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Nov. 14, 2019
United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019
Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "More than 30M Americans live w/diabetes-- and they're worried about rising insulin prices & the Trump Admin's efforts to eliminate protections for people w/pre-existing conditions. That's why I'm fighting to reduce drug prices & protect health insurance for all. #WorldDiabetesDay"
Sen. Dick Durbin
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
Casten Questions EPA Official on Proposed Rule to Censor Science
Rep. Sean Casten
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
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. 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. 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
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. 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. 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
Merkley, Durbin introduce legislation to end price gouging for insulin
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 7, 2019
Get Covered: Open Enrollment Has Begun!
Rep. Mike Quigley
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 - "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 - "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 - "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
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
Durbin: NAFTA 2.0 Is A Trojan Horse Giveaway To Big Pharma
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019
Healthcare
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 - "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. 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. 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 - "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 - "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
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
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 - "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
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 - "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
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
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. 31, 2019
Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Joins Colleagues To Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Help Reduce Police Officer Suicides
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 14, 2019
United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019
Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "More than 30M Americans live w/diabetes-- and they're worried about rising insulin prices & the Trump Admin's efforts to eliminate protections for people w/pre-existing conditions. That's why I'm fighting to reduce drug prices & protect health insurance for all. #WorldDiabetesDay"
Sen.Dick Durbin
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
Casten Questions EPA Official on Proposed Rule to Censor Science
Rep.Sean Casten
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
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. 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. 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
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. 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. 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
Merkley, Durbin introduce legislation to end price gouging for insulin
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 7, 2019
Get Covered: Open Enrollment Has Begun!
Rep.Mike Quigley
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 - "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 - "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 - "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
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
Durbin: NAFTA 2.0 Is A Trojan Horse Giveaway To Big Pharma
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019
Healthcare
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 - "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. 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. 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 - "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 - "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
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
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 - "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
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 - "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
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
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. 31, 2019
Senate Passes Domestic Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Durbin Joins Colleagues To Introduce New Bipartisan Bill To Help Reduce Police Officer Suicides
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2019
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
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