I know that in the Jewish tradition those who die at the New Year, Rosh Hashanah, are considered special. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was certainly special. Diminutive in physical size, she was a giant in the struggle for equality, a giant in the struggle for justice to perfect our democracy.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day

September 17, 2020

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Mr. DAVIS. Madam Speaker, today I rise to tell my colleagues during this week that ends with National POW/MIA Recognition Day about my district’s 78-year old Maywood Bataan Memorial Day tradition.

Larson, Davis Request on Study on SSA Customer Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 15, 2020

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ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGES HHS TO EXPAND USE OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS' COVID-19 SALIVA-BASED TESTING INITIATIVE

September 3, 2020

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The Illinois Congressional Delegation sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging federal resources to support the expansion of SHIELD T3, an innovative system of COVID-19 testing and tracing, developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

As Leading Health Insurers Experience Unprecedented Profits, Underwood, Durbin, Schakowsky, Democratic Members of the Illinois Delegation Urge Insurers to Provide Immediate Financial Relief to Illinois Individuals, Families, and Small Businesses

September 1, 2020

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The Congressional Black Caucus Calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Hold an Immediate Vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

August 27, 2020

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The blatant disregard for human life, especially Black lives, is on display once again in our country’s police departments. This time in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Lafayette, Louisiana. Both men were shot in the back by police officers. Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down and Trayford Pellerin is dead.

Following Ways and Means Leaders' Urging, Social Security Administration Offers Partial Relief to Seniors and People with Disabilities

August 27, 2020

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Neal, Larson, and Davis note progress, but call for additional, much-needed policy changes to protect vulnerable Americans