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Oct. 22, 2019
Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Sunday Riley Settlement
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 30, 2019
Quigley, Cartwright, Lofgren Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency in Government
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 24, 2019
Senators Introduce Bill to Boost Protection for SEC, CFTC Whistleblowers
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019
Casten, Booker, Gillibrand, and Kennedy Introduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 4, 2019
Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Youtube settlement
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 31, 2019
Tweet - ".@RepShimkus and I have worked on many projects together, recently on expanding the fine work at @ScottAFB and establishing a bipartisan approach to filling judicial vacancies."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 10, 2019
Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors
Rep. Bill Foster
June 21, 2019
Reps. Cleaver, Butterfield, Kelly, Lee, Watson Coleman Seek Answers From Big Tech on Legal Diversity
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
May 2, 2019
Tillis Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Middle-Class Creators From Copyright Infringement
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to Nancy A. Berryhill - Trump Proposal Threatens Due Process in Social Security Appeals
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 16, 2018
Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Herbert Slattery III, Tennessee Attorney General - Drop Pending Litigation that Seeks to Allow Insurance Companies to Deny Health Insurance Coverage to Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 8, 2018
Letter to Gary Stern, General Counsel and Chief FOIA Officer at the National Archives and Records Administration - Release Kavanaugh Documents
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Edward Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Congress Members Demand Hearing on 3-D Printed Guns Settlement
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chair, SEC - Urge Clayton to Preserve Investors' Right to Access Courts
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 25, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's travel ban is unconstitutional and un-American. It also plays directly into our enemies' hands and makes America less safe. Trump's travel bans have been blocked by multiple federal courts, and I'm hopeful the Supreme Court will agree."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 19, 2018
Letter to Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Restoration Of Legal Assistance Programs For Immigrants
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
April 11, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration is so determined to deport immigrants it doesn't even want them to know about their legal rights. Republicans who control Congress have the power to stop this attack on due process."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2018
Letter to Mr. David Apol, Acting Director of Office of Government Ethics - Request Documents on Legal Defense Fund Set Up to Pay Bills for White House, Campaign, and Transition Staff
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 20, 2018
Reps. Stivers, Foster Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
March 20, 2018
Foster and Stivers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity
Rep. Bill Foster
March 20, 2018
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To Prevent President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 18, 2018
Congressman Davis Introduces the Bail Fairnes Act of 2018
Rep. Danny Davis
Nov. 1, 2017
Tweet - "@SenDuckworth and I joined in an amicus brief to support rights of LGBTQ Americans. Discrimination because of who you love is un-American."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Thune, and the Hon. Bill Nelson - CPSC nominee's conflicts of interest and anti-consumer record
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, the Hon. Rachel Brand, Associate Attorney General, and the Hon. John Gore, Acting Assistant Attorney General - DOJ to Produce Documents that May Show Coordination with Trump Voter Fraud Commission
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Answer Questions on Conversations with Trump
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2017
Letter to Mr. Richard F. Smith, CEO of Equifax, Inc. - End Use Of Consumer-Harming Forced Arbitration Clauses
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2017
Langevin Leads Introduction of Bills to Protect Adopted Children
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 29, 2017
Durbin Statement On Trump Administration's Unfair Travel Ban Criteria
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2017
Schakowsky statement on the fate of President Trump's Muslim ban at the Supreme Court
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 21, 2017
Senators Cotton, Coons, Durbin, Hirono Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patent Holders, Inventors
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2017
Schakowsky sues President Trump
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2017
Durbin, Duckworth Join Lawsuit Against Trump For Foreign Conflicts Of Interest
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump, Eric Trump, and Allen Weisselberg - Answers from Trump Organization About Conflicts of Interest & President's Compliance With Constitution
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Concern About Review of Local Law Enforcement Consent Decrees
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2017
Quigley Statement on Chicago Court Ruling on LGBT Workplace Discrimination
Rep. Mike Quigley
March 31, 2017
Brown Urges Court to Preserve Consumer Watchdog's Independence
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 3, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of Committee on the Judiciary - Senate Judiciary Democrats Request Sessions Testimony on False Statements, Russia Contacts
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Roth, Inspector General - Demanding DHS Investigation into Whether Trump's Use of DHS Funds Violates Constitution's Emoluments Clause
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Recuse Yourself from Trump, Russia Investigations
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Letter to Donald F. McGahn, White House Coucil - Demanding Retention of All Documents Related to Trump, Russia
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Aletia Haynes Timmons, District Judge - Senators Weigh In On Court Case Seeking Release Of Critical Documents On Pruitt Ties To Fossil Fuel Industry
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney General - Form a Special Counsel to Investigate Michael Flynn's Connections with Russia
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2017
Senators Urge White House Counsel to Remind White House Staff of Conflicts of Interest Laws
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 30, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Calling on President Trump to Revoke Muslim Ban
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Sally Yates, Acting Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice - Inquiries about the Legality of President Trump's Executive Orders
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
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Politician
Oct. 22, 2019
Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Sunday Riley Settlement
