Rep. Rodney Davis warned colleagues Tuesday that they should create a plan “now” in case the coronavirus spread causes Capitol Hill to shut down. As the top Republican on the House Administration Committee, he has been working with Congress's coronavirus task force to ensure legislative operations and constituent services are to continue. The Illinois congressman outlined efforts being taken by Capitol Police and the Architect of the Capitol to clean and sanitize frequently trafficked areas mor...
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Congressman Rodney Davis spoke with health officials from across Illinois about the response to coronavirus Friday afternoon. The health professionals explained to Davis some of the concerns they had about a variety of measures, including supplies and equipment to treat the virus. The Federal Government passed emergency funding to help supplies and testing kits get to treatment centers across the country. Davis was also briefed by Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health a...
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Former Major League Baseball All-Star Jayson Werth joined U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, for a roundtable discussion with local organic farmers in Springfield Monday. The event brought together organic farmers and other agricultural stakeholders from across central and southern Illinois for a discussion on the budding organic market and the challenges the industry faces. Werth, a Glenwood High School graduate, owns an organic farm in Macoupin County. Though the investment started during ...
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Congressman Rodney Davis worked to help veterans Monday. Davis hosted a veteran education benefits roundtable discussion with the VA Committee Chairman and Tennessee Representative Phil Roe. The discussion was held at the University of Illinois in Springfield. Roe authored the Forever GI Bill, which was signed into law nearly a year ago. Read more here: https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-rodney-davis-hosts-veteran-education-benefits-roundtable
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President Donald Trump’s daughter said Wednesday that she likes a central Illinois congressman’s plan to help address student loan debt. Isabella Stockton lives in Alton and recently graduated from Lewis and Clark Community College for welding and works in the trade. But the working mother is still struggling with student loan debt. “I have my student loans that I have to pay off … and it’s hard to pay it off when I’ve got everything else I have to take care of with my son, hospital bills and st...
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In an effort to promote workforce development, Ivanka Trump visited the welding program Wednesday at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey. The visit by Trump, presidential adviser and daughter of the president, was part of an effort to promote the president’s Council for the American Worker. The visit came shortly before fall classes were scheduled to begin at the education center. Accompanying Trump was U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville. Godfrey is in Davis’ district. Read more here: ...
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The nations growing opioid epidemic was the focus of a local congressman's visit to Bloomington. U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) toured the McLean County Sheriff's Department and Coroner's Office where he was shown the types of opioids officers are finding now on our streets and the deaths that result from overdoses. The congressman also rode along with a McLean County K-9 Unit to see just what officers are dealing with on a daily basis. Over the past year, McLean County has seen a rise ...
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The profile of a typical heroin user shooting up in a dark alley or backstage at a rock concert no longer holds true, McLean County officials told U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis on Monday during discussion of a drug crisis that has moved from big cities to rural communities. Sheriff Jon Sandage and Coroner Kathy Davis showed the congressman a sampling of drugs confiscated by sheriff's police and explained that heroin users come from all economic levels and share a desperation to acquire the highly addic...
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A voluntary national standard for labeling food products containing genetically modified organisms is needed to avoid chaos that would result from letting states set requirements, an agricultural leader and a congressman said Thursday. A bill to do that has passed in the U.S. House of Representatives but a companion measure has stalled in the Senate. Meanwhile, a law on mandatory GMO labeling is set to take effect in Vermont on July 1. Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert said allowing...
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University of Illinois campus leaders are looking for new ways to keep students safe from sexual assault. Students say it's an issue that faces so many people and it's important to get everyone involved. Organizers of this event at the say it's all about awareness. They want to make sure students know issues are out there and how to get help if they need it. They got together at the Illini Union. People talked about ways they're already trying to deal with the situation and then brought up oppor...
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