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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, ...
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