×
Meet Civic Sage
Ask real questions about politics—and get clear, factual answers.
Civic Sage pulls directly from
Vote Smart's verified, nonpartisan research.
No opinions. No spin. Just trusted context.
Built with boundaries, on purpose
So you get facts you can trust.
You can ask about:
Your representatives & their biographies
Voting records, legislation, & ballots
Special interest groups & political influence
How government works
Start Chatting
Learn More
HAVE OUR BACKS
Sign Up
Already Registered?
face
lock_outline
×
Sign Up
Already Registered?
face
lock_outline
THE FACTS
BIO
BIO
VOTES
VOTES
POSITIONS
POSITIONS
RATINGS
RATINGS
Donate
No Thank You
OFFICIALS
LEGISLATION
INTEREST GROUPS
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
COMMITTEES
VETOES
Public Statements
Reset All Filters
Office
Congressional
Presidential
Congressional
Gubernatorial
State Legislative
Federal Judicial
Statewide
State Judicial
State
Illinois
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
National
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Issue
Constitution
All Issues
Abortion
Agriculture and Food
Animals and Wildlife
Arts, Entertainment, and History
Business and Consumers
Campaign Finance
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Constitution
Criminal Justice
Death Penalty
Defense
Drugs
Economy and Fiscal
Education
Elections
Employment and Affirmative Action
Energy
Entitlements and the Safety Net
Environment
Executive Branch
Family
Federal, State and Local Relations
Finance and Banking
Food Processing and Sales
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Aid
Gambling and Gaming
Government Budget and Spending
Government Operations
Guns
Health Insurance
Health and Health Care
Higher Education
Housing and Property
Immigration
Indigenous Peoples
Infrastructure
Judicial Branch
K-12 Education
Labor Unions
Legal
Legislative Branch
Marijuana
Marriage
Military Personnel
Minors and Children
Monetary Policy
National Security
Natural Resources
Oil and Gas
Religion
Reproduction
Science
Senior Citizens
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Stem Cell Research
Taxes
Technology and Communication
Trade
Transportation
Unemployed and Low-Income
Veterans
Women
Limit results to:
Officials
Candidates
Date Range
Start Date
End Date
Apply
Keyword Search
enter search term
Search string must be longer than 3 characters.
Page 5 of 29
chevron_left
1
2
3
4
5
chevron_right
results per page:
50
75
50
25
Date
Title
Politician
May 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Calvert Urges Biden Administration to Stop Indoctrinating Students with Critical Race Theory
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 7, 2021
Tweet - "Thanks to @EqualityILL and local advocates for joining me virtually this morning to share their stories and talk about the importance of passing the #EqualityAct, which would protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, and Michael Simpson, Ranking Member - Rush Leads 10 Appropriations Letters Requesting Funding For Priorities Including Women's Heart Health, Clean Energy, Kidney Disease, Public School Infrastructure
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 28, 2021
Wyden, Rubio, Durbin and Boozman Introduce Resolution Condemning Repression of Iranian Baha'i
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 23, 2021
Brown, Colleagues Reintroduce Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 23, 2021
Tweet - "I applaud the decision by @SecFudge and @HUDgov to withdraw the prior Administration's proposal to weaken the Equal Access Rule. HUD programs, shelters, facilities, and services must be available to all. Discrimination on the basis of gender identity cannot be tolerated."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 22, 2021
Senate Passes Legislation Co-Authored by Senator Collins to Help Stop Asian American Hate Crimes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 22, 2021
Quigley Praises HUD Reversal of Trump-Era LGBTQ Discrimination
Rep. Mike Quigley
April 22, 2021
Senate Passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 22, 2021
Durbin Votes For The COVID-19 Hates Crimes Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 22, 2021
Tweet - "Today, the Senate took action to help #StopAsianHate by passing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. But there is more we can, and should, do. I hope today's action will create bipartisan momentum to further address the broad threats of hate crimes and domestic terrorism."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 22, 2021
Tweet - "More than 700,000 Washingtonians live in our nation's capital without full representation in our federal government. That is wrong and needs to change. I support #DCStatehood because every American deserves full representation in Congress."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 21, 2021
Kaptur, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Vladimir Putin's Brutal Treatment of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
April 21, 2021
Schakowsky, Johnson, Castro, García, Kaptur, and Omar Introduce Legislation to Combat Rampant Corruption and Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 21, 2021
Nomination of Vanita Gupta
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At "Jim Crow 2021" Hearing On Voting Rights In America
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Durbin Questions Stacey Abrams And Georgia Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones On New Georgia Voting Law
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Rep. Kelly Releases Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
Rep. Robin Kelly
April 20, 2021
