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Jan. 14, 2019
Trump Shutdown Hurts Already Embattled Illinois Farmers and Farming Families
Rep. Robin Kelly
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Protect Illinois Families and American Farmers and to Re-Open the Department of Agriculture and Other Key Agencies
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 11, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly: "The Trump Shutdown is literally damaging the brains of my constituents and it needs to end"
Rep. Robin Kelly
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Re-Open All of our National Parks with Full Staffing and to Allow EPA to Resume Its Activities Protecting Public Health
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Jan. 10, 2019
Tweet - "Michele Aavang is a McHenry County farmer. She's been hit hard from the President's reckless trade war with China, and the #TrumpShutdown is causing more harm as she prepares for planting season."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 7, 2019
Tweet - "One of the many consequences of shutting down the government is the work being done at federal labs across the nation - including Peoria's Ag Lab. I'm headed to @USDA_ARS today to hear how the President's shutdown is impacting their work."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget - Crist Seeks Federal Funding to Tackle Harmful Algal Blooms
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 19, 2018
Letter to President Guebert - Take Steps To Curb Impacts Of Climate Change
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - DeGette Leads Democratic House Colleagues in Opposition to EPA Proposal to Weaken Methane Standards
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 14, 2018
Letter to Acting Administrator Wheeler - Don't Weaken Coal Ash Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 14, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Implementation of 2nd Round of Market Facilitation Payments
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator, EPA - Abandon Baseless Proposal on Animal Waste Emissions Reporting
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 13, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers Push President to Act on Climate Change
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Bernard L. McNamee, Commissioner, FERC - Call for FERC Commissioner McNamee's Recusal from Future Discussions Involving Potential Subsidization of Coal, Nuclear Plants
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2018
LaHood Votes in Support of Final Passage of the Farm Bill
Rep. Darin LaHood
Dec. 12, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Statement On Report Of Additional Manganese Source In Southeast Chicago
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018
Quigley Supports Select Committee on Green New Deal
Rep. Mike Quigley
Dec. 12, 2018
Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Statement on Report of Additional Manganese Source in Southeast Chicago
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018
Prioritize Issues That Matter
Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 11, 2018
Duckworth Votes for Farm Bill to Support Farmers & Illinois Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018
Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Farm Bill - which includes my bill with @SenPatRoberts that will provide new funding for rural fire and EMS agencies to fight the opioid epidemic, address chronic disease & emergency challenges, and strengthen their workforce."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018
Representatives McEachin, Schneider Introduced P.A.R.I.S. Climate Act
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Dec. 6, 2018
Tweet - "With global CO2 emissions at an all-time high, the Trump Administration wants to weaken rules that limit harmful emissions for power plants. It's anti-science and shortsighted."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018
LaHood Announces Rural Development Investment in Hancock County
Rep. Darin LaHood
Nov. 29, 2018
Tweet - ".@RepSchneider @SenDuckworth @RepLipinski @RepBillFoster, and I introduced a bill this week that holds the EPA accountable when it comes to protecting communities from carcinogenic ethylene oxide emissions. Lake and DuPage County residents deserve better from this agency."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 29, 2018
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing On Duckworth Bills to Create Energy Jobs & Protect Whistleblowers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 29, 2018
Durbin, Schneider, Duckworth, Lipinski, Foster Introduce Bill To Require EPA To Revise Standards For Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 28, 2018
McEachin Statement on Recent Climate Change Reports, Announcing PARIS Climate Act
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Climate Change
Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 27, 2018
Following National Climate Assessment, Merkley and Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution Endorsing Findings of Recent Climate Change Reports & Urging Immediate Action
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Today, as the Trump Administration again denied the findings in its own #climatechange report, @SenJeffMerkley, myself, and 23 other Senators introduced a resolution backing the report's findings & calling for immediate action. We stand with science."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Sat down with members of @SouthernUTWild today who are working hard to protect Utah's incredible wilderness areas and pass America's Red Rocks Wilderness Act."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018
Foster Statement on U.S. Climate Report
