×
Meet Civic Sage
Ask real questions about politics—and get clear, factual answers.
Civic Sage pulls directly from
Vote Smart's verified, nonpartisan research.
No opinions. No spin. Just trusted context.
Built with boundaries, on purpose
So you get facts you can trust.
You can ask about:
Your representatives & their biographies
Voting records, legislation, & ballots
Special interest groups & political influence
How government works
Start Chatting
Learn More
HAVE OUR BACKS
Sign Up
Already Registered?
face
lock_outline
×
Sign Up
Already Registered?
face
lock_outline
THE FACTS
BIO
BIO
VOTES
VOTES
POSITIONS
POSITIONS
RATINGS
RATINGS
Donate
No Thank You
OFFICIALS
LEGISLATION
INTEREST GROUPS
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
COMMITTEES
VETOES
Public Statements
Reset All Filters
Office
Congressional
Presidential
Congressional
Gubernatorial
State Legislative
Federal Judicial
Statewide
State Judicial
State
Illinois
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
National
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Issue
Industries
All Issues
Abortion
Agriculture and Food
Animals and Wildlife
Arts, Entertainment, and History
Budget, Spending and Taxes
Business and Consumers
Business, Consumers, and Employees
Campaign Finance
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Conservative
Constitution
Criminal Justice
Death Penalty
Defense
Drugs
Economy and Fiscal
Education
Elections
Employment and Affirmative Action
Energy
Entitlements and the Safety Net
Environment
Executive Branch
Family
Federal, State and Local Relations
Finance and Banking
Fiscally Conservative
Fiscally Liberal
Food Processing and Sales
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Aid
Gambling and Gaming
Government Budget and Spending
Government Operations
Guns
Health Insurance
Health and Health Care
High Priority
Higher Education
Housing and Property
Ideology
Immigration
Impartial/Nonpartisan
Indigenous Peoples
Industries
Infrastructure
Issues
Judicial Branch
K-12 Education
Labor Unions
Legal
Legislative Branch
Liberal
Low Priority
Marijuana
Marriage
Military Personnel
Minors and Children
Monetary Policy
National Security
Natural Resources
Oil and Gas
Populations
Priorities
Religion
Reproduction
Science
Science, Technology and Communication
Senior Citizens
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Social
Socially Conservative
Socially Liberal
Stem Cell Research
Taxes
Technology and Communication
Trade
Transportation
Unemployed and Low-Income
Veterans
Women
Limit results to:
Officials
Candidates
Date Range
Start Date
End Date
Apply
Keyword Search
enter search term
Search string must be longer than 3 characters.
Page 126 of 267
chevron_left
126
127
128
129
130
chevron_right
results per page:
50
75
50
25
Date
Title
Politician
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I reintroduced the SAFE Kids Act with @lisamurkowski, @RepDianaDeGette, and @RepRaskin today. This bill would restrict e-cigarette flavorings that are intentionally meant to appeal to kids, like cotton candy, kool-aid grape, and gummy bear."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider, Casten, Press ATSDR for Updated Health Report for Willowbrook
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I found an unlikely ally in Commissioner Gottlieb when it came to fighting Big Tobacco and the e-cigarette epidemic. I hope Gottlieb's successor picks up right where he leaves off."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Rep. Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Durbin, Murkowski, Degette, Raskin Introduce Bill To Restrict Kid-Friendly Flavors In E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Bost Votes to Support Veterans Affected by "Burn Pits"
Rep. Mike Bost
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Letter to Chairman Jay Clayton - Senator Warren and Colleagues Demand Answers on Shamefully Weak SEC Settlement with Corinthian College Executives
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "Credit and debit card swipe fees cost U.S. businesses and their customers $90 billion/year. This is unsustainable. Yet the WSJ reported that @Visa and @MasterCard are looking to raise swipe fees in the U.S. and lower them in Europe. How is that fair?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019
Letter to Mr. Anderson - Make Changes to Prevent Another Equipment Failure at Union Station
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The safety, security, and readiness of our military is more important than President Trump keeping a campaign promise."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "Former Secretary James Mattis knew that the country can't hit the pause button on military readiness, but the White House still won't listen."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act
Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019
In First Hearing as Ranking Member of Transportation and Safety Subcommittee Duckworth Highlights Need to Improve Infrastructure and Reduce Bottlenecks in Chicagoland
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Modernization Projects
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Trump Administration's Title X Gag Rule
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 22, 2019
Statement of Rep. Danny K. Davis on President Trump's Proposed "Gag Rule" on Women's Health
Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Stepp - EPA Block Southeast Chicago Company from Exposing Children to Brain Damage
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Duckworth Discusses Public Service and Global Conflict at University of Chicago Institute of Politics Event
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Bill Wehrum - Schneider,Duckworth, Durbin, Underwood Demand Ambient Air Monitoring of Ethylene Oxide for Lake County Communities
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar - Underwood to Azar on Proposed Rule That Would Increase Health Insurance Costs: "These Proposed Policy Changes Are Unacceptable