Tweet - "From limiting drop box locations in Black and Brown communities, to reducing opportunities to vote by mail, voter suppression laws emerge from a playbook going back to the Jim Crow era. These efforts are a deliberate effort to suppress voters, particularly voters of color."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Verdict on the Trial of Derek Chauvin
Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 20, 2021
Tweet - "At today's @JudiciaryDems hearing, both parties must come together to discuss common sense solutions to ensure fair, secure, & accessible elections. There are clear steps Congress can take right now to #RestoreTheVRA. After all, the right to vote is fundamental to our democracy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 19, 2021
Quigley Statement on Release of Video of Fatal Police Shooting of Adam Toledo
Rep. Mike Quigley
April 19, 2021
Tweet - "Putin is so afraid of running against Alexei Navalny in an honest election that he has repeatedly tried to murder him. I worry he may succeed this time in one of his gulags."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 16, 2021
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Leahy, Senate Democrats Urge Biden To Finally Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 15, 2021
Congressman García's Statement on Adam Toledo
Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 14, 2021
Tweet - "The new Georgia voting law isn't new it all. It emerges from a playbook that's over 120 years old, going back to Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era in the South. And like Jim Crow, it is a deliberate effort to suppress voters, particularly voters of color."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 14, 2021
Tweet - "Thoughts, prayers, and tweets are not enough. We need urgent federal action to address the terrible rising tide of hate that Asian Americans are facing during this pandemic. Let's pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and do our part to help #StopAsianHate."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 13, 2021
Georgia
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 7, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Announces The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus's Endorsement Of His Bipartisan, Bicameral Anti-Hate Crime Legislation
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 6, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Dingell, Pocan, Khanna Lead 76 Members of Congress in Calling on Biden-Harris Administration to Press For End of Yemeni Blockade
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 1, 2021
Letter to Shawn Benge, Deputy Director of Operations of the National Park Service - Duckworth, Durbin Push for Site of Emmett Till's Memorial Service to Be Designated as Part of National Park System
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 31, 2021
Tweet - "While it's fair to condemn the bystanders who did not come to the aid of the Filipino woman brutally attacked in NY, we ourselves are bystanders if we are silent in the face of anti-Asian discrimination. Thoughts, prayers, and tweets are not enough. We need urgent federal action."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Tweet - "Every person deserves to be loved and accepted for who they are and live a life free from unjust discrimination. On this #TransDayOfVisibility, I am proud to stand alongside the transgender community in the fight for acceptance and equal rights under the law."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Letter to David Uejio, Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to Address Racial Disparities in Housing Appraisal Industry
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 31, 2021
Tweet - "Thank you to @ChiPubSchools for lifting up #TransDayOfVisibility. As I said in the recent @JudiciaryDems hearing on the Equality Act, instead of discriminating against and marginalizing LGBTQ kids, we should be working toward a more inclusive America."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Pentagon's New Rules to Reverse Trump-Era Discriminatory Policies Against Transgender Troops
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 30, 2021
Duckworth Applauds President Biden's Actions to Support Aapi Community
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 30, 2021
Following Duckworth's Efforts, Doj Pledges to Improve Investigations and Prosecutions of Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 29, 2021
Representatives García, Scanlon, and Williams Introduce Our Homes Our Votes Act to Facilitate Voter Registration in Affordable Housing
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
March 26, 2021
New Report Finds Nearly 3,800 Hate Incidents Targeting AAPI Individuals in Last Year -- Murray, Cantwell Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 26, 2021
Duckworth, Hirono Re-Introduce Legislation to Prevent Atrocities Like Mass Japanese American Internment from Happening Again
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 26, 2021
Tweet - "From slurs in the streets to deadly violence, the horrific shooting in Georgia last week follows the terrible rising tide of hate Asian Americans have experienced throughout the pandemic. I stand in #solidarity with the Asian-American community to #StopAsianHate."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 26, 2021
Tweet - "Rewriting the rules to make it harder to vote will disproportionately affect Black and Brown Americans. What is happening in Georgia only underscores the need to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It's time to #RestoreTheVRA."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
