| Aug. 4, 2022
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Schneider Statement Following EPA Announcement on EtO High Risk Communities
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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After Republicans Delayed Efforts to Get Life-Saving Care to Veterans, Duckworth Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Expand Healthcare for Toxic-Exposed Veterans
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Aug. 1, 2022
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Tweet - When it comes to environmental restoration, the Chicago River's South Branch has received the short end of the stick for far too long. Glad I was able to play a part in securing $1 million in new federal funding to help change that."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 1, 2022
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Bipartisan Duckworth-Cornyn Public Safety Officer Support Act Passes Senate
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 29, 2022
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Durbin, Duckworth Press Walgreens On Policy That Fails To Consider Patients' Medical Needs And Right-To-Privacy When Purchasing Reproductive Health Products
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 29, 2022
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Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Quigley Urges Swifter Phase Out of Single-use Plastics in National Parks
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| July 28, 2022
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Rep Lieu Statement on House Passage of Consumer Protection Bill Aimed at Preventing Accidental Button Battery Ingestion
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| July 28, 2022
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Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge VA to Immediately Begin Offering Abortion Services to Veterans and Eligible Dependents
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 28, 2022
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Duckworth Provisions to Help Achieve Environmental Justice and Lower Local Cost Shares Passes Senate in 2022 Water Resources Bill
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 28, 2022
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Letter to Roz Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance - Durbin, Duckworth Press Walgreens on Policy that Fails to Consider Patients' Medical Needs and Right-to-Privacy when Purchasing Reproductive Health Products
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 28, 2022
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Durbin Tests Positive For COVID-19
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 28, 2022
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Durbin, Duckworth Announce Nearly $519,000 In Funding For Rural EMS Agencies
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 28, 2022
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Tweet - "This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19. Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and double boosted and only experiencing minor symptoms. Consistent with CDC guidelines, I will quarantine and follow advice from my doctor while I continue to work remotely."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 27, 2022
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Casten Introduces COVER Act to Support Soil Health Practices
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| July 27, 2022
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Durbin: Women's Right To Contraception Is In Jeopardy In The Post-Roe America
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 25, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the FDA - Senator Baldwin Voices Support for FDA's Proposed "Life-Saving" Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 25, 2022
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Letter to Tae Johnson, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Cardin, Murray, Colleagues Call on Prison and Immigration Officials to Improve Availability of COVID-19 Therapeutics Among Detainees
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 23, 2022
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Quigley Reiterates Call for Monkeypox Public Health Emergency
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| July 22, 2022
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Underwood, Bera, Castor, and DeLauro Introduce Bill to Modernize Public Health Data Infrastructure
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Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
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| July 22, 2022
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Duckworth, Durbin Join Smith in Introducing Legislation to Protect Access to Reproductive Healthcare Funding
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 22, 2022
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Tweet - "Today I had the pleasure of joining the @shedd_aquarium and @Chicagoparks to announce $1 million in federal funding I secured for the River Habitat Conservation and Restoration Initiative on the South Branch of the Chicago River."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 22, 2022
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Durbin Announces $1 Million For Chicago River Habitat Restoration And Conservation Efforts
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 21, 2022
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Foster Votes to Protect Access to Contraception
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| July 21, 2022
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Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Rep. Kelly Leads Majority of CBC Members in Letter to FDA in Support of Proposed Menthol Cigarette Ban
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| July 21, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Bass Calls On Biden To Declare Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, Expand Federal Vaccine Program
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| July 21, 2022
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Tweet - "Wishing my friend @POTUS a speedy and full recovery. And credit to him for handling this with the fullest transparency--the American people deserve a President who does not lie to them."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 20, 2022
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Tweet - "Until Republicans in Congress come to their senses on the climate crisis, @POTUS should do everything that he can to protect this Earth--especially given the recent disastrous SCOTUS decision obstructing @EPA . Our planet is burning. Inaction is not an option."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 20, 2022
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Tweet - "@SenateDems have a simple proposal when it comes to sky-high cost of drugs in America: bargaining for fair prices. Republicans opposing this effort should sit down and actually talk to some of the families affected by this crisis--and stop taking their cues from Big Pharma."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 19, 2022
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Letter to The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - Collins, King, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration Help Lower Energy Costs by Increasing Biodiesel Volumes
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 19, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Reps. Barragán, Chu, Kelly, and Schakowsky Lead Letter to Leadership Advocating for Provisions To Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| July 19, 2022
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Durbin: Democrats Propose Fairness When It Comes To Prescription Drug Prices
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2022
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Durbin: There Is No Excuse For FDA's Food Safety Failures To Persist
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2022
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Tweet - "@US_FDA continues to bungle the regulation of e-cigarettes. Meanwhile thousands of our kids are becoming vaping addicts. The tobacco lawyers are running rings around the FDA."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2022
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Tweet - "The American people are sick and tired of overpriced prescription drugs, and @SenateDems have a plan to lower costs. If Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans want to side with Big Pharma over patients in this fight, then bring it on."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2022
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Durbin: Overturning Roe Has Unleashed A Health Care Crisis In This Country
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2022
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Durbin Highlights Efforts By Senate Democrats To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 18, 2022
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Underwood Votes to Defend Reproductive Freedoms Against Extreme Republican Assaults
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| July 18, 2022
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Tweet - "There is no excuse for @US_FDA 's persistent failures on food safety. If the Food and Drug Administration is incapable of handling both food and drugs, then I think it's time for a new agency--the Food Safety Administration--to take over."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 15, 2022
