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Jan. 10, 2021 Schneider to Introduce Articles of Impeachment Monday Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 8, 2021 Durbin Statement On President-Elect Biden's Attorney General Nominee, Merrick Garland Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2021 Letter to Mr. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Congressman Krishnamoorthi Asks WH Counsel Whether President Trump Is Considering Pardoning Himself Or Rioters Following Storming Of The Capitol Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 7, 2021 Underwood Statement on Insurrection at The U.S. Capitol Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 7, 2021 Rep. LaHood Statement on Electoral College Vote Certification Rep. Darin LaHood
Jan. 7, 2021 Bost Statement on Certification of Electoral College Rep. Mike Bost
Jan. 7, 2021 Schneider Statement Calling on Invocation of 25 Th Amendment to Remove President Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 7, 2021 Schakowsky Statement on Attack of U.S. Capitol Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 7, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Calls On Vice President Pence And Cabinet To Invoke The 25th Amendment To Remove President Trump From Office Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 7, 2021 Casten Calls for Impeachment Following President Trump's Attempted Coup Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 6, 2021 37 Republican Members Release Statement Ahead of Electoral College Vote Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 6, 2021 Schneider Statement on Electoral College Disruption and Resolve to Continue Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 6, 2021 Illinois House Democrats Blasts Remarks by Congresswoman Mary Miller Praising Hitler Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 5, 2021 Congresswoman Mary Miller on Integrity of American Elections Rep. Mary Miller
Dec. 31, 2020 Schneider Bill to Elevate Antisemitism Envoy to Ambassador Passes House, Headed to President's Desk Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 22, 2020 Durbin Applauds Senate Passage Of Bill To Study Possible National Park For Julius Rosenwald Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Senate Dems Announce Significant Additions To The Economic Justice Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenateDems in introducing the Economic Justice Act today. This bill will invest $435 billion in communities of color to help them recover from COVID-19 and will serve as a bold first step in the process of addressing systemic racism and inequality." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2020 Letter to Mr. Russell T. Vought, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Menendez, Brown, Warren Slam Implementation of Trump's Executive Order Prohibiting Diversity and Inclusion Trainings Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 17, 2020 After Hearing from Algonquin Resident Unfairly Impacted by Department of Education Limiting Students' Rights, Underwood Leads New Legislation to Protect the Civil Rights of Students Rep. Lauren Underwood
Dec. 10, 2020 Reps. García, Pressley, and Jeffries Introduce Transit Parity Resolution Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Reps. García and Scanlon Introduce Bill to Facilitate Voter Registration in Subsidized Housing Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Adversely Affected by the War on Drugs Rep. Chuy Garcia
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 25, 2020 García, Clark, House Members Demand the CDC Address Disproportionate Excess Deaths in Communities of Color, End Health Disparities in Agency's Data Collection Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee has become a shell of its former self under a Republican majority. But under Democratic leadership, my colleagues and I would get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "I intend to seek the top Democratic position on the Judiciary Committee in the 117th Congress. We have to roll up our sleeves and get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Rudy Giuliani is a legal buffoon but the racist strategy of trying to overturn the votes of African-Americans is no laughing matter. The outgoing President's Republican enablers need to condemn this travesty and recognize President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris now." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Black women in IL are 6x more likely to die from pregnancy complications. We must address these unconscionable racial disparities in health care. One way is by passing my MOMMA Act--which would extend this short 60 day coverage window to a full year." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2020 Durbin Calls On Facebook To Stem Rise Of Hate And Conspiracy Groups On Its Platform Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Udall, Heinrich, Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Leaders To Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure To Rename Military Bases And Other Assets Honoring The Confederacy Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressman Cohen Asks FBI Director to Investigate Efforts to Deny Voters the Right to a Free and Fair Election Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Kavanaugh & his conservative allies last night disenfranchised Wisconsin voters whose ballots are mailed before Election Day but arrive after. Voter suppression is alive and well in the GOP. It's clear that we must enact my Constitutional guarantee of a right to vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Originalism is the MAGA of judicial philosophies. We cannot allow an 18th century understanding of the Constitution to dictate what happens in 21st century America." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Adding Judge Barrett to form a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court is a direct threat to Americans' access to affordable health care, voting rights, reproductive rights, marriage equality, & more. I will vote no on her nomination because I know #WhatsAtStake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett's record is full of red flags when it comes to LGBTQ rights. If she is confirmed, the right of Americans to simply be who they are and love who they love is at risk. Marriage equality is at risk. We can't take that chance--I'm voting to #BlockBarrett." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2020 Heinrich, Senate Democrats To American People: Do Not Allow Trump To Undermine Nov. 3 Election Results Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "The Community Reinvestment Act was enacted to facilitate investment in marginalized communities after decades of redlining & discriminatory lending practices. The Trump Admin. is gutting the CRA--in the middle of a pandemic & economic crisis no less. Congress must act to #SaveCRA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett was a constitutional law professor--she knows all about the explicit language in our Constitution regarding the peaceful transfer of power after an election. Her outright refusal to commit to honoring those principles is deeply concerning." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett's originalism gives me no comfort. As @chicagosmayor says, the originalist view "excluded over 50% of the people living in America today," including women, people of color, and LGBTQ Americans. The Constitution we cherish belongs to "we the people" -- all of us." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 14, 2020 Durbin: Affordable Care Act, Gun Safety Laws, Voting Rights, Election Integrity At Stake With This Supreme Court Nomination Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2020 Tweet - "The denial of voting rights has long been used to suppress & oppress African Americans in the United States. Judge Barrett's record would suggest that she does not hold voting rights as equal to 2nd Amendment rights. That is deeply concerning." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2020 Tweet - "I'm deeply concerned by Judge Barrett's originalist argument in Kanter v. Barr that voting rights "belonged only to virtuous citizens." Today I had the chance to ask Judge Barrett why her dissent treated the fundamental right to vote so differently from gun rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "It is an honor to receive a perfect score on @HRC 's Congressional Scorecard for the 116th Congress. I'm a proud advocate for LGBTQ rights and I will never stop fighting for equality for all Americans, regardless of who they are or who they love." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Tammy Duckworth Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Just left the Senate floor, where I tried to pass my Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020, which passed the House unanimously last week. This was an easy opportunity for Senate Republicans to actually do something to stop violent white supremacists. Instead, they objected." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "It's not enough to condemn the President for telling violent white supremacists to "stand by." We have to do something to address this threat. Last week, the House unanimously passed by Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. Now it's up to @SenateMajLdr to give my bill a vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "The President won't condemn white supremacist groups, the leading cause of domestic terrorism, because they are his followers. This is an outrage and everyone--Republicans and Democrats--has an obligation to speak up." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Durbin Slams President Trump's Refusal To Condemn White Supremacists Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Jan. 10, 2021 Schneider to Introduce Articles of Impeachment Monday Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 8, 2021 Durbin Statement On President-Elect Biden's Attorney General Nominee, Merrick Garland Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2021 Letter to Mr. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Congressman Krishnamoorthi Asks WH Counsel Whether President Trump Is Considering Pardoning Himself Or Rioters Following Storming Of The Capitol Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 7, 2021 Underwood Statement on Insurrection at The U.S. Capitol Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 7, 2021 Rep. LaHood Statement on Electoral College Vote Certification Rep.Darin LaHood
Jan. 7, 2021 Bost Statement on Certification of Electoral College Rep.Mike Bost
Jan. 7, 2021 Schneider Statement Calling on Invocation of 25 Th Amendment to Remove President Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 7, 2021 Schakowsky Statement on Attack of U.S. Capitol Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 7, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Calls On Vice President Pence And Cabinet To Invoke The 25th Amendment To Remove President Trump From Office Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 7, 2021 Casten Calls for Impeachment Following President Trump's Attempted Coup Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 6, 2021 37 Republican Members Release Statement Ahead of Electoral College Vote Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 6, 2021 Schneider Statement on Electoral College Disruption and Resolve to Continue Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 6, 2021 Illinois House Democrats Blasts Remarks by Congresswoman Mary Miller Praising Hitler Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 5, 2021 Congresswoman Mary Miller on Integrity of American Elections Rep.Mary Miller
Dec. 31, 2020 Schneider Bill to Elevate Antisemitism Envoy to Ambassador Passes House, Headed to President's Desk Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 22, 2020 Durbin Applauds Senate Passage Of Bill To Study Possible National Park For Julius Rosenwald Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Senate Dems Announce Significant Additions To The Economic Justice Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to join @SenateDems in introducing the Economic Justice Act today. This bill will invest $435 billion in communities of color to help them recover from COVID-19 and will serve as a bold first step in the process of addressing systemic racism and inequality." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2020 Letter to Mr. Russell T. Vought, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Menendez, Brown, Warren Slam Implementation of Trump's Executive Order Prohibiting Diversity and Inclusion Trainings Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 17, 2020 After Hearing from Algonquin Resident Unfairly Impacted by Department of Education Limiting Students' Rights, Underwood Leads New Legislation to Protect the Civil Rights of Students Rep.Lauren Underwood
Dec. 10, 2020 Reps. García, Pressley, and Jeffries Introduce Transit Parity Resolution Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Reps. García and Scanlon Introduce Bill to Facilitate Voter Registration in Subsidized Housing Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Adversely Affected by the War on Drugs Rep.Chuy Garcia