Tweet - "Proud to join @SenDuckworth and @maziehirono in this effort. Our friends and neighbors in the AAPI community are hurting. We need to all come together to condemn racism and hatred."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
Duckworth, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination Related to Covid-19 Pandemic
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 25, 2021
Duckworth, Murray, Hirono, Lee Reintroduce Each Act to Guarantee Abortion Coverage Regardless of A Patient's Insurance
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 25, 2021
Letter to Members of the United States Postal Service Board of Governors - Duckworth Urges Usps Board of Governors to Immediately Fire Louis Dejoy
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 24, 2021
Filibuster
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 24, 2021
Menendez, Booker, Join Hirono, Duckworth in Introducing Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 24, 2021
Hirono, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Date
Title
Politician
May 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Calvert Urges Biden Administration to Stop Indoctrinating Students with Critical Race Theory
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 7, 2021
Tweet - "Thanks to @EqualityILL and local advocates for joining me virtually this morning to share their stories and talk about the importance of passing the #EqualityAct, which would protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, and Michael Simpson, Ranking Member - Rush Leads 10 Appropriations Letters Requesting Funding For Priorities Including Women's Heart Health, Clean Energy, Kidney Disease, Public School Infrastructure
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 28, 2021
Wyden, Rubio, Durbin and Boozman Introduce Resolution Condemning Repression of Iranian Baha'i
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 23, 2021
Brown, Colleagues Reintroduce Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 23, 2021
Tweet - "I applaud the decision by @SecFudge and @HUDgov to withdraw the prior Administration's proposal to weaken the Equal Access Rule. HUD programs, shelters, facilities, and services must be available to all. Discrimination on the basis of gender identity cannot be tolerated."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 22, 2021
Senate Passes Legislation Co-Authored by Senator Collins to Help Stop Asian American Hate Crimes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 22, 2021
Quigley Praises HUD Reversal of Trump-Era LGBTQ Discrimination
Rep.Mike Quigley
April 22, 2021
Senate Passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 22, 2021
Durbin Votes For The COVID-19 Hates Crimes Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 22, 2021
Tweet - "Today, the Senate took action to help #StopAsianHate by passing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. But there is more we can, and should, do. I hope today's action will create bipartisan momentum to further address the broad threats of hate crimes and domestic terrorism."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 22, 2021
Tweet - "More than 700,000 Washingtonians live in our nation's capital without full representation in our federal government. That is wrong and needs to change. I support #DCStatehood because every American deserves full representation in Congress."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 21, 2021
Kaptur, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Vladimir Putin's Brutal Treatment of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
April 21, 2021
Schakowsky, Johnson, Castro, García, Kaptur, and Omar Introduce Legislation to Combat Rampant Corruption and Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 21, 2021
Nomination of Vanita Gupta
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At "Jim Crow 2021" Hearing On Voting Rights In America
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Durbin Questions Stacey Abrams And Georgia Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones On New Georgia Voting Law
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Rep. Kelly Releases Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
Rep.Robin Kelly
April 20, 2021
Tweet - "From limiting drop box locations in Black and Brown communities, to reducing opportunities to vote by mail, voter suppression laws emerge from a playbook going back to the Jim Crow era. These efforts are a deliberate effort to suppress voters, particularly voters of color."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Verdict on the Trial of Derek Chauvin
Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 20, 2021
Tweet - "At today's @JudiciaryDems hearing, both parties must come together to discuss common sense solutions to ensure fair, secure, & accessible elections. There are clear steps Congress can take right now to #RestoreTheVRA. After all, the right to vote is fundamental to our democracy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 19, 2021
Quigley Statement on Release of Video of Fatal Police Shooting of Adam Toledo
Rep.Mike Quigley
April 19, 2021
Tweet - "Putin is so afraid of running against Alexei Navalny in an honest election that he has repeatedly tried to murder him. I worry he may succeed this time in one of his gulags."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 16, 2021
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Leahy, Senate Democrats Urge Biden To Finally Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 15, 2021
Congressman García's Statement on Adam Toledo
Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 14, 2021
