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June 9, 2017 Energy and Commerce Committee Adopts Schakowsky Amendment on Lowering Drug Pricing Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 9, 2017 Casey, Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit School 'Lunch Shaming' Rep. Danny Davis, ...
May 16, 2016 Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 12, 2016 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 5, 2016 Gillibrand, Feinstein & Durbin Announce New USDA Food Safety Measures to Reduce Foodborne Illnesses in Poultry Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 21, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on FDA Creation of Dietary Supplement Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 167 Liquid Nicotine Retailers - Marketing Flavored Liquid-Nicotine Using Recognizable Brand Names Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - To Urge the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Liquid-Nicotine Retailers' Advertising Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 25 Candy, Cereal, Food and Drink Companies - Liquid-Nicotine Retailers Using Trademarked Brand Names Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2015 Senate Approves Bill to Child-Proof Liquid Nicotine Bottles Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 7, 2015 Citing Recent Outrageous Examples, Durbin Calls on FTC to Review Sharp Spikes in Drug Pricing Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2015 Durbin, Blumenthal Statement on DOJ, Federal Agencies Bringing Criminal and Civil Charges Against More than 100 Dietary Supplement Makers and Marketers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 15, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on New Study Identifying Dietary Supplement Use Causes More Than 20,000 E.R. Visits Every Year Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 30, 2015 Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise Smoking Age to 21 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 1, 2015 Following Senators' Urging, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announces Additional Action to Protect Consumers from the Dangers of Deadly Powdered Caffeine Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 13, 2015 Durbin Joins Coalition Pressing FDA To Tackle Toxics In E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2015 Letter to Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative - Protect Anti-Tobacco Public Health Measures in TPP Negotiations Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 10, 2015 Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 Rep. Mike Bost
May 1, 2015 Schakowsky visits Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov School's lunch program Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 30, 2015 Senators Urge Full Funding For Food Safety In Wake Of Recalls Following Listeria Outbreak Sen. Dick Durbin
April 30, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jerry Moran, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeff Merkley, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fully Funding the FDA Food Safety Activities Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 24, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 23, 2015 Schakowsky joins Guinta, Lujan Grisham & Buchanan to Reintroduce the Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 to end Horse Slaughter Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 23, 2015 FDA Issues Warnings On Mislabeled Supplements Following Senators' Call To Action Sen. Dick Durbin
April 16, 2015 Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 13, 2015 Duckworth Diary: March 13, 2015 Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Tobacco Deeming Regulations to Protect Children Against Harmful E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 25, 2015 Letter to Tim Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Senators Urge Update to Pathogen Standards for Beef and Prok Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015 Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015 Durbin, Blumenthal, Reed, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2015 Safe Food Act of 2015 Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2015 Durbin, Delauro: Obama Budget Takes Step Toward Single Food Safety Agency Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2015 Durbin, Delauro Introduce Legislation Establishing A Single Food Agency Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 14, 2015 Lawmakers Say Child's Death Brings Urgency To Liquid-Nicotine Regulation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015 Markey, Durbin, Blumenthal Call for Increased Disclosure, Transparency in New Comprehensive Report on Energy Drink Consumption Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015 Durbin, Markey, Blumenthal Call For Increased Disclosure, Transparency In New Comprehensive Report On Energy Drink Consumption Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2014 Durbin Calls on FDA to Act as Teen E-Cigarette Use Surpasses Traditional Tobacco Products Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2014 Durbin Provision to Reduce Risks of Tobacco Related Illness Among Servicemembers Included in Defense Authorization Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2014 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Release of GAO Food Safety Report Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2014 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Questioning Poultry Slaughter Rule Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 9, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Senators Call on FDA to Protect Consumers by Adopting Stronger Warning Labels for E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2014 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director the Office of Budget and Management - Support of Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 18, 2014 Hunger Action Month Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader of the House, and Candice Miller, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Banning Polystyrene from House Cafeterias Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 8, 2014 Letter to Michael Froman, Ambassador Office of the US Trade Representative - Restore the Flow of U.S. Agriculture Exports to China Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 5, 2014 E-Newsletter: Back to School and Improved Care Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 3, 2014 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - Call to Strengthen Oversight of Food Marketing to Children Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2014 Congressional Authors of E-Cigarette Marketing Report Call New CDC Data 'the Sound of an Alarm' Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 21, 2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Action on Poverty Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 4, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2014 Members of Congress: More and More Children Bring Exposed to E-Cigarette Marketing Are Picking Up the Habit Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2014 Durbin, Pallone Meet With MLB and MLB Player's Association To Discuss Spit Tobacco Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2014 Associated Press - Military's Tobacco Discount: Up in Smoke Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2014 Food Insecurity Rep. Mike Quigley
