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Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to Michael Shores, Director of Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs - Limiting Caregiver Support Services
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - IV Saline Shortage at Height Of Deadly Flu Season
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Committee - Include Opioid Crisis Emergency Funding in Next Government Funding Bill
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Congressman LaHood Introduces Regulatory Relief Bill for Farmers
Rep. Darin LaHood
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, Food and Drug Administrator - Rubio, Blumenthal, González-Colón, Kaptur Lead Bipartisan Letter to FDA Regarding Shortage of IV Saline at Height of Deadly Flu Season
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Prioritize Community Health Centers
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Gautreaux, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Make Exemptions for ELD Mandate
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, and the Hon. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means - Carbon Capture Act
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "News that Qatar will increase transparency to promote competition in the airline industry is a positive step forward. But, I will continue to push the U.S. to better enforce #OpenSkies to ensure U.S. airlines and workers compete on a level playing field."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "Raising the age for tobacco sales to 21 can help reduce tobacco use among our youth, which is why I support making this a national policy too. Illinois should lead the way on this effort."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2018
Duckworth, Johnson, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Hardworking Families Access Affordable Home Loans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 31, 2018
Hirono, Duckworth Lead Effort to Recognize Fred Korematsu Day, Denounce Hate & Discrimination Against Minority Communities
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 30, 2018
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Warren, Murray Request GAO Review of Trump Administration's Failure to Meaningfully Address Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Fear that Trump Administration Nuclear Posture Review Policies "Raise the Real Possibility of Nuclear Conflict"
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Joining the world in remembering the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. We must reject hatred and bigotry in every form, each and every day. #NeverAgain."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 26, 2018
Upton & Schakowsky to Join Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 25, 2018
Duckworth & Schakowsky Introduce First-Ever Resolution Recognizing January 25th As Women's Health Research Day
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "A CFPB director more focused on helping predatory payday lenders won't help protect consumers or main street businesses."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Changes in Marion VA Leadership
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 23, 2018
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Sectary of Education and Dr. A. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Student Aid - Feinstein, Democratic Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Private Debt Collectors in Higher Education
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Prioritize Military-to-Military Communication with North Korea
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Letter to Governor Bruce Rauner - Where's Your Plan For IVH Quincy
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
"Growing opioid crisis is NOT a priority for this White House or this President," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly
Rep. Robin Kelly
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blumenthal, Murphy, Senators Stand Up to Protect Consumer Bureau's Independence
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 15, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 12, 2018
LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee
Rep. Darin LaHood
Jan. 11, 2018
Letter to Arthur E. Keiser, Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and Frank H. Wu, Vice Chairman - Warren, Colleagues Call on Education Department's College Accreditation Advisory Panel to Address For-Profit Colleges Converting to Non-Profit Status in order to Skirt Oversight
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018
Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 11, 2018
CPC: Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements are Legally, Morally and Economically Bankrupt
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 10, 2018
Bost, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Perdue Discuss Veterans' Employment
Rep. Mike Bost
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Almost 40% of low-income seniors in the U.S. pay more than half their monthly income for rent. Now is the time to invest in @HUDgov programs like HOME and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which provide critical support to families."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018
Duckworth Calls on Congress to Fully Fund Community Health Centers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "I urge Gov. Rauner to present a real plan to turn this around and I'll be there to help at the federal level. Implementing CDC's recommendations and committing to disclosing all new cases of Legionnaires' disease to the public in a timely manner would be a good start."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "MORNING READ: State officials must heed CDC advice and begin considering options that can fully guarantee safety for our veterans. I'm visiting the veterans' home in Quincy today to get an update from folks on the ground."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. David J. Shulkin, Secretary of VA - VA Illegally Hiring Docs with Revoked Licenses
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Pass Vietnam Veterans Legislation
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Dec. 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader - Protect our Most Vulnerable and Frail Patient Population from CMS Cuts
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 21, 2017
Letter to Metra, Amtrak and AAR - Update on Positive Train Control Safety Technology
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Tweet - "After failing miserably to achieve one of their campaign promises to repeal the #ACA & take away #healthcare from millions of families, Republicans have slipped in to the #GOPTaxScam a provision that will undermine our health care system."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mayor Rahm Emanuel - Assessment of the Repercussions of an O'Hare Power Outage
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 18, 2017
Rubio Statement on President Trump's National Security Strategy
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 18, 2017
Duckworth, Hirono Announce Legislation to Ensure National Embarrassments Like Japanese American Internment are Never Repeated
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2017
Schakowsky introduces the PEER Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip - Restoring biodiesel tax credit
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking Member, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member - Protect k-12, Higher Education in Tax Reform
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee - O'halleran Leads Bipartisan Letter Opposing Cuts to Critical Access Hospitals
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Waters and 36 Current and Former Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Support of Acting CFPB Director Leandra English
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Schakowsky, DeGette Respond to Republicans Launching Yet Another Witch Hunt
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to Michael Shores, Director of Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs - Limiting Caregiver Support Services
