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Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Admin is increasing costs & weakening protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions--including 5M in Illinois--by allowing short-term "junk" insurance plans to proliferate." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Now 1,000+ cases of lung illness related to vaping nationwide. More than 100 in Illinois alone. Time for @US_FDA to do its job and keep people safe from these dangerous products." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Protect Health Coverage For People With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see @FTC is looking into e-cigarette sales & advertising schemes. I recently sent letters to JUUL & Big Tobacco giant Altria, probing their efforts to target children & falsely claim their e-cig is a safe alternative to cigarettes. This cannot be allowed to continue." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Udall, Heinrich call for financial certainty for rural counties Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @GWCPWarriors I was joined by @janicejackson and leaders from @NorthwesternMed and @LurieChildrens to highlight the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program, which supports high school students to explore and be better prepared for potential careers in medicine" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Reps. Bass, Davis Introduce the Fafsa Act Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Members Introduce Fair Sugar Policy Act Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Subcommittee Urges NIH to Allocate Grant Funding to Research Long-Term Health Effects of E-Cigarettes Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Durbin Marks The One Year Anniversary Of The Chicago HEAL Initiative, Releases Interim Report Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, CEO of JUUL Labs, Inc., and to Howard Willard, CEO of Altaria Group, Inc. - Durbin, Colleagues To JUUL / Altria: Protect Children Over Profits Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "One year ago today I joined leaders from Chicago's 10 largest hospitals to launch announce the Chicago HEAL Initiative - a new collaboration focused on using the economic and community footprint of top hospitals to address root causes of violence. #HEALChicago" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today I joined @UIHealth, @CookCtyHealth, and community partners to discuss the flexible housing pool and supportive housing program -- an innovative way that hospitals are uplifting their communities to meet the HEAL Initiative's goals." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "As more & more people were dying from opioid overdoses, I was sounding the alarm that @DEAHQ was letting Big Pharma flood the market with painkillers. That's why @SenJohnKennedy & I passed legislation last year to rein in the excessive supply of opioids." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2019 Foster Statement on Sterigenics Decision to Close Willowbrook Facility Rep. Bill Foster
Sept. 30, 2019 Casten Statement on Sterigenics Decision to Close Rep. Sean Casten
Sept. 30, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Sterigenics Closing Willowbrook Facility Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 30, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Democratic Colleagues File Paperwork To Force Senate Vote To Reserve Harmful Trump Administration Rule That Rolls Back Pre-Existing Condition Protections Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Shaheen, Blumenthal and colleagues spearhead bill to crack down on e-cigarette companies, close tax loophole for e-cigarette advertising Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Tweet - "AFTERNOON READ: To help downstate Illinoisans facing challenges accessing quality & affordable health care, I'm working on bipartisan legislation to bring more doctors, dentists, and mental health providers to rural Illinois." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 Tweet - "Another disturbing announcement from @CDCgov on the vaping epidemic: more than 800 confirmed & probable cases of lung illness related to vaping, as well as 12 deaths. @US_FDA must act now. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Durbin: Appropriations Bills Provide Critical Funding For Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act Rep. Lauren Underwood
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General, and John Standley, CEO of Rite Aid Corporation - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Bonamici Leads Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Need to Take Action on Climate after Dire IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Letter to Richard Hill, CEO of Fontem Ventures, Eddy Pirard, President and CEO of Japan Tobacco International, USA, Inc., Ricardo Oberlander, President and CEO of Reynolds American Inc., and Ryan Nivakoff, CEO of NJOY LLC - Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Calls on Companies to End All E-Cigarette Advertising Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to Dr. Ezike for stopping by my office yesterday to give me an update on the youth vaping epidemic in Illinois. #VapingTargetsKids and I look forward to working together to make sure we can keep our children safe from these dangerous and addictive products." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2019 Tweet - "The #IPCC special report released today contains extremely troubling details about the impacts of climate change on our oceans, & ultimately our world. This is a direct threat to our very existence. We can't keep waiting around - immediate action is our only hope. #ActOnClimate" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2019 Durbin Discusses Immigrant Labor And Climate Change At Agriculture Committee Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2019 Tweet - "News flash: Tobacco exec takeover of JUUL concedes the obvious -- like Big Tobacco, Big Vape targets kids. E-cigs are a harmful, even deadly, addictive product. Time for @US_FDA to act. JUUL is a threat to our kids. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2019 Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month" Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 24, 2019 Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent E-Cigarette Tampering Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Tweet - "The details in this story are disturbing, but unsurprising. For far too long, we've allowed e-cigarettes companies like JUUL to target our children with their dangerous and addictive products. This is the result. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Announce Nearly $5 Million To Increase Substance Use Disorder Treatments Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Tweet - "Today at the UN #ClimateActionSummit, leaders from around the world are coming together to discuss their goals for combatting climate change on a global scale. The U.S. should be taking the lead in this fight -- sadly, our President refuses to accept the proven science behind it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Resolution To Protect Ambitious National Fuel Economy And Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Iowa Delegation, Bipartisan Members Send Letter to EPA on Biofuel Waivers Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services - Funds for Substance Use Disorder Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Butterfield introduces bill to support children with Cancer and other rare diseases Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Celebrating REACH Program Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We cannot afford to put off addressing climate change any longer. The science is clear, this is an existential threat to our nation and to the world. Climate change deniers -- like our President -- must accept that fact. Our very existence is at stake. #ClimateStrike #ActOnClimate" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids. It's time we get e-cigs off the market until we find out if they're actually safe or not. Today, Walmart is stepping up and ending e-cig sales - as I urged them to do in Feb. I hope they soon remove another dangerous product from their shelves: cigarettes." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "With 500+ cases of vaping-related illnesses and now 8 deaths, this can't wait any longer. I'm joining @lisamurkowski, @SenJeffMerkley, & @SenBlumenthal in urging the @US_FDA to pull unapproved, kid-popular e-cigarette devices from the market, unless or until they are proven safe." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Great to see @CBS, @WarnerMediaGrp, and @Viacom drop the misleading ads for e-cigarette companies like JUUL. #VapingTargetsKids with these ads, so this is an important step towards keeping these dangerous and addictive products out of the hands of our children." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge FDA To Remove All Pod- And Cartridge Based E-Cigarettes From Market Until They Can Be Proven Safe Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Reduce Youth Tobacco Use & Vaping Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 50+ Members Launch Bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Wyden Urges FCC to Reject Plans that Imperil the Universal Service Fund Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Underwood Statement Following Drug Pricing Meeting With HHS Secretary Azar Rep. Lauren Underwood
Date Title Politician
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Admin is increasing costs & weakening protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions--including 5M in Illinois--by allowing short-term "junk" insurance plans to proliferate." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Now 1,000+ cases of lung illness related to vaping nationwide. More than 100 in Illinois alone. Time for @US_FDA to do its job and keep people safe from these dangerous products." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Protect Health Coverage For People With Pre-Existing Conditions Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 3, 2019 Tweet - "Good to see @FTC is looking into e-cigarette sales & advertising schemes. I recently sent letters to JUUL & Big Tobacco giant Altria, probing their efforts to target children & falsely claim their e-cig is a safe alternative to cigarettes. This cannot be allowed to continue." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 2, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Udall, Heinrich call for financial certainty for rural counties Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 2, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @GWCPWarriors I was joined by @janicejackson and leaders from @NorthwesternMed and @LurieChildrens to highlight the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program, which supports high school students to explore and be better prepared for potential careers in medicine" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Reps. Bass, Davis Introduce the Fafsa Act Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Members Introduce Fair Sugar Policy Act Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Subcommittee Urges NIH to Allocate Grant Funding to Research Long-Term Health Effects of E-Cigarettes Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Durbin Marks The One Year Anniversary Of The Chicago HEAL Initiative, Releases Interim Report Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to K. C. Crosthwaite, CEO of JUUL Labs, Inc., and to Howard Willard, CEO of Altaria Group, Inc. - Durbin, Colleagues To JUUL / Altria: Protect Children Over Profits Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "One year ago today I joined leaders from Chicago's 10 largest hospitals to launch announce the Chicago HEAL Initiative - a new collaboration focused on using the economic and community footprint of top hospitals to address root causes of violence. #HEALChicago" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Today I joined @UIHealth, @CookCtyHealth, and community partners to discuss the flexible housing pool and supportive housing program -- an innovative way that hospitals are uplifting their communities to meet the HEAL Initiative's goals." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "As more & more people were dying from opioid overdoses, I was sounding the alarm that @DEAHQ was letting Big Pharma flood the market with painkillers. That's why @SenJohnKennedy & I passed legislation last year to rein in the excessive supply of opioids." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2019 Foster Statement on Sterigenics Decision to Close Willowbrook Facility Rep.Bill Foster
Sept. 30, 2019 Casten Statement on Sterigenics Decision to Close Rep.Sean Casten
