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April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Neal, Takano, Davis Urge Treasury and IRS to Automatically Issue Economic Impact Payments to Supplemental Security Income and Veterans Affairs Recipients Rep. Danny Davis, ...
April 3, 2020 Tweet - "The direct payments in the CARES Act can & should include all dependents -- 17 & 18 year olds, college students, and other dependent adults." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 1, 2020 Tweet - "Great to see Quincy city council assign new duties, like assisting with Salvation Army and Meals on Wheels food delivery, to transit employees whose routes were shut down because of the #COVID19 pandemic." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 1, 2020 Chairman Larson & Chairman Davis Calls for IRS and SSA to Simplify SS Stimulus Process Rep. Danny Davis, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State of the U.S. Department of State - Warren Joins Senate and House Colleagues in Calling for U.S. to Lift Sanctions as Iran Reels from Coronavirus Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth Urge CMS To Approve Illinois' Request To Expand Medicaid Coverage, Lift Barriers During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep. Mike Quigley
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep. Jan Schakowsky
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep. Lauren Underwood
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep. Mike Bost
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep. Chuy Garcia
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. Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Joyce, Quigley Call on House, Senate Leadership to Provide Robust Funding to Support Hospitals and Health Systems Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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 21, 2020 Letter to Lisa Murkowski and Tom Udall, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Bipartisan Colleagues Request Full FY2021 Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alez Azar, Secretary of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Rear Admiral Micheal Weahkee, Principal Duty Director of Indian Health Service, and Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control - Gianforte Demands Immediate Release of Congressionally Approved COVID-19 Aid to Indian Country Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Durbin, Duckworth Join 165 Members Of Congress In Calling For Billions In Community Health Center Funding To Tackle Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Sean Casten, ...
March 20, 2020 Coronavirus Sen. Dick Durbin
March 18, 2020 Duckworth Votes for the Bipartisan Coronavirus Response Act in the Senate 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 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls For Inclusion Of A Child Allowance In Any Direct Cash Payment Program As Part Of Economic Stimulus Package Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 15, 2020 Duckworth: Senate Should Pass Bipartisan Coronavirus Response Act Immediately Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Discusses Trump Proposals to Help Those Affected by Coronavirus & Coronavirus Outbreaks Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Venezuela's tragic humanitarian crisis demands a stronger & more urgent international response. Met with @OAS_official Secretary General Luis Almagro today to discuss increasing humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan people & defending democratic principles in Latin America." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Hoyer, DeFazio, House Democrats Call on FEMA to Approve Disaster Recovery Aid to Permanently Restore Infrastructure in Puerto Rico Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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, ...
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Bipartisan Funding Deal to Combat the Spread of Covid-19 Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 4, 2020 Quigley Questions Wheeler About EPA Failure to Hold Pruitt Accountable Rep. Mike Quigley
March 4, 2020 Quigley Questions Mnuchin About Gop Tax Cuts Exploding National Deficit Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 28, 2020 House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families Introduces Older Americans Bill of Rights Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer - Rep. Rouda, Joined by 34 Freshman Members of Congress, Sends Bipartisan Letter Requesting COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Public Schools Week and the President's Budget 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. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Join Democratic Colleagues In Fighting To Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions In FY21 Budget Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 President Trump's 2021 Budget Rep. Brad Schneider
Feb. 13, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Trump Administration's Failure to Include Funding for Great Lakes Shoreline Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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 Casten Statement on President Trump's FY2021 Budget Request Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Counter Safety Net Cuts Pushed By Trump Administration Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Schakowsky Slams Trump for Budget of Broken Promises Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on the budget request that President Trump submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2021:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Durbin Statement On President Trump's FY21 Budget Request 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. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Date Title Politician
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Neal, Takano, Davis Urge Treasury and IRS to Automatically Issue Economic Impact Payments to Supplemental Security Income and Veterans Affairs Recipients Rep.Danny Davis, ...
April 3, 2020 Tweet - "The direct payments in the CARES Act can & should include all dependents -- 17 & 18 year olds, college students, and other dependent adults." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 1, 2020 Tweet - "Great to see Quincy city council assign new duties, like assisting with Salvation Army and Meals on Wheels food delivery, to transit employees whose routes were shut down because of the #COVID19 pandemic." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 1, 2020 Chairman Larson & Chairman Davis Calls for IRS and SSA to Simplify SS Stimulus Process Rep.Danny Davis, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State of the U.S. Department of State - Warren Joins Senate and House Colleagues in Calling for U.S. to Lift Sanctions as Iran Reels from Coronavirus Rep.Danny Davis, ...
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 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Durbin, Duckworth Urge CMS To Approve Illinois' Request To Expand Medicaid Coverage, Lift Barriers During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep.Mike Quigley
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep.Jan Schakowsky
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep.Lauren Underwood
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep.Mike Bost
March 27, 2020 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Rep.Chuy Garcia
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.Dick Durbin, ...
March 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Joyce, Quigley Call on House, Senate Leadership to Provide Robust Funding to Support Hospitals and Health Systems Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
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 21, 2020 Letter to Lisa Murkowski and Tom Udall, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Bipartisan Colleagues Request Full FY2021 Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alez Azar, Secretary of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Rear Admiral Micheal Weahkee, Principal Duty Director of Indian Health Service, and Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control - Gianforte Demands Immediate Release of Congressionally Approved COVID-19 Aid to Indian Country Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Durbin, Duckworth Join 165 Members Of Congress In Calling For Billions In Community Health Center Funding To Tackle Coronavirus Pandemic Rep.Sean Casten, ...
March 20, 2020 Coronavirus Sen.Dick Durbin
March 18, 2020 Duckworth Votes for the Bipartisan Coronavirus Response Act in the Senate 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 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls For Inclusion Of A Child Allowance In Any Direct Cash Payment Program As Part Of Economic Stimulus Package Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 15, 2020 Duckworth: Senate Should Pass Bipartisan Coronavirus Response Act Immediately Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Discusses Trump Proposals to Help Those Affected by Coronavirus & Coronavirus Outbreaks Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Venezuela's tragic humanitarian crisis demands a stronger & more urgent international response. Met with @OAS_official Secretary General Luis Almagro today to discuss increasing humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan people & defending democratic principles in Latin America." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2020 Letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Hoyer, DeFazio, House Democrats Call on FEMA to Approve Disaster Recovery Aid to Permanently Restore Infrastructure in Puerto Rico Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
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, ...
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Applauds Bipartisan Funding Deal to Combat the Spread of Covid-19 Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 4, 2020 Quigley Questions Wheeler About EPA Failure to Hold Pruitt Accountable Rep.Mike Quigley
March 4, 2020 Quigley Questions Mnuchin About Gop Tax Cuts Exploding National Deficit Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 28, 2020 House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families Introduces Older Americans Bill of Rights Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer - Rep. Rouda, Joined by 34 Freshman Members of Congress, Sends Bipartisan Letter Requesting COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Public Schools Week and the President's Budget 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. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Join Democratic Colleagues In Fighting To Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions In FY21 Budget Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 President Trump's 2021 Budget Rep.Brad Schneider
Feb. 13, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Trump Administration's Failure to Include Funding for Great Lakes Shoreline Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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 Casten Statement on President Trump's FY2021 Budget Request Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 11, 2020 Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Counter Safety Net Cuts Pushed By Trump Administration Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Schakowsky Slams Trump for Budget of Broken Promises Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "My statement on the budget request that President Trump submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2021:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2020 Durbin Statement On President Trump's FY21 Budget Request 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.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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