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April 5, 2022
Following The Atrocities In Bucha, Durbin To Introduce Legislation To Hold Russian War Criminals Accountable
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2022
Tweet - "With January 6 and the Big Lie looming large, DOJ has a critical role to play in protecting our nation's election officials from threats of violence. DOJ has taken important steps to address this issue, but more must be done."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2022
Durbin Cosponsors Bill To Protect Consumers By Banning Forced Arbitration In Financial Products
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2022
Tweet - "Today's decision is a win for J&J, and a loss for the tens of thousands of victims of ovarian cancer and mesothelioma who are seeking to hold the company accountable. It is also a green light for other powerful corporations to use bankruptcy gimmicks to avoid responsibility."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2022
Rep. Casten Helps Pass Groundbreaking Labor Bill to End Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment
Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI - Gibbs Leads Charge on Questioning New DOJ "Domestic Terror" Unit
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Foster Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on "Notario" Fraud
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Durbin, Joined By Lee & Grassley, Attempts To Pass Bipartisan Inspector General Access Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021
Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations Of Two Circuit Court Judges, Ten District Court Judges, And Four U.S. Attorneys
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021
Durbin Statement On Successful Discharge Vote For Rachael Rollins, Nominated To Be U.S. Attorney For The District Of Massachusetts
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021
Tweet - "Greg Harris is going to make an outstanding U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, my home district. He is a pillar of the Springfield community and will be the first Black U.S. Attorney in the district's history. I look forward to his full and final confirmation."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021
MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Stephanie Murphy
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Nov. 16, 2021
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Johnson & Johnson is attempting to deny tens of thousands of people their day in court by offloading its talc liabilities onto a new company created exclusively to protect the company's own assets--and leave cancer-victim claimants with pennies on the dollar."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021
Letter to Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson - Durbin, Senate, And House Dems Object To Johnson & Johnson Bankruptcy Maneuver, Demand Answers
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Receives Response To His Inquiry From The Office Of Special Counsel: Trump Administration Officials Grossly Violated The Hatch Act
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 27, 2021
Durbin: The Senate Must Follow The House's Lead & Eliminate The Federal Crack And Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021
Tweet - "Anyone who engages in violence or threats of violence is stepping over the line of protected speech. Whether you are storming the Capitol or threatening members of your local school board with violence, it does not matter. Free speech does not include the incitement of violence."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021
Tweet - "Hardly a day goes by in the city of Chicago where someone isn't killed by gunfire. The only way we're ever going to stop this violence is by getting guns out of the hands of criminals and off our streets. DOJ needs to be doing everything they can to make that happen."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee's First Department Of Justice Oversight Hearing Since 2017
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2021
Quigley Statement on House Vote to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt
Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 21, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Votes To Find Bannon In Contempt Of Congress For Refusing To Comply With Investigation Of The January 6th Insurrection
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 7, 2021
CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2021
Roll Call - Shady third-party sellers are running rampant online. It's time for Congress to step in
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of the United States State Department - Cassidy Joins Bipartisan Call to Expand Sanctions on Nicaragua to Include Daniel Ortega Himself
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Roy leads 24 colleagues in demanding Mayorkas obey SCOTUS and reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' policy
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Justice for Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
July 14, 2021
Gillibrand, Graham, Durbin, Bustos, Griffith And Jayapal Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice And Accountability
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; and Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Daines to Biden Administration: Don't Rewrite Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Support Montana Farmers, Ranchers
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
June 23, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 22, 2021
Rep. Schakowsky, Sens. Blumenthal & Booker Applaud Supreme Court Decision for NCAA Players
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2021
Nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Questioning Of Director Chris Wray Reveals FBI Involvement In DOJ Leak Investigation And Possibility Of Foreign Funding For January 6th Insurrection
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 9, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Guarantee Equal Access to Abortion, Everywhere
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Amid Police Reform Negotiations, Pressley, Bush Lead Progressives in Call to End Qualified Immunity
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 10, 2021
Quigley Statement On Ruling Calling Barr's Characterizations Of Mueller Report "Misleading"
Rep. Mike Quigley
May 7, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Andrew Saul Commissioner Social Security Administration - Larson, Davis call of Social Security Administration to Revoke Harmful Rule
Rep. Danny Davis
May 5, 2021
García, Members of Congress that Led Push for TRIPS Waiver Applaud Biden Administration Announcement
Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 21, 2021
Access to Counsel Act of 2021
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 25, 2021
Sens. Coons, Wicker reintroduce bipartisan bill targeting debt-based driver's license suspensions
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Hinson Leads Bicameral Effort to Urge Speaker Pelosi to Uphold State-Certified Election Results in IA-02, Stop House from Overturning Miller-Meeks Win
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
March 18, 2021
Duckworth Addresses Recent Surge in Discrimination and Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans at House Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 17, 2021
Duckworth Reaction to Atlanta Shooting Spree
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 16, 2021
Letter to James A. Cunningham, Deputy Regional Administrator of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Ask Hud to Examine Issues at Concordia Place Apartment Complex in Chicago
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Date
Title
Politician
April 5, 2022
Following The Atrocities In Bucha, Durbin To Introduce Legislation To Hold Russian War Criminals Accountable
