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July 18, 2019 Tweet - "The release of Pharma documents discloses small towns in Illinois that were being flooded with opioids, which helped lead to our deadly epidemic. The Pharma execs who engineered this crisis should face hard time, not just fines." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Underwood Bill to Address Medical Crisis at Border Unanimously Advances out Of Homeland Security Committee Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 17, 2019 Energy and Commerce Committee Forwards Four Schakowsky Bills to the House Floor Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 17, 2019 Letter to Dr. James F. Reilly II, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - King, Colleagues Opposing Potential Administration Effort at "Hiding" Climate Data Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "For certain patients, Medicare covers life-saving kidney transplants but cuts off coverage for vital anti-rejection drugs after 36 months. This makes no sense. @SenBillCassidy and I will soon be introducing a bill to fix this." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "In the real world, @HouseDemocrats have passed bills to: Protect pre-existing conditions Ensure paycheck fairness Require universal background checks Combat climate change And much more But under Sen. McConnell, the GOP has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "Infant and maternal mortality rates in the U.S. -- especially among women and babies of color -- are a national tragedy. That's why I introduced the MOMMA Act w/ @RepRobinKelly to reduce racial disparities in health outcomes and help save the lives of new moms and babies. #BumpDay" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "My #PharmaFleece Award this month goes to Big Pharma companies like @PurduePharma for their role in igniting the opioid crisis. These companies flooded the nation with billions of deadly painkillers, falsely claiming they were less addictive & harmful than they knew them to be." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Bost Votes to Repeal Obamacare "Cadillac Tax" Rep. Mike Bost
July 16, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2019 Tweet - "Instead of working to lower prescription drug prices or protect Americans with pre-existing conditions, Republicans are working to take away a woman's right to choose. We must stand up to this President and #ProtectX." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2019 Reps. Dean, Quigley, Steube Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on Law Enforcement Suicide Rates Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
July 16, 2019 Ways and Means Committee Launches Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 16, 2019 Healthcare Affordability Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 15, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2019 Letter to Dr. James Reilly, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Feinstein, Hirono Lead Letter Warning of Scientific Data Suppression within USGS Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 13, 2019 Tweet - "The United States is the only nation on Earth that has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement. Every other nation has acknowledged that climate change is a problem and we need to work together to combat it." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019 Tweet - "Over 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions -- including 5 million Illinoisans are protected by the ACA. If President Trump has his way, insurance companies will once again be able to deny, drop, and overcharge people with pre-existing conditions. #ProtectOurCare" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019 Bost Votes for 9/11 First Responder Compensation Bill Rep. Mike Bost
July 12, 2019 Quigley, Dean, Steube Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on Law Enforcement Suicide Rates Rep. Mike Quigley
July 12, 2019 Defend Against Attempts to Overturn ACA Protections Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 11, 2019 Subcommittee of House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Two Schakowsky Bills Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "The majority of veterans enrolled in the VA health care system are non-smokers & should be protected from deadly consequences of secondhand smoke. Today I intro'd bill supporting the VA's efforts to prohibit smoking at VHA facilities & help protect the lives of America's heroes." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration To Take Action To Lower Drug Prices In USMCA Trade Talks Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "I'm concerned by the broad set of drugs that @DEAHQ & @TheJusticeDept want Congress to add to Schedule 1 with no scientific consultation. I'm concerned these sweeping changes will harm our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "Insulin was discovered nearly a century ago - yet prices have skyrocketed without justification, year after year. Today I intro'd a bill with @SenKevinCramer & @SenTinaSmith to speed up approvals of generic, lower-cost insulin. It's time to tell Big Pharma that enough is enough." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Durbin, Cramer, Smith Introduce Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Durbin, Collins, Wenstrup, Rice Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Make The VA Smoke-Free Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Congresswomen Adams and Underwood Hold Black Maternal Health Caucus Stakeholder Summit Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
July 11, 2019 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration to Take Action To Lower Drug Prices in USMCA Trade Talks Rep. Jan Schakowsky
