Deleted Tweets From Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Dick Durbin's accounts: SenatorDurbin, DickDurbin
Tracking Since: March 08, 2011
Once again, Senate Republicans turned their backs on mericans with pre-existing conditions today. But @SenateDems are committed to protecting these individuals. I’m proud to support @SenatorBaldwin’s #NoJunkPlans Act to #ProtectPreExistingConditions. QT @SenatorBaldwin: @MarkWarner @realDonaldTrump Anyone who says they support health care coverage for people with pre-existing conditi… https://t.co/eeFGQIcfkK)
Powerful story about victims’ family’s opposition to the first federal execution in 20 years. It’s time for Congress to pass my bill with @AyannaPressley, @SenLeahy & @SenBooker to place a federal ban on the arbitrary and unfair federal death penalty. https://t.co/vTzDLg3VfR
For more than a year, I have had serious concerns about the predatory #4profit Dream Center’s accreditation misrepresentation at the IL Inst. of Art. The students they harmed deserve relief. I will always keep fighting on their behalf. https://t.co/29sYaUsk07
.@BetsyDeVosED must immediately comply with @BobbyScotts’ investigation. Full transparency is the only way to clear up what appears to be serious Department misconduct and misrepresentations to Congress. https://t.co/vwIlL09WnA
My thoughts are with my friend and colleague @BernieSanders. Get well soon. Loretta and I are praying for your speedy recovery.
Great time in Naperville this weekend talking with @DuPage_Dem, @Foster4Congress, & @VoteCasten about what's on the line in 2020. https://t.co/ndNFqWZ7Ov
He gathered warring Senators for his annual Georgia bbq lunch and our differences disappeared slathered in sauce. He showed inspiring courage fighting Parkinson’s, often moving his broken body on the Senate floor by sheer force of will. He is one of our best and I will miss him.
@SenatorIsakson’s departure from the Senate is the loss of a friend and a brave, constructive voice America desperately needs. Johnny stepped up for sensible immigration reform and defied the fire breathers and haters in his own party. I sent him a series of deserved fan letters. QT @SenatorIsakson: After much prayer and consultation with my family and doctors, I have made the very tough decision to leave the U.S… https://t.co/EuqVkL8hmS)
This is a major step in the right direction. Big Pharma must be held accountable for fueling our nation’s deadly opioid epidemic. https://t.co/4F57NXrd0M
Our intelligence agencies are spending millions of dollars to stop the Russians from making a mockery of the 2020 election. Unfortunately, Leader McConnell is blocking critical, comprehensive election security legislation that would help to assure every vote will be counted. QT @washingtonpost: Top intelligence, homeland and cyber officials to brief Congress on election security https://t.co/eo3wYFoXj1)
RT @washingtonpost: Inspector General wants to know if USDA concealed worker safety data https://t.co/u7okITlb2V
While Ed Sec. Betsy DeVos continues to coddle for-profit colleges, students are being buried in debt and taxpayers end up holding the bag. Thanks to @ILAttyGeneral Madigan for fighting for students. https://t.co/IWkzdbemQV
Reminder: if you need individual market health insurance for next year, open enrollment begins this week on Thursday, November 1st. Here’s how you can #GetCovered: https://t.co/DsxGmcLytP
Republicans are trying to jam through Judge Kavanaugh before a full and fair investigation can be completed, and that is shameful. https://t.co/X6W0w7WlnO
RT @SouthernUTWild: In fact, data shows that in the Grand Staircase-Escalante region jobs grew by 24% and real personal income grew by 32%.
"What did corporate America do with that tax break? Buy record amounts of its own stock” #GOPTaxScam https://t.co/USwTbGa5Og
I wrote to @Rueters journalists Wa Lone and Kywa Soe Oo, who have been unjustly imprisoned in Myanmar for documenting the ongoing genocide against the Rohingya. Every day they spend in a cell is an attack on freedom of the press and expression in Burma. h
Join me and @NatlParkService in celebrating #NationalParkWeek! Illinois is proud to be home of Pullman National Park, a historic community and urban landmark on Chicago’s Southside representing a legacy of labor and civil rights.
.@ PostOpinions: Too many are looking away from Burma’s ethnic cleansing campaign https://t.co/U6QJIvPieB
Congratulations to Scott Foster on his big night with the @NHLBlackhawks! Sports fans across America may be putting in a few extra reps at the gym today, just in case... https://t.co/0b7oV8c4ew
I’ve joined @SenJohnKennedy, @SenFeinstein and @ChuckGrassely to introduce a bill that would strengthen DEA’s ability to prevent opioid abuse. The agency should be able to consider the opioid epidemic’s downstream effects when setting quota levels for opi
Why would anyone need an AK-47 or an AR-15? You don’t need it to go hunting. If you need it to shoot a deer, maybe stick to fishing.
