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March 4, 2021 Feinstein, Casten Introduce Bill to Reduce Climate Change Risk in Financial System Rep. Sean Casten, ...
March 2, 2021 Casten's Climate Risk Disclosure Act Included in E&C's Newly Introduced CLEAN Future Act, Comprehensive Legislation to Combat the Climate Crisis Rep. Sean Casten
March 2, 2021 Duckworth to Chair U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water & Wildlife Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 2, 2021 Duckworth Highlights Need for Environmental Justice at Cahokia Heights Roundtable Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 2, 2021 Letter to Hon. Michael Khouri, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission - Feinstein, Thune, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Investigation of Potential Violations by Ocean Carriers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - LaHood, Davis Urge Congressional Leadership to Pass Emergency Funding for Communities Facing High Natural Gas Prices Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
March 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Leopoldo Miranda, Southeast Region Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - McEachin Leads More Than 30 Colleagues in Letter Urging FWS to Save the American Red Wolf Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 27, 2021 LaHood Opposes Democrats' Partisan COVID-19 Bill Rep. Darin LaHood
Feb. 27, 2021 Casten Statement on House Passage of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 Act: $13.2 billion for Illinois Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 26, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rush, Durbin, Chicago Dems Urge USDA To Add Chicago and Cook County To Urban Agriculture Program Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Congratulation, @JenGranholm. Clean energy and scientific research is our future and I can't wait to see all the good things you will do as Secretary of Energy." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the Untied States - Duckworth, Mceachin Urge Biden to Continue Taking Bold Action for Environmental Justice Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Duckworth Votes to Confirm Granholm as Energy Secretary Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2021 Duckworth Votes to Confirm Thomas Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Tom Vilsack is a tested leader who will restore certainty for Illinois farmers, rebuild ethanol and trade damaged by the Trump Administration, improve food assistance for families, and restore the rural economy. I was proud to support his nomination." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 22, 2021 Duckworth Applauds Biden Administration's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision Supporting Farmers and Rural Communities Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 17, 2021 Tweet - "With arctic temperatures sweeping across Illinois & the U.S., @SenDuckworth & I are concerned that Illinois residents who rely on natural gas will be stuck with massive, unaffordable energy bills. We're asking the Biden Admin. to step in & provide them with support." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2021 Congresswoman Kelly's Statement in Support of Stopping Environmental Racism in Chicago's South East Side Rep. Robin Kelly
Feb. 11, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Richard Burr, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Bernard Sanders, Chairman of the Committee on the Budget, and the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Budget - Duckworth Joins Gillibrand & Senate Colleagues to Call for More than $1 Billion in Funding to Help Older Adults During the COVID-19 Crisis, Including Millions to Bolster Nutrition Services and Support Vaccination Efforts in Next Relief Package Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 10, 2021 Congresswoman Mary Miller on Metropolis Honeywell Plant Rep. Mary Miller
Feb. 9, 2021 Letter to Department of Interior Secretary de la Vega - Golden Leading 89 Colleagues to Call for Reversal of Trump Administration Rules that Kneecap Public Lands Programs Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Underwood, Adams, Booker Unveil the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to Address America's Maternal Health Crisis Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Chairman Thompson, Ways and Means Democrats Introduce GREEN Act Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Congressman Panetta Calls for Monarch Protections Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Tweet - "Environmental justice and racial justice go hand in hand. This #BlackHistoryMonth, I am proud to join the @EJusticeCaucus in demanding #EnvironmentalJusticeNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2021 Duckworth Secures Epa Nominee's Commitment to Prioritize Farmers, Climate Change & Environmental Justice Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 4, 2021 Meeting Our Paris Agreement Commitments Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 4, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Jane Nishida, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Colleagues In Urging EPA To Restore Integrity To RFS Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 3, 2021 Committee Members Celebrate Vacating of EPA Rule to Censor Science Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 3, 2021 Underwood Introduces Climate and Health Protection Act to Help Communities Prepare for Climate Change Consequences Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 3, 2021 Building A Greener Planet Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Amidst a Frigid Winter & Raging Pandemic, Duckworth and Durbin Join