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Aug. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Farm income today is 50% below the Obama Administration peak in 2013, and historic flooding and excessively wet conditions led to the latest planting in 60 years." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Good. I've been pushing FDA for years to remove illegal e-cigarette products. Is JUUL next on the list?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 In Peoria, Durbin Announces Bill To Boost Agricultural Research Funding Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2019 Tweet - "On August 8, 1982, Boston Red Sox left fielder Jim Rice rushed to the aid of a young fan who was struck by a foul ball. Rice carried the young fan off the field and went on to finish the game in his blood-stained uniform." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Letter to Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - Durbin, Duckworth Urge MLB To Report Data On Foul Ball Injuries At Ballparks Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Fan safety should be a top priority for @MLB. That's why @SenDuckworth and I are asking the league to start collecting and reporting data about fan injuries at MLB stadiums. This is about protecting baseball's biggest (and littlest) fans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 In City Club Address, Duckworth Lays out Vision for How to Achieve True American Strength Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 7, 2019 Underwood, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Health Care More Affordable for Veterans Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, @SenDuckworth, @SenStabenow, and @SenGaryPeters joined me in asking the @USDA to give farmers some additional flexibility with their crop insurance premiums during this particularly tough year." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "We have to stop allowing e-cigarette companies like JUUL to target our children with their harmful and addictive products." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "There are 45 million seniors in America who have prescription drug coverage under Medicare. Some of them are forced to skip doses, split pills, or avoid filling prescriptions because of the skyrocketing increases in drug prices." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Rep. Lynch And Quiet Skies Caucus Colleagues Request A Meeting With New FAA Administrator Regarding Airplane Noise Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Bill Northey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation - Durbin, Duckworth, Stabenow, Peters Urge USDA To Delay Crop Insurance Premium Deadline Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo - Baldwin, Rubio Lead 86 Senators in Calling on Secretary Pompeo to Urge Poland to Support Restitution for Holocaust Victims and their Families Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Reps. Pressley, García, Senators Van Hollen, Warren Applaud Fed Decision on Faster Payments Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @UnityPointNews in Moline I stood with patients and families who are struggling with the skyrocketing cost of insulin. Over the past two decades, we have seen the price of insulin increase more than 600%." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Underwood, Kennedy Address Mental Health Challenges Faced by Generation Z and Millennials Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Durbin Discusses Bipartisan Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "The 35-day government shutdown is still impacting our air traffic control system, 6 months later. With a shortage of air traffic controllers and the delayed implementation of new safety systems, we need to make sure we're doing everything we can to secure our aviation system." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "JUUL is targeting our children with their dangerous and addictive products. Companies like JUUL are going to hook another entire generation of young people on nicotine. We can't let that happen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "The @AmerAcadPeds has called JUUL "a fatally flawed product" and now @DavidAKesslerMD--pediatrician & former FDA Commissioner--outlines how JUUL took a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook & designed a nicotine-delivery device that purposely appeals to kids." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "On #WorldLungCancerDay, I remember my father. He smoked two packs of Camels every day & died of lung cancer when he was only 53. I have made it my mission in Congress to fight Big Tobacco & the senseless pain, suffering & death they have caused. That fight continues to this day." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Rural hospitals are the backbones of their communities, providing essential health care & boosting the local economy. To provide relief for hospitals facing financial hardship, @RepKinzinger & I are urging HHS to designate these vulnerable facilities as Critical Access Hospitals." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Kinzinger, Durbin Send Letter to HHS to Save Rural Hospitals Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to see the long overdue release of Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed M'khaitir, who never should have been jailed in the first place." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Sarbanes Urges Trump EPA to Reverse Polluter-Friendly Policies and Clean Up Coal Ash Groundwater Contamination Rep. Sean Casten, ...
