| July 16, 2019
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Healthcare Affordability
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| July 12, 2019
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Defend Against Attempts to Overturn ACA Protections
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| July 12, 2019
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Tweet - "Over 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions -- including 5 million Illinoisans are protected by the ACA. If President Trump has his way, insurance companies will once again be able to deny, drop, and overcharge people with pre-existing conditions. #ProtectOurCare"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 10, 2019
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Tweet - "While Pres. Trump & Republicans are attacking the Affordable Care Act in court, we must remember the real-life implications of eliminating this law. Yesterday on the steps of the Capitol, I held up this picture of Frank and Heidi Yerbic, from Peoria, IL, on their wedding day."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 9, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth Help Introduce Health Care Bill Of Rights
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 9, 2019
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Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act helped 20 million Americans gain health insurance, including more than 1 million in IL alone -- cutting the uninsured rate in our state in half. Today, Republicans are going to court to attempt to overturn the entire ACA & rip coverage away from millions."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 9, 2019
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Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Lawsuit Against The Affordable Care Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 9, 2019
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Underwood Statement on Continued Assault on Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| July 3, 2019
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Durbin Calls On Congress To Protect And Strengthen The ACA, Not Undermine It
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 2, 2019
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Tweet - "This afternoon I visited @SIUE WE CARE Clinic in my hometown of East St. Louis. It's a nurse-managed primary clinic that serves patients of all ages and works with community partners to decrease health disparities and promote health"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 2, 2019
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Tweet - "Next week 20 Republican states & the Trump Admin will go to court in an attempt -- once again -- to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. If the President has his way we could return to the dark days where insurance companies discriminate against patients with pre-existing conditions."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 27, 2019
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Problem Solvers Caucus And Senators Collins, Manchin For Bipartisan Bicameral Push to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| June 27, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Demand Trump Administration Reverse Course And Uphold Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 26, 2019
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Underwood Passes Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| June 21, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Casey, Baldwin, Murphy Warn That ACA and Medicaid Attacks Will Undermine Efforts to Lower Drug Costs for Families
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 20, 2019
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| June 19, 2019
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Tweet - "Why are Americans saying: "I can't afford to have cancer?" Because 40% lose their life savings in 2 years after cancer diagnosis. Pres. Trump's lawsuit against the ACA would make things worse by removing guaranteed coverage for those with pre-existing conditions like cancer."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Senators Baldwin, Casey, Murphy Warn That ACA and Medicaid Attacks Will Undermine Efforts to Lower Drug Costs for Families
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 15, 2019
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Underwood in Minooka on Health Care Affordability: People in Our Community Are Struggling to Afford Their Premiums, that Is Unacceptable
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| June 6, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr - Chairman Krishnamoorthi Of The Subcommittee On Economic And Consumer Policy Sends Letter To Justice Department Expressing Concerns About Proposed Merger Of Two Healthcare Companies
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| June 5, 2019
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Underwood Takes Fight For Her Solution to Make Health Care More Affordable, Reduce Premium Costs to Ways and Means Committee
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| June 4, 2019
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Executive Session
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 3, 2019
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LaHood, Sewell Introduce Ambulance Service Bill to Assist Rural Communities
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Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
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| June 3, 2019
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Tweet - "More proof that the #ACA has helped improve access to health care & treatment for all Americans. Why do President Trump and Republicans continue to sabotage the law at every turn?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 30, 2019
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Senators Collins, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Affordability of Preventive Health Care for Veterans
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 24, 2019
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Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Legislation to Overturn President Trump's Expansion of Junk Insurance Plans
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| May 23, 2019
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Action on Healthcare
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| May 21, 2019
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Tweet - "Junk plans hurt people with pre-existing conditions and don't cover basic health care needs. The Trump Administration wants to peddle them to you, but @SenateDems won't let that happen. It's why we introduced a bill today to ban them. #NoJunkPlans"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 17, 2019
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Schneider, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Primary Care for Individuals in High-Deductible Plans
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| May 17, 2019
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Underwood Bill to Protect Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Passes House
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| May 17, 2019
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Schakowsky, Burgess Introduce EMPOWER For Health Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| May 16, 2019
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Schakowsky Statement on Passage of HR 987
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| May 15, 2019
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Remedy Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 10, 2019
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Republicans Have No Plan to Improve Health Care
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| May 9, 2019
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LaHood Votes No on Dems' "Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act," Which Has Nothing to do with Preexisting Conditions
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| May 9, 2019
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Schakowsky Votes to Protect People with Pre-Existing Conditions
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| May 9, 2019
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Quigley Votes to Protect Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| May 9, 2019
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House Democrats Pass Bill to Stabilize the Affordable Care Act
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| May 9, 2019
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Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Votes to Protect People with Pre-existing Conditions
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Rep. Chuy Garcia
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| May 8, 2019
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U.S. House Passes Rep. Kelly's Bill to Increase Access to Lower-Cost Generic Drugs
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| May 7, 2019
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Schneider, Ruiz, Walorski and Bilirakis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Medicare late Enrollment Penalties
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| May 3, 2019
