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ACLU looks ahead to post-Trump era
Fair Tax failure risks enforcement of reforms, revival of regressive penalties, fees
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Ted CoxACLU, ACLU of Illinois, Ed Yohnka, Colleen Connell, Nusrat Choudry, Khadine Bennett, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, 2020 Presidential Election, 2020 Election, DACA, Dream Act, Dick Durbin, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Durbin calls for Trump, Barr to halt executions
Congressional Dems say death penalty should be suspended for Biden-Harris administration
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Ted CoxIllinois Death Penalty, U.S. Death Penalty, U.S. Executions, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, Bill Barr, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Patrick Leahy, Ayanna Pressley, George Ryan
Justice Barrett: A threat to more than just abortion
Planned Parenthood’s Brigid Leahy warns of conservative court’s potential impact on health care, LGBTQ rights
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Ted CoxAmy Coney Barrett, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Brigid Leahy, Donald Trump, Abortion Rights, Illinois Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health Act, Roe v. Wade, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Roberts, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Preexisting Conditions, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Rights, Transgender Rights, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Jennifer Welch
California dreaming — of lower drug prices
Gov. Newsom exerts ‘our market power and our moral power’ to undercut Big Pharma
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Trump ad touts jobs at steel mill hit by layoffs
Trump visited U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works in 2018 — now threatened with 737 furloughs
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, U.S. Steel, U.S. Steel Granite City Works, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Trump Tariff Farm Bailouts, Dick Durbin, General Accountability Office, Tony Fuhrmann, Dan Simmons, United Steelworkers, Douglas Matthews
Duckworth, Durbin denounce Trump court pick
Obamacare threatened by Amy Coney Barrett — on top of Senate GOP hypocrisy
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Amy Coney Barrett, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, Antonin Scalia, John McCain, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Jennifer Welch
GAO backs Durbin on Trump tariff bailouts
Government watchdog finds largest payments went to farmers across the South, not Midwest soybean growers
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Ted CoxFarm Market Facilitation Program, General Accountability Office, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Trump Tariff Farm Bailouts, Illinois Soybean Growers, Debbie Stabenow, Anne Schechinger, Environmental Working Group
Economists cite need for state, local COVID relief
Police, fire, teachers are not only essential workers, they bolster economy and spur recovery
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Ted CoxCARES Act, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, Economic Policy Institute, Heather Long, Mitch McConnell, Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin, Glenn Hubbard, Josh Bivens, Jason Furman, Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics
States 'dependent' on Congress relief: Pritzker
Guv calls free aid to corporations ‘illogical,’ Durbin pledges Senate action
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Ted CoxIllinois COVID-19 Response Fund, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Dick Durbin, Federal Reserve, Heroes Act, Chicago Community Trust, Penny Pritzker
12M idled workers lost health insurance: study
Rep. Underwood leads Illinois congressional delegation in calling for insurers to reinvest pandemic profits
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Economic Policy Institute, Health Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, U.S. Unemployment, COVID Unemployment, Single Payer, Dick Durbin, Jan Schakowsky, Lauren Underwood, Humana, Cigna, Cheri Bustos, Robin Kelly, Danny Davis, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia
Durbin, Garcia defend Postal Service
Garcia pledges action, charging, ‘Donald Trump is tampering with the post office’
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Route 66 Centennial Commission clears Senate
Duckworth, Durbin set course to celebrate America’s ‘Mother Road’
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Ted CoxRoute 66, Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, Route 66 Centennial Commission, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum, Bobby Troup, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Jim Inhofe, Cozy Dog, Bob Waldmire, Fillmore, Rodney Davis
Dems take pot shots at GOP COVID relief
Durbin decries abortion restrictions, Garcia says fighter jets ‘don’t help families pay their bills,’ Duckworth lobbies for HEROES Act
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Ted CoxHeroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Foster, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Robert Reich
Congressman to Trump on troops: Don't even think about it
Sens. Duckworth, Durbin introduce bill to block deployment
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Ted CoxJesus "Chuy" Garcia, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Lori Lightfoot, Portland Protests, Portland Moms, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration, Illinois Immigrants, Chicago Immigrants, Chicago Sanctuary City, DACA, ICE
Fed thugs not wanted in Chicago
Lightfoot says camouflaged troops operate ‘unlawfully,’ ACLU threatens action amid reports of Trump deployment
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Congressional Dems seek to add food stamps to farmers' markets
Reps. Kelly, Garcia, Rush back Sens. Duckworth, Durbin
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Ted CoxFood Stamps, SNAP Benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Robin Kelly, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Bobby Rush, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, USDA, Illinois Environmental Council, Farmers Market Coalition
Durbin tries to push Dream Act through Senate
Texas Sen. Cruz rebuffs procedural move to pass bill by unanimous consent
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Ted CoxDream Act, Dream and Promise Act, Dreamers, DACA, Dick Durbin, Ted Cruz, Cinthya Ramirez, U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts, Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rep. Garcia, Sen. Warren move to extend eviction moratorium
Bill would protect all renters through next March
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Ted CoxJesus "Chuy" Garcia, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Lee, Protecting Renters From Evictions and Fees Act, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, COVID-19 Economic Collapse, J.B. Pritzker, Jan Schakowsky, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Robert Reich, Diane Yentel, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Shamus Roller, National Housing Law Project, Mitch McConnell
HEROES Act awaits action
Congressional Dems back $3T COVID-19 relief package as Senate Republicans resist
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Ted CoxHeroes Act, CARES Act, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19 Relief, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Chicago Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Sean Casten, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Cheri Bustos, Mike Quigley, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, Illinois Farmers
Bustos calls for boost to biofuels
As oil prices crash, U.S. rep. says biofuels ‘must not be left in the rearview mirror’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Cheri Bustos, Sonny Perdue, Illinois Ethanol, Illinois Biofuels, Illinois Farmers, USDA, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, EPA, Trump Trade War, Oil Prices
