{"id":1242130474404847600,"conversation_id":"1242130473196929029","created_at":1584981957000,"date":"2020-03-23","time":"16:45:57","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The coronavirus outbreak has exposed serious weaknesses in our health care system. Our ability to stop or slow a pandemic (like the one we currently face) is very much reliant upon our ability to ensure health care for every American - especially our most vulnerable communities.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":16,"retweets_count":44,"likes_count":199,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1242130474404847618","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1242130473196929000,"conversation_id":"1242130473196929029","created_at":1584981957000,"date":"2020-03-23","time":"16:45:57","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Quality, affordable health insurance for every American has never seemed as important as it does right now. \n\nAnd yet today, as the Affordable Care Act turns 10 years old, Republicans continue to fight in court to dismantle the ACA & kick 20 million Americans off their insurance.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":76,"retweets_count":122,"likes_count":390,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1242130473196929029","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241872751331356700,"conversation_id":"1241872749573914625","created_at":1584920511000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"23:41:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Now is not the time for partisanship. Time is of the essence. The Senate must work together – on a bipartisan basis – to help stop this public health and economic crisis. American lives are at stake.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":108,"retweets_count":256,"likes_count":1020,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241872751331356672","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241872750374989800,"conversation_id":"1241872749573914625","created_at":1584920511000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"23:41:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"After two emergency bills were enacted with strong, bipartisan support, we were all hoping this stimulus package would be the same. But this bill, written by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, broke down when he refused to make it a bipartisan negotiation.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":62,"retweets_count":371,"likes_count":1007,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241872750374989827","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241872749573914600,"conversation_id":"1241872749573914625","created_at":1584920511000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"23:41:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"This partisan coronavirus stimulus package neglected hospitals, community health centers, health care workers, & first responders; it neglected state & local gov'ts, teachers, cafeteria workers, & bus drivers; it neglected small businesses, non-profits, & working class families.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":412,"retweets_count":2212,"likes_count":4817,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241872749573914625","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241842776666505200,"conversation_id":"1241842774766424065","created_at":1584913364000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:42:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"And then we need to ensure that we get relief to working families. Let's come together and get this done. The American people are counting on us.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":32,"retweets_count":49,"likes_count":307,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241842776666505216","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1241842774766424000,"conversation_id":"1241842774766424065","created_at":1584913364000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"21:42:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Our vote on the third coronavirus stimulus package has now been pushed to 6pm ET. \n \nThis bill needs to be completed on a bipartisan basis – as of now, Senator McConnell’s bill is not meeting that basic threshold.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":105,"retweets_count":147,"likes_count":571,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241842774766424065","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241820065697337300,"conversation_id":"1241820065697337344","created_at":1584907950000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"20:12:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"During a pandemic, families shouldn't have to worry about defaulting on their student loans. The next coronavirus response package should: \n✅Halt monthly payments of loans\n✅Cancel at least $10k of student debt for borrowers\n✅Shield borrowers from federal offsets","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":66,"retweets_count":117,"likes_count":497,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241820065697337344","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241775103966433300,"conversation_id":"1241775103966433281","created_at":1584897230000,"date":"2020-03-22","time":"17:13:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Community Health Centers are a critical resource for millions of Americans-especially during this severe coronavirus outbreak. To ensure that the nation's most vulnerable communities still have access to care during this crisis, Congress must increase funding to CHCs immediately.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":56,"likes_count":183,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241775103966433281","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241482851629006800,"conversation_id":"1241482851629006848","created_at":1584827552000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"21:52:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"As schools across the country move to online learning, Congress must address the digital divide that keeps students who don't have internet access at home from being able to complete their schoolwork online, leaving them at risk of falling behind their classmates.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":41,"retweets_count":90,"likes_count":424,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241482851629006848","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241441348630253600,"conversation_id":"1241441348630253571","created_at":1584817657000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"19:07:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"As universities across the country are transitioning to online learning, many students are left without a source of income or financial aid & these colleges are at risk for long-term financial instability.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":40,"likes_count":176,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241441348630253571","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241431113798766600,"conversation_id":"1241431111919636481","created_at":1584815216000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"18:26:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We need help for hospitals & community health centers, & we need tests, protective equipment, & economic relief for Americans who are struggling through no fault of their own. The American people count on their elected officials during times of crisis–we must not fail them.