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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, ...
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