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July 17, 2019 Tweet - "In the real world, @HouseDemocrats have passed bills to: Protect pre-existing conditions Ensure paycheck fairness Require universal background checks Combat climate change And much more But under Sen. McConnell, the GOP has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2019 Letter to Dr. James Reilly, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Feinstein, Hirono Lead Letter Warning of Scientific Data Suppression within USGS Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 13, 2019 Tweet - "The United States is the only nation on Earth that has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement. Every other nation has acknowledged that climate change is a problem and we need to work together to combat it." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019 Letter to the Native American Community Leaders - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Democratic Colleagues Request Feedback from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Leaders on the Effects of Climate Change on Native Communities Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 6, 2019 Tweet - "Brazilian President Bolsonaro is threatening our planet with these reckless and selfish Amazon deforestation policies. Sadly, our President has emboldened this kind of behavior by repeatedly denying the science behind climate change." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 1, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky Reintroduces Bill to Protect Drinking Water From Fracking Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 27, 2019 Schneider, Durbin, Duckworth Statement on Leadership Changes at U.S. Epa Rep. Brad Schneider
June 26, 2019 Casten Amendment Preventing the Limitation of Climate Modeling, Passes House in 2nd Appropriations Minibus Bill Rep. Sean Casten
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "The @EPA shouldn't stand in the way of trade. Using outdated calculations for greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol is hurting American farmers. Today, I sent a letter with @ChuckGrassley and others urging them to update their calculations and help our farmers compete." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019 Duckworth, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in Communities With Stranded Nuclear Waste Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2019 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Underwood Works to Prevent Administration from Hiding Climate Change Information on Official Government Sites Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019 Tweet - "We can't allow this Administration to hide taxpayer-funded research from the American people. Following recent reports of the suppression of research on climate change, I joined @SenatorBennet & others to request that @USDA release any and all climate-related studies." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019 Casten Amendment to Maintain Great Lakes Advisory Board Passes by Unanimous Consent Rep. Sean Casten
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Bennet, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump & Leader McConnell continue to deny the science behind climate change & now they're trying to bury research on it. USDA scientists agree - climate change is real & the science is clear. We must work together to address this crisis now, before it's too late." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 21, 2019 Letter to J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider, Underwood Request Urgent Action from Governor, EPA in Response to Lake County Ethylene Oxide Results Rep. Sean Casten
June 21, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider, Underwood Request Urgent Action from Governor, EPA in Response to Lake County Ethylene Oxide Results Rep. Sean Casten
June 20, 2019 House Passes Schneider Amendment to Fund Epa Outreach in Communities Affected by Ethylene Oxide Emissions Rep. Brad Schneider
June 20, 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 Rep. Brad Schneider
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "AFTERNOON READ: Stronger policies are needed, now, to address climate change, says former Illinois state climatologist, in the wake of flooding and never-ending rainfall that has dramatically damaged the planting season for Illinois farmers." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019 Congressman Casten's Priorities Featured In First Appropriations Package Rep. Sean Casten
June 19, 2019 Casten Statement on Trump Administration's "Dirty Power Scam' Rule Rep. Sean Casten
June 11, 2019 Climate Health Program Rep. Brad Schneider
June 10, 2019 Tweet - "Climate change is a legitimate threat to our national security and yet, this Administration continues to ignore the facts and science behind it time and time again." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "In the real world, @HouseDemocrats have passed bills to: Protect pre-existing conditions Ensure paycheck fairness Require universal background checks Combat climate change And much more But under Sen. McConnell, the GOP has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2019 Letter to Dr. James Reilly, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Feinstein, Hirono Lead Letter Warning of Scientific Data Suppression within USGS Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 13, 2019 Tweet - "The United States is the only nation on Earth that has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement. Every other nation has acknowledged that climate change is a problem and we need to work together to combat it." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019 Letter to the Native American Community Leaders - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Democratic Colleagues Request Feedback from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Leaders on the Effects of Climate Change on Native Communities Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 6, 2019 Tweet - "Brazilian President Bolsonaro is threatening our planet with these reckless and selfish Amazon deforestation policies. Sadly, our President has emboldened this kind of behavior by repeatedly denying the science behind climate change." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 1, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky Reintroduces Bill to Protect Drinking Water From Fracking Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 27, 2019 Schneider, Durbin, Duckworth Statement on Leadership Changes at U.S. Epa Rep.Brad Schneider
June 26, 2019 Casten Amendment Preventing the Limitation of Climate Modeling, Passes House in 2nd Appropriations Minibus Bill Rep.Sean Casten
June 26, 2019 Tweet - "The @EPA shouldn't stand in the way of trade. Using outdated calculations for greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol is hurting American farmers. Today, I sent a letter with @ChuckGrassley and others urging them to update their calculations and help our farmers compete." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2019 Duckworth, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in Communities With Stranded Nuclear Waste Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 25, 2019 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Underwood Works to Prevent Administration from Hiding Climate Change Information on Official Government Sites Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019 Tweet - "We can't allow this Administration to hide taxpayer-funded research from the American people. Following recent reports of the suppression of research on climate change, I joined @SenatorBennet & others to request that @USDA release any and all climate-related studies." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019 Casten Amendment to Maintain Great Lakes Advisory Board Passes by Unanimous Consent Rep.Sean Casten
June 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Bennet, Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Release Climate-Related Studies Conducted by USDA Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "Pres. Trump & Leader McConnell continue to deny the science behind climate change & now they're trying to bury research on it. USDA scientists agree - climate change is real & the science is clear. We must work together to address this crisis now, before it's too late." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 21, 2019 Letter to J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider, Underwood Request Urgent Action from Governor, EPA in Response to Lake County Ethylene Oxide Results Rep.Sean Casten
June 21, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider, Underwood Request Urgent Action from Governor, EPA in Response to Lake County Ethylene Oxide Results Rep.Sean Casten
June 20, 2019 House Passes Schneider Amendment to Fund Epa Outreach in Communities Affected by Ethylene Oxide Emissions Rep.Brad Schneider
June 20, 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 Rep.Brad Schneider
June 20, 2019 Tweet - "AFTERNOON READ: Stronger policies are needed, now, to address climate change, says former Illinois state climatologist, in the wake of flooding and never-ending rainfall that has dramatically damaged the planting season for Illinois farmers." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019 Congressman Casten's Priorities Featured In First Appropriations Package Rep.Sean Casten
June 19, 2019 Casten Statement on Trump Administration's "Dirty Power Scam' Rule Rep.Sean Casten
June 11, 2019 Climate Health Program Rep.Brad Schneider
June 10, 2019 Tweet - "Climate change is a legitimate threat to our national security and yet, this Administration continues to ignore the facts and science behind it time and time again." Sen.Dick Durbin
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