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":22,"retweets_count":39,"likes_count":196,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241431113798766593","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241417533485396000,"conversation_id":"1241417532457844736","created_at":1584811979000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"17:32:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"And as always, my deepest thanks and gratitude goes out to our nation’s nurses, doctors, first responders, grocery store workers, and many others who are sacrificing so much to help others right now. Thanks to all the helpers.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":190,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241417533485395979","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241417532457844700,"conversation_id":"1241417532457844736","created_at":1584811978000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"17:32:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. Rogers used to call on us to look for the helpers. My hat goes off to all the helpers who are pitching in like Ken Griffin and Willie Wilson, and also the school cafeteria workers and volunteers distributing lunches to so many children at the closed schools across the state.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":54,"likes_count":398,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241417532457844736","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241406138781925400,"conversation_id":"1241406138781925376","created_at":1584809262000,"date":"2020-03-21","time":"16:47:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The American people should never have to worry that their president will pull their health insurance out from under them, but they especially shouldn’t have that fear during a public health pandemic.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":36,"retweets_count":72,"likes_count":375,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241406138781925376","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241071833430085600,"conversation_id":"1241071833430085640","created_at":1584729557000,"date":"2020-03-20","time":"18:39:17","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Too many Americans are drowning in student loan debt. As we seek to address the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Congress must include measures to provide relief for student borrowers.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":98,"retweets_count":123,"likes_count":471,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241071833430085640","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1241064293581422600,"conversation_id":"1241064291995967490","created_at":1584727760000,"date":"2020-03-20","time":"18:09:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"This third relief package - rising towards $1 trillion - is ambitious & will require Congress to work together on a bipartisan basis.\n\nLet's prove to the American people that we can rise to meet this challenge. We owe them nothing less.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":29,"likes_count":123,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1241064293581422595","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240767214099280000,"conversation_id":"1240767212622938114","created_at":1584656930000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"22:28:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I’m joining my colleagues in introducing the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act to ensure that our elections – in 2020 and beyond – are resilient to national emergencies like the one we face today.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":37,"likes_count":182,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240767214099279872","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240755886458581000,"conversation_id":"1240755884076212228","created_at":1584654230000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"21:43:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"With these subsidies, health care providers can expand telehealth services, providing patients in rural areas with quality care online without risking further spread of coronavirus during this public health emergency.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":62,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240755886458580993","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240722637401346000,"conversation_id":"1240722634012327943","created_at":1584646302000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"19:31:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Until we get the test kits we need, it will be next to impossible for IL to measure or contain the spread of this virus. \n\nWe need these test kits, and we need them TODAY. With every passing moment, this virus is spreading throughout our state and putting more lives at risk.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":72,"likes_count":292,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240722637401346049","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240664797840134100,"conversation_id":"1240664796871168000","created_at":1584632512000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"15:41:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The PAID Leave Act would provide 14 emergency paid sick days in a public health emergency, 12 weeks of emergency paid family & medical leave, ensure workers 7 paid sick days, & more. \n\nLet's get this bill into the next relief package. Working families need to be our top priority.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":20,"retweets_count":44,"likes_count":195,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240664797840134144","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240664796871168000,"conversation_id":"1240664796871168000","created_at":1584632512000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"15:41:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"No one should have to worry about missing a paycheck if they or a loved one becomes sick - especially during this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. \n\nBut sadly, every single Senate Republican voted against a bill to give all workers paid family leave yesterday.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":48,"retweets_count":128,"likes_count":368,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240664796871168000","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240433434390155300,"conversation_id":"1240433430732701698","created_at":1584577351000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"00:22:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Senate Democrats stand ready to provide aid to working families – I urge my Republican colleagues to join us. Now is not the time to get caught up in political differences. Let’s get to work for the American people.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":32,"likes_count":176,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240433434390155264","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240401172550373400,"conversation_id":"1240401171606654977","created_at":1584569659000,"date":"2020-03-18","time":"22:14:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"But this isn't over. It's critical that Congress immediately passes a 3rd coronavirus package supporting health care workers, our middle class families, & small businesses reeling from the economic impact. Congress needs to move quickly.