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 19, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: Congress Must Fully Investigate White House Effort To Secretly Transfer Nuclear Technology To Saudi Arabia
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook - Exposure of Users' Personal Health Information in Closed Groups
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Durbin & Duckworth Voice Concerns About Trump Administration Siding With Predatory Payday Loan Sharks Over Consumers
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Chavonda Jacobs-Young - Bustos, LaHood Invite Agricultural Research Service Administrator to Visit Peoria Ag Lab
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler - Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider & Casten Ask EPA to Take Immediate Actions to Protect Illinoisans from Sterigenics' Cancer-Causing Emissions
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Passage of the Yemen War Powers Resolution
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 14, 2019
Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc - Lawmakers Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart - Lawmakers Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Schneider, Lipinski, Durbin, Duckworth Urge Federal Nationwide Ethylene Oxide Study
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Feb. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Introduced the Medicare at 50 Act with @SenDuckworth today. It would give people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old the option of buying into Medicare."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019
Casten Joins Congressman Golden to Introduce New Bill t Stop Drug Companies' Unfair Price Hikes, Address Rising RX Costs in America
Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 13, 2019
Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Urges EPA To Complete Rule Allowing E15 Gasoline To Be Sold Year-Round
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2019
DeLauro, Gillibrand Reintroduce the FAMILY Act
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 12, 2019
Letter to Acting Administrator Wheeler and Assistant Secretary James - 160 Representatives Urge EPA to Extend Comment Period for Proposed WOTUS Rule
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 12, 2019
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT--Resumed
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2019
Letter to Neil Chatterjee, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Representative Levin Calls for Further Action on Key FERC Renewables Rule
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Date
Title
Politician
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I reintroduced the SAFE Kids Act with @lisamurkowski, @RepDianaDeGette, and @RepRaskin today. This bill would restrict e-cigarette flavorings that are intentionally meant to appeal to kids, like cotton candy, kool-aid grape, and gummy bear."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider, Casten, Press ATSDR for Updated Health Report for Willowbrook
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
March 5, 2019
Tweet - "I found an unlikely ally in Commissioner Gottlieb when it came to fighting Big Tobacco and the e-cigarette epidemic. I hope Gottlieb's successor picks up right where he leaves off."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
Rep.Mike Bost
March 5, 2019
Durbin, Murkowski, Degette, Raskin Introduce Bill To Restrict Kid-Friendly Flavors In E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019
Bost Votes to Support Veterans Affected by "Burn Pits"
Rep.Mike Bost
March 4, 2019
Tweet - "Humalog can cost as little as $38 in Canada and yet Americans are charged up to $329. Now Eli Lilly is lowering the price in the U.S. for selected customers to $140. Charging Americans 4x what Canadians pay for the same drug hardly merits an outpouring of national gratitude."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Durbin Statement On Announcement By Eli Lilly To Sell Lower Cost, Generic Insulin
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019
Letter to Chairman Jay Clayton - Senator Warren and Colleagues Demand Answers on Shamefully Weak SEC Settlement with Corinthian College Executives
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "The price of insulin is unacceptable. People shouldn't be rationing this life-saving medicine, or starting Go Fund Me's, for a drug that was discovered nearly a century ago. I'm fighting to lower costs for patients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Tweet - "Credit and debit card swipe fees cost U.S. businesses and their customers $90 billion/year. This is unsustainable. Yet the WSJ reported that @Visa and @MasterCard are looking to raise swipe fees in the U.S. and lower them in Europe. How is that fair?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - U.S. Sens. Smith, Durbin, Cramer, Cassidy's Call to FDA: Price of Insulin is "Unacceptable" and Action is Needed to Bring Generics to Market
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019
Letter to Mr. Anderson - Make Changes to Prevent Another Equipment Failure at Union Station
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Letter to Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting-Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Following Mumps Outbreak in Aurora ICE Facility, Crow Redoubles Efforts to Demand Accountability; Leads Letter to ICE
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's assault on @PPFA and the patients they serve must end. Thousands of women in Illinois rely on Planned Parenthood, and no one should be punished for seeking care and consultation. It's their right."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "The safety, security, and readiness of our military is more important than President Trump keeping a campaign promise."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Tweet - "Former Secretary James Mattis knew that the country can't hit the pause button on military readiness, but the White House still won't listen."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019
Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Legislation To Support Leading Rehab Facilities
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Today, I started new series of floor speeches called "Pharma Fleece Award" to shine light on the outrageous greed of Big Pharma. Drug companies continue to fleece Americans with the skyrocketing cost of Rx drugs, despite selling the same drugs for much less overseas #PharmaFleece"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2019
Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins More than 100 Co-Sponsors to Introduce the Medicare for All Act
Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 27, 2019
In First Hearing as Ranking Member of Transportation and Safety Subcommittee Duckworth Highlights Need to Improve Infrastructure and Reduce Bottlenecks in Chicagoland
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 26, 2019
Durbin, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Tackle Pharma Waste In Oversized Prescription Drug Packaging
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Tweet - "I have introduced the REFUND Act w/ @senrobportman to stop drug companies who insist on these wasteful practices, especially when they sell smaller vials overseas. The #REFUNDAct will help recoup money for wasted medications and lower Rx drug costs for patients."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019
Va Medical Centers
Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Perdue Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Investments in Airport Modernization Projects
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 26, 2019
Duckworth, Murkowski, Chu & Walorski Re-introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Trump Administration's Title X Gag Rule
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 22, 2019
Casten Reacts to New Data From U.S. EPA's Ambient Air Monitoring in The Town of WIllowbrook
Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 22, 2019
Statement of Rep. Danny K. Davis on President Trump's Proposed "Gag Rule" on Women's Health
Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Stepp - EPA Block Southeast Chicago Company from Exposing Children to Brain Damage
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Duckworth Discusses Public Service and Global Conflict at University of Chicago Institute of Politics Event
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Bill Wehrum - Schneider,Duckworth, Durbin, Underwood Demand Ambient Air Monitoring of Ethylene Oxide for Lake County Communities
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar - Underwood to Azar on Proposed Rule That Would Increase Health Insurance Costs: "These Proposed Policy Changes Are Unacceptable
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 19, 2019
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: Congress Must Fully Investigate White House Effort To Secretly Transfer Nuclear Technology To Saudi Arabia
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook - Exposure of Users' Personal Health Information in Closed Groups
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Durbin & Duckworth Voice Concerns About Trump Administration Siding With Predatory Payday Loan Sharks Over Consumers
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Chavonda Jacobs-Young - Bustos, LaHood Invite Agricultural Research Service Administrator to Visit Peoria Ag Lab
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler - Duckworth, Durbin, Foster, Lipinski, Schneider & Casten Ask EPA to Take Immediate Actions to Protect Illinoisans from Sterigenics' Cancer-Causing Emissions
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Schakowsky Statement on the Passage of the Yemen War Powers Resolution
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 14, 2019
Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc - Lawmakers Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart - Lawmakers Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Breysse - Schneider, Lipinski, Durbin, Duckworth Urge Federal Nationwide Ethylene Oxide Study
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Feb. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Introduced the Medicare at 50 Act with @SenDuckworth today. It would give people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old the option of buying into Medicare."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019
Casten Joins Congressman Golden to Introduce New Bill t Stop Drug Companies' Unfair Price Hikes, Address Rising RX Costs in America
Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 13, 2019
Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Urges EPA To Complete Rule Allowing E15 Gasoline To Be Sold Year-Round
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2019
DeLauro, Gillibrand Reintroduce the FAMILY Act
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 12, 2019
Letter to Acting Administrator Wheeler and Assistant Secretary James - 160 Representatives Urge EPA to Extend Comment Period for Proposed WOTUS Rule
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 12, 2019
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT--Resumed
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2019
Letter to Neil Chatterjee, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Representative Levin Calls for Further Action on Key FERC Renewables Rule
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Page 126 of 267
chevron_left
126
127
128
129
130
chevron_right
clear
Log in
face
lock_outline
face
person
person_outline
email
lock
lock_outline
Enter the same password as above, for verification.
arrow_upward