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Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "This is what Donald Trump and Republicans want--for the Affordable Care Act to be "terminated in the Supreme Court." The case is scheduled for arguments on Nov. 10. That's what's at stake in the coming weeks: health care coverage and pre--existing conditions protections." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "We're 38 days from Election Day & 45 days away from the Supreme Court taking up the case that will decide whether the Affordable Care Act survives. Pres. Trump & Majority Leader McConnell want to rush Judge Barrett's nomination through the Senate before those two dates arrive." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The future of the Affordable Care Act is once again at stake. The Republicans are trying to rush a Supreme Court nominee through the Senate before November 10, when the Court takes up the case that will decide whether the ACA will survive." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "7M #COVID19 cases = 7M new Americans with a pre-existing condition. The Trump Admin. is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. If they win, tens of millions will lose coverage. It will be a disaster." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "November 10. Remember that date. GOP is rushing to put a Trump-appointed justice on the Supreme Court before that date. It's the day the Court hears the case where Pres. Trump is trying to strike down ACA & its pre-existing conditions protections. Our health care is at stake." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin: Senate Republicans' Reversal On Filling Supreme Court Vacancy During Presidential Election Year Is Thinly-Veiled Effort To Destroy Affordable Care Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin, Cortez Masto, Senate Dems Introduce Bill To Protected Unemployed Workers' Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "I can't imagine a worse situation than losing health insurance coverage in the midst of a pandemic. That's why I'm introducing legislation with @SenCortezMasto today to help keep the millions of workers who've been laid off during the pandemic from losing their health insurance." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Sen. McConnell want to rush a nominee onto the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election and before the Nov. 10 case that will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act. The American people can see that is not on the level." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Durbin Calls Out Senate Republican Plan To Dismantle Affordable Care Act Through Filling Supreme Court Vacancy Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Durbin Slams Trump Administration's COVID-19 Response, Urges Senate To Protect Health Insurance Of Unemployed Americans Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Tens of millions of Americans have a pre-existing condition, including 6M diagnosed with #COVID19. If Republicans succeed in striking down the Affordable Care Act, protections for pre-existing conditions will be gone. That's what's at stake in the fight over the Supreme Court." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 Durbin: The Affordable Care Act Is At Stake With This Supreme Court Vacancy Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "If Senator McConnell goes forward with his plan to jam through a SCOTUS nominee this year, the Affordable Care Act is doomed. This is about more than political bragging rights. It's about protections for people with pre-existing conditions & health care coverage for millions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "In 2017, John McCain stepped up to save the Affordable Care Act. It was an act of courage. Which Republican Senators will demonstrate that kind of courage now? We only need four." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "The American people need to understand that the battle over the Supreme Court comes down to decisions that will impact us all. Republicans have a case before the Court in November that would tear down the ACA & with it protections for pre-existing conditions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The President is asking SCOTUS to repeal pre-existing condition protections & health coverage for millions in the MIDDLE of a pandemic. And there is still no secret Trump plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Just more hollow campaign promises." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Durbin Slams President Trump's Comments On Vaccine Approval Timeline, ACA Repeal Efforts, And State Of Testing In America During Senate Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Last night, President Trump claimed that a #COVID19 vaccine approval is just a few weeks away. He also claims to have a replacement plan for the ACA ready. Today I asked senior Trump Admin. officials from CDC & HHS if they could back up these claims. They could not." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Senators Request Information on Outside Groups Involved in Trump Scotus List Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to Maurice Smith, CEO of Health Care Service Corporation, David Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Larry Merlo, CEO of CVS Health One, Joseph Zubretsky, CEO of Molina Healthcare Inc, and David Cordani, CEO of Cigna - As Leading Health Insurers Experience Unprecedented Profits, Underwood, Durbin, Schakowsky, Democratic Members of The Illinois Delegation Urge Insurers to Provide Immediate Financial Relief to Illinois Individuals, Families, and Small Businesses Rep. Lauren Underwood
