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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Housing and Property

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03/18/2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Rep. Delgado Sends Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Take Proactive Steps to Reduce Energy Costs
03/17/2022 Letter to Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Call for Review of Wells Fargo Refinancing Process
01/25/2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury- Menendez, Booker Urge Treasury to Provide Additional Federal Rent Relief to Keep Most Vulnerable Americans Housed
01/25/2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Quickly Distribute Additional Rent Relief To Low-Income Renters
01/24/2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of Dept. of Treasury - Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Urge Treasury To Provide Additional Federal Rent Relief To Keep Most Vulnerable Americans Housed
12/07/2021 Tweet - "I fought to secure this critical funding for Illinois to help keep families in their homes. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. Eligible renters and landlords can apply for up to $25,000 in rental assistance."
11/30/2021 DUCKWORTH INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH AND HELP ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS
10/26/2021 Tweet - "Proud of Illinois for increasing the number of rental assistance payments by 185% between August and September. I fought hard to make sure this funding was a part of Congress' COVID-relief efforts and am glad to see it is helping to keep so many Illinoisans in their homes."
10/18/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Help
10/14/2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader - Invest in Housing with the Build Back Better Act
09/03/2021 Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine The Texas Abortion Ban And The Shadow Supreme Court's Abuse Of Its "Shadow Docket"
08/27/2021 Tweet - "The partisan agenda of the Supreme Court's conservative majority continues to harm American families. This decision--pulled off the "shadow docket" and made without hearing full arguments from either side--will have devastating consequences for millions."
08/04/2021 Tweet - "This is welcome news. We cannot allow struggling families to be thrown out of their homes and onto the street during a surging pandemic. Thank you, @CoriBush, for insisting on action. Your courage and resolve changed this debate."
07/07/2021 Letter to the Hon. Brian Schatz, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Bipartisan Call to Increase Funding to Support Homeless Veteran Housing and Support Program
06/24/2021 Tweet - "This is the right decision. We need to make sure we give American families time to get back on their feet."
06/15/2021 Sens. Blunt, Brown, Durbin & Reps. Beatty, Wagner Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Housing Services For Survivors Of Human Trafficking
06/11/2021 Casten, Durbin, Foster, Quigley Discuss Fair Housing, Racial and Economic Segregation at Elmhurst Art Museum
05/26/2021 Tweet - "Too many American children face the risk of lead poisoning in their own home. @SenatorTimScott and I are introducing legislation to update outdated federal housing standards & put additional prevention measures in place to ensure no child is at risk of lead poisoning at home."
05/26/2021 Durbin, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Children From Lead Poisoning
05/21/2021 Tweet - "In Springfield today I joined leaders from @HSHSStJohns and Springfield @CWLP_ to talk about federal efforts to combat lead exposure through investments in our infrastructure."
05/05/2021 Tweet - "765,000 Illinoisans spend more than 30% of their income on rent. Any infrastructure plan must include safe and affordable housing, which is why the President is proposing investing more than $200 billion to increase the housing supply and address the affordable housing crisis."
04/23/2021 Tweet - "I applaud the decision by @SecFudge and @HUDgov to withdraw the prior Administration's proposal to weaken the Equal Access Rule. HUD programs, shelters, facilities, and services must be available to all. Discrimination on the basis of gender identity cannot be tolerated."
03/31/2021 Letter to David Uejio, Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to Address Racial Disparities in Housing Appraisal Industry
03/30/2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Durbin, Colleagues Call For Transformative Investment In Affordable Housing In Build Back Better Infrastructure Package
03/30/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Amid Growing Housing Crisis: Merkley, Torres, Warren, Gillibrand, Colleagues Push Biden Administration to Include Transformative Investment in Affordable Housing in Build Back Better Infrastructure Package

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