Democratic Colleagues in Seeking to Deliver Lifesaving Liheap Utility Assistance Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 1, 2021 Schakowsky Applauds Biden Executive Orders To Protect Our Public Lands Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Ron Kind Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on the Biden Administration to Take Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. David Pekoske, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Lucas, Crawford, Cuellar Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Agriculture Supply Chain Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 28, 2021 Senators Duckworth and Markey, Rep. Bush Introduce Legislation to Help Identify Environmental Justice Communities Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 27, 2021 Duckworth, Booker, Carper Applaud Environmental Justice Efforts in President Biden's Climate Action Plan Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Newhouse Joins House Republican Leadership to Oppose Biden's Oil & Gas Moratorium Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 27, 2021 Duckworth Meets with President Biden's EPA Administrator Nominee Michael Regan Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Climate change is the existential crisis of our time and I am glad to see President Biden is tackling it head-on. It's time to accept the science and move forward with a plan for a sustainable future." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2021 Tweet - "In 2019, Amazon used enough plastic packaging to wrap around the Earth 500 times. That level of waste is entirely unacceptable. Today I'm leading a group of my colleagues in calling on top e-commerce companies like Amazon to reduce their plastic use and help save the environment." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Announces First Committee Assignment Rep. Mary Miller
Jan. 21, 2021 Quigley Reintroduces Legislation to End Private Ownership of Big Cats Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 21, 2021 Congressman Casten Statement on President Biden Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement Rep. Sean Casten
Jan. 21, 2021 Foster Statement on Rejoining Paris Climate Agreement Rep. Bill Foster
Jan. 20, 2021 Tweet - "A President who believes in science, what a thing to behold. Proud of @JoeBiden for taking action to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement on day one. The climate crisis is too big to take on alone." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2021 Underwood Statement on The Historic Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 20, 2021 Schneider Statement on Day One Executive Actions by President Biden Rep. Brad Schneider
Jan. 20, 2021 Foster Statement on Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris Rep. Bill Foster
Jan. 20, 2021 Quigley Statement on Biden Executive Orders Rep. Mike Quigley
Date Title Politician
March 4, 2021 Feinstein, Casten Introduce Bill to Reduce Climate Change Risk in Financial System Rep.Sean Casten, ...
March 2, 2021 Casten's Climate Risk Disclosure Act Included in E&C's Newly Introduced CLEAN Future Act, Comprehensive Legislation to Combat the Climate Crisis Rep.Sean Casten
March 2, 2021 Duckworth to Chair U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water & Wildlife Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 2, 2021 Duckworth Highlights Need for Environmental Justice at Cahokia Heights Roundtable Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 2, 2021 Letter to Hon. Michael Khouri, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission - Feinstein, Thune, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Investigation of Potential Violations by Ocean Carriers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - LaHood, Davis Urge Congressional Leadership to Pass Emergency Funding for Communities Facing High Natural Gas Prices Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
March 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Leopoldo Miranda, Southeast Region Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - McEachin Leads More Than 30 Colleagues in Letter Urging FWS to Save the American Red Wolf Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 27, 2021 LaHood Opposes Democrats' Partisan COVID-19 Bill Rep.Darin LaHood
Feb. 27, 2021 Casten Statement on House Passage of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 Act: $13.2 billion for Illinois Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 26, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rush, Durbin, Chicago Dems Urge USDA To Add Chicago and Cook County To Urban Agriculture Program Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Congratulation, @JenGranholm. Clean energy and scientific research is our future and I can't wait to see all the good things you will do as Secretary of Energy." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the Untied States - Duckworth, Mceachin Urge Biden to Continue Taking Bold Action for Environmental Justice Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Duckworth Votes to Confirm Granholm as Energy Secretary Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2021 Duckworth Votes to Confirm Thomas Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Tom Vilsack is a tested leader who will restore certainty for Illinois farmers, rebuild ethanol and trade damaged by the Trump Administration, improve food assistance for families, and restore the rural economy. I was proud to support his nomination." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 22, 2021 Duckworth Applauds Biden Administration's Renewable Fuel Standard Decision Supporting Farmers and Rural Communities Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 17, 2021 Tweet - "With arctic temperatures sweeping across Illinois & the U.S., @SenDuckworth & I are concerned that Illinois residents who rely on natural gas will be stuck with massive, unaffordable energy bills. We're asking the Biden Admin. to step in & provide them with support." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2021 Congresswoman Kelly's Statement in Support of Stopping Environmental Racism in Chicago's South East Side Rep.Robin Kelly