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Report after report confirms what we suspected about climate change. How long will the President deny the science behind it?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2018
Davis, LaHood Announce Continued Investment for LaGrange Lock Improvements
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Grassley, Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge Funding for River System Infrastructure
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 19, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Sign Bicameral Amicus Brief To Protect National Monuments Against Unconstitutional Attacks By Trump Administration
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Congressional Progressive Caucus Lead 114 House Democrats in Letter to Administrator Wheeler Urging Reversal of Clean Power Plan Replacement
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Improve Water Quality & End Sewage Dumping Into Great Lakes
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schnieder Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action on Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake and Dupage Counties
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Demanding Documents on EPA's Abrupt Dismissal of Scientists from Advisory Committees
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schneider Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action On Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake And DuPage Counties
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Tweet - "At fed level, @SenDuckworth @RepSchneider @RepBillFoster & I are holding EPA accountable for not notifying residents about these dangerous emissions. Also pushing FDA to update its standards on ethylene oxide. Lake & DuPage County residents deserve better."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2018
Durbin Applauds Senate Passage Of Bill To Improve Oil Spill Response In Great Lakes
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2018
Quigley Introduces House Resolution Endorsing Findings of IPCC Climate Change Report & Urging Immediate Action in The New Congress
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 9, 2018
Letter to Bill Wehrum, Assistant Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - Improve Its Monitoring of Cancer-Causing Pollution in Lake County
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Sheehan, Acting Inspector General for the EPA - Durbin Calls For Investigation Into Trump Administration's Delay Of Notifying Lake County Residents About Cancer-Causing Pollution
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2018
Sean Casten Remarks at Get Out the Vote Rally with President Obama and Illinois Democrats
Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator for the EPA - Duckworth Demands Improved Transparency, Honesty from Trump Administration Regarding Cancer Risks Associated with Willowbrook-Based Sterigenics
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Date
Title
Politician
Jan. 14, 2019
Trump Shutdown Hurts Already Embattled Illinois Farmers and Farming Families
Rep.Robin Kelly
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Protect Illinois Families and American Farmers and to Re-Open the Department of Agriculture and Other Key Agencies
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 11, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly: "The Trump Shutdown is literally damaging the brains of my constituents and it needs to end"
Rep.Robin Kelly
Jan. 11, 2019
Rep. Underwood Votes to Re-Open All of our National Parks with Full Staffing and to Allow EPA to Resume Its Activities Protecting Public Health
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Jan. 10, 2019
Tweet - "Michele Aavang is a McHenry County farmer. She's been hit hard from the President's reckless trade war with China, and the #TrumpShutdown is causing more harm as she prepares for planting season."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 7, 2019
Tweet - "One of the many consequences of shutting down the government is the work being done at federal labs across the nation - including Peoria's Ag Lab. I'm headed to @USDA_ARS today to hear how the President's shutdown is impacting their work."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget - Crist Seeks Federal Funding to Tackle Harmful Algal Blooms
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 19, 2018
Letter to President Guebert - Take Steps To Curb Impacts Of Climate Change
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - DeGette Leads Democratic House Colleagues in Opposition to EPA Proposal to Weaken Methane Standards
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 14, 2018
Letter to Acting Administrator Wheeler - Don't Weaken Coal Ash Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 14, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Implementation of 2nd Round of Market Facilitation Payments
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator, EPA - Abandon Baseless Proposal on Animal Waste Emissions Reporting
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 13, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers Push President to Act on Climate Change
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Bernard L. McNamee, Commissioner, FERC - Call for FERC Commissioner McNamee's Recusal from Future Discussions Involving Potential Subsidization of Coal, Nuclear Plants
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 12, 2018
LaHood Votes in Support of Final Passage of the Farm Bill
Rep.Darin LaHood
Dec. 12, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Statement On Report Of Additional Manganese Source In Southeast Chicago
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2018
Quigley Supports Select Committee on Green New Deal
Rep.Mike Quigley
Dec. 12, 2018
Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Statement on Report of Additional Manganese Source in Southeast Chicago