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":53,"likes_count":215,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240401172550373378","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240401171606655000,"conversation_id":"1240401171606654977","created_at":1584569659000,"date":"2020-03-18","time":"22:14:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The Senate finally did what it should've done days ago & passed the #FamiliesFirst Coronavirus Response Act, offering financial assistance to health care workers & working families & ensuring free coronavirus testing for Americans. Passing this bill was a huge step forward.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":32,"retweets_count":81,"likes_count":423,"hashtags":["#familiesfirst"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240401171606654977","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240366893522878500,"conversation_id":"1240366893522878465","created_at":1584561486000,"date":"2020-03-18","time":"19:58:06","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Over the course of just one week, most of America went from business-as-usual to a virtual shutdown, sending millions of families into economic uncertainty. We must provide direct cash support to Americans so they can make ends meet, keep the lights on, & a roof over their heads.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":24,"retweets_count":54,"likes_count":286,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240366893522878465","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240318491057705000,"conversation_id":"1240318490072006657","created_at":1584549946000,"date":"2020-03-18","time":"16:45:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The CDC Director has agreed that it is \"absolutely wrong & inappropriate\" to use labels like \"Chinese coronavirus.” Let’s all take his advice. This is not the time for public officials to be creating divisions between Americans. We must all work together to beat this virus.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":119,"retweets_count":103,"likes_count":445,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240318491057704960","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1240043946514034700,"conversation_id":"1240043946514034689","created_at":1584484490000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"22:34:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The coronavirus pandemic is creating shortages of test kit supplies, protective equipment, & ventilators, straining health providers & first responders. Under the Defense Production Act, the President has the authority to boost domestic manufacturing during national emergencies.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":99,"likes_count":310,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240043946514034689","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240037425302339600,"conversation_id":"1240037423922302978","created_at":1584482935000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"22:08:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I'll continue to stay in touch with Director Redfield about the issues Illinois faces & keep pushing for more test kit supplies and personal protective equipment as soon as possible while we fight to address this pandemic.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":25,"likes_count":124,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240037425302339586","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240000317837774800,"conversation_id":"1240000317837774848","created_at":1584474088000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"19:41:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Rural Americans face higher rates of uninsurance and barriers to coverage & care. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, nearly 1.7 million rural Americans gained coverage under Medicaid expansion. We can’t let Republicans take that away. We must #ProtectOurCare.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":47,"likes_count":193,"hashtags":["#protectourcare"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1240000317837774848","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1239679175189037000,"conversation_id":"1239679175189037059","created_at":1584397522000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"22:25:22","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We still have a long way to go on making prescription drugs more affordable but, because of the Affordable Care Act, we closed the Medicare donut hole & nearly 12 million seniors are paying less for their medications.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":27,"retweets_count":53,"likes_count":273,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1239679175189037059","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1239169033624264700,"conversation_id":"1239169032139481088","created_at":1584275894000,"date":"2020-03-15","time":"12:38:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The Admin's failure to deliver adequate test kits as infection numbers rise across the state leaves Illinois facing serious choices. The President's Rose Garden promises of test kits are still only promises.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":79,"retweets_count":161,"likes_count":535,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1239169033624264704","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1239169032139481000,"conversation_id":"1239169032139481088","created_at":1584275894000,"date":"2020-03-15","time":"12:38:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Illinois continues to report new cases of coronavirus, but our state is still unable to receive the adequate test kit supplies we requested. Our real numbers of coronavirus are likely much higher than reported.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":124,"retweets_count":584,"likes_count":1568,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1239169032139481088","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1239025765557174300,"conversation_id":"1239025764093353985","created_at":1584241737000,"date":"2020-03-15","time":"03:08:57","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mixed reports from travelers today. Some facing unheard of delays on arrival waiting for health questions, baggage, and government clearance. Others walk through without even a question. Administration clearly operating without consistent and clear guidelines.