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June 13, 2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Sanders and Sewell Call on Trump to Honor Treaty Obligations in Response to Scathing UN Report Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 12, 2018 Tweet - "Yet another aspect of racial inequality today: health disparities. We must do more to tackle structural issues -- trauma and toxic stress, food access, economic opportunity, and healthy neighborhoods." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip - Repair and Protect Medicare Part D Rep. Mike Bost, ...
June 7, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: "Eat Lunch In Your Office Or At Chick-Fil-A" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator - Withdraw "Transparency Rule" That Will Damage Environmental Protection Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "I support this commutation and urge @realDonaldTrump to support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill with @ChuckGrassley. It would repeal the unjust law that leaves thousands of others like Alice Johnson still serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "NIH funding creates jobs, supports medical breakthroughs, and saves lives. That's why I will always fight for medical research funding." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018 Letter to Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America - Reduce Smoking In Movies Geared Toward Children & Teens Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D. Commissioner, FDA - Information On Epipen Shortages Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018 Tweet - "We know children & teens are more likely to pick up that first cigarette if they see it normalized on the big screen. @SenMarkey & I are asking the film industry to heed the Surgeon General's call & take action that can help prevent youth smoking. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-leads-call-to-reduce-smoking-in-movies-geared-toward-children-and-teens …" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018 Letter to James H. Miller, President and CEO, Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., - Information On Epipen Shortages Sen. Dick Durbin
June 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Federal Regulatory Commission Chairman - Let States Determine Clean Energy Resource Policies Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 31, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stop Raising Health Care Costs Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 29, 2018 Tweet - "Today, @SenDuckworth and I sent letters to high school and middle school Superintendents across Illinois requesting information on student use of e-cigarettes and vaping products, such as the JUUL vaping device." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois - Illinois Democrats demand a response from Rauner Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Support FDA Push to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 24, 2018 US House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Department of Defense to Report on Plans to Treat and Prevent Opioid Use Among Families of Servicemembers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018 Tweet - "Every day, approx 1,300 people die from smoking-related diseases. Raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 would reduce youth smoking and prevent today's kids from disease & early death." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018 Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis Rep. Mike Bost
May 24, 2018 Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act Rep. Danny Davis
May 24, 2018 Tweet - "In Illinois in 2015, there were 95 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for nearly 120k women. I'm joining women in Illinois and nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on women's health and rights. #TitleX" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018 VA Mission Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 22, 2018 Duckworth Amendment to Promote Carbon Capture Technology Advances Through EPW Committee Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 22, 2018 Schneider, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Primary Care for Individuals in High-Deductible Plans Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
May 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Save Great Lakes Advisory Board Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 21, 2018 Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018 Chairman Crowley, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Climate Caucus Urges Appropriations Cmte to Reject Anti-Climate Provisions Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump Administration Plan Designed To Defund Planned Parenthood Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 18, 2018 Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 18, 2018 Rep. Davis Statement on Trump Administration Attempt to Undermine Women's Health Rep. Danny Davis
May 18, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly Slams Domestic Gag Rule Saying, "Get the Government Out of the Doctor's Office" Rep. Robin Kelly
May 18, 2018 Duckworth, Carper Introduce Bill to Strengthen Oversight of Loophole Scott Pruitt Abused to Reward his Top Aides with Dramatic Salary Increases Over White House Objections Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2018 Letter to Ian Read, Chief Executive Officer - Durbin Calls For Transparency From Pharmaceutical Companies in Advertising to Consumers Sen. Dick Durbin
May 17, 2018 Mental Health Awareness Rep. Robin Kelly
May 16, 2018 Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Chairman Crowley, Sens. Warren, Murray, and Hassan and Reps. Barbara Lee and Nita Lowey Oppose Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 15, 2018 U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Capito, Bipartisan Group Urge Hhs to Implement Training, Education Programs for Health Professionals to Identify, Treat Eating Disorders Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secreatary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray and Cantwell Join More than 200 Members of Congress to Speak Out Against Effort to Restrict Women's Access to Reproductive Health Care in Washington State and Across Country Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 11, 2018 Schakowsky reacts to President Trump's Weak, PhRMA-friendly Prescription Drug Proposals Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler Introduce the Bipartisan Ending Maternal Mortality Act to Eliminate Preventable Pregnancy-Related Deaths in America Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Explain Why DoD Removed Climate Change Data from Report Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 11, 2018 Tweet - "Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose. From prevention to treatment, all stakeholders--government, industry, medical community, and law enforcement--have a duty to do what we can to combat this epidemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018 Tweet - "Ahead of the President's speech on Rx drug pricing, let's remember what candidate Trump promised the American people…" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018 Letter to Administrator Scott Pruitt, EPA - Declared Monitoring & Testing Of Air Emissions Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 11, 2018 Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
June 13, 2018 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Sanders and Sewell Call on Trump to Honor Treaty Obligations in Response to Scathing UN Report Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 12, 2018 Tweet - "Yet another aspect of racial inequality today: health disparities. We must do more to tackle structural issues -- trauma and toxic stress, food access, economic opportunity, and healthy neighborhoods." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip - Repair and Protect Medicare Part D Rep.Mike Bost, ...