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018
Prioritize Issues That Matter
Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 11, 2018
Duckworth Votes for Farm Bill to Support Farmers & Illinois Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 11, 2018
Tweet - "The Senate just passed the Farm Bill - which includes my bill with @SenPatRoberts that will provide new funding for rural fire and EMS agencies to fight the opioid epidemic, address chronic disease & emergency challenges, and strengthen their workforce."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 10, 2018
Representatives McEachin, Schneider Introduced P.A.R.I.S. Climate Act
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Dec. 6, 2018
Tweet - "With global CO2 emissions at an all-time high, the Trump Administration wants to weaken rules that limit harmful emissions for power plants. It's anti-science and shortsighted."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 4, 2018
LaHood Announces Rural Development Investment in Hancock County
Rep.Darin LaHood
Nov. 29, 2018
Tweet - ".@RepSchneider @SenDuckworth @RepLipinski @RepBillFoster, and I introduced a bill this week that holds the EPA accountable when it comes to protecting communities from carcinogenic ethylene oxide emissions. Lake and DuPage County residents deserve better from this agency."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 29, 2018
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing On Duckworth Bills to Create Energy Jobs & Protect Whistleblowers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 29, 2018
Durbin, Schneider, Duckworth, Lipinski, Foster Introduce Bill To Require EPA To Revise Standards For Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 28, 2018
McEachin Statement on Recent Climate Change Reports, Announcing PARIS Climate Act
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Climate Change
Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 27, 2018
Following National Climate Assessment, Merkley and Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution Endorsing Findings of Recent Climate Change Reports & Urging Immediate Action
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Today, as the Trump Administration again denied the findings in its own #climatechange report, @SenJeffMerkley, myself, and 23 other Senators introduced a resolution backing the report's findings & calling for immediate action. We stand with science."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Sat down with members of @SouthernUTWild today who are working hard to protect Utah's incredible wilderness areas and pass America's Red Rocks Wilderness Act."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018
Foster Statement on U.S. Climate Report
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Report after report confirms what we suspected about climate change. How long will the President deny the science behind it?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2018
Davis, LaHood Announce Continued Investment for LaGrange Lock Improvements
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Grassley, Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge Funding for River System Infrastructure
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 19, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth Sign Bicameral Amicus Brief To Protect National Monuments Against Unconstitutional Attacks By Trump Administration
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Congressional Progressive Caucus Lead 114 House Democrats in Letter to Administrator Wheeler Urging Reversal of Clean Power Plan Replacement
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Improve Water Quality & End Sewage Dumping Into Great Lakes
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schnieder Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action on Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake and Dupage Counties
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Demanding Documents on EPA's Abrupt Dismissal of Scientists from Advisory Committees
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Schneider Meet With Acting EPA Administrator, Call For Action On Cancer-Causing Pollution In Lake And DuPage Counties
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 15, 2018
Tweet - "At fed level, @SenDuckworth @RepSchneider @RepBillFoster & I are holding EPA accountable for not notifying residents about these dangerous emissions. Also pushing FDA to update its standards on ethylene oxide. Lake & DuPage County residents deserve better."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2018
Durbin Applauds Senate Passage Of Bill To Improve Oil Spill Response In Great Lakes
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2018
Quigley Introduces House Resolution Endorsing Findings of IPCC Climate Change Report & Urging Immediate Action in The New Congress
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 9, 2018
Letter to Bill Wehrum, Assistant Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - Improve Its Monitoring of Cancer-Causing Pollution in Lake County
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Sheehan, Acting Inspector General for the EPA - Durbin Calls For Investigation Into Trump Administration's Delay Of Notifying Lake County Residents About Cancer-Causing Pollution
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2018
Sean Casten Remarks at Get Out the Vote Rally with President Obama and Illinois Democrats
Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator for the EPA - Duckworth Demands Improved Transparency, Honesty from Trump Administration Regarding Cancer Risks Associated with Willowbrook-Based Sterigenics
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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