| July 17, 2018
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Tweet - "Law enforcement leaders support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill because they know long, mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenses make us less safe and that we can't incarcerate our way out of this drug epidemic."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 17, 2018
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Democrats Release Government Accountability Office Report on Lead in School Drinking Water
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| July 16, 2018
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Letter to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, FDA Commissioner - Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 13, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Demands Transparency in HHS' Use of DNA Testing to Reunite Separated Families
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| July 12, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative to the United Nations - US Opposition to International Breastfeeding Resolution
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 12, 2018
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Letter to Health Insurance Company CEO's - Lawmakers Press Major Health Insurers To Ramp Up Their Efforts To Reduce Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| July 12, 2018
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Senate Democratic Women Warn Supreme Court Nominee Would Roll Back Reproductive Rights
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 12, 2018
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Letter to Governor Rauner - Rep. Kelly and Illinois Democrats Press Gov. Rauner on Racial Disparities in Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes in Illinois
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| July 12, 2018
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Tweet - "The United States is one of the very few developed countries where deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth are increasing--and there is a greater racial gap in infant mortality rates today than there was during slavery in America."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 12, 2018
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Letter to Governor Rauner - Racial Disparities In Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes in Illinois
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 11, 2018
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ACA Sabotage
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| July 11, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Glaring Inaccuracies In HHS Secretary Azar's Testimony On Child Separation
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 10, 2018
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Sean Casten Commits to Protecting Women's Right to Choose
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| July 9, 2018
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Duckworth Statement on Trump Administration's Opposition to World Health Assembly Breastfeeding Resolution
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| July 9, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
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Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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| July 9, 2018
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Casten Blasts Trump, Roskam for Ongoing Attempts to Sabotage Americans Health Care Coverage
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| July 6, 2018
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Foster Statement On Resignation Of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| July 6, 2018
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Letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Senators Call on CDC to better Support Forensic Medicine as Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 1, 2018
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Fox News "Fox News Sunday" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Dick Durbin
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 30, 2018
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Tweet - "With the worst drug crisis in our nation's history, ICE and DHS should spend their resources on keeping drugs out and stopping drug money from being exported to gangs and cartels south of the border."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 29, 2018
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Letter to Donald Trump - Comply With Court Order, Reunite Families Separated By Trump's "Zero Tolerance" Policy
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 28, 2018
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Reps. Sewell and LaHood Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Ambulance Services, Combat Ambulance Fraud
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Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
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| June 28, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Demand Answers Regarding Unaccompanied Minors in Administration's Custody
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| June 28, 2018
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Summary Of The FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 28, 2018
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Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Funding Bill That Includes Durbin Priority Of Increased Medical Research Funding
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 27, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, FDA - Protect Children From Addictive Vaping Products
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 27, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, President - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Preserve Family Planning Program
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 27, 2018
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Improve Our Healthcare System
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| June 26, 2018
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Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Abandon Latest Effort to Threaten Health Care for People with Pre-Existing Conditions
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 26, 2018
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Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Answer Questions About Children Forcibly Separated From Parents At Border
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 22, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Helath and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Ahead of Open Enrollment: Casey, Baldwin, Colleagues Press HHS on Navigator Funding
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 22, 2018
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Foster Statement On SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| June 22, 2018
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Hoyer, Pelosi, Schakowsky, Ruiz, and McEachin Join Americans Impacted by GOP Tax Scam to Mark Six-Month Anniversary of Its Enactment
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| June 21, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate Democrats Call for Examination of State Efforts to Address Mounting Maternal Mortality Crisis
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 20, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Democrats Seek Documents from HHS on Gag Rule for Title X National Family Planning Program
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| June 20, 2018
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The Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act can save Black mommas
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| June 20, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations - Forty Senators Push Senate Appropriations Leaders to Reject Dangerous Environmental Riders
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 19, 2018
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Tweet - "Almost every American family has been touched by Alzheimer's, with more than 5 million people nationwide diagnosed with the disease. Over the past three years, Congress has done its part by tripling funding for Alzheimer's disease research at the National Institutes of Health."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 15, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Scott Gottlied, M.D., Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration - Feinstein, Murphy, Cassidy, Colleagues Request FDA Take Action to Address Drug Shortages
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 15, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Pruitt Scandals
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| June 15, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - You Need To Follow The Law
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 15, 2018
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Durbin Calls for Additional Action to Address Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Costs
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 15, 2018
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Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| June 14, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secreatary of Labor, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Rescind Rule on "Junk' Health Insurance Plans That Can Exclude Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 14, 2018
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Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Support for SITSA Act to Fight Drug Trafficking
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| June 14, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Halt Assault on Clean Air
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| June 14, 2018
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Tweet - "I oppose any effort that would strip away protections for people with pre-existing conditions. The #ACA ended this form of discrimination, but President Trump is trying to bring it back. I stand with everyone trying to #ProtectPatientsNow."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 14, 2018
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Effects of the Opioid Epidemic
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| June 14, 2018
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Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| June 14, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Senator Markey, Colleagues Demand Information on Mountaintop Removal Mining Study Halted by the Department of the Interior
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 13, 2018
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 12, 2018
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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
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| June 12, 2018
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 8, 2018
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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
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| June 7, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: "Eat Lunch In Your Office Or At Chick-Fil-A"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| June 7, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator - Withdraw "Transparency Rule" That Will Damage Environmental Protection
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| June 6, 2018
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 5, 2018
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Tweet - "NIH funding creates jobs, supports medical breakthroughs, and saves lives. That's why I will always fight for medical research funding."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 4, 2018
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Letter to Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America - Reduce Smoking In Movies Geared Toward Children & Teens
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 4, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D. Commissioner, FDA - Information On Epipen Shortages
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 4, 2018
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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
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 4, 2018
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Letter to James H. Miller, President and CEO, Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., - Information On Epipen Shortages
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 1, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin J. McIntyre, Federal Regulatory Commission Chairman - Let States Determine Clean Energy Resource Policies
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 31, 2018
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Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Stop Raising Health Care Costs
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 29, 2018
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 29, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois - Illinois Democrats demand a response from Rauner
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| May 25, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Support FDA Push to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| May 24, 2018
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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
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| May 24, 2018
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 24, 2018
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Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 24, 2018
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Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| May 24, 2018
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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
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| May 24, 2018
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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"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 23, 2018
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VA Mission Bill
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 23, 2018
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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
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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