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March 13, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth Press EPA Administrator Wheeler For Stronger Standards On Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 12, 2019
Representatives Schakowsky, Lee, and DeGette Reintroduce Groundbreaking Legislation to Ensure Reproductive Justice
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
March 12, 2019
Harris, García, Cunningham Introduce Legislation Providing Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Public Housing
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
March 12, 2019
Peters, Durbin, Tlaib, Kelly Introduce Bicameral Bill to Study Effects of Petroleum Coke
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 12, 2019
Hearing Recap:Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Examined the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 12, 2019
Tweet - "For years, I've been concerned about the possible negative health effects of pet coke on Chicago's southeast side. I reintroduced a bill today with @SenDuckworth and @RepRobinKelly that would require a federal study into the potential health risks."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Tweet - "Spoke to EPA Administrator Wheeler w/@SenDuckworth today. Unacceptably high emissions of cancer-causing EtO in our air isn't something he can wait to address, and we made it clear that Illinoisans are looking for him to protect their families now."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Tweet - "Today I introduced a bill that would create a bond program to fund efforts combating climate change. Similar to the war bonds effort started by our government during WWII, this bill would involve Americans in the government's efforts to fight the impacts of climate change."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Bicameral Bill To Study Effects Of Petroleum Coke
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 12, 2019
Durbin, Deutch Introduce Bill To Create Bond Program To Fund Efforts Combating Climate Change
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Cloture Motion
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Congresswoman Lee Reintroduces the EACH Woman Act to End the Harmful and Discriminatory Hyde Amendment
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 11, 2019
Bost Demands Vote on Born Alive Bill
Rep. Mike Bost
March 11, 2019
Request to Consider H.R. 962, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Rep. Mike Bost
March 8, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Respond to Latest Sterigenics Air Quality Test Results
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2019
Following FDA Warning, Durbin Meets With Walgreens To Urge Pharmacy To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "I'm not going to be sending any thank-you flowers to Eli Lilly for this new "bargain" pricing scheme, after hiking the price of Humalog more than 35 times -- from $21 to $329. Big Pharma has to stop its price gouging of insulin patients:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "America is in the midst of the worst drug epidemic in our history. But the heart of the President's plan to protect America is his beloved border wall, even though the vast majority of lethal narcotics that cross our border come through legal ports of entry."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Rep. Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Frank Pallone, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Hon. Bobby Scott, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee - New Democrat Coalition Members Urge Committee Leadership to Strengthen the ACA, Paving the Way for Affordable Universal Coverage
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I found an unlikely ally in Commissioner Gottlieb when it came to fighting Big Tobacco and the e-cigarette epidemic. I hope Gottlieb's successor picks up right where he leaves off."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider, Casten, Press ATSDR for Updated Health Report for Willowbrook
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
March 5, 2019
Durbin, Murkowski, Degette, Raskin Introduce Bill To Restrict Kid-Friendly Flavors In E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I reintroduced the SAFE Kids Act with @lisamurkowski, @RepDianaDeGette, and @RepRaskin today. This bill would restrict e-cigarette flavorings that are intentionally meant to appeal to kids, like cotton candy, kool-aid grape, and gummy bear."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Bost Votes to Support Veterans Affected by "Burn Pits"
Rep. Mike Bost
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump, members of his Administration, and congressional Republicans continue to downplay the threat climate change poses to our humanity and outright deny the science behind it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "I've said for years: climate change is real, the science is clear, human activity is the cause, and we must act now. Our Republican colleagues must set aside politics and work with Democrats to address this crisis."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Heinrich, Senators Call On Trump To Abandon Plan To Form Anti-Science Panel That Would Threaten National Security, Ignore Climate Change Facts
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Duckworth Statement on Andrew Wheeler's Confirmation as EPA Administrator
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth Advocates for Illinois' Role in Future of Carbon Capture at EPW Hearing
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Durbin Opposes Andrew Wheeler, President Trump's Nominee To Head The EPA
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "We need someone leading the EPA that will put the health and well-being of the people of this country above the profits of corporate polluters. I cannot support Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler's nomination."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Rep. Davis Votes to Pass Historic Public Lands Package That Protects Our Environment, Boosts Our Economy and Conserves American History
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Ethylene Oxide
Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Stepp - Duckworth, Durbin & Kelly Demand EPA Block Southeast Chicago Company from Exposing Children to Brain Damage
Rep. Robin Kelly
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep. Sean Casten
