CBO Finds H.R. 3 Will Lead to Fewer New Prescription Drugs
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released this statement after the Congressional Budget Office’s report found that H.R. 3, the Democrat’s prescription drug bill, will result in fewer new drug products being developed and coming to the market. Instead, Davis is backing a bipartisan alternative, H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, which bundles a range of measures already advanced by House committees or were included in a drug pricing bill (S. 2543) passed by the Senate Finance Committee 19-9.
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Former Secretary LaHood: Avoid Impeachment Like the Plague
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), at a Select Committee on Modernization hearing, discussed impeachment with former congressman and Obama transportation secretary what advice he would give members of Congress who want to get legislation passed in the midst of impeachment.
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Davis Amendment Passes As Part of Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis' (R-Ill.) bipartisan amendment to study the disproportionate discrimination of older women in the workforce passes the House as part of H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. The amendment then requires government agencies to make recommendations for best practices to combat age discrimination of women in the workforce.
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Christian County Clerk Gives Unique Perspective at Election Security Hearing
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) discusses election security with Christian County Clerk Mike Gianasi at a recent Committee on House Administration hearing.
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The U.S. Census Bureau continues to seek applicants for its 2020 Census field operations. Census takers will go door to door to collect responses from those who do not respond to the Census. In IL-13 many applicants are still needed for jobs paying between $17.50 and $21.00 an hour.
https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html
ICYMI: Watch WAND-TV NewsCenter 17's story below to learn more about my effort to expand Meals on Wheels, traditionally for seniors, to school children over the summer months when access to free and reduced meals is not always available.
Congratulations to John Rupkey on being appointed this week to lead the Monticello Fire & Rescue Department. A few months ago John came by my Monticello Open Office Hours and gave me the department's patch to display in my D.C. office. We proudly display dozens of first responder and military patches and tokens to honor their service. Best of luck to him in his new role as Fire Chief!
WEEK Channel 25 reports on U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis' (R-Ill.) calls for answers on how an error in Illinois' Automatic Voter Registration system through the Secretary of State registered more than 500 people listed as non-citizens.
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) honors the life of Frank Mitchell on the House floor. Mitchell passed away at the end of December 2019.
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) speaks in support of his bipartisan amendment to study the disproportionate discrimination of older women in the workforce, which passed the House as part of H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. The amendment then requires government agencies to make recommendations for best practices to combat age discrimination of women in the workforce.