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":17,"retweets_count":242,"likes_count":927,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1239025765557174272","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1238526713535123500,"conversation_id":"1238526713535123457","created_at":1584122753000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"18:05:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Thanks to the ACA, millions of children with pre-existing conditions are protected from insurance discrimination, & millions of young adults can remain on their parents’ plans until age 26. Republicans are working to strike down the law & eliminate these benefits. #ProtectOurCare","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":47,"retweets_count":86,"likes_count":254,"hashtags":["#protectourcare"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1238526713535123457","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1238501201504882700,"conversation_id":"1238501198438846465","created_at":1584116671000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"16:24:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Take a moment to thank and say a prayer for our nurses, doctors, and health care workers working tirelessly to respond to this pandemic. And then put your phone down and wash your hands. (And clean your phone).","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":36,"retweets_count":84,"likes_count":302,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1238501201504882690","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1238501198438846500,"conversation_id":"1238501198438846465","created_at":1584116670000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"16:24:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"There are not nearly enough coronavirus test kit supplies for the need in Illinois each day – not nearly enough to track, target, or contain the spread. There has been a breakdown in the federal supply, but I will continue to push CDC to respond.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":70,"retweets_count":175,"likes_count":668,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1238501198438846465","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1238208440281022500,"conversation_id":"1238208440281022484","created_at":1584046871000,"date":"2020-03-12","time":"21:01:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"It's well past time to expand benefits for Vietnam veterans who are suffering from exposure to Agent Orange, yet the Trump Admin. continues to block veterans from receiving additional support for their health conditions linked to their exposure.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":46,"likes_count":200,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1238208440281022484","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1238164084324999200,"conversation_id":"1238164084324999170","created_at":1584036296000,"date":"2020-03-12","time":"18:04:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"One year ago, the bipartisan Dream & Promise Act was introduced in the House & subsequently passed in June. Sadly, this bill is still sitting on Senator McConnell's desk. It's shameful that Senate Rs refuse to provide #DACA recipients with protection or certainty. #HomeIsHere","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":53,"retweets_count":43,"likes_count":136,"hashtags":["#daca","#homeishere"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1238164084324999170","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1237496744235151400,"conversation_id":"1237496744235151362","created_at":1583877190000,"date":"2020-03-10","time":"21:53:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"With the global spread of coronavirus, it is critical that we have comprehensive screening processes in place for travelers coming from highly infected areas & that airports are provided with clear guidelines & procedures related to screening for #COVID19.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":17,"retweets_count":41,"likes_count":129,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1237496744235151362","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1237410334207590400,"conversation_id":"1237410331800088581","created_at":1583856588000,"date":"2020-03-10","time":"16:09:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Public health experts are rightfully telling people to stay home if they're sick. But for many Americans, staying home means losing their job or a paycheck that helps them afford rent, food, & medication. We must provide these workers with assurances during these uncertain times.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":75,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1237410334207590400","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1237188488644173800,"conversation_id":"1237188485016158208","created_at":1583803696000,"date":"2020-03-10","time":"01:28:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Our resolution also commits to continued American support for our Baltic allies through economic & security cooperation & preserving NATO. Wishing the next 30 years of friendship between the Baltic States & the U.S are just as full of achievements & progress as the last 30.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1237188488644173824","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1237130013268496400,"conversation_id":"1237130011091652609","created_at":1583789754000,"date":"2020-03-09","time":"21:35:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I will continue supporting our nation's firefighters with federal grant programs & legislation like my SIREN Act. We can make this inherently dangerous profession safer by making sure that fire departments have the best training, equipment, and access to health care.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":74,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1237130013268496384","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1237068702010560500,"conversation_id":"1237068699766599680","created_at":1583775136000,"date":"2020-03-09","time":"17:32:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Thankfully, Congress was able to come together on a bipartisan basis last week to pass a $7.8 billion supplemental funding bill to respond to and prevent the spread of coronavirus.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":93,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1237068702010560513","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1236668199216853000,"conversation_id":"1236668197249650688","created_at":1583679649000,"date":"2020-03-08","time":"15:00:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"By now, the Senate Majority Leader has hundreds of bills stacked up on his desk awaiting a vote. He has turned the Senate into nothing more than a legislative graveyard.\n \nThe American people deserve better. It’s time for the Senate to get to work #ForThePeople.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":55,"retweets_count":446,"likes_count":1189,"hashtags":["#forthepeople"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1236668199216852994","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1236318706231316500,"conversation_id":"1236318700594225154","created_at":1583596323000,"date":"2020-03-07","time":"15:52:03","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Sadly, SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013. States across the country have since enacted numerous barriers to the ballot box. On this 55th anniversary of #BloodySunday, I hope my colleagues in Congress are reminded of what is at stake here—we must #RestoreTheVote.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":32,"retweets_count":110,"likes_count":323,"hashtags":["#bloodysunday","#restorethevote"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1236318706231316480","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1236047249928605700,"conversation_id":"1236047246875123713","created_at":1583531603000,"date":"2020-03-06","time":"21:53:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"It will be up to Congress to #RepealTheBan by passing the #NoBanAct & stopping the President’s blatantly discriminatory Muslim travel ban.