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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Feb 26, 2025

The Social Security Expansion Act will protect the national treasure that is Social Security by extending the trust fund's solvency for 75 years.

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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Feb 26, 2025

We must expand Social Security benefits, not cut them, and I have a bill to do just that.

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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Feb 26, 2025

Trump and his unelected billionaire sidekick Elon Musk think they alone can decide if you get your Social Security check.

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Sean Casten
@seancasten· Democratic · IL· Feb 25, 2025

I want you to imagine that a friend came over to you and said: Donald Trump taught me how to save 50 percent on my shoe purchases. All you have to do is cut off one leg. It is just math, as the gentleman from Arizona says. So let's get out…

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 24, 2025

This wasn't just a murder—it was a hate crime. And every single Illinoisan—including our Muslim, Jewish, and Palestinian neighbors—deserves to live free from the threat of such evil.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Feb 24, 2025

This bill would help curb the efficacy of these scams.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Feb 24, 2025

Nefarious actors are now using intimidation and manipulation to scare Americans, particularly seniors, into dumping their life savings into cryptocurrency ATMs.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Feb 24, 2025

As our technology has evolved and become more sophisticated, so have scammers.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 23, 2025

These are the kinds of kitchen table issues that should be the main focus of any Democratic campaign.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 23, 2025

If you walk down the street and stop people and ask what’s really bothering them and what they’d like to see the government address, it’s affordability.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 23, 2025

On the federal level, the minimum wage is only $7.25. That amounts to just $15,000 annually. You can’t live on that.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 23, 2025

As governor, I signed a bill to eliminate the state grocery tax.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 23, 2025

If Democrats want to reach these voters, they need to address these issues, home in on these concerns and provide solutions.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 23, 2025

The Democrats’ platform calls for raising the federal minimum wage to $15.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Feb 23, 2025

In Illinois, we raised the minimum wage to $15, but across the country, many are still struggling to get by.

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