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Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Access to Safe ALS Therapies
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| July 15, 2022
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Tweet - "History will not judge today's Senate kindly if it fails to take any meaningful steps to deal with the climate crisis. We are leaving our children an increasingly dangerous planet to live on."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 15, 2022
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Durbin Discusses Federal Funding For Youth Mental Health Services
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 15, 2022
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Tweet - "It was a pleasure to speak at @Thresholdschi and discuss the $1M in federal funding I secured to expand its mental health & trauma services for young adults. I look forward to seeing their growth thanks to this funding."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 15, 2022
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Foster Votes to Restore Reproductive Rights and Abortion Access Nationwide
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| July 15, 2022
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Casten Statement on the Future of Climate Action
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| July 15, 2022
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Tweet - "Seize the day! If we can get relief from the spiraling cost of prescription drugs facing American families, take it. Is Republican Senate Leader McConnell really going to oppose our efforts to bring down the cost of prescription drugs? Bring it on."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 14, 2022
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Huffman, Booker, Lowenthal Lead 35 Colleagues in Letter Raising Concerns Over Climate & Environmental Justice Risks of Chemical Recycling of Plastics
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| July 14, 2022
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Quigley, Meng Bipartisan Pandemic Prevention Initiatives Included in National Defense Authorization Act
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| July 13, 2022
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Blunt Rochester, Duckworth, and Congressional Environmental Justice Leaders Introduce Bill to Improve Air Quality Monitoring, Protect Frontline Communities
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 13, 2022
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Tweet - "Black, Brown, indigenous, & frontline & environmental justice communities have been raising red flags on industrial polluters for generations. Our response has been too little, too late. As the WV v EPA decision demonstrates, our system still fails them. "
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 13, 2022
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Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health & Human Services - Urging Biden Administration to Declare a National Public Health Emergency on Reproductive Rights
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 13, 2022
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Tweet - "Americans deserve to know what is in their dietary supplements. I'm leading a commonsense, bipartisan proposal to bring improved transparency and safety to the dietary supplement market. My thoughts in @thehill :"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 13, 2022
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Bost Votes to Support Toxic-exposed Veterans
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| July 13, 2022
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Schakowsky Applauds the Advancement of the Lymphedema Treatment Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| July 13, 2022
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Tweet - "@US_FDA raised alarm about the threat to America's kids from vaping synthetic nicotine. So I led a bipartisan effort to close this loophole and provide FDA tools to protect public health. But the deadline is today to remove unauthorized e-cigs from the market. Will FDA act?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 13, 2022
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Duckworth Introduces Bill to Strengthen Nationwide Air Monitoring and Protect Public Health
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 12, 2022
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Letter to Robert Califf, FDA Commissioner - Durbin, Collins Urge FDA To Follow The Law, Clear The Market Of All Unauthorized Synthetic Vapes Ahead Of July 13th Deadline
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 12, 2022
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Durbin Questions Witnesses In Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Legal Consequences Of The Dobbs Decision
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 11, 2022
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Letter to Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Pushing the Department of Justice to Strengthen Environmental Justice Program
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 8, 2022
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Letters to CEOs of Data Brokerage Companies and CEOs of Health App Companies - Maloney, Krishnamoorthi, and Jacobs Launch Probe of Reproductive Health Data Privacy
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| July 8, 2022
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Tweet - "It's about time--Big Pharma has been taking Medicare for a ride for far too long. It's simple: patients and taxpayers should not be paying for costly medicines that go unused. Pleased that my legislation fixed this loophole, saving Medicare billions."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 7, 2022
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Tweet - "I was at @KSBHospital to announce $334K in federal funding @SenDuckworth and I secured to renovate their labor delivery unit. Providing quality care to mothers is essential in the maternal mortality crisis, which has an even greater urgency after the overturning of Roe v. Wade."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 6, 2022
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Tweet - "Too many Americans struggle to afford medications because Big Pharma has put profits over patients. @SenateDems are working to lower the prices of prescription drugs. Today's action signals new plans to bring financial relief at the pharmacy for working families."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 30, 2022
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Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision Gutting EPA Authority
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 30, 2022
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Tweet - "This ruling is a dangerous step backwards and threatens our air and our planet. It sets a troubling precedent both for what it means to protect public health and the authority regulatory agencies have to protect public health."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 30, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Senator Reverend Warnock Urges Senate Leadership To Extend Critical Federal Health Care Subsidies
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 30, 2022
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Duckworth Statement on Supreme Court's Disastrous Decision to Strip EPA's Authority to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Tackle Climate Crisis
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| June 28, 2022
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Underwood-backed Legislation to Strengthen Mental Health and Substance Use Care Passes the House
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| June 27, 2022
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AT DUCKWORTH'S REQUEST, GAO TO CONDUCT STUDY INTO BARRIERS IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS FACED BY AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| June 25, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Democrats Push Biden for "Bold Action" to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 23, 2022
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Durbin Applauds FDA Decision To Remove All JUUL Products From The Market
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 23, 2022
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Rep. Huffman Urges Epa to Uphold Cwa, Enact Regulations on Harmful Ballast Water Discharges
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| June 22, 2022
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DUCKWORTH-SUPPORTED BILL TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS PASSES SENATE COMMITTEE
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| June 22, 2022
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DUCKWORTH STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN PROPOSAL TO LOWER COST OF INSULIN, SAVING LIVES AND MONEY FOR WORKING FAMILIES
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| June 21, 2022
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Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Expanded Dental Health Coverage
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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