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Underwood Slams Administration's Continued Assault on Americans' Health Care
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| May 2, 2019
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Tweet - "The Trump Admin's brief arguing the ACA is unconstitutional is wildly wrong. This is a heartless effort to gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions & strip away health care from millions. Republicans should stand with Democrats against it."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 1, 2019
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Letter to Administrator Verma, Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Dr. Marshall Leads Letter on Access to Cancer Treatments
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 1, 2019
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DeLauro, Schakowsky Reintroduce Medicare for America
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| May 1, 2019
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Tweet - "Introduced the Choose Medicare Act today w/ @SenDuckworth, which gives individuals and employers the option to obtain Medicare, while protecting the program for today's seniors. If people want a public health insurance plan, they should have that choice."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 1, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth, Senators Introduce Choose Medicare Act To Make Medicare Available To Everyone
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 26, 2019
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Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Community Leaders to Announce Illinois Initiative to Expand Medicaid for DACA Recipients and Legal Permanent Residents
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Rep. Chuy Garcia
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| April 12, 2019
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LaHood Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce Repeal of the Medical Device Tax
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| April 4, 2019
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Brown Introduces Public Option for Affordable Care Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| April 4, 2019
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As Department of Justice Refuses to Defend Affordable Care Act in Court, Schakowsky, alongside Senators Whitehouse and Brown, Introduces Public Option for the Affordable Care Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Democratic Caucus To Save Health Care For Millions Of Americans & Those With Pre-Existing Conditions
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Congresswoman Schakowsky Statement on ACA Resolution
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| April 2, 2019
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Durbin Joins Colleagues To Reintroduce Medicare-X To Provide Low-Cost, High-Quality Insurance To Every American
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 2, 2019
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Tweet - "Despite Pres. Trump's efforts to overturn the entire ACA and eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions, Senate Dems are working to lower health costs by giving more Americans the opportunity to enroll in a public health program like Medicare."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 1, 2019
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Tweet - "@SenDuckworth & I have intro'd a bill that makes child care more affordable for working families in IL. High-quality child care can change the course of a child's life for the better & making it more affordable leads to better economic outcomes for their families & communities."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 29, 2019
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Tweet - "Facing the Trump Admin's attempts to abolish protections for pre-existing conditions and a proposed $1.5 trillion budget cut to Medicaid, I'll fight to defend our community health centers so they can continue serving the more than 1.4 million rural and urban Illinois residents."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 27, 2019
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Walorski, Kind, Meng, LaHood Introduce Bill to Lower Health Care Costs
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Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
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| March 26, 2019
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Tweet - "Despite his claims at campaign rallies, the truth is Pres. Trump's mission from day 1 has been to repeal the ACA and strip health care from millions. This can't happen - and I'll fight for every American with a pre-existing condition, and for those who depend on ACA protections."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 26, 2019
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Make Quality Health Insurance More Affordable
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| March 26, 2019
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Tweet - "To be clear, Pres. Trump is trying to eliminate: *Protections for people w pre-existing conditions *Coverage for kids up to age 26 *Free annual check-ups, mammograms, & other cancer screenings *Guaranteed insurance coverage of hospitalizations, Rx drugs, & infant health care."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 26, 2019
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MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Lauren Underwood
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| March 26, 2019
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House Democrats Unveil Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions and Lower Health Care Costs
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Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
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| March 23, 2019
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Tweet - "The Affordable Care Act has been under constant threat from President Trump & Republicans. As the law turns 9 today, we have to stay vigilant in protecting it. It provides millions in IL and across the country with health insurance, essential protections, and peace of mind."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 20, 2019
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Tweet - "I've supported safeguards for those bankrupted by medical issues that are usually outside of someone's control and come as a surprise. Nobody should ever have to choose between their physical health and their financial health."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 14, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reps. Lee, Hurd, Lead Bipartisan Letter Opposing Secretary Azar's Proposed CMS Medicare Pt. D Rule
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| March 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Neal, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Frank Pallone, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Hon. Bobby Scott, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee - New Democrat Coalition Members Urge Committee Leadership to Strengthen the ACA, Paving the Way for Affordable Universal Coverage
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| Feb. 21, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar - Underwood to Azar on Proposed Rule That Would Increase Health Insurance Costs: "These Proposed Policy Changes Are Unacceptable
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| Feb. 15, 2019
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Durbin, Schakowsky, Krishnamoorthi Introduce Legislation To Expand Access To Health Care By Creating Public Option
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Feb. 13, 2019
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Casten Joins Congressman Golden to Introduce New Bill t Stop Drug Companies' Unfair Price Hikes, Address Rising RX Costs in America
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| Feb. 8, 2019
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Tweet - "Repealed individual mandate. Trying to replace real health plans with "junk plans." Actively supporting TX court case which would eliminate #ACA & protections for pre-existing conditions. Slashed funding for staff who sign people up for insurance. Sounds like sabotage to me."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 7, 2019
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Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Rep. Chuy Garcia
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| Feb. 6, 2019
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Underwood Introduces Legislation to Protect Americans With Pre-existing Conditions, Ban "Junk" Insurance Plans
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| Jan. 28, 2019
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Bost Announces Support for Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Obamacare "Cadillac Tax"
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| Jan. 28, 2019
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CBC Health Braintrust Chair, Rep. Robin Kelly, Applauds First COR Hearing for Focusing on the High Cost of Prescription Drugs
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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