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Dec. 13, 2018
Foster Announces Bipartisan National Labs Caucus
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 26, 2018
Tweet - "Once again the folks at @NASA and @NASAJPL amaze the world with a #MarsLanding. A huge accomplishment for the United States, science, and discovery."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018
Foster Statement on U.S. Climate Report
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 13, 2018
Quigley Introduces House Resolution Endorsing Findings of IPCC Climate Change Report & Urging Immediate Action in The New Congress
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 24, 2018
Schneider Hosts First "STEM Scholars" Visit with Area High School Students
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 25, 2018
Foster Introduces Legislation to Improve Government Access to Scientific Information
Rep. Bill Foster
May 22, 2018
Duckworth Amendment to Promote Carbon Capture Technology Advances Through EPW Committee
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Stephen Censky, Deputy Secretary of the US Dept. of Agriculture - End Functional Hiring Freeze at the Peoria Ag Lab
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
April 13, 2018
Foster Introduces Resolution in Support of Science Diplomacy
Rep. Bill Foster
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Durbin Urge Congress to Support NIST
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 19, 2018
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Support Peoria Ag Lab And Scrap Plans To Shut Its Doors
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Rodney P. Frelinghuysen and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ranking Member, and the Honorable Tom Cole and Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education - Increased Research Funding
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 14, 2018
Foster Bill Authorizing Funding for Illinois National Labs Passes House
Rep. Bill Foster
Jan. 11, 2018
Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Reinstatement of Science in the EPA
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology - House Science Committee Democrats Ask Chairman to Invite EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to Testify
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Hearing of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Foster, Hearing on The Future of Low Dose Radiation Research
Rep. Bill Foster
Sept. 13, 2017
Press Release: Foster Introduces the Bipartisan Smarter EPSCoR Act
Rep. Bill Foster
July 26, 2017
Letter to Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League - Supporting Research Through the Sports Health and Research Program
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 26, 2017
Foster Statement on Proposed Cuts to NIH and NASA
Rep. Bill Foster
July 12, 2017
Foster Statement on Proposed Cuts to National Science Foundation
Rep. Bill Foster
July 12, 2017
Quigley Statement On EPA Administrator Pruitt's Television Debate Proposal
Rep. Mike Quigley
June 16, 2017
Duckworth in Meeting with Argonne & University of Chicago: Trump Cuts to Science Funding Will Kill Illinois Jobs
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2017
Foster Statement on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Fermi National Accelerator Lab
Rep. Bill Foster
June 9, 2017
Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy, Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator, Dr. Kent Rochford, Acting Director of National Institute of Standards and Technology, Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., Acting Administrator of NASA, Francis Collins, Director of National Institutes of Health, Dr. France Cordova, Director of the National Science Foundation, Benjamin Friedman, Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Request for Job Loss Numbers Caused by Trump Budget at Science Agencies, Universities, and Laboratories
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Stop Peddling Fake News, Appoint a Qualified Science Advisor
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 17, 2017
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Shaheen - Do Not Hurt Workforce by Cutting NASA Education Funding
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Drop Damaging Proposed Cuts, Workforce Reductions at HHS
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 4, 2017
Durbin Announces Illinois Health, Science, And Research Priorities Included In Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Expressing Concern over Proposed Cuts to the Office of Science
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Funding for Opioid Crisis and Medical Research
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, & Education - Increase Federal Funding for Medical Research
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Mike Simpson and the Hon. Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur of the House Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water Development - FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Thomas E. Price, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - Information on National Institute of Health's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Contract and Grant Recipients
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
March 16, 2017
Quigley, Upton Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Great Lakes Science Center
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
March 16, 2017
Press Release: Foster Introduces American Innovation Act
Rep. Bill Foster
March 15, 2017
Durbin Reintroduces Legislation To Preserve American Leadership In Biomedical And Scientific Research
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 8, 2017
Foster Defends Science in Testimony Before House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Bill Foster
March 6, 2017
Durbin, Casey Reintroduce Bill To Support Congenital Heart Defect Research
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2017
Hearing of the Environment Subcommittee and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. LaHood, Hearing on at What Cost? Examining the Social Cost of Carbon
Rep. Darin LaHood
Feb. 5, 2017
Former NOAA Scientist Confirms Colleagues Manipulated Climate Records
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 25, 2017
Foster Condemns Trump Administration's Attacks on Science
Rep. Bill Foster
Jan. 24, 2017
Quigley Statement on Trump Administration's Efforts to Silence Science
Rep. Mike Quigley
Jan. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan - Cease Attacks on Women's Health and Medical Research
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to President-elect Trump - Protect National Laboratory Employees
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 2, 2016
Press Release: Foster, Takano Introduce Resolution to Establish National 3D Printing Day
Rep. Bill Foster
Dec. 1, 2016
House Passes Bill to Advance Cures for Rare Diseases with LaHood Support
Rep. Darin LaHood
Nov. 30, 2016
Schakowsky Statement in Opposition to the 21st Century Cures Bill
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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Title