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March 13, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth Press EPA Administrator Wheeler For Stronger Standards On Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 12, 2019
Representatives Schakowsky, Lee, and DeGette Reintroduce Groundbreaking Legislation to Ensure Reproductive Justice
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
March 12, 2019
Harris, García, Cunningham Introduce Legislation Providing Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Public Housing
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
March 12, 2019
Peters, Durbin, Tlaib, Kelly Introduce Bicameral Bill to Study Effects of Petroleum Coke
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 12, 2019
Hearing Recap:Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Examined the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 12, 2019
Tweet - "For years, I've been concerned about the possible negative health effects of pet coke on Chicago's southeast side. I reintroduced a bill today with @SenDuckworth and @RepRobinKelly that would require a federal study into the potential health risks."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Tweet - "Spoke to EPA Administrator Wheeler w/@SenDuckworth today. Unacceptably high emissions of cancer-causing EtO in our air isn't something he can wait to address, and we made it clear that Illinoisans are looking for him to protect their families now."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Tweet - "Today I introduced a bill that would create a bond program to fund efforts combating climate change. Similar to the war bonds effort started by our government during WWII, this bill would involve Americans in the government's efforts to fight the impacts of climate change."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Bicameral Bill To Study Effects Of Petroleum Coke
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 12, 2019
Durbin, Deutch Introduce Bill To Create Bond Program To Fund Efforts Combating Climate Change
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Cloture Motion
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019
Congresswoman Lee Reintroduces the EACH Woman Act to End the Harmful and Discriminatory Hyde Amendment
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 11, 2019
Bost Demands Vote on Born Alive Bill
Rep.Mike Bost
March 11, 2019
Request to Consider H.R. 962, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Rep.Mike Bost
March 8, 2019
Duckworth, Durbin Respond to Latest Sterigenics Air Quality Test Results
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2019
Following FDA Warning, Durbin Meets With Walgreens To Urge Pharmacy To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "I'm not going to be sending any thank-you flowers to Eli Lilly for this new "bargain" pricing scheme, after hiking the price of Humalog more than 35 times -- from $21 to $329. Big Pharma has to stop its price gouging of insulin patients:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019
Tweet - "America is in the midst of the worst drug epidemic in our history. But the heart of the President's plan to protect America is his beloved border wall, even though the vast majority of lethal narcotics that cross our border come through legal ports of entry."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Rep.Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Frank Pallone, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Hon. Bobby Scott, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee - New Democrat Coalition Members Urge Committee Leadership to Strengthen the ACA, Paving the Way for Affordable Universal Coverage
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I found an unlikely ally in Commissioner Gottlieb when it came to fighting Big Tobacco and the e-cigarette epidemic. I hope Gottlieb's successor picks up right where he leaves off."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider, Casten, Press ATSDR for Updated Health Report for Willowbrook
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
March 5, 2019
Durbin, Murkowski, Degette, Raskin Introduce Bill To Restrict Kid-Friendly Flavors In E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I reintroduced the SAFE Kids Act with @lisamurkowski, @RepDianaDeGette, and @RepRaskin today. This bill would restrict e-cigarette flavorings that are intentionally meant to appeal to kids, like cotton candy, kool-aid grape, and gummy bear."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Bost Votes to Support Veterans Affected by "Burn Pits"
Rep.Mike Bost
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "President Trump, members of his Administration, and congressional Republicans continue to downplay the threat climate change poses to our humanity and outright deny the science behind it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "I've said for years: climate change is real, the science is clear, human activity is the cause, and we must act now. Our Republican colleagues must set aside politics and work with Democrats to address this crisis."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Heinrich, Senators Call On Trump To Abandon Plan To Form Anti-Science Panel That Would Threaten National Security, Ignore Climate Change Facts
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Duckworth Statement on Andrew Wheeler's Confirmation as EPA Administrator
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Duckworth Advocates for Illinois' Role in Future of Carbon Capture at EPW Hearing
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 27, 2019
Durbin Opposes Andrew Wheeler, President Trump's Nominee To Head The EPA
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "We need someone leading the EPA that will put the health and well-being of the people of this country above the profits of corporate polluters. I cannot support Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler's nomination."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Rep. Davis Votes to Pass Historic Public Lands Package That Protects Our Environment, Boosts Our Economy and Conserves American History
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2019
Ethylene Oxide
Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Stepp - Duckworth, Durbin & Kelly Demand EPA Block Southeast Chicago Company from Exposing Children to Brain Damage
Rep.Robin Kelly
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep.Sean Casten
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