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 30, 2019
Quigley, Cartwright, Lofgren Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency in Government
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 24, 2019
Senators Introduce Bill to Boost Protection for SEC, CFTC Whistleblowers
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019
Casten, Booker, Gillibrand, and Kennedy Introduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 4, 2019
Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Youtube settlement
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 31, 2019
Tweet - ".@RepShimkus and I have worked on many projects together, recently on expanding the fine work at @ScottAFB and establishing a bipartisan approach to filling judicial vacancies."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 10, 2019
Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors
Rep.Bill Foster
June 21, 2019
Reps. Cleaver, Butterfield, Kelly, Lee, Watson Coleman Seek Answers From Big Tech on Legal Diversity
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
May 2, 2019
Tillis Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Middle-Class Creators From Copyright Infringement
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to Nancy A. Berryhill - Trump Proposal Threatens Due Process in Social Security Appeals
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 16, 2018
Tweet - "The Justice Department needs to stop playing games with Byrne-JAG violence prevention funding for the City of Chicago. Yesterday I joined 36 Members of Congress and filed an amicus brief in the 7th Circuit: we support the City's position in litigation over these critical funds."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Herbert Slattery III, Tennessee Attorney General - Drop Pending Litigation that Seeks to Allow Insurance Companies to Deny Health Insurance Coverage to Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Aug. 8, 2018
Letter to Gary Stern, General Counsel and Chief FOIA Officer at the National Archives and Records Administration - Release Kavanaugh Documents
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Edward Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Congress Members Demand Hearing on 3-D Printed Guns Settlement
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chair, SEC - Urge Clayton to Preserve Investors' Right to Access Courts
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 25, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump's travel ban is unconstitutional and un-American. It also plays directly into our enemies' hands and makes America less safe. Trump's travel bans have been blocked by multiple federal courts, and I'm hopeful the Supreme Court will agree."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 19, 2018
Letter to Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Restoration Of Legal Assistance Programs For Immigrants
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
April 11, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration is so determined to deport immigrants it doesn't even want them to know about their legal rights. Republicans who control Congress have the power to stop this attack on due process."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2018
Letter to Mr. David Apol, Acting Director of Office of Government Ethics - Request Documents on Legal Defense Fund Set Up to Pay Bills for White House, Campaign, and Transition Staff
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 20, 2018
Reps. Stivers, Foster Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
March 20, 2018
Foster and Stivers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity
Rep.Bill Foster
March 20, 2018
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To Prevent President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Jan. 18, 2018
Congressman Davis Introduces the Bail Fairnes Act of 2018
Rep.Danny Davis
Nov. 1, 2017
Tweet - "@SenDuckworth and I joined in an amicus brief to support rights of LGBTQ Americans. Discrimination because of who you love is un-American."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Thune, and the Hon. Bill Nelson - CPSC nominee's conflicts of interest and anti-consumer record
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, the Hon. Rachel Brand, Associate Attorney General, and the Hon. John Gore, Acting Assistant Attorney General - DOJ to Produce Documents that May Show Coordination with Trump Voter Fraud Commission
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Answer Questions on Conversations with Trump
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2017
Letter to Mr. Richard F. Smith, CEO of Equifax, Inc. - End Use Of Consumer-Harming Forced Arbitration Clauses
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2017
Langevin Leads Introduction of Bills to Protect Adopted Children
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 29, 2017
Durbin Statement On Trump Administration's Unfair Travel Ban Criteria
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2017
Schakowsky statement on the fate of President Trump's Muslim ban at the Supreme Court
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 21, 2017
Senators Cotton, Coons, Durbin, Hirono Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patent Holders, Inventors
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2017
Schakowsky sues President Trump
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2017
Durbin, Duckworth Join Lawsuit Against Trump For Foreign Conflicts Of Interest
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump, Eric Trump, and Allen Weisselberg - Answers from Trump Organization About Conflicts of Interest & President's Compliance With Constitution
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Concern About Review of Local Law Enforcement Consent Decrees
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2017
Quigley Statement on Chicago Court Ruling on LGBT Workplace Discrimination
Rep.Mike Quigley
March 31, 2017
Brown Urges Court to Preserve Consumer Watchdog's Independence
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 3, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley, Chairman of Committee on the Judiciary - Senate Judiciary Democrats Request Sessions Testimony on False Statements, Russia Contacts
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Roth, Inspector General - Demanding DHS Investigation into Whether Trump's Use of DHS Funds Violates Constitution's Emoluments Clause
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Recuse Yourself from Trump, Russia Investigations
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Letter to Donald F. McGahn, White House Coucil - Demanding Retention of All Documents Related to Trump, Russia
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Aletia Haynes Timmons, District Judge - Senators Weigh In On Court Case Seeking Release Of Critical Documents On Pruitt Ties To Fossil Fuel Industry
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney General - Form a Special Counsel to Investigate Michael Flynn's Connections with Russia
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 10, 2017
Senators Urge White House Counsel to Remind White House Staff of Conflicts of Interest Laws
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 30, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Calling on President Trump to Revoke Muslim Ban
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Sally Yates, Acting Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice - Inquiries about the Legality of President Trump's Executive Orders
Sen.Dick Durbin
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