Politician
Dec. 13, 2018
Foster Announces Bipartisan National Labs Caucus
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 26, 2018
Tweet - "Once again the folks at @NASA and @NASAJPL amaze the world with a #MarsLanding. A huge accomplishment for the United States, science, and discovery."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 26, 2018
Foster Statement on U.S. Climate Report
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 13, 2018
Quigley Introduces House Resolution Endorsing Findings of IPCC Climate Change Report & Urging Immediate Action in The New Congress
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 24, 2018
Schneider Hosts First "STEM Scholars" Visit with Area High School Students
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 25, 2018
Foster Introduces Legislation to Improve Government Access to Scientific Information
Rep.Bill Foster
May 22, 2018
Duckworth Amendment to Promote Carbon Capture Technology Advances Through EPW Committee
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Stephen Censky, Deputy Secretary of the US Dept. of Agriculture - End Functional Hiring Freeze at the Peoria Ag Lab
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
April 13, 2018
Foster Introduces Resolution in Support of Science Diplomacy
Rep.Bill Foster
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Durbin Urge Congress to Support NIST
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 19, 2018
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Support Peoria Ag Lab And Scrap Plans To Shut Its Doors
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Rodney P. Frelinghuysen and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ranking Member, and the Honorable Tom Cole and Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education - Increased Research Funding
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 14, 2018
Foster Bill Authorizing Funding for Illinois National Labs Passes House
Rep.Bill Foster
Jan. 11, 2018
Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Reinstatement of Science in the EPA
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology - House Science Committee Democrats Ask Chairman to Invite EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to Testify
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Hearing of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Foster, Hearing on The Future of Low Dose Radiation Research
Rep.Bill Foster
Sept. 13, 2017
Press Release: Foster Introduces the Bipartisan Smarter EPSCoR Act
Rep.Bill Foster
July 26, 2017
Letter to Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League - Supporting Research Through the Sports Health and Research Program
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 26, 2017
Foster Statement on Proposed Cuts to NIH and NASA
Rep.Bill Foster
July 12, 2017
Foster Statement on Proposed Cuts to National Science Foundation
Rep.Bill Foster
July 12, 2017
Quigley Statement On EPA Administrator Pruitt's Television Debate Proposal
Rep.Mike Quigley
June 16, 2017
Duckworth in Meeting with Argonne & University of Chicago: Trump Cuts to Science Funding Will Kill Illinois Jobs
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2017
Foster Statement on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Fermi National Accelerator Lab
Rep.Bill Foster
June 9, 2017
Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy, Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator, Dr. Kent Rochford, Acting Director of National Institute of Standards and Technology, Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., Acting Administrator of NASA, Francis Collins, Director of National Institutes of Health, Dr. France Cordova, Director of the National Science Foundation, Benjamin Friedman, Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Request for Job Loss Numbers Caused by Trump Budget at Science Agencies, Universities, and Laboratories
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Stop Peddling Fake News, Appoint a Qualified Science Advisor
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 17, 2017
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Shaheen - Do Not Hurt Workforce by Cutting NASA Education Funding
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Drop Damaging Proposed Cuts, Workforce Reductions at HHS
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 4, 2017
Durbin Announces Illinois Health, Science, And Research Priorities Included In Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Expressing Concern over Proposed Cuts to the Office of Science
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Funding for Opioid Crisis and Medical Research
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, & Education - Increase Federal Funding for Medical Research
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Mike Simpson and the Hon. Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur of the House Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water Development - FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Thomas E. Price, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - Information on National Institute of Health's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Contract and Grant Recipients
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
March 16, 2017
Quigley, Upton Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Great Lakes Science Center
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
March 16, 2017
Press Release: Foster Introduces American Innovation Act
Rep.Bill Foster
March 15, 2017
Durbin Reintroduces Legislation To Preserve American Leadership In Biomedical And Scientific Research
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 8, 2017
Foster Defends Science in Testimony Before House Appropriations Committee
Rep.Bill Foster
March 6, 2017
Durbin, Casey Reintroduce Bill To Support Congenital Heart Defect Research
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 28, 2017
Hearing of the Environment Subcommittee and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. LaHood, Hearing on at What Cost? Examining the Social Cost of Carbon
Rep.Darin LaHood
Feb. 5, 2017
Former NOAA Scientist Confirms Colleagues Manipulated Climate Records
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 25, 2017
Foster Condemns Trump Administration's Attacks on Science
Rep.Bill Foster
Jan. 24, 2017
Quigley Statement on Trump Administration's Efforts to Silence Science
Rep.Mike Quigley
Jan. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan - Cease Attacks on Women's Health and Medical Research
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Dec. 19, 2016
Letter to President-elect Trump - Protect National Laboratory Employees
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 2, 2016
Press Release: Foster, Takano Introduce Resolution to Establish National 3D Printing Day
Rep.Bill Foster
Dec. 1, 2016
House Passes Bill to Advance Cures for Rare Diseases with LaHood Support
Rep.Darin LaHood
Nov. 30, 2016
Schakowsky Statement in Opposition to the 21st Century Cures Bill
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
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