Tweet - "The new Georgia voting law isn't new it all. It emerges from a playbook that's over 120 years old, going back to Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era in the South. And like Jim Crow, it is a deliberate effort to suppress voters, particularly voters of color."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 14, 2021
Tweet - "Thoughts, prayers, and tweets are not enough. We need urgent federal action to address the terrible rising tide of hate that Asian Americans are facing during this pandemic. Let's pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and do our part to help #StopAsianHate."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 13, 2021
Georgia
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 7, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Announces The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus's Endorsement Of His Bipartisan, Bicameral Anti-Hate Crime Legislation
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 6, 2021
Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Dingell, Pocan, Khanna Lead 76 Members of Congress in Calling on Biden-Harris Administration to Press For End of Yemeni Blockade
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 1, 2021
Letter to Shawn Benge, Deputy Director of Operations of the National Park Service - Duckworth, Durbin Push for Site of Emmett Till's Memorial Service to Be Designated as Part of National Park System
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 31, 2021
Tweet - "While it's fair to condemn the bystanders who did not come to the aid of the Filipino woman brutally attacked in NY, we ourselves are bystanders if we are silent in the face of anti-Asian discrimination. Thoughts, prayers, and tweets are not enough. We need urgent federal action."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Tweet - "Every person deserves to be loved and accepted for who they are and live a life free from unjust discrimination. On this #TransDayOfVisibility, I am proud to stand alongside the transgender community in the fight for acceptance and equal rights under the law."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Letter to David Uejio, Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to Address Racial Disparities in Housing Appraisal Industry
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 31, 2021
Tweet - "Thank you to @ChiPubSchools for lifting up #TransDayOfVisibility. As I said in the recent @JudiciaryDems hearing on the Equality Act, instead of discriminating against and marginalizing LGBTQ kids, we should be working toward a more inclusive America."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 31, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Pentagon's New Rules to Reverse Trump-Era Discriminatory Policies Against Transgender Troops
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 30, 2021
Duckworth Applauds President Biden's Actions to Support Aapi Community
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 30, 2021
Following Duckworth's Efforts, Doj Pledges to Improve Investigations and Prosecutions of Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 29, 2021
Representatives García, Scanlon, and Williams Introduce Our Homes Our Votes Act to Facilitate Voter Registration in Affordable Housing
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
March 26, 2021
New Report Finds Nearly 3,800 Hate Incidents Targeting AAPI Individuals in Last Year -- Murray, Cantwell Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 26, 2021
Duckworth, Hirono Re-Introduce Legislation to Prevent Atrocities Like Mass Japanese American Internment from Happening Again
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 26, 2021
Tweet - "From slurs in the streets to deadly violence, the horrific shooting in Georgia last week follows the terrible rising tide of hate Asian Americans have experienced throughout the pandemic. I stand in #solidarity with the Asian-American community to #StopAsianHate."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 26, 2021
Tweet - "Rewriting the rules to make it harder to vote will disproportionately affect Black and Brown Americans. What is happening in Georgia only underscores the need to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It's time to #RestoreTheVRA."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
Tweet - "Proud to join @SenDuckworth and @maziehirono in this effort. Our friends and neighbors in the AAPI community are hurting. We need to all come together to condemn racism and hatred."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
Duckworth, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination Related to Covid-19 Pandemic
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 25, 2021
Duckworth, Murray, Hirono, Lee Reintroduce Each Act to Guarantee Abortion Coverage Regardless of A Patient's Insurance
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 25, 2021
Letter to Members of the United States Postal Service Board of Governors - Duckworth Urges Usps Board of Governors to Immediately Fire Louis Dejoy
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 24, 2021
Filibuster
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 24, 2021
Menendez, Booker, Join Hirono, Duckworth in Introducing Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 24, 2021
Hirono, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred, Discrimination Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Page 5 of 29
chevron_left
1
2
3
4
5
chevron_right
clear
Log in
face
lock_outline
face
person
person_outline
email
lock
lock_outline
Enter the same password as above, for verification.
arrow_upward