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":16,"likes_count":73,"hashtags":["#repealtheban","#nobanact"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1236047249928605703","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1235707706033541000,"conversation_id":"1235707701071618051","created_at":1583450650000,"date":"2020-03-05","time":"23:24:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Sadly, my Republican colleagues failed to conduct even basic oversight to prevent these abuses & hold this Administration accountable. Their failure has resulted in the suffering of young children at our border.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":36,"retweets_count":121,"likes_count":355,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1235707706033541121","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1235707704628265000,"conversation_id":"1235707701071618051","created_at":1583450649000,"date":"2020-03-05","time":"23:24:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"This bombshell report reveals that even today, HHS continues to track separated children by an error-prone manual system and does not receive sufficient information from DHS about their parents.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":103,"likes_count":296,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1235707704628264960","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1235707702824722400,"conversation_id":"1235707701071618051","created_at":1583450649000,"date":"2020-03-05","time":"23:24:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Today we learned, as a part of that HHS OIG investigation we requested, that Trump Administration political appointees ignored career officials who tried to sound the alarm even before the zero-tolerance policy was enacted.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":87,"likes_count":187,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1235707702824722432","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1235656166841122800,"conversation_id":"1235656165754888194","created_at":1583438362000,"date":"2020-03-05","time":"19:59:22","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The good news is Congress moved quickly to pass a bipartisan measure to respond to this public health challenge, while reimbursing IL & cities like Chicago for costs incurred while responding to the coronavirus outbreak. It's imperative the President signs this bill w/out delay.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":105,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1235656166841122819","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1235339412399149000,"conversation_id":"1235339410935341059","created_at":1583362842000,"date":"2020-03-04","time":"23:00:42","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Now that the House has acted, it will be imperative for the Senate to move quickly to approve this much-needed funding and send it to the President’s desk for his signature.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":73,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1235339412399149059","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1235280236272640000,"conversation_id":"1235280236272640002","created_at":1583348733000,"date":"2020-03-04","time":"19:05:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Tens of millions of Americans—the majority of whom are women—provide unpaid care for family members & loved ones who face health challenges. Being a family caregiver takes a heavy emotional & financial toll. It’s time for our gov't to place a higher value on their heroic efforts.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":70,"likes_count":290,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1235280236272640002","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1234977341614346200,"conversation_id":"1234977340142129153","created_at":1583276517000,"date":"2020-03-03","time":"23:01:57","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Congress must address the rise in hate crimes across the US. I wrote my Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act w/the victims of the Oak Creek attack—like Mr. Singh—in mind. It's time for Congress to finally pass this bill. We can’t keep ignoring the deadly menace in our own backyard.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":49,"likes_count":189,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1234977341614346240","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1234925471227404300,"conversation_id":"1234925469109190657","created_at":1583264150000,"date":"2020-03-03","time":"19:35:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"As we confront the spread of #COVID19, we must look at the public health & nat'l security challenges of relying on foreign medical suppliers—so I'm introducing a bill this week to address our global dependence, boost domestic production, & help safeguard our medical supply chain.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":113,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1234925471227404288","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1234582322105737200,"conversation_id":"1234582322105737218","created_at":1583182337000,"date":"2020-03-02","time":"20:52:17","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"On #PulaskiDay, I'm joining Chicagoans and Polish-Americans in recognizing Casimir Pulaski's great contributions to American independence.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":24,"retweets_count":21,"likes_count":113,"hashtags":["#pulaskiday"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1234582322105737218","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1234551555128537000,"conversation_id":"1234551553463398402","created_at":1583175002000,"date":"2020-03-02","time":"18:50:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Soon, the Senate will have a chance to put #StudentsFirst & vote to overturn DeVos’ new borrower defense rule. Senators will have to choose between siding with defrauded students & veterans, or Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges. It shouldn’t be a difficult decision to make.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":41,"likes_count":116,"hashtags":["#studentsfirst","#4profit"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1234551555128537090","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1234551553463398400,"conversation_id":"1234551553463398402","created_at":1583175001000,"date":"2020-03-02","time":"18:50:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Only 3% of student loans associated with school misconduct will be discharged under Besty DeVos’ new borrower defense rule.\n \nIf that wasn’t bad enough, the DeVos rule lets schools retaliate against defrauded students who receive these discharges. Who is DeVos trying to help?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":66,"likes_count":160,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1234551553463398402","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1234527197852991500,"conversation_id":"1234527196368326668","created_at":1583169195000,"date":"2020-03-02","time":"17:13:15","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Democrats remain united in our determination to protect & expand access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions—protections that would be eliminated if Republicans succeed in eliminating the ACA.