Dec. 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 25, 2020 García, Clark, House Members Demand the CDC Address Disproportionate Excess Deaths in Communities of Color, End Health Disparities in Agency's Data Collection Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee has become a shell of its former self under a Republican majority. But under Democratic leadership, my colleagues and I would get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2020 Tweet - "I intend to seek the top Democratic position on the Judiciary Committee in the 117th Congress. We have to roll up our sleeves and get to work on undoing the damage of the last four years and protecting fundamental civil and human rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Rudy Giuliani is a legal buffoon but the racist strategy of trying to overturn the votes of African-Americans is no laughing matter. The outgoing President's Republican enablers need to condemn this travesty and recognize President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris now." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Black women in IL are 6x more likely to die from pregnancy complications. We must address these unconscionable racial disparities in health care. One way is by passing my MOMMA Act--which would extend this short 60 day coverage window to a full year." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2020 Durbin Calls On Facebook To Stem Rise Of Hate And Conspiracy Groups On Its Platform Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Udall, Heinrich, Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Leaders To Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure To Rename Military Bases And Other Assets Honoring The Confederacy Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressman Cohen Asks FBI Director to Investigate Efforts to Deny Voters the Right to a Free and Fair Election Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Kavanaugh & his conservative allies last night disenfranchised Wisconsin voters whose ballots are mailed before Election Day but arrive after. Voter suppression is alive and well in the GOP. It's clear that we must enact my Constitutional guarantee of a right to vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Originalism is the MAGA of judicial philosophies. We cannot allow an 18th century understanding of the Constitution to dictate what happens in 21st century America." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Adding Judge Barrett to form a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court is a direct threat to Americans' access to affordable health care, voting rights, reproductive rights, marriage equality, & more. I will vote no on her nomination because I know #WhatsAtStake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett's record is full of red flags when it comes to LGBTQ rights. If she is confirmed, the right of Americans to simply be who they are and love who they love is at risk. Marriage equality is at risk. We can't take that chance--I'm voting to #BlockBarrett." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2020 Heinrich, Senate Democrats To American People: Do Not Allow Trump To Undermine Nov. 3 Election Results Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 19, 2020 Tweet - "The Community Reinvestment Act was enacted to facilitate investment in marginalized communities after decades of redlining & discriminatory lending practices. The Trump Admin. is gutting the CRA--in the middle of a pandemic & economic crisis no less. Congress must act to #SaveCRA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett was a constitutional law professor--she knows all about the explicit language in our Constitution regarding the peaceful transfer of power after an election. Her outright refusal to commit to honoring those principles is deeply concerning." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Judge Barrett's originalism gives me no comfort. As @chicagosmayor says, the originalist view "excluded over 50% of the people living in America today," including women, people of color, and LGBTQ Americans. The Constitution we cherish belongs to "we the people" -- all of us." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 14, 2020 Durbin: Affordable Care Act, Gun Safety Laws, Voting Rights, Election Integrity At Stake With This Supreme Court Nomination Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2020 Tweet - "The denial of voting rights has long been used to suppress & oppress African Americans in the United States. Judge Barrett's record would suggest that she does not hold voting rights as equal to 2nd Amendment rights. That is deeply concerning." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2020 Tweet - "I'm deeply concerned by Judge Barrett's originalist argument in Kanter v. Barr that voting rights "belonged only to virtuous citizens." Today I had the chance to ask Judge Barrett why her dissent treated the fundamental right to vote so differently from gun rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "It is an honor to receive a perfect score on @HRC 's Congressional Scorecard for the 116th Congress. I'm a proud advocate for LGBTQ rights and I will never stop fighting for equality for all Americans, regardless of who they are or who they love." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Tammy Duckworth Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "Just left the Senate floor, where I tried to pass my Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020, which passed the House unanimously last week. This was an easy opportunity for Senate Republicans to actually do something to stop violent white supremacists. Instead, they objected." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2020 Tweet - "It's not enough to condemn the President for telling violent white supremacists to "stand by." We have to do something to address this threat. Last week, the House unanimously passed by Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. Now it's up to @SenateMajLdr to give my bill a vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Tweet - "The President won't condemn white supremacist groups, the leading cause of domestic terrorism, because they are his followers. This is an outrage and everyone--Republicans and Democrats--has an obligation to speak up." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2020 Durbin Slams President Trump's Refusal To Condemn White Supremacists Sen.Dick Durbin
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