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Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "In my meeting today with @FDACommissioner, I wanted to convey a clear message: #VapingTargetsKids. Nationwide, 5 million children are vaping today -- more than 1 in 4 high schoolers - and it's because of JUUL and mint/fruit/candy flavors like unicorn milk and gummy bear." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 House oversight panel to hold hearing on Trump administration's care of migrant children Rep. Diana DeGette
Sept. 11, 2019 Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Tax E-Cigarettes Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration promises to take flavored vaping pods off the market. With an e-cigarette epidemic in our schools, this action is long overdue but welcome. #VapingTargetsKids End kids vaping now." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Today, 1 out of 5 high-schoolers nationwide are vaping -- an increase of 80% over the last year. They were told--by JUUL--that it's a safe alternative to tobacco. It's not. We need @US_FDA to step up today, or this deadly epidemic is only going to grow. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Educating our nation's students is a responsibility we cannot afford to take lightly. Wonderful to sit down today with @janicejackson, CEO of @ChiPubSchools, to talk education policy, the Chicago HEAL initiative, and ending youth vaping." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Issues Statement on Administration's Plan to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Following Information Unveiled by Oversight Subcommittee Investigation Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "In addition to @AmerMedicalAssn, we now have @LungAssociation warning against the use of e-cigarettes and calling on @US_FDA to use their power to stop this epidemic. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids. Just look at the flavors on the market today. Unicorn milk, bubble gum, gummy bear. These aren't aimed at a 50-year-old chain smoker trying to quit cigarettes. They're designed to attract children, and they're working. It's time @US_FDA puts an end to it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Durbin Statement On FDA E-Cigarette Announcement Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids, and these flavors--mint, menthol, gummy bear, Unicorn Milk, lung candy--have been essential to the industry luring children into this new addiction. I will closely review @US_FDA's guidance. Finally, @US_FDA is doing its job." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Committees to hold joint hearing on global youth climate movement Rep. Kathy Castor
Sept. 10, 2019 Reps. Trone, Wild, Fitzpatrick, Dingell, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Children Affected by the Opioid Epidemic Access Free School Meals Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Wyden Statement on Elizabeth Darling Confirmation to HHS Administration on Children, Youth and Families Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 10, 2019 Letter to Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of Committee on Appropriations and Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations - Warren, Booker, Colleagues, Call on Senate Appropriators to Prioritize Affordable Housing, Child Care, and Climate Change in Budget Negotiations Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "The suicide rate for Black children exceeded that of White children for the first time ever in 2018. @TheBlackCaucus is committed to combating this crisis and identifying solutions through the CBC Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide & Mental Health. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Sept. 10, 2019 Johnson Introduces Bill To Expand Childcare Options For Parents In College Rep. Dusty Johnson
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - ".@TobaccoFreeKids has it right. We must ban flavored e-cigarettes to protect our children. Vaping companies like JUUL are targeting kids for a reason - we can't let them hook an entire generation of young people on nicotine." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Oversight to Hold Emergency Hearing on Trump Administration Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - ".@US_FDA finally attacks JUUL's phony claim that vaping is a safe alternative to cigarettes. Now it's time to clear the shelves of kid-marketed flavor pods and unapproved vaping devices. FDA, END IT TODAY. VAPING TARGETS KIDS." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @LurieChildrens I once again urged @US_FDA to immediately ban all e-cigarette flavors and devices that have not been approved by the agency. Young, healthy people are getting sick and dying and the Acting FDA Commissioner has the power to do something about it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 9, 2019 Durbin Calls For Acting Commissioner To Take Decisive Action To Stop The Vaping Epidemic Or Resign Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Hats off to @GovWhitmer of Michigan for banning vaping in her state. Governors need to do all they can to protect our kids from deadly e-cigarettes. VAPING VICTIMIZES KIDS. JUUL LIES AND OUR KIDS' LUNGS PAY THE PRICE." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Illinois school alert: with 20% of our high schoolers vaping, it's time for every school in the state to call an assembly and tell the deadly truth about e-cigarettes. VAPING TARGETS KIDS. EXPEL VAPING FROM OUR SCHOOLS." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Advertisers across America need to refuse JUUL ads claiming vaping is a safe alternative to cigarettes. The @US_FDA finally woke up. Now it's time for advertisers to refuse to spread Big Vape's lies. VAPING TARGETS KIDS. JUUL LIES AND KIDS PAY THE PRICE." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2019 As School Year Begins, Duckworth Highlights Legislation to Improve School Bus Safety Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 6, 2019 Letter to Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Warren, Colleagues Question DHS and HHS on Decision Not to Administer Flu Vaccines for Migrant Families Held at CBP Detention Centers Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Fear. Feeling abandoned. PTSD. The Trump administration is terrorizing CHILDREN. President Trump is responsible for this abandonment of basic human values, and we must hold him accountable for it." Sen. Ben Luján
Sept. 4, 2019 Pallone and Schakowsky on automakers' hot cars announcement Rep. Frank Pallone
Sept. 4, 2019 Senator Markey Blasts FTC YouTube Children's Privacy Settlement: FTC Stands for "Forgetting Teens and Children' Sen. Ed Markey
Sept. 4, 2019 Wicker Statement on Automakers' Agreement to Use Technology to Prevent Deaths in Hot Cars Sen. Roger Wicker
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Hon. Lynn A. Johnson, Secretary of Administration for Children and Families - Merkley Demands Answers on Long-Term Detention of Children Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 4, 2019 Senator Markey Blasts FTC YouTube Children's Privacy Settlement: FTC Stands for 'Forgetting Teens and Children' Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 4, 2019 Dingell Statement on Auto Industry Commitment to Reduce Hot Car Deaths Rep. Debbie Dingell
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Had a great time at the @SiouxFallsYPN roundtable for their Young Professional Network. Moderator Megan Myers has done a great job with this event. This year, I asked each attendee to share their primary issue of concern and received a lot of great feedback to consider." Sen. John Thune
Sept. 3, 2019 Rep. Susie Lee Highlights Accomplishments for Working Families at Labor Press Conference Rep. Susie Lee
Aug. 30, 2019 Senator Markey Statement on Reported FTC Settlement with Google over YouTube COPPA Violations Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Aug. 30, 2019 Tweet - "From Day One, the Trump Admin has sold out our children's health to enrich special interests & big polluters pushing their toxic agenda." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 30, 2019 Pelosi Statement on Trump Administration's New Pro-Pollution Methane Rule Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 29, 2019 Pallone Calls for Lifesaving Automotive Updates to Prevent Children from Dying from Heatstroke Rep. Frank Pallone
Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to Jeffrey Bezos Amazon CEO - Meng Sends Letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Calling for His Company to Remove Unsafe, Banned or Deceptively Labeled Products Rep. Grace Meng
Aug. 28, 2019 Senator Collins Welcomes Maine Boys and Girls Nation to Washington, D.C. Sen. Susan Collins
Aug. 26, 2019 Porter-Leath to Receive $1.2 Million for Early Head Start Rep. Steve Cohen
Aug. 23, 2019 Weber Introduces Justice for Victims of School Shootings Act Rep. Randy Weber
Aug. 23, 2019 Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Vaping-Linked Death Of Illinois Man, The First In The Nation Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 23, 2019 The Argus Leader - Hope For a Better Future Sen. John Thune
Aug. 23, 2019 Jayapal Statement on Trump Administration's Attempts to Undermine Flores Settlement Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Aug. 22, 2019 Congressmen Veasey (TX-33) and Allred (TX-32) Unveil Legislation to Combat Maternal, Infant Mortality Epidemic Rep. Marc Veasey
Aug. 22, 2019 Castro, Cole, Spanberger Introduce Bill to Include Early Child Education Jobs in Work-Study Programs Rep. Tom Cole, ...
