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March 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Pressley, Colleagues Oppose Any Bailout of Oil and Gas Industry in Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
March 11, 2020
Tweet - "Corn growers, like @ilcorn , are integral to the IL economy & the federal gov't must offer certainty to farmers this planting season. It's time the President stops offering breaks to oil companies & instead supports the biofuel industry that so many of our corn growers depend on."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior - Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Press Interior Secretary to Protect the Arctic from New Oil and Gas Drilling
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 20, 2020
Tweet - "The Bureau of Land Management must not be allowed to sell off America's Arctic for oil & gas development. It will destroy a diverse & unique ecosystem and accelerate climate change. I'm joining @SenJeffMerkley in urging the Bureau of Land Management to reconsider this decision."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020
Garamendi Introduces Oil-By-Rail Safety Bill
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary for the Department of the Interior - 48 House Members in Calling on Interior Dept. to Maintain Artic Wilderness Protections
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal Leads 47 House Members In Calling On Interior Dept To Maintain Arctic Wilderness Protections
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 13, 2020
Raskin Cosponsors Oil-by-Rail Safety Bill
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 19, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump claims he loves ethanol and biodiesel. But after his watered-down Renewable Fuel Standards deal that fails to fully restore lost gallons and still allows oil refineries to stop blending biofuels, I say I'll believe it when I see it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2019
Tweet - "It took decades to build up biofuels. But in two years the Trump Admin. has crippled this industry by issuing so many secret waivers to profitable big oil companies, destroying corn and soybean demand for biofuels. Another giant gap between this President's words and reality."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers urge EPA to drop its plan to undo methane waste rule
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Bost Pipeline Safety Provisions Advance in House
Rep. Mike Bost
Nov. 20, 2019
Durbin Statement On FERC Approval Of Emergency Propane Shipments To Midwest
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday I joined my @SenateAgDems colleagues, @SenStabenow, @SenTinaSmith, and @AmyKlobuchar, to oppose funding language used by the Trump EPA to allow Big Oil to wreck ethanol and biodiesel."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019
Small Refinery Waivers and Ethanol
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Push for Accountability, Protecting the Arctic and American Taxpayers
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 29, 2019
Kuster, Watson Coleman, Malinowski, Quigley, Huffman Introduce Legislation to Protect Conservation Land from Pipeline Development
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 29, 2019
Tweet - "For decades, the fossil fuel industry has pumped money into the political process in order to block any meaningful action on climate change & to maintain their profit margins. Today, my @SenDemsClimate colleagues are holding a hearing to expose Big Oil's ongoing lies. Watch here:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019
Bost Announces Agreement on The Renewable Fuel Standard
Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 4, 2019
Rep. LaHood Applauds President Trump's Plan to Boost Midwest Ethanol and Biodiesel
Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019
Underwood Statement on Renewable Fuel Standard Agreement
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Sept. 25, 2019
Bonamici Leads Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Need to Take Action on Climate after Dire IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Iowa Delegation, Bipartisan Members Send Letter to EPA on Biofuel Waivers
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "The @EPA has given 81 waivers to oil refineries, ruining demand for ethanol and biodiesel, and destroying markets for corn and soybean farmers. I'm joining my @SenateDems colleagues in calling on the EPA to end this practice immediately."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's plan to open up the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration is shortsighted and dangerous. We should be doing everything we can to protect our precious natural resources, not the opposite."
Sen. Dick Durbin
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Title
Politician
March 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Pressley, Colleagues Oppose Any Bailout of Oil and Gas Industry in Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
March 11, 2020
Tweet - "Corn growers, like @ilcorn , are integral to the IL economy & the federal gov't must offer certainty to farmers this planting season. It's time the President stops offering breaks to oil companies & instead supports the biofuel industry that so many of our corn growers depend on."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior - Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Press Interior Secretary to Protect the Arctic from New Oil and Gas Drilling
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 20, 2020
Tweet - "The Bureau of Land Management must not be allowed to sell off America's Arctic for oil & gas development. It will destroy a diverse & unique ecosystem and accelerate climate change. I'm joining @SenJeffMerkley in urging the Bureau of Land Management to reconsider this decision."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 25, 2020
Garamendi Introduces Oil-By-Rail Safety Bill
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary for the Department of the Interior - 48 House Members in Calling on Interior Dept. to Maintain Artic Wilderness Protections
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal Leads 47 House Members In Calling On Interior Dept To Maintain Arctic Wilderness Protections
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Jan. 13, 2020
Raskin Cosponsors Oil-by-Rail Safety Bill
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 19, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump claims he loves ethanol and biodiesel. But after his watered-down Renewable Fuel Standards deal that fails to fully restore lost gallons and still allows oil refineries to stop blending biofuels, I say I'll believe it when I see it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2019
Tweet - "It took decades to build up biofuels. But in two years the Trump Admin. has crippled this industry by issuing so many secret waivers to profitable big oil companies, destroying corn and soybean demand for biofuels. Another giant gap between this President's words and reality."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers urge EPA to drop its plan to undo methane waste rule
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Bost Pipeline Safety Provisions Advance in House
Rep.Mike Bost
Nov. 20, 2019
Durbin Statement On FERC Approval Of Emergency Propane Shipments To Midwest
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Yesterday I joined my @SenateAgDems colleagues, @SenStabenow, @SenTinaSmith, and @AmyKlobuchar, to oppose funding language used by the Trump EPA to allow Big Oil to wreck ethanol and biodiesel."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019
Small Refinery Waivers and Ethanol
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Push for Accountability, Protecting the Arctic and American Taxpayers
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 29, 2019
Kuster, Watson Coleman, Malinowski, Quigley, Huffman Introduce Legislation to Protect Conservation Land from Pipeline Development
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 29, 2019
Tweet - "For decades, the fossil fuel industry has pumped money into the political process in order to block any meaningful action on climate change & to maintain their profit margins. Today, my @SenDemsClimate colleagues are holding a hearing to expose Big Oil's ongoing lies. Watch here:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019
Bost Announces Agreement on The Renewable Fuel Standard
Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 4, 2019
Rep. LaHood Applauds President Trump's Plan to Boost Midwest Ethanol and Biodiesel
Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 4, 2019
Underwood Statement on Renewable Fuel Standard Agreement
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Sept. 25, 2019
Bonamici Leads Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Need to Take Action on Climate after Dire IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Iowa Delegation, Bipartisan Members Send Letter to EPA on Biofuel Waivers
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "The @EPA has given 81 waivers to oil refineries, ruining demand for ethanol and biodiesel, and destroying markets for corn and soybean farmers. I'm joining my @SenateDems colleagues in calling on the EPA to end this practice immediately."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's plan to open up the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration is shortsighted and dangerous. We should be doing everything we can to protect our precious natural resources, not the opposite."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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