Senator Dick Durbin

Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

Last month, I urged @HHSGov to change its formula for CARES Act health provider funding to ensure that our nation's most vulnerable communities will have access to care during this pandemic. I am glad they took my advice. https://t.co/Kk02lW4ZDU — PolitiTweet.org

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BIG NEWS: Illinois hospitals & clinics will be receiving nearly $1.2 billion in new CARES Act funding to support their heroic #COVID19 efforts – providers in “hot spots”, rural communities, & those treating uninsured patients. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatImmForum: Immigrants make up a critical share of our healthcare workforce. Today, we recognize #ImmigrantHealthHeroes for their cont… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit are tried-and-true tools to increase financial stability for workers and their families. That's why I led @SenateDems in urging Senate Leadership to temporarily expand these tax credits in the next coronavirus relief package. https://t.co/XaABTzWLlk — PolitiTweet.org

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Public art is a reflection of community. Today, @ChicagoLions are reminding us that we're in this together. Illinoisans, please continue to #StayHome and practice social distancing for the health & safety of your family & your community. https://t.co/MyVl9FiOVU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GovPritzker: Moving from our stay at home order toward a “new normal” will require three critical components: ➡️ Testing ➡️ Tracing… — PolitiTweet.org

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We cannot let a new generation of students fall into this trap. For the 7th consecutive year, I wrote to IL education professionals urging them to warn high school seniors about the risks of attending for-profit colleges, despite online options being appealing during this crisis. https://t.co/ei9NXEhdky — PolitiTweet.org

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During the Great Recession, for-profit college enrollment skyrocketed - reaping huge profits for investors & leaving thousands of students buried in student loan debt w/ a worthless degree. We're already seeing signs of for-profit colleges ramping up for a repeat during #COVID19. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NETWORKLobby: We know that immigrants make the United States great. With 10,300 DACA recipients working in hospitals across the country… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenSherrodBrown: The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit are two of the most effective tools we have to put money in the… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenateDems are committed to ending these disparities & understand the importance of addressing the barriers to economic opportunity & a healthy future for all Americans. The next #COVID19 relief package must include measures to support communities of color during this crisis. — PolitiTweet.org

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#COVID19 has put on full display the major structural inequities & discrimination in our health care system that have disproportionally impacted minority communities for generations. https://t.co/Cgq4QzScuQ — PolitiTweet.org

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This #MayDay2020 we honor all the essential workers keeping our nation running – the health care workers, first responders, meatpacking & grocery store workers, & so many others. Where would we be in this pandemic without them? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @immcouncil: Immigrant health care workers are vital to our nation's coronavirus response. Over four million are in the health care and… — PolitiTweet.org

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Called @SecWilkie yesterday to thank him for his efforts to protect veterans & staff at VA hospitals in IL during the #COVID19 pandemic. We must ensure that IL VA Medical Centers are well-equipped with test kits, PPE, & broadband for telehealth to keep patients & staff safe. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AllofUS_United: Beating COVID-19 is going to take #AllofUS working together, including the #DACA recipients and other immigrants on the… — PolitiTweet.org

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Important decision by the 7th Circuit – it reaffirms that the Department of Justice can’t withhold vital Byrne-JAG violence prevention funds in its attempt to force communities to adopt the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant policies. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @UNITEDWEDREAM: Jen is a nurse and a DACA recipient working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jen, and all immigrants are with… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Sen_JoeManchin: GOOD NEWS: A day after I urged @HHSGov and @CMSGov to increase reimbursement payments for telephone-based health servic… — PolitiTweet.org

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While this is an exciting medical breakthrough in Illinois, using plasma from recovered #COVID19 patients to treat current ones, we must continue studying and exploring with FDA to prove safe & effective. https://t.co/ZILnO4RZ7I — PolitiTweet.org

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Pres. Trump's executive order requiring meat & poultry producers to continue operations ignores the health and safety realities of this pandemic. The President would make better use of his authorities by ramping up production of medical supplies instead. https://t.co/HoE2cvY3Ab — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenateDems are ready to go back to work next week. But our focus must be on #COVID19 – not confirming unqualified & partisan judicial nominees. https://t.co/wMtasyNSr6 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenShelby and I spoke with @EsperDOD this afternoon about military readiness during this #COVID19 pandemic, and how the military can continue to help states as they deal with an influx of coronavirus patients. — PolitiTweet.org

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No responsible public health expert would back up what Jared Kushner said yesterday. We are by no means on the other side of #COVID19 -- and if we open back up too soon, we will end up right back where we started. We cannot afford to let that happen. https://t.co/UeFwctQBSG — PolitiTweet.org

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You can learn more about these funds, and how to apply for Illinois Humanities COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grants here: https://t.co/N3Hs3unkoe — PolitiTweet.org

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Amid the #COVID19 pandemic, we need the arts and humanities now more than ever. Thanks to the efforts of @ILHumanities, more than $1.4 million in CARES Act funding will be available to humanities & cultural nonprofit organizations in Illinois. — PolitiTweet.org

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30 million Americans are now unemployed because of #COVID19 – & millions of them are at risk of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance. Congress must cover COBRA costs for these Americans. We cannot allow them to lose access to health care during this pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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Over the next few weeks, @SenateDems will be highlighting stories of immigrant health care workers who are on the frontlines of the fight against #COVID19. Join me by using the hashtag #ImmigrantHealthHeroes and follow along for more stories like Dr. Bernal's. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Manuel Bernal is an emergency room resident at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago. He’s also a #DACA recipient & just one of the many #ImmigrantHealthHeroes working in the health care industry to save lives and stop the spread of #COVID19. https://t.co/JzVc8jk9JD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SocialSecurity: Act by May 5, 2020! @IRSnews issues new guidance about #COVID19 Economic Impact Payments for Supplemental Security Inco… — PolitiTweet.org