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Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges President Trump To Support State's Request For Federal Assistance From Flood Damage Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 29, 2019 Tweet - "This is a start, but if @US_FDA was doing their job in the first place, it wouldn't be necessary. Vaping companies like JUUL are blatantly targeting our nation's children with their dangerous and addictive products. It has to stop." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Neil Chatterjee, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Senate Democrats urge Republican-controlled Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to oppose proposal that could raise electricity prices for millions of Americans, jeopardize thousands of jobs, and dramatically increase carbon emissions Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "With Tropical Storm Dorian bearing down on Puerto Rico, the Trump Admin is raiding millions of dollars of disaster relief funds so they can detain more immigrants. Putting Americans at risk to serve the President's anti-immigrant agenda is beyond the pale." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Deporting children with cancer is about as low as you can sink. This is yet another step in the Trump Administration's heartless campaign to use immigration to divide us. But I have faith in the American people - we are a kind and generous nation and we will reject this cruelty." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2019 Pregnancy-Related Deaths Discussed at Hearing in Oak Lawn Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Nationwide, there are now nearly 200 cases of critical lung disease linked to vaping, including one death in Illinois. And yet the @US_FDA is doing absolutely nothing about it. What will it take for them to act?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Last week, an IL resident died from severe respiratory illness after vaping -- nationwide, these devices have sickened nearly 200 people. So, I'm sending yet another letter to the FDA today to ask that they finally act against this dangerous threat to our nation's public health." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "It was great to learn more about Lake County's A Way Out Program--a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program designed to help those impacted by the opioid epidemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Great to see that North Carolina is taking action against e-cigarettes companies, who have blatantly targeted our kids with their dangerous and addictive vaping products. If @US_FDA had done their job in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Hon. Mitch Zeller, Dir. of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products - Durbin Presses FDA To Regulate E-Cigarettes In Aftermath Of Vaping Death And Illnesses Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The Sinai Urban Health Institute spearheads the Gun Violence Research Collaborative--a leading evidence-based research effort into gun violence--which includes several hospitals that are a part of the HEAL Initiative. Learn more about HEAL here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "This is what happens when Big Pharma's greed goes unchecked. As long as Senator McConnell is unwilling to bring up legislation to lower drug prices, nothing is going to change." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The fires burning through the Amazon Rainforest are devastating one of our planet's most precious natural resources. My heart is with the Brazilian people as they work to put out this blaze." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Calls For An End To Small Refinery Waivers And Restoring Integrity To The Renewable Fuel Standard Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. Senators Smith, Klobuchar, Stabenow, Durbin, Peters, Baldwin, and Brown Call for Stronger Renewable Fuel Standard Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "This is a major step in the right direction. Big Pharma must be held accountable for fueling our nation's deadly opioid epidemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2019 Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Vaping-Linked Death Of Illinois Man, The First In The Nation Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 23, 2019 Tweet - ".@FDACommissioner: an Illinois resident who recently vaped -- and got sick with severe respiratory illness -- has now died. Why are you allowing these dangerous and addictive products to remain on the market? Do something." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2019 Bost Announces Head Start Grant For Franklin And Williamson Counties Rep. Mike Bost
Aug. 22, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Conducts First Non-Partisan Congressional Maternal Health Field Inquiry in Chicago Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 22, 2019 Tweet - "Big Pharma spends billions to flood the airwaves with drug ads, but sued to avoid having to tell patients what their drugs cost. @ChuckGrassley and I will keep fighting to require price tags in direct-to-consumer drug ads, which will lower costs and empower patients." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2019 Tweet - "E-cigarettes like JUUL are addicting our children to nicotine in record numbers, and now they are sending teenagers to the hospital with serious vaping-related respiratory illnesses." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 21, 2019 Rep. Finkenauer Leads Bipartisan Call for Investigation into Small Refinery Exemption Waivers Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 20, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky's Statement on Trump Administration Forcing Planned Parenthood Out of Title X Funding Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Date Title Politician
Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges President Trump To Support State's Request For Federal Assistance From Flood Damage Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 29, 2019 Tweet - "This is a start, but if @US_FDA was doing their job in the first place, it wouldn't be necessary. Vaping companies like JUUL are blatantly targeting our nation's children with their dangerous and addictive products. It has to stop." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Neil Chatterjee, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Senate Democrats urge Republican-controlled Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to oppose proposal that could raise electricity prices for millions of Americans, jeopardize thousands of jobs, and dramatically increase carbon emissions Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "With Tropical Storm Dorian bearing down on Puerto Rico, the Trump Admin is raiding millions of dollars of disaster relief funds so they can detain more immigrants. Putting Americans at risk to serve the President's anti-immigrant agenda is beyond the pale." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Deporting children with cancer is about as low as you can sink. This is yet another step in the Trump Administration's heartless campaign to use immigration to divide us. But I have faith in the American people - we are a kind and generous nation and we will reject this cruelty." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2019 Pregnancy-Related Deaths Discussed at Hearing in Oak Lawn Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Nationwide, there are now nearly 200 cases of critical lung disease linked to vaping, including one death in Illinois. And yet the @US_FDA is doing absolutely nothing about it. What will it take for them to act?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Last week, an IL resident died from severe respiratory illness after vaping -- nationwide, these devices have sickened nearly 200 people. So, I'm sending yet another letter to the FDA today to ask that they finally act against this dangerous threat to our nation's public health." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "It was great to learn more about Lake County's A Way Out Program--a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program designed to help those impacted by the opioid epidemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Tweet - "Great to see that North Carolina is taking action against e-cigarettes companies, who have blatantly targeted our kids with their dangerous and addictive vaping products. If @US_FDA had done their job in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Hon. Mitch Zeller, Dir. of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products - Durbin Presses FDA To Regulate E-Cigarettes In Aftermath Of Vaping Death And Illnesses Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The Sinai Urban Health Institute spearheads the Gun Violence Research Collaborative--a leading evidence-based research effort into gun violence--which includes several hospitals that are a part of the HEAL Initiative. Learn more about HEAL here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "This is what happens when Big Pharma's greed goes unchecked. As long as Senator McConnell is unwilling to bring up legislation to lower drug prices, nothing is going to change." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The fires burning through the Amazon Rainforest are devastating one of our planet's most precious natural resources. My heart is with the Brazilian people as they work to put out this blaze." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Calls For An End To Small Refinery Waivers And Restoring Integrity To The Renewable Fuel Standard Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. Senators Smith, Klobuchar, Stabenow, Durbin, Peters, Baldwin, and Brown Call for Stronger Renewable Fuel Standard Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 Tweet - "This is a major step in the right direction. Big Pharma must be held accountable for fueling our nation's deadly opioid epidemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2019 Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Vaping-Linked Death Of Illinois Man, The First In The Nation Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 23, 2019 Tweet - ".@FDACommissioner: an Illinois resident who recently vaped -- and got sick with severe respiratory illness -- has now died. Why are you allowing these dangerous and addictive products to remain on the market? Do something." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2019 Bost Announces Head Start Grant For Franklin And Williamson Counties Rep.Mike Bost
Aug. 22, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Conducts First Non-Partisan Congressional Maternal Health Field Inquiry in Chicago Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 22, 2019 Tweet - "Big Pharma spends billions to flood the airwaves with drug ads, but sued to avoid having to tell patients what their drugs cost. @ChuckGrassley and I will keep fighting to require price tags in direct-to-consumer drug ads, which will lower costs and empower patients." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2019 Tweet - "E-cigarettes like JUUL are addicting our children to nicotine in record numbers, and now they are sending teenagers to the hospital with serious vaping-related respiratory illnesses." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 21, 2019 Rep. Finkenauer Leads Bipartisan Call for Investigation into Small Refinery Exemption Waivers Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Aug. 20, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky's Statement on Trump Administration Forcing Planned Parenthood Out of Title X Funding Rep.Jan Schakowsky
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