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Oct. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Senators Murray and Duckworth Call For Secretary DeVos to Start Supporting Student Parents Following Her Rejection of GAO Recommendations and Undermining Child Care Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 10, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids and JUUL has been one of the worst offenders. Today I joined @SenBlumenthal & other @SenateDems in calling on JUUL to remove forced arbitration and other anti-consumer provisions from its terms & conditions for online sales." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2019 Letter to Ricardo Oberlander, President and CEO of Reynolds American Inc. - Subcommittee Ramps Up Pressure on E-Cigarette Companies to End All Advertising Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Young people across the country are dying from vaping. How much longer will @US_FDA allow this to continue? #VapingTargetsKids" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "For years, I've been asking our nation's pharmacies to remove dangerous, addictive tobacco products from their shelves. This week, @Walgreens took the important step of announcing that they would no longer sell e-cigarettes. In doing so, they have put children over profits." 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. 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 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, ...
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 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. 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. 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 - "This is devastating. My thoughts are with the family and friends of Kentayvia Blackful. Families in America shouldn't have to go through this. We must be better - we owe it to our children." 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. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
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. 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. 20, 2019 Butterfield introduces bill to support children with Cancer and other rare diseases Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
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 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 - "#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. 19, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids. In the last 2 years, the number of children using e-cigarettes has more than doubled. Today, more than 1 in 4 high-schoolers are vaping. And 10% of middle-schoolers are. @US_FDA must not drag their feet any longer. Ban e-cig flavors now to protect our kids." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to join @CongressmanRaja and @RepPeteKing in leading the bipartisan, bicameral Caucus to #EndYouthVaping. Like Big Tobacco before them, #VapingTargetsKids for a reason. They're trying to hook an entire generation on nicotine. We must not allow that to happen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2019 Tweet - "It's time to start taxing e-cigs. The single best way to keep these products out of the hands of kids is to price it out of their range. That's why we passed taxes on cigarettes years ago, & it's why I'm introducing a bill later today to start doing the same to e-cigarettes." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Oct. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Senators Murray and Duckworth Call For Secretary DeVos to Start Supporting Student Parents Following Her Rejection of GAO Recommendations and Undermining Child Care Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 10, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids and JUUL has been one of the worst offenders. Today I joined @SenBlumenthal & other @SenateDems in calling on JUUL to remove forced arbitration and other anti-consumer provisions from its terms & conditions for online sales." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2019 Letter to Ricardo Oberlander, President and CEO of Reynolds American Inc. - Subcommittee Ramps Up Pressure on E-Cigarette Companies to End All Advertising Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Oct. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Young people across the country are dying from vaping. How much longer will @US_FDA allow this to continue? #VapingTargetsKids" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "For years, I've been asking our nation's pharmacies to remove dangerous, addictive tobacco products from their shelves. This week, @Walgreens took the important step of announcing that they would no longer sell e-cigarettes. In doing so, they have put children over profits." 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. 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 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, ...
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 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. 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. 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 - "This is devastating. My thoughts are with the family and friends of Kentayvia Blackful. Families in America shouldn't have to go through this. We must be better - we owe it to our children." 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. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
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. 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. 20, 2019 Butterfield introduces bill to support children with Cancer and other rare diseases Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
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 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 - "#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. 19, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids. In the last 2 years, the number of children using e-cigarettes has more than doubled. Today, more than 1 in 4 high-schoolers are vaping. And 10% of middle-schoolers are. @US_FDA must not drag their feet any longer. Ban e-cig flavors now to protect our kids." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to join @CongressmanRaja and @RepPeteKing in leading the bipartisan, bicameral Caucus to #EndYouthVaping. Like Big Tobacco before them, #VapingTargetsKids for a reason. They're trying to hook an entire generation on nicotine. We must not allow that to happen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2019 Tweet - "It's time to start taxing e-cigs. The single best way to keep these products out of the hands of kids is to price it out of their range. That's why we passed taxes on cigarettes years ago, & it's why I'm introducing a bill later today to start doing the same to e-cigarettes." Sen.Dick Durbin
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