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March 30, 2020 Tweet - "No one should have to worry about how they will pay for care if they become sick with coronavirus. @SenDuckworth & I are urging @CMSGov to build on the free COVID-19 testing we passed in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act by approving Illinois' Medicaid waiver request." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 27, 2020 Schakowsky Applauds Passage of CARES Act to Address Coronavirus Pandemic Needs Rep. Jan Schakowsky
March 24, 2020 Tweet - "The IL health care system is going to face an unprecedented surge in patients in the coming days & weeks - which is why @SenDuckworth & I urged @CMSGov to approve the State of IL's waiver of certain federal restrictions to help providers deliver health care to more Illinoisans." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce CMS Approval Of Illinois' Request To Expand Health Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth Press CMS To Approve Illinois' Request To Expand Health Services Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 18, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Direct Cash Assistance to Help Americans Weather Economic Fallout of Coronavirus Outbreak Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 17, 2020 Tweet - "Rural Americans face higher rates of uninsurance and barriers to coverage & care. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, nearly 1.7 million rural Americans gained coverage under Medicaid expansion. We can't let Republicans take that away. We must #ProtectOurCare." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 16, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Expand Free Coronavirus Testing To People On Private Insurance, On Medicare, Medicaid, And The Uninsured Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - DeLauro, Porter, Underwood Raise Concerns About COVID-19 Diagnostics Costs for People Covered by ERISA & Short-Term Health Plans, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families Introduces Older Americans Bill of Rights Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "For some patients, Medicare covers a life-saving kidney transplant, but not the vital anti-rejection drugs, leaving patients to ration or skip doses of the medicine they need to survive. Extending Medicare coverage to include immunosuppressive drugs is just common sense." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2020 Congressman Krishnamoorthi And Illinois Secretary Of Human Services Hou Lead Press Conference Opposing Trump Plan To Slash SNAP Anti-Hunger Program Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Former Food Assistance Recipients In Congress Urge President Trump To Abandon Proposed Cuts To SNAP Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Counter Safety Net Cuts Pushed By Trump Administration Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Guthrie, Cárdenas, Blumenauer, Kelly Lead Bipartisan Effort to Secure Medicare Advantage Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - House and Senate Social Security Leaders Slam Controversial Disability Proposal Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "While hanging out in Davos with corporate elites, Pres. Trump suggested he was open to cutting Medicare and Social Security. While I hope he simply misspoke, his budgets have proposed cuts to these vital programs for working Americans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Neal, Larson, and Davis Slam Harmful Draft Social Security Rule Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Democratic Letter on Continuing Disability Reviews Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Kennedy leads call for Seema Verma's removal Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Lewis, Larson, Davis, DeLauro Request Transparency for SSA's Telework Program Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Walorski, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Date Title Politician
March 30, 2020 Tweet - "No one should have to worry about how they will pay for care if they become sick with coronavirus. @SenDuckworth & I are urging @CMSGov to build on the free COVID-19 testing we passed in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act by approving Illinois' Medicaid waiver request." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 27, 2020 Schakowsky Applauds Passage of CARES Act to Address Coronavirus Pandemic Needs Rep.Jan Schakowsky
March 24, 2020 Tweet - "The IL health care system is going to face an unprecedented surge in patients in the coming days & weeks - which is why @SenDuckworth & I urged @CMSGov to approve the State of IL's waiver of certain federal restrictions to help providers deliver health care to more Illinoisans." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 24, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Announce CMS Approval Of Illinois' Request To Expand Health Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth Press CMS To Approve Illinois' Request To Expand Health Services Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 18, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Direct Cash Assistance to Help Americans Weather Economic Fallout of Coronavirus Outbreak Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 17, 2020 Tweet - "Rural Americans face higher rates of uninsurance and barriers to coverage & care. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, nearly 1.7 million rural Americans gained coverage under Medicaid expansion. We can't let Republicans take that away. We must #ProtectOurCare." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 16, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Expand Free Coronavirus Testing To People On Private Insurance, On Medicare, Medicaid, And The Uninsured Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - DeLauro, Porter, Underwood Raise Concerns About COVID-19 Diagnostics Costs for People Covered by ERISA & Short-Term Health Plans, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families Introduces Older Americans Bill of Rights Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "For some patients, Medicare covers a life-saving kidney transplant, but not the vital anti-rejection drugs, leaving patients to ration or skip doses of the medicine they need to survive. Extending Medicare coverage to include immunosuppressive drugs is just common sense." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2020 Congressman Krishnamoorthi And Illinois Secretary Of Human Services Hou Lead Press Conference Opposing Trump Plan To Slash SNAP Anti-Hunger Program Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 13, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Former Food Assistance Recipients In Congress Urge President Trump To Abandon Proposed Cuts To SNAP Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Counter Safety Net Cuts Pushed By Trump Administration Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Guthrie, Cárdenas, Blumenauer, Kelly Lead Bipartisan Effort to Secure Medicare Advantage Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - House and Senate Social Security Leaders Slam Controversial Disability Proposal Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "While hanging out in Davos with corporate elites, Pres. Trump suggested he was open to cutting Medicare and Social Security. While I hope he simply misspoke, his budgets have proposed cuts to these vital programs for working Americans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Neal, Larson, and Davis Slam Harmful Draft Social Security Rule Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Democratic Letter on Continuing Disability Reviews Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Kennedy leads call for Seema Verma's removal Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Lewis, Larson, Davis, DeLauro Request Transparency for SSA's Telework Program Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Walorski, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Transformation of Child Welfare Systems Rep.Danny Davis, ...
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