RT @LupusResearch: We support the #ResearchNotRedTape amendment to fund breakthrough medical research for service members & veterans https://t.co/hRsvnMxKap
Proof GOP Tax Plan is about giving massive tax breaks to wealthy few → @TaxPolicyCenter says nearly half of tax cuts will go to the top 1%.
@Chicago_Police @ChicagosMayor Tracing crime guns helps reduce gun violence. Reintroducing a bill soon to encourage… https://t.co/zxzV8GNaVI
Joining @ChrisMurphy and victims of gun violence to call for passage of the Background Check Expansion Act. Watch: … https://t.co/GAW17GwDbB
@POTUS → Promote bare-bones health plans that don't cover basic health needs. →Read: https://t.co/15RmtfaenV
MORNING READ: Puerto Rico is facing a life and death situation, This crisis is happening on U.S. soil — and we have… https://t.co/v5uKctt9lE QT @nytimes: “Because of the electricity situation, a lot of people died, and are still dying. You can’t get sick now.” https://t.co/IIF3trm7vP)
This morning I met with 7th graders at Cairo Middle School to discuss how the housing crisis in Cairo is affecting… https://t.co/R55vWlmrQa
.@SenateDems are determined to pass the bipartisan #DreamAct so Dreamers can continue contributing to the country t… https://t.co/0PlTMlQrc0
Instead of ripping health care from millions, SenateGOP should work with us to continue funding for our nation's community health centers.
An intern in my DC office, Alyssa Mendez is 1st recipient of our Ed Greelegs Scholarship. Looking forward to seeing… https://t.co/pjUKCghSFO
Today, I attended the Democratic Rural Summit with my guest Richard Burns — a corn, soybean, alfalfa, & beef farmer… https://t.co/l4V5KehbSs
MORNING READ: Dreamers just want to serve their county. We won't give up until they can. https://t.co/kekYae5Iqm QT @HuffPost: Dreamers in medical school ask Congress to help them so they can help others https://t.co/vkI75kJXQy https://t.co/HAU4RRBdyd)
The DACA decision this week was disappointing and disheartening. But we must seize this moment and pass the… https://t.co/niZ46YqBdl
President Trump’s travel ban will always be unconstitutional and un-American. https://t.co/FBJ1ZWNyyx QT @AP: Court rules that grandparents, cousins, other close relatives shouldn't be barred from US as part of travel ban. https://t.co/MGc5DJGe7z)
.@SpeakerRyan & @SenateMajLeader: Here's what you need to know about the bipartisan Dream Act. Time to get it done.… https://t.co/9fzmbd2ZoT QT @HuffPostPol: Republicans could protect Dreamers if they wanted to. But will they? https://t.co/yyih2F101j https://t.co/vVbtoerE3D)
This #Eclipse2017, we remember that all we need is each other and the spirit of discovery to tackle the biggest challenges our world faces.
With this @POTUS, no surprise threat of climate change is no longer among our research priorities as of yesterday: https://t.co/Tsxzi8wHx3
#4profit @CharlotteLawEdu closed & left thousands of its defrauded students with nowhere to turn. Justice demands t… https://t.co/ZIi6yfKgWc QT @wsoctv: #BREAKING: Charlotte School of Law closing, effective immediately, according to email sent from alumni association.… https://t.co/CHS2KKZGAS)
Secret bill #1 may have failed but it's not over. Which secret health care repeal bill will @SenateGop bring to the floor next?
Secret bill #1 may have failed but it's not over. Which secret health care repeal bills will @SenateGOP bring to the floor next?
Donald Trump Jr.’s story keeps changing. We need to hear it under oath. https://t.co/sPAel1NpnK QT @FortuneMagazine: Sen. Dick Durbin: "I have questions for Donald Trump Jr." https://t.co/5ifGCRasIZ https://t.co/EGLuZ6kbXL)
If it wasn’t for the ACA, Baby E would have reached her maximum lifetime coverage by 3 months. Hear her story:… https://t.co/ozzw4FY00O
By Congressional standards, @SenateGOP’s secret health care repeal bill is a high crime and misdemeanor. https://t.co/pYxfEitEwf
Joined @ASNChicago, @UICGCI, @RepRobinKelly & others today to unveil a report about the costs of and solutions to youth unemployment
MORNING READ: Illinois' @KnoxCollege1837 is creating opportunities for working- and middle-class students https://t.co/ltddWTOiUC
I've long said that students defrauded by Corinthian&other predatory #4profit colleges shouldn't be left holding the bag when these collapse
RT @SenDuckworth: Relieved another of President Trump's reckless efforts to make our cities less safe has failed https://t.co/lI7nEm5ujW QT @ABC7Chicago: BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump order to cut funding to sanctuary cities: https://t.co/P5mrexpMps https://t.co/d1yQ4ZdsmH)
Today, 8 of my fellow Senators & I sent a letter to @DHSgov calling for an end to the use of family detention