July 10, 2014 Lawmakers Want Safety Caps on Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2014 Family Smoking Prevention Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2014 Durbin: The Fight Against Big Tobacco Isn't Over Yet Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Aggressive E-Cigarette Marketing and Potential Consequences for Youth Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014 Durbin Chairs Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on DOD Budget Issues Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2014 The Hill - Ecigs Scorched on Capital Hill Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2014 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - E-Cigarettes on Airplanes Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014 Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014 Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2014 Letter to Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Michael Froman, US Trade Representative - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 8, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette's Harmful Chemical Releases Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 24, 2014 Durbin Responds to FDA Tobacco Regulations Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2014 Durbin, Waxman, Harkin, Rockefeller, and Members of Congress: Report Shows E-Cigarette Marketing Campaigns Lighting Up Among Young Users Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - False Advertising by E-Cigarette Makers Sen. Dick Durbin
April 7, 2014 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of Federal Trade Commission - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2014 Durbin Calls for Regulation of E-Cigarettes Following CDC Report on Liquid Nicotine Poisonings Sen. Dick Durbin
March 27, 2014 Durbin Commends House Members for Joining Effort to Protect Children from E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2014 Letter to Gregory Wasson, CEO Walgreens, John Standley, CEO Rite Aid Corporation, and Steven Anderson, CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores - Urge Drug Stores to Remove Tobacco Products From Stores Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2014 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act -- Motion to Proceed Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
June 9, 2017 Energy and Commerce Committee Adopts Schakowsky Amendment on Lowering Drug Pricing Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 9, 2017 Casey, Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit School 'Lunch Shaming' Rep.Danny Davis, ...
May 16, 2016 Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 12, 2016 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 5, 2016 Gillibrand, Feinstein & Durbin Announce New USDA Food Safety Measures to Reduce Foodborne Illnesses in Poultry Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 21, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on FDA Creation of Dietary Supplement Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 167 Liquid Nicotine Retailers - Marketing Flavored Liquid-Nicotine Using Recognizable Brand Names Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - To Urge the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Liquid-Nicotine Retailers' Advertising Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 25 Candy, Cereal, Food and Drink Companies - Liquid-Nicotine Retailers Using Trademarked Brand Names Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 11, 2015 Senate Approves Bill to Child-Proof Liquid Nicotine Bottles Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 7, 2015 Citing Recent Outrageous Examples, Durbin Calls on FTC to Review Sharp Spikes in Drug Pricing Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2015 Durbin, Blumenthal Statement on DOJ, Federal Agencies Bringing Criminal and Civil Charges Against More than 100 Dietary Supplement Makers and Marketers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 15, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on New Study Identifying Dietary Supplement Use Causes More Than 20,000 E.R. Visits Every Year Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 30, 2015 Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise Smoking Age to 21 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 1, 2015 Following Senators' Urging, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announces Additional Action to Protect Consumers from the Dangers of Deadly Powdered Caffeine Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 13, 2015 Durbin Joins Coalition Pressing FDA To Tackle Toxics In E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2015 Letter to Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative - Protect Anti-Tobacco Public Health Measures in TPP Negotiations Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 10, 2015 Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 Rep.Mike Bost
May 1, 2015 Schakowsky visits Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov School's lunch program Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 30, 2015 Senators Urge Full Funding For Food Safety In Wake Of Recalls Following Listeria Outbreak Sen.Dick Durbin
April 30, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jerry Moran, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeff Merkley, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fully Funding the FDA Food Safety Activities Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 24, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 23, 2015 Schakowsky joins Guinta, Lujan Grisham & Buchanan to Reintroduce the Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 to end Horse Slaughter Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 23, 2015 FDA Issues Warnings On Mislabeled Supplements Following Senators' Call To Action Sen.Dick Durbin