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":34,"likes_count":127,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1234527197852991490","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233526220521902000,"conversation_id":"1233526220521902080","created_at":1582930543000,"date":"2020-02-28","time":"22:55:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"For some patients, Medicare covers a life-saving kidney transplant, but not the vital anti-rejection drugs, leaving patients to ration or skip doses of the medicine they need to survive. Extending Medicare coverage to include immunosuppressive drugs is just common sense.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":22,"retweets_count":101,"likes_count":347,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233526220521902080","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233508202920149000,"conversation_id":"1233508200395177993","created_at":1582926247000,"date":"2020-02-28","time":"21:44:07","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Legislation like this is exactly what is needed to reverse our nation’s youth vaping epidemic which, to date, has hooked 5 million kids. It’s time for the Senate to act.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":39,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233508202920148997","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233467530276155400,"conversation_id":"1233467527872831489","created_at":1582916550000,"date":"2020-02-28","time":"19:02:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"If we are going to be successful, the Trump Administration must listen to scientists and public health experts when deciding how best to deal with the spread of the coronavirus. The best response to this outbreak will be a bipartisan, collaborative one.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":36,"likes_count":136,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233467530276155392","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233452728757735400,"conversation_id":"1233452728757735424","created_at":1582913021000,"date":"2020-02-28","time":"18:03:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"VP Pence reached out to me today after I made an appeal for bipartisanship in dealing with Coronavirus. We agree that we should put our skills and energy to work together to protect the public health.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":691,"retweets_count":900,"likes_count":7502,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233452728757735424","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233174588726677500,"conversation_id":"1233174584863657992","created_at":1582846707000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"23:38:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"It’s important that we enact this legislation into law as quickly as possible. We must finally recognize our nation’s painful past, and this bill is an important step toward long-overdue justice.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":47,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233174588726677504","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233134264365068300,"conversation_id":"1233134264365068290","created_at":1582837093000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"20:58:13","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"After 50 days, Pres. Trump is finally waking up to the coronavirus threat. Our immediate priority must be getting funding to states so they can prepare & respond. We must also improve our ability to quickly test for this virus to ensure it is not spreading in our communities.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":89,"retweets_count":116,"likes_count":464,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233134264365068290","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233105210639372300,"conversation_id":"1233105208185622531","created_at":1582830166000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mass shootings are happening almost every day. Just last night, we saw another horrific mass shooting in Milwaukee. How much longer will Senate Republicans sit there and do nothing? Enough is enough. #HR8 is ready to go. Let us vote. #BackgroundChecksSaveLives #EndGunViolence","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":44,"likes_count":127,"hashtags":["#hr8","#backgroundcheckssavelives","#endgunviolence"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233105210639372288","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233105209167171600,"conversation_id":"1233105208185622531","created_at":1582830166000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We lose nearly 100 Americans every day to gun violence. Closing background check loopholes will help keep guns out of dangerous hands & save lives—something Americans overwhelmingly support. Yet Sen. McConnell is still sitting on #HR8. The costs of this inaction are devastating.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":45,"likes_count":147,"hashtags":["#hr8"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233105209167171586","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233105208185622500,"conversation_id":"1233105208185622531","created_at":1582830166000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Today marks one year since the House passed #HR8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. It was the first major gun safety bill to pass the House in decades, and it has been sitting on Senate Majority Leader McConnell’s desk ever since, waiting for him to allow a Senate vote.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":102,"likes_count":295,"hashtags":["#hr8"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233105208185622531","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1233072858500386800,"conversation_id":"1233072857024016384","created_at":1582822453000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"16:54:13","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Putin’s related attempts to undermine American democracy must be met with resolve & clarity, not partisan denial. Russian interference in the 2020 elections is certain, and it's Congress' responsibility to secure our elections. I only wish my Republican colleagues agreed.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":16,"retweets_count":32,"likes_count":89,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1233072858500386816","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232821877015535600,"conversation_id":"1232821877015535618","created_at":1582762614000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"00:16:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"My prayers are with Milwaukee tonight as yet another mass shooting claims American lives, leaving friends and families to mourn the loss of their loved ones. When will enough be enough?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":67,"retweets_count":126,"likes_count":670,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232821877015535618","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232781778961735700,"conversation_id":"1232781777019777024","created_at":1582753054000,"date":"2020-02-26","time":"21:37:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I introduced the Restoring Military Priorities Act of 2020 to reverse and restore Trump’s short-sighted & dangerous money grab and to reassert Congress’ Constitutionally-granted powers of appropriation.