Aug. 31, 2020 Tweet - "While many Illinoisans struggle with the health & economic toll of the #COVID19 pandemic, health insurance companies' profits are soaring. I'm joining @RepUnderwood & members of the IL delegation in calling on insurers in IL to help Illinoisans get through these difficult times." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke w/leaders from @UniteHerelocal1 today about my efforts to help workers who've lost their jobs as a result of this pandemic. Congress must step in & help mitigate the impact of this pandemic by ensuring continued access to health insurance & enhanced unemployment benefits." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Congresswoman Schakowsky Celebrates the 55th Birthday of Medicare and Medicaid Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 29, 2020 Underwood's Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act to Get Vote on House Floor Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans introduced legislation today to subsidize employer health insurance for laid-off & furloughed workers through the end of the year--with one condition: as long as the funds don't help plans that cover abortions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Senator McCain helped save the Affordable Care Act. Without his courage, tens of millions of additional American families would be facing this #COVID19 pandemic without access to health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 LaHood, DelBene, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Healthcare Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 23, 2020 Whitehouse & Colleagues Introduce Medical Bankruptcy Bill After Millions Lose Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans lost their jobs & health insurance due to #COVID19. They shouldn't have to choose between their physical & financial health. My commonsense bill with @SenWhitehouse will offer families some relief from their financial hardships." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Durbin To Trump And Senate Republicans: Don't Rip Away Health Care For Millions During Public Health Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "What have Senate Republicans been waiting for? More than 140,000 Americans have died. Millions continue to file for unemployment benefits, and are losing their health insurance. With each passing day, Sen. McConnell's refusal to act becomes more and more inexcusable." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2020 Tweet - "This should be a call to action. As of May, 5.4 million Americans lost their health insurance as a result of this pandemic, right when they need it most. That's why I'm working in congress to help people keep their employer health plans--even if they lose their job--at no cost." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's ruling to further limit the ACA's provisions to require coverage for birth control is detrimental to women's health & reproductive rights. Women, not their employers, should be the ones making decisions about their health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "Reality has overcome Republicans' non-stop attack on the Affordable Care Act. Facing the #COVID19 health crisis, Americans are signing up for ACA health plans at record levels. And yet, Pres. Trump continues his efforts to kill the program in court." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2020 Foster Votes to Pass Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act Rep. Bill Foster
June 30, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Entire Senate Dem Caucus To Trump Administration: Don't Rip Away Health Care For Millions During Public Health Crisis Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 30, 2020 Underwood Celebrates the Passage of Her Legislation to Reduce Health Care Premiums Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 30, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin is moving full steam ahead with efforts to dismantle the ACA & rip health care away from millions in the midst of a global pandemic. Today @SenateDems introduced a resolution condemning this effort & asking DOJ to defend the ACA during this public health emergency" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2020 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 29, 2020 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act Rep. Brad Schneider
June 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act protects Americans with pre-existing conditions from discrimination. With over 2 million (and counting) already diagnosed with a new pre-existing condition--#COVID19--President Trump wants to abolish the ACA and offers no protection for their future." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2020 Casten Votes to Strengthen and Expand the Affordable Care Act Rep. Sean Casten
June 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump asked the Supreme Court to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. That would end health insurance for 20 million Americans in the midst of this pandemic with millions more now unemployed. The Trump alternative plan? He doesn't have one." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2020 Tweet - "During a global pandemic, the last thing our President should be doing is attempting to rip health insurance away from millions of Americans. Yet, that is exactly what President Trump did last night when he asked the Supreme Court to eliminate the Affordable Care Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, Senate Republicans have confirmed a Circuit Court nominee with a record of hostility toward the ACA. Even during one of the greatest public health crises in our nation's history, Republicans just won't let go of their obsession with attacking Obamacare." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Underwood Legislation to Reduce Health Insurance Premiums Included in Speaker's Historic New Legislation to Expand Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, the Senate is voting on a Circuit Court nominee who has been openly hostile toward the Affordable Care Act. Cory Wilson is an extreme partisan with radical views on health care & voting rights. I strongly oppose his nomination. #StopWilson" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just gave Justin Walker a lifetime appointment to the second highest court in the land for two main reasons: because Walker is a protégé of the Senate Majority Leader, and because he's an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Sept. 27, 2020 Tweet - "This is what Donald Trump and Republicans want--for the Affordable Care Act to be "terminated in the Supreme Court." The case is scheduled for arguments on Nov. 10. That's what's at stake in the coming weeks: health care coverage and pre--existing conditions protections." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2020 Tweet - "We're 38 days from Election Day & 45 days away from the Supreme Court taking up the case that will decide whether the Affordable Care Act survives. Pres. Trump & Majority Leader McConnell want to rush Judge Barrett's nomination through the Senate before those two dates arrive." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The future of the Affordable Care Act is once again at stake. The Republicans are trying to rush a Supreme Court nominee through the Senate before November 10, when the Court takes up the case that will decide whether the ACA will survive." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2020 Tweet - "7M #COVID19 cases = 7M new Americans with a pre-existing condition. The Trump Admin. is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA & its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. If they win, tens of millions will lose coverage. It will be a disaster." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "November 10. Remember that date. GOP is rushing to put a Trump-appointed justice on the Supreme Court before that date. It's the day the Court hears the case where Pres. Trump is trying to strike down ACA & its pre-existing conditions protections. Our health care is at stake." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin: Senate Republicans' Reversal On Filling Supreme Court Vacancy During Presidential Election Year Is Thinly-Veiled Effort To Destroy Affordable Care Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin, Cortez Masto, Senate Dems Introduce Bill To Protected Unemployed Workers' Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "I can't imagine a worse situation than losing health insurance coverage in the midst of a pandemic. That's why I'm introducing legislation with @SenCortezMasto today to help keep the millions of workers who've been laid off during the pandemic from losing their health insurance." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Sen. McConnell want to rush a nominee onto the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election and before the Nov. 10 case that will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act. The American people can see that is not on the level." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Durbin Calls Out Senate Republican Plan To Dismantle Affordable Care Act Through Filling Supreme Court Vacancy Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Durbin Slams Trump Administration's COVID-19 Response, Urges Senate To Protect Health Insurance Of Unemployed Americans Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Tens of millions of Americans have a pre-existing condition, including 6M diagnosed with #COVID19. If Republicans succeed in striking down the Affordable Care Act, protections for pre-existing conditions will be gone. That's what's at stake in the fight over the Supreme Court." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 Durbin: The Affordable Care Act Is At Stake With This Supreme Court Vacancy Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "If Senator McConnell goes forward with his plan to jam through a SCOTUS nominee this year, the Affordable Care Act is doomed. This is about more than political bragging rights. It's about protections for people with pre-existing conditions & health care coverage for millions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "In 2017, John McCain stepped up to save the Affordable Care Act. It was an act of courage. Which Republican Senators will demonstrate that kind of courage now? We only need four." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2020 Tweet - "The American people need to understand that the battle over the Supreme Court comes down to decisions that will impact us all. Republicans have a case before the Court in November that would tear down the ACA & with it protections for pre-existing conditions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2020 Tweet - "The President is asking SCOTUS to repeal pre-existing condition protections & health coverage for millions in the MIDDLE of a pandemic. And there is still no secret Trump plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Just more hollow campaign promises." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Durbin Slams President Trump's Comments On Vaccine Approval Timeline, ACA Repeal Efforts, And State Of Testing In America During Senate Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2020 Tweet - "Last night, President Trump claimed that a #COVID19 vaccine approval is just a few weeks away. He also claims to have a replacement plan for the ACA ready. Today I asked senior Trump Admin. officials from CDC & HHS if they could back up these claims. They could not." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel - Senators Request Information on Outside Groups Involved in Trump Scotus List Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to Maurice Smith, CEO of Health Care Service Corporation, David Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Larry Merlo, CEO of CVS Health One, Joseph Zubretsky, CEO of Molina Healthcare Inc, and David Cordani, CEO of Cigna - As Leading Health Insurers Experience Unprecedented Profits, Underwood, Durbin, Schakowsky, Democratic Members of The Illinois Delegation Urge Insurers to Provide Immediate Financial Relief to Illinois Individuals, Families, and Small Businesses Rep.Lauren Underwood
