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March 25, 2021 Duckworth Joins Klobuchar, Krishnamoorthi and Cárdenas for Bicameral Introduction of Baby Food Safety Legislation Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 17, 2021 Tweet - "Even before COVID-19, 1 in 9 Illinoisans struggled with access to consistent meals. Today I heard from IL food banks about how the pandemic has only exacerbated the challenges they're facing. I'll keep doing everything I can to make sure Illinoisans have food on the table." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 16, 2021 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Austin Scott Leads Letter to Sec. Vilsack on Minority Farmer Aid in COVID Relief Package Rep. Mike Bost, ...
March 11, 2021 Underwood Supports Passage of American Rescue Plan to Deliver Urgently Needed Relief to Illinois Families and Communities; Legislation Heads to President to Be Signed Into Law Rep. Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Announce Their Provision Expanding Online SNAP Purchasing Included In American Rescue Plan Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2021 Congresswoman Kelly, Davis, Frankel Reintroduce Expanding SNAP Options Act Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 10, 2021 Tweet - "Congress needs to be doing everything we can to help struggling American families keep food on their tables. That's why I am introducing legislation with @SenDuckworth and @SenateDems to increase access to online grocery shopping for SNAP beneficiaries." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Implement And Expand Online SNAP Purchasing Nationwide Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 15, 2021 Tweet - "USDA food boxes are a lifeline for struggling Illinois families. It is unacceptable that some rural Illinois pantries got no food boxes last round. @USDA must improve rural food box deliveries to ensure this never happens again." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 2, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Administration to Clarify Why Farmers Were Denied Access to Critical Relief Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 The Hill - America Can't Afford to Ignore the Food Service Distribution Industry Rep. Darin LaHood
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 21, 2020 LaHood, Panetta Introduce the PLUS Act to Support the Food and Beverage Industry Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads House, Senate Members in Calling for Strong Funding for Global Food Security in Anticipated Covid-19 Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 9, 2020 Duckworth Discusses Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Recovery With Illinois Restaurant Association Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers From Trump Administration On Food Box Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 13, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Meng and Espaillat Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 17, 2020 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Velázquez Says American Small Businesses Will Pay Price of Trump Wine Tariffs on Europe Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Sending Letter to FDA About Heavy Metals in Baby Food Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Members Introduce Fair Sugar Policy Act Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 50+ Members Launch Bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "It was a sweet treat to talk with Illinois members of @CandyUSA today about the Trump Admin's trade policies, solving the multiemployer pension crisis, and reforms to the U.S. sugar program." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
March 25, 2021 Duckworth Joins Klobuchar, Krishnamoorthi and Cárdenas for Bicameral Introduction of Baby Food Safety Legislation Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 17, 2021 Tweet - "Even before COVID-19, 1 in 9 Illinoisans struggled with access to consistent meals. Today I heard from IL food banks about how the pandemic has only exacerbated the challenges they're facing. I'll keep doing everything I can to make sure Illinoisans have food on the table." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 16, 2021 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Austin Scott Leads Letter to Sec. Vilsack on Minority Farmer Aid in COVID Relief Package Rep.Mike Bost, ...
March 11, 2021 Underwood Supports Passage of American Rescue Plan to Deliver Urgently Needed Relief to Illinois Families and Communities; Legislation Heads to President to Be Signed Into Law Rep.Lauren Underwood
March 6, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Announce Their Provision Expanding Online SNAP Purchasing Included In American Rescue Plan Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2021 Congresswoman Kelly, Davis, Frankel Reintroduce Expanding SNAP Options Act Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 10, 2021 Tweet - "Congress needs to be doing everything we can to help struggling American families keep food on their tables. That's why I am introducing legislation with @SenDuckworth and @SenateDems to increase access to online grocery shopping for SNAP beneficiaries." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Implement And Expand Online SNAP Purchasing Nationwide Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 15, 2021 Tweet - "USDA food boxes are a lifeline for struggling Illinois families. It is unacceptable that some rural Illinois pantries got no food boxes last round. @USDA must improve rural food box deliveries to ensure this never happens again." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 2, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Administration to Clarify Why Farmers Were Denied Access to Critical Relief Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 The Hill - America Can't Afford to Ignore the Food Service Distribution Industry Rep.Darin LaHood
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 21, 2020 LaHood, Panetta Introduce the PLUS Act to Support the Food and Beverage Industry Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads House, Senate Members in Calling for Strong Funding for Global Food Security in Anticipated Covid-19 Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 9, 2020 Duckworth Discusses Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Recovery With Illinois Restaurant Association Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers From Trump Administration On Food Box Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 13, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Meng and Espaillat Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 17, 2020 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Velázquez Says American Small Businesses Will Pay Price of Trump Wine Tariffs on Europe Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Nov. 21, 2019 Letter to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Sending Letter to FDA About Heavy Metals in Baby Food Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Members Introduce Fair Sugar Policy Act Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 50+ Members Launch Bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "It was a sweet treat to talk with Illinois members of @CandyUSA today about the Trump Admin's trade policies, solving the multiemployer pension crisis, and reforms to the U.S. sugar program." Sen.Dick Durbin
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