July 10, 2019 Letter to the Native American Community Leaders - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Democratic Colleagues Request Feedback from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Leaders on the Effects of Climate Change on Native Communities Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 10, 2019 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Women Veterans Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 10, 2019 Durbin, Grassley Vow To Continue Push To Require Disclosure Of Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2019 Tweet - "While Pres. Trump & Republicans are attacking the Affordable Care Act in court, we must remember the real-life implications of eliminating this law. Yesterday on the steps of the Capitol, I held up this picture of Frank and Heidi Yerbic, from Peoria, IL, on their wedding day." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 9, 2019 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act helped 20 million Americans gain health insurance, including more than 1 million in IL alone -- cutting the uninsured rate in our state in half. Today, Republicans are going to court to attempt to overturn the entire ACA & rip coverage away from millions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 9, 2019 Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2019 Underwood Statement on Continued Assault on Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 9, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Help Introduce Health Care Bill Of Rights Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 9, 2019 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Lawsuit Against The Affordable Care Act Sen. Dick Durbin
July 6, 2019 Tweet - "Brazilian President Bolsonaro is threatening our planet with these reckless and selfish Amazon deforestation policies. Sadly, our President has emboldened this kind of behavior by repeatedly denying the science behind climate change." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 3, 2019 Durbin Calls On Congress To Protect And Strengthen The ACA, Not Undermine It Sen. Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019 Tweet - "Next week 20 Republican states & the Trump Admin will go to court in an attempt -- once again -- to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. If the President has his way we could return to the dark days where insurance companies discriminate against patients with pre-existing conditions." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019 Tweet - "This afternoon I visited @SIUE WE CARE Clinic in my hometown of East St. Louis. It's a nurse-managed primary clinic that serves patients of all ages and works with community partners to decrease health disparities and promote health" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cassidy Presses for Access to Life-Saving Devices Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 1, 2019 Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky Reintroduces Bill to Protect Drinking Water From Fracking Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 28, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi, Walberg, Guthrie And Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 27, 2019 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Medical Screenings at The U.S.-Mexico Border Rep. Lauren Underwood
June 27, 2019 Durbin Reintroduces Food Safety Act Sen. Dick Durbin
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July 18, 2019 Tweet - "The release of Pharma documents discloses small towns in Illinois that were being flooded with opioids, which helped lead to our deadly epidemic. The Pharma execs who engineered this crisis should face hard time, not just fines." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Underwood Bill to Address Medical Crisis at Border Unanimously Advances out Of Homeland Security Committee Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 17, 2019 Energy and Commerce Committee Forwards Four Schakowsky Bills to the House Floor Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 17, 2019 Letter to Dr. James F. Reilly II, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - King, Colleagues Opposing Potential Administration Effort at "Hiding" Climate Data Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "For certain patients, Medicare covers life-saving kidney transplants but cuts off coverage for vital anti-rejection drugs after 36 months. This makes no sense. @SenBillCassidy and I will soon be introducing a bill to fix this." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "In the real world, @HouseDemocrats have passed bills to: Protect pre-existing conditions Ensure paycheck fairness Require universal background checks Combat climate change And much more But under Sen. McConnell, the GOP has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "Infant and maternal mortality rates in the U.S. -- especially among women and babies of color -- are a national tragedy. That's why I introduced the MOMMA Act w/ @RepRobinKelly to reduce racial disparities in health outcomes and help save the lives of new moms and babies. #BumpDay" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "My #PharmaFleece Award this month goes to Big Pharma companies like @PurduePharma for their role in igniting the opioid crisis. These companies flooded the nation with billions of deadly painkillers, falsely claiming they were less addictive & harmful than they knew them to be." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Bost Votes to Repeal Obamacare "Cadillac Tax" Rep.Mike Bost
July 16, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2019 Tweet - "Instead of working to lower prescription drug prices or protect Americans with pre-existing conditions, Republicans are working to take away a woman's right to choose. We must stand up to this President and #ProtectX." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2019 Reps. Dean, Quigley, Steube Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on Law Enforcement Suicide Rates Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
