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June 27, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Demand Trump Administration Reverse Course And Uphold Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Duckworth, Peters, Roberts Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines & Increase Vaccination Rates Advances In Senate
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2019
Problem Solvers Caucus And Senators Collins, Manchin For Bipartisan Bicameral Push to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 27, 2019
Schneider, Durbin, Duckworth Statement on Leadership Changes at U.S. Epa
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 26, 2019
Underwood Passes Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act
Rep. Lauren Underwood
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 Using outdated calculations for greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol is hurting American farmers.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
Casten Amendment Preventing the Limitation of Climate Modeling, Passes House in 2nd Appropriations Minibus Bill
Rep. Sean Casten
June 26, 2019
Duckworth, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in Communities With Stranded Nuclear Waste
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Byrne Leads Bipartisan Support for Rural Hospitals
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 26, 2019
Peters, Roberts, Duckworth Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines, Increase Vaccination Rates, Cut Health Care Costs Advances in Senate
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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
Tweet - "I've worked for years to make Big Pharma level with the American public. Disclosing drug prices in Rx TV ads is progress towards transparency and lower costs. Pharma's price gouging has to stop -- patients should come first."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Raising the age is not enough. We must also get rid of the kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors that are addicting our children."
Sen. Dick Durbin
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
Casten Amendment to Maintain Great Lakes Advisory Board Passes by Unanimous Consent
Rep. Sean Casten
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
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Merkley Join Senators to Press FDA for Stronger Response to Teen Tobacco Use
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Effort to Help Schools Provide Healthy Meals to Students
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Ten Years After Landmark Law To Fight Tobacco Addiction, Durbin Presses FDA For Stronger Response To Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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
Tweet - "Ten years ago the Tobacco Control Act was signed into law. Despite enormous progress on reducing cigarette use nationwide, FDA's lack of action on e-cigarettes and kid-friendly flavors has resulted in the largest single year increase in tobacco use."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Casey, Baldwin, Murphy Warn That ACA and Medicaid Attacks Will Undermine Efforts to Lower Drug Costs for Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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
Tweet - "This is an attack on women's health and reproductive rights. The Senate must act now to protect the #TitleX program. #ProtectX"
Sen. Dick Durbin
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 20, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 20, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 19, 2019
Casten Statement on Trump Administration's "Dirty Power Scam' Rule
Rep. Sean Casten
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Why are Americans saying: "I can't afford to have cancer?" Because 40% lose their life savings in 2 years after cancer diagnosis. Pres. Trump's lawsuit against the ACA would make things worse by removing guaranteed coverage for those with pre-existing conditions like cancer."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "American Insulin Scandal: Vial of Humalog from Eli Lilly cost $21 in 1996 -- now costs over $275. In Canada, the same drug costs $39 because their laws protect their citizens from price gouging. In 2016, Pres. Trump promised he would tackle Rx drug pricing. We're still waiting."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin To HHS Secretary: FDA Won't Act To Curb Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Will You?
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "If the FDA won't act on e-cigarettes, maybe @SecAzar will. I sent him a letter today, urging him to use his authority to intervene and force the FDA's hand. He must protect our children. This epidemic is only going to get worse."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Senators Baldwin, Casey, Murphy Warn That ACA and Medicaid Attacks Will Undermine Efforts to Lower Drug Costs for Families
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 19, 2019
LaHood Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Patients in Rural Illinois Continue to Receive Critical Medical Services
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
June 19, 2019
Congressman Casten's Priorities Featured In First Appropriations Package
Rep. Sean Casten
June 17, 2019
Brown Introduces Comprehensive Legislation to Stop Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2019
Finkenauer Introduces Bipartisan Health Care Bill in Cedar Rapids
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
June 17, 2019
Tweet - "It's shameful that drug companies would rather sue the government than disclose their drug prices. Big Pharma needs to level with the American public. Requiring price tags in TV ads is about transparency and lowering costs. I fully support HHS' decision."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2019
Underwood in Minooka on Health Care Affordability: People in Our Community Are Struggling to Afford Their Premiums, that Is Unacceptable
Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 14, 2019
Tweet - "This is maddening. It's unacceptable that Americans with diabetes are having to take such drastic measures to get the medicine they need to survive. Why are we allowing Big Pharma to continue to raise prices on life-saving medication? This has to stop."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2019
Brown Introduces Bill to Protect Infants from Deadly Crib Bumpers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 13, 2019
Congressman Kim (D-NJ) and Congressman Foster (D-IL) Call on HHS to Prioritize Opioid and Addiction Treatment
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 12, 2019
Tweet - "Thought of Acting FDA Commissioner Sharpless last week when I saw this full page ad in Politico. So I sent him a note urging him to do his job & protect our children."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2019
U.S. Senator Tina Smith Leads Senate Colleagues in Introducing Comprehensive Bill to Address Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 12, 2019
Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 12, 2019
Senator Hassan Joins Colleagues in Introducing Comprehensive Legislation to Address Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 12, 2019
Durbin And Cicilline: Tobacco Farms Are No Place For Kids
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date
Title