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":24,"likes_count":92,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232781778961735682","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232765488096215000,"conversation_id":"1232765484736634881","created_at":1582749170000,"date":"2020-02-26","time":"20:32:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I’m disappointed that Pres. Trump’s promised e-cig flavor ban never materialized. In the last 2 years of his Presidency, we've seen an 135% increase in the number of kids using e-cigs, with 5 million kids now vaping. But I won’t give up—the fight against Big Tobacco goes on.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":20,"likes_count":93,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232765488096215046","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232765486611488800,"conversation_id":"1232765484736634881","created_at":1582749170000,"date":"2020-02-26","time":"20:32:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We have come a long way in the last 30 years—smoking has been banned from public buildings, schools, hospitals, and restaurants. But today, Big Tobacco is pushing kid-friendly e-cigarettes in an attempt to hook a new generation on nicotine. We can’t let that happen.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":96,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232765486611488776","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232765484736635000,"conversation_id":"1232765484736634881","created_at":1582749169000,"date":"2020-02-26","time":"20:32:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"30 years ago, Congress passed my landmark legislation to ban smoking on commercial airline flights. It’s almost impossible to imagine such a thing was ever allowed. But that is only because, in many ways, this legislation marked the start of a smoke-free movement in the U.S.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":20,"retweets_count":29,"likes_count":243,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232765484736634881","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232731684061241300,"conversation_id":"1232731680118579202","created_at":1582741111000,"date":"2020-02-26","time":"18:18:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"From premature births to premature deaths, people of color disproportionately bear the brunt of America’s troubled health care system. On average, they live sicker, die sooner, and go without needed medical care more often. That is unacceptable. We have to be better.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":56,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232731684061241347","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232731682513543200,"conversation_id":"1232731680118579202","created_at":1582741110000,"date":"2020-02-26","time":"18:18:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Dr. Dickens’s work to help heal and guide women of all ages is nothing short of inspiring. Her efforts shine a light on a troubling issue the U.S. struggles with today.\n \nAmerica has a long history of medical inequality and sadly, that history is far from over.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232731682513543169","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232424159545786400,"conversation_id":"1232424154080727041","created_at":1582667791000,"date":"2020-02-25","time":"21:56:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The President’s promise to remove all flavored e-cigarette products from the market never happened. But it’s not too late. I hope Sec. Azar will reconsider this policy and finally remove the cheap, disposable e-cig flavors that are designed to target our children from the market.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":62,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232424159545786369","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232424157268365300,"conversation_id":"1232424154080727041","created_at":1582667791000,"date":"2020-02-25","time":"21:56:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Over the past two years of this presidency, our nation has seen a 135% increase in the number of children using e-cigs. 5 million of them are now vaping—that’s 1 in 4 high schoolers and more than 1 in 10 middle schoolers. That is absolutely unacceptable.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":23,"likes_count":54,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232424157268365318","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232411133933478000,"conversation_id":"1232411133933477894","created_at":1582664686000,"date":"2020-02-25","time":"21:04:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Betsy DeVos’ new borrower defense rule is a giveaway to her friends in the #4profit college industry at the expense of defrauded students & veterans.\n \nThe Senate must overturn DeVos’ disastrous new rule. It’s time we put #StudentsFirst.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":87,"likes_count":240,"hashtags":["#4profit","#studentsfirst"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232411133933477894","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232379830169219000,"conversation_id":"1232379827086336000","created_at":1582657222000,"date":"2020-02-25","time":"19:00:22","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The U.S. ranks 32nd out of the 35 wealthiest nations when it comes to infant mortality. And we are one of only 13 countries in the world where the rate of maternal mortality is worse now than it was 25 years ago. We can do better, and we must.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":34,"likes_count":125,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232379830169219074","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232379828990550000,"conversation_id":"1232379827086336000","created_at":1582657222000,"date":"2020-02-25","time":"19:00:22","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Our MOMMA Act would expand access to health care for new moms and babies and finally address the racial disparities that disproportionately impact moms and babies of color.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":102,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232379828990550024","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1232349918829961200,"conversation_id":"1232349917357715459","created_at":1582650091000,"date":"2020-02-25","time":"17:01:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I'm proud to join a bipartisan group of more than 60 Senators in honoring Senator Hiram Revels today with a Senate resolution.\n \nBut we have to be better. Over the next 150 years, this body must become more representative of the nation & people we serve. #BlackHistoryMonth","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":["#blackhistorymonth"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1232349918829961217","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1231005911776452600,"conversation_id":"1231005909914132481","created_at":1582329655000,"date":"2020-02-22","time":"00:00:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Our elections are still not secure—and we have Sen. Mitch McConnell to blame. He has blocked election security legislation for far too long. Senate Republicans need to wake up—Russia is coming for the 2020 elections. We must do everything we can to stop them.