Date Title Politician
Sept. 12, 2019 Tweet - "In my meeting today with @FDACommissioner, I wanted to convey a clear message: #VapingTargetsKids. Nationwide, 5 million children are vaping today -- more than 1 in 4 high schoolers - and it's because of JUUL and mint/fruit/candy flavors like unicorn milk and gummy bear." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2019 House oversight panel to hold hearing on Trump administration's care of migrant children Rep.Diana DeGette
Sept. 11, 2019 Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Tax E-Cigarettes Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration promises to take flavored vaping pods off the market. With an e-cigarette epidemic in our schools, this action is long overdue but welcome. #VapingTargetsKids End kids vaping now." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Today, 1 out of 5 high-schoolers nationwide are vaping -- an increase of 80% over the last year. They were told--by JUUL--that it's a safe alternative to tobacco. It's not. We need @US_FDA to step up today, or this deadly epidemic is only going to grow. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Educating our nation's students is a responsibility we cannot afford to take lightly. Wonderful to sit down today with @janicejackson, CEO of @ChiPubSchools, to talk education policy, the Chicago HEAL initiative, and ending youth vaping." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Issues Statement on Administration's Plan to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Following Information Unveiled by Oversight Subcommittee Investigation Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "In addition to @AmerMedicalAssn, we now have @LungAssociation warning against the use of e-cigarettes and calling on @US_FDA to use their power to stop this epidemic. #VapingTargetsKids" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids. Just look at the flavors on the market today. Unicorn milk, bubble gum, gummy bear. These aren't aimed at a 50-year-old chain smoker trying to quit cigarettes. They're designed to attract children, and they're working. It's time @US_FDA puts an end to it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Durbin Statement On FDA E-Cigarette Announcement Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Tweet - "#VapingTargetsKids, and these flavors--mint, menthol, gummy bear, Unicorn Milk, lung candy--have been essential to the industry luring children into this new addiction. I will closely review @US_FDA's guidance. Finally, @US_FDA is doing its job." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2019 Committees to hold joint hearing on global youth climate movement Rep.Kathy Castor
Sept. 10, 2019 Reps. Trone, Wild, Fitzpatrick, Dingell, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Children Affected by the Opioid Epidemic Access Free School Meals Rep.Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
Sept. 10, 2019 Wyden Statement on Elizabeth Darling Confirmation to HHS Administration on Children, Youth and Families Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 10, 2019 Letter to Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of Committee on Appropriations and Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations - Warren, Booker, Colleagues, Call on Senate Appropriators to Prioritize Affordable Housing, Child Care, and Climate Change in Budget Negotiations Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - "The suicide rate for Black children exceeded that of White children for the first time ever in 2018. @TheBlackCaucus is committed to combating this crisis and identifying solutions through the CBC Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide & Mental Health. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Sept. 10, 2019 Johnson Introduces Bill To Expand Childcare Options For Parents In College Rep.Dusty Johnson
Sept. 10, 2019 Tweet - ".@TobaccoFreeKids has it right. We must ban flavored e-cigarettes to protect our children. Vaping companies like JUUL are targeting kids for a reason - we can't let them hook an entire generation of young people on nicotine." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Oversight to Hold Emergency Hearing on Trump Administration Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - ".@US_FDA finally attacks JUUL's phony claim that vaping is a safe alternative to cigarettes. Now it's time to clear the shelves of kid-marketed flavor pods and unapproved vaping devices. FDA, END IT TODAY. VAPING TARGETS KIDS." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "This morning at @LurieChildrens I once again urged @US_FDA to immediately ban all e-cigarette flavors and devices that have not been approved by the agency. Young, healthy people are getting sick and dying and the Acting FDA Commissioner has the power to do something about it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 9, 2019 Durbin Calls For Acting Commissioner To Take Decisive Action To Stop The Vaping Epidemic Or Resign Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Hats off to @GovWhitmer of Michigan for banning vaping in her state. Governors need to do all they can to protect our kids from deadly e-cigarettes. VAPING VICTIMIZES KIDS. JUUL LIES AND OUR KIDS' LUNGS PAY THE PRICE." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Illinois school alert: with 20% of our high schoolers vaping, it's time for every school in the state to call an assembly and tell the deadly truth about e-cigarettes. VAPING TARGETS KIDS. EXPEL VAPING FROM OUR SCHOOLS." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 9, 2019 Tweet - "Advertisers across America need to refuse JUUL ads claiming vaping is a safe alternative to cigarettes. The @US_FDA finally woke up. Now it's time for advertisers to refuse to spread Big Vape's lies. VAPING TARGETS KIDS. JUUL LIES AND KIDS PAY THE PRICE." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2019 As School Year Begins, Duckworth Highlights Legislation to Improve School Bus Safety Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 6, 2019 Letter to Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Warren, Colleagues Question DHS and HHS on Decision Not to Administer Flu Vaccines for Migrant Families Held at CBP Detention Centers Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Fear. Feeling abandoned. PTSD. The Trump administration is terrorizing CHILDREN. President Trump is responsible for this abandonment of basic human values, and we must hold him accountable for it." Sen.Ben Luján
Sept. 4, 2019 Pallone and Schakowsky on automakers' hot cars announcement Rep.Frank Pallone
Sept. 4, 2019 Senator Markey Blasts FTC YouTube Children's Privacy Settlement: FTC Stands for "Forgetting Teens and Children' Sen.Ed Markey
Sept. 4, 2019 Wicker Statement on Automakers' Agreement to Use Technology to Prevent Deaths in Hot Cars Sen.Roger Wicker
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Hon. Lynn A. Johnson, Secretary of Administration for Children and Families - Merkley Demands Answers on Long-Term Detention of Children Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 4, 2019 Senator Markey Blasts FTC YouTube Children's Privacy Settlement: FTC Stands for 'Forgetting Teens and Children' Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Sept. 4, 2019 Dingell Statement on Auto Industry Commitment to Reduce Hot Car Deaths Rep.Debbie Dingell
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Had a great time at the @SiouxFallsYPN roundtable for their Young Professional Network. Moderator Megan Myers has done a great job with this event. This year, I asked each attendee to share their primary issue of concern and received a lot of great feedback to consider." Sen.John Thune
Sept. 3, 2019 Rep. Susie Lee Highlights Accomplishments for Working Families at Labor Press Conference Rep.Susie Lee
Aug. 30, 2019 Senator Markey Statement on Reported FTC Settlement with Google over YouTube COPPA Violations Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Aug. 30, 2019 Tweet - "From Day One, the Trump Admin has sold out our children's health to enrich special interests & big polluters pushing their toxic agenda." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 30, 2019 Pelosi Statement on Trump Administration's New Pro-Pollution Methane Rule Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Aug. 29, 2019 Pallone Calls for Lifesaving Automotive Updates to Prevent Children from Dying from Heatstroke Rep.Frank Pallone
Aug. 29, 2019 Letter to Jeffrey Bezos Amazon CEO - Meng Sends Letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Calling for His Company to Remove Unsafe, Banned or Deceptively Labeled Products Rep.Grace Meng
Aug. 28, 2019 Senator Collins Welcomes Maine Boys and Girls Nation to Washington, D.C. Sen.Susan Collins
Aug. 26, 2019 Porter-Leath to Receive $1.2 Million for Early Head Start Rep.Steve Cohen
Aug. 23, 2019 Weber Introduces Justice for Victims of School Shootings Act Rep.Randy Weber
Aug. 23, 2019 Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Responds To Vaping-Linked Death Of Illinois Man, The First In The Nation Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 23, 2019 The Argus Leader - Hope For a Better Future Sen.John Thune
Aug. 23, 2019 Jayapal Statement on Trump Administration's Attempts to Undermine Flores Settlement Rep.Pramila Jayapal
Aug. 22, 2019 Congressmen Veasey (TX-33) and Allred (TX-32) Unveil Legislation to Combat Maternal, Infant Mortality Epidemic Rep.Marc Veasey
Aug. 22, 2019 Castro, Cole, Spanberger Introduce Bill to Include Early Child Education Jobs in Work-Study Programs Rep.Tom Cole, ...
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