Sept. 30, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Sterigenics Closing Willowbrook Facility Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 30, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Democratic Colleagues File Paperwork To Force Senate Vote To Reserve Harmful Trump Administration Rule That Rolls Back Pre-Existing Condition Protections Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Shaheen, Blumenthal and colleagues spearhead bill to crack down on e-cigarette companies, close tax loophole for e-cigarette advertising Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Tweet - "AFTERNOON READ: To help downstate Illinoisans facing challenges accessing quality & affordable health care, I'm working on bipartisan legislation to bring more doctors, dentists, and mental health providers to rural Illinois." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 Tweet - "Another disturbing announcement from @CDCgov on the vaping epidemic: more than 800 confirmed & probable cases of lung illness related to vaping, as well as 12 deaths. @US_FDA must act now. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Durbin: Appropriations Bills Provide Critical Funding For Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act Rep.Lauren Underwood
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General, and John Standley, CEO of Rite Aid Corporation - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Bonamici Leads Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Need to Take Action on Climate after Dire IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Letter to Richard Hill, CEO of Fontem Ventures, Eddy Pirard, President and CEO of Japan Tobacco International, USA, Inc., Ricardo Oberlander, President and CEO of Reynolds American Inc., and Ryan Nivakoff, CEO of NJOY LLC - Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Calls on Companies to End All E-Cigarette Advertising Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to Dr. Ezike for stopping by my office yesterday to give me an update on the youth vaping epidemic in Illinois. #VapingTargetsKids and I look forward to working together to make sure we can keep our children safe from these dangerous and addictive products." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2019 Tweet - "The #IPCC special report released today contains extremely troubling details about the impacts of climate change on our oceans, & ultimately our world. This is a direct threat to our very existence. We can't keep waiting around - immediate action is our only hope. #ActOnClimate" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2019 Durbin Discusses Immigrant Labor And Climate Change At Agriculture Committee Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 25, 2019 Tweet - "News flash: Tobacco exec takeover of JUUL concedes the obvious -- like Big Tobacco, Big Vape targets kids. E-cigs are a harmful, even deadly, addictive product. Time for @US_FDA to act. JUUL is a threat to our kids. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2019 Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month" Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 24, 2019 Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent E-Cigarette Tampering Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Tweet - "The details in this story are disturbing, but unsurprising. For far too long, we've allowed e-cigarettes companies like JUUL to target our children with their dangerous and addictive products. This is the result. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Announce Nearly $5 Million To Increase Substance Use Disorder Treatments Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Tweet - "Today at the UN #ClimateActionSummit, leaders from around the world are coming together to discuss their goals for combatting climate change on a global scale. The U.S. should be taking the lead in this fight -- sadly, our President refuses to accept the proven science behind it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Resolution To Protect Ambitious National Fuel Economy And Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Iowa Delegation, Bipartisan Members Send Letter to EPA on Biofuel Waivers Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services - Funds for Substance Use Disorder Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Butterfield introduces bill to support children with Cancer and other rare diseases Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Celebrating REACH Program Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "We cannot afford to put off addressing climate change any longer. The science is clear, this is an existential threat to our nation and to the world. Climate change deniers -- like our President -- must accept that fact. Our very existence is at stake. #ClimateStrike #ActOnClimate" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids. It's time we get e-cigs off the market until we find out if they're actually safe or not. Today, Walmart is stepping up and ending e-cig sales - as I urged them to do in Feb. I hope they soon remove another dangerous product from their shelves: cigarettes." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "With 500+ cases of vaping-related illnesses and now 8 deaths, this can't wait any longer. I'm joining @lisamurkowski, @SenJeffMerkley, & @SenBlumenthal in urging the @US_FDA to pull unapproved, kid-popular e-cigarette devices from the market, unless or until they are proven safe." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Great to see @CBS, @WarnerMediaGrp, and @Viacom drop the misleading ads for e-cigarette companies like JUUL. #VapingTargetsKids with these ads, so this is an important step towards keeping these dangerous and addictive products out of the hands of our children." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Urge FDA To Remove All Pod- And Cartridge Based E-Cigarettes From Market Until They Can Be Proven Safe Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Reduce Youth Tobacco Use & Vaping Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 50+ Members Launch Bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Wyden Urges FCC to Reject Plans that Imperil the Universal Service Fund Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Underwood Statement Following Drug Pricing Meeting With HHS Secretary Azar Rep.Lauren Underwood
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