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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Indigenous Peoples

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01/26/2022 Tweet: I signed on to a letter to @SecVilsack calling on @USDA and @forestservice to protect the Tongass National Forest--restoring roadless protections & stopping old-growth logging. I urge them to work closely with Indigenous leaders & local communities to #ProtectTheTongass.
12/09/2021 Durbin Meets With Navajo Nation On America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, Protecting Land In Utah
12/08/2021 Tweet - "Had the chance to meet with members of the Navajo Nation today to discuss my America's Red Rock Wilderness Act. I stand firmly beside dedicated leaders of the Navajo Nation & @SouthernUTWild to preserve the natural beauty & resources of the area for generations to come."
12/02/2021 Tweet - "The Cahokia Mounds are a remarkable representation of the indigenous peoples and landscape that once made up North America's first city. @SenDuckworth and I are calling on @POTUS to help protect this historic site by making it an official part of the Nation Parks System."
10/11/2021 Tweet - "On this #IndigenousPeopleDay, let's reflect on the contributions and resilience of Native American and indigenous populations. We must honor their culture, history, and place as the first inhabitants of America."
07/20/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
03/03/2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader - Duckworth, Durbin & Colleagues Advocate to Protect Americans from Losing Access to Vital Utilities During Pandemic
11/10/2020 Tweet - "November is National Native American Heritage month, a time to honor the history & contributions of Native people in the US. But we cannot do so without committing to environmental justice for Native communities--who are disproportionally harmed by air & water pollution."
02/11/2020 Tweet - "The Trump Administration seems to sink to a new low each and every day. It's disgraceful that the President is allowing Native American burial sites to be destroyed like this, all in order to build his useless border wall."
04/28/2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Make Cahokia Mounds a Unit of the National Park Service
05/22/2014 Letter to Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League - Regarding Changing the Name of the Washington Redskins
03/13/2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
02/07/2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Continued
07/14/2008 PEPFAR
09/21/2004 Legislative Branch Appropriations
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