June 7, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: "Eat Lunch In Your Office Or At Chick-Fil-A" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator - Withdraw "Transparency Rule" That Will Damage Environmental Protection Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "I support this commutation and urge @realDonaldTrump to support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill with @ChuckGrassley. It would repeal the unjust law that leaves thousands of others like Alice Johnson still serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "NIH funding creates jobs, supports medical breakthroughs, and saves lives. That's why I will always fight for medical research funding." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018 Letter to Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America - Reduce Smoking In Movies Geared Toward Children & Teens Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 4, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D. Commissioner, FDA - Information On Epipen Shortages Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018 Tweet - "We know children & teens are more likely to pick up that first cigarette if they see it normalized on the big screen. @SenMarkey & I are asking the film industry to heed the Surgeon General's call & take action that can help prevent youth smoking. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-leads-call-to-reduce-smoking-in-movies-geared-toward-children-and-teens …" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2018 Letter to James H. Miller, President and CEO, Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., - Information On Epipen Shortages Sen.Dick Durbin
June 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Federal Regulatory Commission Chairman - Let States Determine Clean Energy Resource Policies Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 31, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stop Raising Health Care Costs Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 29, 2018 Tweet - "Today, @SenDuckworth and I sent letters to high school and middle school Superintendents across Illinois requesting information on student use of e-cigarettes and vaping products, such as the JUUL vaping device." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois - Illinois Democrats demand a response from Rauner Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Support FDA Push to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 24, 2018 US House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Department of Defense to Report on Plans to Treat and Prevent Opioid Use Among Families of Servicemembers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018 Tweet - "Every day, approx 1,300 people die from smoking-related diseases. Raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 would reduce youth smoking and prevent today's kids from disease & early death." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018 Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis Rep.Mike Bost
May 24, 2018 Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act Rep.Danny Davis
May 24, 2018 Tweet - "In Illinois in 2015, there were 95 family planning clinics that received #TitleX funding, providing care for nearly 120k women. I'm joining women in Illinois and nationwide to fight back against this attempt to roll back the clock on women's health and rights. #TitleX" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018 VA Mission Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 22, 2018 Duckworth Amendment to Promote Carbon Capture Technology Advances Through EPW Committee Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 22, 2018 Schneider, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Primary Care for Individuals in High-Deductible Plans Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
May 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Save Great Lakes Advisory Board Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 21, 2018 Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018 Chairman Crowley, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Climate Caucus Urges Appropriations Cmte to Reject Anti-Climate Provisions Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 18, 2018 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump Administration Plan Designed To Defund Planned Parenthood Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 18, 2018 Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 18, 2018 Rep. Davis Statement on Trump Administration Attempt to Undermine Women's Health Rep.Danny Davis
May 18, 2018 Congresswoman Kelly Slams Domestic Gag Rule Saying, "Get the Government Out of the Doctor's Office" Rep.Robin Kelly
May 18, 2018 Duckworth, Carper Introduce Bill to Strengthen Oversight of Loophole Scott Pruitt Abused to Reward his Top Aides with Dramatic Salary Increases Over White House Objections Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2018 Letter to Ian Read, Chief Executive Officer - Durbin Calls For Transparency From Pharmaceutical Companies in Advertising to Consumers Sen.Dick Durbin
May 17, 2018 Mental Health Awareness Rep.Robin Kelly
May 16, 2018 Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Chairman Crowley, Sens. Warren, Murray, and Hassan and Reps. Barbara Lee and Nita Lowey Oppose Title X Domestic Gag Rule Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 15, 2018 U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Capito, Bipartisan Group Urge Hhs to Implement Training, Education Programs for Health Professionals to Identify, Treat Eating Disorders Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secreatary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray and Cantwell Join More than 200 Members of Congress to Speak Out Against Effort to Restrict Women's Access to Reproductive Health Care in Washington State and Across Country Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 11, 2018 Schakowsky reacts to President Trump's Weak, PhRMA-friendly Prescription Drug Proposals Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 11, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler Introduce the Bipartisan Ending Maternal Mortality Act to Eliminate Preventable Pregnancy-Related Deaths in America Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Explain Why DoD Removed Climate Change Data from Report Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 11, 2018 Tweet - "Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose. From prevention to treatment, all stakeholders--government, industry, medical community, and law enforcement--have a duty to do what we can to combat this epidemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018 Tweet - "Ahead of the President's speech on Rx drug pricing, let's remember what candidate Trump promised the American people…" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018 Letter to Administrator Scott Pruitt, EPA - Declared Monitoring & Testing Of Air Emissions Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 11, 2018 Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing Sen.Dick Durbin
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