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Nov. 14, 2019 United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Big Pharma spends $6 billion to flood the airwaves with drug ads that tell you everything but the price. Patients deserve to know the cost, but Big Pharma wants to keep it a secret. Yesterday, I tried to pass my bill with @ChuckGrassley to require price tags in drug ads." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Casten Questions EPA Official on Proposed Rule to Censor Science Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction - Casten Urges NOAA to Disregard Political Pressure by the Administration When Reporting Natural Disasters Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 U.S. House Subcommittee Takes Major Congressional Action on America's Maternal Mortality Crisis Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Thousands of women in Illinois depend on @PPFA for quality health care. I'm looking forward to working with @PPFA Acting President & CEO @alexismcgill to adequately fund Planned Parenthood & push back against the Trump Admin's harmful "gag rule."" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "More than 300,000 people in Illinois get their health insurance through the ACA's individual market, and you can too. Enroll in your own 2020 health care plan today by going to http://healthcare.gov or calling 1-800-318-2596 to #GetCovered." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin Calls On Congress To Pass Legislation To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday I joined my @SenateAgDems colleagues, @SenStabenow, @SenTinaSmith, and @AmyKlobuchar, to oppose funding language used by the Trump EPA to allow Big Oil to wreck ethanol and biodiesel." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019 Statement on Veterans Day Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "If Pres. Trump is allowed to terminate the #DACA program, the impact will be felt in every corner of our society. Our health care system would be hit particularly hard without the hard work of #Dreamers in health care professions across the country." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019 Small Refinery Waivers and Ethanol Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "It's unconscionable that Americans are rationing insulin because Big Pharma is charging $300+ a vial while consumers in Canada pay only $37 for the same product. Americans shouldn't have to pay more for insulin than patients in other countries for this life-saving drug." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bill To Lower Price Of Insulin & Ensure Americans Pay No More Than Patients In Other Countries Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to the ACA, insurance companies can no longer take advantage of people with pre-existing conditions or deny them coverage. If you need health insurance for 2020, make sure you sign up for a plan by Dec. 15 by visiting http://healthcare.gov or calling 1-800-318-2596." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2019 Letter to David S. Murphy, President pf Alternative Ingredients - Oversight Subcommittee Requests Documents from JUUL Labs on Product Contamination Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 7, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, Chief Executive Officer of JUUL Labs - Oversight Subcommittee Requests Documents from JUUL Labs on Product Contamination Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 7, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Statement on EPA's Ethylene Oxide Announcement Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 7, 2019 Get Covered: Open Enrollment Has Begun! Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 7, 2019 Merkley, Durbin introduce legislation to end price gouging for insulin Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2019 Durbin Pushes For Legislation To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2019 New Democrat Coalition statement on Trump's decision to begin the withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Accord Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @ACCintouch President's Award for Distinguished Public Service. I'm grateful to have America's cardiologists as partners in advocating for medical research and addressing the vaping epidemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Rep. Schneider to Host Four Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Sessions for Tenth District Seniors Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "This @CDCgov study highlights the harm that trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have on a child's future health--linking them to at least 5 of the top 10 leading causes of death. My RISE from Trauma Act addresses this very issue." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "New report reveals that JUUL: 1. Scoured Big Tobacco's old research for tips on how to hook customers. 2. Knew 4 years ago that their products were popular with underage kids, but did nothing. 3. Refused to implement technology to make their products safer and less addictive." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "More than 25% of U.S. high school students are now vaping, and that's no myth. Read my letter to the @washingtonpost on vaping here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more than one million Illinoisans gained health insurance. Despite the President's repeated attempts to dismantle the ACA, open enrollment for 2020 is now underway. Make sure you visit http://healthcare.gov today to #GetCovered." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Healthcare Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Durbin: NAFTA 2.0 Is A Trojan Horse Giveaway To Big Pharma Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "The U.S. will stand alone as the only nation in the world to abandon the Paris Climate Agreement. Everyone else accepts the proven science behind climate change--why can't this Administration? Yet again, President Trump has diminished American leadership on the world stage." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, I remember my father who passed from lung cancer when he was only 53. He smoked two packs of Camels every day. I've made it my mission in Congress to stand up to Big Tobacco & all the pain they've caused. I will always keep fighting. #LCAM" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "This is a dangerous decision by the Trump EPA that will further pollute our drinking water and threaten public health. The current regulations for coal ash disposal are already insufficient -- rolling them back further is only going to do additional harm to our environment." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Open Enrollment For Health Care Begins Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Push for Accountability, Protecting the Arctic and American Taxpayers Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Open enrollment for 2020 health plans under the Affordable Care Act begins today, and will run through December 15. It's vital to make sure you enroll -- everyone needs health insurance. Illinoisans can enroll by calling 1-800-318-2596 or by going to http://www.healthcare.gov ." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud to cosponsor the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act with @SenCortezMasto, @ChrisCoons, @RoyBlunt, @ChuckGrassley, and @HawleyMO. This bipartisan bill will help track law enforcement suicides in the hopes that they can be prevented." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "I fear that @DEAHQ is reverting back to the short-sighted approach that led to the opioid crisis by continuing to allow Big Pharma to flood the market with billions of painkillers at volumes far greater than medical need." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Uttam Dhillon, Acting Admin. for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration - Durbin, Kennedy Urge DEA To Use Its New Authorities To Lower Opioid Quotas Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Last year, Congress passed my Opioid Quota Reform Act w/ Sen Kennedy to ensure DEA sets sensible opioid production levels & doesn't let Big Pharma to flood the country with Rx painkillers. @SenJohnKennedy & I secured an amendment to ensure @DEAHQ will actually use this authority." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Cardin Leads Bipartisan Senate Resolution Urging President Trump to Keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Cunningham and Bost introduce the VA HELP Act to Reform VA Hiring Practices Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "It was great hosting @LurieChildrens hospital leaders in Washington today to meet incoming CEO Dr. Shanley. Thanks for being a committed partner to the Chicago HEAL Initiative and for providing quality health care for Illinoisans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "Another tragic death from vaping in Illinois. E-cigarettes are not safe & it's long past time the @US_FDA takes action to regulate these products--many of which are on the market illegally." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 31, 2019 Durbin Joins Colleagues To Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Help Reduce Police Officer Suicides Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Durbin, Kennedy Secure Amendment In Appropriations Bill To Ensure DEA Uses Its Authority To Reduce Opioid Production Quotas For Pharmaceutical Industry Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces $125,000 Grant to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Tazewell County Rep. Darin LaHood
Oct. 30, 2019 Bost Announces Randolph County Drug-Free Communities Grant Rep. Mike Bost
Oct. 30, 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 100th Anniversary of Mount Sinai Hospital Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Climate Crisis Dems to Ways & Means: 'Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies' Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ray, Acting Admin. for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget - Subcommittee Calls on OIRA to Complete Review of Administration's Vaping Flavor Ban in Ten Days Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Today, @SenateDems will force a vote to overturn the Trump Admin's latest assault on Americans w/pre-existing conditions. I hope my GOP colleagues will join us & make this a bipartisan effort to tell Pres Trump that discriminating against those w/pre-existing conditions is wrong." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Once again, Senate Republicans turned their backs on Americans with pre-existing conditions today. But @SenateDems are committed to protecting these individuals. I'm proud to support @SenatorBaldwin's #NoJunkPlans Act to #ProtectPreExistingConditions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Kuster, Walorski Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on VA Clinicians to Check State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Durbin Statement On Senate Republicans Voting Against Protecting Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Underwood-Backed Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen the Nursing Workforce Passes the House Rep. Lauren Underwood
Oct. 29, 2019 Duckworth Meets with EPA Inspector General Nominee Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 29, 2019 The Washington Post - Vaping is a problem, and that's no myth Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - King Demands Improvements to Lead Exposure Screening for Children Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Tweet - "Patients across rural Illinois face challenges accessing the health care they need because of serious workforce shortages -- w/ too few medical providers and long distances between them. That's why I introduced the Rural America Health Corps Act w/ @RepCheri and @MarshaBlackburn." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Amid Delay, Senator Kaine Urges Trump Administration to Prioritize Children's Health and Keep Promise to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Tweet - "For decades, the fossil fuel industry has pumped money into the political process in order to block any meaningful action on climate change & to maintain their profit margins. Today, my @SenDemsClimate colleagues are holding a hearing to expose Big Oil's ongoing lies. Watch here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Tweet - ".@US_FDA must follow through on its promise to ban e-cigarette flavors--including mint and menthol--that have hooked 5 million children on nicotine. Today, I joined @PattyMurray and 20+ @SenateDems in calling on the Trump Administration and FDA to keep their word." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title United States Code, of the Rule Submitted By the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services Relating to ``State Relief and Empowerment Waivers'' Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2019 House Passes Schakowsky, Burgess "EMPOWER For Health Act" Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 28, 2019 Tweet - "The Vapor Tech Association is running ads with the misleading claim that "vaping is at least 95% safer than smoking." Our nation's top health agencies & medical experts do not agree. I'm calling on @FTC to examine whether this claim was intended to deceive consumers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2019 Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 Rep. Lauren Underwood
Date Title Politician
