| May 22, 2018
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Duckworth Amendment to Promote Carbon Capture Technology Advances Through EPW Committee
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| May 22, 2018
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Schneider, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Primary Care for Individuals in High-Deductible Plans
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| May 21, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Save Great Lakes Advisory Board
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| May 21, 2018
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Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| May 18, 2018
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Chairman Crowley, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| May 18, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Climate Caucus Urges Appropriations Cmte to Reject Anti-Climate Provisions
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| May 18, 2018
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump Administration Plan Designed To Defund Planned Parenthood
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| May 18, 2018
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Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 18, 2018
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Rep. Davis Statement on Trump Administration Attempt to Undermine Women's Health
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| May 18, 2018
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Congresswoman Kelly Slams Domestic Gag Rule Saying, "Get the Government Out of the Doctor's Office"
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| May 18, 2018
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Duckworth, Carper Introduce Bill to Strengthen Oversight of Loophole Scott Pruitt Abused to Reward his Top Aides with Dramatic Salary Increases Over White House Objections
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 18, 2018
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Letter to Ian Read, Chief Executive Officer - Durbin Calls For Transparency From Pharmaceutical Companies in Advertising to Consumers
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 17, 2018
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Mental Health Awareness
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| May 16, 2018
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Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 15, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Chairman Crowley, Sens. Warren, Murray, and Hassan and Reps. Barbara Lee and Nita Lowey Oppose Title X Domestic Gag Rule
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| May 15, 2018
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U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| May 15, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Capito, Bipartisan Group Urge Hhs to Implement Training, Education Programs for Health Professionals to Identify, Treat Eating Disorders
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 14, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secreatary of Health and Human Services - Senators Murray and Cantwell Join More than 200 Members of Congress to Speak Out Against Effort to Restrict Women's Access to Reproductive Health Care in Washington State and Across Country
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 11, 2018
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Schakowsky reacts to President Trump's Weak, PhRMA-friendly Prescription Drug Proposals
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| May 11, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler Introduce the Bipartisan Ending Maternal Mortality Act to Eliminate Preventable Pregnancy-Related Deaths in America
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| May 11, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Explain Why DoD Removed Climate Change Data from Report
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose. From prevention to treatment, all stakeholders--government, industry, medical community, and law enforcement--have a duty to do what we can to combat this epidemic."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Ahead of the President's speech on Rx drug pricing, let's remember what candidate Trump promised the American people
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 11, 2018
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Letter to Administrator Scott Pruitt, EPA - Declared Monitoring & Testing Of Air Emissions
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 11, 2018
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Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 10, 2018
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Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| May 10, 2018
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Durbin Presses Trump Administration To Take Stronger Action To Protect Kids From E-Cigarette Addiction
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 10, 2018
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Ahead of President Trump's Speech On Drug Prices -- Democrats Outline Report On The Rising Cost Of Rx Drugs Under Trump Administration & Push President To Endorse Democrats' Bold Proposal to Give Americans A Better Deal On Rx Drug Prices
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| May 10, 2018
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Schneider Amendment to Aid Communities with Stranded Nuclear Waste Passes House of Representatives
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| May 9, 2018
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"Hundreds of American Mothers Are Dying, It's Time for Congress to Do Something about It," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| May 9, 2018
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Affordable Prescription Drug Task Force Lays Out Priorities for Trump to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| May 9, 2018
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Legionnaires' Outbreaks At Ivh Quincy
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 9, 2018
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Prescription Drug Prices Are Skyrocketing
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| May 8, 2018
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Letter to Carl Icahn, Chairman of the Board for Icahn Enterprise, L.P. - Questions Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver for Icahn's Refinery
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 8, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator - Questions Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver for Icahn's Refinery
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 7, 2018
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Tweet - "These junk insurance plans would once again allow health insurance companies to refuse coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, raise premiums significantly for older Americans, and exclude basic benefits such as maternity care or prescription drugs."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 4, 2018
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Manchin, Durbin and Markey Urge FDA to Remove High-Dose Opioids From the Market
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 3, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator - Push for 90-day Comment Period on New EPA "Selective Science" Policy
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 3, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottllieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Markey, Durbin, Manchin Press FDA to Heed Public Health Requests, Remove Ultra-High Dosage Opioids From the Market
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 2, 2018
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Tweet - "Four out of five heroin users report that their addiction began with a prescription for opioids. We need to look at the upstream factors causing this crisis, like drug companies that flood the market with 14 billion opioid tablets a year."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 1, 2018
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Duckworth Announces Support for Legislation Expanding Access to Medicare
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| May 1, 2018
