "Too many kids in Chicago carry the burden of trauma without a helping hand. That's why I've made it a priority to increase funding and improve access to services for children and families who experience trauma. This is how we can start to break the cycle of violence."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 9, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $2 Million in Federal Funding to Address Violence, Support Trauma-Informed Care in Chicago
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2021
Tweet - "In less than one week, millions of families will start receiving #ChildTaxCredit payments, thanks to the American Rescue Plan. Glad to be in Springfield yesterday to discuss how this will help local families and lift children out of poverty."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 8, 2021
Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Strengthen Opportunity for Disconnected Youth
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education, and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Increase Funding for Mental Health, Telehealth, and Distance Learning Programs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 7, 2021
Congresswoman Kelly announces over $1.2 million in grant funding for local Head Start Programs
Rep. Robin Kelly
July 7, 2021
Durbin Statement On Build Back Better Event With President Biden
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 6, 2021
Tweet - "Proud to stand with families and leaders in Chicago today to celebrate the expansion of the #ChildTaxCredit. Beginning on July 15, working families will receive up to $300 per child in tax credit payments every month thanks to the American Rescue Plan."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 2, 2021
Tweet - "The projections outlined in this report reflect the investments that President Biden and Democrats have made in the American people. But we can't stop here. We still need to pass the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan to rebuild and strengthen our economy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 5, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Remarks During Hearing On Renewing And Strengthening The Violence Against Women Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2021
Reps. Davis and Walorski Recognize Continued Need to Support Foster Youth
Rep.Danny Davis
Oct. 1, 2021
Tweet - "Honored to join @IDPH earlier this week for the first Maternal Health Summit to speak on closing the racial disparity gap in maternal & infant mortality that disproportionally impacts moms & babies of color. With the MOMMA Act, we can improve health outcomes & save lives."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2021
Rep. Danny K. Davis Applauds the US Department of Justice for Providing Grants to Protect Women and Children
Rep.Danny Davis
Sept. 30, 2021
Reps. Walorski and Davis Recognize Continued Need to Support Foster Youth
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Durbin Delivers Speech On MOMMA Act At Illinois Maternal Health Summit
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2021
Foster Announces Federal Funding for Programs to Combat Youth Substance Use in Naperville and Aurora
Rep.Bill Foster
Sept. 23, 2021
Casten, Duckworth Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Educational Support Professionals Access Benefits Through FMLA
Rep.Sean Casten
Sept. 22, 2021
Cassidy, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Group on Senate Resolution Supporting Venezuelan Women and Children
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 21, 2021
Reps. Kelly, Arrington, Lieu Introduce Reese's Law to Prevent Button Battery Ingestion
Rep.Robin Kelly
Sept. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader - Universal Childcare Provisions
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Sept. 19, 2021
Letter to Chicago Head Start community - Davis, Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members of Chicago Delegation in Letter to Head Start Community to Encourage Continuing Services Amid New Funding Process
Rep.Danny Davis
Sept. 15, 2021
Tweet - "Cases like these make clear that sexual abuse of young athletes is a persistent problem that teams, athletic associations, and other institutions are failing to prevent. It shocks the conscience when those failures come from law enforcement itself--yet that is what happened here."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "The horrific abuse young athletes have faced is more than a tragedy--it is a systemic failure. Once again someone entrusted to protect and mentor athletes is found to have used his position for his own disgusting motives."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2021
Durbin Statement On FDA Review Of E-Cigarette Products
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "While I am pleased @US_FDA has rejected all e-cigarette applications to date for failing to show a health benefit, it is unacceptable to delay evaluation of e-cigarettes most responsible for hooking children, like JUUL."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's expanded #ChildTaxCredit is already making a real difference in the lives of millions of American children. Let's build on this success by passing his Build Back Better agenda, which will continue to lift millions of children out of poverty."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to the Chicago Head Start Community - Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members Of Chicago Delegation In Letter To Head Start Community To Encourage Continuing Services Amid New Funding Process
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2021
Bipartisan Delegation Reintroduces Bill To Expand Family And Medical Leave Act To Cover Loss Of A Child Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this Page Share by Email Washingto
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Duckworth On Reconciliation Process: Democrats Pushing To Deliver For Working Illinoisans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Representatives McBath, Horsford, Kelly, and Blunt Rochester Host Gun Violence Prevention Youth Roundtable