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2022
Tweet - "With January 6 and the Big Lie looming large, DOJ has a critical role to play in protecting our nation's election officials from threats of violence. DOJ has taken important steps to address this issue, but more must be done."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2022
Durbin Cosponsors Bill To Protect Consumers By Banning Forced Arbitration In Financial Products
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2022
Tweet - "Today's decision is a win for J&J, and a loss for the tens of thousands of victims of ovarian cancer and mesothelioma who are seeking to hold the company accountable. It is also a green light for other powerful corporations to use bankruptcy gimmicks to avoid responsibility."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2022
Rep. Casten Helps Pass Groundbreaking Labor Bill to End Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment
Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the FBI - Gibbs Leads Charge on Questioning New DOJ "Domestic Terror" Unit
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Foster Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on "Notario" Fraud
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Durbin, Joined By Lee & Grassley, Attempts To Pass Bipartisan Inspector General Access Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021
Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations Of Two Circuit Court Judges, Ten District Court Judges, And Four U.S. Attorneys
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021
Durbin Statement On Successful Discharge Vote For Rachael Rollins, Nominated To Be U.S. Attorney For The District Of Massachusetts
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021
Tweet - "Greg Harris is going to make an outstanding U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, my home district. He is a pillar of the Springfield community and will be the first Black U.S. Attorney in the district's history. I look forward to his full and final confirmation."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021
MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Stephanie Murphy
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Nov. 16, 2021
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Johnson & Johnson is attempting to deny tens of thousands of people their day in court by offloading its talc liabilities onto a new company created exclusively to protect the company's own assets--and leave cancer-victim claimants with pennies on the dollar."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021
Letter to Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson - Durbin, Senate, And House Dems Object To Johnson & Johnson Bankruptcy Maneuver, Demand Answers
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Receives Response To His Inquiry From The Office Of Special Counsel: Trump Administration Officials Grossly Violated The Hatch Act
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 27, 2021
Durbin: The Senate Must Follow The House's Lead & Eliminate The Federal Crack And Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021
Tweet - "Anyone who engages in violence or threats of violence is stepping over the line of protected speech. Whether you are storming the Capitol or threatening members of your local school board with violence, it does not matter. Free speech does not include the incitement of violence."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021
Tweet - "Hardly a day goes by in the city of Chicago where someone isn't killed by gunfire. The only way we're ever going to stop this violence is by getting guns out of the hands of criminals and off our streets. DOJ needs to be doing everything they can to make that happen."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee's First Department Of Justice Oversight Hearing Since 2017
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2021
Quigley Statement on House Vote to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt
Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 21, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Votes To Find Bannon In Contempt Of Congress For Refusing To Comply With Investigation Of The January 6th Insurrection
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 7, 2021
CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2021
Roll Call - Shady third-party sellers are running rampant online. It's time for Congress to step in
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of the United States State Department - Cassidy Joins Bipartisan Call to Expand Sanctions on Nicaragua to Include Daniel Ortega Himself
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Roy leads 24 colleagues in demanding Mayorkas obey SCOTUS and reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' policy
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Justice for Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
July 14, 2021
Gillibrand, Graham, Durbin, Bustos, Griffith And Jayapal Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice And Accountability
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; and Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Daines to Biden Administration: Don't Rewrite Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Support Montana Farmers, Ranchers
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
June 23, 2021
Judicial Nominations
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 22, 2021
Rep. Schakowsky, Sens. Blumenthal & Booker Applaud Supreme Court Decision for NCAA Players
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 17, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2021
Nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Questioning Of Director Chris Wray Reveals FBI Involvement In DOJ Leak Investigation And Possibility Of Foreign Funding For January 6th Insurrection
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 9, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Guarantee Equal Access to Abortion, Everywhere
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Amid Police Reform Negotiations, Pressley, Bush Lead Progressives in Call to End Qualified Immunity
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 10, 2021
Quigley Statement On Ruling Calling Barr's Characterizations Of Mueller Report "Misleading"
Rep.Mike Quigley
May 7, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Andrew Saul Commissioner Social Security Administration - Larson, Davis call of Social Security Administration to Revoke Harmful Rule
Rep.Danny Davis
May 5, 2021
García, Members of Congress that Led Push for TRIPS Waiver Applaud Biden Administration Announcement
Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 21, 2021
Access to Counsel Act of 2021
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2021
Nominations of Vanita Gupta and Lisa O. Monaco
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 25, 2021
Sens. Coons, Wicker reintroduce bipartisan bill targeting debt-based driver's license suspensions
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2021
Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Hinson Leads Bicameral Effort to Urge Speaker Pelosi to Uphold State-Certified Election Results in IA-02, Stop House from Overturning Miller-Meeks Win
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
March 18, 2021
Duckworth Addresses Recent Surge in Discrimination and Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans at House Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 17, 2021
Duckworth Reaction to Atlanta Shooting Spree
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 16, 2021
Letter to James A. Cunningham, Deputy Regional Administrator of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Ask Hud to Examine Issues at Concordia Place Apartment Complex in Chicago
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
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