Nov. 14, 2019 United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2019 Tweet - "Big Pharma spends $6 billion to flood the airwaves with drug ads that tell you everything but the price. Patients deserve to know the cost, but Big Pharma wants to keep it a secret. Yesterday, I tried to pass my bill with @ChuckGrassley to require price tags in drug ads." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Casten Questions EPA Official on Proposed Rule to Censor Science Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 Letter to Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction - Casten Urges NOAA to Disregard Political Pressure by the Administration When Reporting Natural Disasters Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 13, 2019 U.S. House Subcommittee Takes Major Congressional Action on America's Maternal Mortality Crisis Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Thousands of women in Illinois depend on @PPFA for quality health care. I'm looking forward to working with @PPFA Acting President & CEO @alexismcgill to adequately fund Planned Parenthood & push back against the Trump Admin's harmful "gag rule."" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "More than 300,000 people in Illinois get their health insurance through the ACA's individual market, and you can too. Enroll in your own 2020 health care plan today by going to http://healthcare.gov or calling 1-800-318-2596 to #GetCovered." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Durbin Calls On Congress To Pass Legislation To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday I joined my @SenateAgDems colleagues, @SenStabenow, @SenTinaSmith, and @AmyKlobuchar, to oppose funding language used by the Trump EPA to allow Big Oil to wreck ethanol and biodiesel." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019 Statement on Veterans Day Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 12, 2019 Tweet - "If Pres. Trump is allowed to terminate the #DACA program, the impact will be felt in every corner of our society. Our health care system would be hit particularly hard without the hard work of #Dreamers in health care professions across the country." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019 Small Refinery Waivers and Ethanol Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "It's unconscionable that Americans are rationing insulin because Big Pharma is charging $300+ a vial while consumers in Canada pay only $37 for the same product. Americans shouldn't have to pay more for insulin than patients in other countries for this life-saving drug." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bill To Lower Price Of Insulin & Ensure Americans Pay No More Than Patients In Other Countries Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to the ACA, insurance companies can no longer take advantage of people with pre-existing conditions or deny them coverage. If you need health insurance for 2020, make sure you sign up for a plan by Dec. 15 by visiting http://healthcare.gov or calling 1-800-318-2596." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2019 Letter to David S. Murphy, President pf Alternative Ingredients - Oversight Subcommittee Requests Documents from JUUL Labs on Product Contamination Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 7, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, Chief Executive Officer of JUUL Labs - Oversight Subcommittee Requests Documents from JUUL Labs on Product Contamination Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 7, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Statement on EPA's Ethylene Oxide Announcement Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 7, 2019 Get Covered: Open Enrollment Has Begun! Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 7, 2019 Merkley, Durbin introduce legislation to end price gouging for insulin Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2019 Durbin Pushes For Legislation To Require Disclosure Of Prescription Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2019 New Democrat Coalition statement on Trump's decision to begin the withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Accord Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @ACCintouch President's Award for Distinguished Public Service. I'm grateful to have America's cardiologists as partners in advocating for medical research and addressing the vaping epidemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Rep. Schneider to Host Four Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Sessions for Tenth District Seniors Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "This @CDCgov study highlights the harm that trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have on a child's future health--linking them to at least 5 of the top 10 leading causes of death. My RISE from Trauma Act addresses this very issue." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "New report reveals that JUUL: 1. Scoured Big Tobacco's old research for tips on how to hook customers. 2. Knew 4 years ago that their products were popular with underage kids, but did nothing. 3. Refused to implement technology to make their products safer and less addictive." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "More than 25% of U.S. high school students are now vaping, and that's no myth. Read my letter to the @washingtonpost on vaping here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more than one million Illinoisans gained health insurance. Despite the President's repeated attempts to dismantle the ACA, open enrollment for 2020 is now underway. Make sure you visit http://healthcare.gov today to #GetCovered." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Healthcare Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Durbin: NAFTA 2.0 Is A Trojan Horse Giveaway To Big Pharma Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "The U.S. will stand alone as the only nation in the world to abandon the Paris Climate Agreement. Everyone else accepts the proven science behind climate change--why can't this Administration? Yet again, President Trump has diminished American leadership on the world stage." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, I remember my father who passed from lung cancer when he was only 53. He smoked two packs of Camels every day. I've made it my mission in Congress to stand up to Big Tobacco & all the pain they've caused. I will always keep fighting. #LCAM" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "This is a dangerous decision by the Trump EPA that will further pollute our drinking water and threaten public health. The current regulations for coal ash disposal are already insufficient -- rolling them back further is only going to do additional harm to our environment." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Open Enrollment For Health Care Begins Today Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Push for Accountability, Protecting the Arctic and American Taxpayers Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Open enrollment for 2020 health plans under the Affordable Care Act begins today, and will run through December 15. It's vital to make sure you enroll -- everyone needs health insurance. Illinoisans can enroll by calling 1-800-318-2596 or by going to http://www.healthcare.gov ." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "I'm proud to cosponsor the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act with @SenCortezMasto, @ChrisCoons, @RoyBlunt, @ChuckGrassley, and @HawleyMO. This bipartisan bill will help track law enforcement suicides in the hopes that they can be prevented." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "I fear that @DEAHQ is reverting back to the short-sighted approach that led to the opioid crisis by continuing to allow Big Pharma to flood the market with billions of painkillers at volumes far greater than medical need." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Uttam Dhillon, Acting Admin. for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration - Durbin, Kennedy Urge DEA To Use Its New Authorities To Lower Opioid Quotas Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Last year, Congress passed my Opioid Quota Reform Act w/ Sen Kennedy to ensure DEA sets sensible opioid production levels & doesn't let Big Pharma to flood the country with Rx painkillers. @SenJohnKennedy & I secured an amendment to ensure @DEAHQ will actually use this authority." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Cardin Leads Bipartisan Senate Resolution Urging President Trump to Keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Cunningham and Bost introduce the VA HELP Act to Reform VA Hiring Practices Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "It was great hosting @LurieChildrens hospital leaders in Washington today to meet incoming CEO Dr. Shanley. Thanks for being a committed partner to the Chicago HEAL Initiative and for providing quality health care for Illinoisans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Tweet - "Another tragic death from vaping in Illinois. E-cigarettes are not safe & it's long past time the @US_FDA takes action to regulate these products--many of which are on the market illegally." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 31, 2019 Durbin Joins Colleagues To Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Help Reduce Police Officer Suicides Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019 Durbin, Kennedy Secure Amendment In Appropriations Bill To Ensure DEA Uses Its Authority To Reduce Opioid Production Quotas For Pharmaceutical Industry Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Rep. LaHood Announces $125,000 Grant to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Tazewell County Rep.Darin LaHood
Oct. 30, 2019 Bost Announces Randolph County Drug-Free Communities Grant Rep.Mike Bost
Oct. 30, 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 100th Anniversary of Mount Sinai Hospital Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Climate Crisis Dems to Ways & Means: 'Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies' Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ray, Acting Admin. for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget - Subcommittee Calls on OIRA to Complete Review of Administration's Vaping Flavor Ban in Ten Days Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Today, @SenateDems will force a vote to overturn the Trump Admin's latest assault on Americans w/pre-existing conditions. I hope my GOP colleagues will join us & make this a bipartisan effort to tell Pres Trump that discriminating against those w/pre-existing conditions is wrong." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Tweet - "Once again, Senate Republicans turned their backs on Americans with pre-existing conditions today. But @SenateDems are committed to protecting these individuals. I'm proud to support @SenatorBaldwin's #NoJunkPlans Act to #ProtectPreExistingConditions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Kuster, Walorski Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on VA Clinicians to Check State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Durbin Statement On Senate Republicans Voting Against Protecting Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Underwood-Backed Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen the Nursing Workforce Passes the House Rep.Lauren Underwood
Oct. 29, 2019 Duckworth Meets with EPA Inspector General Nominee Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Oct. 29, 2019 The Washington Post - Vaping is a problem, and that's no myth Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - King Demands Improvements to Lead Exposure Screening for Children Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Tweet - "Patients across rural Illinois face challenges accessing the health care they need because of serious workforce shortages -- w/ too few medical providers and long distances between them. That's why I introduced the Rural America Health Corps Act w/ @RepCheri and @MarshaBlackburn." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Amid Delay, Senator Kaine Urges Trump Administration to Prioritize Children's Health and Keep Promise to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 29, 2019 Tweet - "For decades, the fossil fuel industry has pumped money into the political process in order to block any meaningful action on climate change & to maintain their profit margins. Today, my @SenDemsClimate colleagues are holding a hearing to expose Big Oil's ongoing lies. Watch here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Tweet - ".@US_FDA must follow through on its promise to ban e-cigarette flavors--including mint and menthol--that have hooked 5 million children on nicotine. Today, I joined @PattyMurray and 20+ @SenateDems in calling on the Trump Administration and FDA to keep their word." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 29, 2019 Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title United States Code, of the Rule Submitted By the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services Relating to ``State Relief and Empowerment Waivers'' Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2019 House Passes Schakowsky, Burgess "EMPOWER For Health Act" Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 28, 2019 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Oct. 28, 2019 Tweet - "The Vapor Tech Association is running ads with the misleading claim that "vaping is at least 95% safer than smoking." Our nation's top health agencies & medical experts do not agree. I'm calling on @FTC to examine whether this claim was intended to deceive consumers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2019 Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 Rep.Lauren Underwood
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