Politician
June 27, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Demand Trump Administration Reverse Course And Uphold Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019
Duckworth, Peters, Roberts Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines & Increase Vaccination Rates Advances In Senate
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 27, 2019
Problem Solvers Caucus And Senators Collins, Manchin For Bipartisan Bicameral Push to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 27, 2019
Schneider, Durbin, Duckworth Statement on Leadership Changes at U.S. Epa
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 26, 2019
Underwood Passes Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act
Rep.Lauren Underwood
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
Casten Amendment Preventing the Limitation of Climate Modeling, Passes House in 2nd Appropriations Minibus Bill
Rep.Sean Casten
June 26, 2019
Duckworth, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in Communities With Stranded Nuclear Waste
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Byrne Leads Bipartisan Support for Rural Hospitals
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 26, 2019
Peters, Roberts, Duckworth Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines, Increase Vaccination Rates, Cut Health Care Costs Advances in Senate
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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
Tweet - "I've worked for years to make Big Pharma level with the American public. Disclosing drug prices in Rx TV ads is progress towards transparency and lower costs. Pharma's price gouging has to stop -- patients should come first."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019
Tweet - "Raising the age is not enough. We must also get rid of the kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors that are addicting our children."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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
Casten Amendment to Maintain Great Lakes Advisory Board Passes by Unanimous Consent
Rep.Sean Casten
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
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Merkley Join Senators to Press FDA for Stronger Response to Teen Tobacco Use
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2019
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Effort to Help Schools Provide Healthy Meals to Students
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 24, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Ten Years After Landmark Law To Fight Tobacco Addiction, Durbin Presses FDA For Stronger Response To Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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
Tweet - "Ten years ago the Tobacco Control Act was signed into law. Despite enormous progress on reducing cigarette use nationwide, FDA's lack of action on e-cigarettes and kid-friendly flavors has resulted in the largest single year increase in tobacco use."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Casey, Baldwin, Murphy Warn That ACA and Medicaid Attacks Will Undermine Efforts to Lower Drug Costs for Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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
Tweet - "This is an attack on women's health and reproductive rights. The Senate must act now to protect the #TitleX program. #ProtectX"
Sen.Dick Durbin
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 20, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 20, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 19, 2019
Casten Statement on Trump Administration's "Dirty Power Scam' Rule
Rep.Sean Casten
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "Why are Americans saying: "I can't afford to have cancer?" Because 40% lose their life savings in 2 years after cancer diagnosis. Pres. Trump's lawsuit against the ACA would make things worse by removing guaranteed coverage for those with pre-existing conditions like cancer."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "American Insulin Scandal: Vial of Humalog from Eli Lilly cost $21 in 1996 -- now costs over $275. In Canada, the same drug costs $39 because their laws protect their citizens from price gouging. In 2016, Pres. Trump promised he would tackle Rx drug pricing. We're still waiting."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin To HHS Secretary: FDA Won't Act To Curb Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Will You?
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Tweet - "If the FDA won't act on e-cigarettes, maybe @SecAzar will. I sent him a letter today, urging him to use his authority to intervene and force the FDA's hand. He must protect our children. This epidemic is only going to get worse."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Senators Baldwin, Casey, Murphy Warn That ACA and Medicaid Attacks Will Undermine Efforts to Lower Drug Costs for Families
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 19, 2019
LaHood Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Patients in Rural Illinois Continue to Receive Critical Medical Services
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
June 19, 2019
Congressman Casten's Priorities Featured In First Appropriations Package
Rep.Sean Casten
June 17, 2019
Brown Introduces Comprehensive Legislation to Stop Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 17, 2019
Finkenauer Introduces Bipartisan Health Care Bill in Cedar Rapids
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
June 17, 2019
Tweet - "It's shameful that drug companies would rather sue the government than disclose their drug prices. Big Pharma needs to level with the American public. Requiring price tags in TV ads is about transparency and lowering costs. I fully support HHS' decision."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2019
Underwood in Minooka on Health Care Affordability: People in Our Community Are Struggling to Afford Their Premiums, that Is Unacceptable
Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 14, 2019
Tweet - "This is maddening. It's unacceptable that Americans with diabetes are having to take such drastic measures to get the medicine they need to survive. Why are we allowing Big Pharma to continue to raise prices on life-saving medication? This has to stop."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2019
Brown Introduces Bill to Protect Infants from Deadly Crib Bumpers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 13, 2019
Congressman Kim (D-NJ) and Congressman Foster (D-IL) Call on HHS to Prioritize Opioid and Addiction Treatment
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 12, 2019
Tweet - "Thought of Acting FDA Commissioner Sharpless last week when I saw this full page ad in Politico. So I sent him a note urging him to do his job & protect our children."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2019
U.S. Senator Tina Smith Leads Senate Colleagues in Introducing Comprehensive Bill to Address Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 12, 2019
Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 12, 2019
Senator Hassan Joins Colleagues in Introducing Comprehensive Legislation to Address Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 12, 2019
Durbin And Cicilline: Tobacco Farms Are No Place For Kids
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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