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 5, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Majority Leader Schumer to Include "Baby Bonds" in the Reconciliation Package
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2021
Tweet - ""While poverty has fallen most among children, its retreat is remarkably broad: It has dropped among Americans who are white, Black, Latino & Asian, and among Americans of every age group and residents of every state." This is building back better."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2021
Tweet - "In the past 6 months, we've gone from creating 60,000 jobs a month to 60,000 jobs every 3 days. We've made real progress, but we need further investments in American infrastructure, American jobs, and American families. That's how we build back better."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2021
Shaheen Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold E-Cigarette Companies Accountable for the Youth Vaping Crisis
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "COVID-19 has laid bare America's need for stronger #ChildCare infrastructure. President Biden's American Families Plan would make access to quality, affordable child care available to every family--allowing them to go back to work and unlocking the full potential of our economy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Duckworth, Pressley Introduce Bill To Support Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Invest In Research
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last week was an important one for millions of Americans as President Biden's expanded Child Tax Credit went into effect. It has been estimated that it could cut child poverty in the United States by half. That's something we should all celebrate."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Houlahan Leads Effort to Secure Paid Family Leave for Every Working American
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 16, 2021
Letter to Bernie Sanders Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee - Duckworth Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling For $15 Billion Investment In Reconciliation To Fix Substandard Military Childcare Facilities And Barracks
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "Pleased to share that the #AmericanRescuePlan is continuing to help Illinoisans. This week, @ACFHHS announced $21.9 million in ARP funding to boost Illinois' in-person Head Start services to support children in low-income & underserved communities."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
LaHood Introduces Bill to Strengthen Paid Leave Options for Working Parents
Rep.Darin LaHood
July 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "In America, too many children still go hungry & live below the poverty line. Democrats know that is totally unacceptable, which is why we expanded the #ChildTaxCredit. Payments are hitting bank accounts today -- and we will work to make these permanent."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021
Following Introduction of Legislation by Klobuchar and Colleagues, House Appropriations Committee Approves Funding to Remove Toxins from Baby Food
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2021
Tweet - "Made possible by the #AmericanRescuePlan & Congressional Democrats, Illinoisans will start receiving monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments that will help families meet their needs & is estimated to cut child poverty in half."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021
Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation to Support Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $21.9 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding To Support Head Start Programs In Illinois
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Healt, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcomittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Gillibrand Announces Major Push To Increase Funding For Maternal Health In The FY 2022 Bipartisan Appropriations Package
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 11, 2021
Tweet - "Too many kids in Chicago carry the burden of trauma without a helping hand. That's why I've made it a priority to increase funding and improve access to services for children and families who experience trauma. This is how we can start to break the cycle of violence."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 9, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $2 Million in Federal Funding to Address Violence, Support Trauma-Informed Care in Chicago
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 9, 2021
Tweet - "In less than one week, millions of families will start receiving #ChildTaxCredit payments, thanks to the American Rescue Plan. Glad to be in Springfield yesterday to discuss how this will help local families and lift children out of poverty."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 8, 2021
Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Strengthen Opportunity for Disconnected Youth
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education, and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Increase Funding for Mental Health, Telehealth, and Distance Learning Programs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 7, 2021
Congresswoman Kelly announces over $1.2 million in grant funding for local Head Start Programs
Rep.Robin Kelly
July 7, 2021
Durbin Statement On Build Back Better Event With President Biden
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 6, 2021
Tweet - "Proud to stand with families and leaders in Chicago today to celebrate the expansion of the #ChildTaxCredit. Beginning on July 15, working families will receive up to $300 per child in tax credit payments every month thanks to the American Rescue Plan."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 2, 2021
Tweet - "The projections outlined in this report reflect the investments that President Biden and Democrats have made in the American people. But we can't stop here. We still need to pass the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan to rebuild and strengthen our economy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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