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Tweet - "Last year, I released a study showing the Trump Administration's deliberate efforts to undermine the ACA and the impact of this sabotage on patients and families across Illinois https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Durbin%20Sabotage%20and%20OE%20Report%20-%20FINAL.pdf
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 1, 2018
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Tweet - "In 2009, we banned cigarette companies from marketing flavored cigarettes, because we knew they were meant to appeal to kids. But that is exactly what companies are now doing with e-cigarettes that come in kid-appealing flavors such as mango, double apple, and chocolate cake."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Ferguson, 152 Colleagues Call for Updates to Family Planning Program
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| April 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Issue New Title X Regulations
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Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
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| April 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator, EPA - Don't Weaken Coal Ash Rule
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 27, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Edmund Brown, Governor of California, the Hon. Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts, the Hon. Dannel Malloy, Governor of Connecticut, the Hon. Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, the Hon. John Carney, Governor of Delaware, the Hon. Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania, the Hon. Paul LePage, Governor of Maine, the Hon. Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island, the Hon. Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, the Hon. Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont, the Hon. Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey, the Hon. Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington, the Hon. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, and the Hon. Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia - Markey Leads Colleagues in Defense of States That Have Adopted Ambitious Fuel Economy Emissions Standards
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 27, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Lisa Murkowski, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Tom Udall, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Stabenow, Peters Lead Bipartisan Call for Full Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in Next Year's Spending Bill
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 26, 2018
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Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 26, 2018
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Adapt Act
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| April 26, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the EPA - Opposing EPA's Clean Power Plan Repeal
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 26, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, US Sen. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman, and the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member - Urge a Farm Bill Free of Environmental Poison Pill Riders
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 25, 2018
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Quigley Speaks At AFGE Rally, Calls For Pruitt To Immediately Resign As EPA Administrator
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| April 25, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Appropriations Committee to Prioritize International Family Planning Programs in Upcoming Spending Bill
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 25, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator - Reinstate Longstanding Toxic Air Pollution Protections
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| April 25, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Task Force Co-Chairs Call for Fully Funded EPA Ahead of Pruitt's Testimony to Congress
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| April 25, 2018
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Letter to Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Rural Relief Members Lay Out Priorities to Combat Opioid Crisis
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Rep. Mike Bost, ...
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| April 25, 2018
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Schakowsky: Republicans Are "Burying Their Heads in the Sand' on Prescription Drug Costs
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| April 25, 2018
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Lahood, Davis, Kinzinger, And Clarke Introduce Bill To Fight Opioid Abuse
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| April 25, 2018
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Earth Day 2018
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 24, 2018
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Tweet - "The @EPA is trying to gut protections against dirty #coalash waste. Utilities must continue to test the water near their toxic coal ash dumps to make sure hazardous chemicals don't leak into drinking water. Tell the EPA to #protectcleanwater:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 24, 2018
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Schneider, Brooks Introduce the Adapt Act to Combat the Opioid Crisis
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| April 24, 2018
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Durbin Statement On FDA Announcement Of New Enforcement Actions To Protect Youth & Teens From Using JUUL & Other E-Cigarettes
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 23, 2018
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Letter to Alex Azar, Health and Human Services Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Halt Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 23, 2018
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Tweet - "Health insurance that doesn't cover prescription drug costs, maternity care, or basic health screenings? That doesn't accept people with pre-ex conditions? And leads to higher costs for older Americans? Those are #JunkPlans -- higher costs, worse coverage, and discrimination."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 23, 2018
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Tweet - "By taking one look at a JUUL advertisement, it's abundantly clear they have dusted off Big Tobacco's old marketing playbook and are obviously trying to market their products to our children and teens. I'm pleased the FDA agrees with me that we have to do more."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 22, 2018
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For Earth Day, Schakowsky Introduces Bill to Protect Our Drinking Water
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| April 19, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. José Serrano, Subcommittee Ranking Member - Effectively Address Opioid Crisis In Fiscal Year 2019 Spending Bill
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| April 18, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissions, FDA - Marketing Addictive E-Cigarette Vaping Product To Teens, Urge FDA To Take Swift Action
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 18, 2018
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Letter to Kevin Burns, CEO, JUUL Labs, Inc. - Answers On Marketing Addictive E-Cigarette Vaping Product To Teens, Urge FDA To Take Swift Action
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 18, 2018
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Pro-Choice Leaders in the House: Republicans Must Stop Undermining Title X & TPPP
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| April 17, 2018
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Executive Session
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 17, 2018
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Duckworth: Scott Pruitt Must Resign Immediately or Be Fired
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| April 16, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi On EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: "It's Hard To Believe That He Still Has His Job"
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| April 13, 2018
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FDA Answers Brown, Blumenthal, Durbin Call to Ban Deadly Powdered Caffeine
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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