Aug. 31, 2020 Tweet - "While many Illinoisans struggle with the health & economic toll of the #COVID19 pandemic, health insurance companies' profits are soaring. I'm joining @RepUnderwood & members of the IL delegation in calling on insurers in IL to help Illinoisans get through these difficult times." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke w/leaders from @UniteHerelocal1 today about my efforts to help workers who've lost their jobs as a result of this pandemic. Congress must step in & help mitigate the impact of this pandemic by ensuring continued access to health insurance & enhanced unemployment benefits." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2020 Congresswoman Schakowsky Celebrates the 55th Birthday of Medicare and Medicaid Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 29, 2020 Underwood's Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act to Get Vote on House Floor Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans introduced legislation today to subsidize employer health insurance for laid-off & furloughed workers through the end of the year--with one condition: as long as the funds don't help plans that cover abortions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 28, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Senator McCain helped save the Affordable Care Act. Without his courage, tens of millions of additional American families would be facing this #COVID19 pandemic without access to health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2020 LaHood, DelBene, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Healthcare Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 23, 2020 Whitehouse & Colleagues Introduce Medical Bankruptcy Bill After Millions Lose Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 23, 2020 Tweet - "Millions of Americans lost their jobs & health insurance due to #COVID19. They shouldn't have to choose between their physical & financial health. My commonsense bill with @SenWhitehouse will offer families some relief from their financial hardships." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2020 Durbin To Trump And Senate Republicans: Don't Rip Away Health Care For Millions During Public Health Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2020 Tweet - "What have Senate Republicans been waiting for? More than 140,000 Americans have died. Millions continue to file for unemployment benefits, and are losing their health insurance. With each passing day, Sen. McConnell's refusal to act becomes more and more inexcusable." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2020 Tweet - "This should be a call to action. As of May, 5.4 million Americans lost their health insurance as a result of this pandemic, right when they need it most. That's why I'm working in congress to help people keep their employer health plans--even if they lose their job--at no cost." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Supreme Court's ruling to further limit the ACA's provisions to require coverage for birth control is detrimental to women's health & reproductive rights. Women, not their employers, should be the ones making decisions about their health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 1, 2020 Tweet - "Reality has overcome Republicans' non-stop attack on the Affordable Care Act. Facing the #COVID19 health crisis, Americans are signing up for ACA health plans at record levels. And yet, Pres. Trump continues his efforts to kill the program in court." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2020 Foster Votes to Pass Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act Rep.Bill Foster
June 30, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Entire Senate Dem Caucus To Trump Administration: Don't Rip Away Health Care For Millions During Public Health Crisis Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 30, 2020 Underwood Celebrates the Passage of Her Legislation to Reduce Health Care Premiums Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 30, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin is moving full steam ahead with efforts to dismantle the ACA & rip health care away from millions in the midst of a global pandemic. Today @SenateDems introduced a resolution condemning this effort & asking DOJ to defend the ACA during this public health emergency" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2020 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 29, 2020 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act Rep.Brad Schneider
June 29, 2020 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act protects Americans with pre-existing conditions from discrimination. With over 2 million (and counting) already diagnosed with a new pre-existing condition--#COVID19--President Trump wants to abolish the ACA and offers no protection for their future." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2020 Casten Votes to Strengthen and Expand the Affordable Care Act Rep.Sean Casten
June 28, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump asked the Supreme Court to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. That would end health insurance for 20 million Americans in the midst of this pandemic with millions more now unemployed. The Trump alternative plan? He doesn't have one." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2020 Tweet - "During a global pandemic, the last thing our President should be doing is attempting to rip health insurance away from millions of Americans. Yet, that is exactly what President Trump did last night when he asked the Supreme Court to eliminate the Affordable Care Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, Senate Republicans have confirmed a Circuit Court nominee with a record of hostility toward the ACA. Even during one of the greatest public health crises in our nation's history, Republicans just won't let go of their obsession with attacking Obamacare." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2020 Underwood Legislation to Reduce Health Insurance Premiums Included in Speaker's Historic New Legislation to Expand Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "For the 2nd week in a row, the Senate is voting on a Circuit Court nominee who has been openly hostile toward the Affordable Care Act. Cory Wilson is an extreme partisan with radical views on health care & voting rights. I strongly oppose his nomination. #StopWilson" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just gave Justin Walker a lifetime appointment to the second highest court in the land for two main reasons: because Walker is a protégé of the Senate Majority Leader, and because he's an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
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