Reps. García and Fitzpatrick, Sen. Markey, Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Supports for Airport Service Workers
year, airport frontline workers, who are predominantly Latino, Black and immigrant, are barely making ends meet. In fact
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Ramirez, Johnson Host Oversight Hearing on the Threat to Democracy Posed by ICE’s Use of Technology for Mass Surveillance
January 2025 alone. “As a Chicagoan, I know Black and Brown communities are no strangers to overpolicing, surveillance
Ramirez Statement on DHS’s Expansion & Consolidation of Police State
murdering people on the streets. Black and Brown communities know too well the impacts of state-inflicted violence
Underwood Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Birthright Citizenship
when citizenship is conditional it is immigrants and Black Americans who are forced to prove our legitimacy
Durbin Calls Out President Trump’s Ongoing Attacks To Americans’ Voting Rights & Our Free And Fair Elections
eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts as part of a plan to give Republicans … partisan edge and dilute the voice of Black Americans. “Will this election in November deny to Americans
Duckworth Commemorates Juneteenth on Chicago’s South Side, Reiterates Urgent Need to Address Affordability Crisis
history and reflecting on what liberation means for Black Americans today,” Duckworth said. “This year especially, economic freedom … Senator’s website . Juneteenth celebrates the day enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation
As President Trump Attacks Americans’ Voting Rights, Durbin Delivers Opening Statement Calling To Protect Election Security During Spotlight Forum
partisan edge and dilute the voice of Black Americans. We’re now witnessing a political pressure campaign
Ramirez, Garcia, Davis, and Local Officials Hold Oversight Hearing on Pathways to Citizenship for DACA, Undocumented Immigrants
must also push for protections for our Black and Brown communities that are also facing attacks from this
Quigley Statement on Cross Burning in Grant Park
long history of using cross burnings to terrorize Black Americans is part of the darkest periods … effort to wield the federal government to hurt Black communities. We must call out this rampant racism
Quigley Decries House Republicans Wasting Taxpayer Money on CPS Hearing
Chicago Public Schools for supporting programs to ensure Black students are performing on par with their peers. Instead
Reps Ramirez, Takano, Lee Join CPS Educators and Parents and Human Rights Leaders Demand an End to Republican Attacks on Trans, Black, Brown Students
administration and Republicans' attacks on trans children and Black and Brown students. Image During the press conference, speakers … invest in schools, not debating whether Black and other students deserve targeted supports,” said Chicago special education teacher
Chicago’s Congressional Delegation Defends CPS’s Students, Educators, Parents Against Republican Attacks
administration and Congressional Republicans’ persecution of diverse LGBTQI+, Black, and Brown students, educators, and parents from Chicago Public
Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing
Southern states have moved to further disenfranchise Black voters. “Are you aware of the current controversy on redistricting
In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Calls For Opposition To FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Without Serious Reforms
raids? They used to spy on Black Lives Matter protestors. Is it hard to imagine they would extend
Reps. Davis, Cohen, Clyburn Lead Legislation to Create Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park
Partnership with Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, and Black Communities Helped Educate Generations of African American Children across … Washington, the Tuskegee Institute, and thousands of Black communities across the South to help build Rosenwald Schools, which
Durbin, Pressley Reintroduce Bill To End Federal Death Penalty
penalty disproportionately faced by Black Americans. It is far from clear that the death penalty even serves … people failed by our criminal legal system, including Black, brown, and low-income people. Congress must move with
Durbin Calls For An End To The Federal Death Penalty
addition, it is a penalty disproportionately faced by Black Americans. Despite being 13 percent of the U.S. population … Black people make up 41 percent of all the prisoners on death
Schakowsky, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Care and Save Moms’ Lives
Schakowsky (IL-09), a Founding Member of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, introduced the Innovative Maternal Payment … payment models and improving maternal health outcomes nationwide. “Black women in the U.S. are still far more likely
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement On The Trump Administration, Supreme Court’s Continued Attacks On Voting Rights During A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing
about this [voting rights].” “There were 15,000 Black people living in Selma, Alabama. Do you know
Ramirez leads 31 members of Congress to Demand Trump End Unlawful Plans in Cuba, Stops Usage of Guantánamo Bay for Immigration Detention
once and for all, to the black hole of violence and torture that Guantánamo has come to represent … once and for all, to the black hole of violence and torture that Guantánamo has come to represent
Adams, Underwood Announce Maternal Health Priorities Included in FY25 Appropriations Law
total to $253 million+ to date WASHINGTON — The Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC) secured over $363 million … maternal health crisis and its disproportionate impact on Black moms. “For the sixth year
Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement on the Retirement Announcement of Congressman Steve Cohen
Democratic Caucus and alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other coalitions committed to advancing civil rights
Congresswoman Ramirez on Republican Targeting of Trans Youth, Subpoena of Chicago Public School Leadership
requires a public enemy. Whether it is immigrants, Black voters, Palestinian activists, or trans youth, the Trump administration
Durbin Speaks Against Extreme, Unqualified Trump U.S. Attorney Nominees
told me, ‘I have heard credible accounts that black-bloc/Antifa agitators were in the crowd and among
Duckworth, Murray Introduce Bicameral Bill to Help Women with Disabilities Access Reproductive Health Care
American Progress, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, National Abortion Federation, National Asian