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":63,"retweets_count":130,"likes_count":383,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1231005911776452609","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1230549406237233200,"conversation_id":"1230549402894381057","created_at":1582220815000,"date":"2020-02-20","time":"17:46:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"America's strength in scientific research has always been a key to its competitiveness in the global economy. I look forward to continue working with my colleagues to make federal funding for research and innovation a national priority.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":39,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1230549406237233152","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1230271992005300200,"conversation_id":"1230271992005300225","created_at":1582154674000,"date":"2020-02-19","time":"23:24:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The DOJ Inspector General should expand his ongoing investigation into Rudy Giuliani. If Mr. Giuliani had improper contacts with senior officials at the DOJ & FBI in an attempt to benefit Pres. Trump and other clients, as has been suggested, then the DOJ IG must look into it.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":45,"retweets_count":160,"likes_count":583,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1230271992005300225","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1229886256789835800,"conversation_id":"1229886256789835778","created_at":1582062708000,"date":"2020-02-18","time":"21:51:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I am concerned by reports of discriminatory treatment of non-English speaking customers at the Cesar Chavez Post Office in Pilsen. Like many neighborhoods in Chicago, Pilsen is a diverse, multi-cultural community & it is important that the Cesar Chavez Post Office reflects that.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":38,"retweets_count":63,"likes_count":319,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1229886256789835778","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1229791336011833300,"conversation_id":"1229791335055581184","created_at":1582040077000,"date":"2020-02-18","time":"15:34:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"That’s why I introduced the RISE from Trauma Act, and joined with the 10 leading hospitals serving Chicago to launch the Chicago HEAL Initiative. This partnership addresses the root causes of gun violence & health inequality through economic, educational, & community engagement.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":111,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1229791336011833347","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1229070620081737700,"conversation_id":"1229070614821994496","created_at":1581868245000,"date":"2020-02-16","time":"15:50:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Unfortunately, this is not a new issue, and we have been working to alleviate this threat for years across the U.S. In the last two years alone, we increased funding for PFAS-related clean-up, research, & mitigation work at and near military bases to $483 million.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":46,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1229070620081737728","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1229070617959436300,"conversation_id":"1229070614821994496","created_at":1581868245000,"date":"2020-02-16","time":"15:50:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We are also contacting top Air Force officials to urge them to pursue a transparent & community-oriented approach to dealing with this situation.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":28,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1229070617959436294","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1228746761533108200,"conversation_id":"1228746760400637954","created_at":1581791031000,"date":"2020-02-15","time":"18:23:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"My prayers today are w/the victims & their loved ones. But something has got to give. The Senate can’t keep abdicating its responsibility to address this violent epidemic. Common sense gun reform legislation—like the House-passed background check bill—is more necessary than ever.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":35,"retweets_count":39,"likes_count":247,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1228746761533108227","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1228746760400638000,"conversation_id":"1228746760400637954","created_at":1581791031000,"date":"2020-02-15","time":"18:23:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"One year ago today, a gunman shot & killed five co-workers at a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. He also shot & wounded five police officers who rushed to the scene. On that day, we lost:\n \nRussell Beyer\nVicente Juarez\nClay Parks\nJosh Pinkard\nTrevor Wehner\n \nA tragic loss of life.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":23,"retweets_count":113,"likes_count":504,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1228746760400637954","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1228479804716077000,"conversation_id":"1228479804716077057","created_at":1581727384000,"date":"2020-02-15","time":"00:43:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Police leaders say immigrants are not driving violence in Chicago & officers need to work cooperatively with the immigrant community. That’s why former CBP chief Gil Kerlikowske opposes the Trump Administration’s move to send Border Patrol’s “SWAT team” to cities like Chicago.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":54,"retweets_count":183,"likes_count":597,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1228479804716077057","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1228403943610425300,"conversation_id":"1228403943610425344","created_at":1581709297000,"date":"2020-02-14","time":"19:41:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Without my mother Anna, an immigrant from Lithuania, I would not be the person I am today.\n \n#ToImmigrantsWithLove—do not let this Administration shake your belief in what this country can & should be. We are stronger because of the contributions of immigrants.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":163,"retweets_count":237,"likes_count":1077,"hashtags":["#toimmigrantswithlove"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1228403943610425344","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1228351197993734100,"conversation_id":"1228351193027616768","created_at":1581696721000,"date":"2020-02-14","time":"16:12:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Every day we lose still more lives to gun violence in communities large and small.  We pray for the victims, their loved ones, and those who bear physical and mental scars from these shootings. But we must also act to end this violent epidemic. And that includes the U.S. Senate.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":88,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1228351197993734145","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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