Billy Lawless
@SenBillyLawless
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Former Senator for the Diaspora
Chicago, IL
Joined June 2016
My tenure as 1st Senator for the Global Irish ends but the future is bright for Ireland's diaspora.
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Happy Independence Day to all my family and friends in the United States of America #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay
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Inflation showed signs of slowing last month - but it's still incredibly high - last month inflation was 8.3% compared to last year. For small businesses still clawing their way financially out of the pandemic & raising wages to retain workers - these high prices still sting.
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@RepMikeQuigley Thank you for your support Mike. It was totally unfair that restaurants who were approved & then denied by the SBA are still waiting for RRF to be replenished. The RRF is critical for most restaurants to stay in business.
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I’ve been hearing from my constituents who are echoing my call to deliver additional aid to restaurants and small businesses so they can keep their doors open. I hear you, and I won't rest until we get you the help you need.
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This day 61 years ago – 20 January 1961 – John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as U.S. President, the first ever Roman Catholic. Kennedy was sworn in on a bible that his great-grandfather, Thomas Fitzgerald, brought with him when he emigrated from the village of Bruff, Co Limerick.
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Happy New Year. May 2022 bring you good health and happiness. 🎊
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Wishing all my friends and family in Ireland and the United States a happy and healthy Christmas. 🎄
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Delighted to host Danny O'Connell @dannyoaoh, Nat. President of AOH and colleagues in Galway at the weekend. Great to catch up. @hiberniandigest #friendsofireland 🇮🇪🇺🇲
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So pleased to see @SenBillyLawless being nominated for a Presidential Distinguished Service Award. He has worked tirelessly and with great skill to advance the rights of our @GlobalIrish community in the US. #globalirish #diaspora
Congratulations to Chicago’s own Billy Lawless who will receive the Presidential Distinguished Service Award from @PresidentIRL. A fitting recognition for his tireless contributions to the Irish overseas and indeed to all immigrant communities in the Midwest
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Happy 4th of July to my family and friends in the United States. Enjoy the celebrations 🇺🇲🇮🇪 #Happy4thofJuly #AmericanIndependenceDay
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Congratulations to @gerryhorkan on his success in the Seanad Bye-election and many thanks to all the Oireachtas members who supported me. I really enjoyed the campaign. @OireachtasNews #Seanad21
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Wishing Michael D. Higgins our esteemed @PresidentIRL and fellow Galway man, a very happy 80th Birthday. A President representing Irish people across the Globe. #MichaelD80 #Diaspora
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☘Lá Fhéile Pádraig☘ Happy St. Patrick's Day to all my family and friends in the United States and Ireland. ☘☘🇮🇪🇺🇲 #HappyStPatricksDay #GlobalGreening
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As a former publican I fully support the Vintners Assoc. campaign highlighting the thousands of people in the hospitality sectors who have out of work for over a year @VFIpubs @LVADublinPubs #NotDisposable
Two vintners associations in Ireland are launching the Not Disposable campaign to highlight the people in the industry who have been out of work for much of the last year. @SteveNeville_ reports
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@SenatorMcDowell @GCraughwell @SenDavidNorris Noel GrealishTD, @RonanMullen @VeronaMurphyInd @BerryCathal @MichaelC_IND_TD @mattiemcgrathtd
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Delighted to submit my nomination papers today for the Seanad by-election – Industrial & Commercial Panel. I would like to thank my nominating colleagues in Parliament. With my former colleague and friend @SenatorMcDowell
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I'm excited to announce my candidacy for the Seanad in the upcoming bye-election to seat a senator for the Industrial & Commercial Panel. Thank you all for your support thus far!
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When they go green in Chicago, they really go all in...
We're counting down to St. Patrick's Day. As a part of the celebrating, I'm featuring images from Ireland and Chicago on St. Paddy's Day. This is the start of the dyeing of the river. #StPatricksDay #FillYourHeartWithIreland
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Delighted that Minister Noonan @noonan_malcolm has confirmed his preference for a stand alone Referendum on voting rights.@VotingRightsIE
.@MalcolmNoonan1 says his preference is to hold a stand-alone referendum on extending voting rights in presidential elections - and not attach it to another.
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