| July 11, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| July 10, 2019
|
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Women Veterans
|
Rep. Lauren Underwood
|
| July 10, 2019
|
Durbin, Grassley Vow To Continue Push To Require Disclosure Of Drug Prices In TV Ads
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| July 9, 2019
|
Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| July 9, 2019
|
Underwood Statement on Continued Assault on Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
|
Rep. Lauren Underwood
|
| July 9, 2019
|
Bipartisan Bill to Help Communities Like Wiscasset with Stranded Nuclear Waste Introduced in the Senate
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| July 9, 2019
|
Tweet - "Tonight, baseball's best players compete at the #AllStarGame. Baseball fans deserve the best, too. It's time for @MLB to extend safety netting at all major league ballparks to the foul poles. Let's not wait until next season. Increased fan safety is a win for everyone."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| July 8, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges USDA To Support State's Request For Disaster Declaration
|
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
|
| July 3, 2019
|
Letter to Carlos Cordeiro, U.S. Soccer President - Democratic Women's Caucus Leadership Demands Answers About Gender Discrimination and Unequal Pay for U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
|
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
|
| July 3, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States Government Accountability Office - Duckworth, Durbin, Fischer & Bustos Call For GAO Review of "Move Over" Laws to Better Protect First Responders
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| July 2, 2019
|
Underwood Works to Combat Robocalls
|
Rep. Lauren Underwood
|
| July 2, 2019
|
Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow DREAMers to Serve in Military
|
Rep. Bill Foster
|
| July 2, 2019
|
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"
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| July 1, 2019
|
Congresswoman Schakowsky Reintroduces Bill to Protect Drinking Water From Fracking
|
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
|
| July 1, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cassidy Presses for Access to Life-Saving Devices
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| July 1, 2019
|
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 28, 2019
|
Letter to Joseph Lengyel, Chief at the National Guard Bureau, and Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard - LaHood, Illinois Lawmakers Urge Air National Guard to Assign Flying Mission to 183rd Wing in Springfield
|
Rep. Darin LaHood
|
| June 28, 2019
|
Foster Space R&D Amendments Pass House
|
Rep. Bill Foster
|
| June 28, 2019
|
Rep. García's Safe Housing for Families Act Advances Unanimously in Financial Services Committee
|
Rep. Chuy Garcia
|
| June 28, 2019
|
Congressmen Krishnamoorthi, Walberg, Guthrie And Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act
|
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
|
| June 28, 2019
|
Letter to Jamie Dimon, CEO of Chase - Rep. García, Sen. Warren Write JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon to Raise Alarms About His Decision to Reintroduce Forced Arbitration for Credit Card Users
|
Rep. Chuy Garcia
|
| June 28, 2019
|
Tweet - "I was happy to be at today's ribbon cutting for Centre @ 501. This finished project, and the housing and commercial opportunities it will provide, is great news for our Springfield community."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 28, 2019
|
Tweet - "The @USDA now has granted both my requests with @SenJohnThune to implement new cover crop guidelines and change the hay/graze deadline. This will help more farmers in Illinois and across the United States. #plant19 Our letter here:"
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 27, 2019
|
Durbin Statement On Senate Passage Of NDAA
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 27, 2019
|
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Medical Screenings at The U.S.-Mexico Border
|
Rep. Lauren Underwood
|
| June 27, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Hon. Pete Gaynor, Acting FEMA Administrator, Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the OMB - Rep. Soto, Members Request Funds Disbursement to Rebuild Electrical Grid in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
|
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
|
| June 27, 2019
|
Reps. Cleaver, Hollingsworth, Foster, Hill Hold Bipartisan Briefing with FinCEN Director, Cleaver Questions Director on Facebook's Planned Cryptocurrency
|
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
|
| June 27, 2019
|
Senate Passes Duckworth's Defense Bill Provisions To Protect Servicemembers & Support Illinois Jobs
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 27, 2019
|
Duckworth, Peters, Roberts Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines & Increase Vaccination Rates Advances In Senate
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 26, 2019
|
Foster Payer State Amendment Passes House
|
Rep. Bill Foster
|
| June 26, 2019
|
Underwood Passes Legislation to Protect the Affordable Care Act
|
Rep. Lauren Underwood
|
| June 26, 2019
|
Peters, Roberts, Duckworth Bill to Raise Awareness About Vaccines, Increase Vaccination Rates, Cut Health Care Costs Advances in Senate
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 26, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Byrne Leads Bipartisan Support for Rural Hospitals
|
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
|
| June 26, 2019
|
Duckworth, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in Communities With Stranded Nuclear Waste
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 26, 2019
|
Duckworth Pushes For Swift Implementation of Positive Train Control Safety Features, Improvements In Amtrak On-Time Performance In Illinois
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
|
| June 25, 2019
|
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Underwood Works to Prevent Administration from Hiding Climate Change Information on Official Government Sites
|
Rep. Lauren Underwood
|
| June 25, 2019
|
Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Secure Grant Extension for Quad Cities Amtrak Route
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 25, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Merkley Join Senators to Press FDA for Stronger Response to Teen Tobacco Use
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 25, 2019
|
Tweet - "Raising the age is not enough. We must also get rid of the kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors that are addicting our children."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 25, 2019