Feb. 11, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Richard Burr, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Bernard Sanders, Chairman of the Committee on the Budget, and the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Budget - Duckworth Joins Gillibrand & Senate Colleagues to Call for More than $1 Billion in Funding to Help Older Adults During the COVID-19 Crisis, Including Millions to Bolster Nutrition Services and Support Vaccination Efforts in Next Relief Package Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 10, 2021 Congresswoman Mary Miller on Metropolis Honeywell Plant Rep.Mary Miller
Feb. 9, 2021 Letter to Department of Interior Secretary de la Vega - Golden Leading 89 Colleagues to Call for Reversal of Trump Administration Rules that Kneecap Public Lands Programs Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Underwood, Adams, Booker Unveil the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to Address America's Maternal Health Crisis Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Chairman Thompson, Ways and Means Democrats Introduce GREEN Act Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Congressman Panetta Calls for Monarch Protections Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Tweet - "Environmental justice and racial justice go hand in hand. This #BlackHistoryMonth, I am proud to join the @EJusticeCaucus in demanding #EnvironmentalJusticeNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2021 Duckworth Secures Epa Nominee's Commitment to Prioritize Farmers, Climate Change & Environmental Justice Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 4, 2021 Meeting Our Paris Agreement Commitments Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 4, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Jane Nishida, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Colleagues In Urging EPA To Restore Integrity To RFS Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 3, 2021 Committee Members Celebrate Vacating of EPA Rule to Censor Science Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 3, 2021 Underwood Introduces Climate and Health Protection Act to Help Communities Prepare for Climate Change Consequences Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 3, 2021 Building A Greener Planet Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Amidst a Frigid Winter & Raging Pandemic, Duckworth and Durbin Join Democratic Colleagues in Seeking to Deliver Lifesaving Liheap Utility Assistance Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 1, 2021 Schakowsky Applauds Biden Executive Orders To Protect Our Public Lands Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Ron Kind Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on the Biden Administration to Take Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. David Pekoske, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Lucas, Crawford, Cuellar Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Agriculture Supply Chain Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 28, 2021 Senators Duckworth and Markey, Rep. Bush Introduce Legislation to Help Identify Environmental Justice Communities Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 27, 2021 Duckworth, Booker, Carper Applaud Environmental Justice Efforts in President Biden's Climate Action Plan Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Newhouse Joins House Republican Leadership to Oppose Biden's Oil & Gas Moratorium Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 27, 2021 Duckworth Meets with President Biden's EPA Administrator Nominee Michael Regan Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Climate change is the existential crisis of our time and I am glad to see President Biden is tackling it head-on. It's time to accept the science and move forward with a plan for a sustainable future." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2021 Tweet - "In 2019, Amazon used enough plastic packaging to wrap around the Earth 500 times. That level of waste is entirely unacceptable. Today I'm leading a group of my colleagues in calling on top e-commerce companies like Amazon to reduce their plastic use and help save the environment." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Announces First Committee Assignment Rep.Mary Miller
Jan. 21, 2021 Quigley Reintroduces Legislation to End Private Ownership of Big Cats Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 21, 2021 Congressman Casten Statement on President Biden Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement Rep.Sean Casten
Jan. 21, 2021 Foster Statement on Rejoining Paris Climate Agreement Rep.Bill Foster
Jan. 20, 2021 Tweet - "A President who believes in science, what a thing to behold. Proud of @JoeBiden for taking action to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement on day one. The climate crisis is too big to take on alone." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 20, 2021 Underwood Statement on The Historic Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 20, 2021 Schneider Statement on Day One Executive Actions by President Biden Rep.Brad Schneider
Jan. 20, 2021 Foster Statement on Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris Rep.Bill Foster
Jan. 20, 2021 Quigley Statement on Biden Executive Orders Rep.Mike Quigley
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