July 30, 2019 Duckworth Secures Important Illinois Priorities in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "The Cahokia Mounds represent the indigenous peoples & landscapes that once made up North America's first city. Proud to stand alongside @RepBost to introduce a bill designating the mounds as a National Historic Park, protecting this fascinating site for generations to come." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to Vice Admiral Mike Gilday, @USNavy nominee for Chief of Naval Operations, for stopping by today to discuss acquisition reform, improving ship safety, and his past experience in surface warfare and cyber command." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bill To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Historic Park Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Reps. LaHood, Sewell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Post-Graduation Scholarships Rep. Darin LaHood
July 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - New Democrat Coalition letter urges president to prioritize bipartisan infrastructure legislation Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 29, 2019 Tweet - "AFTERNOON READ: This crucial federal funding will allow the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District to purchase new low-emission transit buses that will improve the quality of life for all residents -- even those who don't use public transportation." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2019 Letter to Hon. Uttam Dhillion, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency - Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) and Durbin (D-Ill.) Urge DEA to Reduce Opioid Production Quotas Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2019 Rep. Hayes Introduces Legislation to Protect Health of America's School Chilldren Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
July 26, 2019 Foster Introduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance Rep. Bill Foster
July 26, 2019 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congresswoman Lee, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders, and 146 House Members Urge Administration to Immediately Reverse Decision to Withdraw Funding from UNFPA Rep. Bill Foster, ...
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Call for Reversal of Trump Administration's Gag Rule Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2019 Rep. Cisneros joins Rep. Waltz in bipartisan group of veterans to handwash Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rep. Mike Bost, ...
July 26, 2019 Representatives Quigley, Clark & Fitzpatrick Introduce Bill to Expand Trauma-Informed Practices in Schools Rep. Mike Quigley
July 26, 2019 Tweet - "Like Big Tobacco before them, JUUL can claim innocence all they want. But the fact remains: JUUL is the single main cause of today's youth vaping epidemic. It's time for the @FDA to do its job & protect our kids from these dangerous and addictive products." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2019 Clark, Quigley & Fitzpatrick introduce bill to expand trauma-informed practices in schools Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
July 25, 2019 New Documents Show JUUL Deliberately Targeted Children to Become the Nation's Largest Seller of E-Cigarettes Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 25, 2019 Hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Casten Delivers Climate Policy Proposals to House Energy and Commerce Committee Rep. Sean Casten
July 25, 2019 Congressman Cohen, Senator Duckworth Introduce School Bus Safety Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin To Acting FDA Commissioner: You Must Act On The Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic In Order To Earn My Support Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2019 Tweet - "JUUL likes to boast about its warning ads that are supposed to deter children from using their product. Where do we see those ads? The Washington Post is one place. How many children wake up and read the Post in the morning?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Aug. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Farm income today is 50% below the Obama Administration peak in 2013, and historic flooding and excessively wet conditions led to the latest planting in 60 years." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Good. I've been pushing FDA for years to remove illegal e-cigarette products. Is JUUL next on the list?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 In Peoria, Durbin Announces Bill To Boost Agricultural Research Funding Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 8, 2019 Tweet - "On August 8, 1982, Boston Red Sox left fielder Jim Rice rushed to the aid of a young fan who was struck by a foul ball. Rice carried the young fan off the field and went on to finish the game in his blood-stained uniform." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Letter to Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball - Durbin, Duckworth Urge MLB To Report Data On Foul Ball Injuries At Ballparks Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Fan safety should be a top priority for @MLB. That's why @SenDuckworth and I are asking the league to start collecting and reporting data about fan injuries at MLB stadiums. This is about protecting baseball's biggest (and littlest) fans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 In City Club Address, Duckworth Lays out Vision for How to Achieve True American Strength Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 7, 2019 Underwood, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Health Care More Affordable for Veterans Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, @SenDuckworth, @SenStabenow, and @SenGaryPeters joined me in asking the @USDA to give farmers some additional flexibility with their crop insurance premiums during this particularly tough year." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2019 Tweet - "We have to stop allowing e-cigarette companies like JUUL to target our children with their harmful and addictive products." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Tweet - "There are 45 million seniors in America who have prescription drug coverage under Medicare. Some of them are forced to skip doses, split pills, or avoid filling prescriptions because of the skyrocketing increases in drug prices." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Rep. Lynch And Quiet Skies Caucus Colleagues Request A Meeting With New FAA Administrator Regarding Airplane Noise Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Bill Northey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation - Durbin, Duckworth, Stabenow, Peters Urge USDA To Delay Crop Insurance Premium Deadline Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo - Baldwin, Rubio Lead 86 Senators in Calling on Secretary Pompeo to Urge Poland to Support Restitution for Holocaust Victims and their Families Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Reps. Pressley, García, Senators Van Hollen, Warren Applaud Fed Decision on Faster Payments Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @UnityPointNews in Moline I stood with patients and families who are struggling with the skyrocketing cost of insulin. Over the past two decades, we have seen the price of insulin increase more than 600%." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 5, 2019 Underwood, Kennedy Address Mental Health Challenges Faced by Generation Z and Millennials Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Durbin Discusses Bipartisan Bill To Speed Up Availability Of Generic Insulin Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "The 35-day government shutdown is still impacting our air traffic control system, 6 months later. With a shortage of air traffic controllers and the delayed implementation of new safety systems, we need to make sure we're doing everything we can to secure our aviation system." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 2, 2019 Tweet - "JUUL is targeting our children with their dangerous and addictive products. Companies like JUUL are going to hook another entire generation of young people on nicotine. We can't let that happen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "The @AmerAcadPeds has called JUUL "a fatally flawed product" and now @DavidAKesslerMD--pediatrician & former FDA Commissioner--outlines how JUUL took a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook & designed a nicotine-delivery device that purposely appeals to kids." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "On #WorldLungCancerDay, I remember my father. He smoked two packs of Camels every day & died of lung cancer when he was only 53. I have made it my mission in Congress to fight Big Tobacco & the senseless pain, suffering & death they have caused. That fight continues to this day." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Rural hospitals are the backbones of their communities, providing essential health care & boosting the local economy. To provide relief for hospitals facing financial hardship, @RepKinzinger & I are urging HHS to designate these vulnerable facilities as Critical Access Hospitals." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Kinzinger, Durbin Send Letter to HHS to Save Rural Hospitals Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to see the long overdue release of Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed M'khaitir, who never should have been jailed in the first place." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Sarbanes Urges Trump EPA to Reverse Polluter-Friendly Policies and Clean Up Coal Ash Groundwater Contamination Rep.Sean Casten, ...
July 30, 2019 Duckworth Secures Important Illinois Priorities in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "The Cahokia Mounds represent the indigenous peoples & landscapes that once made up North America's first city. Proud to stand alongside @RepBost to introduce a bill designating the mounds as a National Historic Park, protecting this fascinating site for generations to come." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Tweet - "Thanks to Vice Admiral Mike Gilday, @USNavy nominee for Chief of Naval Operations, for stopping by today to discuss acquisition reform, improving ship safety, and his past experience in surface warfare and cyber command." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Durbin Introduces Bill To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Historic Park Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2019 Reps. LaHood, Sewell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Post-Graduation Scholarships Rep.Darin LaHood
July 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - New Democrat Coalition letter urges president to prioritize bipartisan infrastructure legislation Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 29, 2019 Tweet - "AFTERNOON READ: This crucial federal funding will allow the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District to purchase new low-emission transit buses that will improve the quality of life for all residents -- even those who don't use public transportation." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2019 Letter to Hon. Uttam Dhillion, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency - Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) and Durbin (D-Ill.) Urge DEA to Reduce Opioid Production Quotas Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2019 Rep. Hayes Introduces Legislation to Protect Health of America's School Chilldren Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
July 26, 2019 Foster Introduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance Rep.Bill Foster
July 26, 2019 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congresswoman Lee, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders, and 146 House Members Urge Administration to Immediately Reverse Decision to Withdraw Funding from UNFPA Rep.Bill Foster, ...
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Call for Reversal of Trump Administration's Gag Rule Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2019 Rep. Cisneros joins Rep. Waltz in bipartisan group of veterans to handwash Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rep.Mike Bost, ...
July 26, 2019 Representatives Quigley, Clark & Fitzpatrick Introduce Bill to Expand Trauma-Informed Practices in Schools Rep.Mike Quigley
July 26, 2019 Tweet - "Like Big Tobacco before them, JUUL can claim innocence all they want. But the fact remains: JUUL is the single main cause of today's youth vaping epidemic. It's time for the @FDA to do its job & protect our kids from these dangerous and addictive products." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2019 Clark, Quigley & Fitzpatrick introduce bill to expand trauma-informed practices in schools Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
July 25, 2019 New Documents Show JUUL Deliberately Targeted Children to Become the Nation's Largest Seller of E-Cigarettes Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 25, 2019 Hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Casten Delivers Climate Policy Proposals to House Energy and Commerce Committee Rep.Sean Casten
July 25, 2019 Congressman Cohen, Senator Duckworth Introduce School Bus Safety Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin To Acting FDA Commissioner: You Must Act On The Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic In Order To Earn My Support Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2019 Tweet - "JUUL likes to boast about its warning ads that are supposed to deter children from using their product. Where do we see those ads? The Washington Post is one place. How many children wake up and read the Post in the morning?" Sen.Dick Durbin
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