July 16, 2019 Ways and Means Committee Launches Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 16, 2019 Healthcare Affordability Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 15, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2019 Letter to Dr. James Reilly, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Feinstein, Hirono Lead Letter Warning of Scientific Data Suppression within USGS Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 13, 2019 Tweet - "The United States is the only nation on Earth that has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement. Every other nation has acknowledged that climate change is a problem and we need to work together to combat it." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019 Tweet - "Over 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions -- including 5 million Illinoisans are protected by the ACA. If President Trump has his way, insurance companies will once again be able to deny, drop, and overcharge people with pre-existing conditions. #ProtectOurCare" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2019 Bost Votes for 9/11 First Responder Compensation Bill Rep.Mike Bost
July 12, 2019 Quigley, Dean, Steube Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on Law Enforcement Suicide Rates Rep.Mike Quigley
July 12, 2019 Defend Against Attempts to Overturn ACA Protections Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 11, 2019 Subcommittee of House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Two Schakowsky Bills Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "The majority of veterans enrolled in the VA health care system are non-smokers & should be protected from deadly consequences of secondhand smoke. Today I intro'd bill supporting the VA's efforts to prohibit smoking at VHA facilities & help protect the lives of America's heroes." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration To Take Action To Lower Drug Prices In USMCA Trade Talks Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "I'm concerned by the broad set of drugs that @DEAHQ & @TheJusticeDept want Congress to add to Schedule 1 with no scientific consultation. I'm concerned these sweeping changes will harm our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "Insulin was discovered nearly a century ago - yet prices have skyrocketed without justification, year after year. Today I intro'd a bill with @SenKevinCramer & @SenTinaSmith to speed up approvals of generic, lower-cost insulin. It's time to tell Big Pharma that enough is enough." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Durbin, Cramer, Smith Introduce Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Durbin, Collins, Wenstrup, Rice Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Make The VA Smoke-Free Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Congresswomen Adams and Underwood Hold Black Maternal Health Caucus Stakeholder Summit Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
July 11, 2019 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - House Members Urge Administration to Take Action To Lower Drug Prices in USMCA Trade Talks Rep.Jan Schakowsky
July 10, 2019 Letter to the Native American Community Leaders - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Democratic Colleagues Request Feedback from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Leaders on the Effects of Climate Change on Native Communities Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 10, 2019 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Women Veterans Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 10, 2019 Durbin, Grassley Vow To Continue Push To Require Disclosure Of Drug Prices In TV Ads Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2019 Tweet - "While Pres. Trump & Republicans are attacking the Affordable Care Act in court, we must remember the real-life implications of eliminating this law. Yesterday on the steps of the Capitol, I held up this picture of Frank and Heidi Yerbic, from Peoria, IL, on their wedding day." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 9, 2019 Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act helped 20 million Americans gain health insurance, including more than 1 million in IL alone -- cutting the uninsured rate in our state in half. Today, Republicans are going to court to attempt to overturn the entire ACA & rip coverage away from millions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 9, 2019 Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 9, 2019 Underwood Statement on Continued Assault on Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 9, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Help Introduce Health Care Bill Of Rights Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 9, 2019 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Lawsuit Against The Affordable Care Act Sen.Dick Durbin
July 6, 2019 Tweet - "Brazilian President Bolsonaro is threatening our planet with these reckless and selfish Amazon deforestation policies. Sadly, our President has emboldened this kind of behavior by repeatedly denying the science behind climate change." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 3, 2019 Durbin Calls On Congress To Protect And Strengthen The ACA, Not Undermine It Sen.Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019 Tweet - "Next week 20 Republican states & the Trump Admin will go to court in an attempt -- once again -- to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. If the President has his way we could return to the dark days where insurance companies discriminate against patients with pre-existing conditions." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 2, 2019 Tweet - "This afternoon I visited @SIUE WE CARE Clinic in my hometown of East St. Louis. It's a nurse-managed primary clinic that serves patients of all ages and works with community partners to decrease health disparities and promote health" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cassidy Presses for Access to Life-Saving Devices Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 1, 2019 Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 1, 2019 Congresswoman Schakowsky Reintroduces Bill to Protect Drinking Water From Fracking Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 28, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi, Walberg, Guthrie And Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 27, 2019 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Medical Screenings at The U.S.-Mexico Border Rep.Lauren Underwood
June 27, 2019 Durbin Reintroduces Food Safety Act Sen.Dick Durbin
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