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - IV Saline Shortage at Height Of Deadly Flu Season
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Committee - Include Opioid Crisis Emergency Funding in Next Government Funding Bill
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Congressman LaHood Introduces Regulatory Relief Bill for Farmers
Rep.Darin LaHood
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, Food and Drug Administrator - Rubio, Blumenthal, González-Colón, Kaptur Lead Bipartisan Letter to FDA Regarding Shortage of IV Saline at Height of Deadly Flu Season
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Prioritize Community Health Centers
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Cathy Gautreaux, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Make Exemptions for ELD Mandate
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, and the Hon. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means - Carbon Capture Act
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "News that Qatar will increase transparency to promote competition in the airline industry is a positive step forward. But, I will continue to push the U.S. to better enforce #OpenSkies to ensure U.S. airlines and workers compete on a level playing field."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "Raising the age for tobacco sales to 21 can help reduce tobacco use among our youth, which is why I support making this a national policy too. Illinois should lead the way on this effort."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2018
Duckworth, Johnson, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Hardworking Families Access Affordable Home Loans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 31, 2018
Hirono, Duckworth Lead Effort to Recognize Fred Korematsu Day, Denounce Hate & Discrimination Against Minority Communities
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 30, 2018
Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Warren, Murray Request GAO Review of Trump Administration's Failure to Meaningfully Address Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 29, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Fear that Trump Administration Nuclear Posture Review Policies "Raise the Real Possibility of Nuclear Conflict"
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 27, 2018
Tweet - "Joining the world in remembering the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. We must reject hatred and bigotry in every form, each and every day. #NeverAgain."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 26, 2018
Upton & Schakowsky to Join Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 25, 2018
Duckworth & Schakowsky Introduce First-Ever Resolution Recognizing January 25th As Women's Health Research Day
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "A CFPB director more focused on helping predatory payday lenders won't help protect consumers or main street businesses."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Changes in Marion VA Leadership
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 23, 2018
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Sectary of Education and Dr. A. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Student Aid - Feinstein, Democratic Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Private Debt Collectors in Higher Education
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Prioritize Military-to-Military Communication with North Korea
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Letter to Governor Bruce Rauner - Where's Your Plan For IVH Quincy
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
"Growing opioid crisis is NOT a priority for this White House or this President," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly
Rep.Robin Kelly
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blumenthal, Murphy, Senators Stand Up to Protect Consumer Bureau's Independence
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Schneider and Bost Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Jan. 15, 2018
Schakowsky Statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 12, 2018
LaHood Route 66 Bill Passes Out of Committee
Rep.Darin LaHood
Jan. 11, 2018
Letter to Arthur E. Keiser, Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and Frank H. Wu, Vice Chairman - Warren, Colleagues Call on Education Department's College Accreditation Advisory Panel to Address For-Profit Colleges Converting to Non-Profit Status in order to Skirt Oversight
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 11, 2018
Letter to Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy - Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 11, 2018
CPC: Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements are Legally, Morally and Economically Bankrupt
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 10, 2018
Bost, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Perdue Discuss Veterans' Employment
Rep.Mike Bost
Jan. 8, 2018
Tweet - "Almost 40% of low-income seniors in the U.S. pay more than half their monthly income for rent. Now is the time to invest in @HUDgov programs like HOME and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which provide critical support to families."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2018
Duckworth Calls on Congress to Fully Fund Community Health Centers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "I urge Gov. Rauner to present a real plan to turn this around and I'll be there to help at the federal level. Implementing CDC's recommendations and committing to disclosing all new cases of Legionnaires' disease to the public in a timely manner would be a good start."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 5, 2018
Tweet - "MORNING READ: State officials must heed CDC advice and begin considering options that can fully guarantee safety for our veterans. I'm visiting the veterans' home in Quincy today to get an update from folks on the ground."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. David J. Shulkin, Secretary of VA - VA Illegally Hiring Docs with Revoked Licenses
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Pass Vietnam Veterans Legislation
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Dec. 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader - Protect our Most Vulnerable and Frail Patient Population from CMS Cuts
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 21, 2017
Letter to Metra, Amtrak and AAR - Update on Positive Train Control Safety Technology
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Tweet - "After failing miserably to achieve one of their campaign promises to repeal the #ACA & take away #healthcare from millions of families, Republicans have slipped in to the #GOPTaxScam a provision that will undermine our health care system."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mayor Rahm Emanuel - Assessment of the Repercussions of an O'Hare Power Outage
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Dec. 18, 2017
Rubio Statement on President Trump's National Security Strategy
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 18, 2017
Duckworth, Hirono Announce Legislation to Ensure National Embarrassments Like Japanese American Internment are Never Repeated
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Dec. 13, 2017
Schakowsky introduces the PEER Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip - Restoring biodiesel tax credit
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Hon. Ron Wyden, Ranking Member, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member - Protect k-12, Higher Education in Tax Reform
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee - O'halleran Leads Bipartisan Letter Opposing Cuts to Critical Access Hospitals
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Waters and 36 Current and Former Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Support of Acting CFPB Director Leandra English
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Schakowsky, DeGette Respond to Republicans Launching Yet Another Witch Hunt
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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