As Senate Republicans attempt to jam through nearly $70 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to support the President’s cruel mass deportation campaign, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Dream Act, called up his amendment to protect DACA recipients for a vote. The amendment would redirect $10 million towards timely processing of DACA renewal applica… Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) announced their “Wear Orange” resolution to designate June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the entire month as National Gun Violence Awareness Month as gun violence often spikes when summer begins. The resolution honors Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed in a Chicago park on January 29, 2013—just … Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) announced their “Wear Orange” resolution to designate June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the entire month as National Gun Violence Awareness Month as gun violence often spikes when summer begins. The resolution honors Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed in a Chicago park on January 29, 2013—just … Continue Reading
June 05, 2026