April 16, 2015 Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 13, 2015 Duckworth Diary: March 13, 2015 Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Tobacco Deeming Regulations to Protect Children Against Harmful E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 25, 2015 Letter to Tim Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Senators Urge Update to Pathogen Standards for Beef and Prok Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015 Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015 Durbin, Blumenthal, Reed, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2015 Safe Food Act of 2015 Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2015 Durbin, Delauro: Obama Budget Takes Step Toward Single Food Safety Agency Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2015 Durbin, Delauro Introduce Legislation Establishing A Single Food Agency Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 14, 2015 Lawmakers Say Child's Death Brings Urgency To Liquid-Nicotine Regulation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015 Markey, Durbin, Blumenthal Call for Increased Disclosure, Transparency in New Comprehensive Report on Energy Drink Consumption Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015 Durbin, Markey, Blumenthal Call For Increased Disclosure, Transparency In New Comprehensive Report On Energy Drink Consumption Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2014 Durbin Calls on FDA to Act as Teen E-Cigarette Use Surpasses Traditional Tobacco Products Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2014 Durbin Provision to Reduce Risks of Tobacco Related Illness Among Servicemembers Included in Defense Authorization Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2014 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Release of GAO Food Safety Report Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2014 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Questioning Poultry Slaughter Rule Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 9, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Senators Call on FDA to Protect Consumers by Adopting Stronger Warning Labels for E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2014 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director the Office of Budget and Management - Support of Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 18, 2014 Hunger Action Month Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader of the House, and Candice Miller, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Banning Polystyrene from House Cafeterias Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 8, 2014 Letter to Michael Froman, Ambassador Office of the US Trade Representative - Restore the Flow of U.S. Agriculture Exports to China Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 5, 2014 E-Newsletter: Back to School and Improved Care Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 3, 2014 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - Call to Strengthen Oversight of Food Marketing to Children Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2014 Congressional Authors of E-Cigarette Marketing Report Call New CDC Data 'the Sound of an Alarm' Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 21, 2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Action on Poverty Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 4, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2014 Members of Congress: More and More Children Bring Exposed to E-Cigarette Marketing Are Picking Up the Habit Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2014 Durbin, Pallone Meet With MLB and MLB Player's Association To Discuss Spit Tobacco Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2014 Associated Press - Military's Tobacco Discount: Up in Smoke Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2014 Food Insecurity Rep.Mike Quigley
July 10, 2014 Lawmakers Want Safety Caps on Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2014 Family Smoking Prevention Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2014 Durbin: The Fight Against Big Tobacco Isn't Over Yet Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Aggressive E-Cigarette Marketing and Potential Consequences for Youth Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014 Durbin Chairs Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on DOD Budget Issues Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2014 The Hill - Ecigs Scorched on Capital Hill Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2014 Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - E-Cigarettes on Airplanes Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014 Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014 Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2014 Letter to Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Michael Froman, US Trade Representative - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 8, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette's Harmful Chemical Releases Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 24, 2014 Durbin Responds to FDA Tobacco Regulations Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2014 Durbin, Waxman, Harkin, Rockefeller, and Members of Congress: Report Shows E-Cigarette Marketing Campaigns Lighting Up Among Young Users Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - False Advertising by E-Cigarette Makers Sen.Dick Durbin
April 7, 2014 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of Federal Trade Commission - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2014 Durbin Calls for Regulation of E-Cigarettes Following CDC Report on Liquid Nicotine Poisonings Sen.Dick Durbin
March 27, 2014 Durbin Commends House Members for Joining Effort to Protect Children from E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2014 Letter to Gregory Wasson, CEO Walgreens, John Standley, CEO Rite Aid Corporation, and Steven Anderson, CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores - Urge Drug Stores to Remove Tobacco Products From Stores Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2014 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act -- Motion to Proceed Sen.Dick Durbin
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