|
Tweet - "I've worked for years to make Big Pharma level with the American public. Disclosing drug prices in Rx TV ads is progress towards transparency and lower costs. Pharma's price gouging has to stop -- patients should come first."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 24, 2019
|
House Approves Bost Amendment to Reform Cairo Housing Authority
|
Rep. Mike Bost
|
| June 24, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson M.D., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rep. Juan Vargas Leads Letter Urging HUD to Affirm Dreamers Eligibility for FHA Backed Mortgages
|
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
|
| June 24, 2019
|
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
|
Rep. Bill Foster
|
| June 24, 2019
|
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
|
Rep. Mike Bost
|
| June 24, 2019
|
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
|
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
|
| June 24, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Ten Years After Landmark Law To Fight Tobacco Addiction, Durbin Presses FDA For Stronger Response To Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 24, 2019
|
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
|
Rep. Chuy Garcia
|
| June 21, 2019
|
Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider, Underwood Request Urgent Action from Governor, EPA in Response to Lake County Ethylene Oxide Results
|
Rep. Sean Casten
|
| June 21, 2019
|
Letter to J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider, Underwood Request Urgent Action from Governor, EPA in Response to Lake County Ethylene Oxide Results
|
Rep. Sean Casten
|
| June 21, 2019
|
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill to Make Bankruptcy Relief Available for Student Loan Borrowers
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 21, 2019
|
Tweet - "Ten years ago the Tobacco Control Act was signed into law. Despite enormous progress on reducing cigarette use nationwide, FDA's lack of action on e-cigarettes and kid-friendly flavors has resulted in the largest single year increase in tobacco use."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 20, 2019
|
Duckworth, Young Introduce Bill To Provide TSA PreCheck To Disabled Veterans
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 20, 2019
|
Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 20, 2019
|
Bost Applauds Early Grazing Date for Prevented Planting Acres
|
Rep. Mike Bost
|
| June 20, 2019
|
Menendez Leads Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Guarantee Dreamers Access to Home Loans
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 20, 2019
|
Tweet - "Federal anti-money laundering laws should apply to all. The mega-rich and well-connected should not get a free pass."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 19, 2019
|
Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of Amtrak - Chairs DeFazio, Lipinski and 51 House Members Press Amtrak CEO For Answers About Reported Decision to Reduce the Number of Amtrak Police
|
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
|
| June 19, 2019
|
Tweet - "If the FDA won't act on e-cigarettes, maybe @SecAzar will. I sent him a letter today, urging him to use his authority to intervene and force the FDA's hand. He must protect our children. This epidemic is only going to get worse."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 19, 2019
|
Tweet - "American Insulin Scandal: Vial of Humalog from Eli Lilly cost $21 in 1996 -- now costs over $275. In Canada, the same drug costs $39 because their laws protect their citizens from price gouging. In 2016, Pres. Trump promised he would tackle Rx drug pricing. We're still waiting."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 19, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin To HHS Secretary: FDA Won't Act To Curb Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Will You?
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 19, 2019
|
Congressman Casten's Priorities Featured In First Appropriations Package
|
Rep. Sean Casten
|
| June 19, 2019
|
LaHood Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Patients in Rural Illinois Continue to Receive Critical Medical Services
|
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
|
| June 18, 2019
|
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Raskin, Schiff, Sherman Ask GAO to Investigate Noise Impact of FAA's New Flight Routes
|
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
|
| June 17, 2019
|
Brown Introduces Comprehensive Legislation to Stop Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 17, 2019
|
Duckworth, Durbin & Fischer Introduce Legislation to Help Midwestern Farmers By Reforming Small Refinery Waiver Program
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 17, 2019
|
Udall Statement on Reports that Iran Will Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits from 2015 Nuclear Deal in Next 10 Days
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 17, 2019
|
Tweet - "It's shameful that drug companies would rather sue the government than disclose their drug prices. Big Pharma needs to level with the American public. Requiring price tags in TV ads is about transparency and lowering costs. I fully support HHS' decision."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 17, 2019
|
Finkenauer Introduces Bipartisan Health Care Bill in Cedar Rapids
|
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
|
| June 14, 2019
|
Brown Introduces Bill to Protect Infants from Deadly Crib Bumpers
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 14, 2019
|
Schakowsky, Kuster, Kennedy, Lynch Reintroduce Legislation to Boost Public Participation at FERC
|
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
|
| June 14, 2019
|
Tweet - "This is maddening. It's unacceptable that Americans with diabetes are having to take such drastic measures to get the medicine they need to survive. Why are we allowing Big Pharma to continue to raise prices on life-saving medication? This has to stop."
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|
| June 13, 2019
|
Reps. Bucshon and Shimkus, and Senators Braun, Young, Duckworth, and Durbin Introduce the Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act
|
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
|
| June 13, 2019
|
Udall, Kaine, Senators File Bipartisan Iran Amendment to NDAA to Prevent Unauthorized War
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 13, 2019
|
Letter to Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues to CFPB: HMDA Data Critical to Ensuring Housing Access for All Americas
|
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
|
| June 13, 2019
|
Durbin, Davis Introduce Bill To Study Possible National Park For Julius Rosenwald
|
Sen. Dick Durbin
|